52: Chapter 52 Goddess Su Linlin

The Fire Mage, though unwilling to accept it, had to admit that he had lost.

If the match were to continue, he feared he would be crushed into pulp by the stone hand, long before he could even cast his spell.

The audience in the stands saw it clearly as well...

From the moment he was grabbed by the stone hand, he had already lost.

But everyone was filled with confusion:

How exactly did that girl manage to do that?

Even though the Fire Mage had intentionally maintained a safe distance of five meters, why was he still caught?

A guess had already formed in everyone's minds...

The girl's control range was likely more than five meters!

And her next words confirmed this!

Just as the two stood up to leave the stage.

The girl turned to look at her ashen-faced opponent and spoke with a sweet smile.

"The control range of my Earth Manipulation Spell expands as my cultivation level increases."

"Right now, my control range has already reached eight meters."

"Just now, I was simply waiting for you to walk right into it. Even if you had reacted, it would have been too late to escape."

Upon hearing this explanation, the entire arena erupted in a thunderous uproar.

More people began to cheer and applaud for the girl.

Her opponent, face full of anger, left the stage dejectedly.

In the audience, Lin Fan rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

Although the fighting style of these students was truly boring.

At least he had learned quite a bit about the spell characteristics of other elements from it.

After this match ended, more and more students were called up to the stage to compete.

Students of different grades and different elemental affinities took turns on stage, showing off their skills and casting their signature spells.

For the students, these were tense, exciting, and gripping duels;

For the teachers, seeing the students they taught demonstrate such great progress was undoubtedly a gratifying joy.

But for Lin Fan, he just wanted to fall asleep.

The only reason he was forcing himself to stay focused was because the arena was too noisy to take a nap.

Finally, after forty consecutive matches, a familiar figure stepped onto the stage, instantly triggering cheers from the entire crowd.

"Contestant No. 1 and Contestant No. 231, please take the stage!"

A tall, beautiful girl walked slowly onto the stage.

She had long hair that complemented her deep red cloak, and she radiated an aura of confidence and composure.

The person who arrived was none other than Su Linlin... the academy's recognized "Flame Goddess"!

It was not at all surprising that she had received the No. 1 contestant number.

With her strength and talent, she had long held the throne as the academy's number one; perhaps the teachers had even registered her name long ago, so she didn't need to run the errand herself.

The entire arena instantly boiled over; students cheered Su Linlin's name loudly, and all sorts of praises filled the air.

To this, Su Linlin simply kept a calm, expressionless face... she had long been accustomed to such adoration.

The teachers also watched her with great interest, all wanting to see what kind of performance this genius girl of the academy would put on.

In comparison, her opponent seemed dull and lackluster.

Almost no one noticed that the other contestant had already quietly stepped onto the stage.

It was a girl with short black hair, delicate features, wearing a dark yellow cloak; she was a fourth-year Wind Mage.

The two stood facing each other on the stage, five to seven meters apart, their gazes meeting in the air.

Su Linlin looked at her opponent with an indifferent gaze, looking completely unimpressed.

The Wind Mage girl appeared somewhat nervous, her eyes darting away, not daring to meet Su Linlin's gaze.

Just then, Su Linlin suddenly turned her head, her gaze piercing through the noisy crowd, precisely locking onto Lin Fan's position.

A flash of undisguised disdain crossed her eyes, she let out a cold snort, and then shifted her gaze away.

Clearly, she had noticed Lin Fan as soon as she had taken her seat in the audience.

Lin Fan: "..."

What does she mean by this?

Is she trying to pick a fight?

The students sitting around Lin Fan mistakenly thought Su Linlin was looking at them.

They immediately became excited, whispering and discussing among themselves.

On the stage, the Referee Teacher looked at the two and announced the start of the match in a loud voice.

As soon as the teacher's voice fell.

The Wind Mage girl immediately retreated at high speed, attempting to put distance between herself and Su Linlin.

Su Linlin, however, could not be bothered to waste time and directly summoned her fire-elemental star points.

"Running away is useless."

She whispered to herself, and the star points behind her connected at an astonishing speed.

Two seconds!

In just two seconds, she had completed the condensation of her Star Pattern!

By this time, the Wind Mage girl had retreated over twenty meters away and had also begun to condense her own Star Pattern.

Bright yellow star points appeared above her head, rapidly connecting into a massive Star Pattern.

Her casting speed was only one second slower than Su Linlin's.

"Fireball Technique!"

Su Linlin gave a light shout.

A giant fireball, the size of three watermelons, condensed in front of her.

Then, it shot toward the Wind Mage girl at a terrifying speed.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned!

The massive fireball streaked across the air in a crimson arc, carrying an aura of world-burning power as it headed straight for her opponent.

As a Fire Mage, her fireball was not only far larger than those of other students, but its speed was also ridiculously fast!

She truly deserved to be the academy's rising star!

The teachers nodded and praised her, their eyes full of admiration.

The students were even more dumbfounded, admiring Su Linlin's strength to the point of being completely awestruck.

The Wind Mage girl watched the rapidly approaching giant fireball, her face instantly turning pale, revealing a look of panic.

Had her Star Pattern not already been condensed, she likely wouldn't have even had time to cast her spell.

"Wind Step!"

The girl screamed.

The yellow Star Pattern above her head suddenly erupted with brilliant light.

A surge of pure wind-elemental magic poured into her body, enveloping her legs and spreading up to her knees.

The girl's figure immediately flashed to the side.

Whoosh!

Her speed was astonishing.

In the eyes of the crowd, she turned into a yellow afterimage, barely dodging the fireball's attack.

Boom!

The fireball slammed heavily into the spot where she had just been.

The massive impact shook the entire stage, sending gravel and concrete chunks flying everywhere.

The power of this strike far exceeded the spells of all previous fire-elemental students; the difference in skill was immediately apparent.

Seeing her opponent dodge her attack.

Su Linlin remained expressionless, raising her hand to condense her Star Pattern once again, preparing to launch the next wave of attacks.

The Wind Mage girl looked at the charred little pit where she had just been standing, patted her chest with lingering fear, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

She turned her head and saw Su Linlin condensing her Star Pattern; her pupils contracted sharply, and she immediately moved.

At this moment, her legs were still enveloped in wind-elemental magic, her speed undiminished.

But this time, she did not choose to retreat; instead, she charged straight toward Su Linlin!