Chapter 229: Who is Barking like a Dog?

Chapter 229 Who Is Barking Like a Dog?

Li Wei gazed upon the Green Steel Wolf.

He made no haste to cast spells.

The curse of the Ring of Pride bound him.

Only upon being struck could he strike the Green Steel Wolf.

Prior to this, should even a sliver of aggressive intent arise within him, his internal power would be shackled, rendering it unusable.

This was the fetter confining him.

The most cruel curse.

The Green Steel Wolf prowled the arena, closing in on Li Wei.

Hunting for an opening to strike.

Quickly, it realized there was no need to hunt for an opening.

For the human opposite displayed no sign of defense whatsoever.

Upon seeing this, the Green Steel Wolf leaped directly toward Li Wei.

In the stands, the crowd grew increasingly vexed as they watched.

"Lacking even basic combat instinct, it seems his level is truly built solely on resources."

"Eliminate him; retaining such a person would only tarnish the Elemental Tower."

"We must harshly reprimand the Mage Association; how did their vetting fail? To allow such a person entry."

...

Some could endure no longer, turning to depart.

The Green Steel Wolf lunged at Li Wei, jaws agape, aiming to snap shut upon his head.

The crowd watched in silence, none moving to intervene.

This was but an illusion within the secret realm.

Even were Li Wei truly bitten, death would not claim him.

The next moment.

Boom!

Flame erupted from the Green Steel Wolf's maw, and it toppled to the ground, life extinguished.

All stood frozen where they were.

"What is happening?"

"What occurred just now?"

"How did the Green Steel Wolf perish?"

Though an illusion, it was forged from the might of a true Tier Two beast, the Green Steel Wolf.

This implied Li Wei had just instant-killed a Tier Two beast.

For a Tier Two mage to instant-kill a Tier Two beast was no feat.

Yet the issue was, he had cast no spell.

Or rather, no one witnessed him casting, yet the Green Steel Wolf expired inexplicably.

The instructors poised to leave halted their steps, turning gaze to the arena.

"Release another beast, substitute with a Tier Two Rock Armored Turtle."

Swiftly, the Green Steel Wolf's corpse vanished.

A Tier Two Rock Armored Turtle manifested within the arena.

Li Wei took this as the examination proceeding.

He regarded the Rock Armored Turtle, which huddled within its shell regarding him.

Eye met eye, neither striking first.

Silence stretched long until the crowd in the stands could bear it no more.

"What exactly is he doing?"

"Why does he not attack the Rock Armored Turtle?"

"Command the Rock Armored Turtle to attack him."

Upon receiving orders, the Rock Armored Turtle unwillingly emerged from its shell, attacking Li Wei.

Spikes thick as fingers protruded from the carapace on the Rock Armored Turtle's back.

Boom!

An explosion rang out, myriad spikes shot forth toward Li Wei.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A shield formed of hexagonal crystals rose before him, intercepting every spike.

Li Wei sensed the Ring of Pride surrounding him waning rapidly.

He raised a hand and hurled a fireball.

Whoosh!

The fireball sped toward the Rock Armored Turtle.

In the stands, faces turned to shock.

"What manner of defensive spell is this?"

"Why was no casting observed?"

"A Fireball Spell?"

Boom! Bang!

The fireball struck the Rock Armored Turtle, overturning the creature renowned for its defense.

The impenetrable shell upon its back split open.

The crowd in the stands was utterly stunned.

"What Fireball Spell is this? Why such immense power?"

"The Rock Armored Turtle's shell is breached; his Fireball Spell likely rivals Tier Three magic."

"This is simply absurd!"

"Regardless, the Fireball Spell is merely Tier One; how did he achieve this?"

"Unfathomable."

Someone suddenly clapped, saying, "I understand." Others swiftly turned to look at him.

That person said, "It must be because his Beyonder Characteristic is extremely powerful."

Everyone was speechless; did he really need to say that?

"But the problem is, what exactly is his Beyonder Characteristic?"

"The records don't say either."

"It says here that the initially awakened one was an Elemental Side Beyonder Characteristic, so it might be a characteristic that amplifies the power of fire spells."

"Amplifying a Tier 1 spell's power to Tier 3 level—this is simply too monstrous!"

"The specific situation is still unknown; what should we do now?"

"If we look at the current situation, his combat performance can get full marks, but his theoretical scores are too poor. Even with full marks in combat, he only has sixty points."

"Sixty points means he can only be assigned to the Red Class."

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

"Then what should be done?"

"Although it is a pity, according to the rules, this is the only way."

"Alright, let him leave the Secret Realm."

"The examination is over."

Li Wei heard the voice, and immediately a white light brightened before his eyes.

When he came to his senses, he had already appeared on the plaza outside the Secret Realm.

Everyone was discussing their scores.

Expecting which class they would be assigned to.

Li Wei hadn't even seen his own combat score yet.

He felt uncertain in his heart.

Not long after, everyone's names appeared on a stone tablet on the Secret Realm plaza.

Li Wei found his name at the very end.

Total score sixty points, ranked sixth from the bottom.

Assigned to the Red Class.

He was a Tier 2 mage, so he directly became a second-year student of the Red Class.

Equivalent to a transfer student.

Once assigned to the Red Class, if one wants to change classes again, one must wait for the year-end major exam.

If the major exam results are outstanding, there is a chance to enter a better class.

No one in this batch entered the Purple Class.

The best was only a total score of 94 points, assigned to the Blue Class.

Only one person in the Blue Class.

"Karl?"

Li Wei looked at the name of the person entering the Blue Class, showing a hint of surprise.

He didn't expect the most inconspicuous Karl to actually show the best results.

Karl, who entered the Blue Class, was surrounded by everyone, like stars orbiting the moon.

From an obscure little mage to becoming a highly sought-after backer in everyone's eyes.

Karl saw Li Wei, walked over smiling, and greeted him confidently: "Li Wei."

Li Wei nodded and said, "Congratulations."

Karl asked, "Which class were you assigned to?"

Li Wei said, "Red Class."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, what are you pretending? What's the use of having money?"

"Your rank wouldn't be piled up by money, right?"

"You're not suitable to be a mage; just honestly go back and inherit your family fortune."

Everyone mocked Li Wei one after another.

They thought Karl approached Li Wei just to mock him.

In the crowd, only a few people did not speak.

Because they were also in the Red Class.

Some had even lower scores than Li Wei, feeling too ashamed to speak.

Upon hearing this, Karl's face froze, looking at Li Wei feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Feeling that he was the one causing Li Wei to be criticized.

Li Wei, however, wore an expression of indifference.

"Are the dogs done barking? Get lost, don't block the way."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

One person flew into a rage, saying, "Who do you think you are? You dare scold me!"

"Arrogant and ignorant, just because you are a commoner you dare to contradict a noble; you should be dragged away and executed!"

"Don't stop me, watch me kill him!"

One person rushed out, awkwardly glanced at the people around him.

Thought to himself: I was just speaking, why didn't you guys stop me?

"What's the noise? What happened?"

A member of the Element Tower Disciplinary Committee saw the conflict erupting here and walked over to check the situation.

Two updates today, don't know what to write, sorting through the follow-up plot ideas.

(End of Chapter)