Xia Ming is getting weirder and weirder

  The corroded pearl whizzed in, and as soon as it was seen, it was about to rush to Xiaoming's face. However, Xiaoming calmly raised his staff, and the icy flames instantly seemed to have a spirit-like quality, listening to Xiaoming's command, suddenly condensing and blocking in front of him.

  "This magic control..."

  Everyone on the stage saw this scene and was slightly surprised.

  "Magic control, it's actually possible to manipulate such a large-scale magic flame? What impressive magic control, what an interesting little guy." Rog nodded in agreement, making an evaluation.

  The Vacuum Fire Sea, a large-scale magic, is extremely difficult to control. It requires immense spiritual power and refined skills. Many magicians can only release it but cannot manipulate it freely, resulting in greatly reduced power.

  Pursuing a single-mindedly wide-range magic may end up having less killing power than ordinary magic.

  Anthony also nodded in his heart, Xiaoming's magical skills were mostly self-taught, which was also what Anthony had intended. Now it seemed that this kid wasn't bad after all. Of course, there were too many mysterious things about him, and this magic wasn't something he had taught, but Anthony didn't care at all - he and Xiaoming had an extremely tacit understanding between them.

  Innumerable ice flames converged in front of Xiaoming, forming a flame shield that withstood the erosion of the Corrosion Pearl. However, the shield transformed from the ice flames also had a large hole corroded through it, and the power of dark magic was not to be underestimated.

  The power of the Corrosion Pearl dissipated, but Xiaoming's True Void Inferno was still there, the flames surged higher, roaring and engulfing Chris!

  Boom!

  Chris was engulfed in flames, swallowed by the fire. The audience immediately let out a burst of screams, Xiaoming was too ruthless, his flame magic was pure and flawless, completely dominating the situation so far, firmly suppressing Chris.

  "Damn it, Chris won't lose that easily, I bet one million gold coins on him!"

  The flames gradually dissipated, and a figure still stood, only to see Chris gritting his teeth standing in the middle of the scene. He looked a bit disheveled, with several large holes burned in his robes, and his body was covered in black soot everywhere. In front of him was a circle of light, which was the defensive magic Dark Shield. If he hadn't chanted this spell at the last moment, he would have fallen long ago.

  "Whoa!" Tang Er effortlessly defeated his opponent, a fifth-level magician who wasn't worth mentioning. He rushed to Xia Ming's arena and saw the scene where Xia Ming's True Empty Fire Ocean engulfed Chris, causing him to feel a chill run down his spine: "Chris is completely at a disadvantage, Xia Ming is getting more and more abnormal... A first-year student beating a third-year student, this is too exaggerated..."

  Xia Ming's strength has made rapid progress, and although his realm hasn't changed much, every few days he gives Tang Ge a strange feeling, as if he had become a different person. If this continues, breaking through will be a natural thing to happen.

  Chris was somewhat annoyed, it was the first time he had been suppressed so severely by a peer, and the other party was even younger than him, and surprisingly, he was only a freshman in his first year. It's really ironic!

  The dark knight Kaka, who finished fifth in the previous session, was also watching from the sidelines. He only needs to win one more game and he will face the winner of this match.

  "I thought Chris would win, but Xiaoming was able to push Chris to this extent. In the first match against Bull Force, he didn't even use fire magic. It turns out he was hiding his strength." Kaka muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and he couldn't wait for the next battle.

  "What a troublesome opponent." Xia Ming furrowed his brow, thinking it was all settled, but unexpectedly Chris still had some strength left.

  "Cough." Chris quickly wiped away a thread of blood from the corner of his mouth, his staff swiftly extending forward, a short incantation chanting.

  "Magic Disorder!" Xia Ming used Magic Disorder this time, a move that Freya often used to bully him during their battles, which could make the opponent immediately fall into magic disorder and be unable to cast spells.

  The Holy Flame Sceptre lightly touched, Chris only felt that his whole body's magic power was in a state of turmoil as if it had fallen into a storm, and he hastily retreated, decisively giving up on casting the spell. In his heart, there was still a lingering sense of fear. The opponent not only mastered large-scale range magic but also interfered with magic with ease, was this something that a newcomer could achieve?

  Kris strode swiftly, leaving a trail of phantoms behind him, always keeping about ten meters away from Xia Ming.

  "Flame Demon's Hand!" The Holy Flame Scepter flashed, silver divine patterns shone brightly, the overwhelming pressure of the Flame Demon's Hand struck again, scorching flames burning, once more transforming the arena into a world of flames.

  "Jade of Corrosion!"

  Chris didn't dare slack off either, using his most proficient magic spell.

  The two clashed violently, and the intense magical fluctuations in mid-air seemed to make the entire arena tremble, a nearly evenly matched duel.

  "Chris is indeed formidable, the geniuses of Cangyan Academy are much more terrifying than those in Lieyang City. This Chris, in terms of strength alone, is even above Yurian!" Xiaoming thought to himself.

  The two clashed in a flash, their incantations of magic breathtakingly fast, the gorgeous and cruel collision of spells stirring the hearts of countless people.

  Two magic spells dissipated almost simultaneously, Chris gritted his teeth, and a hint of cold light flashed in his eyes.

  It's now!

  Chris's incantation was somewhat obscure and mysterious, it was obvious that it wasn't an ordinary spell. He kept a distance from Xiaoming to avoid falling into his interference range again.

  Chris is preparing a large-scale magic spell, Xiaoming's eyes tighten and he also chants out the magic.

  "Shooting star fire rain!"

  Meteor Shower's chant echoed, the melodic syllables of this incantation clearly reappeared in Xiaoming's mind, his thoughts concentrated, and his spiritual power was tense like a bowstring. Suddenly, a clear and crisp explosion sounded in his mind, several pairs of magic notes were compressed again, and on top of the Holy Flame Scepter, a dazzling silver six-pointed star light burst forth.

  Another Silver Star Pattern!

  Xia Ming suddenly made another small breakthrough, and the speed of his recitation of "Meteor Shower" suddenly accelerated.

  "Heavens! Xiaoming actually has three curses and grasps the Silver Star God Pattern!" Lan Ning exclaimed.

  "Xia Ming is still not letting people live, and he's actually made progress again!" Tang Ge muttered to himself, feeling a little tearful.

  The speed of recitation was so fast that many of the onlooking mages couldn't help but look embarrassed, whether it was Chris or Xiaoming, their speeds were far surpassed, especially this guy called Xiaoming, was he really a first year freshman?

  Xia Ming's compressed chanting magic time caused Chris' judgment to be mistaken, and the meteor shower in the sky had already thundered down.

  The flames of the meteorite came crashing down like a rainstorm, with strong friction between the air and the falling meteorite, making a loud rumbling sound.

  "Dark trial!"

  Fortunately, Chris's spell was also coming to an end, a bit rushed, but somehow managed to finish.

  A dark magic element formed a black light blade, directly impacting the Flame Meteorites. Unfortunately, although the dark magic was powerful, there were too many Flame Meteorites, and the Ice Flames were equally terrifying. The Flame Meteorites were like raindrops, with a strong impact force colliding with each other, causing the ground to tremble non-stop. Chris's body was also impacted out, rolling directly off the field!

  "Ugh." Chris spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes dull and unfocused, staring blankly at his staff.

  He lost!

  The scene was momentarily quiet, then suddenly erupted in thunderous applause, with deafening cheers that left everyone excited and bewildered.

  "Xia Ming fellow defeated the dark magician Chris, successfully advanced, my god, this is absolutely the most exciting battle between magicians in this magic martial arts conference so far!"

  "The skills of both are extremely outstanding, and the speed of reciting is incredibly fast, especially Xiaoming's classmate, with a terrifying icy blue flame and an incredible casting speed. It seems that he will also be one of the strongest contenders in the first quarterfinals!" Lan Ning exclaimed.

  "Xia Ming, Xia Ming, Xia Ming!"

  For those with strength, the audience has never been stingy with cheers and applause. Defeating Chris is enough to illustrate Xiaoming's greatness and potential. For a time, the entire venue was filled with cheers.

  Chris turned pale and looked at Xiaoming walking towards him, letting out a faint sigh: "You're indeed very strong, I lost."

  "You're not bad either." Xiaoming nodded, it was clear that although Chris was a bit lonely and isolated, he was direct in his actions and wasn't completely unfeeling, just cautious. Xiaoming wouldn't hold any hostility towards Chris either.

  Two consecutive victories, Xia Ming has taken a solid step towards the top eight. The two opponents he defeated consecutively are not weak and have already gained considerable popularity.

  As Tang Ge said, Xia Ming is really getting more and more abnormal... (.)