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Fire Dragon Manual also proved itself worthy of being a cultivation method for the Fire Dragon royal family’s use. After a night’s cultivation, Meng Lei’s Physical Body Constitution had actually increased by more than 40 points!
Now, that was pretty dramatic!
That was more than 40 points in a night!
In other words, it was indicative of more than 1,200 points in a month!
At this rate, he would need only two months to become a Sixth-Grade Warrior!
A Sixth-Grade Warrior!
That definitely wouldn’t be weak anymore!
However! I can’t possibly spend all my time cultivating the Fire Dragon Manual. I still have to meditate at night to increase my spiritual power and magic power reserves.
Should I do it in the afternoon instead?
No, that won’t do. The afternoon is meant for picking up light balls!
How about... In the morning?
Alright, the morning it is, then!
I’m already more or less done with learning the basics of using magic. I only need to improve my spiritual power and my magic power reserves, and study even higher-grade spells from now on!
Magic classes... It doesn’t matter whether I go for them or not!
Alright! I’ve happily made up my mind!
Cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual in the morning!
Pick up attributes in the afternoon!
Meditate at night!
His schedule for 24 hours a day had been adequately set!
He also needed to go to the Flame Arena, of course. The fact that Meng Lei had already become a fighter, and was required to fight at least 10 battles per month aside, just the huge number of attribute light balls available there alone already meant that he had to go there!
In the next three days, Meng Lei strictly implemented the plans he had previously set and carried out self-learning... No, it should be... self-refining instead!
Thus, he was absent for his magic classes in the morning. This greatly puzzled Mr. Horatio, the teacher in charge of teaching thunder-elemental magic. Meng Lei wasn’t one to skip classes usually, so why hadn’t he come for classes for three days in a row lately?
The students didn’t know anything either when Horatio asked them about it. In the end, left with no other choice, Horatio could only directly report this matter to Meng Lei’s head teacher!
Students were given a lot of freedom for classes in Fire Dragon Academy, so they could choose whether they wanted to attend them or not. Mr. Horatio definitely wouldn’t care that much if others didn’t attend classes, but Meng Lei was a different case!
He had very high hopes for Meng Lei and didn’t wish for him to be remiss in his studies because of this.
“What? That little fellow hasn’t come for classes for three days?”
Chapter 42: Arthur Galen Battling A Tauren
Meng Lei didn’t know that his head teacher had been informed about his absence from class. At this time, he had just finished his Fire Dragon Manual cultivation and was heading to Flame Arena alone!
Finally, he was going to have his first fight tonight!
“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”
“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +2!”
“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”
“Ding! Assimilation successful...”
This time, Meng Lei did not take the magic cab but traveled on foot. He had the entire afternoon for his journey.
There was no need to hurry. Thus, he was able to take advantage of his spare time to stroll around the lively areas and pick up attribute light balls!
Magic device markets, slave markets, magic core trading markets, mercenary halls, warrior academies...
He had a fruitful harvest along the way, and his gains were much better than performing meditation at night. His physical and spiritual power improved by more than 100 points, while his magic reserve was only slightly worse off!
Walking within the academy compound can increase magic reserves!
If you want to increase your physical body constitution, you still have to go outside!
...
At night, Bronze Arena No. 20 was already crowded!
As the bronze arena with the lowest specifications, Arena No. 20, be it its scale or decoration, could not be compared to the Flaming Ring of Life And Death, even its tickets were much cheaper!
Therefore, most of the spectators who came to the bronze arena to watch the matches were petty bourgeoisie, such as low ranking nobles, small-time businessmen, wealthy peasants, and so on. It was precisely because of the low prices that the number of spectators was the largest!
The seats in the huge Arena No. 20 were all full. The spectators nibbled melon seeds, drank beer, and boasted and bragged. They looked very happy. After a hard day of work, this place provided the best relief for them!
Bong, bong, bong!
Three beats of drums suddenly sounded, and the audience went quiet!
A dozen lights suddenly shone down, illuminating the ring below. There was a host wearing a formal suit standing on the stage, shouting loudly!
“Dear spectators and friends, good evening. Welcome to the Flaming Ring of Life And Death. I am tonight’s host...
“I’ll skip the idle chat. Let us invite the two fighters, who will give you a spectacular battle tonight, with warm applause!
“They are both Two-Star Bronze Fighters. Harrell the Raging Bull!”
The host’s voice was loud and shrill. “As we all know, Harrell, the Raging Bull, was a newcomer who joined our Flame Arena last month. However, he already has a sterling record. He has battled 11 times and achieved an amazing result of 10 wins and 1 loss!
“Currently, Harrell has five consecutive victories. As long as he defeats his opponent tonight, he will achieve the great result of six consecutive victories and be promoted to become a Three-Star Fighter!
“Let us welcome him on stage with warm applause!”
“Moo—”
As soon as the host’s voice landed, a loud and sonorous moo suddenly traveled over. A burly man with the head of a bull leaped into the ring under the bright lights!
He was 2.5 meters tall, with bulging muscles. He had two dark curved horns on his head, exuding an eerie chill!
“Moo—”
Harrell bulged his chest muscles and bellowed at the sky!
“Raging Bull!”
“Raging Bull!”
“Raging Bull!”
The audience was roused. They waved their arms and gave off a deafening cheer that shook the earth. The atmosphere was extremely explosive!
The host was very satisfied with the atmosphere. He made a downward pressing motion with his hands, and the cheers suddenly stopped.
“Our other fighter is even more mysterious. He is also a newcomer, and only became an honorable fighter three days ago! In other words, tonight is his first battle, his debut! Are you disappointed? Just a rookie, how can he compare up to our Raging Bull Harrell?”
The audience nodded and booed disdainfully. Newcomers had no rights and were not popular here. They were not into newcomers!
“You are making a mistake if you think this way!” The host’s voice was loud and clear. “Although this fighter is a rookie, he is a special breed of fighter that is rarely seen in the Flame Arena, because...”
The host stretched his voice, and when the audience’s curiosity was piqued, he shouted, “He is a noble... Magician!”
What?
Magician?
The audience went silent before erupting into a roar!
Magician fighter?
This was a rare sight!
The audience was fired up. The disappointment in their eyes was replaced by curiosity and anticipation!
To those high ranking nobles and officials, ordinary Magicians were nothing, but to these petty bourgeoisie and wealthy peasants, Magicians still had their pulling power!
Especi
ally when the Flame Arena rules only permitted Fourth-Grade Magicians to become fighters!
It was extremely rare to watch a Fourth-Grade Magician battle!
Besides, magician fighters were rare, and having the good fortune to watch a magician fighter battle made their tickets worthwhile!
“Next, let us invite the noble Lord Magician, Master Arthur Galen, with warm applause!”
Crackle, crackle!
In the dark corner, a dazzling lightning bolt suddenly exploded. Amidst the sound of the blast, a young man bathed in lightning strode into the ring!
He wore a golden mask that covered his entire face. The lightning that surrounded him made him extremely mysterious and majestic, which was completely in line with a Magician’s identity!
“Magician!”
“Magician!”
“Magician!”
Upon seeing Arthur Galen’s grand entrance, the audience suddenly went into a frenzy, cheering excitedly!
“First, let me announce the rules of the fight!
“Our fights are fierce battles. The fight is only over when one party surrenders, admits defeat, becomes unconscious or dies!
“Are both of you clear on this?”
“Understood!”
“Okay!”
“Very good! I now announce that the match has officially started!”
Whoosh!
The audience instantly became quiet!
Countless unblinking eyes stared at the ring, full of expectation!
At the same time, in a VIP box in arena No. 20, Uno, the person in charge of the arena, stood in front of the French-styled windows, looking at Arthur Galen below, with an inexplicable expression!
“The top freshman of the Fire Dragon Magic Academy came to Flame Arena to be a fighter. What is this little fellow thinking?”
Uno felt a little uneasy. A genius Magician was nothing to him. What mattered was the Fire Dragon Magic Academy, which he came from!
He would be in trouble if Meng Lei perished here!
“Let’s test his abilities first! If he can’t make it, I’ll have to find a way to drive him away!”
...
“Magician! Hmph, you should surrender!”
Two long white wisps of mist sprayed out of Harrell the Raging Bull’s nostrils, and a pair of eyes as big as copper bells stared at Meng Lei fiercely. “So that your tiny limbs won’t get smashed into pieces by me!”
“Hehe, you can try!”
Meng Lei laughed coldly, with a look of disdain.
“Hmph! Take this punch from me!” The Raging Bull roared as his feet trampled on the ring, making a dull noise. It felt like a heavy tank was rumbling over, as his heavy fist flew toward Meng Lei’s face!
Chapter 43: Violent Thunderstorm, Achieved First Victory
Raging Bull was like a heavy tank crushing over. His heavy fist was aimed directly at Meng Lei’s face, as it gave off a majestic and terrifying aura!
“Raging Bull!”
“Raging Bull!”
Upon seeing this scene, the spectators that supported Raging Bull shouted and cheered, “F*ck this Magician. Let him know how powerful Taurens are!”
It was clear that even though the spectators looked forward to seeing a Magician like Meng Lei, the majority still supported Raging Bull. This was the result of his 10 victories!
After all, some spectators had also bet on him. Naturally, they hoped that he would win!
As expected, the Taurens of the Beast People are indeed ferocious!
Meng Lei could feel Raging Bull’s terrifying power, so his face became solemn. The Tauren was a big tribe among the Beast People. They were half-human half-bull and were extremely strong and brave. They were natural battle machines. In terms of strength, they were even more brutal than the royal races of the Beast People, the Lion and Tiger People!
When a human faced off with a Tauren, the disparity in strength was just too obvious!
Pity that I won’t go head-to-head with you using strength!
Meng Lei stood his ground and had already started chanting a magic spell. He planned to hide the Fire Dragon bloodline and use it as a last resort!
“Thinking of using magic? Fat chance!”
Raging Bull was fast. Within a few big strides, he appeared in front of Meng Lei. His huge fist came collapsing down, delivering a fierce blow toward Meng Lei’s head!
Taurens were already extremely strong, and as a Fifth-Grade Warrior, Raging Bull was even more tyrannical. If this blow connected, Meng Lei would definitely perish!
“Hehe, die!”
Raging Bull grinned, as though he had seen the scene of Meng Lei staggering with blood splashing around before collapsing dead on the ground. This made him very excited. Ever since he had been captured by the Fire Dragon Kingdom and had become a slave, Raging Bull had suffered tremendous hardship. Hence, he was full of hatred!
He hated the Dragon People and humans!
He hated everyone in the Fire Dragon Kingdom!
Raging Bull wanted revenge!
After being sold to Flame Arena to become a fighter, Raging Bull had been fighting ferociously and ruthlessly. He had achieved 10 victories, and all his opponents had died tragically!
Therefore, Raging Bull was referred to as the Cold-Blooded Bull Demon, which demonstrated that he was as cold-blooded and ruthless as the devil. Raging Bull liked this title very much. He wanted revenge and killed everyone he could kill!
This human Magician in front of him was no exception!
Whoosh!
However, the moment Raging Bull’s fist landed, Meng Lei, who was standing there, suddenly disappeared. He was gone without a trace as if he never existed!
“What?”
Raging Bull was slightly stunned. He looked around but was unable to find Meng Lei. At that moment, he heard the audience. “On top of your head! He is above your head!”
“On top of my head?”
Raging Bull instantly turned his head and saw a dazzling light!
Snap!
Within the extremely dazzling brilliance, a thunder python descended from the sky with its mouth wide opened and swallowed Raging Bull!
Crackle, crackle!
Lightning and thunder raged, while electric currents flowed unrestrained!
Raging Bull was engulfed by electricity!
“Moo—”
Raging Bull was hardy. After being hit by the Third-Grade Spell, Thunder Python, he didn’t collapse. Instead, he roared angrily at the sky, summoning his strength to resist the currents that were eroding his body!
Clearly, his body was strong, and third-grade spells were unable to hurt him!
“I never thought that just a third-grade spell could finish you off. But this was enough to hold you back for a while!”
Meng Lei was surprisingly calm. Thunder Elements gathered in his palm, creating the terrifying fourth-grade thunder spell—Violent Thunderstorm!
“Human, this little spell is not even enough to tickle me!”
Raging Bull’s body was really terrifying. He only took four seconds to break free after being paralyzed by the Thunder Python. He repeatedly roared as he charged at Meng Lei, looking extremely savage and ferocious!
Meng Lei quietly stood his ground, allowing Raging Bull to charge over!
“Go to hell!”
Raging Bull raised his heavy fist and slammed it down!
When his iron fist was about to close in on Meng Lei, the latter suddenly opened his eyes and slowly chanted two words. “Violent Thunderstorm!”
Boom!
Blinding lightning suddenly came crashing down, instantly engulfing Raging Bull and illuminating the dim ring. The tall and strong body of Raging Bull was completely covered by lightning!
“Moo—”
A shrilling cry escaped from the lightning, but Meng Lei was unrelenting. He knew that the thunderstorm alone could not subdue Raging Bull. He had to be more ruthless!
“Descending Wild Thunder!”
Ten seco
nds later, another thunder spell slammed down, drowning the bull who was still trapped in the thunderstorm. After releasing this spell, Meng Lei finally heaved a sigh of relief!
“Descending Wild Thunder is known as the strongest fourth-grade single-target spell, which should be enough to knock him out!”
The audience went quiet!
Nearly 100,000 spectators stared at Raging Bull, who was wrapped in lightning, shocked and speechless. They had been spectating such battles for many years but had never witnessed such an awesome fight!
Thunder Python!
Violent Thunderstorm!
Descending Wild Thunder!
Magic attacks were indeed flashy. The thunder pythons, the thunderbolts, and the violent thunderstorm were simply too captivating to the eye!
Visually, a fight between Warriors was not as good as a display of magic... The audience enjoyed this amazing scene a lot!
“One word to describe it—satisfying!”
“I, a Baron, have been watching these fights for many years, and this is the first time I saw a Magician appear in the arena. This scene is... so cool!”
“Three consecutive magic spells to lock in the victory. It turns out that a Magician’s battle is so beautiful and picturesque!”
“Hahaha, this magician fighter named Arthur Galen is really extraordinary. Even the Cold-Blooded Bull Demon, who has recently risen to fame, was defeated by him!”
“He is too formidable. The gap between the two is simply too great!”
After a short silence, the audience broke out in cheers. The audience was wildly gesticulating as they engaged in their discussions, appearing exhilarated. Although Raging Bull, whom they supported, had lost, they had been able to witness such a wonderful display of magic. It was worth the price of the ticket!
“Strange! Isn’t this little fellow human? How is a human Magician able to dodge so quickly?”
Uno stared at Meng Lei from his VIP box, his eyes full of confusion. Although Raging Bull was savage and proficient at using violence to subdue his opponents, his speed was not slow. Otherwise, he would not have been able to win 10 fights in this ruthless arena!
The strange thing was that Meng Lei had actually evaded his attack!