Versatile Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant-Chapter 136: Natural Talent

In the audience, Chief Qingyu's cold, clear eyes held a trace of amusement.

Chen Yu, seeing her expression, pleaded pitifully, "Chief, do you really have the heart to watch your gentle, capable, and diligent secretary get beaten up?"

"Fool, this is the Challenge Month." Qingyu appeared gentle, but her tone was merciless. "You have no way to refuse. Besides, weren't you the one who didn't take the freshman Lu Jun seriously before?"

Hearing this, Chen Yu was stunned, staring at the cold-hearted woman before her.

Unbelievable! So this was the true nature of their chief?

Before the tournament, Qingyu had confidently claimed that Lu Jun was still a year away from reaching their level. But now that he had fought his way to the top, she immediately distanced herself from that statement, leaving Chen Yu to take the blame.

Chen Yu felt bitter. As expected, secretaries were just scapegoats in critical moments.

Accepting her fate, she gritted her teeth and said, "Hmph! I don't believe you have a way to deal with Lu Jun. If I lose, it'll be your turn next."

Hearing this, Qingyu shot her a glare. This woman really knew how to strike where it hurt.

But she had to admit, after watching all of Lu Jun's matches, she was no longer certain she could defeat him.

Everyone present understood one thing—whoever couldn't break Lu Jun's Curse Magic had no chance of victory.

The Psychic Element should have been the perfect counter, yet Pei Yufan had gone up there and lost without even putting up a fight, completely overwhelmed.

Not only was the outcome incomprehensible, but it also left a sense of despair.

If even a peak mid-tier Psychic Mage was powerless, then what chance did the rest of them, who only relied on basic Focus Magic Tools, have against him?

Qingyu pondered for a moment. Seeing Chen Yu's pleading expression, she sighed and said, "Fine, there is one method. We can only gather multiple Focus Magic Tools to create an absolute defense, preventing Lu Jun from interfering for a period of time."

"Then, during that window, launch an all-out attack and use Destruction Magic to take him down in one go."

Hearing this, Chen Yu's eyes lit up. This was indeed a viable strategy.

Little did they know that the plan they had just devised was the same method Mo Fan would use a year later to defeat Ding Yumian. Of course, the latter hadn't gone all out.

It just proved that great minds thought alike.

However, Mo Fan's battle intelligence was even more impressive. Without prior knowledge of his opponent's abilities, caught off guard in a sudden encounter, and facing a strong mental invasion, he had managed to come up with this strategy on the spot. That alone was praiseworthy.

Chen Yu muttered, "But where am I supposed to find multiple Focus Magic Tools?"

"Hmm..." Qingyu pondered for a moment. Then, her fair hand reached behind her head, pulling out a sky-blue hairpin. As she removed it, her neatly tied black hair cascaded down like flowing ink, draping over her shoulders.

She handed the jade-like, polished hairpin to Chen Yu and said, "This Focus Magic Tool of mine is quite decent. Add it to yours, plus a few borrowed ones, and you should have enough."

Huh?

Chen Yu stared blankly at the chief in front of her.

Qingyu's cold, delicate face was partly veiled by her waterfall-like black hair. Her fair, slender fingers held the sky-blue hairpin, offering it forward. In this moment, it was as if a goddess from a dream was handing her a token of affection.

Who could possibly resist this?!

"Qingyu~" Chen Yu deliberately dragged out her tone, gazing at the woman in the elegant cyan qipao with an infatuated look. "You're so kind. How about I just devote myself to you and spend my life with you?"

"Hm?!"

Qingyu tilted her head slightly, then smacked Chen Yu on the forehead with a palm. "Stop spouting nonsense here."

Chen Yu clutched her head in pain, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Qingyu, you should be the one to go. I'll give you all my Focus Magic Tools. With your innate talent, you have a better chance."

She had no choice. This method would have been easier to pull off in the Fire or Lightning Institute, but unfortunately, they practiced Water Magic. Her second element was Wind, and although she had a peak mid-tier cultivation with a Spirit Seed, her offensive power wasn't exactly overwhelming.

Rather than wasting this opportunity, it was better to hand it over to Chief Qingyu.

Anyway, she had already given up. Dropping from rank seventy-nine to rank eighty wasn't much of a difference.

Before Qingyu could refuse, Chen Yu shoved everything into her arms, then turned and walked away from the audience seats with a carefree attitude.

She secretly chuckled to herself, thinking she looked incredibly cool just now. Surely, she must have captivated their little chief, right?

Moments later, Chen Yu—now without any Focus Magic Tools—was instantly eliminated by Lu Jun the moment she stepped onto the stage. She rolled off the platform in a miserable state and slumped back into her seat.

The chair was still warm from before. Feeling the residual warmth, her eyes welled up with tears.

What hurt the most was that despite how much she had valued Lu Jun, he had eliminated her without even sparing her a glance. Was this what it felt like to have unrequited feelings?

...Well, maybe she deserved it.

From beginning to end, she had never taken Lu Jun seriously, only to be repeatedly humiliated by him.

Whatever. She might as well just lie down and accept her fate.

Seeing Chen Yu's dazed expression, Qingyu pursed her lips. Deep down, she was still grateful to her.

She gazed toward the stage where Lu Jun stood, her eyes burning with battle intent.

If he wanted to sweep through the Water Institute, he'd have to get past her first.

At this moment, on the stage, Lu Jun remained oblivious to Chen Yu's thoughts and naturally didn't care.

She was just another opponent who had lost without making an impression.

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His winning streak continued as he broke into the top fifty. With that, he had secured a day's worth of cultivation in the Three-Step Tower.

Lu Jun was thrilled. As he calculated his remaining magic energy, he also took stock of how many resources he had accumulated so far.

Each time a newcomer advanced in rank, the academy would issue a one-time resource grant for the month. If someone climbed from the lowest rank all the way to the top fifty in a single streak, all the accumulated rewards would be stacked together.

Setting aside the Three-Step Tower cultivation opportunity, he had also obtained various resources, such as Spirit Seed fragments, Water Element cultivation artifacts, Nebula Magic Tools, and Star Control Magic Tools.

All in all, the total value was at least twenty million!

That might sound exaggerated, but it made sense.

If a student remained in the top three hundred for a year or two, they could gather enough resources to synthesize a Spirit Seed. Those in the top one hundred received two Spirit Seed fragments per month, while the top fifty got even more.

This was how the academy ensured that mid-tier students had a chance to accumulate resources, continuously nourish their Nebulae with Spirit Seed fragments, and eventually purchase a Galaxy Vein to break through to the advanced level.

"Looks like I need to find someone reliable to handle these resources. If I sell them in the main campus, I might get a higher price—maybe even double.

With my sister's help and my personal savings, tsk tsk... advancing to the high-tier level might not be too difficult."

Suppressing his excitement, Lu Jun turned his attention to the next opponent stepping onto the stage—Rank Forty-Nine.

It was a slim, delicate-looking young man—the rare male student from the Water Institute.

The young man smiled warmly and introduced himself, "My name is Qi Fengchun."

Lu Jun nodded in response.

The Water Institute's students, regardless of gender, were known for having mild tempers.

The referee stepped onto the stage and shouted, "Begin!"

Both mages swiftly activated their Stars.

Lu Jun, as usual, started with a basic spell. The Star Path was completed in an instant, and he struck first.

To his surprise, Qi Fengchun boldly attempted to cast a mid-tier spell right away.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The aura of Curse Magic descended upon him.

His delicate face turned pale, sweat dripped down his forehead, and his eyes rolled back as he suffered an intense mental assault.

And yet, despite all this, his mid-tier Star Map remained unbroken!

Seeing this, Lu Jun was astonished.

He immediately launched two or three more Psychic Impacts, feeling as if he was slicing through Qi Fengchun's very soul.

Under normal circumstances, anyone subjected to such severe mental trauma would have already lost consciousness.

But somehow, Qi Fengchun successfully completed his mid-tier spell.

And he wasn't even wearing a Focus Magic Tool or any kind of Mind Strengthening Artifact!

Lu Jun's eyes narrowed as he came to a realization.

"Could this be... an Innate Talent?!"

Before he could ponder further, Qi Fengchun's Mid Tier Level-3 Lightning Spell came crashing down.

There was no time to think.

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