Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system

Chapter 197 Passing Two Challenges in a Row: An Appetizer

The news that someone had ventured into the Star River Mountain Path immediately caused a sensation throughout the entire sacred mountain, spreading extremely quickly and attracting widespread attention.

Especially after hearing that he hadn't entered Xinghe Mountain Path alone, even more people came to watch.

"Aren't those Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan from the Chinese team?"

"It really is them! How could they do something like storming the sacred mountain?"

"Perhaps he felt he was very strong and wanted to try the Star River Mountain Path, which is extremely difficult to climb."

Above Xinghe Mountain Road.

Many of the high-ranking officials of the Parthenon were present.

"Who are these two people?" asked the Great Sage Cynthia.

She was one of the few people who didn't pay attention to the National Team's games, thinking it was just a children's game, unless Greece won, in which case she might be interested in learning more.

"The champions of the National Games, their team leader Jiang Yuan, and their teammate Mo Fan. They are Chinese," explained Hai Long, the Lord of the Knights Hall, calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Cynthia simply grunted indifferently.

“They must have come for Ye Xinxia,” Hailong said.

"Foolish! To venture into the Star River Mountain Path for a murderer is utterly foolish! You're courting death!" Cynthia said coldly.

“Indeed, many geniuses in the Star River Mountain Path have only ended up in disgrace. These two are far from being good enough,” Hailong laughed.

"Perfect timing! It's been a long time since anyone has ventured into the Star River Mountain Path. Let everyone witness the Star River Mountain Path of our Parthenon Temple!"

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Inside Xinghe Mountain Road.

Mo Fan couldn't hear the discussions outside. His gaze remained fixed upwards as he climbed the steps one by one.

Until he heard footsteps behind him.

He turned around and immediately saw Jiang Yuan, who had come in after him. The two were only a dozen or so steps apart.

"Damn, Lao Jiang, how did you get in here too?" Mo Fan asked in surprise.

“You can’t make it up alone.” Jiang Yuan strode closer and said, “The Star River Mountain Path has four checkpoints, and the last two are both blocked by monarch-level enemies. Do you think you can get through them?”

Mo Fan wanted to argue, but after hearing Jiang Yuan's words, he felt a chill and complained, "Then how is this Star River Mountain Path set up? How can a high-level player fight against a monarch-level player, especially two monarch-level players?"

As the two were talking, they arrived at the statue of the first level.

This was a Greek bronze beast with one eye and one horn, and its body was extremely bloated. When Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan stepped into its area, it suddenly opened its one eye.

The bronze horn pointed directly at the two of them, transforming into a beam of brass light that rushed over; ordinary people couldn't react to that speed at all.

"Uh-huh!!!"

It covered ten meters in an instant, but just as it was about to hit Mo Fan, a spatial force suddenly appeared.

With a loud thud, the Greek bronze beast was slammed onto the steps by an immense force, lying sprawled out and emitting painful howls.

Only then did Mo Fan react, taking a step back and suddenly unleashing Tyrant Thunder in his right hand, shouting, "Dare to ambush your Grandpa Mo? Take my Great Tyrant Thunder!"

Thunder roared, striking the Greek bronze beast and creating countless cracks.

The Greek bronze beast tried to resist, but the spatial power on its body suppressed it, and it could only endure Mo Fan's punches of lightning.

Ultimately, it could not withstand the devastation and shattered into pieces of copper.

"Pretty tough." Mo Fan muttered, withdrawing the lightning, and then gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up: "Great job, Lao Jiang. If you hadn't stopped it for me, I might have gotten a little hurt."

"No problem, treat me to dinner later."

"OK, OK, we're buddies, I'll treat you, you just pay."

"How dare you?"

"I have no money!"

The two chatted and laughed as they stepped over the broken pieces of the Greek bronze beast and continued towards the next level. "You killed the Greek bronze beast so easily?" Zhu Meng asked in surprise.

"It would be strange if it weren't simple. With Jiang Yuan by our side, even ten Greek bronze beasts wouldn't be enough to handle it," Pang Lai said.

Let's return our gaze to Xinghe Mountain Road.

Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had already arrived in front of the second statue.

This time it's a demon statue with bat wings, a muscular body, and two horns on its head.

The two were still looking at the stone statue when it suddenly spoke.

"Oh, look, it's been so many years since anyone has ventured into the Star River Mountain Path. I thought no one dared to come anymore."

"I'm pretty bored here. There's no one to talk to. It would be even better if I could tear them to pieces after we're done talking!"

The demon statue chattered incessantly, its calm demeanor revealing cruelty and madness.

"Hey, this silly bird statue can actually talk!" Mo Fan laughed.

"What did you say?" the demon statue roared.

Since he took charge of guarding the Star River Mountain Road, no one has dared to curse him like that!

"Don't assume that passing the first level means you can pass the second. Arrogance will cost you! This isn't a place to play games with you. If you can't get through, you'll die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the demon statue swiftly covered a distance of more than ten meters and appeared behind Mo Fan, leaving Jiang Yuan standing to the side.

Who told Mo Fan to make fun of it?

Mo Fan could handle the demon statue on his own, but now is not the time to give him time to fight it.

There's no need to waste time on this.

Jiang Yuan made his move again.

The power of space surged, imprisoning the demon statue.

"Almost done, let's move on to the next level."

"Alright, Tyrant Desolate Thunder and Silent Thunder Death Rays!"

Mo Fan moved swiftly, lightning crackling around his arms, violent electric snakes flying wildly.

The lightning claws descended instantly.

A bolt of lightning flashed and struck the stone body of the demon statue!
In an instant, a powerful bolt of lightning pierced through the demon statue's body, shattering its right wing in the process.

"Lei Ce!"

Mo Fan shouted, and thousands of Tyrant Desolate Lightning bolts and Lightning Seals enhanced by Divine Praise flew out from his hands, rushing into the body of the demon statue through the blasted hole.

"what!!!!!!"

The demon statue let out a sharp howl, and the contorted expression on its face showed that it was enduring extreme pain!
Even though lightning had filled its body, there seemed to be a force that kept it from being blown apart.

Mo Fan unleashed another wave of lightning and fire, but the demon statue still didn't explode on the spot.

"That's weird, this thing is even harder than the statue in the first level. Old Jiang, do you think you can make it explode?" Mo Fan looked at Jiang Yuan.

“Bring out your old wolf. This demon statue looks like a stone statue, but it’s actually an energy body; it just behaves like one. It’ll be very nourishing for the old wolf after it eats it,” Jiang Yuan said.

Upon hearing this, Mo Fan summoned the old wolf from the summoning plane without saying a word.

"Awoooooo!!!"

"Shut up! Swallow this thing!"

The old wolf closed its mouth, let out a whimper, and picked up the demon statue and swallowed it whole.

The enormous amount of energy was gradually digested in the stomach.

The old wolf immediately thought about how becoming stronger would enrich his wolf harem, and couldn't help but let out another loud and excited wolf howl.

(End of this chapter)