Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 337
He rose from his seat when he saw Ai Jiangtu approaching. him
"Who is she?" Ai Jiangtu fixed his eyes on Mochizuki Ken and Fujikata Tegami.
"Why did you ask?" asked Fujikata Tegami calmly.
"Her strength..."
"We never said she was a student," said Fujikata Tegami.
Ai Jiangtu frowned. He was about to say something when Mochizuki Ken spoke, "We made it clear that Mochizuki Chihaya wasn't an option. He could only choose the nine students in the front row."
"HAHA, I bet he has already learned his lesson! There's no point hiding the truth now; Miss Chihaya is our battle instructor! She's not a student of the National Training Hall!" exclaimed the Japanese student with spiky hair.
"She...she's not a student?"
"Mm, although she used to be my disciple, she's no longer a student. She's currently the instructor of the gatekeepers," said Fujikata Tegami.
"Damn, I was wondering why the woman is ridiculously strong. She's a battle instructor, a teacher!" Zhao Manyan's jaw almost fell to the ground.
"Are you serious, asking a teacher to fight a duel with us? This doesn't count!" Jiang Yu immediately jumped up from his seat.
How shameless were these Japanese, to let an instructor fight against a student? No wonder Mo Fan was having trouble winning the duel despite his outstanding talents. It was never a fair duel to begin with!
"Humph, didn't we try to stop him? He insisted on choosing Miss Chihaya as his opponent, and he even provoked us!" shot back the Japanese man with spiky hair.
As a matter of fact, he was the actual captain of the students. Mochizuki Chihaya never sat in the same row as them, but in the row behind them. Even Guan Yu had assumed Mochizuki Chihaya was their captain, thus she was sitting behind the others on her own. To their surprise, that was not the case.
"It doesn't matter if the duel counts or not, we've already asked you to choose another candidate before the duel. It's not like we're purposely hiding the truth, but someone is just too stubborn, who insisted on fighting Mochizuki Chihaya," said Fujikata Tegami.
Ai Jiangtu, Jiang Yu, Nanyu, Zhao Manyan, and the others immediately recalled how Mo Fan did not even give them a chance to explain. He simply yelled out and demanded to fight Mochizuki Chihaya like a maniac...
The person he was picking on was an instructor. How could she possibly stand it when Mo Fan was pointing at her and provoking her?
"To be honest, I would rather say I don't know who that idiot is," Zhao Manyan slapped his forehead. After learning Mochizuki Chihaya's true identity, he immediately had a headache when he recalled how scornful Mo Fan was before.
Mu Ningxue stared at the enormous pit and heard Mo Fan's screams of agony coming out from it. She began to wonder whether Mo Fan actually had a brain.
If Mo Fan had not barked like a mad dog at the start and asked carefully, he would not be tortured so badly now...
---
Inside the pit, Mo Fan was continuously being struck by the vines and had no clue what was happening on the surface.
The Black Snake Armor had significantly increased his defense, yet it was still extremely painful when the vines continued to bat him around like table tennis!
"Goddamnit, she's so strong! It looks like I can no longer give her an advantage by using one less Element!
"Little Flame Belle, possess!" Mo Fan roared. He had finally to take the duel seriously!
Mo Fan had only summoned Little Flame Belle before to break free from the cocoon. He did not rely on her power in the duel, but judging from the situation, he would lose horribly if he hesitated to use his trump card!
Chapter 788 - Fire Domain
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was blazing red from the fire engulfing him. The Black Snake Armor granted him an outstanding defense, and there was a layer of scorching flames around it now. Even the thick branches of the demon tree were unable to harm him.
After obtaining little Flame Belle's blessing, Mo Fan immediately summoned a long saber made of flames. He raised the flaming weapon when he saw the branches coming in his direction and slashed at them fiercely!
The fiery saber burned one of the branches into ashes, but there were simply too many branches attacking him. His priority was to escape from the pit at once!
"Thousand Piercing Fire Feathers!"
A pair of wings made of burning feathers appeared on his back. As they beat, burning feathers were fired in all directions!
Each of the feathers exploded when they came into contact with the demon tree. The pitch-black hole was entirely lit up by the explosions, which blasted the demon tree into pieces and set the whole place aflame!
The burning feathers flew in all directions continuously. Mo Fan took hold of the chance to fly out of the hole. Mochizuki Chihaya abruptly realized that Mo Fan was still struggling to break free and immediately controlled the demon tree to surround him.
The branches grew rapidly and loomed over Mo Fan's head like claws, trying to seal Mo Fan inside the hole.
---
"Chihaya, what are you doing? Don't overdo it!" exclaimed Mochizuki Ken when he realized that something did not seem right.
The massive hole was covered up by the branches of the demon tree. Once it was entirely covered up, it would be extremely difficult for Mo Fan to escape.
Mochizuki Ken did not want to put the life of a Chinese student at risk because of a duel. He quickly rebuked Chihaya when he realized what she was up to.
"The kid is fine!" replied Mochizuki Chihaya.
As soon as she said that, a great burst of light appeared in the hole. Fire sprang out of the hole like exploding rays. The rate of growth of the demon tree was impressive, yet the rate that the flames were burning the plant was even more shocking. The plants were soon burned into ashes.
In the middle of the flying ashes, a figure engulfed in flames dashed out and sprang into the air!
The flames burning on him did not weaken. He turned into a giant fireball sweeping across the air like a meteorite and fell right on Mochizuki Chihaya!
Mochizuki Chihaya had no idea what kind of power Mo Fan was using. She did not expect him to escape the pit and immediately execute such a powerful attack. She quickly backed off, trying to dodge the imperious fireball...
The fireball did not look huge in the air, but when it started falling, Mochizuki Chihaya immediately felt a great pressure. The Water Barriers around her were evaporated by the overwhelming heat!
"Water Curtain!"
Mochizuki Chihaya realized that she was in a pinch. She hastily cast the Water Advanced Spell.
The Water Curtain formed a barrier like a waterfall in front of Mochizuki Chihaya. If she had realized what Mo Fan was up to a bit earlier, the Water Curtain would have absorbed all of the impact.
Unfortunately, Mochizuki Chihaya was still a bit too late. The flames of the blast lunged at her, a portion landing on her as the Water Curtain took shape.
Mochizuki Chihaya was forced to back away from the heat. Her armor had already lost power. She even forgot she was already standing at the edge of the stage...
She glided back and set foot outside of the boundary. The Water Curtain finally blocked the rest of the energy as the fireball collided with it, and could no longer reach her.
Mo Fan skidded on the ground, leaving a burning ravine, shallow at the start and gradually growing deeper at the end.
Half-kneeling on the ground, Mo Fan slowly raised his head. The flames engulfing him slowly dissipated under the effect of the Water Curtain.
He was incredibly surprised when he realized that Mochizuki Chihaya was perfectly unharmed.
-How is she unhurt? Isn't this woman too strong to be real!-
Mo Fan rose to his feet on the scorched ground, staring at Mochizuki Chihaya with a hard expression.
On the other hand, Mochizuki Chihaya had a blank face too. She looked at her right foot in disbelief. It was currently outside of the boundary.
Although the rules stated that she would only lose the battle if both her feet were outside of the boundary, she had pretty much lost the duel since she was an instructor.
"Your flames..." Mochizuki Chihaya glanced at Mo Fan. Her eyes sharpened, as if she was trying to see through Mo Fan's secrets.
"Enough talk, let's continue the duel since we've yet to decide who's the winner!" Mo Fan was too lazy to ask questions. His d.e.s.i.r.e to win was as strong as the flames erupting from his body!
He clenched his fists. Two tongues of fire appeared and spun around Mo Fan in a ten-meter circle. When the flames collided into one another, the circle was set on fire!
As soon as the ground started burning, he could sense the energies of the Fire Element coming toward him from all directions.
The space around him was quickly filled with fiery energy. Mo Fan felt like he had an abundant supply of power, as if he could do anything with the Fire Element as he wished. He could easily summon Fire Bursts and finish channeling Fiery Fists in an instant. Even the complicated Star Constellation of the Sky-Flame Funeral did not seem as difficult!
"What's happening?" Mo Fan was mesmerized.
The others only saw some strange flames appearing around Mo Fan. There was nothing special about it, apart from making him look imperious. However, Mochizuki Chihaya could sense a great pressure. Her Water Element was completely dominated by the domain of the Fire Element!
Mochizuki Chihaya suddenly did something strange. She pulled her other foot and stepped outside of the boundary. "You win."
"I haven't had enough yet..."
"Stop talking, close your eyes and feel the energy around you. You've grasped the ability to produce a Domain!" snapped Mochizuki Chihaya.
Mo Fan was startled, before being overwhelmed with joy!
Domain, an overwhelming capability that he kept hearing about from rumors! It was his Fire Domain!
At that instant, Mo Fan quickly tossed aside his insignificant grudge toward Mochizuki Chihaya to the back of his head. He immediately closed his eyes to grasp the Fire Domain around him...
Mo Fan knew that the Domain did not belong to him. It was the effect after he merged with the little Flame Belle!
However, if he could grasp the power of the Domain, it would significantly improve his strength when he was possessed by the little Flame Belle. It was a rare opportunity!
Chapter 789 - Element Compatibility
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Mochizuki Chihaya conceded!" Fujikata Tegami rose to her feet and glanced at Mochizuki Chihaya in disbelief.
Similarly, Mochizuki Ken, the Japanese commander, and the members of the Japanese team were staring at Mochizuki Chihaya with blank faces.
It was unbelievable that an instructor would lose a duel against a student.
Even though the Chinese student was quite impressive, the people of the West Guardian Tower clearly knew how strong Mochizuki Chihaya actually was.
"She hasn't even used her Domain yet, why did she concede..." said the Japanese commander.
"It's overkilling it if she uses her Domain in a duel against a student, but I believe Mochizuki Chihaya has her reasons if she did not want to continue the duel," said Mochizuki Ken.
The leaders were dumbfounded, let alone the students of the West Guardian Tower, who almost dropped their jaws to the ground. They never thought Mochizuki Chihaya would actually lose the duel!
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
"There's no way Miss Chihaya would lose the duel. She must be unwilling to continue!" said the captain with spiky hair.
"Even so, that Chinese student called Mo Fan is very strong. I don't think anyone on our team is able to fight Miss Chihaya like that!"
"Yeah, yeah, I wonder if the captain could face him."
The captain with spiky hair immediately straightened his figure and insisted, "How am I not worthy to be his opponent? Didn't I beat many representatives of other countries who tried to win approval from us?"
"But, you never forced Miss Chihaya to use the Advanced Spells of two different Elements."
"That's because the situation is different!"
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"Mo Fan is such a maniac, able to fight an instructor like that!" Jiang Yu gave Mo Fan a thumbs up.
"Humph, didn't you see that his opponent conceded on purpose?" huffed Zu Jiming.
"I'm more curious as to why he is standing there doing nothing, same with the Mochizuki Chihaya. She seems to be explaining something to him."
"I bet he's still feeling the joy of winning the duel."
The others could not sense the presence of the Domain. Only the Magician could sense their Domain when it was first Awakened. Mochizuki Chihaya only discovered Mo Fan's Domain when she felt her Element being suppressed.
Mochizuki Chihaya was an instructor. She subconsciously gave Mo Fan a piece of advice after learning that he had just probed his Domain. It was her responsibility as a teacher. Besides, things like Domains were extremely rare and precious for Magicians. She would not allow Mo Fan to miss such a great opportunity just because she had a grudge against him!
The area held all kinds of Elements that were invisible to the n.a.k.e.d eye. Only Magicians could use their senses to probe for their presence and discover them.
A place with an abundant supply of the Fire Element would be dry and scorching. A place with a stronger presence of the Water Element would be wet and damp.
A Domain referred to a Magicians' ability to acc.u.mulate the Element particles within a certain range and gather them within a specific radius, with themselves at the center.
If the mind of the Magician was strong enough and the Element particles acc.u.mulated by them reached a certain level, the area was called the Magician's Domain.
The Domain would improve the strength, form, recovery, control, and channeling of the Magician's Element, granting them a higher level of mastery of the specific Element.
In addition to that, the Domain could also suppress the strength of an opponent. After all, if a certain area had a strong presence of a certain Element, it meant the presence of other Elements would be weakened.
Therefore, Domains always played an important part in a duel between high-level Magicians. Being able to construct a Domain would result in huge differences in power!
Mo Fan realized that he had truly embarked on the path of magic after reaching the Advanced Level. His spells were no longer confined by their form. With enough control, he could even alter the form of his spells. Fights between Magicians were no longer as predictable and stiff!
Upon reaching the Advanced Level, a Magician's physical attributes would also improve tremendously. Spells from three different Elements and their own mastery of them would make them completely different from Intermediate and Basic Magicians!
On second thought, the Commander-level creatures usually had dominating abilities. If Magicians were only able to stand still and toss their spells at the demon creatures, how would they stand a chance against the cunning, savage, and enormous Commander-level creatures?
Domains were most likely the deciding factor for Magicians. Those without a Domain could only follow the same routine when casting their spells, regardless of their level. However, those who had awakened their Domain would be able to utilize their magic as they wished. The spells would merge perfectly with their thoughts, allowing them to cast the spells in the form they wished. Even when they were experiencing great pressure, they would still be able to cast spells to defend themselves...
---
Mo Fan's view toward Mochizuki Chihaya had changed, considering how she was trying her best to guide him in grasping his Domain.
The truth was, not every Advanced Magician would Awaken their Domain. There were many who had not even realized what Domains were. His cultivation was still too weak to directly Awaken it, he had only probed it because of his synchronization with little Flame Belle, granting him a better control over the Fire Element. In other words, it was mainly because of little Flame Belle's ability. In terms of control, nothing had better control over the Fire Element than a spirit that was born in a Fire Calamity.
"Little Flame Belle, we've just probed our Domain, let's keep it up!" Mo Fan told his beloved daughter.
Little Flame Belle was extremely focused. Mo Fan was quite touched by her dedication to improve after they had escaped death in the Space of Death at the Ancient Capital. She had seriously placed her playful heart down and focused on improving her strength. The talents granted by her noble lineage was absolutely stunning. She had almost awakened her Domain just from putting in some effort!
"According to what she said, we should try our best to acc.u.mulate the Fire particles within a kilometer from us!" said Mo Fan to little Flame Belle.
Both Mo Fan and little Flame Belle had to work together in the process. If they succeeded, they would be able to form the Domain. If they failed, the heavens knew how long they would have to wait to receive another opportunity.
The Fire particles could be treated like Fire Fairies lingering in the space. A high Elemental compatibility was a must if they were to move closer to the Magician voluntarily. The fighting spirit that Mo Fan had displayed in his duel against Mochizuki Chihaya was something that the Fire Fairies were quite fond of!
Chapter 790 - Having an Intimate Talk with Knees Together
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Damn, what are they doing? Why are they still standing there when the duel is already finished? Don't tell me they are falling for one another?" Zhao Manyan wondered aloud impatiently.
No one would purposely sense the distribution of Element particles in their surroundings in the middle of a duel. Besides, a special device was necessary to accurately determine the distribution of Element particles in an area most of the time.
"It does look that way... maybe they are already exchanging their contacts in WeChat."
"Idiot, Japanese doesn't use WeChat."
"It's fine to exchange numbers then… judging from how long they are taking, maybe they have already decided on the room number for tonight," Li Kaifeng smiled.
"Who is she?" Ai Jiangtu fixed his eyes on Mochizuki Ken and Fujikata Tegami.
"Why did you ask?" asked Fujikata Tegami calmly.
"Her strength..."
"We never said she was a student," said Fujikata Tegami.
Ai Jiangtu frowned. He was about to say something when Mochizuki Ken spoke, "We made it clear that Mochizuki Chihaya wasn't an option. He could only choose the nine students in the front row."
"HAHA, I bet he has already learned his lesson! There's no point hiding the truth now; Miss Chihaya is our battle instructor! She's not a student of the National Training Hall!" exclaimed the Japanese student with spiky hair.
"She...she's not a student?"
"Mm, although she used to be my disciple, she's no longer a student. She's currently the instructor of the gatekeepers," said Fujikata Tegami.
"Damn, I was wondering why the woman is ridiculously strong. She's a battle instructor, a teacher!" Zhao Manyan's jaw almost fell to the ground.
"Are you serious, asking a teacher to fight a duel with us? This doesn't count!" Jiang Yu immediately jumped up from his seat.
How shameless were these Japanese, to let an instructor fight against a student? No wonder Mo Fan was having trouble winning the duel despite his outstanding talents. It was never a fair duel to begin with!
"Humph, didn't we try to stop him? He insisted on choosing Miss Chihaya as his opponent, and he even provoked us!" shot back the Japanese man with spiky hair.
As a matter of fact, he was the actual captain of the students. Mochizuki Chihaya never sat in the same row as them, but in the row behind them. Even Guan Yu had assumed Mochizuki Chihaya was their captain, thus she was sitting behind the others on her own. To their surprise, that was not the case.
"It doesn't matter if the duel counts or not, we've already asked you to choose another candidate before the duel. It's not like we're purposely hiding the truth, but someone is just too stubborn, who insisted on fighting Mochizuki Chihaya," said Fujikata Tegami.
Ai Jiangtu, Jiang Yu, Nanyu, Zhao Manyan, and the others immediately recalled how Mo Fan did not even give them a chance to explain. He simply yelled out and demanded to fight Mochizuki Chihaya like a maniac...
The person he was picking on was an instructor. How could she possibly stand it when Mo Fan was pointing at her and provoking her?
"To be honest, I would rather say I don't know who that idiot is," Zhao Manyan slapped his forehead. After learning Mochizuki Chihaya's true identity, he immediately had a headache when he recalled how scornful Mo Fan was before.
Mu Ningxue stared at the enormous pit and heard Mo Fan's screams of agony coming out from it. She began to wonder whether Mo Fan actually had a brain.
If Mo Fan had not barked like a mad dog at the start and asked carefully, he would not be tortured so badly now...
---
Inside the pit, Mo Fan was continuously being struck by the vines and had no clue what was happening on the surface.
The Black Snake Armor had significantly increased his defense, yet it was still extremely painful when the vines continued to bat him around like table tennis!
"Goddamnit, she's so strong! It looks like I can no longer give her an advantage by using one less Element!
"Little Flame Belle, possess!" Mo Fan roared. He had finally to take the duel seriously!
Mo Fan had only summoned Little Flame Belle before to break free from the cocoon. He did not rely on her power in the duel, but judging from the situation, he would lose horribly if he hesitated to use his trump card!
Chapter 788 - Fire Domain
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was blazing red from the fire engulfing him. The Black Snake Armor granted him an outstanding defense, and there was a layer of scorching flames around it now. Even the thick branches of the demon tree were unable to harm him.
After obtaining little Flame Belle's blessing, Mo Fan immediately summoned a long saber made of flames. He raised the flaming weapon when he saw the branches coming in his direction and slashed at them fiercely!
The fiery saber burned one of the branches into ashes, but there were simply too many branches attacking him. His priority was to escape from the pit at once!
"Thousand Piercing Fire Feathers!"
A pair of wings made of burning feathers appeared on his back. As they beat, burning feathers were fired in all directions!
Each of the feathers exploded when they came into contact with the demon tree. The pitch-black hole was entirely lit up by the explosions, which blasted the demon tree into pieces and set the whole place aflame!
The burning feathers flew in all directions continuously. Mo Fan took hold of the chance to fly out of the hole. Mochizuki Chihaya abruptly realized that Mo Fan was still struggling to break free and immediately controlled the demon tree to surround him.
The branches grew rapidly and loomed over Mo Fan's head like claws, trying to seal Mo Fan inside the hole.
---
"Chihaya, what are you doing? Don't overdo it!" exclaimed Mochizuki Ken when he realized that something did not seem right.
The massive hole was covered up by the branches of the demon tree. Once it was entirely covered up, it would be extremely difficult for Mo Fan to escape.
Mochizuki Ken did not want to put the life of a Chinese student at risk because of a duel. He quickly rebuked Chihaya when he realized what she was up to.
"The kid is fine!" replied Mochizuki Chihaya.
As soon as she said that, a great burst of light appeared in the hole. Fire sprang out of the hole like exploding rays. The rate of growth of the demon tree was impressive, yet the rate that the flames were burning the plant was even more shocking. The plants were soon burned into ashes.
In the middle of the flying ashes, a figure engulfed in flames dashed out and sprang into the air!
The flames burning on him did not weaken. He turned into a giant fireball sweeping across the air like a meteorite and fell right on Mochizuki Chihaya!
Mochizuki Chihaya had no idea what kind of power Mo Fan was using. She did not expect him to escape the pit and immediately execute such a powerful attack. She quickly backed off, trying to dodge the imperious fireball...
The fireball did not look huge in the air, but when it started falling, Mochizuki Chihaya immediately felt a great pressure. The Water Barriers around her were evaporated by the overwhelming heat!
"Water Curtain!"
Mochizuki Chihaya realized that she was in a pinch. She hastily cast the Water Advanced Spell.
The Water Curtain formed a barrier like a waterfall in front of Mochizuki Chihaya. If she had realized what Mo Fan was up to a bit earlier, the Water Curtain would have absorbed all of the impact.
Unfortunately, Mochizuki Chihaya was still a bit too late. The flames of the blast lunged at her, a portion landing on her as the Water Curtain took shape.
Mochizuki Chihaya was forced to back away from the heat. Her armor had already lost power. She even forgot she was already standing at the edge of the stage...
She glided back and set foot outside of the boundary. The Water Curtain finally blocked the rest of the energy as the fireball collided with it, and could no longer reach her.
Mo Fan skidded on the ground, leaving a burning ravine, shallow at the start and gradually growing deeper at the end.
Half-kneeling on the ground, Mo Fan slowly raised his head. The flames engulfing him slowly dissipated under the effect of the Water Curtain.
He was incredibly surprised when he realized that Mochizuki Chihaya was perfectly unharmed.
-How is she unhurt? Isn't this woman too strong to be real!-
Mo Fan rose to his feet on the scorched ground, staring at Mochizuki Chihaya with a hard expression.
On the other hand, Mochizuki Chihaya had a blank face too. She looked at her right foot in disbelief. It was currently outside of the boundary.
Although the rules stated that she would only lose the battle if both her feet were outside of the boundary, she had pretty much lost the duel since she was an instructor.
"Your flames..." Mochizuki Chihaya glanced at Mo Fan. Her eyes sharpened, as if she was trying to see through Mo Fan's secrets.
"Enough talk, let's continue the duel since we've yet to decide who's the winner!" Mo Fan was too lazy to ask questions. His d.e.s.i.r.e to win was as strong as the flames erupting from his body!
He clenched his fists. Two tongues of fire appeared and spun around Mo Fan in a ten-meter circle. When the flames collided into one another, the circle was set on fire!
As soon as the ground started burning, he could sense the energies of the Fire Element coming toward him from all directions.
The space around him was quickly filled with fiery energy. Mo Fan felt like he had an abundant supply of power, as if he could do anything with the Fire Element as he wished. He could easily summon Fire Bursts and finish channeling Fiery Fists in an instant. Even the complicated Star Constellation of the Sky-Flame Funeral did not seem as difficult!
"What's happening?" Mo Fan was mesmerized.
The others only saw some strange flames appearing around Mo Fan. There was nothing special about it, apart from making him look imperious. However, Mochizuki Chihaya could sense a great pressure. Her Water Element was completely dominated by the domain of the Fire Element!
Mochizuki Chihaya suddenly did something strange. She pulled her other foot and stepped outside of the boundary. "You win."
"I haven't had enough yet..."
"Stop talking, close your eyes and feel the energy around you. You've grasped the ability to produce a Domain!" snapped Mochizuki Chihaya.
Mo Fan was startled, before being overwhelmed with joy!
Domain, an overwhelming capability that he kept hearing about from rumors! It was his Fire Domain!
At that instant, Mo Fan quickly tossed aside his insignificant grudge toward Mochizuki Chihaya to the back of his head. He immediately closed his eyes to grasp the Fire Domain around him...
Mo Fan knew that the Domain did not belong to him. It was the effect after he merged with the little Flame Belle!
However, if he could grasp the power of the Domain, it would significantly improve his strength when he was possessed by the little Flame Belle. It was a rare opportunity!
Chapter 789 - Element Compatibility
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Mochizuki Chihaya conceded!" Fujikata Tegami rose to her feet and glanced at Mochizuki Chihaya in disbelief.
Similarly, Mochizuki Ken, the Japanese commander, and the members of the Japanese team were staring at Mochizuki Chihaya with blank faces.
It was unbelievable that an instructor would lose a duel against a student.
Even though the Chinese student was quite impressive, the people of the West Guardian Tower clearly knew how strong Mochizuki Chihaya actually was.
"She hasn't even used her Domain yet, why did she concede..." said the Japanese commander.
"It's overkilling it if she uses her Domain in a duel against a student, but I believe Mochizuki Chihaya has her reasons if she did not want to continue the duel," said Mochizuki Ken.
The leaders were dumbfounded, let alone the students of the West Guardian Tower, who almost dropped their jaws to the ground. They never thought Mochizuki Chihaya would actually lose the duel!
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
"There's no way Miss Chihaya would lose the duel. She must be unwilling to continue!" said the captain with spiky hair.
"Even so, that Chinese student called Mo Fan is very strong. I don't think anyone on our team is able to fight Miss Chihaya like that!"
"Yeah, yeah, I wonder if the captain could face him."
The captain with spiky hair immediately straightened his figure and insisted, "How am I not worthy to be his opponent? Didn't I beat many representatives of other countries who tried to win approval from us?"
"But, you never forced Miss Chihaya to use the Advanced Spells of two different Elements."
"That's because the situation is different!"
----
"Mo Fan is such a maniac, able to fight an instructor like that!" Jiang Yu gave Mo Fan a thumbs up.
"Humph, didn't you see that his opponent conceded on purpose?" huffed Zu Jiming.
"I'm more curious as to why he is standing there doing nothing, same with the Mochizuki Chihaya. She seems to be explaining something to him."
"I bet he's still feeling the joy of winning the duel."
The others could not sense the presence of the Domain. Only the Magician could sense their Domain when it was first Awakened. Mochizuki Chihaya only discovered Mo Fan's Domain when she felt her Element being suppressed.
Mochizuki Chihaya was an instructor. She subconsciously gave Mo Fan a piece of advice after learning that he had just probed his Domain. It was her responsibility as a teacher. Besides, things like Domains were extremely rare and precious for Magicians. She would not allow Mo Fan to miss such a great opportunity just because she had a grudge against him!
The area held all kinds of Elements that were invisible to the n.a.k.e.d eye. Only Magicians could use their senses to probe for their presence and discover them.
A place with an abundant supply of the Fire Element would be dry and scorching. A place with a stronger presence of the Water Element would be wet and damp.
A Domain referred to a Magicians' ability to acc.u.mulate the Element particles within a certain range and gather them within a specific radius, with themselves at the center.
If the mind of the Magician was strong enough and the Element particles acc.u.mulated by them reached a certain level, the area was called the Magician's Domain.
The Domain would improve the strength, form, recovery, control, and channeling of the Magician's Element, granting them a higher level of mastery of the specific Element.
In addition to that, the Domain could also suppress the strength of an opponent. After all, if a certain area had a strong presence of a certain Element, it meant the presence of other Elements would be weakened.
Therefore, Domains always played an important part in a duel between high-level Magicians. Being able to construct a Domain would result in huge differences in power!
Mo Fan realized that he had truly embarked on the path of magic after reaching the Advanced Level. His spells were no longer confined by their form. With enough control, he could even alter the form of his spells. Fights between Magicians were no longer as predictable and stiff!
Upon reaching the Advanced Level, a Magician's physical attributes would also improve tremendously. Spells from three different Elements and their own mastery of them would make them completely different from Intermediate and Basic Magicians!
On second thought, the Commander-level creatures usually had dominating abilities. If Magicians were only able to stand still and toss their spells at the demon creatures, how would they stand a chance against the cunning, savage, and enormous Commander-level creatures?
Domains were most likely the deciding factor for Magicians. Those without a Domain could only follow the same routine when casting their spells, regardless of their level. However, those who had awakened their Domain would be able to utilize their magic as they wished. The spells would merge perfectly with their thoughts, allowing them to cast the spells in the form they wished. Even when they were experiencing great pressure, they would still be able to cast spells to defend themselves...
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Mo Fan's view toward Mochizuki Chihaya had changed, considering how she was trying her best to guide him in grasping his Domain.
The truth was, not every Advanced Magician would Awaken their Domain. There were many who had not even realized what Domains were. His cultivation was still too weak to directly Awaken it, he had only probed it because of his synchronization with little Flame Belle, granting him a better control over the Fire Element. In other words, it was mainly because of little Flame Belle's ability. In terms of control, nothing had better control over the Fire Element than a spirit that was born in a Fire Calamity.
"Little Flame Belle, we've just probed our Domain, let's keep it up!" Mo Fan told his beloved daughter.
Little Flame Belle was extremely focused. Mo Fan was quite touched by her dedication to improve after they had escaped death in the Space of Death at the Ancient Capital. She had seriously placed her playful heart down and focused on improving her strength. The talents granted by her noble lineage was absolutely stunning. She had almost awakened her Domain just from putting in some effort!
"According to what she said, we should try our best to acc.u.mulate the Fire particles within a kilometer from us!" said Mo Fan to little Flame Belle.
Both Mo Fan and little Flame Belle had to work together in the process. If they succeeded, they would be able to form the Domain. If they failed, the heavens knew how long they would have to wait to receive another opportunity.
The Fire particles could be treated like Fire Fairies lingering in the space. A high Elemental compatibility was a must if they were to move closer to the Magician voluntarily. The fighting spirit that Mo Fan had displayed in his duel against Mochizuki Chihaya was something that the Fire Fairies were quite fond of!
Chapter 790 - Having an Intimate Talk with Knees Together
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Damn, what are they doing? Why are they still standing there when the duel is already finished? Don't tell me they are falling for one another?" Zhao Manyan wondered aloud impatiently.
No one would purposely sense the distribution of Element particles in their surroundings in the middle of a duel. Besides, a special device was necessary to accurately determine the distribution of Element particles in an area most of the time.
"It does look that way... maybe they are already exchanging their contacts in WeChat."
"Idiot, Japanese doesn't use WeChat."
"It's fine to exchange numbers then… judging from how long they are taking, maybe they have already decided on the room number for tonight," Li Kaifeng smiled.
