Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 90: Gaining both fame and fortune, breaking through to a higher level

Within the quicksand cage, the scaly-skinned demon mother's pupils constricted violently. She finally realized the terrifying power of this human—the quicksand, imbued with the power of the spirit seed, not only blocked her movement but also frantically devoured her demonic energy! Her bluish-black scales dimmed at a visible speed, and the demonic aura that had once filled her was rapidly fading.

"Hiss, damn it"

It suddenly raised its head and let out a series of sharp neighs, which was a signal to call its own kind.

Suddenly, rustling sounds of crawling could be heard from all over the third floor. Dozens of green and yellow banshees were rushing over frantically - they wanted to sacrifice these slaves in exchange for a burst of power!
"Don't even think about it!"

Qin Xiaonan pressed his left hand hard on the ground, controlling the cage to shrink inward.

"Sand Devourer."

"boom--!"

Countless grains of sand turned into miniature whirlpools, quickly burying the banshee. Its roaring stopped abruptly, and its body shrank visibly with the naked eye.

Mu Nujiao looked at this scene in shock.

Qin Xiaonan was a bit too generous. He actually strengthened the intermediate magic to level five, which required the essence of forty-nine general-level demons.

As the eldest daughter of the Mu family, her standards were already very high, but she would never have thought that someone would be so extravagant.

However, knowing that the other party was a totem guardian, who was protected by a powerful monarch-level totem and could trade top-quality siren materials at will, I felt a little more clear-headed.

In the swirling sand and dust in the distance, the body of the demon mother can be vaguely seen turning into sand. Its sharp claws still maintain the posture of scratching forward, but have solidified into a terrifying shape like a sand sculpture.

The fifth-level earth magic combined with the strangulation of the spirit seed sand dust is so terrifying!
"It's over." Qin Xiaonan said, and the cage collapsed, turning into crystal dust. The remains of the demon mother were like weathered bones in the desert, scattering into ashes.

With the death of the demon mother, the possessed green and yellow female demons fell to the ground one after another, twisting in pain on the ground.

The commotion here naturally attracted the attention of the people on the stage below.

However, the battle between Qin Xiaonan and Mu Nujiao was very fast, and before any large-scale commotion broke out below, the battle here was already over.

After hearing Lingling say that someone had already engaged the Scaled-Skinned Demon Mother, Mo Fan also wanted to come up to support her. However, when he arrived, he saw that the Demon Mother had turned into dust all over the ground.
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Qin Xiaonan remembered that Mo Fan had obtained the opportunity to enter the Three-Step Pagoda to practice because he had fought against the scaly-skinned monster. Now he was very close to the advanced level. If he could also get this opportunity, then perhaps he could break through as soon as possible.

At the same time, you can also gain some fame. Why not do something that allows you to gain both fame and fortune?

After the incident subsided, the college held a commendation meeting.

The auditorium was brightly lit. Qin Xiaonan and Mu Nujiao stood under the spotlight, and the audience applauded loudly.

Although Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan arrived a little late, they were commended for saving dozens of possessed students along the way.

Since then, Mu Nujiao's popularity in the academy has reached an unprecedented height.

On the campus paths in the early morning, many students would stop unconsciously and respectfully call out "Senior Mu" when they saw her passing by.

Qin Xiaonan's reputation also rose accordingly.

"Have you heard? That new earth element genius."

"Is that the one who killed the demon mother together with Senior Sister Mu?"

"They work together so well, it's impossible..."

On the campus forum, the topic about the two continued to ferment.

At the same time, someone found out that Qin Xiaonan and Mu Nujiao actually lived in the same apartment, and the news of their relationship continued to spread in the college.

Qin Xiaonan naturally remained silent about the rumors, and Mu Nujiao didn't offer any further explanation. Later, Qin Xiaonan met with Dean Xiao of Mingzhu Academy.

I had only seen him from afar at the freshman competition before, but now Dean Xiao wanted to meet me alone.

Squeak——"

The mahogany door was pushed open, and Dean Xiao walked in wearing a moon-white gown.

The old man looked very easygoing and said, "Please sit down. This crisis at the academy is thanks to you."

Qin Xiaonan knew that the old man in front of him possessed three series of forbidden spells and was one of the top mages among all human mages.

"You're welcome, Dean."

"Actually, I wanted to meet you before, but I didn't expect that we would meet in this way." Dean Xiao said. As the top magician in the Magic City, he naturally knew about Qin Xiaonan. He had doubts about Qin Xiaonan's identity as the totem guardian and did not completely believe it.

However, everything is currently peaceful in the Qingtian Hunting Grounds with the opponent's totem beast, the sand fox, and the kid did save a lot of people this time.

Dean Xiao took a sip from his teacup. Through the mist, his deep gaze fell on Qin Xiaonan. "You saved a lot of people this time, so the academy will naturally reward you accordingly. However," he tapped the table with his fingertips, "I heard you're not short of magical tools. If that's the case, how about letting you enter the Three-Step Pagoda to practice for a few days?"

This proposal was exactly what Qin Xiaonan wanted. Even if Dean Xiao didn't say it, he would have taken the initiative to bring it up when he came this time.

"Okay." Qin Xiaonan's eyes were blazing. "Then please ask the dean to arrange it as soon as possible."

Dean Xiao's brows twitched slightly when he heard this.

He put down his teacup and looked at the young man in front of him again. He knew that Qin Xiaonan's earth element cultivation had reached the third intermediate level, but he was still not satisfied. Could it be that
"Could this child be trying to reach a higher level?" This thought flashed through Dean Xiao's mind.

At Qin Xiaonan's current age, if he can really break through to a higher level, then his future will be bright.

Dean Xiao looked at Qin Xiaonan's calm and confident expression and nodded, "Since you have made up your mind, let's do it tomorrow."

The next day, Qin Xiaonan came to the Three-Step Tower of Mingzhu Academy.

After identifying himself to the guardian there, he walked in without any obstruction because Dean Xiao had already given instructions.

The environment here is indeed very beneficial for cultivation. Qin Xiaonan felt that the stars in his earth nebula were rioting.

The stars that were previously rotating calmly were now like a swarm of angry bees, rampaging across the spiritual universe.

The cultivation barrier outside the nebula is as solid as a rock. It is the most stubborn barrier between the middle and high levels.

But under the continuous infusion of magic power from the Three-Step Tower, which continued to impact this layer of shackles, Qin Xiaonan's forehead oozed some fine beads of sweat.

“Crack—”

With a crisp sound that only he could hear, a crack finally appeared in the core of the nebula.

In an instant, tremendous magical power rushed out like a flood breaking through a dam.

The original nebula began to collapse and reorganize rapidly, and countless stars were connected to form a dazzling band of light - that was a more advanced magical form than a nebula: a galaxy!

Qin Xiaonan took advantage of this opportunity and finally broke through to a higher level.

Just like breaking through to the intermediate level, at the moment of breakthrough, his third system, the third piece of stardust in his spiritual world began to be produced autonomously.

He doesn't need a separate magic stone to awaken like other people do.

(End of this chapter)