Versatile Mage

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“Bai Hongfei has won on the seventh stage. He’s now in the top ten!”

Li Kuang heard the rather annoying announcement while he was mocking Mu Ningxue. His expression sank.

Who was this Bai Hongfei? Since when did Fanxue Mountain have someone with that name? How did he defeat someone whose every Element was at the peak Advanced Level!?

“Well, it looks like we do have one member in the top ten,” Mu Ningxue observed calmly. She did not seem surprised at all.

“I didn’t expect Fanxue Mountain to have such a great talent, but the name Bai Hongfei does sound a little familiar to me. Don’t tell me he’s from the Bai Clan in the Magic City? When did he become a member of Fanxue Mountain?” Li Kuang belatedly identified Bai Hongfei.

“Shao Yu has won on the fifteenth stage. She’s in the top ten too!”

The same voice declared once again. Li Kuang’s brow immediately furrowed anxiously. He quickly turned around and inquired for more from the young man, Li Jianmo, behind him.

Li Jianmo said softly, “This Shao Yu used to be a Hunter. She’s quite famous in the Hunter Alliance in Shandong Province. She has defeated many disciples of the renowned clans. Rumors mention that she was comparable to Mu Ningxue when the World College Tournament was going on, but she wasn’t a student…”

“Shao Yu… I think I heard her name before. Both the Mu Clan and the Zhao Clan tried to recruit her, but she turned down their offers even though they were willing to pay her a huge sum. How did she end up joining Fanxue Mountain?” Li Kuang was puzzled.

“Apparently, Shao Yu challenged Mu Ningxue to a duel and lost. She has been staying at Fanxue Mountain since then,” Li Jianmo informed him.

Li Jianmo was quite young, so he had paid a lot of attention to the people of his generation. It was now the Information Age. People across the country would list out those that were impressive, and even compare them or rank them.

Shao Yu was quite outstanding in the Hunter Union. She was even referred to as a heroine, given her fiery temper, alluring physique, and attractive face. Young men like Li Jianmo were bound to keep an eye on her. The truth was, Li Jianmo had long admired this heroine, but he could not make it too obvious, since he was from the Dali Clan!

A person like Shao Yu who made a name for herself with her strength might not be so impressive in other areas, but she was a strong duelist without a doubt. It was unlikely that anyone of the same cultivation level would stand a chance against her without some extraordinary capabilities!

“Uncle, wasn’t Fanxue Mountain constantly challenged by competitive people? Mo Fan won the World College Tournament, making him the strongest Mage in the younger generation, and Mu Ningxue was tied with him. People that are planning to challenge Fanxue Mountain even have to queue up for it. Mu Ningxue will only agree to a duel at certain times, so Shao Yu handled most of the duels. However, I have never heard of her losing a duel, even after so long…” Li Jianmo was very interested in these things. He quickly explained all this to Li Kuang, as he knew the man might not be familiar with news related to the younger generation.

“Is she really that impressive?” Li Kuang blurted out in surprise.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m not surprised that she has made it to the top ten!” Li Jianmo replied.

“That sounds like trouble for us, now that Fanxue Mountain has secured two spots in the top ten too!” Li Kuang clenched his teeth.

The outcome of this contest was closely tied to the ownership of a commercial street, which happened to be located in Fanxue Mountain’s territory. According to the agreed terms, since half of the street was within Fanxue Mountain’s territory, the street was meant to be Fanxue Mountain’s, but the chief of Feiniao City’s North District and the Dali Clan were unwilling to give it to them.

The Young Adult Contest happened to be taking place, and those who were in the top ten would be given an honorable title and appointed as a member of the South Wing Platoon that had been recently established.

The headquarters of the South Wing Platoon was located at the end of the commercial street, thus whoever had the highest authority in the South Wing Platoon would decide if Fanxue Mountain or the North District was in charge of the street!

“A one-sided victory again! He Yao on the first stage has defeated another participant who is also in the top ten with ease. Anyone can easily tell that he has the highest hope of winning the contest!” the emcee announced with a loud voice to liven up the crowd.

A huge uproar grew among the crowd, mainly because the Mage with the name He Yao had defeated every opponent with a single move since the beginning of the contest. Even after reaching the finals with only ten participants remaining, he still crushed his opponent in a one-sided victory. The crowd could not help but marvel at his strength!

“He Yao, is there anything you want to say after winning the match?” the emcee quickly went over to He Yao after the cloud of dust dissipated, handing the microphone to He Yao.

The emcee thought He Yao would leave the stage indifferently as usual, but the man glanced at the judges and took the microphone from the emcee, “May I ask the judges something?”

“Of course, every participant is allowed to ask the judges questions. Even those who lost can ask the judges to comment on their performance,” the emcee told him.

“May I ask Judge Mu Ningxue, did you see the challenge I sent to Fanxue Mountain before this contest?” He Yao said.

Mu Ningxue did not respond. She did not remember anything about it, especially when there were so many challenges addressed to her…

“You wouldn’t expect me to be standing here and confronting you when you tossed my invitation to a duel into a bin. What a joke, it’s the Young Adult Contest, yet you are sitting with the judges instead of taking part in it! What right do you have to judge us? Is it because you are over the age of forty, or you have convincing strength to be a judge? Please stop using the World College Tournament, which is only a petty tournament among students, to back yourself. You should win this contest first, and prove you have the right to be sitting with the judges. I don’t need anyone to comment on my performance, I’m only here to compete!” He Yao yelled into the microphone.

The crowd was surprised by his aggression. The Young Adult Contest was a competition between Mages. The World College Tournament, despite being at the international level, was not really that convincing to grown-ups. Many of them were not treating Mu Ningxue’s achievements in the World College Tournament too seriously!

This He Yao was indeed very strong, having defeated peak Advanced Mages with ease. He did not take part in the contest to win it. He just wanted to duel Mu Ningxue, to defeat the so-called strongest Mage of the younger generation. To his surprise, Mu Ningxue was not even a participant, and was invited to be a judge instead. He Yao was venting his discontent on Mu Ningxue, and against the decision of Feiniao City’s government!

Only the strong had the right to speak!

He Yao did not forfeit the contest. He came all the way to deliver his speech in front of the crowd!