A forked bolt of lightning suddenly descended, ruthlessly striking Mo Fan on the top of his head.
Mo Fan hurriedly placed a Shield-type Magic Tool above his head, but he had clearly overestimated its defensive capabilities.
The purple lightning sliced straight down, instantly piercing through the shield, then sent Mo Fan flying several meters away.
If Mo Fan had not previously absorbed spirit-grade lightning, giving him lightning resistance far superior to mages of the same tier, this strike would have taken his life outright.
Even so, Mo Fan's clothes were already charred black, scorched completely by the electricity.
Yet this was only one forked bolt—several more purple lightnings were still gathering above, rampaging across the arena.
Gu Han no longer cared about the outcome of the match and urgently shouted toward Lu Yiming, "Aren't you going to stop the match now!"
After shouting, Gu Han was ready to cast magic to save Mo Fan, however Zhou Haoyu reacted even faster.
Looking at the now battered Mo Fan, Zhou Haoyu promptly withdrew his Level 3 Thunderbolt.
The purple lightning came swiftly and left just as quickly; Mo Fan, finally too exhausted, collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhou Haoyu very considerately used Telekinesis to send him back toward the Pearl Academy team.
Gu Han quickly examined him and found that Mo Fan only had superficial injuries, with no bones or tendons harmed. A Healing Mage would be able to fix it.
Judging by this, Zhou Haoyu had indeed held back, otherwise Mo Fan would've needed to stay in bed for several days at least.
But just what kind of feud did these two have, to strike so ruthlessly?!
At this point, only Mu Nujiao, Song Xia, and Zhou Haoyu remained on the field.
Flame Scorpion Tiger had already broken free from Forest of Kun. In the end, it was only Level 2 Forest of Kun and could not restrain Flame Scorpion Tiger for long.
"Admit defeat. I don't want to destroy a beautiful flower with a cruel hand."
Zhou Haoyu stroked the shell of the Flame Scorpion Tiger, then looked toward Mu Nujiao and spoke.
"Damn it! Don't look down on me!"
Seeing Zhou Haoyu ignoring her, Song Xia angrily sent a Fiery Fist at him.
Zhou Haoyu merely patted Flame Scorpion Tiger's thigh.
Facing the aggressive flames, Flame Scorpion Tiger lifted its front paw and slammed it down. In an instant, fiery tongues splattered outwards, and a wave of scorching air swept across the field.
This was just ordinary fire after all; the temperature was not high. Flame Scorpion Tiger could completely ignore the power of that Fiery Fist.
Zhou Haoyu dusted off his sleeves, stretched out his right hand toward Song Xia, and his eyes flickered with a silver glow.
The next moment, an invisible giant hand directly grabbed Song Xia and tossed her out of the arena.
Gu Han, seeing this scene, could not even bother about the injured Mo Fan and quickly caught the airborne Song Xia in his arms.
Song Xia stayed in a muddled state the whole way—all watery-eyed and eliminated like this?
"This guy doesn't know how to cherish women at all," Gu Han muttered speechlessly.
He had previously assumed Zhou Haoyu only struck hard on men, but unexpectedly he was no different with beautiful women.
"If you still won't concede, I'll have to send you down too," Zhou Haoyu said while looking at Mu Nujiao.
Mu Nujiao remained silent for a moment, then ultimately left the battlefield on her own.
Mo Fan and Song Xia, seeing this, both felt a desire to spit blood.
Was there really a need to treat them so differently?!
"Do these two seriously have some kind of illicit relationship?"
Zhao Manyan was secretly shocked. Zhou Haoyu's strength had indeed exceeded his expectations, but if just that was enough to make the goddess Mu Nujiao's heart flutter, that would be way too ridiculous.
On the Imperial Capital Academy's side, Lu Yiming chuckled and said, "Zhou Haoyu, you performed pretty well this time. Once you enter the main campus, the Dean might approve you to cultivate in the Haotian Tower once."
One man challenging four from Pearl Academy—this news would quickly spread through all major academy's and would serve to demonstrate the prestige of their Imperial Capital Academy as the big brother.
Zhou Haoyu's face remained calm; dealing with a few mere Intermediate Mages gave him no sense of accomplishment at all.
Still, beating up Mo Fan was truly satisfying!
As for Lu Yiming's so-called chance to cultivate in the Haotian Tower, Zhou Haoyu merely chuckled. That kind of cake was only useful to motivate the other students.
"Mu Ningxue is your fiancée, isn't she?"
After the team disbanded, Mu Nujiao intentionally came to ask Zhou Haoyu.
Zhou Haoyu was briefly stunned, and then came to a sudden realization—no wonder she had been so aloof lately; she must have investigated his background.
Strictly speaking, Mu Ningxue was already his wife—they just had not publicly announced it yet.
"That's right." Zhou Haoyu admitted frankly; there was nothing shameful about it.
This was the magical world. As long as one's talent and strength were strong enough, having three wives and four concubines was not uncommon.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Mu Nujiao's eyes. She did have some favorable impression of Zhou Haoyu—his talent, cultivation, and temperament were all quite good.
Zhou Haoyu caught that look in her eyes, but he did not take it to heart, letting things take their natural course.
Besides, the condition to open the treasure chest mainly depended on the Mu Family, not Mu Nujiao.
At this time, the flamboyant-haired Zhao Manyan walked over. "Brother Zhou, I am Zhao Manyan. During this training period… could you take care of this little brother a bit?"
This training had no protective measures. At any moment, they could encounter mortal danger; past years' trainings had recorded deaths.
And Zhou Haoyu's displayed strength was undoubtedly the biggest thigh in the team to clutch onto.
[Opening Condition: Find the Sacred Totem Black Tortoise]
Zhou Haoyu's pupils contracted. This difficulty was no less than helping Mo Fan revive the Azure Dragon!
As expected from the strongest defensive turtle-shell mage.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Manyan asked skeptically.
"Nothing. Since we're training together, if we run into danger, I'll naturally try my best to help." Zhou Haoyu responded with a smile.
Zhao Manyan, seeing how readily he agreed, was overjoyed. He had worried Zhou Haoyu might be narrow-minded.
A glint of mysterious light flashed across Zhou Haoyu's deep eyes. Since he was participating in this training, he naturally would save those who should be saved and kill those who should be killed.
At the very least, he would not allow the Imperial Capital Academy's team to almost be wiped out.
If Lu Zhenghe dared to play dirty, Zhou Haoyu would not mind sending both him and Lu Nian to the Western Paradise.
"Since Brother Yu is so forthright, I should also show my sincerity. From now on, if Brother Yu needs anything, just come to the Zhao Auction House—we'll definitely give you a price you'll be satisfied with!"
Zhao Manyan patted his chest as he spoke.
Zhou Haoyu smiled. Zhao Manyan truly was worthy of being the Zhao Family's second young master—just a few words and they were already friends.
To Zhao Manyan's goodwill, Zhou Haoyu did not decline. After all, having one more friend meant one more pathway.
After parting with Mu Nujiao and Zhao Manyan, Zhou Haoyu went to the library together with Mu Ningxue.
After exercising for a while in the lounge, Mu Ningxue suddenly said, "Actually, today's exchange bout didn't require you to take the stage at all."
"The wilderness training is filled with crises. Of course I need to test their strength in advance." Zhou Haoyu said casually.
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