108: Fire Dean

The skill she used was Silence, which not only made others shut up but also prevented them from using skills for a short period.

Her Silence had reached a state of perfection, completing a Silence with a casual wave of her hand.

"I heard my grandfather talk about you before; not many people can earn his praise."

Fire Rongrong nodded, smiling.

"Your grandfather?"

Li Changkong became even more confused.

Hou Wen, having just recovered from Silence, quickly said, "His grandfather is the Fire Dean, but he is currently studying in the Water Institute because his profession is very similar to the Water Dean's."

"Come in, all of you, stop making noise at the entrance."

Inside the door, a lazy voice sounded.

After exchanging glances, the three entered through the large door.

On the desk in the Fire Dean's office, the Fire Dean was reclining, his rosacea-red nose from drinking appearing somewhat comical.

His appearance was no different from the first time Li Changkong saw him; he was still disheveled.

After Li Changkong entered, the Fire Dean narrowed his eyes, staring at Li Changkong.

This made Li Changkong feel a bit uneasy, unsure of what the Fire Dean meant.

"Alike, too alike."

The Fire Dean nodded, sighing with emotion.

"Alike in what way?"

Fire Rongrong asked curiously.

"This classmate of yours is very similar to a junior friend of mine; their appearances are almost identical."

The Fire Dean took a sip of wine from his gourd before explaining.

"Grandpa, you're drunk again, aren't you? When you drink too much, everyone looks abnormal to you."

Fire Rongrong shook her head helplessly, then said.

"Perhaps, my friend has been missing for many years."

The Fire Dean sighed, then looked up.

"I've heard quite a bit about your name these past few days, young man; you truly are capable."

Faced with praise, Li Changkong repeatedly waved his hands: "It's just a small commotion, nothing at all."

"You passed the Black Tower, and you say it's nothing?"

"Yet, you are the first person to pass the Black Tower in so many years, and you're from our Fire Institute."

The Fire Dean praised him without stinting on effusive words.

"It was just good luck."

Li Changkong smiled and scratched his head.

"Humility is a good thing for young people, but if you're too humble, it can seem a bit insincere."

The Fire Dean chuckled lightly, continuing.

"Fire Dean, we came here to..."

Seeing this, Hou Wen also stepped forward, wanting to make his presence known.

The Fire Dean rubbed his rosacea-red nose and waved his hand: "You don't need to say more; I already know the purpose of your visit."

"Fire Dean, you truly are the Fire Dean! You knew before I even said anything."

"Not to mention your strength, just this foresight is incomparable."

Hou Wen flattered him with a grin.

Even the Fire Dean could only give a dry laugh.

"The son of Hou Baiwan truly has some of Hou Baiwan's demeanor; if someone said you weren't his biological son, I'd be the first to disbelieve it."

Upon hearing this, Hou Wen's eyes lit up: "It's great that you know my father; he mentioned you many times to me before."

"Enough, if I hear any more of your words, I feel like I'm going to vomit."

"I've heard about your participation in the Hundred Schools Trial; I'll have Rongrong help you resolve it then. If you have nothing else, you can go back first."

The Fire Dean waved his hand, too lazy to say more.

"Grandpa, don't let them go back yet."

Just then, Fire Rongrong stopped him.

"What is it?"

The Fire Dean looked at his granddaughter, already having a guess in his heart.

"Grandpa, you said his strength was very strong before, so I want to have a match with him."

Fire Rongrong raised her hand and pointed at Li Changkong, full of Battle Intent.

Li Changkong, hearing this, was slightly startled: "Miss Huo, we don't have any grudges, do we?"

"Naturally, we have no grudges; I just want to test your strength. If you don't dare, then that's a different matter, of course."

Fire Rongrong raised her head, even using a taunt.

"Stop fooling around; there's a Freshmen League in two days. Let's talk about it after the Freshmen League."

The Fire Dean quickly stepped in to mediate and persuade them.

"It's just a sparring match; I won't hurt him."

Fire Rongrong said confidently.

"Even so, no. You two should leave."

The Fire Dean, facing his little granddaughter, also felt some helplessness and urged Li Changkong and the others to leave.

Li Changkong had no intention of fighting, so upon hearing the Fire Dean's words, he naturally left directly.

After returning to the dormitory, Li Changkong still went straight to the Training Room without stopping.

The improvement of basic skills indeed provided a great boost to his combat power.

In previous battles, those basic skills were unleashed as if they cost nothing.

What others considered only beginner-level, transitional basic skills, displayed terrifying power in his hands.

The Silence that Fire Rongrong had previously used was also learned by Li Changkong.

Although Silence is a basic skill, there are indeed not many people who possess the Silence skill.

Li Changkong hadn't found it in the Library before, but unexpectedly, he learned it through this Opportunity.

Three days later, in the Training Room.

"Congratulations, you have received a ten thousand times critical strike for skill experience."

"You have gained 5,000,000 skill experience; Silence skill has been upgraded to Level Nine."

A mechanical sound rang in his ear, filling Li Changkong with excitement.

It had been a long time since he had received a ten thousand times critical strike, and he didn't expect his luck to be so good this time.

Perhaps due to the Lucky Knowledge, in these three days, Li Changkong had one thousand-times critical strike and one five-hundred-times critical strike.

In the past, most of them were hundred-times critical strikes on experience.

Although it saved him a lot of time, he was still very much looking forward to a ten thousand times critical strike in his heart.

This ten thousand times critical strike allowed his Silence skill to be upgraded to Level Nine.

The duration of Silence reached a terrifying five seconds, and the speed of using Silence was almost one every ten seconds.

That meant he could Silence the opponent once every five seconds, which would definitely be a great weakening of the enemy's strength.

In addition to this, the Fireball Technique also advanced to Level Nine.

This was his most common long-range attack skill, and it had a suppressive effect on most attributes.

And the fire spirit pearl he carried could greatly amplify the power of the Fireball Technique.

When he came out of the Training Room, he found that Hou Wen was already waiting outside.

"My lord, why are you only coming out now? Have you forgotten what day it is today?"

Upon seeing Li Changkong, Hou Wen said anxiously.

It was then that Li Changkong realized that today was precisely the day of the Hundred Schools Joint Exam.

Without waiting for Li Changkong to answer, Hou Wen pulled Li Changkong to the school's teleportation array.

Outside the teleportation array, led by Jin Buhuan, more than ten students were waiting there together.

Many of them showed impatience on their faces.