I became a god through archaeology in the Wizarding World.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

As the first rays of morning sunlight pierced the thin mist over the college, the somber bell tolled twelve times.

The Royal Academy's open-air arena, a dark and gloomy arena, has now transformed into a noisy sea.

This ancient circular building is constructed of black volcanic rock, and its towering stands are packed with people.

The air was thick with the smells of tense sweat, cheap tobacco, and a certain excitement that seemed about to draw blood.

For most apprentices, today is a day that will determine their fate, while for the high-ranking official wizards and noble observers, it is nothing more than a bloody spectacle to pass the time.

"Next match: History assistant coach Rod Griffin versus Elementalist Jamie Windrunner!"

As the referee's amplified voice echoed across the field, a burst of laughter and boos erupted from the stands.

"History department? That department where you move stones?"

"Jamie is this year's top elementalist, rumored to be just one step away from becoming a full-fledged wizard, and he's already mastered three first-circle spells! This is simply massacre!"

"Hey, I bet that teaching assistant won't last three seconds!"

Amidst a tidal wave of mockery, Rhodes slowly emerged from the dark waiting area.

He was wearing a faded gray linen robe, and he carried neither a staff nor even a decent dagger.

He looked like a sheep that had wandered into a pack of wolves, head down, his steps heavy.

At the other end of the arena, a young man dressed in an exquisite blue robe and holding a silver-inlaid wand stood arrogantly.

Jamie Windrunner has striking blond hair and a handsome yet mean face.

He basked in the cheers around him, looking at Rhodes as if he were looking at a clod of mud on the sole of a shoe.

High in the stands, Professor Isaac nervously covered his eyes, despair peeking through his fingers: "Oh, gods above... this isn't fair! Jamie is a wind-elemental genius, how could Rhodes possibly beat him..."

In the shadows of the VIP section not far from the professor, a tall man in a law enforcement uniform was coldly watching the audience.

He was Brut's brother, and a cruel smile played on his lips.

"start!"

At the referee's command, the protective barrier rose.

"Useless trash, I'll make sure you die with rhythm."

Jamie gave a disdainful sneer and elegantly waved his wand.

"Wind Barrier".

A cyan whirlwind instantly rose around him, forming an invisible shield.

Immediately afterwards, he did not rush to attack, but instead, like a cat playing with a mouse, casually flicked out a wind blade.

"call out!"

A crescent-shaped wind blade sliced ​​through the air, hurtling straight toward Rhodes' face with a piercing shriek.

This blow was not fatal; its purpose was to humiliate the victim.

Jamie wanted to see Rod roll around in panic or beg for mercy in a pathetic state.

However, Rod did not move.

He stood there, frozen in place, as if he were terrified, letting the wind blade slash towards him.

"Get out of the way!!" Professor Isaac couldn't help but scream.

"puff!"

The wind blade struck Rhodes squarely in the chest.

The expected scene of blood splattering did not occur.

With a dull ripping sound, Rhodes's linen robe was neatly cut open at the chest, revealing the skin beneath.

But it wasn't flesh and blood; it was a grayish-white, rough and hard skin, like granite!

"Ding!"

The wind blades struck the skin, producing a crisp, metallic clang before disintegrating into a chaotic mass of air.

The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an even bigger uproar.

"What is that? Stone Skin Technique?"

"Impossible! He didn't even chant the incantation! Besides, Stone Skin is a first-level spell; how could a teaching assistant possibly cast it instantly?"

"It's a drug! It must be some kind of high-concentration petrochemical agent!"

Someone shouted, "This kid drank himself into a stone statue to save his life!"

Jamie, sitting on the sidelines, froze, then became furious.

"Turns out it's just a turtle shell that only knows how to take a beating."

Jamie's mockery vanished, replaced by an angry outburst of displeasure: "Let's see how long you can take this! Wind Blade Barrage!"

He waved his wand wildly, pouring out magic as if it were free.

shhhhhhhh!

Seven or eight wind blades blocked all of Rhodes's evasive space, pouring down like a torrential rain.

Rod still didn't dodge.

He simply raised his arms slightly to protect his head and throat.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

A series of impacts resounded against Rhodes, his robes torn to shreds by the wind blades, revealing large patches of grayish-white rocky skin.

Each wind blade left a white mark on his body, and even cut through some small stone chips, but it could never truly tear through that layer of defense.

Throughout this barrage of attacks, Rhodes maintained an eerie silence.

"The wind blades are spaced 1.5 seconds apart, and the shield can withstand about three heavy blows. His mana reserves are rapidly decreasing..."

Through the gap between his arms, Rod's dark eyes coldly locked onto Jamie, who was thirty meters away.

Jamie was thoroughly enraged by this attitude of only taking the beating without fighting back.

"Damn trash! All you can do is stand there like a coward?!"

Jamie roared and began chanting a more powerful spell: "I'll smash your turtle shell to pieces! Wind..."

Just as Jamie was chanting the incantation, the old power was exhausted and the new power had not yet arisen.

Rhodes, who had been motionless like a sculpture, moved.

"The professor once said that the human body contains enormous potential..."

The image of Professor Isaac's fanatical face flashed through Rhodes' mind, and his leg muscles suddenly bulged, causing two spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the stone floor beneath his feet.

"As long as we find that fulcrum."

boom!

Rhodes' figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

He didn't use any speed-up spells, relying purely on the terrifying muscle power enhanced by [Stone Skin], his whole body was like a cannon shot, crashing straight into Jamie with a piercing whistle!

The 30-meter distance seemed to disappear at that moment.

Professor Isaac in the stands jumped to his feet, trembling with excitement: "That's...that's kinetic energy transfer! He really did it!"

Jamie's spell got stuck in his throat.

He watched in horror as the grayish-white figure rapidly magnified in his field of vision. The suffocating sense of oppression that rushed towards him made him feel as if he were facing not a person, but an ancient ferocious beast in human skin.

"Shield! Strengthen the shield!"

Jamie screamed and desperately poured magic into the wind barrier in front of him.

But Rhodes had already arrived.

He didn't use any fancy magic; he simply used the momentum of his charge to slam his rock-covered right shoulder into the blue wind wall.

"Open it... for me!!"