《I Only Know Forbidden Spells》 Chapter 1 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL In the town of Finland. In front of the Mage Association. ¡°Congratulations, Mr. Noah. Your child has level-3 innate magic power.¡± ¡°He has the right to enter the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic to study!¡± An old man with a long beard spoke to the middle-aged man in front of him. The middle-aged man¡¯s name was Agnoa. After hearing the old man¡¯s words, he appeared to be very excited. ¡°Really, Mr. Robert? Thank you so much! This is the twenty gold coins that I promised you. Please keep it well!¡± Seeing his father hand over the money bag filled with gold coins to the old man, Lin An couldn¡¯t help but feel a little helpless. He didn¡¯t know what to do. It seemed that his father, Agnoa, was about to personally send him to the Magic Academy. He only had a level-3 innate magic power. Lin An was only thinking about this now. With this ability of his, he knew nothing about magic elements. Would he be beaten up when he really arrived at that whatever Hodtrotz Magic Academy? The more Lin An thought about it, the more helpless he became. Actually, there was a reason why Lin An didn¡¯t know anything about magic elements. In fact, he wasn¡¯t the original owner of this body. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary student on Earth. One day, he got into a car accident on the way home from school. That was when his vision turned black and he came here in a daze. After living here for two years, Lin An finally found out. This place was called the Star Continent. It was extremely vast and its area was countless times larger than Earth in his previous life. It was a world filled with swords and magic, completely different from his previous life. This world was filled with energy elements. Everyone born in the Star Continent, regardless of their status or where they lived, on their eighteenth birthday every year, they would find a sorcerer from the Mage Association in their respective towns. Under the guidance of the sorcerer, they would test their innate magic power level. This was because the people of the Star Continent were born with magic power in their bodies. Aside from those who were born with weaker magic power¡­ Those who could test out magic power through the crystal ball were generally divided into one to nine levels. The higher the level, the stronger the child¡¯s innate magic power was, and the higher his talent was. The difference between the innate magic level was below level three and above level three. Those children below level three proved that they could sense the elemental magic in the surrounding air. Although their senses were not strong, they could still train their bodies and strengthen their bodies. They could use magic on their equipment, armor, and even their weapons during enhanced combat. People who focused on strength and used magic to aid in combat were called swordsmen. They were divided into one to nine levels. However, these were the jobs that those with innate magic power below level 3 chose. This continent, which was filled with swords and magic, was the real highlight. It lay in the occupations that those children with innate magic power above Level-3 could pursue in the future. That¡¯s right! It was a mage who could absorb the elements of the world for his own use through high-level magic perception, and release magic to destroy his enemies: a sorcerer! But only if the magic power awakened by their own children was above level-3. Almost all families would not hesitate to let their child go to the Magic Academy to further his studies, thus becoming a true magic sorcerer. Even the poorest families who were born in poverty would not hesitate to sell their family assets to send their child to the Magic Academy. The reason was because a magic sorcerer was the most noble profession in the entire Star Continent. Even if he was a first-rank official sorcerer¡­ No matter where he appeared, he would receive special respect from the passers-by. Because they had power, the people of the big families would often offer benefits to them, recruit these sorcerers, or spend a large number of gold coins to let them solve some matters for themselves. Therefore, the sorcerer profession meant nobility, power, and money. However, under this eye-catching profession, the reality was cruel. In every year¡¯s test, out of tens of thousands of children, usually, only two thousand children could awaken innate magic power. Those with innate magic power above level-3 were even more lacking. Usually, there were only about twenty of them. Hence¡­ This was the reason why every parent would sell their family assets to send their child to a Magic Academy for further studies. But all of the above¡­ Were just the thoughts of Lin An¡¯s parents. How could they have thought that their own child had already been possessed by another Lin An two years ago? After transmigrating, it wasn¡¯t that Lin An hadn¡¯t practiced magic before. But it took two years of effort. Lin An could barely recognize the words of this world. He couldn¡¯t even understand the ancient words on the magic books. Let alone learn to practice magic from the books. Therefore, this was also the reason why Lin An didn¡¯t want to listen to his parents¡¯ arrangements and go to the Mage Academy for further study. After testing his innate magic power, Lin An immediately expressed to his parents that he didn¡¯t want to go to the Mage Academy to further his studies. The result was, of course, that he was immediately rejected. At that time, one of his parents sternly warned him, while the other seriously advised him. He almost wrote ¡°I beg you, child, go to the Mage Academy to study!¡± on his face. In the end, he couldn¡¯t win against his parents¡¯ stubbornness. There was nothing he could do. Lin An could only pack up his luggage and walk to the closest Mage Academy to the town of Finland: Hodtrotz Academy to apply for the position of Sorcerer¡¯s Apprentice. He sat in the carriage heading to Hodtrotz Academy. This time he was completely aware of it. It was unavoidable for him to head to Hodtrotz Academy. He was probably going to face that kind of situation very soon. Other people would send fireballs flying everywhere, and wind control spells would float in the air one after another. However, he was going to be chased and beaten up by other people. Right at this moment, perhaps it felt Lin An¡¯s despair. A notification suddenly sounded in his mind. [Ding, host¡¯s constitution is being tested. Binding system¡­] [System binding completed. Congratulations host for obtaining: God-Tier Forbidden Spell System!] Chapter 2 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°God-Level Forbidden Spell System?¡± When he heard the name of the system in his mind just now¡­ Lin An was momentarily stunned. Because he had read similar novels before. It seemed that every person who transmigrated to another world would obtain a different ability. At first, he thought that it was just him who didn¡¯t have it. It turned out that he was just late. It only arrived now. But no matter what, it was good that it was here! Lin An didn¡¯t want to be chased and beaten by other sorcerers like he had imagined just now! In this world of swords and magic, there were endless conflicts. From time to time, there would be dragons or something that would attack the city. The lives of people were threatened. Lin An naturally wanted to become stronger and become a real sorcerer. ¡°System, what are your functions?¡± Lin An didn¡¯t waste any time and directly spoke to the system. [Ding, answering host, the functions of this system are extremely simple.] [Host can obtain points by completing system missions and fulfilling special conditions.] [After accumulating points to a certain extent, you can unlock a forbidden spell, allowing the host to automatically master this ability without having to learn it.] [At the same time, after obtaining the system, the host¡¯s ability will be enhanced, becoming only able to cast forbidden spells and unable to cast normal spells.] ¡­ After listening to the system¡¯s brief explanation, Lin An was even stunned for a moment. After that, he was greatly shocked. Because he had previously fantasized about the ability of his system, that maybe it was just to make him stronger in some aspect or something. But he had never thought that the ability of this system was actually to let him master forbidden spell-level spells! Forbidden spell-level spells! To be able to have such a big reaction, it wasn¡¯t that Lin An hadn¡¯t seen the world or anything. It was that the spells in this world were divided into: level-one spells to level-seven spells. After that, there were grandmaster spells, transcendent spells, supreme spells, and forbidden spell spells. From level-one onwards, the higher the level, the stronger the effect of each magic, and the greater the consumption. At the grandmaster level, it was not a magic that ordinary people could master. Each of them had extremely powerful effects. As for extraordinary magic and supreme magic, they had the power of destruction. It was estimated that in the entire Star Continent, there were no more than twenty supreme sorcerers who would use this level of magic. A single spell of this level could destroy tens of thousands of lives and even turn a war around! After saying so much, in fact, these spells were nothing in front of forbidden spells. Every time forbidden spells were mentioned, even the supreme sorcerers would only have one word left in their hearts. No living being could stop it. That¡¯s right, it was powerful to such an extent. Even transcendent-level and supreme-level spells could at most destroy thousands or tens of thousands of people. They couldn¡¯t do anything else. As for forbidden spell-level spells, other than being more powerful, the most terrifying thing was that some spells could even change the world. For example, they could control people¡¯s minds and erase their memories. They could even reverse time. Therefore, the reason why forbidden spell spells were called forbidden spell spells was because they were too powerful. They were so powerful that it was terrifying. The only thing Lin An knew was that the magic books that recorded forbidden spell spells were all sealed together by the supreme sorcerers and guarded by the supreme sorcerers. As for where they were sealed, no one knew. All of these were combined. Therefore, it was not hard to imagine why Lin An was so surprised after learning about the system¡¯s ability. Mastering forbidden spells were like cheating in the world of sword and magic. ¡°Then, System, how do I learn forbidden spells?¡± After repeating it a few times, the joy in his heart gradually subsided, and Lin An asked the system. [Answering host, open the system to view the merchant shop¡¯s interface. After combining with your remaining points, you can choose the forbidden spell to purchase.] After listening, he followed the system¡¯s instructions. Lin An opened the system¡¯s merchant shop¡¯s interface. Rows and rows of all kinds of forbidden spells appeared in the system¡¯s merchant shop. Forbidden spells were also very high-level. The evaluation of the level was more complicated. It had to consider the practicality, power, and strength of various aspects. However, it was generally divided into seven levels: D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS. [Spell: The Holy Maiden¡¯s Sigh Level: SS-level Forbidden Spell Description: The Purest Holy Maiden. Due to being too disappointed with the world, she released her power. Effect: A shadow of the Holy Maiden appears in the sky and releases a storm with powerful holy power, destroying all creatures below level 2 within a 200-meter radius. (Including sorcerers, swordsmen, monsters, etc.) Price: 500,000 points] ¡­ [Magic: Frost Withering Level: SSS-Level Forbidden Spell Description: Like withering frost, even the highest-level creatures cannot resist withering. Effect: Shoots out a withering ice crystal. If the target is not stronger than the user, the target will be immediately frozen and will gradually wither in extreme cold pain. If the target is stronger than the user, the target will be frozen for 2 seconds. Price: 1,000,000 points] ¡­ [Magic: Dragon of Lightning Level: SSS-Level Forbidden Spell Description: The user sacrifices blood to summon the dragon of lightning. Effect: Consumes blood to obtain the dragon of lightning: Pegasol¡¯s Blessing. Obtains the power of lightning for 15 minutes. During the duration, the user¡¯s all abilities will be increased by 2 times. At the same time, the user¡¯s perception of the Lightning element will be increased by 8 times. At the same time, the power of the Lightning element magic will also be increased by 8 times. Price: 1,000,000 points] .. Looking at the page of the shopping mall, he saw rows and rows of forbidden spell spells. Even though Lin An was mentally prepared, he couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. The magic library in front of him was really as huge as the ocean. This was too f*cking many! With so many forbidden spell spells, how was he supposed to pick? Chapter 3 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL In front of him were rows and rows of forbidden spells. Lin An¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t take it anymore. To be honest¡­ It was indeed a forbidden spell. Every single spell here was very powerful. If any forbidden spell was thrown out, it would attract countless transcendents and even supreme-level sorcerers to fight over it. But then again¡­ It was precisely because every forbidden spell was very powerful that Lin An didn¡¯t know how to choose. After all, he hadn¡¯t truly entered the Mage Academy and become a sorcerer. He still didn¡¯t know which direction his future cultivation should go in. Therefore, it was quite difficult for him to really choose a forbidden spell that he liked. Thinking of this¡­ Perhaps it saw through its master¡¯s doubts. The system immediately reminded him. [System notification: Host, you only have 2000 basic points. If you want to buy, you can only buy some C to D rank forbidden spells.] [In addition, the system also has a forbidden spell lottery function. You can use your points to draw a lottery.] [Hint: The lottery rewards are completely random, but there is also a possibility that you will draw a prize that is useless.] [As this is the host¡¯s first time using the system, the system specially rewards the host to draw a lottery for free!] .. After listening to the system¡¯s explanation, Lin An¡¯s eyes lit up. This indeed solved the problem he was facing. ¡°Then, System, I want to choose the lucky draw!¡± Lin An said to the system. [Ding, the lucky draw function has been activated. May I ask what level of lucky draw the host chooses? ] [C to D rank forbidden spell normal lucky draw costs 1,000 points each time. The rewards are completely random.] [A to B rank super lucky draw costs 10,000 points each time. The rewards are completely random.] [10,000,000 points per draw for those above S rank. The rewards are completely random.] [Host, please choose?] .. ¡°I choose the normal lucky draw,¡± Lin An said. He felt a little helpless. He only had 2000 points in total, and the system actually allowed him to choose the lucky draw. Did he have a choice? [Ding, host has successfully used 1000 points to start the normal lucky draw.] [Drawing forbidden spell¡­] [Congratulations, host, you have obtained a C-rank forbidden spell, Extraordinary Concealment Spell!] [Magic: Extraordinary Concealment Spell.] [Rank: C-rank forbidden spell.] [Description: A concealment spell that is even more powerful than a concealment spell. It can even assimilate the elements around the user to achieve a more powerful concealment effect. Later on, as the sorcerers who used this spell became more and more rampant, they gradually began to do all sorts of evil things. In the end, they were jointly banned by the supreme sorcerers. Effect: After using the extraordinary concealment spell, you gain an extremely powerful concealment ability. Any creature below level-7 will not be able to discover the existence of the user.] .. Looking at the information of the Extraordinary Concealment Spell, Lin An felt that it was still alright. Although this Extraordinary Concealment Spell would not increase his strength, it could still be considered an extremely powerful concealment spell. Don¡¯t look down on the C-rank of the forbidden spell. That was still considered a forbidden spell! Creatures below level-7 would not be able to discover the existence of the user. It was likely that they would be able to suppress all other concealment spells. As for the description, many of the previous users had used it to do evil things. ¡°Ahem, although I don¡¯t know what those so-called evil things are, I¡¯m a righteous and good person. How could I do such a bad thing?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, definitely not!¡± The corners of Lin An¡¯s mouth curled up as he muttered to himself. Alright, no more dilly-dallying. He then activated the second lucky draw! ¡°System, activate the lucky draw!¡± Lin An opened his mouth and also chose the normal lucky draw. [Ding, host has successfully used 1,000 points to activate the normal lottery draw.] [In the midst of drawing the forbidden spell¡­] [Congratulations, host, you have obtained an abandoned magic book page!] ¡°¡­¡± After hearing the system announce this reward¡­ Lin An was originally delighted that he could still exchange 1,000 points for a C-rank forbidden spell. In reality, it seemed like he had a joke played on him. The abandoned magic book page didn¡¯t even have a rank. It was really useless¡­ Lin An¡¯s brows furrowed. After thinking about it carefully, he quickly came to an understanding. In any case, he had just drawn a C-rank forbidden spell. One of them would sell for tens of thousands of points in the mall. That was enough. What was really important was still the last lottery draw! The system rewarded him with a chance to draw for free. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that he had to use this free chance on the highest level lucky draw. Therefore, the next lucky draw was extremely important. ¡°System, I want to use the free chance to activate the Supreme Lucky Draw!¡± Lin An said to the system. At the same time, his heart started to clench unconsciously. After all, it was a supreme lucky draw. If he was unlucky this time, he wouldn¡¯t even have a place to cry! [Ding! Congratulations to host for successfully activating the Supreme Lucky Draw. ] [Currently drawing a forbidden spell¡­] [¡­] [Congratulations to host for acquiring an SSS-ranked forbidden spell: Flames of the Godking!] Chapter 4 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°!!!¡± SSS-level forbidden spell! Flame of the Godking! When he saw the system reveal this reward again¡­ Lin An was completely shocked. Following that, he was deeply ecstatic! He had used this free draw on the supreme lucky draw, and it was absolutely the right use! The best reward immediately dropped, SSS-level forbidden spell. [Magic: Flame of the Godking Level: SSS-Level Forbidden Spell Description: Godking¡¯s Sun Flame. Legend has it that it originated from the Star Continent. Ancient Fire God: A type of flame around sedes. It possesses divinity and has a temperature that can burn everything in the world! Effect: When using the Godking¡¯s flame, it releases a raging sea of fire. Each wisp of flame has an extremely terrifying high temperature, enough to burn more than 80% of the objects in the Star Continent. Please use it with caution!] ¡­ Looking at the information about the Flame of the Godking, Lin An couldn¡¯t help but be even more delighted. The SSS-rank forbidden spell that he drew just happened to be the type of forbidden spell that could directly increase his strength. After all, the concealment ability of the extraordinary concealment spell was very powerful, but it was just a supporting skill. If one¡¯s own strength wasn¡¯t strong enough, no matter how strong one¡¯s concealment ability was, it would be useless. There was no way to destroy the enemy, and the most one could do was to flee in front of the enemy. With the SSS-rank forbidden spell, the Flame of the Godking, everything would be different. Whether it was in the magical beast forest or in the Magic Academy, no matter who you were, as long as they provoke me, he would directly throw out the Flame of the Godking and it will be over! Moreover, if he remembered correctly, because of the system¡¯s blessing, the consumption of all the forbidden spells he used was reduced to an acceptable level. It could already be said to be perfect. ¡°Learn the Extraordinary Concealment Spell!¡± ¡°Learn the Flame of the Godking!¡± Lin An opened his mouth and chose to learn the two forbidden spells that he had just drawn. [Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully mastering the C-rank forbidden spell, Extraordinary Concealment Spell!] [Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully mastering the SSS-rank forbidden spell, Flame of the Godking!] Two system notifications sounded consecutively. Lin An, who had successfully learned the forbidden spell, revealed a satisfied smile. At the very least, with these two forbidden spells in hand, he wouldn¡¯t be bullied at the Magic Academy anymore. The time now was still some distance away from the horse carriage reaching his destination, the ¡°Hordroz Academy of Magic¡±. At that moment. Lin An, who had nothing to do, leaned against the horse carriage and slept peacefully. Time passed slowly. About two hours later. The carriage that Lin An was in finally reached Randt town, the location of the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic. Within Randt Town. Because of the existence of the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic and its proximity to the main city of the Scott Kingdom, it was exceptionally lively. Lin An saw it. Just the level of prosperity on the streets was not something that his small town in Finland could compare to. There were many people on the street. Other than some citizens, there were also many people wearing heavy and luxurious armor and high-level mysterious robes. They were swordsmen and sorcerers. A long, long time ago, the feud between swordsmen and sorcerers had begun. Because swordsmen were jobs that only children who were born with less than level-3 magic power would choose, many mages would use it to mock swordsmen, thinking that their status was higher than theirs. Swordsmen naturally wouldn¡¯t accept this. Therefore, there would often be fights between swordsmen and sorcerers. Both sides had their own victories and defeats, so neither side would accept the other, and this grudge remained. However, no matter how great the hatred between them was, they still had to fight in the town¡¯s fighting arena. In the main city area of the town, swordsmen were not allowed to draw their swords, and sorcerers were also not allowed to cast magic. Those who disobeyed would receive unusually severe punishment. The purpose was to protect the safety of the ordinary people in the main city area. After Lin An got off the car, he paid the driver a few gold coins. Then, he started to ask for directions and headed to the Hodtrotz Magic Academy in the center of Randt Town. Very soon. Lin An arrived in front of the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. Just by looking in from the front of the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, one could see that the decorations here were extraordinary. That mysterious feeling made the entire academy look very imposing. Inside was the place where countless sorcerer-apprentices learned magic and released magic. At the same time, there were all kinds of magic instructors who, in order to show off in front of the students, specially cast some powerful magic. It was incomparably gorgeous and attracted the attention of everyone. In short, this was the place where countless people yearned for. The Magic Academy. ¡°Hello, respected elder, I¡¯m here to report to the Magic Academy. Can you tell me what to do specifically?¡± Coming to the reception in front of the door, Lin An didn¡¯t dawdle. He directly took out the level-three certificate of innate magic power that he had obtained in the town of Finland and asked the elder amongst them. The old man looked to be about 70 years old and had a long beard. Although he was very old, he looked very young and wore a magic robe that was exclusive to magic shooters. After hearing Lin An¡¯s voice, the old man, who was still reading the magic books, raised his head for the first time. ¡°You¡¯re here to register for the magic sorcerers¡¯ apprentice?¡± ¡°My name is Mogeson, and I¡¯m the person in charge of the recruitment office of Hodtrotz Academy. Just hand over your admission application and your magic power certificate to me, and I¡¯ll sign you up once you¡¯ve passed the verification,¡± Mogeson said directly. ¡°Understood,¡± Lin An replied and also directly handed over his application materials to Mogeson. After carefully verifying the authenticity of the proof, Mogeson returned the materials to Lin An and handed over a scroll. ¡°Alright, your identity has been verified. Next, you only need to rely on this scroll to enter the academy and prepare for the entrance examination.¡± However, when he received the scroll from Mogeson¡­ Lin An was stunned. ¡°Wait, what did you say? After entering the academy, you have to undergo an entrance examination?¡± ¡°Previously, I checked the relevant books. Didn¡¯t they say that the entrance examination was cancelled because it was too troublesome to re-verify the students¡¯ innate magic powers?¡± Lin An asked in surprise. Previously, due to the academy¡¯s strictness, they would re-test the students who had already tested their innate magical powers to prevent any false evidence. However, Lin An clearly remembered that they had cancelled all of this last year. Hearing Lin An¡¯s doubts, Mogeson immediately laughed and replied, ¡°That¡¯s right. The re-verification of the students¡¯ innate magical powers was indeed cancelled because it was too troublesome.¡± ¡°Therefore, this year, the Mage Academy has launched another test to verify the abilities of an apprentice.¡± ¡°That is, the level of proficiency in magic.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re already here to apply for the Magic Academy, you must have some understanding of basic magic at home, right?¡± ¡°So, the academy doesn¡¯t require anything else. You just need to cast a spell at all the examiners in the assessment hall, no matter what kind of spell it is.¡± ¡°As long as you can cast a spell, the experienced examiners will naturally be able to see through your innate magic power.¡± ¡°Why, is there a problem?¡± Mogeson looked at Lin An, seemingly not quite understanding why Lin An would care about this problem. It was just casting a spell. Wasn¡¯t this something that every sorcerer-apprentice could master? Chapter 5 Lin An didn¡¯t know how to reply to Mogeson¡¯s doubtful gaze. He didn¡¯t know how to answer. Did he need a test to enter the academy? But ever since he transmigrated here, he only knew two spells, and they were both forbidden spells. If this was released during a magic test, the scene would be unimaginable. It was unknown whether all the examiners and students were shocked or not, but it was certain that their lives were in danger. Therefore, for the sake of the examiners and students¡¯ personal safety, Lin An shouldn¡¯t release any magic in front of everyone. Otherwise, if a magic apprentice released a forbidden spell, he would probably be cut into pieces to be studied. ¡°Regarding this, I have no problem.¡± Facing Mogerson¡¯s question, Lin An, who hadn¡¯t thought of a solution for the time being, could only agree to it. But what he didn¡¯t know was that¡­ This action made Mogerson even more confused. Because in Mogerson¡¯s opinion, it was just casting a spell. What was so difficult about it? Lin An¡¯s behavior in front of him seemed to be guilty. Moreover, the innate spell proof report that Lin An handed over was only Level-3, which was exactly the level that some students who wanted to sneak in were used to forging. Because this level was relatively low, if there was really a test, it would be more likely that there would be a deviation. At that time, it would be easy to sneak into the Magic Academy if the magic ball didn¡¯t sense properly. But if there was a direct release of the magic test¡­ These people wouldn¡¯t be able to disguise themselves anymore. Therefore, when Mogerson saw Lin An¡¯s reaction, he immediately sensed that something was wrong. In his eyes, Lin An was like a student who wanted to sneak in. After hearing the new rules of this year¡¯s test, he was shocked. Although he didn¡¯t dare to be 100% sure that Lin An was this kind of person, when the time came for the test, if there was a problem with Lin An, he would definitely give himself away. This didn¡¯t make him too worried. Therefore, after remembering Lin An¡¯s appearance in his mind, Mogeson didn¡¯t pay much attention to him. Lin An, who had received the entrance scroll, immediately went to the school to register. After entering the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic, Lin An felt as if he had entered a whole new world just by passing through the gate with the magic barrier. Inside the gates were traditional academy buildings, but what was special was that each of these buildings had a unique magical aura, as if they were made from a rare magical material. If one closed their eyes to carefully feel it, they would be able to clearly feel the magical elements on each of the buildings that were jumping around happily. In the sky, one or two magic apprentices who had just finished their classes would pass by from time to time. They would ride on flying brooms and fly through the air. There were also some apprentices who wore magic robes and magic hats. They were holding magic books and talking and laughing with their companions. In this environment where magic was constantly being released and dissipated, the air was filled with magic elements. This place was indeed worthy of being the paradise of the legendary magicians! Lin An began to enjoy the feeling of rich magic elements circling around him in this environment. This feeling was really comfortable. Very soon, Lin An took the admission scroll and asked the seniors who had just finished their classes by the roadside about the assessment hall that the new students needed to go to for the assessment. The seniors in the Magic Academy were also very enthusiastic and answered Lin An¡¯s questions in detail. In a short while, Lin An passed through the front yard of the Magic Academy and arrived at the inner core area of the academy. Here, in addition to the assessment hall, there were also a large number of teaching facilities in the academy. The teaching tower, the magic experiment field, the library, the Dean¡¯s office, and other important facilities were all built here. After entering the assessment hall, it was a design similar to a classroom. In the center of the hall, there was a large open space for sorcerer-apprentices to perform magic. At the highest point in front of the hall was where the sorcerer examiner sat, and opposite to it, behind the open space, were rows and rows of apprentice seats. Lin An saw that there were already many young people like him sitting in the apprentice area. Seeing this, Lin An didn¡¯t dawdle. He directly walked in front of the apprentice area and handed the admission scroll to the manager. ¡°Your seat is number 62. The examiner for this magic test will arrive in five minutes. Just wait patiently.¡± The manager handed a wooden token to Lin An. After giving instructions, he opened the small wooden door next to him. Entering the apprentice area, Lin An looked at the wooden token and found his seat number 62. Sitting next to him was a very good-looking girl. ¡°Hello, excuse me.¡± Lin An opened his mouth and gestured for the girl to make way for him. ¡°Oh! Am I in your way? Sorry.¡± Only then did the girl notice Lin An¡¯s appearance. She hurriedly leaned back and made a path for Lin An. Lin An passed through the girl¡¯s seat. After sitting down, he didn¡¯t have anything else to do. At that moment, he started to think quietly. He was thinking about how he could get through this magic test. Based on the current situation, no matter how much he thought, he couldn¡¯t think of any solution. Unless¡­ He learned it now? A thought suddenly appeared in Lin An¡¯s mind. If he could learn a level-one spell in a short period of time, it wasn¡¯t impossible. After all, he had level-three innate magic power, so he could still prove himself. After thinking of this idea. Lin An immediately took out a magic book from his backpack. The magic book was called ¡®100 Introductory Magic Spells for Sorcerers¡¯. This was a book that every sorcerer¡¯s apprentice had to familiarize themselves with when they first came into contact with magic. There were 100 basic introductory magic spells recorded in it. As long as they studied diligently, they could learn them. It could be considered an introductory magic textbook for sorcerer¡¯s apprentices. However, as he read on, Lin An was gradually about to give up. It was very clear that the ancient language magic book that he could not understand previously would not be able to be learned just because he was in a hurry to learn it. Right at this moment. A young and tender voice came from beside him. ¡°Eh, are you also reading this magic book?¡± Lin An looked at the young girl beside him. From her actions just now, he felt that this young girl gave him a pretty good feeling, so he casually replied. ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯m learning some of the spells in this magic book,¡± Lin An replied. ¡°Oh, I see. You¡¯ve been frowning just now. Did you encounter some difficulties?¡± the girl asked. ¡°My name is Susanna. If you don¡¯t mind, you can tell me about the difficulties you¡¯ve encountered. Maybe I can help you.¡± Susanna smiled as she spoke to Lin An. Ever since she was young, she had been carefully nurtured by her family. Because she was doted on by her family, she had also developed a kind and cheerful personality that was very likable. She also knew about the ¡®100 Introductory Magic Spells for Sorcerers¡¯ that Lin An read. The spells on it were very simple and she had learned them a long time ago. But then, just as Susanna wanted to take a closer look at which spell Lin An had encountered a problem with, she was immediately dumbfounded. That was because the ¡®100 Introductory Magic Spells for Sorcerers¡¯ that Lin An kept reading back and forth with a frown was still stuck on the first page! The first page?! He didn¡¯t even know the most basic method of absorbing magic energy? Susanna was completely dumbfounded. Absorbing magic energy could be seen from the name. It was to let an apprentice sorcerer learn how to absorb magic energy. It roughly described how a sorcerer could sense the surrounding magic elements and absorb them to make use of them. And the young man in front of her didn¡¯t even know the basics of absorbing magical energy? Then how did he dare to come to the Magic Academy? Susanna¡¯s eyelids twitched wildly, and her heart couldn¡¯t help but be shocked. In the end, she couldn¡¯t help but ask Lin An, ¡°Excuse me¡­ Excuse me, have you never learned magic at home?¡± Chapter 6 Examination venue. Lin An looked a little embarrassed as he said to Susanna, ¡°My family background is a little difficult. I have never learned magic since I was young. If it weren¡¯t for my family insisting that I attend a magic academy, I wouldn¡¯t have come to this place.¡± Susanna cast a sympathetic gaze at Lin An¡¯s words. In a superior environment, Susanna had never thought that someone would have never learned magic since he was young. This was something that he couldn¡¯t imagine. Susanna said in a friendly manner, ¡°I can help you.¡± ¡°Really? That¡¯s great.¡± Lin An was also very happy when he heard Susanna¡¯s words. After all, Lin An was also very confused as he looked at the book in his hand. Absorbing magical energy? Lin An knew that he had to absorb magical energy, but how should he absorb it? Susanna said to Lin An, ¡°Let¡¯s start by absorbing magical energy here. Do you know why magic needs to be absorbed?¡± ¡°Of course. Magical energy exists between heaven and earth. Only by absorbing this magical energy can a magic sorcerer release magic.¡± This was the basic knowledge that even children knew, so Lin An naturally knew. He only knew what he knew, but he didn¡¯t know how to put it into practice. ¡°Yes, you need to absorb the magical energy between heaven and earth. Sorcerers need to meditate in order to absorb magical energy to raise their level of magic. Like us magic apprentices, we also need to absorb magical energy to cast magic.¡± ¡°Usually, there are two ways to perform magic: chanting incantations and resonating with the magic energy between the heaven and earth.¡± ¡°The second method resonates with the magic energy between the heaven and earth, which is not something that we magic apprentice sorcerers can learn. Only those who have reached the realm of a real sorcerer can use it.¡± ¡°The first method is suitable for us magic apprentice sorcerers. We can absorb the magic energy by chanting incantations. In this book, there are incantations in this area.¡± After explaining, Susanna suddenly asked Lin An, ¡°Right, do you know which element you have a high affinity with?¡± ¡°Elemental affinity?¡± Lin An thought for a moment and said, ¡°It should be fire element.¡± Since he had learned the SSS level fire element forbidden spell, his affinity with fire element should be relatively high. ¡°Should be? You haven¡¯t tested your affinity with the elements, right?¡± Susanna patted her little head, feeling a little headache from Lin An¡¯s ignorance. Affinity with the elements was something that a sorcerer had to understand. There were seven types of magic elements between heaven and earth. Wind, fire, water, earth, light, darkness, and lightning. Other than these seven types of magic elements, there were other mysterious magic elements. But in general, almost all sorcerers had a high affinity with these seven types of magic elements. For example, if a sorcerer had a high affinity with the wind element, then when this sorcerer cast a wind element spell, it would be simpler and the power would be even greater. But if a sorcerer with a high affinity with the fire element cast a water element spell, the power would be greatly reduced, and he might not even be able to cast it. This was because the elements would restrain each other, and it would create a huge conflict with the magic shooter himself. Lin An knew about this. However¡­ Testing the affinity for the elements was much more expensive than testing the innate magic power. It cost 100 gold coins. Lin An¡¯s poor family couldn¡¯t afford such a huge amount of money. They just wanted to wait until he entered the Magic Academy and test it for free in the academy. This was the choice of many ordinary magic sorcerer apprentices. Of course, there was another method, which was to test low-level spells of various attributes at home. Whichever element was easier and more convenient to cast, he would have a higher affinity for that element. However, this was very difficult for Lin An, who knew nothing about magic. ¡°Since you said that your affinity for fire elements is higher, then you should learn simple fire magic. Otherwise, you might not be able to pass this test.¡± Susanna began to explain to Lin An how to chant a spell to absorb the magic energy and then cast a spell. ¡­ In the examination hall. The students who had entered the school began to take their seats. The students who were in puberty obviously had more topics to talk about and were talking to each other. But they didn¡¯t expect that among the students, there was actually someone who was learning how to chant a spell. Wasn¡¯t this something that everyone knew? Was it too late to learn now? Susanna looked at Lin An, who had just learned a fire element spell, and said helplessly, ¡°Lin An, I can¡¯t guarantee that you¡¯ll be able to successfully cast a spell, but you can only give it a try.¡± Moreover, Susanna also knew that Lin An¡¯s innate mana was only at level 3. With such innate mana, it was obviously very difficult for him to learn magic. This was also because Susanna was kinder. If it were any other arrogant sorcerer-apprentice, they might not even bother with Lin An. ¡°En, thank you for teaching me how to chant spells.¡± Lin An looked at the kindhearted Susanna and was very grateful. At this moment, at the entrance of the assessment hall, a few men dressed in gorgeous magic robes walked in. The entire examination hall immediately fell silent. These few high mages were the upper echelons of the academy, and each of them was extremely powerful. When they walked to the position of the examiner, the administrator also walked to the podium and shouted using magic, ¡°Today, our academy has changed its past habits and will be re-evaluating.¡± ¡°When the assessment begins, the students who have their number read out will go on stage to release magic and attack the magic dummy. The examiner will grade you.¡± ¡°If there are any examinees who cheat, they will be directly dismissed and the academy will not accept them for life.¡± Lin An heard the manager¡¯s words and felt helpless where the students were sitting. As expected, the assessment was about to begin. Initially, Lin An didn¡¯t want to enter the Magic Academy, but his father sold off his family assets and allowed him to undergo the innate magic test. If he was expelled just like that, he would probably be beaten to death by his father when he returned. Moreover, after entering the academy, Lin An was also filled with great curiosity towards magic. This made Lin An extremely eager to pass this assessment. Chapter 7 ¡°Student Number One, come up to the stage for the assessment.¡± As the manager shouted the number, the first examinee stood up and calmly walked up to the stage. After the student walked up to the stage, he began to chant an incantation. ¡°Blazing god of fire, please bestow upon me the power of fire. Obey my summons and eliminate the evil before me.¡± As the spell ended, the fire elements in the examination hall began to condense and enveloped the student. A small fireball appeared and attacked a magic dummy in front of him. ¡°Bang!¡± The fireball landed on the magic dummy and then dispersed. ¡°Innate magic power level 5. Elemental affinity should be at level 4. Not bad.¡± The examiner gave a comment. Then, student number one bowed to the examiner and walked down the stage. ¡°Student Number Two, come up to the stage for the assessment.¡± The manager continued to shout the number. Student Number Two also walked up the stage and began to release magic. ¡­ ¡°Innate magic power level 4, elemental affinity level 3.¡± ¡­ ¡°Innate magic power level 6, elemental affinity level 4.¡± ¡­ ¡°Innate magic power level 4, elemental affinity level 3.¡± ¡­ One by one, the students walked onto the stage and released their magic. Lin An, on the other hand, was extremely nervous as he sat on the chair. The innate magic power of these examinees were almost all above level 3. There were even very few examinees with level 3 innate magic power. This made Lin An feel a huge amount of pressure. ¡­ ¡°Student number 36, come on stage for the assessment.¡± The manager continued to shout. A skinny boy walked up to the stage. His expression was a little ugly, and his eyes were filled with panic. The boy began to chant an incantation. ¡°Great God, please grant me the power to destroy the enemy.¡± As he chanted the incantation, the boy¡¯s voice was very nervous, and his words were even more blurry. After a while, he didn¡¯t cast any spells. The examiner¡¯s face turned black, and he asked sternly, ¡°What is your innate magic power level?¡± The boy stuttered, ¡°Level¡­ 3.¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± The examiner snorted coldly, and said, ¡°Please don¡¯t lie, or you will be punished by the Magic Association.¡± Hearing the examiner¡¯s words, the boy was even more afraid, and said, ¡°I said, I said, my innate magic power is level 2.¡± ¡°Level 2?¡± The examiner angrily said, ¡°You actually dare to hide your innate magic power level and sneak into the school! Get lost! In the future, the Hodtrotz Academy will never welcome your arrival.¡± In an instant, the boy was so scared that he collapsed on the ground and cried out, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have done this, but I really want to be a magic sorcerer.¡± However, the examiner didn¡¯t listen to his pleas. A few guards walked up and directly brought the boy out of the examination hall. Seeing this scene, Lin An seemed to have seen his own ending. As long as he couldn¡¯t cast a spell, he would definitely be dismissed. Or should he directly cast a forbidden spell? But Lin An knew that he absolutely couldn¡¯t do this. The consequences of this might be even more terrifying than not knowing magic. ¡°Lin An, don¡¯t be afraid. Didn¡¯t you just learn how to chant a spell?¡± At the side, Susanna saw Lin An¡¯s nervousness and comforted him even though she felt in her heart that Lin An didn¡¯t have the ability to cast magic. ¡°Thank you, I¡¯ll work hard.¡± Lin An secretly encouraged himself. Very soon, one student after another went through the assessment, and it was finally Susanna¡¯s turn. ¡°Student Number 61, please come up to the stage for the assessment.¡± Hearing the manager¡¯s call, Susanna stood up calmly and walked up to the stage. Instantly, many students¡¯ gazes were focused on Susanna. ¡°What a beautiful girl. Is there such a beautiful girl in our Rand Town? Why haven¡¯t I seen her before?¡± ¡°How great would it be if she were my girlfriend? She¡¯s the most beautiful girl I¡¯ve ever seen in my life.¡± ¡°I heard that she¡¯s from a noble family. She came to Rand Town because her father has something to take care of recently.¡± ¡°She¡¯s actually from a noble family. I¡¯m so envious.¡± ¡­ Many students were talking in private and were very curious about Susanna. When Lin An heard these voices, he was also very impressed with Susanna. With such a background, she actually took the initiative to teach him magic. Such a girl was too kind. At this time, Susanna also began to chant a spell. ¡°Respectful the God of Light, your light will shine on the entire Star Continent. Please grant your loyal believers the power to destroy the enemy.¡± As the incantation was chanted, the magic energy in the entire assessment hall gathered crazily. Light spots materialized and appeared in the air. At this moment, the examiners could not sit still anymore. They stood up and looked at Susanna with shock in their eyes. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s light magic. It¡¯s so dense. Her light element affinity is definitely very high.¡± ¡°Her magic power is dense. Her magic power is at least level 6 and above.¡± ¡°Such a talent will definitely be recruited into the Holy See in the future. She actually came to our academy to learn.¡± Light elements. On the star continent, light elements were an extremely rare element. Out of ten thousand people, a few people with high affinity with light elements could be considered quite good. Since Susanna¡¯s affinity with light elements was so high, her innate mana was also quite good. Naturally, she would receive a lot of attention. ¡°Boom!¡± The magic attack that Susanna released hit the magic dummy, directly causing a gap to appear on the magic dummy¡¯s body. Such a spell was not something that a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice could do. One had to know that to truly destroy this magic dummy, one had to have the realm of a sorcerer. ¡°Level7 mana, level 7 elemental affinity, not bad.¡± The examiner gave a very pertinent evaluation. As for what level Susanna was, it still needed to be tested in more detail. Otherwise, it would still be a bit inaccurate to rely on perception alone. Susanna bowed and walked off the stage. Everyone¡¯s gaze was focused on this powerful and exceptionally beautiful little girl. However, Susanna appeared very calm, as if she had long gotten used to such gazes. Indeed, being born in a noble family and possessing such talent, she would attract the envious gazes of many wherever she went. Lin An was gradually attracted by this extraordinary girl. At this time, the manager continued to shout the number. ¡°Candidate 62, please come on stage for the assessment.¡± Chapter 8 Number 62. Lin An¡¯s number. Lin An stood up uneasily and walked towards the stage. When he passed by Susanna, she gave him a look of encouragement. However, Lin An was not that happy. The assessment required the release of magic, and ever since Lin An came to this world, he had never successfully released a spell. Moreover, after receiving the system¡¯s blessing, he could only release forbidden spells and could not release ordinary spells. This made Lin An feel even more uncomfortable. If Lin An was a supreme sorcerer, he could only release forbidden spells and they could still accept it. However, Lin An was a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice. Not to mention whether he could successfully release a forbidden spell, even if he released it with a tight frown, he would be suspected by everyone. After all, it was almost impossible for a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice to cast a forbidden spell. Who knew what secrets this sorcerer¡¯s apprentice was hiding? Walking onto the stage, Lin An was a little nervous. Facing the magic dummy, he didn¡¯t know what to do. In less than a few seconds, Lin An felt many strange gazes looking at him. Lin An braced himself and began to chant the spell he had just learned. ¡°Great Flame Lord, please listen to my call and grant me powerful fire energy to destroy everything.¡± The magic energy in the examination hall condensed, but it did not form a real spell. After all, Lin An had just learned to chant the spell and did not know how to absorb the magic energy to release it. It was almost impossible to successfully release a spell. ¡®As expected, I still failed?¡¯ Lin An thought to himself. Although he had already expected the result, Lin An was still a little disappointed. In fact, even if Lin An had the ability to release normal spells, he wouldn¡¯t be able to release them. With the system¡¯s support, Lin An could only release forbidden spells. At this moment, the examiner looked at Lin An and frowned slightly. Sensing the examiner¡¯s gaze, Lin An knew that if he didn¡¯t cast his spells, he would end up like the examinee who was dragged out earlier. Immediately, Lin An didn¡¯t hesitate anymore and started to cast the SSS-level forbidden spell, Flame of the Godking. ¡°Flame of the Godking!¡± As Lin An activated the forbidden spell, a terrifying elemental fluctuation appeared in the entire assessment hall. Even the fire elements of the entire Hodtrotz Academy were surging towards the assessment hall. At this moment, the examiners couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. At first, they thought that Lin An was also a fake, but when the elemental fluctuations came, it made them realize that Lin An wasn¡¯t that simple. ¡°This terrifying fluctuation, could it be that he didn¡¯t release a low-level spell?¡± ¡°Impossible! How could an apprentice sorcerer master a high-level spell?¡± ¡°Could it be that this student¡¯s affinity for magic is very high?¡± At this moment, they were even more shocked than before. Although Susanna was very talented, the spells she released were also normal, conforming to the setting of a genius. However, they didn¡¯t see through Lin An. They didn¡¯t find anything special about Lin An. But now, with such terrifying elemental fluctuations, they couldn¡¯t imagine how terrifying Lin An¡¯s elemental affinity was. At the same time, Lin An, who had released the forbidden spell, suddenly felt empty. The energy in his body was instantly drained. To release magic, not only did he have to absorb the magic energy between heaven and earth, he also had to have enough magic energy in his body. For example, even if a magic shooter had mastered a forbidden spell, he would never be able to completely cast a forbidden spell. This was the situation that Lin An was facing now. He saw fire elements gathering crazily, and a small flame appeared on the magic dummy¡¯s body. This was already Lin An¡¯s limit. One had to know that a complete Flame of the Godking was a sea of fire that could burn down everything. Not to mention covering the entire rand town, it would be an easy task to cover the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic. ¡°A small flame?¡± The examiner looked at the small flame above the magic dummy with some confusion. Such a huge fluctuation had released such a small flame? But in the next second, the examiners were all shocked. The small Flame of the Godking instantly ignited the entire magic dummy, burning it and melting it. The small flame landed on the ground, burning a big hole in the ground. Only when the small flame dissipated into the air did the burning stop. ¡°Phew.¡± Lin An sucked in a breath of cold air and sat down on the ground. The magic energy in his body was completely exhausted, making Lin An extremely weak. He didn¡¯t even want to move his little finger. The entire place was silent. The students sitting below were all stunned. After a long time, they finally started to talk. ¡°This¡­ How is this possible? He directly destroyed the magic dummy. Could it be that this person isn¡¯t a magic scholar apprentice, but a real magic sorcerer?¡± ¡°Is this really a low-level spell? How could it have such great power?¡± ¡°It¡¯s too terrifying. If this small flame landed on my body, I¡¯m afraid I would be instantly killed.¡± Destroying the magic dummy was something that these sorcerer apprentices didn¡¯t even dare to think about. But Lin An did it. At this moment, the examiners also recovered from their shock. ¡°Innate magic power level unknown, fire element affinity¡­¡± ¡°Supreme!¡± As soon as the examiners finished speaking, everyone couldn¡¯t believe their ears. What did ¡®innate magic power level unknown¡¯ mean? Actually, the examiner didn¡¯t know either. Because Lin An¡¯s body was covered up by the terrifying elemental energy, they couldn¡¯t detect Lin An¡¯s innate magic power level. As for the supreme-level fire element affinity¡­ This was what they guessed. To be able to make an apprentice sorcerer directly destroy a magic dummy, this kind of shocking result could only be explained by the supreme-level elemental affinity. After all, the higher the element affinity, the greater the power of the spell cast. Supreme-level¡­ How terrifying! Among the students below, Susanna¡¯s mouth was wide open, her face full of shock. She didn¡¯t expect that Lin An, who didn¡¯t know anything about magic in her eyes, would actually have supreme-level element affinity. Even though she had seen many powerful people, she still didn¡¯t dare to believe it. Because, on the Star Continent, supreme-level elemental affinity represented extraordinary sorcerers or even supreme sorcerers. Basically, every supreme-level elemental affinity sorcerer could grow to such a level. And in the entire Scott Kingdom, there had never been a supreme-level elemental affinity sorcerer. Chapter 9 Under everyone¡¯s respectful gazes, Lin An weakly returned to his seat. ¡°Lin An, you¡¯re actually so powerful, possessing supreme-level elemental affinity.¡± Beside Lin An, Susanna looked at Lin An with a face full of surprise. Hearing Susanna¡¯s words, Lin An humbly said, ¡°So-so, so-so.¡± Lin An knew very well that the supreme-level elemental affinity was clearly the reason for the SSS-level forbidden spell, Flame of the Godking. If it wasn¡¯t for the forbidden spell, there wouldn¡¯t have been such a huge fluctuation. As for his true elemental affinity, judging from his innate mana being only at level-3, it probably wasn¡¯t much better. Hearing Lin An¡¯s words, Susanna felt that Lin An was becoming more and more mysterious. His supreme-level elemental affinity was still average? If that was really the case, then all the sorcerers in the Scott Kingdom would be trash. After all, sorcerers with supreme-level elemental affinity were very rare existences in the entire continent. At this moment, Lin An didn¡¯t continue to talk to Susan. Instead, he closed his eyes and began to recover his own magic energy. Overdrawing all of his magic energy made Lin An aware of the consequences of his low realm. If he didn¡¯t have enough magic energy, then no matter how many forbidden spells he knew, it would be difficult for him to release them. With his realm as a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice, he would probably be exhausted if he released a small portion of the forbidden spells. In Lin An¡¯s opinion, he had to at least cultivate to the realm of a real sorcerer. This kind of situation would be slightly better. However, although Lin An was now a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice, he still needed a long period of time to become a sorcerer. One had to know that in the Scott Kingdom, there might be tens of millions of sorcerer¡¯s apprentices, in the end, only a few hundred thousand people could truly become sorcerers. Most people might not be able to persevere and know that their talent was insufficient, so they would switch to cultivating as swordsmen. After all, people did not have so much time to waste on cultivation. They still had to survive and support their families. They would not be stuck on the path of being a sorcerer. ¡­ When Lin An recovered his magical energy, the assessment had completely ended. Other than the unlucky guy from before, all the other students had passed the assessment. At this time, the administrator announced that everyone had passed the assessment. They could go to the dormitories that the academy had long prepared and stay there. Then, they could prepare to start classes the next day. Just as Lin An was about to leave, the three examiners asked Lin An to stay behind. ¡°Hello, student Lin An. I¡¯m a teacher from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. You can call me O¡¯Connor,¡± one of the examiners said to Lin An enthusiastically. ¡°Hello, Teacher O¡¯Connor.¡± Lin An replied politely, but he was very nervous in his heart. He was afraid that O¡¯Connor would notice that something was wrong. But it was clear that Lin An was overthinking. O¡¯Connor said, ¡°Student Lin An, your affinity with the elements is the most terrifying I have ever seen. Our academy is preparing to focus on your training. From today onwards, you can receive 500 gold coins a month from the academy¡¯s Logistics Department for training. At the same time, if you have any needs, you can communicate with the academy at any time. We will do our best to meet them.¡± Hearing O¡¯Connor¡¯s words, Lin An was stunned. Lin An didn¡¯t expect that the academy would give him such generous treatment. 500 gold coins per month was almost a sky-high price for a poor student like Lin An. It must be known that ordinary commoners were frugal. One gold coin was equivalent to half a year¡¯s expenses. Five hundred gold coins was the standard for nobles. ¡°Teacher O¡¯Connor, what do you want me to do?¡± Lin An asked. Giving him such a huge benefit for no reason, Lin An always felt that there was a conspiracy behind it. O¡¯Connor shook his head and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to do anything. As long as you can train well and fight for the honor of our school, it will be fine.¡± O¡¯Connor thought of the current predicament of the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic, and he was very anxious. There was a tradition in the Scott Kingdom that every magic academy would have a competition between students every year. If the students of this academy could defeat the students of other academies and obtain a certain ranking in the competition, the kingdom would give them a generous reward. On the other hand, if they were at the bottom of the competition year after year, many resources would be exploited. On the other hand, the Hodtrotz Magic Academy had been at the bottom for four consecutive years. If they were to be at the bottom of the competition this year, they would be banned from the school of magic and the entire school would be disbanded. Originally, the Hodtrotz Magic Academy had planned to spend a large sum of money to bribe the second-to-last school of magic to protect the school¡¯s reputation. But in Lin An, O¡¯Connor saw hope for victory. A student with supreme-level elemental affinity was able to possess the destructive power of a magic sorcerer when he was a magic sorcerer apprentice. This was practically an invincible existence in the competition. One had to know that in previous years¡¯ competitions, the most talented student only had the strength of a magic sorcerer. ¡°This is what I should do,¡± Lin An said. Training well, wasn¡¯t this what a magic sorcerer apprentice should do? Moreover, they could receive 500 gold coins a month. Actually, what Lin An didn¡¯t know what a magic sorcerer apprentice with supreme level elemental affinity represented. If this was spread to the outside world, countless academies would probably want to recruit Lin An. Under O¡¯Connor¡¯s concern, Lin An left the examination hall. After asking a senior where the freshmen dormitory was, Lin An went to the freshmen dormitory. The freshmen dormitory was decorated very luxuriously, much more luxuriously than Lin An¡¯s previous home. Upon entering the freshmen dormitory, Lin An received the respectful gazes of the other freshmen. They had seen Lin An¡¯s performance in the examination hall clearly, and they knew how terrifying Lin An¡¯s strength was. In this world, the strong were respected. Lin An¡¯s strength was strong, so he would naturally be respected by these new students. Very quickly, Lin An found his own dormitory. It had to be said that the treatment of Hodtrotz was very good. They were all single-person dormitories. After tidying up, Lin An also laid on the bed and rested. Chapter 10 The next day. Lin An woke up early. After a night of rest, Lin An¡¯s magical energy had completely recovered. Today was the first day of class, so Lin An was very serious. He followed the freshmen to the teaching building. There were a total of 124 freshmen. They were divided into four classes, and each class had 31 students. Lin An was assigned to Class 1. After entering Class 1, Lin An immediately saw Susanna sitting in her seat. Susanna also saw Lin An and greeted him warmly, ¡°Good morning, Lin An.¡± Lin An replied, ¡°Good morning, Susanna.¡± Without seat assignments, Lin An naturally sat beside Susanna. After all, among all the new students, Lin An only knew Susanna. Soon, Class 1 was filled with students. At this time, Lin An heard the conversation of the other students. ¡°Have you heard? An archmage teacher came to our academy from the Imperial City this year to teach!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard. That¡¯s an archmage, an existence even more powerful than sorcerer!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect our academy to be able to invite an archmage.¡± ¡­ Hearing these people¡¯s conversation, Lin An was also a little surprised. The cultivation system in this world was divided into: Beginner Sorcerer-Apprentice, Intermediate Sorcerer-Apprentice, Advanced Sorcerer-Apprentice, Sorcerer-Apprentice, Sorcerer, Archmage, Grandmaster Sorcerer, Transcendent Sorcerer, Supreme Sorcerer, Dharma Saint, Dharma God! In the entire Hodtrotz Magic Academy, only the principal was an archmage. The other teachers were basically all sorcerers. Now, an archmage came to teach, making everyone unable to believe it. At this time, a woman in a white dress walked into the classroom. She looked to be about twenty years old, but her appearance was actually a little more full than Susanna¡¯s. Her breasts were especially perky, and her fair skin made it hard for people not to take a few more glances. As the woman arrived, the temperature in the classroom dropped by a few degrees, and the students immediately fell silent. The woman said, ¡°From today onwards, I will be your teacher. My name is Sophia Dimon.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, a ball of water condensed in front of Sophia, forming her name. The control of this magic shocked all the students. There were no incantations, no violent elemental fluctuations. To control magic to such an extent, even an ordinary sorcerer could not do it. The students immediately recognized Sophia¡¯s identity. She was the new archmage in the school. All the students immediately looked at Sophia with admiration. However, Sophia had a serious look that did not belong to her age. Sophia said seriously, ¡°Let¡¯s start the class. Before you came to the school, you might have come into contact with the meditation technique. This is the foundation of any sorcerer and the key to their cultivation.¡± ¡°The meditation technique can increase the speed of a sorcerer¡¯s cultivation. At the same time, the recovery of magic energy is also very significant.¡± ¡°Now, I will teach you a meditation technique. In this lesson, we will learn meditation.¡± Meditation technique! This was not a very mysterious thing in the Scott Kingdom. Every sorcerer possessed a meditation technique. This was because only through meditation could one absorb more magic energy while in a meditative state. And meditation techniques were also divided into levels, just like the level of magic. Generally, the meditation techniques that were spread among the people were basically all below level-three, and meditation techniques above level-three were not taught to outsiders. As for Lin An, he had only heard of meditation techniques and had never come into contact with them. Of course, there were also meditation techniques at the level of forbidden spells, which were available in the system store. However, even a meditation technique that was a Level-D forbidden spell required 15,000 points to be exchanged. The points that Lin An had now were all used up in the previous lucky draw. Just as Lin An was in a dilemma, a meditation technique was directly written on the blackboard. ¡°Lun Si Meditation Technique, a level-three meditation technique. It¡¯s a meditation technique developed by a genius in magic research, grand sorcerer Lun Si.¡± ¡°Now, remember this meditation technique and prepare to meditate,¡± Sophia said. Then, the students quickly memorized the meditation technique on the blackboard. Level-three meditation techniques were not so easy to obtain outside. Lin An¡¯s father had once found it difficult to obtain a level-one meditation technique for 10 gold coins. But now, a level-three meditation technique was in front of him. Soon, Lin An memorized the meditation technique on the blackboard in his mind. After all the students memorized it, Sophia waved her hand, and the words on the blackboard disappeared. Then, Sophia said directly, ¡°Now, let¡¯s begin to meditate.¡± Hearing Sophia¡¯s words, everyone began to activate the Lun Si Meditation Technique. Lin An was the same. In an instant, Lin An felt that he had entered a state of emptiness. In this state, Lin An noticed that the elemental energy in the air was abnormally active. It was as if there were elemental energies waiting for him to absorb in front of his eyes. He only needed to absorb them at will to be able to absorb these elemental energies into his body. At this moment, the system¡¯s voice sounded in Lin An¡¯s mind. ¡°Ding Dong! Mission: Meditate for 4 hours.¡± ¡°1,000 points will be awarded for completing the mission.¡± Hearing the system¡¯s voice, Lin An was delighted. This was the first mission issued by the system, and it was also a good start. After all, if Lin An wanted to learn the forbidden spells in the system, he had to accumulate enough points. Immediately, Lin An began to meditate seriously. What Lin An didn¡¯t know was that at this moment, Sophia¡¯s gaze was locked onto Lin An. ¡®Supreme fire element affinity? The meditation effect is so bad. Could it be that his talent is very poor?¡¯ Sophia thought to herself. Sophia had already known about Lin An¡¯s assessment results long ago. Sophia, who knew this news, still attached great importance to it. After all, she was very clear on what supreme element affinity represented. However, what Sophia didn¡¯t understand at this time was why Lin An, who had such an element affinity, was so lacking in terms of talent. Chapter 11 Class 1. It was very quiet. Other than Sophia, who was the teacher, all the students were in meditation. There was a limit to a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice meditating. An ordinary sorcerer¡¯s apprentice could only persist for an hour at most before they would exit the meditation state. Only a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice with better talent could meditate for a longer time. An hour later. A few of the students with level three innate magic power were the first to end their meditation. They opened their eyes and looked around. They didn¡¯t make a sound, and Sophia gestured for them to wait outside so as not to disturb the other students from meditating. After all, people who were in a meditative state were very easily awakened. At this time, Lin An had also ended his meditative state, but he didn¡¯t make any movements. He continued to sit in his seat in a daze and didn¡¯t move. Lin An knew very well that if he moved, it was very likely that he would fail the mission, resulting in him not being able to receive the one thousand points awarded by the system. At this moment, Sophia looked at Lin An and furrowed her brows. She could feel that the magical energy around Lin An had already dissipated, which meant that he had ended his meditative state. But seeing that Lin An was still sitting in his chair without moving, this made her very confused. ¡°Has the meditation ended? Or¡­¡± Sophia thought of a possibility. That was that when a magic sorcerer was meditating, there was a certain possibility of entering deep meditation. Under such a state, the magic energy around a magic sorcerer would be unusually calm, but the improvement would be very rapid. Sophia didn¡¯t disturb Lin An¡¯s cultivation and continued to observe. ¡­ Two hours. One after another, students in the class finished meditating, at this time, there were only eight people left who could sit in the class and meditate. Among these eight people, the weakest was at level-5, and the most powerful was Susanna, who was at level-7. Outside Class 1, those who had finished meditating looked into the classroom with envy. ¡°To be able to take so long on their first meditation, their talent is too strong.¡± ¡°Susanna, my goddess, is definitely the most powerful.¡± ¡°Although Susanna is powerful, have you forgotten about Lin An? That¡¯s a supreme-level element affinity monster.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect there to be such a terrifying existence among us. It¡¯s not something we can compare to.¡± ¡°Guess how much innate magic power this Lin An has, I think it¡¯s at least at the grandmaster level.¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s more than that. With the supreme-level of elemental affinity, his innate magic power is at least at the transcendent-level.¡± ¡­ At this moment, Lin An felt a little tormented sitting in his seat. If he was meditating, he would naturally not feel so uncomfortable. However, Lin An had already ended his meditation long ago and was just sitting in his seat foolishly. However, it wasn¡¯t like Lin An didn¡¯t do anything. In Lin An¡¯s mind, there was a mission countdown. There was still more than an hour left. Soon, three hours passed. There were only three people left in the classroom ¡ª Sophia, Susanna, and Lin An. Sophia¡¯s attention was completely focused on Susanna and Lin An. Sophia looked at Susanna¡¯s position and muttered to herself, ¡°This Susanna¡¯s talent is not bad. She might become a grandmaster magic sorcerer in the future.¡± Susanna¡¯s talent could be seen on the surface. The magic energy around her was rich, and she was much more powerful than the other students. However, Lin An, who was beside Susanna, made Sophia unable to see through him. Not long after, Susanna woke up from her meditation. At this time, Susanna also noticed the situation in the classroom. Especially when she saw that Lin An was still sitting on the chair and meditating, she was very surprised. ¡°He¡¯s still meditating. As expected of a genius with supreme-level elemental affinity.¡± Susanna didn¡¯t disturb Lin An and carefully left the classroom. At this moment, Lin An was the only one who was still meditating in the classroom. However, Lin An didn¡¯t open his eyes, so he wasn¡¯t clear about the situation in the classroom. Otherwise, it would definitely be very awkward. Outside the classroom. The students of class one were all talking in low voices. ¡°It¡¯s been almost four hours, yet Lin An is still meditating.¡± ¡°Is this a genius? He¡¯s so much stronger than us.¡± ¡°Lin An will definitely be able to become a powerful magic sorcerer in the future.¡± ¡­ Indeed, Lin An had already displayed his powerful strength during the assessment. And now, he was also surpassing everyone in terms of meditation. However, if they knew that Lin An had already ended his meditation and was just sitting quietly, they wouldn¡¯t know what to think. Soon, four hours had passed. ¡°Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. The reward is 1000 points.¡± As the system¡¯s voice rang out, Lin An decisively ended his meditation. He opened his eyes and was stunned when he saw that all the students had left. ¡°Were you meditating just now?¡± At this moment, Sophia¡¯s voice rang out. Hearing this, Lin An¡¯s heart panicked. Could it be that his pretention had been discovered? However, Lin An still appeared very calm on the surface and said, ¡°Yes, Teacher Sophia.¡± Sophia didn¡¯t continue to ask. In her opinion, Lin An had either entered a state of deep meditation, or he was pretending to meditate there. But why was he pretending to meditate? Sophia didn¡¯t know, so she didn¡¯t probe further. If he pretended to be a genius, he would be exposed sooner or later. Class was dismissed. Lin An had just walked out of the classroom when he saw Susanna walking towards him. ¡°Lin An, your talent is really amazing. The other students all praised you as a genius,¡± Susanna said enthusiastically. This made Lin An stunned for a moment. A genius after meditating for four hours? If he meditated for a day, wouldn¡¯t he directly become a Dharma God? After Lin An and Susanna talked for a while, they headed straight for the cafeteria. As soon as they arrived at the cafeteria, Lin An was shocked by the food in the cafeteria. It was all the meat of low-level magical beasts. One had to know that in the outside world, the meat of magical beasts was a very precious ingredient, but in this cafeteria, it was the most common dish. However, this was also because there was a magical beast forest not far from Rand Town. The teachers in the academy would hunt low-level magical beasts from the magical beast forest and bring them back to the academy for the sake of the growth of the students in the academy. Lin An finished his lunch and returned to his dorm to rest for a while before continuing his afternoon classes. Chapter 12 New students. Theoretical knowledge took up a large part of the curriculum. Each student¡¯s own understanding of this world at home would definitely be very narrow, and they would not be taught as much as in school. At this moment, Lin An and the others were being taught some theoretical knowledge by Sophia. Sophia stood on the podium and asked, ¡°Do you know how big the Star Continent Is?¡± None of the students below stood out to answer, so Sophia could only continue to say, ¡°The Star Continent is incomparably vast. There are hundreds of kingdoms and five empires. In addition to these countries, there are also countless magical beasts and special races. Comparatively speaking, we humans are still relatively weak.¡± Hearing this, Lin An was also very interested. Previously, Lin An could understand that the biggest country was only the Scott Kingdom. But just like what Sophia said, there were hundreds of kingdoms like Scott, and there were even empires above kingdoms. And besides the human countries, there were other races and magical beasts. A student raised his hand and asked, ¡°Teacher, I have a question. Are humans very weak? You must know that we humans have divine-level experts.¡± Faced with this question¡­ Sophia only said calmly, ¡°That¡¯s right, divine-level experts. It¡¯s precisely because of the existence of divine-level experts that we humans are so prosperous. However, do you know how important we humans were on the road before the appearance of divine-level experts?¡± The middle-aged man was puzzled, but Sophia continued, ¡°Orcs are good at fighting. They have the physique of magical beasts and a strong physical body. We humans can¡¯t compare to them. They are even more immune to magic than the Mongol Orcs.¡± ¡°Elves are good at magic. An adult elf doesn¡¯t need to cultivate to become a qualified sorcerer. The powerful elven queen can even cast forbidden spells with ease.¡± ¡°Dwarves are good at forging equipment. Their craftsmanship is exquisite, and they have even forged several divine artifacts. Moreover, dwarves are born swordsmen, and there are no lack of sword gods in their race.¡± ¡°Dragon race¡­ Wolf race¡­ Vampire race¡­ There are many races that possess talents that we humans can not compare to. Do you still think that humans are very strong?¡± Hearing everything that Sophia said, the students below started breathing rapidly. Orcs, elves, dwarves, dragons, wolves, vampires¡­ These kinds of races were rarely heard of. Some students even thought that these races were all imaginary. But since Sophia told them about them, they were real. Seeing the students¡¯ reactions, Sophia nodded with satisfaction and said, ¡°I¡¯m telling you this not to make you afraid, but to let you know that the rise of human beings was not smooth sailing, but through many difficulties.¡± One of the students asked, ¡°Teacher Sophia, do these races still exist? Will they pose a threat to us humans?¡± Sophia replied, ¡°Of course they still exist. But they rarely come into contact with us humans. What we need to be wary of is not these races, but the magical beasts!¡± ¡°Do you see how peaceful the Scott Kingdom is now? It has not suffered the ravages of war, and the people are living a very happy life.¡± ¡°But these are just appearances. The Scott Kingdom stationed 300,000 soldiers at the southern border to defend the Heaven¡¯s End Valley to prevent the magical beasts inside from invading the Scott Kingdom.¡± ¡°Northern Snow City. The kingdom¡¯s only grandmaster sorcerer stationed here all year round because outside Snow City, there are countless magical beasts that have coveted our kingdom for a long time, preventing them from invading.¡± ¡°As for the east and west, they are connected to other countries. There¡¯s no need to guard against them too much. Otherwise, our Scott Kingdom wouldn¡¯t be able to defend against them at all.¡± What Sophia said was beyond everyone¡¯s understanding. In the past, no one had ever considered so much, nor did they know that the outside world was actually so dangerous. Lin An was the same. He had just transmigrated to this world not long ago, and his understanding of this world was even less. ¡°Teacher Sophia, are magical beasts that scary? There¡¯s a magical beast forest near our Rand Town. The magical beasts inside aren¡¯t that powerful,¡± someone asked. ¡°The magical beasts in the kingdom aren¡¯t that powerful. The powerful magical beasts have already been killed. The magical beasts that remain aren¡¯t that powerful.¡± ¡°Next, I¡¯ll explain the magical beasts to you in detail.¡± Sophia then displayed her powerful control over the elements. She used magic to condense the appearances of the magical beasts using water magic. ¡°Magical beasts are divided into nine levels. level-1 magical beasts are the weakest, level-9 magical beasts are the strongest, and above that is the most powerful beast god.¡± ¡°In the kingdom, the most powerful magical beasts are only level-5 magical beasts, but outside the kingdom, there are many level-5 magical beasts.¡± A level-5 magical beast was equivalent to a human¡¯s grandmage. Such an existence was enough to easily destroy a town. Sophia continued, ¡°Let me explain to you about low-level magical beasts. Before long, when you go to the Magical Beast Forest to train, you will come into contact with them.¡± ¡°A level-1 magical beast, the Illusionary Light Rat, has speed. Its teeth can bite through steel. If you encounter it, it will be very dangerous.¡± ¡°A level-2 magical beast¡­¡± ¡°A level-3 magical beast¡­¡± One magical beast after another was condensed under Sophia¡¯s spell. All the students were very engrossed in listening. In the past, they had never received such detailed teaching. At this moment, Lin An was also listening seriously. Under Sophia¡¯s teaching, Lin An seemed to have opened the door to a new world. It was Lin An¡¯s first time hearing about many magical beasts, and he was filled with curiosity. Moreover, Lin An also realized that it wasn¡¯t so easy to be a magic sorcerer. In the past, Lin An thought that as long as he became a magic sorcerer, he would be able to enjoy excellent treatment in the kingdom and not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life. But now, Lin An felt that this world was too dangerous. Not only were there many magical beasts, but there were also many terrifying races. If he was ordered to go out and fight one day, it would be much more dangerous than ordinary people. However, Lin An wasn¡¯t too afraid. No matter how strong the enemy was, could they withstand the forbidden spells? As long as he had a high enough level, he could keep throwing forbidden spells without even a cooldown time. If he threw out a few SSS-level forbidden spells, even an archmage might not be able to withstand it. Chapter 13 The theoretical knowledge class in the afternoon was quickly over. Today, Lin An also understood a lot of information on the Star Continent. Magical beasts and races, this was an eye-opener for Lin An. Ordinary people might not be able to come into contact with these things in their lifetime, but sorcerers could come into contact with them easily. After all, if they encountered a beast tide, when the pressure on the front line was very great, the kingdom would communicate with the Magic Association and send sorcerers to need support. Some magic sorcerers registered in the Magic Association would even receive missions from time to time to guard the border. However, these weren¡¯t things that Lin An should be thinking about right now. An apprentice magic sorcerer still didn¡¯t have the right to participate. At this time, the students in the classroom were all preparing to leave class and return to their dorms. However, Sophia, who was standing on the podium, said coldly, ¡°Did I say that class is over?¡± Immediately, the students were puzzled. What else was there to do after the class was over? Sophia said, ¡°Next, we need to carry out physical training.¡± Hearing this, everyone was surprised. Teacher Sophia! Don¡¯t you know that we are sorcerers? Shouldn¡¯t physical training be something that a swordsman without cultivation talent should do? Should we let sorcerers use their physical bodies to fight the enemy? Although the students were dissatisfied, they did not dare to show it on the surface. Sophia seemed to have guessed what everyone was thinking and said, ¡°I know what you are trying to say. Do you think that sorcerers don¡¯t need to train their bodies?¡± Looking at the students¡¯ agreeing eyes, Sophia said very seriously, ¡°This kind of thinking is wrong!¡± ¡°A real powerful sorcerer must have a strong physical body. If there is a battle and a long-distance raid, do we have to let the soldiers carry us on the battlefield? Even if we can use wind magic and magic equipment to travel, do we still need to use magic energy to travel when we are about to face a battle?¡± ¡°If there is a powerful warrior close to us, are we just going to sit and wait for death?¡± ¡°So, you don¡¯t have to be too strong, but you definitely can¡¯t be too weak.¡± Although what Sophia said was very correct, in the minds of the public, they did not agree with this statement. What was the purpose of being a sorcerer? Wasn¡¯t it for the sake of having a high status so that he could enjoy a comfortable life? If that was the case, why would they have to endure physical pain? Moreover, in the traditional sorcerer¡¯s impression, a sorcerer should just stand in place and cast magic. Of course, only sorcerers who had never been on the battlefield would think so. ¡­ The training ground. Many magic apprentices were training here. When Sophia brought the Class 1 students here, there were already many people here. On the empty ground, someone was casting magic summoning, summoning cute little monsters. There were also people who used magic equipment to learn to fly under the guidance of their teachers. This was a very magical thing in the outside world, but it was very common here. When Sophia brought everyone here, Sophia pointed at the training field and said, ¡°Today¡¯s training is not hard. Run five kilometers around the field.¡± Five kilometers! To the students, this was a very long distance. However, no one dared to oppose Sophia¡¯s orders. They could only start running. At this moment, Lin An was stunned on the spot because the system had just issued a mission. ¡°Ding dong! Issued mission: Run for 20 kilometers.¡± ¡°You will receive 5,000 points if you complete the mission.¡± 20 kilometers! Four times the amount of training. Lin An felt the pain even before the training started. Wasn¡¯t this going to exhaust him to death? However, Lin An could only brace himself and run. After all, 5,000 points was still very important to Lin An. The students of class one began to run on the training ground. ¡°Free wind power, please give me the ability¡­¡± Among the students, someone began to chant an incantation. A gust of wind blew, and a faint whirlwind surrounded one of the students¡¯ feet. With the support of the whirlwind, this student¡¯s running speed became faster, and it didn¡¯t consume any of his stamina. This scene was witnessed by the other students, and they all imitated it. All kinds of magic were released at the same time, and many people ran effortlessly under the support of magic. Lin An was extremely depressed when he saw this scene. He couldn¡¯t cast these ordinary spells. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be so difficult to train. At this moment, a ray of light landed on his body. Immediately, a warm feeling flowed all over his body and the tiredness from running was swept away. Lin An looked over and saw that Susanna was smiling at him. ¡°Thank you,¡± Lin An said. It was very obvious that this light was a spell that Susanna had cast, and it had helped him. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Do your best,¡± Susanna encouraged him. At this moment, Sophia, who was standing at the edge of the training ground, saw the situation on the field. There was no movement, but she was very helpless in her heart. Sorcerers trained their bodies, and it was indeed a conflict with traditional beliefs. However, Sophia had once fought on the front line. She had seen many sorcerers being torn apart by groups of magic beasts due to the exhaustion of the magic energy in their bodies. They did not have the ability to resist at all. As for those sorcerers with better physical fitness, even if they could not rely on the strength of their bodies to defeat the magic beasts, they could still have a chance to escape. Moreover, in the kingdom¡¯s highest magic academy, sorcerers were already carrying out the order to train their bodies. They could only graduate after their bodies had reached the strength of high-level swordsmen. This led to the sorcerers who graduated from that magic academy to each have a strength that far exceeded that of sorcerers of the same realm. Thinking of this, Sophia had no other way. It was basically impossible to change the traditional concept. These students used magic to perfunctorily train, and Sophia did not want to force them. After all, even if she forced them, there was not much meaning. Could it be that she alone could change the training method that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years? However, Sophia was very clear that if they wanted to be truly powerful, they had to train her physical body at the same time. On the continent, there were such geniuses. Cultivating both magic and martial arts, easily challenging those of a higher level! Chapter 14 A distance of five kilometers. It was neither too long nor too short. In half an hour¡¯s time, many students had completed their training using magic. However, there were still many students who had not learned auxiliary magic and were still running with their heads down. They were drenched in sweat, and large drops of sweat dripped down from their foreheads as they panted heavily. Lin An was also feeling very uncomfortable at this moment, and he felt that he could not breathe. His physique wasn¡¯t much better to begin with, yet he still had to run such a long distance. It was practically taking his own life. What made Lin An feel the most despair was that others only needed to run 5 kilometers, while he needed to run 20 kilometers. Although Susanna would cast a light spell on him from time to time, the light spell could only temporarily relieve his fatigue. The burden on his body was still there. After enjoying a moment of comfort, he would start to feel pain again. This was simply torturing himself repeatedly. There was a good saying. If one had never seen light, who would be afraid of darkness? Right now, Lin An had just seen light, and he fell into darkness. The mental pressure was even greater as he kept going back and forth. Lin An, who was really unable to take it, said to Susanna, ¡°Susanna, don¡¯t waste your magic energy. I can hold on.¡± However, Susanna only smiled slightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. My magic energy can still hold on. It¡¯s only right for classmates to help each other.¡± Hearing Susanna¡¯s words, Lin An didn¡¯t know what to say. After all, Susanna had good intentions. It was difficult for him to reject her. Lin An could only bury his head in his running. Soon, not long after, each and every student completed the five kilometers of training and gathered at Sophia¡¯s place. Susanna had just stopped when she saw Lin An continuing to run. Immediately, Susanna shouted at Lin An, ¡°Lin An, the five kilometers have been completed. There¡¯s no need to run anymore.¡± However, Lin An did not stop. Instead, he turned around and shouted, ¡°I want to continue training!¡± After saying that, Lin An quickened his pace and left the place, afraid that Susanna would do him another favor to relieve his fatigue. At this moment, many of the students looked at Lin An, their eyes revealing astonishment. ¡°It can¡¯t be! Someone really took this training seriously?¡± ¡°A magic sorcerer training his body is just for kids. Who would believe it?¡± ¡°Stop spouting nonsense. Maybe Lin An really wants to train. I heard that Lin An¡¯s family is relatively poor, so his family sold their house to come to school.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t understand. A supreme-level genius with elemental affinity actually wants to train so hard?¡± ¡°Perhaps¡­ This is a genius.¡± While the students were discussing in private, Sophia, who was at the side, couldn¡¯t help but look at Lin An with admiration when she saw that he had chosen to continue training. Everyone had chosen to give up on training their bodies, but Lin An was able to persevere in his training. This made Susanna think highly of Lin An. With such a powerful talent for cultivation and the fact that he was able to work so hard, he would definitely be able to surpass everyone in the future. If Lin An knew what Susanna was thinking, he would definitely feel very wronged. Who would want to run 20 kilometers with all their might? If it wasn¡¯t for the system¡¯s mission, Lin An wouldn¡¯t have been so desperate. However, Lin An had no choice but to go all out. After all, he needed points to buy meditation spells and forbidden spells. Otherwise, when he really needed to display his strength, others would immediately notice that something was wrong. After all, it was very difficult to hide one¡¯s innate magic power. If he cultivated for a semester, he would definitely be exposed if he was only at the beginner-level of the sorcerer apprentice realm. For a genius with supreme-level elemental affinity to cultivate so slowly, everyone would think that there was something wrong with Lin An. Only by obtaining a forbidden spell-level meditation technique could his cultivation speed increase. Therefore, Lin An could only go all out and try his best to disguise himself as a genius. He was a freak who relied on the system. ¡­ The sun slowly set. The other students had already returned to their dormitories to rest. And on the training ground, there was a figure running forward with heavy steps. This person was Lin An. For more than an hour, Lin An didn¡¯t stop running. His entire body was soaked in sweat, making him look extremely pathetic. At the edge of the training ground, Sophia was still standing there looking at Lin An. It was as if she hadn¡¯t moved at all from the beginning until now. Her beautiful figure made many horny boys approach her, but Sophia ignored them. ¡°It¡¯s almost 20 kilometers, but he¡¯s still persisting,¡± Sophia muttered. From her high opinion of Lin An before, Sophia was already very impressed by him now. A person who had never received such intense training was actually able to complete such intense training. An ordinary person couldn¡¯t do it at all. Moreover, Sophia could feel that Lin An¡¯s physical strength had long been exhausted, and he was now completely relying on his own willpower to persevere. ¡°Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. The reward is 5000 points.¡± Finally, the system¡¯s voice sounded. Lin An seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed onto the ground. ¡°This 20 kilometers is really not something that a human can run down,¡± Lin An ridiculed. His entire body was in unbearable pain. At this moment, Sophia walked to Lin An¡¯s side. Seeing Sophia, Lin An was stunned for a moment and said, ¡°Teacher Sophia, you didn¡¯t leave?¡± Lin An originally thought that Sophia had left a long time ago. Sophia didn¡¯t say anything. She stretched out her hand and covered Lin An¡¯s head with her palm. Instantly, Lin An felt a gust of cold air spread from his head to his entire body, making Lin An involuntarily shiver. When the chill disappeared, Lin An suddenly realized that his body didn¡¯t feel any pain at all, as if all his fatigue had been cleared away. ¡°Thank you, Teacher Sophia.¡± Lin An said as he looked at Sophia, who looked to be the same age as him. Sophia said coldly, ¡°Mm, you did well today.¡± After saying that, Sophia left very coldly. Looking at Sophia¡¯s back, Lin An was very touched. This Sophia looked very cold on the surface, but she was still kind on the inside. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have stayed here to protect him so late and even used magic to help him recover. After Sophia left, Lin An also stood up and went back to his dorm. Although this day was tiring for Lin An, it allowed him to gain 6,000 points. This was enough to make Lin An excited. If this continued, it wouldn¡¯t be long before he could accumulate enough points to exchange for forbidden spells. Chapter 15 In the following days. Sophia¡¯s teaching in Class 1 was very peaceful. Every day, she would teach the students some theoretical magic knowledge. New students like Lin An and the others would not practice some magic. After all, there were some students who had never used magic before entering the academy. If they used magic rashly, there would be many accidents. There was once a case where a new student had used magic for the first time and hurt himself because he was not very familiar with it. Therefore, only after the new student had learned enough theoretical knowledge could he practice magic. However, today, Sophia stood on the podium and did not talk about theoretical knowledge. Instead, she took out a huge cloak in her hand. Magic stones were inlaid on the cloak, sparkling and shining, exuding a rich magic aura. Sophia said, ¡°This is a piece of magic equipment, an invisibility cloak. After wearing it, you can infuse magic energy into it to make the user invisible. It can even hide the magic fluctuations around the user, and ordinary sorcerers will not be able to find it.¡± As soon as Sophia finished introducing the invisibility cloak, the students were shocked. ¡°Oh my god, it¡¯s an invisibility cloak! I¡¯ve heard of it before. It¡¯s a very powerful magic equipment.¡± ¡°If this invisibility cloak was put in the auction, it would be worth at least one million gold coins.¡± ¡°Teacher Sophia actually has such a precious magic equipment.¡± ¡°If I had this invisibility cloak, then I would be able to openly enter the ladies¡¯ room.¡± ¡°What is Teacher Sophia trying to do? Is she taking it out to make us jealous?¡± .. Lin An looked at the invisibility cloak and suddenly thought of another forbidden spell that he had obtained. Extraordinary Invisibility Spell! Similar to the effect of the invisibility cloak, the Extraordinary Invisibility Spell also allowed the user to become invisible. It could even assimilate the elemental energy around the user and would not produce any magical fluctuations. However, the Extraordinary Invisibility Spell was even more terrifying. It could not be discovered by creatures below level-7, which was equivalent to not being discovered by a grandmaster sorcerer. Only powerhouses at the level of an extraordinary sorcerer could discover it. This could be said to be extremely terrifying. If Lin An were to cast this forbidden spell, even Sophia would have difficulty finding Lin An. Unless it was an area-of-effect spell explosion, it would be very difficult to discover Lin An. At this moment, Sophia put on the cloak of invisibility and instantly disappeared from the spot. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air. When Sophia reappeared, she was already at the back of the classroom. This made the students feel very amazed. At this moment, Sophia began to say, ¡°The Cloak of Invisibility is just a piece of magical equipment. In fact, every sorcerer can use invisibility without the aid of magical equipment. It¡¯s just that the effect is much worse than this.¡± ¡°Today, I will teach you a support type of tier-1 spell, Invisibility Spell.¡± Invisibility Spell did not have any offensive power, but it was special and very suitable for new students to practice. Many academies regarded Invisibility Spell as a compulsory course, and almost everyone knew it. Moreover, the Invisibility Spell of tier-1 was not as powerful as imagined. It was fine to deceive ordinary people, but if they met a sorcerer or even a beginner sorcerer apprentice, they could sense the violent energy fluctuations in the air¡­ Soon, Sophia wrote the incantation of the tier-1 Invisibility Spell on the blackboard. This made the students very interested. One by one, they began to experiment on the spot. ¡°Great Void God, please hide me and fuse with the air!¡± In an instant, the magic energy in the classroom shook violently. Most people didn¡¯t change at all. Some talented people either hid part of their bodies or didn¡¯t successfully cast their spells at all. It was the first time they came into contact with invisibility magic, and they were still very unfamiliar with it. At this time, Sophia explained very carefully to the students, answering their questions and letting them know how to properly cast their spells. At this time, Lin An could only look at the students around him with envy. Others could cast low-level spells happily, but he could only sit by the side and watch. This made Lin An very helpless. With the system¡¯s restrictions, Lin An could only cast forbidden spells. For this level-1 invisibility spell, not to mention that Lin An was only a beginner-level magic socerer apprentice, even if Lin An became a mage god, he wouldn¡¯t be able to cast this spell. This might not have much effect on Lin An¡¯s combat strength, but it would make him need to be careful of others discovering his secret before he became a powerful magic shooter. Just as Lin An was feeling depressed, Susanna suddenly asked Lin An, ¡°Lin An, why don¡¯t you try this invisibility spell?¡± Seeing that everyone was trying to chant spells and cast invisibility spells, but Lin An didn¡¯t do anything, Susanna was very confused. ¡°Uh¡­ There¡¯s no need. I¡¯ll remember this spell and study it slowly when I get back to my dorm,¡± Lin An declined. If he chanted a spell now, wouldn¡¯t it be discrediting himself? After all, he was a genius in everyone¡¯s eyes. If he couldn¡¯t even cast a level-1 invisibility spell, that would be too embarrassing. Susanna, who was at the side, obviously didn¡¯t realize Lin An¡¯s difficulties and advised, ¡°Lin An, there are no restrictions on the release of this invisibility spell. With your supreme-level elemental affinity, you¡¯ll definitely be able to learn it very quickly.¡± Susanna¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t very loud, but it was heard by quite a number of students and they all looked towards Lin An. Their eyes were filled with anticipation. Indeed, Lin An was currently in Class 1, and this was the most talented of their batch of freshmen. If Lin An was able to learn the Invisibility Spell immediately, then it would be very normal in everyone¡¯s eyes. Feeling the gazes of his classmates, Lin An didn¡¯t know whether to thank Susanna or scold her. After all, Susanna was kind, but she put him in an awkward position. At this moment, Sophia also noticed this situation and said, ¡°Lin An, come to the podium and show your classmates the Invisibility Spell.¡± In a class, there had to be a good student who was a role model. Obviously, Lin An was such a ¡®good student¡¯. Chapter 16 In the classroom. Under the gaze of the entire class, Lin An walked to the podium. At this moment, Lin An¡¯s heart was very conflicted. After all, although this level one Invisibility Spell was very simple, it was impossible for Lin An to successfully cast this spell. However, it wasn¡¯t like Lin An had any other way. The effect of the Extraodinary Invisibility Spell was the same as the level one Invisibility Spell. As long as he could cast the Extraodinary Invisibility Spell, it would be fine. However, Lin An wasn¡¯t sure if the magic energy in his body could support him to cast this forbidden spell. Even though it was only a D-Rank forbidden spell, it wasn¡¯t something that a low-level sorcerer apprentice like Lin An could easily cast. However, at this moment, Lin An could only grit his teeth and cast it. Otherwise, if a genius like him couldn¡¯t even cast a first rank spell, wouldn¡¯t that be a joke? ¡°Great God of the Void, please hide me. Fuse with the air!¡± As Lin An chanted an incantation, magical energy gathered around Lin An. Normally, this was enough to release a spell normally. However, the magical energy didn¡¯t condense, so it was impossible for Lin An to successfully release the spell. At this moment, Lin An directly activated the Extraordinary Invisibility Spell. Instantly, a terrifying wave of demonic energy was produced in the entire classroom. ¡°Wow, why is Lin An releasing such a big commotion?¡± ¡°Indeed, a genius is a genius. They are both first-level invisibility spells. Lin An¡¯s release is obviously more powerful than ours.¡± ¡°Is this the terrifying supreme-level elemental affinity?¡± ¡°He¡¯s too powerful. I¡¯m afraid that he¡¯ll succeed in casting it in one go. This kind of talent is too terrifying.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe that I¡¯m actually classmates with such a genius.¡± ¡­ The students were all shocked by the fluctuation of this magical energy. When they cast their spells, there was no such movement. However, what they didn¡¯t know was that Lin An didn¡¯t cast a rank-1 invisibility spell. Instead, he cast a Rank D forbidden spell, Extraodinary Invisibility Spell. Otherwise, they might be even more shocked. Different from their shock, Sophia, who was at the side, had a deep frown on her face. Her heart was also filled with huge doubts. ¡°No matter how powerful a rank-1 invisibility spell is, it¡¯s very difficult for it to have such magical energy fluctuations. Could it be because of the supreme-level elemental affinity?¡± Sophia was very clear that a rank-1 spell definitely couldn¡¯t cause such a disturbance. However, when she thought about the supreme-level elemental affinity, Sophia¡¯s suspicion turned into confusion. No one in the Scott Kingdom had the supreme-level elemental affinity, so there was not much information to verify. Otherwise, Sophia would definitely be able to discover Lin An¡¯s abnormality. ¡­ At this moment. The Extraordinary Invisibility Spell was cast. Lin An¡¯s body directly disappeared into the air, and all the magical energy fluctuations completely disappeared, as if Lin An had never appeared. ¡°Success! Lin An has succeeded.¡± ¡°His entire body has become invisible. It has only been a short while, and he has actually completely learned this spell.¡± ¡°His talent is too strong. It¡¯s not something we can compare to.¡± ¡°This invisibility spell is too amazing. It can actually make people disappear.¡± Many students were very surprised when they saw Lin An succeed. It should be known that although a level-1 spell was simple, if one had not learned it before, they would still need some practice before they could master it. However, Lin An succeeded in one try. At this moment, Lin An, who was invisible, also felt that it was very amazing. He lowered his head. Lin An could still see the others, but the others could not see him. He walked around the podium and realized that no one had noticed him. When Lin An walked to Sophia¡¯s side, Lin An felt his body weaken. His magic energy was exhausted! Instantly, Lin An appeared from his invisible state, and his face turned pale. At this moment, Sophia was shocked. Seeing Lin An, who was less than a meter away from her, Sophia couldn¡¯t believe it at all. She didn¡¯t feel any magical energy fluctuations just now. After all, she was an archmage. Under normal circumstances, let alone a beginner-level magic sorcerer apprentice, even a real magic sorcerer casting a level-1 invisibility spell would be detected by her. But Lin An was already less than a meter away from her, and she didn¡¯t notice anything at all. If this was an enemy, she might have died for no reason. ¡°Lin An, when you released your spell just now, was there anything wrong?¡± Sophia asked Lin An. ¡°No, I just felt that the magic energy was being used up a little too quickly,¡± Lin An explained. Lin An knew that Sophia must have noticed something wrong. However, Lin An could only bite the bullet and refuse to admit it. Hearing Lin An¡¯s words, Sophia thought to herself, ¡®Could it be because of supreme-level elemental affinity? This is too terrifying.¡¯ Sophia could only blame everything on supreme-level elemental affinity. Otherwise, the explanation would be completely different. If Lin An knew what Sophia was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud. He didn¡¯t expect that this so-called supreme-level element affinity could cover up his own uniqueness. Indeed, there had never been such a genius in the Scott Kingdom. Sophia didn¡¯t continue to struggle on this issue. Instead, she said to the other students below, ¡°See? The invisibility spell can hide oneself. However, when you¡¯re invisible, you can¡¯t release magic, and you can¡¯t even let the surrounding magic energy fluctuate. Otherwise, it¡¯s very easy to cause the magic to lose effect.¡± ¡°Under the cover of magic, it¡¯s very easy to be discovered. Moreover, many targeted magic spells have been developed for the invisibility spell. Therefore, the effect of the invisibility spell is actually not as great as you think.¡± ¡°Today, I¡¯m teaching you the invisibility spell so that you can first come into contact with tier-1 magic. In the future, when you learn other magic, it will be easier for you to get used to it.¡± Then, Sophia told them some things about casting spells that they needed to pay attention to. A day passed very quickly. Just as Lin An was about to rest after class, Susanna stopped him. ¡°Lin An, we¡¯ll rest tomorrow. Do you want to go out for a walk tonight? I heard that there¡¯s a lot of delicious food in Rand Town.¡± Hearing Susanna¡¯s words, Lin An also remembered. Tomorrow was the school¡¯s holiday. Every time it came to this time, the students of the school would go out for a walk to relax and ease the tension of cultivation. Lin An didn¡¯t even think about it and replied, ¡°Sure.¡± Lin An was still very curious about this world. Moreover, this Rand Town was much more prosperous than the small town that Lin An had lived in before. It was also very lively. Chapter 17 Rand Town was beautiful at night. Because of the location of the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, the surrounding area had become a bustling district. Outside the various buildings, there were bright magic stones and bright lights. Even though the sun had set, there were still many pedestrians walking on the streets. Outside the academy, Lin An looked at the scenery around him with some longing. This was the first time Lin An felt the prosperity of this world after coming to this world. Although he had long arrived at the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, he had never left the academy before. In this world, the existence of mages had long been known by the public. Many apprentice sorcerers who had not become sorcerers had integrated into the public. Therefore, on the streets, many apprentice sorcerers could be seen showing off some low-level magic to attract the attention of ordinary people to feed their families. On the side, Susanna sensed Lin An¡¯s curiosity and asked, ¡°Lin An, have you never seen such a bustling place before?¡± ¡°No. My hometown, Finland Town, is not so lively. At night, there are not many people walking on the streets,¡± Lin An replied. Indeed, there was a reason why Finland was inferior to Rand Town. After all, there was a magical beast forest near Rand Town, which attracted many adventurers. These adventurers all treated Rand Town as a place to stay. In addition to the existence of the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic, this resulted in Rand Town becoming the largest town nearby. ¡°Then you must go to Scott Kingdom¡¯s Imperial City in the future to take a look. That place is countless times more prosperous than here,¡± Susanna said. ¡°Imperial City?¡± Lin An was stunned for a moment. In Lin An¡¯s memories, Imperial City was mysterious and powerful. It was rumored that in the imperial city, sorcerers were not very rare existences. There were even many strong archmages. This was something that ordinary towns did not have. For someone as strong as Rand Town, before Sophia came, only the arrogant Hodtrotz Magic Academy had an archmage. Just as Lin An was thinking about it, Susanna, who was beside him, pulled Lin An to a food stall. The stall owner saw that a customer had arrived and said enthusiastically, ¡°Beauties, you are students of Hodtrodz Magic Academy, right? Do you want some magical beast meat? It will definitely be delicious.¡± Lin An took a look and immediately recognized that this magical beast meat belonged to a type of level-1 magical beast called the Porcupine. It was very common in the magical beast forest and was not very strong, so it was very easy to hunt. ¡°Okay, give us a little each.¡± Susanna was just about to take out some gold coins when Lin An took out a gold coin from his pocket and handed it over. ¡°Let me treat you to some,¡± Lin An said. Lin An wasn¡¯t that rich initially, but the Hodtrotz Magic Academy gave him 500 gold coins every month. Lin An still had some money now. Previously, he had sent 300 gold coins back to his father. The remaining 200 gold coins was already considered very rich for Lin An¡¯s life. After all, other sorcerer-apprentices might need to buy some magic medicine to increase their strength, or buy some magic books to learn magic. But Lin An didn¡¯t have such a need. With his talent, no matter how many magic medicine he used, the effect would be very small. He might as well rely on himself to meditate. As for magic books¡­ Even if Lin An bought them, he wouldn¡¯t be able to learn them. He might as well rely on his accumulated points to exchange for forbidden spells in the system store. ¡°Thank you!¡± Seeing Lin An treat her to food, a happy smile appeared on Susanna¡¯s face. It wasn¡¯t that she couldn¡¯t afford it herself. If she was willing, she could even casually take out tens of thousands of gold coins. But the meaning of Lin An treating her to food was different. When the stall owner finished the magical beast meat test, Lin An took it and started eating with Susanna. After that, Lin An and Susanna also happily strolled around the nearby streets. This kind of warm time made Lin An feel very comfortable. After all, after coming to this world, Lin An had been worrying about his future all day. He had never felt so relaxed before. ¡°Ta! Ta! Ta!¡± Just as Lin An and Susanna strolled around the streets, the sound of horse hooves suddenly appeared in front of them. They saw a horse carriage speeding down the street. Some of the passersby around them all avoided it, feeling a little scared. The horse carriage was very luxurious. Precious magic stones were inlaid all around it, and each of them was very expensive. In front of the horse carriage was a powerful-looking magical beast. ¡°Level-3 magical beast! Fiery Horse!¡± Lin An saw this handsome horse and immediately recognized its identity. It was a powerful magical beast, and it was extremely precious because it could be tamed. Some nobles would use the fiery horse as a means of transportation to show off their identity. The Fiery Horse could only be bought for thousands of gold coins on the market. At this moment, in the middle of the street, there was a child who looked like he was only five or six years old. He was staring at the approaching carriage in a daze, as if he was scared. If he didn¡¯t dodge, he would definitely be hit by the Fiery Horse. However, the owner of the carriage didn¡¯t seem to see it. The Fiery Horse was still moving forward quickly. On both sides of the street, many civilians saw this scene and revealed worried expressions. However, no one stepped forward to save him. After all, facing a level-3 magical beast, these ordinary civilians didn¡¯t dare to face it at all. At this moment, Lin An couldn¡¯t bear to watch the tragedy unfold and was about to help. However, Susanna, who was at the side, made the first move and began to chant an incantation. ¡°Great Goddess of Light, please protect your people¡­¡± As Susanna finished chanting, a ray of light descended from the sky in front of the child and condensed into a light shield in front of him. At the same time, the Fiery Horse crashed into the light shield. ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Crack!¡± The light shield was instantly shattered, but fortunately, it stopped the Fiery Horse from advancing. The Fiery Horse crashed into the light shield and stopped in its tracks, pacing restlessly on the spot. The horse carriage it was pulling also flipped towards the ground and crashed into the ground. Fortunately, the carriage was very sturdy and did not shatter. However, from the carriage, a man dressed luxuriously walked out of the carriage with a face full of anger. Chapter 18 ¡°Which blind person dares to block my mount? Do you want to die?¡± the man cursed angrily. His expression extremely arrogant. Hearing this, the surrounding commoners all revealed expressions of fear, as if they were extremely afraid of this man. ¡°It¡¯s the mayor¡¯s nephew, York, Brutus.¡± ¡°It really is him. It¡¯s said that anyone who dares to provoke him will be severely punished.¡± ¡°These two children are dead for sure. They actually dared to block Bruzzie¡¯s carriage.¡± ¡°This Brutus is too detestable. He has done all kinds of bad things. Isn¡¯t it because he has the uncle of a mayor?¡± ¡°Brutus¡¯ father is also the captain of the city guards of Rand Town. All of us are under his jurisdiction.¡± ¡­ The commoners did not dare to speak. They could only talk in low voices. Meanwhile, Brutus¡¯s gaze was fixed on the child not far away. Immediately, he took out a long whip from the carriage and was about to whip the child. This whip was as thick as two fingers. If it were to hit the child¡¯s body, even if he did not die, his bones would be broken. At this moment, a simple civilian woman ran out and protected the child. She knelt down towards Brutus and pleaded, ¡°Sir, I beg you to let my child go. He did not do it on purpose.¡± It was obvious that this commoner woman was the child¡¯s mother. However, Brutus revealed a cruel smile and said, ¡°Hmph, you¡¯ve disturbed my mount. Do you want me to let it go just like that? Impossible!¡± Brutus raised the whip in his hand high and lashed it towards the woman. Some of the commoners who couldn¡¯t bear to see this scene covered their eyes. ¡°Bang!¡± At this moment, a light shield once again protected the woman and her child in the air. This made Brutus notice Lin An and Susanna not far away. Instantly, Brutus¡¯ gaze towards Susanna turned into greed. ¡°There¡¯s actually such a beautiful girl in Rand Town?¡± Brutus had a desire in his heart. He walked towards Susanna and said, ¡°Are you the culprit who disturbed my mount?¡± His eyes looked straight at Susanna¡¯s chest, not hiding his desire at all. Susanna frowned and felt Brutus¡¯ gaze. She said with great disgust, ¡°If you look any longer, I¡¯ll gouge your eyes out. This street doesn¡¯t allow carriages to travel together, not to mention your speed. Don¡¯t you see a child in the middle of the road?¡± ¡°Hahahaha.¡± Hearing Susanna¡¯s words, Brutus burst into laughter, then, he said as if he was showing off, ¡°My uncle is the mayor, and my father is the captain of the city guards. The rules of Rand Town are set by my family. I can drive the carriage wherever I want. What do you care?¡± With such a background, it was no wonder he was so arrogant. Apart from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy and the Magic Association, Brutus was indeed unchallenged in Rand Town. There was nothing that he did not dare to provoke. Lin An heard Brutus¡¯ arrogant words from the side and was extremely disgusted. Could it be that having a powerful background meant that he could disregard the law? However, this was the case in this world. The strong were respected! However, Brutus¡¯ background was clearly not that powerful. Susanna said in a very strong voice, ¡°I am a student of the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic. With the honor of being a magic sorcerer, I can not watch you kill a child like this.¡± Lin An was a little surprised by Susanna¡¯s strong voice. After all, in the academy, Susanna acted like a gentle girl. This was the first time Lin An had seen such a side of Susanna. ¡°Hodtrotz Magic Academy?¡± When Brutus heard this name, he put away his arrogance. However, he quickly looked at Susanna greedily and said, ¡°Would Hodtrotz Magic Academy make an enemy of my family for you? I¡¯ll give you three choices.¡± ¡°One, I kill this mother and son.¡± ¡°Two, you come with me. I¡¯ll treat you well.¡± In Brutus¡¯ eyes, Susanna was so young. She was definitely a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice. And a sorcerer¡¯s apprentice, even if she was from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, Bruz didn¡¯t care at all. After all, the family behind him controlled the entire Rand Town, As for Lin An¡¯s existence, he was directly ignored by Brutus. A person dressed in civilian clothes definitely didn¡¯t have any backing. ¡°You!¡± Hearing Brutus¡¯ words, Susanna was embarrassed and angry. However, when she saw the rank-3 magic beast, the Fiery Horse, Susanna knew that it was definitely not impossible to defeat the Fiery Horse. A rank-3 magic beast was already equivalent to the strength of an advanced sorcerer¡¯s apprentice. Susanna suppressed the anger in her heart and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the third choice?¡± When Brutus heard Susanna¡¯s words, he revealed a cruel smile and said, ¡°The third choice is to kill this mother and son and your companion, then forcefully take you away.¡± After saying that, Brutus directly summoned the Firey Horse and rode on it. The tall Firey Horse brought great pressure to Susanna. At this moment, Susanna understood that unless she rushed back to the academy, it would be extremely dangerous to stay here. Although there were many civilians nearby, and even students from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy here, almost no one stood out to help. After all, Brutus¡¯ status in Rand Town was too prestigious, and no one wanted to offend Brutus. At this time, Lin An stood out and said very calmly, ¡°What if we don¡¯t want to choose either?¡± Facing Brutus¡¯ arrogance, Lin An couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer. He actually did such a despicable thing in public. Moreover, Lin An knew that at this point, it was already impossible to negotiate. At worst, he could cast a forbidden spell and kill Brutus. Then, he could return to his hometown and hide with his family. Even if the family behind Brutus wanted to find him, it wouldn¡¯t be so easy. As long as he waited for his realm to increase, he could come back and take revenge at any time. ¡°Yo, a hero saving a damsel in distress? Are you worthy?¡± Brutus looked at Lin An with disdain in his eyes. Sitting on the Fiery Horse, he directly lashed out at Lin An with his whip. ¡°Bang!¡± Lin An dodged and the whip directly lfashed onto the ground. Meanwhile, Brutus lashed out with his whip again. Susanna released a light shield to block the attack of the whip and shouted at Lin An, ¡°Lin An, go back to the academy and find Teacher Sophia. I¡¯ll hold off here for a while.¡± However, Lin An didn¡¯t move. Instead, he stood where he was, his eyes filled with anger. Chapter 19 Leave? Let Susanna defend herself here? Lin An directly rejected this idea. Putting aside whether or not he could rush back to the academy, as long as this Brutus let the Fiery Horse attack, Susanna wouldn¡¯t be able to block it. ¡°Hahahaha, let¡¯s see how much magical energy you have.¡± Seeing Susanna defend, Brutus¡¯ eyes were filled with madness. In his eyes, Susanna was just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. One lash! Two lashes! Three lashes! ¡­ More than ten lashes came down. Brutus also had some difficulty, so he put down the whip in his hand. Susanna¡¯s face was also a little pale. Obviously, a lot of magic energy had been consumed. At this time, Brutus sneered. ¡°Since you don¡¯t know how to appreciate favors, then don¡¯t blame me.¡± After saying that, Brutus ordered his Fiery Horse to attack. Instantly, Susanna¡¯s expression changed drastically. The reason why this Fiery Horse was a tier-3 magic beast was because of its powerful physical body. Moreover, it could spit out a ball of flames from its mouth. Even if a sorcerer was hit without any protection, his life would still be in danger. At this moment, the raging Fiery Horse charged towards Susanna with a huge impact force. The two layers of light shields overlapped, and Susanna used up the last bit of her magic power. ¡°Bang!¡± The light shield was torn apart. Fortunately, it blocked the raging Fiery Horse¡¯s charge. However, without protection, Susanna would definitely not be able to block the next attack. Seeing that Susanna had used up all her magic power, Brutus smiled contemptuously and said, ¡°Now, you have no choice.¡± From afar, Lin An saw this scene and knew that he had to make a move. After all, if this continued, Susanna would be in deep trouble. In the academy, Susanna had taken care of him in every possible way. Lin An couldn¡¯t back down now. Most importantly, it wasn¡¯t that Lin An didn¡¯t have the ability to deal with the Fiery Horse. ¡°Flame of the Godking!¡± At this moment, Lin An no longer concealed himself. He directly cast the SSS-level forbidden spell, Flame of the Godking. Instantly, the temperature in the air became scorching hot, and the fire elemental energy in the surrounding area gathered over. Such a commotion attracted the attention of many magic sorcerers in the surroundings. ¡°What¡¯s going on? It seems like a fire magic sorcerer is casting a spell.¡± ¡°This energy is a little terrifying. Could it be that the fire beast is about to cast a spell?¡± ¡°Brutus is too despicable. When we go to the Imperial City in the future, we must expose what happened here.¡± ¡°This little girl is too pitiful. Even her companions abandoned her and watched from afar.¡± Many people sighed. They thought that the Fiery Horse had used a skill to kill Susanna. Even Brutus thought the same. ¡°Xiao Hong! Stop! I want to capture her alive and bring her back,¡± Brutus shouted at the Fiery Horse. The Fiery Horse was very innocent. It even sensed danger and impatiently stood on the spot. However, Susanna revealed a puzzled expression. Then, her face lit up as she looked at Lin An. She clearly knew that Lin An had supreme fire element affinity. During the entrance examination, he had even destroyed a magic dummy that only a magic sorcerer could destroy. Now that the fire element energy between heaven and earth had gathered, it could only be Lin An casting a spell. Fortunately, she didn¡¯t notice that Lin An didn¡¯t chant a spell when he was casting the spell. ¡°Whoosh!¡± Lin An¡¯s face was pale. Finally, his magic energy was exhausted and he fell to the ground. A ball of flame appeared on the Fiery Horse¡¯s body. It was a little larger than the size Lin An had cast when he was in the entrance examination. This flame directly ignited the powerful Fiery Horse. The Fiery Horse endured immense pain and began to run wildly on the streets. Brutus did not realize the seriousness of the situation and continued to stay on the horse¡¯s back. However, when the flames spread to his legs, he finally felt that something was wrong. ¡°Ah! What kind of flames are these? Damn it!¡± Brutus fell off the horse¡¯s back and tried to extinguish the flames. He even placed the flames into the water, but the flames continued to burn wildly on his body. Fortunately, Lin An¡¯s magic power was insufficient, so the flames were quickly extinguished. But the result was very bleak. Only half of the Fiery Horse¡¯s body was left, and it could not be any more dead. On the other side, Brutus¡¯ legs were also burned off. Even his bones could not be seen, and his blood was completely evaporated. This scene shocked everyone around. A level-3 magical beast was actually killed without even having the time to resist? At this moment, Susanna came to Lin An¡¯s side and said to him, ¡°Lin An, hurry up and go back to the academy!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin An endured the weakness in his body and quickly returned to the Hodtrotz Magic Academy with Susanna. After entering the academy, Susanna heaved a sigh of relief and said, ¡°Lin An, thank you for this time. You don¡¯t have to worry. They won¡¯t dare to take revenge on us in the academy.¡± ¡°I hope so. Let¡¯s go back and rest first.¡± Lin An was still a little worried. After all, the York family that Brutus was from was the biggest force in Rand Town. Now that he had destroyed both his legs, it was impossible to say that they wouldn¡¯t take revenge. Lin An could only place his hopes on the Hodtrotz Academy of Magic. As long as the academy was willing to protect him, there wouldn¡¯t be any problems for him. But if the academy wasn¡¯t willing to protect him, then he could only find another way out. Lin An didn¡¯t think too much about it. The most important thing now was to recover the magic power. Otherwise, if the York family came to seek revenge, then he would be in trouble. Returning to the dormitory, Lin An immediately started to meditate. At the same time. On the previous street. On both sides of the street, there was no one. The civilians had long left this place and did not dare to stay. Not long after, a team of city guards rushed over. The leader was a middle-aged man. When he saw Brutus, who had lost both his legs and had fainted, his eyes revealed an angry expression. ¡°Send Brutus to the priest for treatment, quick!¡± Errol York shouted anxiously. He was afraid that if he was a step late, his son would die because of it. Soon, the city guards carried Brutus, who was already unconscious. Errol also began to investigate. Who was it that dared to attack his son in Rand Town? Chapter 20 Rand Town. In the York family, Brutus lay on his bed, his lower body empty. A priest was casting light magic to heal Brutus¡¯ injuries. After a long time, the priest said, ¡°Mr. Errol, your son is out of danger, but his legs may have been lost forever.¡± Limb regeneration. In this world, it was a very difficult thing. Only an extraordinary high mage could use a forbidden spell of light magic to regrow a lost limb. But was an extraordinary high mage something that the York family could come into contact with? In other words, Brutus¡¯ lost legs could no longer be regrown. This made Errol, who was at the side, look angry. Not only was Brutus his son, but he was also his only son. Although his talent in cultivation was not that great, Errol doted on him very much. Otherwise, he would not have developed such an arrogant character like Brutus. ¡°The Hodtrotz Magic Academy¡­ I must avenge my son.¡± Hatred had made Errol lose his mind. Although the York family was the most powerful force in this Rand Town, Hodtrotz Magic Academy was not under their jurisdiction. Generally speaking, the academy was directly under the command of the Imperial City, which was very special. The local units in the town could not directly order the academy. Otherwise, Errol would just ask Hodtrotz Magic Academy to hand over Lin An and Susanna. However, even if that wasn¡¯t possible, Errol still gave the order and prepared to go to the Hodtrotz Magic Academy to get them. ¡­ The sun rose. The Hodtrotz Magic Academy was closed for the day, but there were still quite a number of students entering and leaving the academy. It was a peaceful scene. However, at this moment, on a nearby street, city guards walked towards the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. The one leading them was Errol. Behind him were about fifty city guards, all of whom were relatively powerful existences among the city guards. The weakest among them was a beginner swordsman, and there were even several high-level swordsmen among them. If that was all, it would not be much. However, these city guards were all wearing the magic equipment distributed by the kingdom. If they were to really fight, even a few sorcerers working together wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with them. Not to mention that Errol was a great swordsman, an existence comparable to sorcerers. ¡°What happened? Why did the city guards come to this place?¡± ¡°Nothing happened here either¡­¡± ¡°Look, the city guards are carrying a stretcher. There is a person on it.¡± ¡°Have you heard? Yesterday, the son of the city guards¡¯ captain, Brutus, had his legs burned off. I heard that it was done by someone from our academy.¡± ¡°Serves him right. That Brutus is usually too arrogant. He bullies the commoners every day. This is karma.¡± ¡­ The arrival of the city guards made many students from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy very surprised. But there were also many people who heard about what happened last night and knew that the city guards were here to seek revenge. This made many students a little angry. After all, Brutus was a bully in everyone¡¯s eyes. After suffering such a heavy blow, he still had the face to come to the magic academy to seek revenge. But they did not dare to go forward and argue. Instead, they stood in the distance and discussed. At this time, just as the city guards were about to enter the magic academy, an old man wearing a sorcerer¡¯s robe blocked their way. ¡°Errol, this is an important place of the academy. The city guards can not enter,¡± the old man said straightforwardly. Errol did not force his way in. Instead, he said angrily to the old man, ¡°Xavier, your academy must give me an explanation today.¡± ¡°Explanation? Did something happen?¡± Xavier was a little puzzled. Errol said directly, ¡°Last night, the students of your academy committed a murder. They killed my son¡¯s mount and even destroyed my son¡¯s legs.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible.¡± Xavier did not believe what Errol said. Xavier had heard of Brutus¡¯ actions in Rand Town, and he also knew that Brutus¡¯ mount was a 3rd rank magic beast, the Fiery Horse. However, there were not many magic sorcerer apprentices who had the ability to kill the Fiery Horse in the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. Moreover, with the strength of a rank-3 magic beast, it would choose to run away when faced with danger. There was no one among the students who could kill a rank-3 magic beast that was running away. ¡°Hmph, I knew you would say that. However, many people have seen what happened last night. You can ask around. If you don¡¯t hand over the murderer today, I will break into the academy and find the murderer!¡± Errol said angrily. Then, he took out two portraits that had been drawn long ago. On them were the portraits of Lin An and Susanna. When he saw Lin An¡¯s portrait, Xavier¡¯s expression was a little surprised. Everyone in the academy had long known about Lin An¡¯s existence. A genius with supreme-level elemental affinity. Not to mention whether Lin An did it or not, if it was Lin An who did it, the academy would protect Lin An. After all, a genius was much more useful than that trash, Brutus. ¡°Errol, if you want to forcefully break into the academy, don¡¯t blame me for making a move.¡± Magic energy rippled from Xavier¡¯s body, and the aura of a magic shooter was revealed. ¡°Hmph, the Hodtrotz Magic Academy is protecting the murderer. Today, the city guards will definitely bring the murderer to justice.¡± ¡°City guards, listen up. Enter the academy and capture the murderer!¡± Following Errol¡¯s command, the city guards behind him all drew their longswords. ¡°Boom!¡± At the same time, green light blossomed around Xavier. A tornado appeared out of thin air and swept towards the city guards. Third-tier wind magic. Tornado! Instantly, some of the city guards, who were only beginner-level swordsman apprentices, were swept into the air by the tornado and then thrown out. This was because Xavier had not used his full strength. Otherwise, the tornado would have been able to tear these weak city guards into pieces. At this moment, Errol pulled out his long sword and slashed down. Under the blessing of magic energy, a sword aura appeared and directly cut the tornado in half. ¡°Today, if the Hodtrotz Magic Academy doesn¡¯t hand over the murderer, our city guards will not give up.¡± Chapter 21 In the academy. Lin An woke up in his dormitory. The magic energy in his body had completely recovered. Just as Lin An was worried that the city guards would come to seek revenge, he suddenly heard a series of sounds coming from the corridor outside. ¡°Hurry to the entrance of the academy. I heard that the city guards came to our academy to cause trouble. Teacher Xavier is fighting with the city guards.¡± ¡°What is the matter with the city guards? How dare they barge into our academy? Aren¡¯t they afraid that the sorcerers of our academy will retaliate?¡± ¡°It is said that the son of the captain of the city guards, Brutus, had his legs burnt off by the students of our college. The city guards are here for revenge.¡± ¡°God, who¡¯s so brave? I¡¯ve always hated that Brutus.¡± ¡°Go, go, go, go, go, go!¡± ¡­ Hearing the conversation outside, Lin An¡¯s heart tightened. As expected, what should come will come. He just did not expect the city guards to be so fast and even dare to barge into the academy. Lin An did not retreat. Instead, he tidied up a little and walked towards the academy¡¯s entrance. Actually, Lin An could have escaped at this time, but Lin An did not want to do so. After all, he hadn¡¯t done anything wrong, so why should he run? Most importantly, Lin An believed that the academy would protect him. Otherwise, the academy would have just handed him over when they came to this place. It didn¡¯t take long for Lin An to arrive at the entrance of the academy. From a distance, Lin An could feel the terrifying waves of magical energy. With a glance, he could see that in the air, four magic sorcerers were casting spells and wreaking havoc in the direction of the city guards. However, the city guards seemed to have a way to deal with the magic sorcerers. Each of them raised their shields and were actually able to block the magic attacks. Moreover, from the shields, there would be a sword aura attacking from time to time, repelling the magic sorcerers from the academy. This was Lin An¡¯s first time witnessing a battle between a sorcerer and a swordsman, and he felt extremely shocked. That terrifying magic seemed to be able to destroy everything. Lin An didn¡¯t doubt that if he entered the battlefield, he would be instantly destroyed. Although Lin An could cast a forbidden spell, his own realm was still too low. When Lin An appeared here, Errol immediately noticed Lin An. Errol instantly became even angrier. ¡°Don¡¯t stop me, the murderer is right there! I must avenge my son!¡± Errol waved his long sword, and the sword aura spread out wantonly, suppressing the four magic sorcerers in the academy. This didn¡¯t mean that the four magic sorcerers in the academy were inferior to Errol, but that they didn¡¯t use their full strength. After all, Errol belonged to the kingdom¡¯s army. If they killed him, they would definitely attract a lot of trouble. It was the same for the city guards. Even if they had the chance to kill the magic sorcerers of the Hordtrotz Magic Academy, they wouldn¡¯t do it. No one could withstand the anger of the president of the Hordtrotz Magic Academy, an archmage. At this moment, Lin An walked forward, he said loudly, ¡°That person drove a carriage on the street and rammed into civilians. He even insulted the Hodtrotz Magic Academy on the street. Furthermore, he was the one who ordered the Fiery Horse to attack my companions first. We were only defending ourselves.¡± Seeing that the teachers of the academy were fighting for him, Lin An stood out without fear. Facing the fury of the city guards, Lin An understood that if this matter wasn¡¯t resolved today, these people would definitely attack him behind his back. At that time, Lin An would be very uncomfortable. After all, facing the city guards who had the advantage in numbers, as long as he left the Hodtrotz Magic Academy in the future, he was afraid that he would be attacked by the city guards. He might as well resolve this problem now. Errol heard Lin An¡¯s words, but he didn¡¯t listen at all. He said angrily, ¡°No matter what the reason is, you destroyed my son¡¯s legs. Today, I¡¯m going to make you pay with your life.¡± A mere magic sorcerer apprentice was nothing in Errol¡¯s eyes. However, if Errol knew that Lin An had supreme-level elemental affinity, he might not think so. ¡°Hmph, you don¡¯t deserve to touch the students of my Hodtrotz Magic Academy!¡± The teachers of the academy were still very protective of Lin An. Not to mention Lin An¡¯s talent, just in front of everyone, if they compromised, then the Hodtrotz Magic Academy would probably bear a huge amount of notoriety. ¡°Is that so? You hurt my nephew, and your academy is covering up for the murderer. Do you really think that my York family is so easy to bully?¡± At this moment, a voice was heard. A dignified middle-aged man appeared in front of the city guards and looked directly at the teacher of the academy. The appearance of this middle-aged man shocked everyone. ¡°It¡¯s the mayor!¡± ¡°It¡¯s rumored that the mayor of Rand Town had already reached the magic sorcerer realm more than twenty years ago. After so many years, even if he isn¡¯t an archmage, he is about to breakthrough.¡± ¡°What a powerful aura. I didn¡¯t expect that even the mayor would be alarmed.¡± Many people exclaimed. The middle-aged man in front of them was the mayor of Rand Town, Ed York. In Rand Town, Ed¡¯s strength was definitely ranked in the top five. ¡°Ed, are you really going to interfere in this matter? Aren¡¯t you afraid that the dean will make a move?¡± Xavier looked at Ed and felt a huge pressure. Although they were both sorcerers, compared to Ed¡¯s background, Xavier was clearly inferior. This also made Xavier feel very helpless. It was a very shameful thing for the Hodtrotz Magic Academy to fall to such a state. One had to know that the other magic academies had at least four archmages holding down the fort. No one dared to provoke them. As for the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, it was currently relying on the principal alone. Its prestige was clearly insufficient. Otherwise, as long as there were four archmages in the academy, this Ed wouldn¡¯t dare to appear in this place. Ed¡¯s expression was calm as he said calmly, ¡°So what if it¡¯s the dean? It¡¯s a student from your academy who injured my nephew. Is he going to stop me?¡± At the same time, Lin An, who was at the academy¡¯s entrance, felt a terrifying spiritual force lock onto him. His hair stood on end. ¡°Hmph!¡± At this moment, a delicate snort sounded from this place. Everyone present felt as if they were in the middle of ice. They saw a woman wearing a long white dress slowly walking over from within the academy. Chapter 22 Sophia appeared at the entrance of the academy. Facing Ed and the city guards, her expression was calm and composed. Seeing Sophia¡¯s appearance, the teachers of the academy let out a sigh of relief, because they were very clear about Sophia¡¯s strength. This was the teacher from the Imperial City, and she was also an archmage. As for Ed, he looked at Sophia with some doubt. He could feel an invisible pressure from Sophia, which surprised Ed. After all, in his eyes, Sophia was only a woman in her twenties, more like a student of this academy. But Ed knew that Sophia was not as simple as a student. ¡°Who are you?¡± Ed asked. As the mayor of Rand Town, Ed was not clear about the transfer of personnel from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. Otherwise, he would not dare to speak to Sophia in such an arrogant tone. As an archmage, even though Ed was very close to this realm, he was still one step away. Just one small step, and the difference between him and Sophia was like the difference between heaven and earth. Sophia didn¡¯t answer Ed¡¯s question. Instead, she said very calmly, ¡°I heard that you want to kill my student?¡± Of course, Sophia knew that such a big thing had happened in the academy. Not far away, Lin An saw that Sophia actually stood up for him, and he was very touched. Although Sophia was usually very cold, Lin An knew that under Sophia¡¯s cold appearance, she also had a warm heart. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have helped him recover after every physical training session. ¡°Your student?¡± Ed looked at Sophia and said, ¡°He committed a crime in Rand Town. According to the law of Scott Kingdom, he should be handed over to us to deal with.¡± Indeed, if it was Lin An who took the initiative to commit a crime, Ed had the authority to arrest Lin An. ¡°Hmph!¡± ¡°According to the laws of Scott Kingdom, if a mount is allowed to harm civilians, the noble can be stripped of their title as a noble and demoted to a commoner.¡± ¡°In one¡¯s own territory, if you harm civilians for no reason, you can be sentenced to several years in prison and destroy their cultivation.¡± ¡°If you provoke recklessly, you deserve to die.¡± Sophia was not that weak. After letting out a cold snort, she erupted with a powerful aura. What Sophia said just now was not wrong at all. Brutus had allowed the Fiery Horse to collide with the commoner on the street. Strictly speaking, it was a major crime. Brutus had usually harmed countless commoners in Rand Town. If it were not for his family¡¯s concealment, he would have been hanged long ago. As for his wanton provocation, that was Brutus¡¯ act of provoking others. Even if he was beaten to death, he deserved it. Not to mention that he had only lost a pair of legs. ¡°The Imperial City¡¯s law code? In Rand Town, if you dare to hurt my son, don¡¯t even think about letting it go. City guards, attack and capture the murderer.¡± Errol could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and commanded the city guards to launch an attack. Immediately, these city guards rushed towards Lin An. The city guards were no longer soldiers who maintained order in Rand Town. In a sense, they were more like the York family¡¯s private soldiers. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have the courage to barge into the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. Noble families were allowed to have private soldiers, but the city guards were an army belonging to the kingdom. They were mobilized by the York family and used their power for personal gain. If this was investigated further, they would definitely be punished. ¡°Hmph, courting death.¡± Sophia looked at the city guards who were swarming forward. Her eyes revealed a coldness towards life. It was as if in her eyes, these city guards were not living people, but corpses. It was also at this time that the clear sky became a little gloomy. Snowflakes slowly fell from the void. There was a terrifying magic energy brewing in the surroundings. Ed, who was watching the battle from the side, felt that something was wrong. A sense of danger rose in his heart. Looking at the falling snowflakes, he suddenly thought of something¡­ ¡°What beautiful snowflakes. Is someone casting a spell?¡± ¡°On such a hot day, I actually feel cold.¡± ¡°What a terrifying magic fluctuation. What kind of spell is this?¡± Many onlookers were curious when they saw this sudden snowflake. Moreover, this snowflake was very magical. It only covered the entire area where the city guards were. Places beyond this area were not affected at all. At the same time, Sophia shouted softly, ¡°The world of ice and snow!¡± Instantly, under the feet of the city guards, ice covered everything. One by one, the city guards turned into ice sculptures in an instant. A great swordsman like Errol also turned into an ice sculpture. As the snowflakes slowly fell, the entire place was silent. Only Ed, who was not far away, saw this scene and was extremely shocked. ¡°Fifth¡­ Tier-5 magic, Ice and Snow. You are an archmage!¡± Ed did not expect that Sophia, who looked so young, actually had the realm of an archmage. Most importantly, most archmages needed to prepare for a period of time to cast a tier-5 spell, or cast it quickly with the help of magic equipment. But Sophia was different. She had only communicated with the elemental energy between heaven and earth and cast a tier-5 spell in an instant. There were only two possibilities. One was that Sophia had borrowed some special magic equipment. Second, Sophia was extremely talented and was very proficient in magic. But no matter what, it proved that Sophia¡¯s identity was not ordinary. Lin An, who was not far away, was also very shocked when he saw the magic that Sophia had cast. Although Lin An knew that Sophia had great power, this was the first time Lin An had seen Sophia make a move. A single spell had taken out dozens of city guards. This was too terrifying. At the same time. Not far from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, in a hidden location. Susanna and a man were watching everything. ¡°Father, Teacher Sophia is too powerful.¡± Susanna was very emotional. Yesterday, Susanna knew that the city guards would definitely come looking for trouble, so she went to find her father overnight. However, what Susanna did not expect was that Sophia actually made a move, and it was so powerful. At this time, Susanna¡¯s father said, ¡°So it¡¯s her, Nana. It seems that I don¡¯t need to make a move. I still have some matters to attend to in the Magical Beast Forest. You stay here. If anything happens, break the jade pendant. I¡¯ll rush back.¡± After saying that, Susanna¡¯s father handed over a jade pendant to Susanna and disappeared from the spot. Teleportation! This was the power of an archmage. Chapter 23 At the Magic Academy. At the entrance. Dozens of city guards were frozen, shocking everyone. No one had expected that a seemingly weak Sophia would actually have the strength of an archmage. After all, an archmage was a very rare existence in the Scott Kingdom. At this moment, Ed was a little afraid, but he still stood up and said, ¡°Who exactly are you? How dare you kill my people?¡± Ed could clearly sense that the people who were sealed in ice had long lost their life force. Even if a mage god was here, it would be very difficult to resurrect them. Ed was very afraid of Sophia¡¯s strength. Hearing Ed¡¯s question, Sophia said very calmly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who I am. They should die if they dare to offend me.¡± Domineering! Although Sophia was a woman, the arrogance in her words was far superior to many men. Most importantly, there was nothing wrong with what she said. An archmage had appeared at the academy¡¯s entrance, yet Errol was still leading the city guards to attack. Wasn¡¯t he courting death? But who would know that Sophia was an archmage? ¡°The city guards are the kingdom¡¯s army. Do you know that you are provoking the Scott Kingdom?¡± Seeing how domineering Sophia was, Ed had no other choice but to rely on the Scott Kingdom¡¯s prestige, hoping to intimidate Sophia. However, Sophia said disdainfully, ¡°You are not worthy to represent the Scott Kingdom. From now on, you are no longer a citizen of the Scott Kingdom.¡± Sophia¡¯s words made many people suspicious. Many people would believe that she was very strong, but many people did not believe that she could randomly appoint the owner of a town or even abolish her identity as a noble. The Scott Kingdom had many towns, but the center of power had always been concentrated in the Imperial City. In the Imperial City, countless nobles had illustrious statuses. Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, Duke. The five noble statuses were an ancient system. Ed was the mayor of Rand Town, a Viscount, and also had an official position. If one wanted to be deprived of such a status, they would have to ask for it from a Marquis. However, in the entire Scott Kingdom, only eight Marquises had been conferred titles, and each of them was an archmage. Moreover, none of these eight Marquises were female. Thus, many people didn¡¯t know Sophia¡¯s identity. ¡°You don¡¯t have the qualifications yet. I¡¯m a hereditary Viscount. Unless it¡¯s appointed by the Earl of the kingdom, no one can deal with me.¡± Ed was clearly aware of this, so he was not afraid of Sophia. At this moment, a token appeared in Sophia¡¯s hand. Then, Sophia threw it at Ed. Ed caught the token. When he looked at it, he was extremely shocked. The token was filled with a rich magic aura. It was an extremely powerful magic equipment in itself. Other than that, the token was engraved with the symbol of the Scott Kingdom, the maple leaf pattern. But the most eye-catching part was the name on the pattern, Dimon. Dimon, the surname of the Scott Kingdom¡¯s royal family. Looking at the token, Ed finally thought of a person. ¡°Dimon, Sophia! You¡¯re the Seventh Princess!¡± Ed shouted in shock. This shout also made some people who knew the news come to a realization. In the Scott Kingdom, the king had many children, and Sophia was one of them. However, Sophia had shown a powerful talent for cultivation since she was young. No matter what magic it was, she could master it after three times at most. And at the age of eighteen, Sophia tested out the grandmaster-level innate magic power, the grandmaster-level ice element affinity. This meant that Sophia was destined to become a master-level magic sorcerer. However, Sophia¡¯s talent had been targeted by someone. It was the Seligman Kingdom, which was not far from the Scott Kingdom. After learning about Sophia¡¯s talent, the Seligman Kingdom sent an envoy to sign a marriage contract with Sophia and marry the first prince of the Seligman Kingdom. After Sophia found out about it, she was very resistant and wanted to reject it directly on the spot. However, the Seligman Kingdom was a kingdom that was much more powerful than the Scott Kingdom. There were countless high mages in the Seligman Kingdom, and archmages were also very common. There was even a grandmaster ranking board in the Seligman Kingdom that ranked the strength of more than twenty grandmaster high mages in the kingdom. As for transcendent sorcerers, there was also one in the Seligman Kingdom. With this kind of strength, they could completely crush the Scott Kingdom. After all, there was only one grandmaster sorcerer in the Scott Kingdom, let alone transcendent sorcerers. Under the pressure brought by the Seligman Kingdom, the king of the Scott Kingdom could only choose to sacrifice Sophia in exchange for political marriage in order to seek peace. Fortunately, the first prince of the Zeeman Kingdom had gone to an Empire¡¯s academy to cultivate, and it would take several years. And during this time, Sophia had taken the only grandmaster sorcerer in the kingdom as her teacher and followed her cultivation. There had been no news of her for several years. But she had not expected that she would actually appear at the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. This not only shocked Ed, but even the people of the Hodtrotz Magic Academy could not believe it. ¡°It¡¯s actually the princess of the kingdom!¡± ¡°This is too unbelievable. A princess is actually a teacher in our academy.¡± ¡°Is our academy so powerful? To actually let a princess teach.¡± The students in class one were the most shocked. They never would have thought that their teacher would actually be a princess. Even though Sophia had mentioned that her name was Sophia Dimon when school started, these new students were basically not from the royal city and did not know much about the royal family. After all, they were usually addressed as kings, princes, and princesses. They rarely used their last names directly. Therefore, they did not know that Dimon was actually the royal family¡¯s last name. Otherwise, this kind of shock should have happened when the school had just started. But even now, when they learned about it, they were still very shocked. The princess of the kingdom! The realm of an archmage! She was a rare ice elemental mage! With the blessing of this series of halos, Sophia became even more sacred. Chapter 24 At the entrance of the Academy. After Ed revealed Sophia¡¯s identity, no one dared to say anything bad about her anymore. So what if she killed the city guards? If these city guards dared to offend the princess, it would be a crime of treason if the investigation continued. Everyone involved would be implicated. At this moment, Ed was extremely afraid. His identity as a Viscount could no longer bring him any sense of security. If Sophia really wanted to kill him, then no one would speak up for him. After all, Sophia¡¯s identity was special. Even if she committed a heinous crime, she might not receive any punishment. He also had to take into account the face of the Seligman Kingdom. ¡°Your Highness, it¡¯s my fault for not recognizing Mount Tai. These city guards deserve to die. How dare they offend Your Highness?¡± At this moment, Ed appeared very respectful and obediently returned Sophia¡¯s token. As for the death of his brother-in-law and the fate of his nephew, Ed did not dare to ask too much. At this time, whether he could protect himself was a problem. ¡°Scram,¡± Sophia said coldly. Actually, in Sophia¡¯s eyes, Ed was not a good person. But after all, Ed was the mayor of Rand Town. If she killed Ed, it was very likely that Rand town would fall into chaos. At that time, it would cause some unnecessary trouble. ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡± Without any hesitation, Ed directly left this place. Facing an archmage, Ed didn¡¯t have the courage to continue staying here. After Ed left, Sophia walked straight into the academy. No one dared to stop her. Halfway through, Sophia looked at Lin An and said, ¡°Follow me.¡± Lin An didn¡¯t refuse. Under the envious gazes of many people, he followed Sophia and left. ¡­ In the office. Lin An stood in front of Sophia obediently. ¡°You killed people on the street. How dare you?¡± Sophia said expressionlessly. ¡°Teacher Sophia, it was that Brutus who sent a rank-three magical beast to attack me and Susanna. If we didn¡¯t do anything, Susanna¡¯s life would have been in danger.¡± Lin An told Sophia everything that happened last night in detail. Sophia was also very surprised when she heard it. A rank-three magical beast was equivalent to the strength of an advanced sorcerer apprentice. And as a magical beast, the Fiery Horse was even more powerful. It was almost invincible among sorcerer apprentices. However, Lin An was able to instantly kill the Fiery Horse with just one spell. This kind of strength was unimaginable to Sophia. However, Sophia didn¡¯t show it. Instead, she said to Lin An, ¡°Go back. If you encounter such a thing in the future, inform the academy immediately. If the other party is stronger than you, it is very likely that you will die.¡± Sophia waved her hand and let Lin An leave. After leaving the office, Lin An also heaved a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t receive any punishment and the matter was resolved perfectly. This seemed to be the best outcome. Although the York family still controlled Rand Town, they probably wouldn¡¯t dare to provoke the Hodtrotz Magic Academy in the future. ¡°Lin An.¡± On Lin An¡¯s way back to the dormitory, he met Susanna. Seeing Susanna, Lin An asked, ¡°Susanna, did you hear about what happened at the academy today?¡± As one of the parties involved, Susanna, Lin An felt it was a little strange that he didn¡¯t see Susanna today. Susanna covered it up and said, ¡°Of course I heard about it. It¡¯s just that I was cultivating at that time. I didn¡¯t expect that teacher Sophia was actually the Seventh Princess and killed all those bad guys.¡± ¡°Yeah, if it wasn¡¯t for teacher Sophia, the two of us would be in deep trouble.¡± Indeed, if it wasn¡¯t for Sophia, even if the city guards didn¡¯t break into the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, it would still be very troublesome in the future. After all, the magic sorcerers in the academy didn¡¯t dare to kill the city guards. Hearing Lin An¡¯s words, Susanna pursed her lips and thought to herself, ¡®Even if it wasn¡¯t for Teacher Sophia, we wouldn¡¯t be in danger.¡¯ ¡­ The following days were very peaceful. Lin An had been studying in the academy and improving his own strength at the same time. It wasn¡¯t until the middle of the semester that Sophia suddenly announced something in class. ¡°In three months, the National Magic Academy¡¯s competition will be held. At that time, our Hodtrotz Magic Academy will also participate.¡± ¡°The academy has a total of ten slots. They will be selected from the advanced, intermediate, and beginner classes.¡± ¡°There will be five slots for the advanced class, three slots for the intermediate class, and two slots for the beginner class. Those who are selected will have the opportunity to participate in this competition and fight for the honor of the academy.¡± The advanced class was the class where the advanced sorcerer apprentices were. Lin An¡¯s class was the beginner class. After all, they were all new students who had just entered the academy, so they were naturally assigned to the beginner class. If their abilities had improved, they would be directly assigned to the intermediate class. The news that Sophia announced made many students in the class excited. ¡°The National Magic Academy Assessment. This is something that all the academies in Scott Kingdom are participating in. I heard it¡¯s very spectacular.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. When the time comes, we¡¯ll be able to see the geniuses of other academies.¡± ¡°Have you guys heard? The Hodtrotz Magic Academy has been ranked last for four consecutive years. Our academy¡¯s results are too bad.¡± ¡°There is indeed a bit of a gap. In the advanced class, there are some very mediocre sorcerer-apprentices. It¡¯s said that the kingdom¡¯s magic academy has quite a number of students with innate magic power of level-6 or level-7.¡± ¡°If there are no accidents, our academy will be at the bottom again this time.¡± ¡­ After Lin An heard the news, he didn¡¯t care at all. This competition had nothing to do with him. After all, Lin An didn¡¯t want to participate in such a boring competition. It would be better for him to cultivate seriously and develop quickly. However, after announcing the news, Lin An was called to Sophie¡¯s office. ¡°Lin An, there is already a reserved spot for the beginner class. It¡¯s you!¡± Sophia said. ¡°Me?¡± Lin An was stunned when he heard this news. Lin An didn¡¯t want to participate in this competition at all. ¡°That¡¯s right. Didn¡¯t the academy give you a scholarship of 500 gold coins every month? Moreover, you are able to burst out with the strength of a magic sorcerer. You are already stronger than an advanced magic sorcerer apprentice,¡± Sophia said. Hearing Sophia¡¯s words, Lin An finally understood why the academy was so good to him. It turned out that there was a purpose. However, Lin An couldn¡¯t refuse. After all, 500 gold coins wasn¡¯t a small amount. If the academy asked Lin An to return it, Lin An really couldn¡¯t afford it. ¡°But¡­ Teacher Sophia, my realm is still very low. Every time I cast a spell, I will overdraw the magic energy in my body and can¡¯t continue to fight,¡± Lin An said. Sophia had already thought of this long ago and said, ¡°In the next two months, I will bring ten talented students from the beginner class into the Magical Beast Forest to train. When the time comes, you can properly raise your strength.¡± Chapter 25 Three days later. On the training ground. Lin An continued to train for 20 kilometers. This was because the system would always issue missions before Lin An trained. Otherwise, Lin An would not have been able to persevere. However, what made Lin An feel regretful was that because there were no more meditation classes, Lin An could only obtain 5,000 points from his physical training every afternoon. ¡°Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. The reward is 5,000 points.¡± As the system¡¯s voice sounded, Lin An ended his training for the day. After three days of training, Lin An¡¯s physique had clearly improved a lot. After finishing the 20-kilometer run, although it was still very uncomfortable, it was much better than the first time he had collapsed onto the ground. At this time, Sophia walked over from afar to help Lin An recover his strength. It had been like this for the past three days, and Lin An was very grateful to Sophia. After Sophia left, Lin An quickly returned to his dormitory. ¡­ In the dormitory. Lin An opened the system store and immediately found what he wanted to buy. [Magic: Great Meditation Spell Level: D-Rank Forbidden Spell Description: A meditation spell passed down from the world of gods. It has the characteristics of a god and can allow one to perceive the magical energy between heaven and earth. Effect: Creates a specific domain around the meditator, allowing the meditator to calm down and comprehend the magical energy between heaven and earth. It absorbs the elements of heaven and earth and integrates them into the body. Price: 15,000 points.] A D-rank forbidden spell¡¯s meditation technique. This was considered very rare. At least in the entire Scott Kingdom, Lin An had never heard of a forbidden spell¡¯s meditation technique. As for himself, he only needed three days of hard work to be able to buy it. This made Lin An feel that his three days of hard work had not been in vain. He glanced at his points. 16,000 points were enough to buy this Great Meditation Technique. Immediately, Lin An chose to buy it. [Host, are you sure you want to spend 15,000 points to buy the [Great Meditation Technique]?] the system asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Lin An chose to confirm without hesitation. [Ding dong! Congratulations host for obtaining a D-rank forbidden spell, Great Meditation Technique.] ¡°Learn the Great Meditation Technique!¡± Lin An had just bought it when he immediately began to learn it. [Ding! Congratulations on successfully mastering the D-Rank Forbidden Spell: Great Meditation Technique!] The system¡¯s notification sounded. In Lin An¡¯s mind, memories regarding the Great Meditation Technique also appeared. Immediately, Lin An sat on the bed and immediately began to meditate. Once he entered meditation, Lin An felt countless magical energies around his body surging towards him. This was a feeling that Lin An had never felt before when he was meditating. After all, Lin An¡¯s innate mana was only at level-3, and his talent was very average. In the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, 95% of the students were probably more talented than Lin An. But now, Lin An¡¯s cultivation speed might not be inferior to that of the gifted Susanna. Moreover, this was only a low-level forbidden spell-level meditation technique. After he had 100,000,000 points, then he would exchange for an SSS-level forbidden spell-level meditation technique. His cultivation speed would definitely surpass all the geniuses. At that time, he might be a true genius. But Lin An definitely wouldn¡¯t learn meditation techniques first. After all, the most important thing was to learn those offensive-type forbidden spells first. The meditation technique was only something that could increase one¡¯s cultivation speed, while the offensive forbidden spells were something that could save one¡¯s life in this world. ¡­ After one night. Lin An ended his meditation. The abundant magical energy in his body made Lin An happy. Compared to yesterday, Lin An could clearly feel that the magical energy in his body had increased significantly. If he continued to cultivate at this rate, he would at most be able to break through to an intermediate magic sorcerer apprentice in a month, or even half a month. This rate of improvement was already very terrifying. Before he had the great meditation technique, Lin An estimated that it would take at least half a year for him to break through to an intermediate sorcerer apprentice. Half a year, half a month, the difference was twelve times. One could imagine how terrifying it was. This was because before he became a real sorcerer, his realm increased at a very fast rate. No matter how bad a person¡¯s talent was, they could become an advanced magic sorcerer apprentice within two to three years at most. However, if one wanted to break through from an advanced magic sorcerer apprentice to a magic sorcerer, some people with poor talent might not be able to break through to the magic sorcerer realm in their entire lifetime. This kind of person referred to people like Lin An who only had level-3 innate magic power or was below level-3. Therefore, this kind of person would not be obsessed with the cultivation of a magic sorcerer. Instead, they were more willing to rely on their own efforts to become a swordsman. A powerful swordsman was no different from a magic sorcerer. It was nothing more than a close-range attack and a magic attack. It was rumored that someone had relied on their own efforts to cultivate and become a god of swords. With one sword strike, they could kill a level-9 magical beast, and they could even break a magic sorcerer¡¯s forbidden spell. It was extremely terrifying. However, such existences were extremely rare. It wasn¡¯t that Lin An hadn¡¯t thought of becoming a swordsman while cultivating magic. However, Lin An heard that the higher the realm of a swordsman, the harder it would be. At the same time, it would also consume countless resources. This was something that Lin An, who was born poor, simply couldn¡¯t afford. Moreover, the training of a swordsman wasn¡¯t as easy as cultivating magic. It was better to focus on cultivating magic. When his realm was high enough, he could release a forbidden spell with a raise of his hand. That was true power. At that time, even if a real god appeared, Lin An believed that with the terrifying forbidden spell, he would be able to kill a god. Of course, this was all in the future. The most important thing for Lin An now was to study hard. It was not easy to learn in the Hodtrotz Magic Academy. As long as his secret was not discovered, it was not bad. Lin An lacked the experience of many magic sorcerers, and Lin An could obtain all of them in the academy. Although he had a forbidden spell, Lin An did not show too much arrogance. Learning from the beginning was the best choice for Lin An. Otherwise, if Lin An were to enter the outside world filled with magic beasts now, he would probably be eaten by the magic beasts until not even his bones were left. Keep a low profile! Hide his strength! This was what Lin An wanted to do. Chapter 26 - Set Off For the Magical Beast Forest ¡°Magical Beast Forest?¡± Lin An was stunned for a moment when he heard this name. Entering the Magical Beast Forest was still very dangerous for an apprentice sorcerer. Originally, the Hodtrotz Magic Academy would only arrange to enter the Magical Beast Forest under the guidance of their teachers during the advanced classes. Moreover, they could only enter the periphery of the Magical Beast Forest. After all, in the depths of the Magical Beast Forest, even a sorcerer might be in danger if they entered. After knowing that he could enter the Magical Beast Forest, Lin An was a little excited. He had been in the town all this time and didn¡¯t have the chance to see magical beasts. But once he entered the Magical Beast Forest, it meant that he could see all kinds of magical beasts. After bidding farewell to Sophia, Lin An immediately went to buy some supplies and prepared to head to the Magical Beast Forest. ¡­ Star Calendar, Year 15810. A group of young students gathered at the entrance of the academy. The leader of the group was Sophia. In the group, besides Lin An, there were nine other students. There were four from Class 1, one from Class 2, two from Class 3, and two from Class 4. These students were all at level-6 in terms of innate mana. They could be considered the most talented among this batch of new students. What made Lin An happy was that Susanna was also in the team. After all, Susanna¡¯s innate mana was at level-7. In everyone¡¯s eyes, she was second only to Lin An. If it wasn¡¯t for Lin An, Susanna would definitely be the number one person. Lin An saw that Susanna didn¡¯t have a backpack on her and her hands were empty. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Susanna, don¡¯t you need to bring any supplies when you go to the Magical Beast Forest this time?¡± Although they could go back to Rand Town to resupply, it wasn¡¯t every day that they would come back to resupply in the Magical Beast Forest. It was very likely that they would stay in the Magical Beast Forest for more than three to four days. If she didn¡¯t eat or drink at that time, it would definitely be impossible. When Susanna heard Lin An¡¯s words, she smiled and said, ¡°My resources are all in my interspatial ring.¡± After saying this, Susanna took out one of her hands and wore a dazzling ring on it. Interspatial ring! Seeing this ring, Lin An was envious. This interspatial ring was also considered a magical equipment, but it was even rarer than normal magical equipment. No matter how small the space in an interspatial ring was, it was still worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Lin An couldn¡¯t afford it at all. This made Lin An even more certain that this Susanna must be from a very wealthy family. He glanced at the other students, who were also carrying bags like him, and this made Lin An feel a little more at ease. ¡°Let¡¯s go. This place is tens of kilometers away from the Swano Magical Beast Forest. You must arrive before nightfall,¡± Sofia said very calmly. Immediately, everyone rushed towards the direction of the Magic Beast Forest without hesitation. ¡­ Swanno Magic Beast Forest. It was the Magical Beast Forest closest to Rand Town. To the west of Rand Town, it stretched for dozens of kilometers and was extremely huge. In the Magic Beast Forest, the weakest magic beast was a rank-1, and the strongest magic beast was rumored to have the strength of a rank-5, but it was not confirmed. This was because very few people ventured deep into the Magical Beast Forest. After all, there would usually be quite a number of level-four magical beasts in the inner regions. Even a magic sorcerer¡¯s life would be in danger. The sky gradually darkened. Lin An and his group of eleven finally arrived at the westernmost part of Rand Town. They were less than a thousand meters away from the Swano Magical Beast Forest. Apart from Sophia, everyone else looked exhausted. A distance of tens of kilometers was still a very long distance for an apprentice sorcerer, let alone walking on foot. This was also part of their training. When they arrived at this place, Lin An truly felt the wonders of this world. On the streets, there were many swordsmen wearing long swords. These swordsmen looked rather old. There were even dried bloodstains on some of their clothes. There were even people dragging the corpses of magical beasts on the streets. Such a scene seemed very normal here. These swordsmen were adventurers. It was their job to enter the Magical Beast Forest to hunt magical beasts. The mortality rate for swordsmen like these was very high. After all, if they were to accidentally encounter a tier-4 magical beast, they would definitely die. ¡°It¡¯s getting dark. Let¡¯s find a place to stay first,¡± Sophia said. After saying that, she brought her people to a hotel. On the signboard of the hotel, there were four big words. Magic Hotel. The hotel owner was a big fat man. When he saw Sophia¡¯s arrival, his eyes lit up. ¡°Distinguished guests, you are from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, right?¡± The owner of the hotel said very politely. Sophia didn¡¯t waste any words. With a wave of her hand, eleven gold coins appeared on the table. She said, ¡°Eleven rooms for one night.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go make the arrangements now.¡± Seeing the gold coins, the owner of the hotel didn¡¯t dare to be negligent and quickly made the arrangements. Lin An, on the other hand, was extremely surprised. One gold coin could only be used to stay here for one night? This price could be said to be very expensive. One had to know that for the same price, one gold coin could even be used to stay for a month near the academy. However, Lin An didn¡¯t ask too much. Very soon, the room was arranged, and Sophia gathered everyone in her room. ¡°No one can leave the hotel tonight. Otherwise, if anything happens, no one will be responsible.¡± ¡°Have a good rest tonight and enter the Magical Beast Forest tomorrow.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think that this training is just for fun. If you don¡¯t listen to the command and get killed by the magical beast, you deserve it.¡± ¡°If anyone wants to quit, think about it tonight. After tonight, there will be no chance.¡± No one refuted Sophia¡¯s words. It was a hard-earned opportunity to train with an archmage. No one would be stupid enough to quit now. Moreover, they came here to train with the intention of improving their own strength. Once they made a breakthrough, they would only be stronger than their peers in the future. Therefore, no one chose to quit, and Lin An did the same. Lin An¡¯s thoughts were even simpler. He had to make himself stronger. Otherwise, he would be in a very difficult position in the National Magic Academy Competition in three months. Would the enemy let him recover his magic power before fighting in every competition? Impossible. He could only use this opportunity to increase his strength. Most importantly, Lin An already had his own plan in his heart. Chapter 27 - Forbidden Spell of Darkness, Darkness Devour! He returned to his room. Lin An immediately opened the system. ¡°Current points: 216,000.¡± 216,000 points. This was the number of points Lin An had accumulated over the past few days. These points were enough to purchase an S-grade forbidden spell. However, Lin An wasn¡¯t in a hurry to purchase some offensive forbidden spells. Instead, he looked at a supportive forbidden spell. [Spell: Darkness Devour Level: S-Rank Forbidden Spell Description: The Legendary Darkness Spell. It can devour all matter and convert it into magical energy. It is stored in the void. Any matter that is devoured will lose all its energy. Effect: Summons a dark space. It can devour dead objects or objects that are not stronger than the caster. It stores its magical energy in the dark space and is used to recover magical energy and cultivate. Price: 200,000 points] Darkness Devour! Dark Magic! This was a restricted-level forbidden spell. Dark Magic was evil in the star continent. All sorcerers who cultivated Dark Magic would be hunted down by everyone. Because Dark Magic was too evil, countless people would die wherever the Dark Sorcerers were. For example, Death Magic was a type of Dark Magic. Killing the enemy, turning the enemy into his slave, and fighting for him. This was already against morality. But the power of Death Magic was also well-known. As long as a Dark Sorcerer had enough corpses, he could summon an army of the dead. Even a small plague magic could cause the death of all the ordinary people in a city. Just like the Darkness Devour spell that Lin An was going to purchase, it was also a type of undead spell. It could absorb the magic energy of the enemy and use it for cultivation. This was equivalent to Lin An being able to quickly increase his level. As long as he devoured enough sorcerers, he could easily break through to a higher level. Of course, Lin An wouldn¡¯t be so arrogant. [Ding dong! Congratulations to host for spending 200,000 points to purchase an S-Rank Forbidden Spell: Darkness Devour.] ¡°Learn devour of darkness.¡± [Ding! Congratulations to the host for mastering an S-Rank Forbidden Spell: Darkness Devour!] As the system¡¯s voice fell, Lin An completely mastered this forbidden spell. At the same time, Lin An had almost used up all his points, leaving him with only 16,000 points. These points could only be used to purchase a D-rank forbidden spell. However, Lin An did not continue to purchase it. Instead, he waited in his room. At midnight, while everyone was meditating and resting, he quietly left the hotel. ¡­ On the street. It was pitch-black. In this silent night, not many people would come out to walk around. Moreover, this place was very close to the Magical Beast Forest. If any magical beast ran out and he met it, it would be dangerous. At this moment, Lin An took advantage of the night to arrive at a warehouse. From within the warehouse, a thick smell of blood could be smelled. This was a warehouse that Lin An discovered during the day. Many adventurers brought their prey to this place. When Lin An sneaked into this warehouse, the scene in front of him made Lin An extremely surprised. In the warehouse, all sorts of magical beast corpses were displayed on the ground. The beast cores in these magical beast corpses had all been taken away, leaving behind only corpses. These corpses were also worth quite a lot of money. If they were sold to Rand Town, they would be sold for a very good price. After all, the corpses of magical beasts all contained a lot of magical energy. Ordinary people who ate the meat of magical beasts could strengthen their bodies. Magical sorcerers who ate the meat of magical beasts could also increase their magical energy by a little. ¡°Roar!¡± Right at this moment, the roar of a magical beast came from the warehouse. Lin An was shocked and looked over. He saw dozens of metal cages placed in the corner of the warehouse, and there were many wounded magical beasts locked inside. There were magical beasts from level-1 to level-3, and they were very powerful. Fortunately, there was no one guarding the warehouse at night. Otherwise, just this roar would have drawn attention. Lin An didn¡¯t hesitate. He seized the time and arrived near the corpses of the magical beasts. ¡°Darkness Devour!¡± Devouring the corpses of the magic beasts didn¡¯t consume much of Lin An¡¯s magic energy. Instead, Lin An received a steady stream of magic beast energy from the corpses of the magic beasts. However, Lin An didn¡¯t absorb it. Instead, he stored it all into the dark space. Lin An felt that if he absorbed it, he would immediately be able to break through to the intermediate level of an apprentice magic sorcerer. Not to mention an intermediate sorcerer-apprentice, even an advanced sorcerer-apprentice would be possible for Lin An. However, Lin An didn¡¯t want to break through so quickly. It would attract too much attention. It was almost impossible to break through two levels in one night. One hour¡­ All the magical energy in the magical beasts¡¯ corpses was completely devoured. This was the first time Lin An felt the terror of Dark Magic. In just an hour, he was already able to break through to become a high-level magic sorcerer apprentice. If he continued to devour like this, wouldn¡¯t he directly break through to become a magic god within a month? Of course, Lin An was only thinking about it. After all, the magical energy needed to break through to become a magic god would probably devour everyone in the entire Scott Kingdom. He might not even be able to obtain it. Very soon, Lin An¡¯s gaze landed on the level-1 magical beasts. Immediately, Lin An approached the cage. The magical beasts in the cage roared angrily at Lin An, wanting to run out of the cage and attack him. However, they were unable to break free from the cage¡¯s restraints. Lin An did not hesitate and continued to cast Darkness Devour. Balls of black fog appeared from Lin An¡¯s body and entangled the magical beast. Immediately, the magic beast struggled crazily, but it soon lost all signs of life and fell to the ground. All the magic energy on its body was devoured by Lin An. Not long after, more than twenty demonic beast corpses appeared in the warehouse. After doing all this, Lin An left the warehouse. As soon as the smell on his body disappeared, he sneaked back to the hotel. Upon returning to the hotel, Lin An pretended that nothing had happened and began to meditate. Chapter 28 - Actual Combat Training, One-On-One Combat Against Magical Beasts Swano Magical Beast Forest. Sophia led Lin An and the others deeper into the Magical Beast Forest. Although they were in the outer area, there were also differences in strength in the outer area. The closer they were to the edge, the weaker the magical beasts became. For example, the Thorn Hound from before seemed very strong, but after knowing its weakness, it was very easy to kill it. This kind of magic beast wasn¡¯t very challenging for low-level sorcerer apprentices. Only the stronger existences among the rank-1 magic beasts could pose a threat to everyone and allow them to grow. Soon, after walking for two to three kilometers, they finally encountered a powerful rank-1 magic beast in front of everyone. ¡°Golden-Armed Ape!¡± This was a type of ape-type magic beast, a rank-1 magic beast famous for having two arms made of steel. Its arms were made of steel, and it had immense strength. It could even withstand a portion of the magic damage. It was very powerful. If this Golden-Armed Ape continued to evolve and its entire body turned into steel, it would become a tier-4 magic beast, the Diamond Ape. Even a magic sorcerer would not be a match for the Diamond Ape. And although this Golden-Armed Ape only had two arms that were comparable to steel, it still gave many people a headache. ¡°Morrison, you go and fight it,¡± Sophia said to Morrison expressionlessly. Morrison was stunned, but he still braced himself and walked up. Morrison swore that this was definitely the first time he faced a magical beast head-on. Although the Golden-Armed Ape¡¯s body was not big, the light reflected from its arms made Morrison afraid. ¡°Roar!¡± However, the Golden-Armed Ape was not afraid at all. It climbed back and forth between the trees and soon arrived above Morrison. ¡°Great God, please grant me the power to turn it into a cute pet.¡± Morrison chanted the spell at the fastest speed in his life. Immediately, the Golden-Armed Ape that was extremely fierce just a moment ago turned into a cute puppy, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws on the ground. Sophia, who was not far away, said, ¡°Transformation magic. Not bad, but you have to be careful. Your magic can¡¯t completely transform it.¡± As expected, as soon as Sophia¡¯s words fell, the cute puppy turned into a Golden-Armed Ape again, and an arm directly attacked Morrison. Bang! Morrison did not have time to dodge, and one of his arms was directly hit by the Golden-Armed Ape, and the bent bone was broken. ¡°Ah!¡± Morrison¡¯s head was covered in cold sweat. He collapsed on the ground, unable to stop trembling. Seeing the figure of the Golden-Armed Ape attacking again, Morrison was terrified. At this time, he had even forgotten how to cast a spell. His mind was completely blank. Not far away, Sophia raised her hand, and an icicle condensed in the void. It shot out quickly, piercing through the Golden-Armed Ape that was about to kill Morrison. A rank-1 magic beast was really no match for Sophia. After the battle ended, Sophia brought everyone to Morrison¡¯s side. She put one hand on Morrison¡¯s bent arm and cast a spell to heal Morrison¡¯s injury. After a while, Morrison finally recovered. At this time, Sophia also said, ¡°Your performance is very bad. You are also a low-level magic apprentice, but you can only cast one spell before you are defeated.¡± ¡°If you really face this alone, you will die here today.¡± ¡°When you recover tomorrow, continue to fight. If it is still like this, you might as well leave this team and go back to the academy to study.¡± The others did not dare to say anything. At the same time, they thought to themselves, if they were Morrison, would they do better than Morrison? The answer was no. After all, this was the first time everyone was facing a magical beast. No one would be able to calm down. To be able to cast a spell was already considered a pretty good reaction, not to mention defeating a level-1 magical beast. At this moment, Lin An appeared very calm. However, he was still very surprised by Sophia¡¯s training method. It was actually a direct combat training, a 1v1 against a magical beast. But after thinking about it, if they were to participate in the National Magic Academy Competition, they might face an opponent of a high-level sorcerer-apprentice. That level-1 magical beast was really nothing. To a low-level sorcerer-apprentice, if they wanted to defeat a high-level sorcerer-apprentice, they had to surpass them in terms of combat experience. And in actual combat training, what they trained was actual combat experience. ¡­ Not long after, everyone once again encountered a rank-1 magic beast. This time, Sophia directly sent another student to fight with the magic beast. The result was very bleak. Other than releasing a spell at the beginning, they were defeated by the magic beast in the end, unable to resist at all. Very soon, each and every student suffered a deep sense of defeat in actual combat training. The spell that they had always been proud of could not play any role on the magical beasts. The only one who was more outstanding was Susanna. Although she did not defeat the rank-1 magical beast, she relied on light magic to stand in an invincible position. If it were not for the fact that her magic energy was exhausted in the end, she might have been able to fight against the magical beasts until the sky turned dark. In private, Lin An even asked Susanna why she didn¡¯t learn an attack-type light-type spell. Susanna only said that an attack-type light-type spell was harder to learn. Otherwise, it would be very easy to kill a rank-1 magical beast. At this moment, the only person in the team who hadn¡¯t fought against the magical beast was Lin An. And Sophia didn¡¯t seem to be in a hurry to find a magical beast for Lin An. Instead, as she hurried on, she explained some knowledge about the use of magic to everyone. ¡°Roar!¡± Just in the afternoon, a terrifying roar came from afar. Even from afar, one could feel the immense pressure. This made the crowd raise their heads to look. In the distance, a huge lion was biting a magical beast. It seemed to be treating this magical beast as food. Such a bloody scene made several students dare not look directly at it. As if she had found her prey, Sophia said to Lin An, ¡°Lin An, go and fight him.¡± Instantly, everyone was stunned and looked at Lin An sympathetically. Lin An was also a little depressed and asked, ¡°Teacher Sophia, you¡¯re not joking, right?¡± Chapter 29 - Forbidden Spell Solves All Problems! Tier-3 magic beast! Swift Lion! Sophia had taught them about the Swift Lion in class. This Swift Lion was one of the more powerful tier-3 magic beasts. It ran like the wind, and some tier-4 magic beasts might not be as fast as the Swift Lion. Apart from its speed, this Swift Lion also possessed powerful strength. Even hard armor would be torn apart by the Swift Lion¡¯s attacks. It could be said that if an apprentice sorcerer encountered the Swift Lion in the wild, the only chance of survival was to escape before the Swift Lion discovered him. Otherwise, if he was discovered by the Swift Lion, he wouldn¡¯t even have the chance to escape. And now, Sophia had asked him to deal with such an existence, which made Lin An very helpless. ¡°Of course it¡¯s not a joke. Go,¡± Sophia urged. Sophia obviously didn¡¯t do this to send Lin An to his death. Sophia knew that Lin An had such strength. Killing a level-3 magical beast, the Fiery Horse, on the street was already something that everyone knew. Although the Swift Lion was stronger than the Fiery Horse, they were both level-3 magical beasts, so the difference wasn¡¯t very big. ¡°Alright.¡± Lin An had no choice but to walk towards the Swift Lion. At the same time, Lin An had already thought of how to deal with the Swift Lion. He definitely couldn¡¯t use Darkness Devour under such circumstances. Otherwise, Sophia would be nearby, and his Dark Magic would be exposed. And the Extraordinary Invisibility Spell was only an invisibility spell, it didn¡¯t have any offensive power. In the end, only the Flame of the Godking could be used. Actually, Lin An had a chance to obtain more forbidden spells. But Lin An knew that no matter how many forbidden spells he had, they wouldn¡¯t be of much use to him at his current level. His own magic power wasn¡¯t enough to release the forbidden spells, so what if he learned more forbidden spells? Moreover, the Flame of the Godking, an SSS-level forbidden spell, was actually enough. Could it be that there was still an enemy that the forbidden spell could not solve? At this moment, the Swift Lion in the distance also noticed Lin An¡¯s presence. It licked its bloody mouth and charged straight at Lin An. Instantly, a gust of strong wind swept up in the forest. The Swift Lion¡¯s speed was shocking. It didn¡¯t take long for it to reach Lin An. In Lin An¡¯s mind, the system¡¯s voice sounded. [Ding dong! Mission issued: Kill the Swift Lion.] [You will receive 20,000 points for completing the mission.] Hearing this voice, Lin An smiled. He didn¡¯t expect the system to issue a mission at this time. Wasn¡¯t this giving him points for nothing? Lin An looked at the Swift Lion charging at him and immediately began to chant an incantation, ¡°Great God of Fire, please grant me the power to burn the enemy in front of me.¡± Actually, Lin An didn¡¯t know if he was chanting a real magic incantation. But it didn¡¯t make any difference to Lin An. After all, even if it was a real magic incantation, Lin An wouldn¡¯t be able to cast it. Under the restrictions of the system, Lin An wouldn¡¯t be able to cast any spells below the forbidden spell. As he chanted the spell, he cast the Flame of the Godking. Instantly, fire elements began to gather in the nearby air. The temperature instantly rose, and everyone felt as if they were in a furnace. In the distance, Sophia sensed the magic elements in the air and frowned, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She was an ice-type sorcerer and had a natural aversion to fire-type magic. However, what puzzled Sophia was that a beginner-level sorcerer apprentice could actually affect her when she cast a spell. This was an incredible thing. ¡°Could this be the terrifying supreme-level element affinity?¡± Sophia muttered to herself. She was only at the grandmaster-level elemental affinity. She thought that her talent was already very strong, but in front of Lin An, she felt that she was useless. The spells cast by beginner-level magic apprentice could have the power of a magic sorcerer. If she had the ability, then she could completely reject the so-called marriage contract instead of waiting for a marriage that she didn¡¯t like in the Scott Kingdom. Boom! Just as Sophia was in a daze, the battle in the distance had already begun, but it seemed to have ended as well. The Swift Lion fell beside Lin An, its entire body covered in terrifying flames. Wherever the flames passed by, skin, blood, bones¡­ Everything was burned into nothingness, leaving nothing behind. In just a short moment, the Swift Lion disappeared from everyone¡¯s sight. The other students saw this scene and couldn¡¯t believe it. A powerful level-3 magical beast was instantly killed by Lin An¡¯s spell? If they didn¡¯t see it with their own eyes, they wouldn¡¯t believe it at all. ¡°Oh my god, that flame is too terrifying. Is it really just a level-1 spell?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe it. A level-3 magical beast was killed just like that. Lin An is too powerful.¡± ¡°Supreme-level elemental affinity is too powerful, to be able to amplify magic to such a terrifying extent.¡± ¡°Impressive. Lin An wouldn¡¯t be in any danger even if he barged into this Magical Beast Forest alone.¡± ¡­ While everyone was exclaiming in surprise, Lin An was already used to it. Was it really difficult to kill a rank-3 magical beast in an instant? Not to mention a rank-3 magical beast, Lin An believed that even a rank-4 magical beast would be killed in an instant under the attack of the SSS-level forbidden spell, Flame of the Godking. This was because Lin An¡¯s realm was relatively low. If it was a supreme magic sorcerer casting Flame of the Godking¡­ It could completely envelop an entire city. Within the range, even rank-7 and rank-8 magic beasts wouldn¡¯t be able to survive. Lin An was already quite kind. At this moment, Lin An also heard the system¡¯s voice and obtained 20,000 points. Dragging his weak body, he returned to the team. Fortunately, Lin An was already used to this kind of magic energy exhaustion. Otherwise, he would have long lost the ability to move. This also exposed Lin An¡¯s weakness, which was that he could only cast a forbidden spell once. Especially for an SSS-grade forbidden spell like the Flame of the Godking. Even if Lin An broke through to the rank of an archmage, there was a risk of overdrawing the magic energy. However, Lin An¡¯s previously learned Darkness Devour could make up for this weakness. However, with Sophia by his side at this time, Lin An couldn¡¯t open the dark space to borrow the magic power inside to recover. Chapter 30 - Chapter 31: Crisis! Encounter with the Silver Wolf Pack! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Sophia looked at Lin An. The shock in her eyes had disappeared, and all that was left was the thoughts of a wise man. After a long time, Sophia asked Lin An, ¡°Can you control the power of your magic?¡± ¡°No,¡± Lin An replied. The power of Lin An¡¯s Flame of the Godking completely depended on the amount of magic energy in his body. After all, he had to completely drain all the magic energy in his body once he used it. ¡°That¡¯s troublesome. If you participate in the National Magic Academy Competition, the first rule of the competition is that you are not allowed to kill your opponent,¡± Sophia said. Indeed. This was just a competition, not a war. If you killed your opponent during the competition, wouldn¡¯t the Scott Kingdom lose a large number of talented sorcerer apprentices every year? After hearing Sophia¡¯s words, Lin An also understood. He indeed had a huge problem. Every competition, killing an enemy, what was there to compete about? Lin An¡¯s opponent would probably not dare to go on stage at that time. However, Lin An had no other way. After all, he could not cast low-level spells and could only cast forbidden spells. But which sorcerer apprentice could withstand the power of a forbidden spell? ¡°Then why don¡¯t I¡­ Not participate?¡± Lin An asked tentatively. This competition wasn¡¯t very important to Lin An. Anyway, he had the Darkness Devour now. If he wanted to improve his strength, it would be very fast. He didn¡¯t need to win the competition and obtain resources. ¡°You¡¯re not participating?¡± Sophia said helplessly, ¡°Your participation quota has already been decided internally. The Hodtrotz Magic Academy has already announced your name and will participate as a seeded contestant of the Hodtrotz Magic Academy.¡± When the other students heard Sophia¡¯s words, they didn¡¯t feel that it was unfair. Although the academy would choose two spots from the lower-level classes, Lin An was such a terrifying fellow. Who would dare to compete with him? Moreover, the students of the lower-level classes who were qualified to compete for spots were all here. They had all seen Lin An insta-kill a rank-3 magical beast. No one dared to question Lin An¡¯s strength. ¡°Let me think about it carefully.¡± Sophia began to think on the spot. Lin An was not an ordinary person. He could give an archmage such a headache. After a long time, Sophia still couldn¡¯t think of any good ideas. She could only say, ¡°This is the only way for now. Next, you should work hard to learn how to control the strength of your magic. You can think of a way when you return to the academy.¡± Control the strength of the spell¡­ Hearing this, Lin An had no way to refute and could only agree. As for whether he could succeed, Lin An knew very well. Basically, there was no such possibility. ¡­ In the following days. Lin An was very relaxed. Every day, he would accompany the other students to fight magical beasts. It was very boring. This was because Sophia had already stopped asking Lin An to fight magical beasts. After all, one spell was enough to solve it. It wouldn¡¯t be of any use for him to gain experience at all. This also made Lin An very uncomfortable. If he had the time, he might as well go and devour a few more magical beasts. This way, he could still improve his own strength and not let himself waste time here. However, Lin An could only think about this idea in his heart. Half a month¡¯s time passed very quickly. Every student¡¯s face revealed a look of exhaustion, even the very talented Susanna. They had to fight against magical beasts every day. Even the adventurers who had been living in the magical beast forest all year round could not stand it. That night, everyone set up their tents in the wild and prepared to rest for the night. However, just as everyone was about to fall asleep, there were many noises coming from outside. When everyone thought nothing was wrong, Sophia sat up and said anxiously, ¡°Everyone, get up and guard the surroundings.¡± Sophia took the lead and walked out of the tent. Immediately, everyone felt a terrifying aura coming from outside the tent, making everyone feel a little depressed. The people who did not understand the situation walked out of the tent and saw an extremely horrifying scene. In the dark night, countless pairs of green eyes were looking at them, accompanied by waves of low roars. Under the bright moonlight, one could clearly see that these magical beasts all had silver fur. ¡°Silver Wolf!¡± Lin An¡¯s hair stood on end. Silver Wolf! The most terrifying magical beast in the magical beast forest. The weakest Silver Wolf had the strength of a tier-3 magical beast. A normal Silver Wolf leader was a tier-4 existence, while the most terrifying Silver Wolf King was a tier-5 magical beast, equivalent to a human archmage. Not only did the Silver Wolf have a powerful body, it could also release magic, giving many adventurers a headache. The most terrifying thing was that the Silver Wolf was not only powerful, but it was also a pack magic beast. At this moment, these Silver Wolves had surrounded them. In front of them, Sophia said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t wait. Follow me and escape this place. Don¡¯t fall behind. You know very well the consequences of falling behind.¡± At this moment, Sophia also erupted with the aura of an archmage, intimidating these Silver Wolves. Otherwise, these Silver Wolves would have definitely charged forward and torn everyone apart. However, this kind of intimidation would not last for long. Among such a large number of Silver Wolves, there must be a Silver Wolf King. And the Silver Wolf King was not much weaker than Sophia. At this moment, Lin An was also very nervous. It was the first time he had seen so many powerful magical beasts. No one would be able to remain calm. ¡°I heard that there is a Silver Wolf pack in this Magical Beast Forest. We can¡¯t possibly be so unlucky as to encounter them, right?¡± someone whispered. This also made everyone very confused. A magical beast like the Silver Wolf should live in the core area of the Magical Beast Forest, but this was the periphery of the Magical Beast Forest. Unless something happened in the core area, Silver Wolves would not leave their territory. In other words, something must have happened in the core area of the Magical Beast Forest, causing the Silver Wolf pack to escape. But as for what happened, no one knew. The most important thing now was how to get rid of the Silver Wolves¡¯ attacks. ¡°Awooo!¡± Just as Sophia was confronting the Silver Wolves, a wolf howl came from behind. The surrounding Silver Wolves seemed to have received some kind of order and began to approach. Chapter 31 - Tier-6 Spell, Death Frost Ray! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Thousand Miles of Ice!¡± At this moment, Sophia no longer hesitated and directly cast a spell. With Sophia as the center, it began to extend to the surroundings. Everything was frozen in place. The Silver Wolves that were about to charge forward had all turned into icicles. After all, Sophia was an archmage. It was still very easy for her to deal with a tier-3 Silver Wolf. However, in the next second, many Silver Wolf broke through the ice and rushed toward the group. At the moment when these Silver Wolf charged, they spat out rays of green light from their mouths. ¡°This is a wind blade! Be careful and dodge!¡± Sophia shouted. Everyone hurriedly dodged, but the speed of the wind blade was still too fast. Some people couldn¡¯t dodge in time, and their arms were directly cut open. Seeing this, Sophia quickly shouted, ¡°Run out of the Magical Beast Forest!¡± Sophia raised her hands, and a huge magic shield appeared, protecting everyone within. Then, everyone rushed out of the Magical Beast Forest. The Silver Wolves¡¯ collisions and spells couldn¡¯t break through Sophia¡¯s magic shield. However, the magic shield could not last for long. In just a short while, Sophia¡¯s face turned pale. After all, they were not dealing with one Silver Wolf, but dozens of them. One wolf attack was not something Sophia could endure. No matter how strong an archmage was, there was a limit. If Sophia was alone, she would be able to escape easily even if she was attacked by the Silver Wolves. However, it was very difficult to bring along ten magic apprentices who had no fighting power. Bang! Bang! Bang! ¡­ The Silver Wolf¡¯s attacks continued, and the muffled sound came through the magic shield, silencing everyone. Death was certain! There was almost no chance of escape. At this moment, a Silver Wolf that was obviously larger than an ordinary Silver Wolf slowly walked over. Wherever it passed, the other Silver Wolves made way. ¡°Silver Wolf King!¡± When everyone saw this special Silver Wolf, they immediately became even more desperate. A tier-5 magic beast! An existence at the level of an archmage! Adding on so many ordinary Silver Wolf, there was even less hope for them to escape. When the Silver Wolf King arrived in front of the magic shield, it stopped and directly struck at the magic shield with its claws. Boom! Instantly, the magic shield shattered. The magic shield, which was already unable to withstand the Silver Wolf King¡¯s attack, was shattered without any suspense. The terrifying aura of a magical beast swept over. The timid students were scared to death. However, when Sophia saw the Silver Wolf King appear, her eyes flashed with wisdom. Along with a wave of magic fluctuations, Sophia disappeared from where she was and appeared above the Silver Wolf King. ¡°Space teleportation!¡± Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene. Space teleportation was definitely the most difficult spell among all spells. Even if one broke through to become an archmage, it would be very difficult to learn it. This was the most important life-saving spell for any high mage. And at this time, Sophia was using teleportation not to save her life, but to attack. ¡°Teacher Sophia wants to directly kill the Silver Wolf King.¡± ¡°It is said that once the Wolf King dies, the other Silver Wolves will choose to run away after losing their leader.¡± ¡°But, the Silver Wolf King is very strong. How can it be killed?¡± Everyone looked at Sophia worriedly. Sophia, on the other hand, had a calm expression on her face. There was no trace of panic in her eyes. There was a trace of determination in her eyes. A magical tool that looked like a jade pendant appeared in Sophia¡¯s hand. This magical tool emitted a huge light and enveloped Sophia. ¡°A magical jade pendant! It can instantly increase the power of a magic sorcerer¡¯s magic,¡± Susanna said beside Lin An. Clearly, she knew about this magical tool. Lin An didn¡¯t have the time to ask in detail when he saw that Sophia, who was not far away, had become incomparably holy. Her entire body was covered in frost, and she was emitting a dense chill as if she wanted to freeze everything. Magic backlash! The magic backlash from her own magic could only mean that the magic that Sophia had released had already exceeded the limits of what she could withstand. However, in this state, Sophia was the strongest. ¡°Death Frost Ray!¡± Sophia snorted coldly, and a vertical eye appeared above her body. In the eye, a ray that was completely condensed from ice fell on the Silver Wolf King. Immediately, the Silver Wolf King turned into an ice sculpture and began to break. The Death Frost Ray did not stop but looked at the other Silver Wolves. In an instant, one Silver Wolf after another died in the ice. However, the Death Frost Ray also disappeared because the magic energy in its body was insufficient. After the magic disappeared, Sophia didn¡¯t completely exhaust the magic energy. She shouted at the crowd, ¡°Let¡¯s go now!¡± In an instant, no one dared to turn back. They followed Sophia and ran into the distance. While they were running away, Lin An was also very surprised by what had just happened. To instantly kill a level-5 magical beast, this spell was way too powerful. Lin An had also seen the introduction of this Death Frost Ray in the academy¡¯s library. Level-6 single-target spells were relatively powerful among level-6 spells. Usually, only a grandmaster sorcerer would use it. And it was clear how much Sophia had paid to forcefully cast this spell in order to quickly resolve the battle. This also proved that Sophia¡¯s talent was very high. Otherwise, an ordinary sorcerer wouldn¡¯t be able to cast such a brilliant spell. ¡­ The group had only run a few hundred meters when they heard many movements coming from behind them. Not long after, Silver Wolves appeared from behind and chased after them. This scene made everyone despair. Especially Sophia. She did not expect that after she killed the Silver Wolf King, the other Silver Wolves would still dare to chase after her. Moreover, the magic energy in her body had been exhausted and she could no longer cast any more powerful spells. ¡°You guys go first, I¡¯ll deal with them.¡± Taking a deep breath, Sophia urged. As a teacher, she naturally could not watch her students die in this place. ¡°Teacher¡­¡± Someone stopped and looked at Sophia, a little reluctant. Sophia said angrily, ¡°Cut the crap! Do you want to die here together?¡± But at that moment, a golden light fell on Sophia. Sophia collapsed on the ground and fainted. Chapter 32 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Teacher!¡± This sudden change of events shocked everyone. They couldn¡¯t figure out what had happened? ¡°Fortunately, I still have some left. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.¡± Looking at Sophia who had fainted, Lin An raised his hand to touch the non-existent sweat on his forehead. A relieved smile appeared on his face. [Magic: Sleeping God¡¯s Embrace] [Level: C rank forbidden spell] [Description: The Princess who could not sleep because of an unknown curse fell into a deep sleep under the embrace of Sleep God.] [Effect: Summons a trace of Sleep God¡¯s divine power, causing the target to fall into a deep sleep and recover quickly. If the target has a strong resistance, then It will fail.] [Price: 2000 points.] This spell was a combination of a sleeping spell and a recovery spell. Not only could it make people fall into a deep sleep, but it could also quickly recover their state. Therefore, it was classified as a forbidden spell because this forbidden spell had many restrictions. First of all, one could not have any feelings of resistance. Otherwise, it would be a failure. However, who would not have feelings of resistance when suddenly being hit by a spell? Unless it was someone who was already exhausted and could not resist in time, they would be hypnotized by the embrace of the God of Sleep. Since this kind of person was already exhausted, couldn¡¯t they just do it directly? Did he really have to use a forbidden spell to deal with them? Wasn¡¯t this a thankless task!? Moreover, this spell would also allow them to quickly recover his status, which was equivalent to casting a large recovery spell. Naturally, enemies would not use this spell to help them recover their status, and it was even more impossible for teammates to do so. Using this spell was equivalent to losing one person. In an intense battle, this was fatal! Therefore, the practicality of this forbidden spell was rather poor. If it wasn¡¯t for the godly power of the Sleeping God, it would definitely be a forbidden spell. Probably no one would define this spell as a forbidden spell. This also resulted in this spell being quite cheap. Lin An didn¡¯t even need to spend a lot of points to obtain it. ¡°Quickly take Teacher and leave first. I¡¯ll cover the rear!¡± Lin An dashed forward and grabbed Sophia by her waist. He then handed Sophia to a girl and stood in front of everyone. He looked at the Silver Wolves with a serious expression. Because of the Silver Wolf King¡¯s death, these Silver Wolves were somewhat chaotic, so their movements were much slower. This also gave Lin An and the others a chance to catch their breath. ¡°Lin An, these are all tier-3 magical beasts!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be rash. No matter how strong you are, you can¡¯t face so many tier-3 magical beasts at the same time!¡± ¡°Lin An, come with us, or else you¡­¡± ¡°Go!¡± Without waiting for them to continue speaking, Lin An roared angrily. The surrounding Silver Wolves took a step back in fear at Lin An¡¯s roar, but then slowly approached them again. ¡°If you guys stay, you¡¯ll only get in the way. Hurry up and leave!¡± ¡°Without you guys, I might still be able to survive. If you guys stay here, I¡¯ll definitely die!¡± Devouring of darkness. This was genuine dark magic. If he used dark magic in front of so many people, he would definitely become the public enemy of the entire continent from now on. He would be like a rat on the street, everyone would want to beat him up! That was why Lin An had knocked Sophia unconscious and asked them to leave. Only then could he use Darkness Devour and possibly escape from danger. ¡°How can you say that?!¡± ¡°We¡¯re also trying to help¡­¡± ¡°If you guys stay, you¡¯ll only get in the way. I¡¯ll say it again, hurry up and leave!¡± Lin An¡¯s face was livid. Why didn¡¯t these guys listen to his advice? If this continued to drag on, these Silver Wolves would definitely make a move. When that time came, it would be troublesome! ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Seeing this, everyone understood in their hearts that if they continued to stay, they would also be a burden. Among them, the only one who had the ability to fight was Lin An. At the moment, the only one who could delay these Silver Wolves was Lin An. As for them, even if they continued to stay here, it would be a waste of time and drag Lin An down for nothing. ¡°But Lin An¡­¡± Susanna still wanted to say something unwillingly, but before she could finish her words, she was pulled away by the people beside her. ¡°Lin An, you have to come back alive!¡± Susanna turned around and shouted at Lin An, then turned around and left. Only now did they understand how weak they were. In front of these powerful magical beasts, they didn¡¯t even have a chance to fight back. They could only abandon their companions and run for their lives. How pathetic was this! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m¡­¡± Lin An turned around and smiled at Susanna. Then, he turned around and looked at the silver wolves in front of him with a serious expression. ¡°You¡¯re very tough!¡± ¡°Awooo!¡± Seeing that their prey had decreased, the Silver Wolves immediately fell into a state of agitation. Especially when they saw that the human who had killed the Silver Wolf King had also left, their fear instantly lessened. One Silver Wolf after another bared their teeth, revealing sharp teeth that were like daggers. As long as they bit them, even steel and iron bones would be torn apart. ¡°I can finally use my full strength.¡± Facing the dozen or so Silver Wolves in front of him, Lin An didn¡¯t have the slightest bit of fear. If it was these Silver Wolves, they might not be as good as the Swift Lions he had killed previously, but they were still tier-3 magical beasts after all. Moreover, Silver Wolves were creatures that had an extremely strong sense of cooperation. With these dozen Silver Wolves together, even three or four Swift Lions would die without a doubt. Let alone Lin An, who was just a single person? Logically speaking, that should be the case, but Lin An didn¡¯t show any fear at all. On the contrary, he revealed an eager expression, and his eyes were filled with excitement. His Darkness Devour could finally be used. One had to know that he was looking forward to this forbidden spell! Moreover, this was his first area-of-effect spell, and not a single-target spell like the Flame of the Godking. ¡°Awooo!¡± Another high-pitched wolf howl rang out, and numerous wind blades charged towards Lin An. Just as they were about to slice Lin An into pieces, Lin An just stood there without moving. He looked as if he had been scared silly by this scene. The Silver Wolves also looked at this scene with anticipation. They couldn¡¯t wait to see this human being dismembered into pieces, with blood splattering everywhere. But just as the green wind blade was about to land on Lin An¡¯s body, a black dot the size of a sesame seed suddenly appeared in front of Lin An. Then, a huge suction force visible to the naked eye came from the black dot. It swallowed all the wind blades within it. S-Grade forbidden spell, Darkness Devour, activated! Chapter 33 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL The sudden appearance of this black dot stunned all the Silver Wolves. They all felt a threat from this black dot, a fatal threat! This threat was even more terrifying than the spell that the woman had used to kill their king! And as the wind blade was absorbed, the black dot also expanded a little. It was only the size of a sesame seed a moment ago, but now it was already the size of a fist. The powerful suction force was like a tornado, pulling everything around it and swallowing them into the darkness. This change also made the Silver Wolves not dare to approach Lin An, afraid that they would be pulled into the black hole once they got close. However, these tough guys didn¡¯t leave just like that. Instead, they stayed where they were and stared at the black hole, their eyes full of vigilance. At this moment, the Silver Wolves all stretched out their sharp claws and stuck them into the ground, forcefully stabilizing themselves and avoiding the possibility of being swallowed by the darkness. These Silver Wolves did not choose to leave, because their king was already dead. If they could not kill these humans to avenge their king, then they would become the shame of the entire Silver Wolf clan. Moreover, the human who killed the king had already lost her combat ability. All that was left was to kill the human in front of them, and then they would be able to chase after and kill those humans who had no combat ability. ¡°Stupid and greedy guys, they really deserve to die!¡± Looking at these Silver Wolves who didn¡¯t leave, Lin An¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but flash with a trace of coldness. He originally thought that it would be best if he could scare these guys off, but these Silver Wolves didn¡¯t have the slightest intention of giving up. In that case, don¡¯t hold back yourself. Go all out and kill all these stupid dogs that want to die! ¡°Woo, woo, woo, woo!¡± A strange cry, like a cry, suddenly rang out across the battlefield, shaking the Silver Wolves. Subconsciously, they looked around, but did not see anything, and could only put their eyes on the strange black hole again. The black hole expanded, and it continued to expand. In just a few breaths¡¯ time, it had already become as big as a watermelon. The Silver Wolves that were scattered around also felt the powerful suction force from within. It was as if a tornado was enveloping them, wanting to swallow them all. This sudden change made the Silver Wolves panic. They roared and spat out wind blades at Lin An. However, these wind blades couldn¡¯t fly far before they were swallowed by the black hole and turned into energy that continued to expand. As the black hole continued to expand, the suction force also continued to increase, and it was a visible increase. ¡°Awoo!¡± Suddenly, a relatively smaller Silver Wolf was sucked over by the black hole. However, because the black hole was only the size of a bucket, it was still smaller than the Silver Wolf¡¯s body. Thus, a terrifying scene happened. The bones, flesh, and blood of the Silver Wolf were all torn apart. Bit by bit, they broke into pieces and were then swallowed by the black hole. This scene was much more terrifying than the Swift Lion hunting before. It made one¡¯s hair stand on end. Even Lin An, who had used Darkness Devour, didn¡¯t expect such a terrifying scene to happen. It was like a slaughterhouse. Just one look at it was enough to make one feel bloody. The other Silver Wolves were the same. They couldn¡¯t help but tremble when they saw this scene. This was because it was too ferocious and terrifying. They couldn¡¯t help but feel fear in their hearts. Some of the Silver Wolves even wanted to turn around and escape in fear, but just as they were about to turn around, they realized that they could no longer move. Their entire bodies were stiff, and the powerful suction force was constantly pulling them. They simply didn¡¯t have enough strength to escape this fatal suction force. In other words, they were currently trapped by this terrifying black hole and couldn¡¯t move at all. If it was just now, when the black hole had just expanded, they actually still had a chance to escape. However, they didn¡¯t do so. Instead, they wanted to kill Lin An. But in this way, they also lost their last chance to escape. This was also why Lin An heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that these Silver Wolves didn¡¯t escape. Because if these Silver Wolves escaped, he definitely wouldn¡¯t have such a good chance to deal with these Silver Wolves next time. And it was almost impossible for him to defeat these Silver Wolves alone. He only had one chance. The first time he used the Darkness Devour, it was a surprise victory. If he used it well, he would be able to defeat the enemy in one move, but if he didn¡¯t use it well, he would die! And now, Lin An had used it well, and these Silver Wolves were giving him face. They didn¡¯t run away at the beginning, but wanted to fight Lin An to the end. This gave Lin An and the others a chance to catch them all in one fell swoop. It could be said that all of this was a coincidence. Even if Lin An had to do it all over again, he didn¡¯t dare to guarantee that he would have such a good opportunity. ¡°A bunch of stupid dogs. None of them can think of leaving alive today!¡± A trace of viciousness flashed across Lin An¡¯s eyes. He immediately increased the output of his magic power. The black hole was like a rising tide, instantly increasing by two to three times. At the same time, the suction force naturally increased by two to three times. Under the powerful suction force, these Silver Wolves were like trash in front of a vacuum cleaner. Without any resistance, they were sucked into the black hole. As the Silver Wolves were sucked into the black hole, Lin An¡¯s face turned even paler. Each Silver Wolf was a tier-3 magical beast. In terms of total mana, they were more than him. If he didn¡¯t have a forbidden spell with him, he wouldn¡¯t be a match for these Silver Wolves. However, the creatures devoured by the darkness would all be converted into pure mana, which would be supplied to the user. Such a huge amount of mana being devoured in one go was not a small burden for Lin An. Therefore, Lin An also felt a wave of discomfort. The huge loss of mana was beyond his control, and once it was exceeded, the mana would leak out and inevitably lead to an explosion of mana. With such a huge explosion of mana, he would definitely die if he came into close contact with it! Therefore, Lin An could only do his best to control the rampage of mana and increase the attack on the silver wolf. Finally, the last Silver Wolf was sucked into the black hole, and Lin An¡¯s surroundings were also in a mess. Large amounts of soil and weeds were sucked in, and even many old trees were uprooted by this powerful suction force. But he was finally safe. Lin An gritted his teeth and withdrew the darkness engulf. Then, he felt a heavy head fall to the ground before his eyes. He didn¡¯t know what was happening. However, he vaguely saw a strange thing approaching him. He could vaguely see that it seemed to be.. A dragon?! Chapter 34 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Hiss¨C¡± Lin An covered his forehead with his hand. His brain felt like it was being pricked by needles, and the pain was unbearable. Instantly, Lin An¡¯s eyebrows and nose furrowed together. He looked just like a little old man, as ugly as he could be. ¡°Before I fainted, I think I saw a dragon? A black dragon!?¡± Lin An shook his head. The pain caused by the excess of mana just now receded like a tide. But then, Lin An remembered that he seemed to have seen a black dragon before? Just before he fainted, a black dragon was approaching him, and it had even arrived in front of him. ¡°No, no, no! If it really was a black dragon, I should have been eaten already.¡± Lin An thought about it and immediately shook his head. If he really had met a black dragon, how could he have survived until now? If he had known that the black dragon was a Pentashade Dragon! The Pentashade Dragons were all dragons that were loyal to the Evil God, the Pentashade Dragon Queen Tiamat. They were divided into red dragons, green dragons, white dragons, blue dragons, and black dragons. Among them, the black dragons were the most greedy. They had a pathological way of making treasures, especially gold coins and the ability to emit light. On the continent, black dragons often threatened towns or countries in order to obtain large amounts of gold coins and treasures. Therefore, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, black dragons were evil dragons, and the worst kind. And in fact, that was indeed the case. Black dragons believed in the Pentashade Dragon Queen Tiamat. This was an Evil God, also known as the God of Evil Dragons. Being able to believe in such an existence was enough to prove the black dragon¡¯s position. This was an evil dragon! If it was a metal dragon that he met, perhaps Lin An would feel a little more at ease. After all, the metal dragon was also known as the good dragon. They both worshipped Tiamat¡¯s elder brother, the Platinum Dragon King Bahamut. This was a Good God, also known as the God of Good Dragons. It was a Dragon God that absolutely could not tolerate the existence of evil. If he was the metal dragon that he encountered, he probably wouldn¡¯t be in any danger. However, before he fainted, he remembered that he saw a black dragon. How could Lin An not be worried? ¡°I should be fine, right? After all, I¡¯m still alive and well. Maybe I was mistaken. Maybe it was a bronze dragon that didn¡¯t take care of itself properly?¡± Lin An comforted himself with such an impossible lie as he looked around. Suddenly, he turned his head and saw an eye. An eye the size of a human. The vertical pupil was like a snake, and the white part of the eye was pitch-black like ink. It also faintly emitted a strange luster, making people feel uneasy. This was definitely not a metal dragon¡¯s pupil. It was impossible for a metal dragon¡¯s pupil to have such a look. Since it wasn¡¯t a metal dragon, then everything was obvious. He didn¡¯t see wrongly. When he fainted, he really did encounter a black dragon! Moreover, he didn¡¯t kill him. Instead, he brought him back to its nest! ¡°Wu¨C¡± Lin An swallowed a mouthful of saliva uneasily. His entire body was trembling indiscernibly. This was a black dragon, an evil dragon! Unlike metal dragons that did not like to kill, Evil Dragons liked to torture and kill. ¡°This is the end. Based on this situation, this black dragon must have his own plans for not killing me. Perhaps it wants to gain some benefits from me?¡± Dragons all liked treasures. However, Good Dragons usually traded with others, such as helping others or teaching others, in order to obtain rewards. However, Evil Dragons were different. Evil Dragons would obtain everything they wanted through simple and crude methods such as plundering and threatening. Therefore, the only possibility that Lin An could think of was that this black dragon wanted to threaten him to get more gold coins, which was why it didn¡¯t kill him. ¡°But I¡¯m just an ordinary person, and my family isn¡¯t some noble. Where would I get gold coins to give to him?¡± This was a dead end. Lin An looked at the black dragon in front of him with despair. ¡°Kid, you¡¯re just an apprentice. How did you learn the forbidden spell? And it¡¯s the Darkness Devour!¡± Just as Lin An was grieving for his future, the stone wall behind him suddenly started to move. The pitch-black stone wall trembled a few times before it continued to rise. Only then did Lin An realize that he was actually surrounded by a giant dragon. This was a black giant dragon that was at least two to three hundred meters tall and four to five hundred meters long. This was an adult giant dragon that had the strength of at least a tier-8 magical beast. On the Internet, it was an old dragon and an immemorial dragon. They were respectively a rank nine and a terrifying demigod! Lin An raised his head to look at the black dragon in front of him, and a trace of doubt flashed across his eyes. Why did this black dragon feel so easy to talk to? One had to know that evil dragons were all extremely terrifying existences. They would only acknowledge and respect the strong. Other than that, any existence weaker than them would not be able to receive their recognition. And although the black dragon in front of him looked ferocious and terrifying, it did not do anything to him. It even restrained its dragon aura completely, as if it wanted to have a good talk with Lin An. This really made Lin An puzzled. Why did this black dragon treat him so well? Even if they were to go to the Good Dragon¡¯s home, they would probably guard against him as if he was a thief. They definitely wouldn¡¯t have such a good attitude. ¡°I still don¡¯t know how to address the respected black dragon?¡± ¡°Sahadika. You haven¡¯t answered my question, Kid!¡± Sahadika immediately answered Lin An¡¯s question and continued to ask, ¡°When you were dealing with those silly dogs, although the spell you used wasn¡¯t that obvious and the power was much weaker, I could tell that this was definitely a forbidden spell, Darkness Devour!¡± Sahadika lowered his head, and his head, which was the size of a huge truck, landed in front of Lin An. His pitch-black dragon eyes stared at Lin An without moving, as if he was waiting for Lin An to answer his question. Even though Sahadika didn¡¯t use his dragon¡¯s might, and didn¡¯t even use a threatening tone, the pressure that the dragon was born with also suppressed Lin An, making him unable to breathe. ¡°This¡­¡± Lin An¡¯s brows furrowed. He had never expected that Sahadika¡¯s target was actually the Darkness Devour. He had only used this forbidden spell once before, but it was already targeted by someone. No, it should be the dragon. Wasn¡¯t this a little too much of a coincidence? But he couldn¡¯t possibly tell him about the system. But if he didn¡¯t make it clear, it seemed like the black dragon wouldn¡¯t let him off. What should he do?! ¡°Actually, if you don¡¯t want to tell me, I won¡¯t force you.¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± Chapter 35 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Lin An had never expected Sahadika to say such a thing. What kind of existence was the black dragon? Once they wanted something, they would go to great lengths to get it. They would not stop until they achieved their goal. At the same time, it was also the most vengeful and greedy creature. Since the black dragon had already opened its mouth to ask him about Darkness Devour, Lin An was actually already prepared for the black dragon to use some methods on him, or even torture him. But now, the black dragon actually said that if he didn¡¯t want to say it, then forget it, he wouldn¡¯t force him!? What kind of words were those? Since when was the black dragon so easy to talk to? Wasn¡¯t that like seeing a ghost!? One had to know that in order to obtain what they wanted, an existence like the black dragon could even slaughter tens of thousands of people in a city. How could such an existence say that if you weren¡¯t willing, I wouldn¡¯t force you? ¡°You don¡¯t have to look at me like that. I actually really want you to tell me honestly how you learned the Darkness Devour spell.¡± ¡°But I once promised someone that I wouldn¡¯t force the Darkness Devour spell¡¯s successor.¡± The black dragon even raised its neck and looked quite proud. ¡°I¡¯m a giant dragon that keeps its promises!¡± ¡­ Hearing Sahadika¡¯s words, Lin An didn¡¯t even know what to say for a moment. What did a black dragon mean by keeping its promises? This was simply a fantasy! What was a black dragon? It was a cunning, ruthless, and greedy creature that never kept its promises. If it wasn¡¯t for the black dragon¡¯s powerful combat strength, the black dragon would definitely be the most detestable existence. Even now, the black dragon was actually the first target of those who dreamed of becoming a dragon-slaying warrior. This was because the black dragon¡¯s profits were definitely the largest among the Pentashade Dragons, and it was also the most troublesome of the Pentashade Dragons. So when a black dragon said something like keeping a promise or making an oath in front of you¡­ Lin An¡¯s first reaction wasn¡¯t to praise how great and noble this black dragon was. Instead, he suspected that this black dragon was playing some tricks on him? Until Lin An saw that there seemed to be a circle of patterns on the black dragon¡¯s neck. This was a circle of patterns formed by mysterious words. Lin An could tell at a glance that this was a contract spell. Moreover, this contract spell should have been around for a very long time. It should have been signed before this black dragon was even an adult. So¡­ ¡°You were signed by the previous person who possessed the Darkness Devour magic? What is the content of the contract?¡± Lin An immediately understood everything. The reason why this black dragon in front of him was so kind, even gentler than the Good Dragons, and did not directly kill him. This was definitely not because he was kind or had other thoughts. It was because he had signed a contract with someone else and could not make a move against someone who had the Darkness Devour spell. Perhaps there were other things that he had not guessed. But from the looks of it, at least he should be safe. ¡°How did you know?!¡± As expected, the moment Lin An asked this question, the black dragon immediately pounced on Lin An. The huge dragon head opened its mouth and let out a terrifying roar. Air gushed out from its lungs and blew Lin An back a few steps like a hurricane. Now, it sat on the ground. ¡°Kid, do you want to die?!¡± Sahadika¡¯s fierce gaze landed on Lin An. For a moment, Lin An actually felt a sense of terror as if he was in an ice cellar. Even moving a finger had become an extravagant hope. ¡°Kid, you better behave yourself. Otherwise, I can crush you like an ant at any time!¡± Sahadika¡¯s change of attitude came too quickly. Almost at the moment Lin An said these words, he had already started to act. Moreover, this ferocious and terrifying appearance really had an incomparable ferocity to it. ¡°Now you¡¯ve finally revealed your true colors?¡± Sahadika didn¡¯t use his dragon¡¯s might. He only wanted to use his gaze to guide the fear in Lin An¡¯s heart. However, Lin An had lived two lives after all. Whether it was his strength or ability, he had already made a complete improvement. There was no need to mention his courage and mental strength. Thus, Sahadika¡¯s plan had indeed failed. Lin An was only stunned by him for a short while before he recovered and looked at him indifferently. ¡°You¡¯re not afraid!?¡± Sahadika was confused now. This human was really not afraid of him? After all, he was a black dragon! An existence that could kill him with a single sneeze, yet he was not afraid of him at all? How was this possible!? ¡°I¡¯m not afraid.¡± Lin An was telling the truth this time, but his words seemed to have angered Sahadika to death. ¡°You¡­¡± Sahadika wanted to say something, but he quickly gave up. Instead, he looked at Lin An with a serious expression. ¡°You¡¯re indeed very smart, but haven¡¯t you ever thought that a smart person might not last long?¡± ¡°Even if I don¡¯t kill you, I have many ways to kill you.¡± Sahadika¡¯s words were actually admitting to Lin An¡¯s previous question. He really couldn¡¯t hurt Lin An directly. ¡°There are many powerful magical beasts in this magical beast forest. As long as I casually throw you into the territory of a tier-7 magical beast, it will tear you into pieces in an instant!¡± ¡°You won¡¯t do that.¡± Lin An raised his head and looked at Sahadika with a determined gaze. He didn¡¯t dare to relax in the slightest. After Sahadika heard this, he lowered his head and looked into Lin An¡¯s eyes. A human and a dragon, two beings that were as different as watermelon and sesame, looked into each other¡¯s eyes. Lin An knew that this was a gamble. He was betting that Sahadika wouldn¡¯t kill him. He was betting that the contract that Sahadika signed was extremely binding on him. Otherwise, the other party wouldn¡¯t have allowed a human like him to loiter in front of him for so long. However, all of this was just Lin An¡¯s guess. If he guessed wrong and angered Sahadika, then he would definitely die! No matter how much interest Sahadika had in him, this wasn¡¯t as hateful as a human who dared to provoke a giant dragon. To a proud giant dragon, being questioned by a weak human, they would undoubtedly use this person¡¯s blood to wash away the humiliation. Thus, Lin An was actually in a very dangerous situation. If he was slightly careless, this proud black dragon would tear him into pieces! ¡°Are you really not afraid of death?!¡± Sahadika looked at Lin An in confusion. This human seemed to be slightly different from the other humans he had seen before? Every time those humans saw him, they would either shout and scream for death or flee in panic. Other than the domineering man from back then, it seemed like only this person in front of him was different. ¡°I¡¯m afraid of death.¡± Lin An nodded without any hesitation and continued, ¡°That¡¯s why I want to survive!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t dare to kill me, and you won¡¯t kill me either. I¡¯m extremely certain of this now.¡± Sahadika laughed strangely when he heard Lin An¡¯s words. ¡°You¡¯re really a strange person, but you¡¯re also a warrior.¡± ¡°There are very few people who can be as calm as you when facing a black dragon, especially those who dare to speak to me like this. You¡¯re not bad.¡± Sahadika nodded with a satisfied expression, then continued, ¡°However, your guess might be wrong. It¡¯s not that I can¡¯t kill you, but I can¡¯t kill you right now.¡± Sahadika was like a weirdo who had satisfied his bad taste. He continued to say to Lin An in a strange voice, ¡°You have to be careful. You have to be extremely careful.¡± ¡°Because when you do something, I will be able to kill you. Do you think you will die then?¡± Boom! These words struck Lin An¡¯s heart like a bolt of lightning. However, Lin An remained unmoving on the surface, not showing the slightest hint of fear. ¡°Yes, as long as what you said is true, then I will definitely die!¡± Lin An nodded with a serious expression, then, he looked at Sahadika calmly. ¡°But all of this has to be based on the fact that what you said is true. What if it¡¯s fake? You¡¯re just scaring me, trying to make me feel uneasy and keep me in a sensitive state at all times.¡± ¡°You can think whatever you want.¡± Sahadika didn¡¯t refute Lin An, because that was indeed the purpose of his words. He wanted Lin An to not eat well and not sleep well. As for whether his words were true or not, only he knew in this world. As long as he didn¡¯t speak, no one would know whether it was true or not. So even if Lin An guessed something, as long as he didn¡¯t speak, Lin An would inevitably fall into this complicated emotion and not be able to extricate himself. This was his purpose. ¡°Since you saved me, you must have your own plans.¡± ¡°What do you want? Treasure or the forbidden spell of Darkness Devour?¡± In Lin An¡¯s opinion, these two things were the only things that could move the black dragon¡¯s heart. As for the rest, they shouldn¡¯t be worth mentioning in front of him. ¡°Treasure? How much treasure can you have?¡± Sahadika snorted in disdain, and his tone was full of contempt. ¡°In terms of treasure, I¡¯m as rich as a country. Even a royal family¡¯s savings might not be as much as mine. Do you think you can have enough treasure to move me?¡± ¡°Then is it like the forbidden spell, Darkness Devour?¡± Lin An looked at Sahadika with a teasing expression. He felt that he had already grasped a little of Sahadika¡¯s tail. Since Sahadika had what he wanted on him, then he could restrain him. At the very least, he could guarantee his safety. ¡°Kid, I don¡¯t care what you think, and I don¡¯t care what your plans are.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t use your stupid brain to guess the thoughts of the Great Black Dragon Sahadika!¡± Sahadika immediately let out a furious roar and turned his head away arrogantly, no longer paying attention to Lin An. As expected! This time, Lin An was completely sure that Sahadika¡¯s target was definitely Darkness Devour. However, as a black dragon, he naturally had the dragon language spell that was passed down in his bloodline. Among the dragon language magic, there was also a forbidden spell that was no weaker than Darkness Devour. However, Sahadika still wanted Darkness Devour, which meant that this thing must be of great use to him. With this connection, Lin An suddenly raised his head and looked at Sahadika¡¯s neck. There was still a large number of words from the contract magic. Perhaps Darkness Devour was the thing that freed him from the binding of the contract magic. In this case, he had to master Darkness Devour well! In the blink of an eye, Lin An had already thought about many things in his heart. However, these thoughts were all buried deep in Lin An¡¯s heart in the end. This was because he knew what he should do now. Compared to him, Sahadika was stronger and weaker. At the moment, he could barely survive by relying on the contract spell on his body. But if he wanted to be truly safe, he could only rely on his own strength. So¡­ Lin An calmed down and started to meditate on the spot. He sensed the magic power in the air, communicated with them, and slowly integrated the magic power into his body. ¡°Such a slow communication speed? Kid, you¡¯ve even learned a forbidden spell. You can¡¯t be a good-for-nothing, right?¡± Sahadika originally didn¡¯t plan to pay attention to Lin An, but he felt that the flow of magic power in the air was too slow. This was his lair, and the magic power was quite dense. But this kid¡¯s communication speed was surprisingly slow, which was simply strange. An apprentice who knew a forbidden spell was already a sensational matter. However, this apprentice who knew a forbidden spell seemed to be a good-for-nothing and didn¡¯t have a high affinity for magic¡­ This was even more ridiculous. Lin An heard Sahadika¡¯s words, but Lin An didn¡¯t care. He continued to meditate and communicate with his magic power. The most important thing now was to increase his strength. As for Sahadika¡¯s sarcasm, he had no interest or energy to care about it. He couldn¡¯t be distracted while he was meditating. If he was slightly careless, his magic power would backfire on him. Therefore, Lin An had to calm down and continue his meditation step by step. ¡°That guy probably never dreamed that the person who inherited his forbidden spell would be such a good-for-nothing, right?¡± ¡°But good-for-nothing, how did he learn the forbidden spell? It¡¯s really strange.¡± Sahadika had lived for so many years, but he had never seen such a strange thing. Thus, he could only shake his head and ignore these things. However, seeing that Lin An was training so hard, Sahadika immediately felt a little emotional. ¡°Forget it. Seeing that you worked so hard, I¡¯ll help you out. Consider this as my return to that guy.¡± Sahadika muttered a little arrogantly. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out a dark dragon breath, enveloping Lin An within. Immediately, the magic power in the air became restless, and light dust that could be seen with the naked eye began to enter Lin An¡¯s body in a frenzy. ¡°The benefit is for you, but whether you have the life to endure it or not, I don¡¯t know. Everything will depend on fate!¡± Chapter 36 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Pain! The pain, as if his body was about to be torn apart, spread throughout his entire body in an instant. A large amount of magic power continuously surged into his body, even exceeding the limits of what meditation could accept. At this moment, Lin An felt like he was like an explosive barrel that could explode at any time. The amount of magic power reached an unimaginable level, and it surged forward like a river that had burst its banks. It occupied every part of Lin An¡¯s body, be it his blood or his bones. All of them were occupied by this enormous amount of magic power. At that moment, Lin An could no longer be considered a person. Instead, he was a combination of magic power that was draped in human skin. The intense simultaneous attacks made him suffer unspeakably, but he had no choice but to persevere. He didn¡¯t even dare to relax the slightest bit. Lin An knew that he had to persevere and continuously meditate to convert the mana into his own use. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be long before he would explode from the huge amount of mana. Therefore, even if it was for his own life, he had to persevere and persevere. ¡°Good kid, you actually withstood it?¡± Sahadika looked at Lin An in surprise. Although this magical power was nothing to him, it was absolutely fatal to Lin An. Let alone an apprentice like Lin An, even if another magic apprentice came, it would be a dead end. However, he didn¡¯t expect Lin An to actually endure it. Although this magical power continued to flow into his body and brought him the feeling of swelling and tearing. However, this was just physical pain. Lin An didn¡¯t have too much of a burden on his mind. He was already able to control the magic power steadily and let them advance in an orderly manner. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this. I really didn¡¯t expect this.¡± Looking at Lin An who had already stabilized the situation, Sahadika muttered in surprise, ¡°This kid¡¯s soul seems to be much stronger than an average person¡¯s. It seems like it¡¯s not too surprising that he can learn a forbidden spell.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that his soul is so strong, but his magic affinity is very poor. This is somewhat surprising.¡± Generally speaking, geniuses should be more outstanding in all aspects. At least for magic geniuses, their magic affinity and soul toughness should be stronger than the average person¡¯s. However, this guy¡¯s soul toughness could be said to be terrifying, but the corresponding magic affinity was a mess. He was simply a weirdo! That was why Sahadika was so surprised that he had actually met such a mysterious guy. ¡°But that guy was also quite mysterious. He was clearly a priest, but in the end, he created a darkness-type forbidden spell, the Darkness Devouring. He even publicly abandoned his faith.¡± ¡°Perhaps only such a mysterious existence would inherit the inheritance of such a mysterious person?¡± Sahadika muttered with some nostalgia, but in his heart, he recognized Lin An¡¯s identity even more. Lin An probably didn¡¯t think that such a flaw of his would actually make Sahadika even more certain of his identity. Very quickly, under the control of Lin An¡¯s powerful soul, the powerful magic power that Sahadika sent over was controlled. Moreover, it was methodically integrated into Lin An¡¯s body through meditation. Under this control, the magic power in Lin An¡¯s body continued to increase. Very soon, it had reached a considerable value. At the same time, the pain of his body being torn apart gradually eased, giving Lin An an indescribable sense of comfort. Furthermore, Lin An¡¯s realm was also improving bit by bit. Very soon, he had reached the critical point. He was just one step away from stepping into the level of an advanced magic apprentice. However, at this moment, the originally abundant mana suddenly disappeared completely. Not only that, Lin An also felt a strong wave of sleepiness. He almost couldn¡¯t help but fall to the ground. ¡°This brat really dares to think. He actually wants to borrow my power to break through to the level of an advanced magic apprentice? Dream on!¡± Sahadika looked at Lin An who was lying on the ground and couldn¡¯t help but let out a sinister smile. However, Sahadika then let out a long sigh with some melancholy. ¡°It seems like this brat won¡¯t give me the Darkness Devour so easily. I have to think of a way.¡± Sahadika thought as he turned around and walked out. ¡­ Time passed bit by bit. Lin An didn¡¯t know how much time had passed before he sat up unsteadily. ¡°At that time, the mana should have been enough for me to break through to become a high-level magic apprentice. How could it not be enough?¡± Lin An thought for a moment and quickly locked onto Sahadika. ¡°It¡¯s definitely that black dragon. He didn¡¯t get what he wanted, that¡¯s why he went against me like this!¡± However, even though Lin An said this, he didn¡¯t really show any signs of anger. After all, it was all thanks to Sahadika that he was able to reach this stage. If it wasn¡¯t for his help, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to improve so quickly, even though the process was a little dangerous. ¡°Speaking of which, where did this black dragon go?¡± Seeing that Sahadika wasn¡¯t here, Lin An had the time to carefully size up the dragon¡¯s nest. ¡°I have to say that this black dragon is really uncivilized!¡± Lin An looked at everything around him with a look of disdain. What he saw was either gold or color, and it was the color of gemstones. The entire nest was made of gold, and many gemstones were added as decorations. At first glance, it was indeed magnificent, but this kind of thing was basically used to fool those country bumpkins who had no artistic talent. Even a slightly cultured noble would not make their home like this. At first glance, it was filled with gold and gemstones. It was really too ugly, and the most important point was to attract thieves! Why did so many people want to be dragon-slaying warriors? This was because there were countless treasures in the dragon¡¯s lair. Killing a dragon could even obtain enough wealth for a kingdom to use for over a hundred years. With so much wealth, those people naturally wanted to obtain their own wealth and reputation by killing dragons. There were even some kingdoms that would organize armies during times of financial crisis and try to attack some of the dragon¡¯s lairs. If they could kill the dragons, not only would it allow the kingdom to pass through the crisis safely, it could even strengthen the kingdom¡¯s strength, this was a win-win situation. Even the dragons were in this kind of trouble. One could imagine how disastrous it would be if the nobles turned their homes into such a mess. ¡°Who did you say was so uncivilized?¡± Just as Lin An was ridiculing them, a dissatisfied voice suddenly came from outside. Sahadika¡¯s huge figure slowly entered the nest. At the same time, he was holding a magical beast in his mouth, a huge magical beast. ¡°Come, it¡¯s better to train hard than to break through in actual combat. You should be able to break through after killing the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, a tier-4 magical beast.¡± Chapter 37 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re not joking with me?!¡± Lin An felt a headache just by looking at the thing in front of him. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was a type of carnivorous amphibious magical beast. Its body size was usually between 20 to 30 meters. The turtle shell on its body had both physical and magic resistance. It could withstand all attacks below tier-3. Even a tier-4 spell would only cause minor damage. In addition to its huge size, even though its movements were a little slow, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was still the most difficult to deal with among tier-4 magical beasts. Moreover, based on Lin An¡¯s observation, this Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was at least twenty-seven meters long. In other words, this was definitely an adult Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, or even at its peak. Wasn¡¯t it a little too much to ask an intermediate magic apprentice who was only at tier-two to fight against a powerful tier-4 magical beast? Especially since he couldn¡¯t use the King of the Godflame right now. Although it wasn¡¯t said that the inheritor of the Darkness Devour couldn¡¯t use other forbidden spells, this black dragon wasn¡¯t someone that could be easily fooled. If he couldn¡¯t properly handle this matter, he would definitely be the unlucky one! ¡°Kid, since you can even learn forbidden spells, then you must have a way to deal with this little bastard. I have high hopes for you.¡± Sahadika saw Lin An¡¯s resistance and laughed happily instead. This was the effect he wanted. This was what he wanted to see. It was Lin An being beaten up by him until his face was full of discomfort, but there was nothing he could do about it! This was what he wanted, this was what he wanted to feel comfortable! At the thought of this, Sahadika felt that every pore on his body was exuding a comfortable feeling. ¡°You think highly of me? I don¡¯t even look at myself, how can you think highly of me!?¡± Lin An immediately rolled his eyes. To be honest, he had never thought that he would encounter such a situation. It was really uncomfortable! ¡°It¡¯s okay, you have to believe in yourself.¡± Sahadika didn¡¯t care about Lin An¡¯s complaints and threw the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle down. Boom! A loud sound reverberated throughout the entire nest. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s huge body fell heavily like a cannonball, raising dust in the air. ¡°Hahaha!¡± The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was extremely heavy to begin with. After falling from a height of more than a hundred meters, he was immediately thrown into a daze. He felt as if he was seeing stars. However, it was a tier-4 magical beast after all, and its forte was defense. Therefore, it did not suffer any substantial damage. It only cried out a few times in pain. After the dust settled, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle raised its head and looked at the monster above its head with a face full of fear! Black dragon! It was a type of giant dragon, a terrifying existence that was above most magical beasts. In front of such a terrifying existence, its life and death were just a matter of a thought. Therefore, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle could only look at Sahadika with a fearful expression, not daring to make the slightest movement. ¡°Roar! Roar, roar, roar!¡± Just as the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was afraid and didn¡¯t dare to move, Sahadika opened his mouth and spoke in the language of magical beasts to him. It was as if the two giant creatures were communicating. ¡°Good opportunity!¡± Lin An knew that Sahadika was explaining the current situation to the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. This was his opportunity. As long as he seized this opportunity and killed the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, he would be safe. Thus, Lin An didn¡¯t wait for Sahadika to finish speaking and directly activated the Darkness Devour in an attempt to directly kill the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. A black hole that could be completely ignored in front of the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle suddenly appeared. As this powerful suction force continued to spread, even the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle couldn¡¯t help but feel a hint of discomfort. However, this large-sized bastard didn¡¯t take any action. He continued to look at Sahadika as if he was listening to the will of god. Perhaps to this Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, Sahadika was a god. This was because Sahadika could easily kill him. To the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, this was already no different from a god. Seeing this, Lin An immediately increased the frequency of his attacks. Instantly, the black hole expanded to the size of a person¡¯s height in an extremely short period of time. A huge suction force attacked like a wind cave. Under this force, the entire nest was filled with the sound of howling wind. Not only that, even the huge Steel-Armored Giant Turtle began to slowly sway under this suction force, as if it was about to lose its balance. ¡°Go! Kill this human, and you¡¯ll live!¡± Sahadika suddenly roared, and in human language. However, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle still seemed to understand. It roared at Lin An and rushed forward. The black hole that was as tall as a person seemed to become smaller in front of Lin An. However, this also happened to be Lin An¡¯s intention. Lin An wanted to use the Darkness Devour to suck the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle over and then kill it. Now that the other party had directly charged over, this would be a direct confrontation of strength. Between him and the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, one of them would ultimately have the last laugh. Now, it would be up to who would have the last laugh? Boom! The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s huge body crashed heavily into the black hole of the Darkness Devour, and the powerful suction instantly stopped. It was as if someone had used a plug to seal the gap, and there was nothing left in an instant. However, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was unable to leave this position. It could only exert its strength on the spot continuously, wanting to rush over and stomp Lin An to death. ¡°He¡¯s only an intermediate magic apprentice, but he¡¯s actually able to subdue the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle?¡± Sahadika also looked at this scene in surprise. Although he had said so much just now, it was actually just to scare Lin An. ¡°Actually, as long as you give me the Darkness Devour, I¡¯ll immediately kill this bastard and send you away. What do you think?¡± ¡­ Lin An didn¡¯t even bother with Sahadika. He knew this better than anyone else. It was very likely that Sahadika didn¡¯t mean what he said. In other words, the black dragon clan didn¡¯t seem to be a race that would keep their word. Thus, Lin An didn¡¯t believe Sahadika¡¯s words. Instead, he stared at the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle with a serious expression. Although he still increased the supply of magic power to the Darkness Devour and wanted the Darkness Devour to swallow the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, he knew better than anyone that it would be very difficult to do it with just the Darkness Devour alone. Crack Suddenly, a sound that sounded like glass shattering entered his ears. Sahadika¡¯s eyes immediately revealed a hint of a smile. He knew that the Darkness Devour couldn¡¯t hold on any longer. The black hole was crumbling bit by bit. Perhaps it wouldn¡¯t take too long before the black hole would collapse, and Lin An had no choice but to agree. ¡°You don¡¯t have much time left. If you don¡¯t make a decision soon, you¡¯ll be in danger!¡± Sahadika continued to mumble to Lin An. His goal was the Darkness Devour, which was extremely useful to him. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. I will kill this big turtle and make you completely convinced!¡± Suddenly, Lin An shouted loudly and suddenly withdrew the mana supply for the Darkness Devour. A ball of flame suddenly appeared in Lin An¡¯s palm. Chapter 38 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Haha!¡± The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was like a fortress as it directly smashed through the black hole in front of it. Immediately, a large amount of magical elements turned into countless turbulent currents and flew in all directions. Even the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s gigantic body was unable to resist and took a few steps back. However, this wasn¡¯t what truly terrified the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. What truly terrified it was the ball of flames in Lin An¡¯s hand. From afar, the ball of fire seemed ordinary, just like an ordinary fireball spell. But without knowing why, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s innate beast instinct told him that this wasn¡¯t a simple ball of fire. This ball of fire was very likely to take his life, so he had to be careful! ¡°High-level spell?¡± Sahadika also looked at Lin An with some confusion. That ball of flame seemed very special, and it even gave him a feeling of palpitations, as if this ball of flame could even pose a threat to him. This was a little too unbelievable! One had to know that he was a tier-8 magical beast, and he was undoubtedly the pinnacle of magical beasts, the black dragon! For a tier-2 intermediate magic apprentice to be able to make him feel a threat to his life, wasn¡¯t this a little too unbelievable? ¡°This is definitely not a high-level spell. Even if it¡¯s an extraordinary spell, it wouldn¡¯t be able to make my heart palpitate like this, unless this is¡­¡± A terrifying thought rose from the bottom of Sahadika¡¯s heart, and it was firmly rooted in his heart and couldn¡¯t be dispelled no matter how hard he tried. ¡°Fire-type forbidden spell?!¡± The moment Sahadika said these words, Lin An threw the ball of flames at the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle as if to prove that his thoughts were correct. Facing the flames that were very likely to threaten his life, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle shrieked and tried to dodge. But everything was too slow. All of its efforts seemed to have been in vain. Its huge body, which could withstand many attacks, became a burden at this moment. No matter how fast his movements were, it was impossible for its huge body to dodge the fire attack in such a short period of time. Even the Swift Lion, a speed-type magical beast, was unable to dodge the attack of Lin An¡¯s Flame of the Godking, let alone the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. Seeing that the flame was rapidly approaching, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle immediately opened its mouth, and a hexagram magic formation appeared in front of its mouth. Following which, a dark pillar of water directly charged toward the Flame of the Godking, attempting to extinguish this terrifying flame with water. However, this was no ordinary flame. As an SSS-level forbidden spell, the Flame of the Godking was extremely terrifying. Even the current Lin An couldn¡¯t even mobilize one-thousandth of the ¡®s power¡­ However, this flame also carried the destructive power to burn everything. The pillar of water that the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle spat out was evaporated by this terrifying heat before it could even get close to the flame. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle didn¡¯t stop using its magic. Instead, it continued to increase its output. In its heart, it knew better than anyone else that once it stopped its output, it was very likely that it would be completely incinerated by this flame. Therefore, even if it was for its own sake, it had to increase its output. It had to extinguish this ball of flame! With this thought in mind, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle continued to increase its mana output. It frantically tried to extinguish the flame that was almost in front of it, but it was of no use. No matter how big the current was, as long as it was close to the ineffable flame, it would immediately evaporate. Not only did the ball of flame not weaken, it even became hotter. Seeing the approaching flame, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was helpless. It could only watch as the flame got closer. Fear swallowed the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s heart like a tide. It was only now that it realized how wrong it was. It should not have done this. It should not have been so arrogant and looked down on the human in front of ot. If only it could have killed him before he used this spell, or bypassed this spell to kill the human. This would have ensured its safety. However, it had underestimated this human, which led to this situation! The moment it thought of these, the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle felt a wave of helplessness and pain, especially when it saw a flame that seemed to be able to ignite space approaching it bit by bit. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was completely unable to resist the fear in its heart. It turned around and wanted to escape. But before it could take action, a fist-sized flame had already landed on his body. Then¡­ Boom! The huge fire that filled the sky ignited in this nest. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s shell, which had an extremely high magic resistance, was like an accelerant at this moment. Not only did it not stop the flames from burning, it actually made the flames burn even faster. The fire that soared into the sky completely enveloped the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. Countless mournful cries could be heard, and then the giant body of the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle fell heavily to the ground. The gold in the surroundings began to show signs of melting, but it was protected by Sahadika¡¯s magic power. It did not really melt its own furniture. The Steel-Armored Giant Turtle¡¯s nearly thirty-meter-long body was burned to ashes in the blink of an eye. Because Lin An¡¯s target was the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle, after the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle was burned to ashes, the Flame of the Godking didn¡¯t continue to spread and burned everything else. ¡°Do you know other forbidden spells?¡± Sahadika didn¡¯t care about the life and death of the Steel-Armored Giant Turtle. It was just a tier-4 dreg that he could crush with one finger. However, there was only one thing that Sahadika really cared about, and it was something unexpected. What exactly was this guy who had inherited the Darkness Devour? How did he know two forbidden spells? He might even know more forbidden spells. This guy was really surprising! ¡°¡­¡± Lin An didn¡¯t say anything. He didn¡¯t want to say anything either. Saying anything at this time would be courting death. There was only a chance of survival if he kept his mouth shut. The influence of this contract spell on Sahadika didn¡¯t seem to be as strong as he had expected. Therefore, for the sake of his own life, Lin An could only keep his mouth shut. He looked at Sahadika quietly to see what he was going to do? ¡°You¡¯re very brave, even more so than I thought!¡± Sahadika bent down and stared at Lin An with his huge dragon head. ¡°I¡¯ll kill you. As long as your answer doesn¡¯t satisfy me, I can kill you at any time!¡± ¡°Contract magic doesn¡¯t necessarily restrict my actions. Moreover, you don¡¯t know what the content of this contract is. You should understand this.¡± ¡°When a proud dragon asks you a question, you should answer him humbly and not remain silent and try to provoke him, especially when there¡¯s a great black dragon!¡± Terror! Fear! Unease! At this moment, all of this surged into Lin An¡¯s heart. He felt his vision go black, and his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, making it difficult for him to move. ¡°Answer my question, now! Immediately!¡±