54: Chapter 54 Lin Fan Takes the Stage

Several orange-sized fireballs instantly appeared around her, followed by a circular formation that expanded in all directions.

Even her Starfire was a size larger than those of other Fire Mages!

Seeing this, the students in the audience instantly lit up... Goddess Su Linlin was finally going to get serious!

Her opponent, that Wind-element girl, also finally realized she had been tricked.

Her face was instantly filled with panic, and she hurriedly turned around, wanting to run away.

But it was all too late.

A single Starfire had already quietly drifted to her side.

"Explode."

Following Su Linlin's command, those expanded fireballs exploded one after another.

With Su Linlin as the center, a ring of brilliant flames instantly burst open, yet she herself remained completely unharmed.

The scene was spectacular.

The Wind-element girl was violently blown away by the explosion's shockwave, her cape scorched black, and she was completely engulfed in thick smoke.

A Referee Teacher acted in time, steadily catching her just before she was about to fall to the ground.

"Contestant Number One, victory!"

As the referee announced Su Linlin's victory, the entire arena instantly erupted into earth-shattering cheers.

Almost everyone had already anticipated this result.

Facing the cheering crowd, Su Linlin remained expressionless and slowly walked off the arena.

However, before leaving, she gave Lin Fan another fierce glare.

As for her opponent, that Wind-element girl, she remained conscious and could still barely stand steady.

The teacher had just acted to catch her only to prevent her from suffering secondary injuries when landing.

The girl was currently standing quietly in the corner of the arena, holding her other arm with one hand, her head buried low.

The cheers around her rose and fell, but not a single one was shouted for her, and a thick sense of loss enveloped her entire being.

Her uniform and yellow cape were covered in scorched marks everywhere.

"Child, you fought very well, don't blame yourself."

The teacher standing beside the girl comforted her in a gentle tone.

Not just him, but even the Vice Principal, other teachers, and even Lin Fan felt that this Wind-element girl was quite good.

Her tactics were very effective; it was just a pity that Su Linlin's casting speed was simply too fast.

If she could have had a handy magic item for assistance, perhaps the result would have been completely different.

But then again, who would use a precious magic item in such a small competition?

The girl was helped off the arena, and the audience also gradually calmed down.

Immediately after, the next group of contestants was called to the stage.

Although the subsequent matches were still fought quite brilliantly.

The students' cheers were far less enthusiastic than during Su Linlin's match.

In comparison, the later matches actually seemed a bit dull.

Another hour passed, and most of the contestants had already finished their matches.

Finally, it was Lin Fan's turn.

"Contestant 129, Contestant 28, please take the stage!"

The Referee Teacher shouted loudly.

The students immediately cast their gazes toward the arena with excitement, looking forward to the named contestants appearing.

Although many people had just lost their matches and were feeling down.

But there were also some who never expected to make it into the top five anyway, and were purely here to watch the spectacle!

Just as the audience was still heatedly discussing the previous matches, two students slowly walked onto the arena.

When they saw one of the red-haired youths wearing that tattered, silver-white cape.

The entire arena instantly erupted into an uproar. The noisy wave of sound was even louder than when Su Linlin had appeared.

Not to mention his face, just this cape was enough for people to recognize him at a glance.

After all, in the entire academy, only one person would wear this kind of cape.

Fourth-year student, Lin Fan!

That famous academy "Good-for-Nothing"!

However, this uproar was not to cheer for Lin Fan, but overwhelming laughter and mockery.

"I heard you guys say he signed up before, and I didn't believe it, but now it seems what you said is actually true!"

"Hahaha, hilarious! Is he here to get beaten up, or does he think this is an essay competition? It's simply absurd!"

"But I heard that he seems to be able to use magic now, it seems he finally broke through to a First-Order Mage."

"Listen to me, my brother is in his class, and he told me that Senior Lin Fan just recently promoted to a First-Order Mage. Do you think he can condense a Star Pattern completely? It must take him two minutes to condense one Star Pattern, right?"

"Condense it completely? You should first ask him if he has even learned to summon Star Points! Hahaha!"

The sound of mockery filled the entire competition venue, and even some teachers off the stage wore mocking smiles on their faces.

Among them was Yang Yong, who was sitting in a hidden corner of the arena, watching coldly.

The other teachers looked at Lin Fan on the arena with complex expressions.

They felt they should stop the students from continuing to talk.

But faced with the jeers of over five hundred students, how could they possibly stop it?

Moreover, what the students were saying was not entirely without basis.

The rumors about Lin Fan promoting to a First-Order Mage had only just spread not long ago, and they were also very curious whether this "Good-for-Nothing" could successfully condense a Star Pattern.

The Vice Principal sat in her exclusive seat, watching Lin Fan with great interest.

"Are you going to slap their faces hard, or give them more reasons to look down on you?"

She whispered to herself, her eyes full of anticipation.

She was truly too curious about this student.

On the arena, Lin Fan listened to the surrounding mockery with an expressionless face, as if he hadn't heard anything.

His eyes, devoid of any ripples, stared straight at the opponent in front of him.

Lin Fan's opponent was a burly boy with short black hair.

On the shoulders of his school uniform, he wore a purple cape... this represented the Lightning element!

Judging from the shade of the cape's color.

This boy was a third-year student, considered Lin Fan's junior.

Because the opponent's build was truly tall and large.

Lin Fan even needed to tilt his head slightly upward to see his face clearly.

"Hehe, being able to battle Senior Lin Fan, I am truly so lucky. Rest assured, I won't hit too hard."

The boy looked down at Lin Fan, grinned, and his tone was full of arrogance.

"Arrogant."

Lin Fan snorted coldly in his heart, not bothering to respond to the other party.

He was thinking about how to deal with this guy.

Should he toy with him a little, relying on evasion spells to spin him around in circles.

Or simply finish the fight quickly at the very beginning of the match?

"Hmm... which method would have a more shocking effect?"

Lin Fan realized this was a serious question.

For a moment, he actually couldn't quite make up his mind.

"Match start!"

The Referee Teacher's voice rang out, interrupting Lin Fan's thoughts.

"Forget it, whatever, finish it quickly."

Lin Fan sighed lightly in his heart, his gaze suddenly locking onto his opponent.