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Chapter 159 Golden Legend
“There are a few people.”

In the spectator seats, the dean of the magic academy stroked his beard and spoke calmly.

Zhou Yuan looked over and examined it carefully.

The dean was wearing a white robe, with gray beard and hair. There were four eyes on his old face, each of which was deep and reserved, as if he had the wisdom to see through everything.

There was not a single trace of magical energy emanating from his body. Compared with other senior members of the academy nearby, he seemed extremely ordinary. However, the words that appeared above his head showed that he was by no means an ordinary old man.

[LV93 Dean of the Magic Academy]

One of the strongest people in this game plane.

Don't be fooled by its powerful appearance now. It is actually a useless monster in the game and can be easily killed by players who have developed to the late stage.

The magicians in this game follow the setting of "high attack and low defense". Even if they can easily cast forbidden spells to destroy the world, their bodies are not much different from those of ordinary people, and they can be easily killed by warriors.

It is extremely rare for a monk like the dwarf Ceci to be a full-time magician. It can almost be said that this is the only case.

"That's good, it means the competition is fierce."

Next to him, a middle-aged man in a fiery red robe answered coldly, "Only the most outstanding magicians are qualified to join the Demon King's army and meet the Demon King. Those who are just filling in the numbers can die. This is just the right time to screen out the truly strong ones. So eight is eight."

Several professors from the college around nodded in agreement, confirming this statement.

"Since there are no objections, let's start the drawing of lots."

At the order from the dean, a host came on stage holding a box and asked the contestants to draw lots.

Zhou Yuan drew the number "1" and his opponent was a female magician named Lisha, who was level 77 and specialized in mental magic.

The number 1 also represents the first round. After the drawing ceremony was completed, the others left the platform, leaving only Zhou Yuan and Lixia.

"I didn't expect this kid could survive to the finals..." In the stands, Saba stared at Zhou Yuan with flickering eyes.

In fact, it had underestimated the fierceness of the competition before the game. It thought that at most half of the people would die, but it didn't expect that only 8 people would die in the end. And in such an intense struggle, Zhou Yuan was still safe and sound... It admitted that it had underestimated the ability of its cheap apprentice.

As the saying goes, teaching your apprentice will only make you starve. Zhou Yuan has only been learning potions for a few days but he has already shown amazing talent. He is almost reaching the threshold of a 5-star potion master. Coupled with his performance during this period, he can be said to be a leader of the new generation of the magic academy.

Maybe in a few years we will be able to surpass it, or even replace it!

This is something Saba cannot tolerate, but with the backup plan he had previously put in the [Knowledge Potion], he is not afraid of Zhou Yuan's betrayal, but... what if Zhou Yuan develops an antidote later?
With the talent he has shown in Alchemy, it may not be impossible for him to do it.

Saba was a little uneasy for a moment. Perhaps he had to find a way to limit Zhou Yuan's talent...

And while it was thinking, the game began.

A silver light lit up, covering the entire platform.

The figures of Zhou Yuan and Lisha began to shrink rapidly, and the ground was quickly covered with a layer of earth-brown. Accompanied by deafening noises, rocky mountains rose from the ground.

Rocks, sand, mud, hills...under the transformation of magic, a desolate Gobi landscape appeared on the platform.

The use of space magic made people outside the venue look like they were looking at a miniature sand table, while Zhou Yuan, who was inside the venue, was completely in a desolate Gobi desert with no end in sight.

He was not too surprised. At this level, the competition should be held in a special venue. Any random move of a high-level warrior could have terrifying power. They were simply moving disasters. If one was not careful with their moves, they could easily destroy the magic academy.

Hearing the signal to start the game, Zhou Yuan hurriedly took out bottles of magic potions that he had prepared in advance and drank them.

Potions are not prohibited in the competition, so the contestants from the Potions Department have a natural advantage. This is why people have been targeting him these days.

But to be honest, Zhou Yuan didn't actually kill that many people. He was doing it, and so were the other contestants. The original plan was to kill ten contestants every day, but in fact the number didn't reach the target at all. In the end, he only killed more than thirty people, and the rest of the deaths were not caused by him.

As for the last few people, he had thought about assassinating them, but these people either had their own methods, or were hiding in places where they could not be found, or were staying near the teachers in the academy. It was very difficult to kill them secretly, so he had to give up.

On the contrary, on the court, everything becomes simple. If you can't beat me, I will kill you, and even the dean will have no objection.

The strong prey on the weak, and only the strong can face the devil.

After drinking the last bottle of potion, Zhou Yuan's figure completely disappeared into the air. He flew into the air, looking for Lisha's location.

It didn't take long for him to find it.

Lisha was standing on the top of a mountain. Bare Gobi mountains were all around her, making her location clear at a glance.

It seems to want to adopt an open and head-on tactic without hiding its tracks at all.

[Even if I don't remind you, you should be able to see that this is a trap. As long as you make the first move, Lisha will be able to find your location with the fluctuation of magic power and launch a mental attack in an instant, turning you into a demented vegetable. But she is wrong about one thing - you are not a magician.]

Zhou Yuan quietly landed behind Lixia, without a sound, and the distance between him and her could almost be said to be very close.

Just as the audience held their breath and prepared for the bloody battle to come.

Zhou Yuan stretched out his hands at lightning speed.

Boom!
At that moment, the magic shield applied to Lisha was subjected to a force beyond its limit and shattered in an instant, turning into countless tiny bits of magic power that disappeared with the wind.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yuan grabbed Lisha's head, and the weak flesh and blood body was easily torn apart with a loud bang that shook the air.

A beautiful multi-eyed head was torn off by Zhou Yuan, along with the white spine.

Blood gushed out from the wound of the headless corpse, and the broken body swayed twice on the spot before falling forward.

Lisha's face still had the initial solemnity. Everything happened so fast that she didn't even react to her own death...

The whole place was silent. No one expected that the first match would end so quickly.

Even the referee was stunned for a while before announcing the result.

The miniature space gradually disappeared, and the platform returned to its original appearance, except that one of the two people who were standing there just now had turned into a corpse.

Zhou Yuan dug out Lisha's eyeballs, then threw her head away like trash and walked off the field without looking back. In the stands, a group of academy teachers raised their eyebrows in surprise: "There is actually a magician with such strong physical strength?"

"It should be the effect of the potion. I checked before the game, and among the potions he carried, there were a lot of strength-enhancing potions, and they were all 4-star quality." said the inspector.

"4 stars?" Everyone gasped, "Saba, when did you find such a great student?"

The potions that contestants in the Potions Department carry must be made by themselves, which means that the contestant must be a 4-star potion master!

The teachers in the academy all looked at Saba. You know, a 4-star potion master is already qualified to be a teacher and open a classroom in the academy!
Saba's previous disciple was only a 3-star potion master, and died in the recent academy turmoil. It's only been a few days, and Saba has created a 4-star potion master...

"How could you understand the magic of the potion?" Saba snorted coldly.

But its eyes became gloomier little by little.

It was very clear about the effect of the strength-enhancing potion. Even if it could enhance the strength, it would never be able to enhance it to the extent of instantly shattering the defensive shield!
This only shows that Zhou Yuan’s physical strength is terrifying.

And this is exactly what the magician fears the most.

Magicians are powerful, but they are all fragile with high attack and low defense!
If Zhou Yuan found an opportunity to do the same to it...

Of course, these are all Saba's delusions. At present, it seems that Zhou Yuan is loyal to it and has no intention of backstabbing it.

But who knows what will happen in the future.

According to the current situation, Zhou Yuan has a high probability of winning the top three in the competition and obtaining the qualification to meet the Demon King. If all goes well, he will be appreciated by the Demon King with his talent and become a senior cadre of the Demon King's army.

At that time, Zhou Yuan will have a reason to kill him - the loyalty curse!
No one wants to be controlled by others. Zhou Yuan, who has gained status in the Demon King's army, will definitely find ways to lift the curse, and the best way may be to find someone to kill Saba and solve the curse from the source...

And now, there is no way to stop all this from happening.

Then the only way out is to take the initiative to remove the curse and try my best to play the role of a good teacher. In this way, maybe I can borrow Zhou Yuan's help to make further progress in the path of potion learning and gain a higher status and greater power...

Saba's emotions were in turmoil. After a long time, he let out a sigh and made a decision.

——After the game, he will take the initiative to remove the curse on Zhou Yuan and play the role of a good teacher!
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The first round of the game ended after half an hour. In addition to Zhou Yuan's side, there were casualties in another arena.

Kane, who was the highest level, strongest and most proficient in all elemental magic among the contestants, brutally killed his opponent. After a round of bombing, not even a trace of his opponent was left.

In the end, only 8 of the 6 players were left, and there would definitely be more casualties in the following games.

"I give up." When a contestant saw that the person he drew was Zhou Yuan, he announced his defeat on the spot.

"I give up too." The other contestant's opponent was Kane, so he also chose to give up.

You know you can't win but you still insist on going ahead. Have you felt you've had enough of living?

Therefore, Zhou Yuan and Kane became the final opponents, and the victory or defeat of this game will directly determine the first and second place.

This time the scene of the competition venue turned into an endless flat ice field. There were no icebergs or other obstacles. Zhou Yuan will directly face Kane head-on!

With the command, the game began.

Boom!
Zhou Yuan stomped his foot hard, and a terrifying force was transmitted on the thick ice surface. Narrow cracks spread, and then a whole piece of ice hundreds of meters long rose high like a seesaw, throwing Kane out.

Kane sneered and quickly condensed a pair of wind wings behind him, gaining the ability to fly freely.

It is proficient in all elements and is capable of dealing with any situation in any environment!
"Since this is an ice field, I will let you experience the pain of a cold knife gnawing at your bones!"

Kane moved his mind, and the strong wind blew up the ice and snow, forming an ice blade storm that covered the entire venue in an instant!

Faced with such a terrifying attack, even the professor of the academy who was maintaining the micro-space seemed to be struggling. The entire space was shaking violently, as if it was about to collapse.

When the ice and snow storm swept over, Zhou Yuan disappeared on the spot.

Kane quickly looked around, looking for Zhou Yuan, but he was nowhere to be found.

Disappeared?
No, that's not right... He hasn't had time to drink the potion yet! He doesn't have enough time to cast the invisibility spell!
But where did he go?
Kane thought of the cause of Lisha's death and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He scanned the entire battlefield more attentively and soon discovered something unusual.

I saw a black shadow passing quickly across the ice field. It was so fast that you would not notice it if you didn't look carefully.

And the moment Kane discovered it, the black shadow had already jumped high on the raised ice, clenched his five fingers, and punched out.

[The sky collapses]!
At that moment, an overwhelming and destructive force swept out!

Kane widened his eyes, staring in horror as a pair of fists were getting closer and closer to him.

boom!
The moment the fist touched the body, Kane and the protective magic exploded together as expected, turning into powder and disappearing into ashes. The power of this punch, accompanied by a sonic boom ring, spread in the space, bursting out with a vast echo like thunder.

In the end, it directly shattered the miniature space, forming an extremely huge hole!

The fist force poured out from the miniature space, flew upwards, and heavily slammed into the dome's barrier, causing violent fluctuations, and the entire magic academy began to shake.

After the barrier subsided, everyone was stunned because a clear fist mark appeared on the barrier!

Zhou Yuan was also stunned by the power of this punch. You have to know that Kane is level 85. Even if he is a glass cannon, he can't be knocked out by a single punch, right? !

I can only say that [Sky Collapse] is so terrifying!
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The game ended just like that.

"Congratulations, Harrigent, you have won first place in the school competition. This is your prize."

On the podium, Zhou Yuan looked at the prize and couldn't help but open his mouth a little wider.

Both prizes were actually glowing with golden light.

Golden legend!

It’s worthy of being a magic academy, it’s so wealthy!
(End of this chapter)