266 Strengthening the Spirit Wolf Part One (1/2)

”Humph, I'll teach him a lesson next time!” Lu Zhenghe glared at Mo Fan, grievances piling up in his heart.

”No one would expect them to have such an ace, too. It looks like we've underestimated the Pearl Institute!” Lu Yiming exclaimed with a sigh.

”I don't think he's that impressive!” Lu Zhenghe protested.

”So, apparently having two innate Elements is not impressive? Are you trying to say that you, who relies solely on your Violent Mark Wolf, is more impressive?” Liao Mingxuan immediately used the opportunity to mock the overly proud Lu Zhenghe.

”That's enough! There's always winning and losing in a battle. Besides, it was only supposed to be a friendly match. It's more about the experience!” Lu Yiming intervened.

Students only had the chance to train themselves at institutes. Even if there were duels, they would only be against other magicians, so there were still many things they had to learn. It was necessary for them to fight against real demons, too!

A powerful magician did not necessarily need to have an overwhelming strength. It was more important to learn how to survive in the wild, where the demons resided.

The training at universities was no longer as naive as the military practice they went through during high school. They would be sending the students outside the safe zones without protection from teachers or hunters. They would have to face the problems themselves, and handle demons on their own...

Deaths were inevitable in such training, but as magicians, it was an awareness that they should have had since they first Awakened their magic!

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The news spread rapidly. Even the leaders of the Pearl Institute found it hard to believe after hearing that they had won the battle.

Dean Xiao and Zhou Zhenghua felt extremely relieved after hearing the details from Mr. Gu Han. They had definitely made the right choice sending Mo Fan to the Imperial College. A shadow was cast as soon as the pole was raised!

Since Mo Fan had displayed his Fire Element, the news regarding his double innate Elements was soon spread around the schools.

Mo Fan, the demon king of the Pearl Institute, was now quite famous. He had suddenly become a hot topic among the students across the whole country. Suddenly, the students began to set up a ranking based on everyone's talents.

Students with nothing better to do listed out those who had shown incredible talents and arranged their names on a list.

Both Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan were included on the list, their talents regularly discussed by the students.

Mo Fan even checked the ranking himself. His Innate Double Elements was ranked fifth, while Mu Ningxue's Innate Spirit Seed was ranked ninth.

”No way, even Innate Double Elements is only ranked fifth on the list. Let me see how crazy the talents are that placed higher than fifth!” Zhao Manting screamed after staring at his phone.

”The world is so big. There are surely people with insane talents.” Peng Liang said after glancing at Mo Fan. ”It's already insane to be ranked in the fifth among the students from all the different schools. Imagine the prodigies that each of the schools has. Even being ranked in the top one hundred would be a great boost to your confidence, let alone being ranked in the top ten!”

”Talents are a gift from the Heaven to very few certain magicians. Without working hard, those with talents will also become trash. I've seen many young magicians with incredible talents, but how many of them are actually reputable in the end? There's nothing to be envious of!” Mr. Qiu Yuhua scoffed, speaking in a professional manner.

Mr. Gu Han could not help but agree. Talent was only adding decoration to something perfect. It was more important to work diligently.

For someone like Mo Fan, with Innate Double Elements, if he did not work hard enough, having three Elements might actually become a burden, stopping him from reaching the Advanced Level.

A magician who could not even reach the Advanced Level despite having three Elements… What use would that be?

As such, to those who were relatively experienced, talents were not necessarily the determining factor!

”Now, you will be sent away from the safe zones as training. Your safety is not guaranteed during the training, as no one will come and save you if you're in danger!” Mrs. Li Jing told them.