Full-Time Mage: One random forbidden spell per month

Chapter 72 The Hand of Silent Thunder: Overall Strength Increased Once Again

"Hello." This time, Bai Zheyun didn't rush to do anything, but instead extended his palm to Li Xingze.

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, so Li Xingze could not refuse his gesture and reached out to shake his hand.

"You must be from the Bai family, right?"

Li Xingze looked puzzled. Why would the Bai family become Zhou Shuming's lackeys?

These words seemed to strike a nerve, and Bai Zheyun's face turned somewhat ugly. He forced a smile and said, "Heh, I'm practically a member of the Bai family."

The last "person" was pronounced much more heavily, suggesting that his identity wasn't very good, but Li Xingze had no interest in other people's difficult experiences.

"What is your relationship with Bai Tingting?" Bai Zheyun suddenly asked.

"Bai Tingting?" Li Xingze was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that this guy was not planning to use Bai Tingting to climb the social ladder, was he?

Many ordinary monks dream of marrying into a prominent family to gain entry into the core of a powerful clan, as this is one of the few ways to turn their lives around.

"I'm not interested in talking to you about this. Are you still going to fight or not?" Li Xingze frowned and said impatiently.

"You left"

Before Bai Zheyun could finish speaking, a lightning whip flew past his feet, leaving a deep whip mark with a "crack".

Seeing that Li Xingze didn't want to say another word to him, Bai Zheyun's expression grew even more unpleasant.

"Contract Summoning!"

The star map was completed quickly, and a giant ice crab, over four meters tall, appeared on the competition field—a genuine warrior-level contracted beast.

"This speed is abnormal; he should have a speed-controlling magic device on him."

Li Xingze was startled. Normally, a summoning star map is two to three times more difficult to draw than a star map of other systems, but this speed was clearly more than twice as fast.

But then I thought, after all, he was ranked eighty-seventh, so it was normal for him to have a speed-control magic device.

"This is my contracted beast—the Ice Turtle War Crab. Aren't you going to summon your own beast?"

Bai Zheyun did not rush to attack, seemingly intending to defeat Li Xingze head-on.

"It's just a general-level contracted beast; it's not enough to force me to use summoning techniques," Li Xingze said calmly.

If you need to use summoning skills to deal with someone ranked 87th, then why bother climbing the rankings?

Bai Zheyun frowned, clearly not expecting Li Xingze to be so arrogant, not taking him seriously at all.

"Ice Crab, crush him!"

Bai Zheyun dropped all pretense. As long as he defeated Li Xingze, he could not only gain Bai Tingting's favor, but also the Bai family's attention!

"Gagaga!!!"

With each step the Ice-Turtle War Crab took, it exhaled a large amount of icy air, which quickly froze the entire competition arena into an ice sculpture world.

"It's cold again."

Li Xingze directly used his armor magic tool to resist the cold air. The competition does not prohibit the use of magic tools and artifacts, especially since Bai Zheyun has already used a speed-control magic tool.

"Magic armor!"

When Bai Zheyun saw the silver scale armor on Li Xingze's body, a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes. Magical tools and artifacts were far beyond his means to buy. The only speed-controlling magical artifact and the magic-wearing artifact he had were rewards from the school.

Most students only think about competing for resources in the school and never think about becoming hunters to make money. Xu Zhaoting and Mo Fan are clearly a hundred times better than them in this respect.

School resources are ultimately limited. No matter how prestigious Mingzhu Academy is, it cannot support thousands or tens of thousands of students at its main campus.

The Ice Crab is quite fast; it can even leap more than ten meters in a single bound.

Seeing the giant ice claw coming at him, Li Xingze remained calm and dodged its heavy blow in a flash.

Li Xingze came up behind the Ice Turtle War Crab, took out the "Arrogance" sword that he had never used before, and compressed lightning into the sword. He was much more skilled than when he was training.

Seeing the longsword flashing white light, the Ice Turtle War Crab's small eyes shrank, and its eight legs slowly moved back a few steps.

With a thrust of the sword, lightning shot out along the blade, piercing through one of the Ice Turtle War Crab's legs like a laser beam.

That wasn't all. Li Xingze used both Thunder Cleaver and "Arrogance" to hack wildly at the remaining seven legs.

The Ice-clawed War Crab tried to stop Li Xingze's attack with its legs, but he was too fast, and its own movements were inconvenient. In no time, almost all seven of its legs were cut off.

As a summoner, Bai Zheyun couldn't intervene at all. If he attacked Li Xingze, he would definitely attack the Ice Turtle War Crab instead.

It was only at this point that he truly realized how terrifying Li Xingze was.

Looking at the Ice Claw War Crab, which only had two large claws left, Li Xingze didn't go too far. The crab legs could regenerate quickly, but if the two large claws were gone, it would probably take a long time to regenerate.

Compared to the Shadow Wolf, the Ice Claw War Crab has a much stronger regenerative ability.

Seeing Bai Zheyun, who was completely terrified, Li Xingze did not hesitate at all and directly used a powerful move to knock him out of the arena.

The entire room fell silent. Department head Zheng Kui was swallowing hard. He had expected Li Xingze to defeat Bai Zheyun, but he never expected it to be so easy.

Moreover, this fighting style is completely contrary to his understanding of mages!

"The winner is Li Xingze, ranked eighty-seventh!!"

Suppressing his excitement, Zheng Kui announced that Li Xingze had successfully completed the challenge.

"Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen someone break into the top 100 in one go!"

"That's awesome! I wouldn't be surprised if Li Xingze becomes number one in the future."

"Watching Li Xingze's matches is much more enjoyable than watching movies. The way his moves are so realistic and impactful is really satisfying to watch."

The audience erupted in cheers. Many of them were long-time students who had been at the main campus for more than three years, but they had never seen such a terrifying speed at which they climbed the rankings.

terrible!

Dean's Office.

"Based on your ranking, you can choose one magical tool or artifact. Originally, you could only choose one suitable for a mid-level mage, but considering your good performance during the training, we have decided to give you this magical tool."

Dean Xiao took out a magical artifact that resembled an arm guard. The artifact was armor-like and consisted of three pieces, making it look very cool.

"The Hand of Silent Thunder can convert other elemental damage into lightning damage, making it the perfect magical tool for you."

After saying that, Dean Xiao placed Mo Ting's hand on the table.

Li Xingze could no longer contain his joy as he picked up the Hand of the Silent Thunder from the table; it was just right for him.

With this item, combined with the Silver Scale Armor, he will no longer have to worry about encountering other elemental mages.

"Dean Xiao, I'm very satisfied with this magical artifact," Li Xingze replied with a smile.

"I'm glad you're satisfied, but your rise to the top of the rankings has been too fast. It's best to take some time to calm down and lay low for a while," Dean Xiao advised.

"Alright."

Li Xingze did not refuse. The Three-Step Tower is most suitable for cultivation below the high level, and its effect will decrease significantly after the high level.

(End of this chapter)