Versatile Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant-Chapter 125: Intense Battle

Beneath the water's surface, waves churned violently, generating countless bubbles.

The Commander White Sturgeon Demon emerged from the underwater cave, standing upright at over ten meters tall. Its entire body exuded a ferocious aura, with its crystalline white scales shimmering with an unyielding sheen.

Its eerie eyes locked onto Professor Yuan above, sensing the faint purple soul water's ripples around them. A strong feeling of threat arose in its heart.

Roar! The White Sturgeon Demon let out a low growl, causing the surrounding waters to surge violently. It was as if two domains were overlapping and colliding frantically, making the currents wildly turbulent.

On the river's surface, this section of the water trembled intensely. Time and again, towering water columns, tens of meters high, exploded outward, as if two colossal creatures were engaged in a deep-sea battle, their every movement triggering massive waves.

All the Intermediate-level students stayed far away. A Commander-level creature was not something they could handle. Unless someone could firmly hold it down, they would have to rely on slow, gradual attacks from Intermediate-level magic to have a sliver of hope for victory.

However, in a water-based environment, none of these land-dwellers had the courage to engage in a head-on battle with a Sub-Commander that had been born and raised in the water. Without hesitation, they chose to spectate from a safe distance.

Fortunately, Nanrong Ni still remembered to use Healing Radiance to treat the remaining White River Dolphins, ensuring that their earlier efforts weren't wasted.

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Only Lu Jun didn't back away. With his exceptional skills, he boldly maneuvered along the edge of the battlefield. Water Control combined with Xuanming Turtle Armor Shield, and reinforced by the Black-Gold Dragon Pattern Sword's Diamond Defense, gave him the confidence to withstand a strike from the Sub-Commander.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

At this moment, Professor Yuan had no time to spare for others. His full attention was on manipulating the Water Domain, while simultaneously bringing out a magical instrument. One hand played a jade-white flute, while the other, adorned with an elaborate magician's glove, controlled something unseen.

Professor Yuan's third element was finally revealed—it was Chaos Magic! Able to alter spatial order and distort magical effects, it allowed him to fight with unparalleled grace and composure.

However, once a demon reached the Commander level, its intelligence became exceptional. The White Sturgeon Demon knew its true objective and had no intention of engaging in a life-or-death struggle with this powerful human mage—it was meaningless.

Time and again, it attempted to break away from the battlefield, aiming for the distant White River Dolphins.

Unfortunately, Professor Yuan effortlessly blocked its escape each time. Though his Water, Sound, and Chaos Elements might not be the strongest in direct combat, their ability to restrain was top-tier.

At times, he played eerie music that continuously agitated the White Sturgeon Demon's emotions. Other times, he toyed with it like a matador, allowing it to dash forward before suddenly using Chaos Magic to reverse space, sending it right back to its starting point—wasting its efforts completely.

The White Sturgeon Demon grew increasingly enraged as its attempts were repeatedly thwarted. Meanwhile, Mu Tingying, Gao Sheng, and the others successfully escorted the White River Dolphins away, disappearing completely from sight.

In a fit of fury, the White Sturgeon Demon, over ten meters tall, lunged at Professor Yuan, determined to eliminate this annoying human mage first.

A Sub-Commander's underwater speed was astonishing, leaving behind near-invisible afterimages while moving in complete silence—a true apex predator of the deep.

Yet Professor Yuan was no ordinary opponent. His mastery of Chaos Magic was profound. Not a single attack landed on him as he effortlessly maneuvered through the water, his movements elegant and agile, dodging with pinpoint precision.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Seeing that close-quarters combat wasn't working, the White Sturgeon Demon decisively utilized its Water Control ability. Its elongated, sharp snout radiated a deep blue glow as the surrounding tides surged wildly, gradually stripping away the faint purple Soul Water Domain.

Professor Yuan refused to be outdone. Lowering his head, he played his flute, casting the Advanced Sound Magic: Soul Requiem!

Woo... woo... woo...

The flute's melody was filled with sorrow, echoing from ancient times and resonating deeply with the waters. It carried an indescribable mystical power.

Lu Jun, watching from the sidelines, suddenly felt his body cracking apart—his organs wounded, his head splitting with pain, his bones on the verge of disintegration! Terrified, he quickly retreated.

To his shock, he realized the unique lethality of Sound Magic—it bypassed all defenses completely. Everything in existence could vibrate, for all things were composed of waves!

Invisible sonic waves rippled through the water, forming countless unseen spiritual weapons that slashed forward, carrying immense power.

The White Sturgeon Demon was instantly bombarded by these Sounds. Reacting quickly, it cast its demonic spells, rapidly condensing layers of water before itself, forming thick, compressed Dark Water Walls to block the incoming attacks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Sound Magic relentlessly bombarded layer after layer of the dense water barriers, shattering them into dazzling splashes. The residual force struck the White Sturgeon Demon, causing fine cracks to appear on its dense, tough white scales. Blood seeped from the wounds, and even its mouth dribbled fresh blood—its internal organs had suffered significant damage.

However, Lu Jun, observing from the side, frowned. He noticed that despite dealing damage, Professor Yuan was at a disadvantage. His attack methods weren't ideal for dealing with demons.

Sound Magic specialized in wide-area slaughter and worked best against opponents with fragile bodies. If that last attack had targeted human mages instead, countless High-tier mages would have perished.

But the White Sturgeon Demon was a Commander-level monster, thick-skinned and resilient. Against it, Sound Magic's attacks were too dispersed.

Even after managing to cast such a powerful spell, Professor Yuan's spiritual energy was momentarily drained, allowing his Water Domain to be rapidly overtaken.

In just a blink, most of the water domain fell under the White Sturgeon Demon's control. With a mere thought, monstrous tides surged towards Professor Yuan.

Professor Yuan countered with Chaos Magic, distorting the attack.

The two sides were now locked in a deadlock, unable to break through each other's defenses.

Professor Yuan felt helpless. This was the weakness of his magical system—Water Magic was defensive, Chaos Magic was tricky, and Sound Magic was unorthodox, but none of them specialized in raw destructive power.

He could hold his own against Sub-Commanders, Minor Commanders, Mid-Tier Commanders, and even Major Commanders, but he could never kill them.

This was why the academic community humorously nicknamed him "Yuan Fifty-Fifty", the best restraining High-tier mage.

If the goal was simply to drive away the White Sturgeon Demon, it wouldn't be a problem. Professor Yuan was confident he could use low-consumption Basic and Intermediate Magic to defend against even the most ferocious Commander-level onslaughts, forcing it to exhaust itself and withdraw.

But now, the White River Dolphins had been discovered and needed to remain here for the next three months to breed. If the White Sturgeon Demon was allowed to escape, it would continuously harass and attack them in the future.

As Professor Yuan pondered his dilemma, Lu Jun, who had been observing for a while, finally made his move.

He focused on the White Sturgeon Demon's Water Control ability. This creature's innate talent was so overwhelming that even if Professor Yuan combined his Water Magic with another High-tier Water Mage, they still wouldn't be able to contest it.

If the White Sturgeon Demon decided to flee using water-based movement, they wouldn't be able to catch up no matter how fast they were.

Luckily, Lu Jun knew the key to Water Control—it lay in the soul. Both Curse Magic and Psychic Magic could suppress it!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

From his Psychic Star Nebula, countless transparent spiritual threads gathered, draining the entire star region's energy, dimming it to darkness. At the same time, a faint green curse mist seeped from the neighboring Curse Star Nebula.

Finally, a phantasmal Psychic Sword Qi condensed—its crystalline surface interwoven with dark green curse runes, radiating sharpness and an ominous aura.

Mind Impact!

The next moment, Lu Jun's black-and-white eyes glowed, his forehead shone brightly, and his aura skyrocketed. A massive spiritual force burst forth, causing the surrounding water to surge wildly.

A single spiritual sword ray shot into the sky, instantly crossing hundreds of meters, striking the back of the White Sturgeon Demon's head at lightning speed!

By the time the White Sturgeon Demon sensed danger, it was already too late!

A searing pain erupted in its mind, causing it to let out an agonized howl.

Splash!

The dark waters it had methodically encroached upon trembled violently. Professor Yuan seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. The faint purple Soul Water surged forward, quickly reclaiming the battlefield.

Boom! The White Sturgeon Demon, completely unable to resist, plummeted to the riverbed, crushing massive reefs as it rolled violently, stirring up vast clouds of yellow silt.

Lu Jun's Mind Sword had torn through its soul, dealing an irreversible injury!