Chapter 56: Chapter 56: I Already Said You Talk Too Much

The scene fell somewhat quiet.

Pei Ze’s calm demeanor surprised everyone present.

Gu Lin, in particular, stared at Pei Ze with a strange look in her eyes.

’Has he given up on resisting? Is that why he’s acting so nonchalant?’

Pei Shaoqi snorted coldly and said bluntly, "Pei Ze, if you don’t want to suffer, hand over the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy and all your points."

Gu Lin and Yin Guang were taken aback when they heard this, then cursed silently.

No wonder Pei Shaoqi had agreed so readily just now, offering to give up the points for the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy. It turned out he had his eyes on Pei Ze’s points all along!

After all, Pei Ze currently had over six thousand points. If Pei Shaoqi took them all, he would definitely become number one in the trial.

It wouldn’t matter even if they got the points for the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy.

’That crafty bastard!’

Gu Lin and Yin Guang’s brows were tightly furrowed.

Fighting over the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy was one thing; that could be considered part of the trial.

But to snatch the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy and then, for no good reason, take all of Pei Ze’s points on top of that—this was creating a mortal enemy!

Pei Shaoqi’s methods were far too cruel.

’Could it be that he and Pei Ze have some kind of grudge?’

Recalling that both had the surname Pei, Gu Lin fell into thought.

She had heard that a "bloodless one" had been expelled from the Pei Family not long ago. It seemed very likely that it was Pei Ze.

Ignoring the changing expressions on Gu Lin and Yin Guang’s faces, Pei Shaoqi looked down on Pei Ze condescendingly, his eyes like a cat toying with a mouse.

Behind them, Cheng Li and Wei Ming looked at Pei Ze with a hint of pity.

Catching the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy was certainly good luck, but not having the strength to keep it was just tragic.

Just like right now. Blocked at the cave entrance by the three recognized geniuses of their grade, Pei Ze had no escape.

Not only was the Ten Thousand Flowers Fairy he’d just caught about to be lost, but all the points he had worked so hard for were also about to be taken. He couldn’t be any unluckier.

But to everyone’s surprise, faced with Pei Shaoqi’s relentless pressure, Pei Ze remained composed. He even had the leisure to pat the head of the magic pet on his shoulder before smiling and saying, "Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?"

"If you want to take it, then just do it. You can’t scare people with just your words."

As soon as he said this, the expressions on everyone’s faces became quite a spectacle.

No one expected Pei Ze to be so confrontational.

Refusing was one thing, but to actually provoke Pei Shaoqi to his face!

Pei Shaoqi’s face turned grim in an instant, a cold light spilling from his eyes.

"You overestimate yourself. Since you..."

"I already told you, you talk too much!"

Pei Ze rudely cut him off, raising a hand to unleash an Acid Splash. A glob of acid the size of a basketball instantly shot out like a cannonball.

’So fast!’

Pei Shaoqi was startled and hurriedly dodged to the side, simultaneously giving his Blood Demon the command to attack without hesitation.

"WUUU!!"

The Blood Demon let out a sharp cry and lunged forward. Mid-lunge, its hands suddenly stretched and elongated, transforming into two sharp bestial claws that slashed down at Pei Ze’s head with a whistling force.

But before it could get close, a black shadow shot out like a meteor and slammed violently into the Blood Demon.

It was Pei Ze’s Crow Magic Pet.

Watching this scene, the onlookers couldn’t help but shake their heads, and Pei Shaoqi’s face filled with contempt.

Blood Demons were the perfect counter to magic pets with physical bodies. An ordinary magic pet wouldn’t even have time to dodge a Blood Demon, fearing its blood would be drained in an instant. Yet this Crow Magic Pet was proactively closing the distance. If this wasn’t courting death, what was?

However, what happened next left everyone stunned.

With a dull THUD, the Blood Demon was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground with a mournful cry.

In contrast, the Crow Magic Pet was completely unharmed.

The wounds torn open by the Blood Demon’s sharp claws were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Through the gashes, one could faintly see only a deep blackness within, without a trace of flesh and blood.

"A semi-ethereal trait!"

Gu Lin’s expression shifted, a look of astonishment in her eyes.

A semi-ethereal trait was often an extension of some kind of spell-like ability. Clearly, the spell-like ability awakened by Pei Ze’s Crow Magic Pet was not Summon Crow Swarm.

’Even if its ability to control blood is useless, the Blood Demon is still strong enough to finish off that Crow Magic Pet without any problem.’

He simply stopped paying attention to the battle between the magic pets and focused on dealing with Pei Ze himself.

Wizard Apprentices didn’t know many spells. Furthermore, due to the existence of Defense Magic Items, spells like the Dizziness Technique and Sleep Spell were ineffective. Thus, the number of usable spells was limited to just a few recurring types.

For example, Mage’s Hand, Acid Splash, Flash Skill, and Touch of Fatigue, and so on.

Lacking a variety of spells to combine, the contest between the two came down to the amount of their Spiritual Power, their casting speed, and their Magic Power.

And in these aspects, Pei Shaoqi was full of confidence.

But events developed in a way completely different from what he had expected.

Once they truly began to fight, he discovered that Pei Ze completely suppressed him in both casting speed and Magic Power!

TSSSS!

Pei Shaoqi dodged the incoming acid in a sorry state. Seeing the tree behind him instantly wither and die where the acid hit, a look of horror flashed across his face.

’What’s with this guy’s Magic? Why is it so powerful?’

Completely suppressed in both casting speed and Magic Power, Pei Shaoqi fell into a disadvantage just three or four breaths into the fight, beaten so badly he couldn’t even raise his head.

The spectating Cheng Li and the others were already dumbfounded, staring blankly where they stood.

They never would have imagined, not in a million years, that the situation would develop like this!

Not only had Pei Shaoqi failed to suppress Pei Ze, he was actually the one being beaten into a sorry state.

At that moment, they couldn’t help but wonder if they were dreaming.

Gu Lin and Yin Guang also looked at each other in dismay.

"Pei Ze’s casting speed..." Gu Lin’s pretty face was full of shock and uncertainty. "It feels like... Truncated Casting!"

"How is that possible?" Yin Guang exclaimed in astonishment.

Truncated Casting was a technique that only a Third-level Wizard Apprentice could master. Could it be that Pei Ze had already broken through to become a Third-level Wizard Apprentice?

Just then, Pei Shaoqi, who had been constantly suppressed, finally couldn’t take it anymore. With a flash of light in his palm, a Magic Staff appeared out of thin air, aimed at Pei Ze from a distance.

A glimmer of azure light abruptly appeared at the tip of the Magic Staff.

The next second, the light flared brightly, transforming into a cold stream of light that shot toward Pei Ze like an arrow.

"Freezing Beam!"

Gu Lin let out a startled cry, but she quickly came to her senses and shook her head.

"No, that’s not right. Freezing Beam is a One-Ring Spell. A Magic Staff capable of storing a One-Ring Spell would have to be at least a Glimmer-grade Magic Item. There’s no way Pei Shaoqi could have brought one to the island."

Sure enough, when the beam of freezing light hit Pei Ze, the Protective Force Field on his body merely rippled and showed no other reaction.

Seeing this, Gu Lin and Yin Guang immediately understood.

This Freezing Beam was not a true One-Ring Spell, but a modified, weakened version.

It was probably modified specifically to match the grade of the Magic Staff.

This way, the Magic Staff’s grade wouldn’t exceed Alchemist-grade.

However, even a weakened version of Freezing Beam was still a cut above ordinary Zero-Circle Magic in terms of power.

Its power rating was at least five or six.

And during the battle just now, the Protective Force Field on Pei Ze had already sustained a lot of damage. It could probably only withstand another three or four Freezing Beams before collapsing.

Once the Protective Force Field was gone, Pei Ze’s situation would become extremely dangerous.

"Pei Ze is in trouble now," Gu Lin said in a low voice.

Pei Shaoqi thought so too, a cold, triumphant smile spreading across his face.

Pei Ze saw this, simply smiled faintly, and said softly:

"Xiaolove."

The space before him instantly lit up. A small, triangular shield materialized out of thin air, hovering and slowly rotating in front of him.

A faint layer of light emerged from the shield’s surface and extended, forming a diamond shape that shielded most of Pei Ze’s body.

The smile on Pei Shaoqi’s face froze.