48: Chapter 48 Selection Competition Begins

He dreamed that his system had been fixed, and all its functions had returned to normal!

It was simply a disaster... The experience points required for leveling up skyrocketed, and as his strength increased, the experience gained from hunting low-tier magic beasts became less and less, forcing him to hunt magic beasts of the same tier or even higher.

Not only that.

Because of the limits on the number of daily and weekly quests, the experience he could obtain every day became stretched thin.

Even more terrifyingly, he tried countless methods to return the system to its 'glitched' state, but the situation only grew worse...

All of his items and skills fell into a dormant state, requiring massive amounts of experience to reactivate!

"Ah...!"

Lin Fan suddenly jolted awake from the nightmare, screaming out loud.

His eyes were wide open as if he had seen a ghost, and his entire body was drenched in cold sweat.

Realizing it was just a dream, the first thing Lin Fan did was check the system.

He hurriedly called up the system panel, his gaze quickly scanning the content.

Seeing that everything on the panel was the same as usual.

Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, it was just a dream. Scared me to death."

Recalling the scenes in the dream, Lin Fan couldn't help but shudder.

That night, he didn't dare go back to sleep.

He first went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, then returned to his room and picked up a book.

He had to quickly grind some experience points to soothe his startled little heart!

Dawn soon arrived.

From the moment he woke up at midnight until daybreak, Lin Fan had only read three books.

Although he kept comforting himself that it was just a dream, the fear brought by the nightmare lingered for a long time.

The notification sounds in the dream indicating the system had been fixed rang in his ears like the wailing of a vengeful ghost.

This caused him to constantly lose focus while reading.

His reading speed was greatly reduced, and he only finished three books in an entire night.

...

[supreme path system (Glitched Version)]

[Host: Lin Fan]

[Level: 12]

[Experience needed for level up: 200/100 (Glitched)]

[Realm: Tier 3 Mage Early Stage]

[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]

[Special Abilities:]

[Dual-Element Constitution: The host can control two types of elemental power simultaneously]

[Void Walk...]

...

Lin Fan saw that he now had 200 experience points, enough to level up twice in a row.

He had originally intended to level up yesterday, but he ended up getting busy and forgot.

"It's not too late to level up now."

Lin Fan silently chanted the command in his mind.

...

[Ding! System Level Up!]

[Level 12 → Level 13!]

[Level 13 → Level 14!]

[Tier 3 Mage Early Stage → Middle Stage → Late Stage!]

...

Lin Fan showed a satisfied smile.

This was undoubtedly the best reassurance, proving that his system was still 'glitched'.

He called up the system panel again to check, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

The system level had already increased to Level 14.

His realm had also successfully broken through to Tier 3 Mage Late Stage.

Only 200 more experience points, and he could advance to Tier 4!

Thinking about how he was about to step into the Tier 4 realm.

Lin Fan couldn't help but feel his heart surge with emotion.

Looking across the entire Baiyun City, how many mages could reach this realm?

Even the teachers in the academy mostly remained at the Tier 3 Mage realm!

"All of this is thanks to this 'glitched' system."

Lin Fan lamented, his tone full of gratitude.

Like the protagonists of the novels he read in his past life.

He had also been curious about the origin of this system and why it had glitched.

But he never dared to think about the possibility of the system being fixed, not even for a single moment!

If the system wasn't glitched.

He would probably still be stuck at the First-Order Mage realm, with no idea when he would ever get ahead.

Just then.

His sister Lin Duo's voice came from outside the door, telling him to hurry up and get ready to come downstairs for breakfast.

"Alright, coming right now!"

Lin Fan responded and rolled out of bed.

It was time to go to the academy.

Wednesday, Longwei Magic Academy.

The atmosphere in the academy was tense yet enthusiastic, with excitement and anticipation permeating everywhere.

Because today was not only the last day for tournament registration but also the day the tournament officially began!

The students couldn't focus on their lectures at all, as they were all fervently discussing the tournament.

The teachers also turned a blind eye to this, letting the students speak their minds freely.

After all, this tournament held great significance for the students...

The final victors would represent the academy in next month's Academy Star Championship!

In the classroom.

The Fourth Year students appeared exceptionally calm, their enthusiasm for the tournament not nearly as high as that of the lower-grade students.

They were full of confidence, believing that the spots to represent the academy would undoubtedly belong to their Fourth Year.

But this didn't stop them from discussing tournament-related topics.

Even though they were certain the spots would fall to their class.

Everyone was still arguing incessantly about... which five people would stand out in the end?

Everyone assumed Su Linlin would be one of them; the focus of the controversy was on the remaining four spots.

Some classmates even joked.

That Lin Fan might pull off a stunning feat and take one of the spots.

As soon as the words were spoken, a burst of laughter erupted in the classroom.

Lin Fan turned a deaf ear to this, remaining calm throughout.

While other students were either nervous or excited, he was already confident...

He was determined to advance; as for others, it was none of his business.

Time flew by, and school was soon over.

Before the teacher of the last period left the classroom, they notified all students to head to the academy arena to gather.

Students who registered for the tournament also received number plates.

Once at the arena, they needed to keep an eye out for their assigned matches.

On the number plate Lin Fan received, the number "28" was printed.

Everyone had known for a long time that Lin Fan had registered for the tournament.

So seeing him receive a number plate didn't cause much of a reaction.

After the teacher left.

The students immediately poured out of the classroom, rushing toward the arena in a swarm.

This arena was located right in the center of the academy.

The surrounding teaching buildings embraced it like a giant dragon circling a mountain.

The arena's floor was paved with hard concrete, forming a circular stage fifty meters in diameter.

Around the stage were spectator seats extending upward in a spiral, capable of holding over five hundred people.

When the students arrived at the arena, they saw a figure standing in the center of the fifty-meter stage.

It was a woman in her early forties,

With short, black curly hair.

She wore an emerald green robe with the hem trailing down to her ankles.

The students recognized her at a glance... she was the Vice Principal of Longwei Magic Academy!

The Vice Principal looked at the students below the stage with a smile.

Causing many students to blush.

They all hurriedly ran to find their seats.

When Lin Fan entered the arena, he also saw the Vice Principal standing on the stage.

He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart...

He actually couldn't see through this Vice Principal's realm!