Chapter 915: Chapter 689: Not Convinced
At this moment, Long Yi, with his tremendous strength and the revolutionary aid of his troops, had indeed become the idol of the Sanctuary Empire. Occasionally, some academies would even invite Long Yi to visit and provide guidance. Long Yi always enjoyed these invitations. Soon, Emperor Saint Danze realized that, in some ways, Long Yi was actually a very good-tempered person. As long as you went along with him and did not provoke him, he didn’t mind whatever else you did.
Of course, there were also some who looked down on Long Yi.
Dean Saint Andrews of the Sanctuary Empire’s number one Imperial Mage Academy was one such person.
In Saint Andrews’ view, Long Yi, this newcomer who had stumbled upon superhuman strength, could not prove that he possessed true ability. Especially since Long Yi had once severely criticized the Sanctuary Empire’s research on magic and equipment, Saint Andrews, then a researcher, had listened very closely. Therefore, although many students within the academies hoped to invite Long Yi for exchanges, Saint Andrews had never agreed.
However, Saint Linde eventually facilitated this matter. As a third-year student of the Imperial first Mage Academy and a Crown Prince, it was tradition for him to study there. At the same time, being credited with inviting Long Yi to the Sanctuary Empire, Saint Linde had always taken pride in being close to Long Yi. After all, Long Yi was a powerhouse among Powerhouses, different from ordinary people.
Saint Linde and some students took the lead, organizing nearly ten thousand people to co-sign a request hoping that Dean Saint Andrews would invite Long Yi to the academy for an exchange and guidance.
It was only at this time that Saint Andrews finally reluctantly approved the request.
For this reason, Long Yi was now walking through the most ancient academy in the Sanctuary Empire for the first time.
Compared to the academies of the Human Realm, the academy of the Sanctuary Empire had a much longer history and the entire academy was permeated with an ancient aura. As a research-focused academy, it had a very strong academic atmosphere, with people gathered in every corner to discuss and research magic. Long Yi liked this academic atmosphere a lot, because this was how an academy should be.
The arrival of Long Yi immediately drew the attention of those students immersed in their academics; after all, the research on magic and equipment ultimately had to be applied to combat, and magic that couldn’t defeat the enemy was useless. In terms of the ability to defeat enemies, Long Yi was among the finest in the entire Plane.
Thus, there was Long Yi walking ahead with a group of students chattering behind him, asking questions about this and that. The good-tempered Long Yi naturally answered each one. Saint Linde walked by Long Yi’s side the whole time, explaining the composition of the entire student body to him.
Then, accompanied by Saint Linde, Long Yi audited a class.
This class was personally taught by Dean Saint Andrews, with Long Yi sitting in the back row, smiling. The students in the classroom, however, were clearly distracted, looking back at Long Yi from time to time.
Dean Saint Andrews, who was already short-tempered, could not lash out, but seeing Long Yi sitting there with a smile, which seemed like mockery to him, suddenly got hot-headed and spoke up, "Then, let us have Mr. Long Yi explain this knowledge point to us, shall we?"
Long Yi was stunned for a moment, as he did not expect Saint Andrews to turn to him, but this particular knowledge was really too simple. Back in the Human Realm, Long Yi had been a top-tier student, and even though the arrival of Ai Lin and Little Zi made Long Yi less conspicuous, it wasn’t because Long Yi was lacking, but rather because Ai Lin and the others were too strong.
Compared to those magical knowledge in the Human Realm, this was just like the difference between arithmetic within ten and advanced mathematics.
So Long Yi confidently went to the front and recited the knowledge from memory. And with this recitation, all the students, including Dean Saint Andrews, were stunned! This was not content from the textbooks! Long Yi had just explained a new approach to magic, and this new approach was even simpler and more reliable than what they had been studying before!
The students who realized what had happened immediately burst into enthusiastic applause, as they all stood up on their own, their faces filled with excitement.
However, within the crowd, there were still two people who stood out conspicuously, out of place. Even though they stood up and clapped, the expressions on their faces were very cold.
They were none other than the brothers Saint Karen and Saint Ailun. Since the fragments of the Cosmic Stone were taken away by Long Yi, they had become dispirited, melancholic every day. But after all, they were facing Long Yi, and there was nothing they could do. However, deep in their hearts, they were not convinced, for it seemed that Long Yi wasn’t much older than themselves, yet his strength was so formidable. They often fantasized that if they had another chance, they might be able to defeat Long Yi.
But now, an opportunity had surprisingly presented itself!
"Mr. Long Yi! I wish to challenge you!"
A voice came through, not from the brothers, Saint Karen and Saint Ailun, but from another student who was also tall and robust.
"Peter! What are you doing?" Dean Saint Andrews scolded in a low voice. Challenging Long Yi? Had he gone mad from studying? Who was Long Yi? The king of the Stellar Realm duel arena! The one who killed three Sanctuary Mages! You come to challenge him? Do you believe that a mere breath from him could take your life?
"Yes! I want to challenge Mr. Long Yi in the Giant’s Competitive Arena!" the student named Peter declared.
As soon as the Giant’s Competitive Arena was mentioned, a sudden realization echoed from all the students.
The Giant’s Competitive Arena was a legacy left by a Giant of yore, where any combat inside this space wouldn’t truly harm anyone. Additionally, for the sake of fairness, the combatants’ powers would be suppressed to the level of the weaker person while within this space.
In other words, once inside, the strength of anyone would be lowered to that of the weakest among them.
Peter intended to fight within the Giant’s Competitive Arena, obviously hoping to level Long Yi’s powers with his own and then rely on his own battle experience to overpower Long Yi.
"Fine, when?" Long Yi said with a smile, always open to any challenge, which was his consistent principle.
"Now!" Peter said full of confidence.
There was no doubt that Peter was sent by the brothers, Saint Karen and Saint Ailun. As the princes of the Sanctuary Empire, it was no longer appropriate for them to continue challenging Long Yi, but that didn’t prevent them from sending someone else.
After all, it was just a minor challenge.
The brothers, Saint Karen and Saint Ailun, believed that Long Yi had just gotten lucky to obtain his great power and that without his vast strength, he was nothing at all!
The Giant’s Competitive Arena was a separate venue; as soon as one stepped into the center of the field, it would immediately take effect.
The news of Peter challenging Long Yi spread rapidly throughout the academy and in no time, the small stands around the arena were packed with people, with even more trying to squeeze in.
"Close the doors!"
As Dean Saint Andrews gave the order, the doors of the arena immediately closed.
"Then let us begin," Long Yi said with a smile.
"All right, please be careful then!"
As he spoke, Peter raised his hand and launched three Magic Missiles as a standard opening move. Long Yi stretched out his hand and caught the three Magic Missiles in his palm.
The Magic Missiles exploded, burning with pain. Indeed, whether it was magic defense or anything else, it seemed like all strengths had been assimilated according to Peter’s standards.
What about the power of the rock?
Long Yi tried it, but the power of the rock didn’t respond. It seemed that various abilities had been assimilated as well, including Fighting Aura.
"This really is quite fair," Long Yi said with a laugh.
Seeing that Peter had already applied a bunch of buffing spells on himself, Long Yi also raised his hand to cast various buffing spells on himself.
If it’s a game, then let’s play.
"Thunderstrike!"
Boom!
A bolt of lightning struck down, and Long Yi raised a magic shield to block it. However, the magic shield was penetrated by the thunder, hitting Long Yi’s arm. Long Yi felt a twitch in his arm. At the same time, a dazzling orb of light was already flying toward him.
"Dazzling Burst Bomb!"
Boom!
The loud boom and blinding light erupted in front of Long Yi, and he could only close his eyes tightly.
"Darkness Descending!"
Black crystals congealed under Long Yi’s feet, immense gravity trapping him in place, making it impossible to move, while an Array spiraled open in the air!
"I’ve won!"
On the stands, brothers Saint Karen and Saint Ailun wore huge smiles on their faces!
Dean Saint Andrews shook his head, indeed, Long Yi was just someone who had occasionally obtained tremendous power. This set of combat techniques was like something from a textbook, the most commonly used routine in Mage duels. If Long Yi had even a little bit of formal education, he would never have allowed Peter to execute this set so simply and swiftly. And now, as Darkness Descending was about to descend, Long Yi would be killed.
Thinking this, Dean Saint Andrews stood up, wanting to call off the match, but Saint Linde beside him held Dean Saint Andrews back.
"Dean, please do not interfere with the match. I believe, Mr. Long Yi has not lost yet."
Dean Saint Andrews smiled and sat back down. He knew that Saint Linde always proclaimed himself a supporter of Long Yi, but unfortunately, this time he got it wrong.
Long Yi still stood there quietly, smiling expression on his face, looking up at the Array in the sky. When the dark matter inside the Array was about to descend, Runes suddenly swirled around Long Yi’s body!
"Magic Reversal!"
The Array above suddenly rearranged, and the dark matter that should have fallen was blasted into the sky!
Bang bang!
The black crystals shattered, the Array in the sky dissipated, and Long Yi regained his freedom.
"Textbook-like combat style, quite spectacular,"
Long Yi applauded.
Peter’s face flushed with anger; he had thought he would easily win, but to his shock, Long Yi had so effortlessly broken free!
"It’s a Magic Reversal!"
Dean Saint Andrews exclaimed in surprise.
It is known that Magic Reversal does not require much Mana, but rather a deep understanding of the Magic itself! The difficulty of reversing a spell is enormous, and the slightest mistake can cause the spell to collapse, causing great harm to the one attempting the Magic Reversal. However, in such a critical moment, Long Yi easily executed Magic Reversal to defuse the crisis! His calmness, ease, and control over Magic were simply unrivaled!
"Now then, it’s my turn to attack."
Long Yi said. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
