256: This man is so fast!

In the stadium.

Boom!

Under the gaze of all the students, the intertwined red and blue rays, almost a meter in diameter, landed incredibly quickly in the area where Wang Chen was located.

Instantly, they exploded with flames and shockwaves that filled the sky.

Moreover, on the ground, a layer of blue ice quickly appeared, and in the blink of an eye, it covered more than half of the arena.

Ice and Fire Dual Heavens!

Ye Xiuming's signature skill, as a dual-element Mage Awakener, he could simultaneously use Ice and Fire skills without any conflict.

This Ice and Fire Dual Heavens had both the explosion and burning damage of Fire skills, and the freezing and chilling damage of Ice skills.

After being attacked by this skill, the coldness from the Ice Ray would freeze the enemy, allowing them to fully endure the explosive power of the flame impact, as well as the subsequent burning.

Even an ordinary Rank 4 Awakener would be directly defeated if they took this blow from Ye Xiuming head-on.

"Hahahaha!"

"This Wang Chen seems to be all show, huh? He couldn't even take one blow from Senior Ye?"

"Referee teacher, hurry up and save him, otherwise his handsome little face will be ruined by the flames."

"..."

In the Magic Academy area, when the students saw the raging flames on the arena and the figure that had been submerged, their expressions were full of mockery.

In their opinion, having taken this blow head-on, Wang Chen certainly had no reason to survive; he must have been seriously injured.

Even Ye Xiuming on the arena couldn't help but feel a sense of disdain at this moment.

"I thought this guy had some special abilities, but it turns out he's just a big talker?"

"Truly, he overestimates...

Ye Xiuming shook his head, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, but just then, he suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

"What?"

He looked at the opposite side with a shocked expression.

The magic-condensed flames dissipated into nothingness, revealing the blackened, empty arena ground where Wang Chen had been.

"When did this guy Wang Chen dodge?"

Seeing this scene, Ye Xiuming was startled and quickly scanned the arena, trying to find Wang Chen's figure.

And just then...

"Senior, are you looking for me?"

A playful voice suddenly sounded in his ear, followed by a fierce gust of wind.

"When did he get behind me?"

Ye Xiuming's pupils contracted, and he immediately used the displacement skill he had prepared.

Whoosh!

His figure slowly dissipated, and when he reappeared, he was already in the corner of the arena.

However...

During this process.

Bang!

Rip!

His magical shield was shattered by a single sword strike, and the sword's momentum even continued to slice off a section of his magic robe's sleeve.

"Phew!"

After landing, Ye Xiuming's gaze had become incredibly serious.

Wang Chen's elusive speed simply astounded him.

Moreover...

The battle had officially begun, and Wang Chen, a Beast Master Awakener, had not yet summoned a Beast Pet, yet he had managed to cut off a section of Ye Xiuming's sleeve with his own strength alone.

This strength made it impossible for Ye Xiuming not to take him seriously.

On the other side.

"Senior's reaction speed is quite good!"

With the half-sleeve dangling from his long sword, Wang Chen gave Ye Xiuming a gentle smile.

When the battle began, he deliberately stayed in place for a while, and just before Ye Xiuming's Ice and Fire Dual Heavens was about to hit, he used the Instant Sword skill to displace himself into one of Ye Xiuming's blind spots.

Then.

Taking advantage of Ye Xiuming's momentary shock from his sudden disappearance, he launched a fierce attack.

The precision with which he seized this opportunity was almost the perfect state Wang Chen could achieve at the moment.

But even so, Ye Xiuming still managed to escape!

It had to be said, to be able to rank second on the Prodigy Ranking List, this third-year senior indeed had some real skill.

And below the arena...

Watching the swift and decisive battle, all the students were dumbfounded.

No one had expected that, even though the situation seemed unfavorable to Wang Chen, after the first exchange, Wang Chen was still the one who had gained the upper hand.

Ye Xiuming's fitted magic robe had a section of its sleeve cut off, making him look somewhat disheveled.

"This guy Wang Chen, how dare he take such a risky move? Wasn't he afraid that he might have misjudged just now and been directly hit by Ice and Fire Dual Heavens?"

"It's unbelievable, a Giant-Beast Master Awakener, his combat skills are no less inferior to those of a melee Awakener!"

"Damn it! If you hadn't said anything, I would have almost forgotten that this kid is a Giant-Beast Master Awakener, and now he's fighting Senior Ye in close combat with a sword, without even summoning a Beast Pet!"

"Doesn't this mean he still has strength in reserve?"

Discussions buzzed among the crowd, and many faces were already filled with shock.

It was well known that a Beast Master's greatest strength was not their own, but their contracted Beast Pet.

Wang Chen, relying solely on himself, could cut off Ye Xiuming's sleeve; if he were to summon his Beast Pet, wouldn't the battle end instantly?

"It's not that he doesn't want to summon it, but the arena as a battleground is not conducive to the Beast Pet's performance."

"If I remember correctly, his Beast Pet, the Dragon, has now reached a size of eight meters, practically like a small mountain. If it appeared in the arena, it would be a complete living target, and it would also restrict Wang Chen's movement."

In the front row of the Combat Academy, Wang Daozhong, seeing the gradually deflating atmosphere of the Magic Academy, couldn't help but offer an explanation.

However, despite saying this, the shock in Wang Daozhong's heart was no less than that of the people from the Magic Academy.

The strength Wang Chen displayed at this moment was already very close to Ye Xiuming's.

Hearing his words, the people from the Magic Academy felt a sense of relief.

On the other side, the atmosphere among the Support Academy students was much better than that of the Magic Academy and Combat Academy.

These guys, upon seeing Wang Chen's successful attack, cheered wildly, screaming and shouting praises for Wang Chen.

They looked just like Wang Chen's fanatical followers!

"Well done!"

In the front row, although Mu Wanying did not join the students' cheers, she involuntarily clenched her small fists, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with admiration.

Wang Chen's current performance was far better than she had previously expected.

Moreover, Mu Wanying was also well aware that this was not Wang Chen's limit yet.

With Situ Yu as her little insider, her understanding of Wang Chen could be said to be one of the few in Blazing Dragon University, second only to Lin Feng and a few others.

Therefore, Mu Wanying completely dismissed what Wang Daozhong had just said.

What about worrying that the arena was too small, and summoning a Beast Pet would make it a target and restrict its movement range?

It was all nonsense!

Wang Chen now had three Beast Pets; besides the Dragon, the other two Beast Pets would not be restricted by the arena's terrain at all, and would even be more agile.