65: Chapter 65 A Second-Tier Mage?!
Lin Fan stood in place, watching him with composure, showing no intention of intervening.
"Binding Spell!" Yang Xing shouted sharply.
The green Star Pattern behind him surged suddenly, then slammed down toward the ground.
The next second...
Countless green vines, as thick as an arm, sprouted from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
They were dense and numerous, numbering in the dozens.
Like venomous snakes that had caught the scent of blood, they bared their fangs and charged fiercely toward Lin Fan.
The Plant-element "Binding Spell" had a similar effect to the Lightning-element "Lightning Cage."
These vines would lock onto their target, pursuing them relentlessly.
Once they entangled a target, they would bind them tightly, rendering them unable to move.
Lin Fan glanced expressionlessly at the howling vines and gently shook his head.
"Calling me trash? Yet you, a 'trash,' have resorted to using a protective magic item in a match against me, another 'trash.'" Lin Fan mocked coldly.
Before his words had even faded, his body leaped backward, instantly retreating to the edge of the arena, putting a great distance between himself and the dense mass of vines.
He looked up at Yang Xing not far away. His eyes once again shimmered with a silvery-white light.
The starlight of the Space Element quietly emerged behind him. Telekinesis Control!
Seeing Lin Fan casting a spell, Yang Xing immediately tried to dodge, but it was too late.
A powerful force instantly locked onto him, and his body was once again hoisted forcibly into mid-air. Because of this.
The Star Pattern behind him collapsed directly, and the vines that were about to entangle Lin Fan dissipated into specks of green light.
Yang Xing's pupils contracted, his face full of unwillingness, as he forcibly attempted to summon starlight in mid-air.
Seeing this, Lin Fan slowly closed his five fingers, as if clenching a fist.
"Ahhh...!" A painful scream resounded throughout the arena.
Everyone looked at Yang Xing. His face was twisted, and he desperately pushed against the invisible force on his body, trying to break free.
Lin Fan looked expressionlessly at Yang Xing in the air, his fingers tightening bit by bit.
"Urghhh...!" Yang Xing's scream became even more shrill, and cracks began to appear on the yellow protective light barrier on his body.
"Bastard, let me go!" His eyes were bloodshot, staring fixedly at Lin Fan below, feeling as if his body was being squeezed hard by a giant hand, unable to escape at all.
Lin Fan said nothing, his fingers continuing to close slowly.
With every bit of tightening, Yang Xing's pain increased, and his shrill screams made the audience shudder.
They finally had a new understanding of the Space Element... even someone like Yang Xing had no power to resist once locked!
The teachers' expressions were grave as they watched Lin Fan on the arena and Yang Xing in the air, knowing clearly that they had to intervene.
Su Linlin clenched her fists, watching Yang Xing, who had lost all his composure and was screaming non-stop. His protective light barrier was already covered in cracks and would shatter at any moment.
"Lin Fan." She gritted her teeth, the rage in her eyes almost bursting out.
On the arena, Lin Fan's expression was as cold as ice, as if he couldn't hear the screams at all, his fingers still slowly tightening.
"That's right, feel the pain well. This is just a little interest for everything you did to Lin Fan in the past." Looking at the struggling and screaming Yang Xing, Lin Fan sneered inwardly.
Everyone held their breath, just as Yang Xing's protective light barrier was about to shatter completely...
"Enough!" A teacher shouted sharply, and two people moved at the same time.
One came behind Lin Fan and pressed down on his shoulder; the other leaped toward Yang Xing in the air.
"The match is over, stop here." The teacher holding Lin Fan said in a deep voice with a complex expression.
The other teacher was himself a Tier 3 Mage and easily leaped to Yang Xing's height, intending to forcibly pull him out of Lin Fan's control. At least, that was what everyone thought.
But when he landed while holding Yang Xing, the teacher looked at Lin Fan in shock, his pupils trembling.
When he reached out to pull Yang Xing just now, he hadn't budged at all!
That restraining force was terrifyingly strong; even he couldn't break free immediately. It wasn't until Lin Fan voluntarily revoked his Telekinesis Control that he was able to bring him down.
"I... Did I see that right? He's just a student, how is that possible?!" The teacher was still in shock.
The match result had been announced. Lin Fan didn't even look and walked straight off the arena.
The arena was deathly silent; no one cheered, and no one made any more excuses.
Everyone was completely conquered... the Lin Fan before them was no longer the trash they once knew!
It wasn't until long after Lin Fan had left that the students recovered from their shock, and no one dared to say a bad word about him anymore, only daring to steal glances at his back.
Lin Fan ignored all gazes and quietly watched the next group of contestants take the stage, though he was very satisfied with the effect he had just achieved.
After this battle with Yang Xing, these people must be terrified of him now.
However, he also admitted that things had indeed gotten a bit out of control just now. Fortunately, the teachers intervened in time, preventing Yang Xing from suffering more serious injuries.
The next few matches ended quickly. Shortly after, it was finally time for Su Linlin to take the stage.
Hearing the teacher call her number, Su Linlin and her opponent walked onto the arena and stood facing each other.
Just like yesterday, Su Linlin's gaze swept toward Lin Fan first, casting a glare full of hatred before turning back to her opponent.
"Start!" As soon as the teacher's voice fell, Su Linlin's opponent... a girl wearing a dark blue cloak, immediately summoned her starlight.
Five blue Water Element starlight shone brilliantly behind her, beautiful and dazzling.
But just as she was about to condense her Star Pattern... Boom!
A terrifying magic power erupted suddenly from within Su Linlin, kicking up visible ripples of air.
The surrounding teachers and students felt this magic pressure and all their expressions changed drastically; even Lin Fan was slightly surprised.
The students were completely unable to judge Su Linlin's level... this meant she had already surpassed them by a whole major realm!
The teachers' pupils shrank, their faces full of pleasant surprise. A Tier 2 Mage!
Su Linlin had actually already entered the realm of a Tier 2 Mage!
In the corner, Yang Yong grinned with satisfaction. "As expected of a genius, it was only a matter of time."
He paused, his gaze sweeping across the arena and landing on Lin Fan. His face immediately sank, and he snorted coldly,
"Unlike some trash, who get carried away by a bit of luck and forget who they are, hmph!"
Lin Fan was indeed a bit surprised. Su Linlin had reached Tier 2 so quickly. Her cultivation speed could be called the best in the entire school.
But looking at everyone's reaction, he just found it somewhat amusing. If they knew that he was already a Tier 3 Mage, what kind of expressions would they have?
On the arena, Su Linlin's opponent was completely intimidated by the terrifying pressure she released, her body stiffening.
The blue starlight behind her collapsed directly, and she stumbled backward. She widened her eyes, looking at Su Linlin with a face full of fear.
"I, I surrender!" The girl mustered her courage and screamed.
Seeing this, Su Linlin slowly withdrew her pressure. She glanced at her opponent, whose legs were weak, snorted coldly, and turned to walk off the arena.