Li Wei raised his right hand high, a dazzlingly bright Fireball materializing in his palm.

The Fireball had already swelled to half a meter in size.

It was incredibly hot.

Relying on the Fire Spirit Pearl, Li Wei successfully conjured his most powerful attack.

This Fireball contained double Li Wei’s Mana.

The amount of condensed Fire Element was simply terrifying!

The Lava Giant sensed the Fire Spirit Pearl, looked up at Li Wei, and launched an attack at him.

A torrent of fire rained upward, shooting toward Li Wei.

Li Wei hurled the Super Fireball downward.

"It’s over!"

’If the Super Fireball can’t kill the Lava Giant, then my only option is to retreat.’

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

On one side was the rain of fire soaring upward.

On the other was the Super Fireball, whistling down like a falling star.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Li Wei was struck by the rain of fire, and two layers of his Invisible Armor shattered.

The Super Fireball smashed down on the Lava Giant’s head.

BOOM!

An earth-shattering boom.

For an instant, the light from the explosion even overshadowed the erupting volcanic lava.

RUMBLE!

A mushroom cloud rose into the air.

A terrifying shockwave spread out, instantly clearing all the thick smoke from the crater and revealing the scene within.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Li Wei was mid-air, a hundred meters from the blast point, and was continuously forced back by the fierce wind.

Once the initial, blinding flash of the explosion subsided, he struggled to open his eyes to look toward the center of the blast.

He wanted to see the result clearly.

After a moment, grayish-black smoke began to pour out from the crater again.

The dust at the center of the explosion also gradually settled, revealing the scene within.

A chunk of the volcano’s crater was missing.

The Super Fireball had directly blasted open a gap nearly thirty meters in diameter.

A massive amount of lava flowed down through the gap like a waterfall.

The lava-fall washed over the remains of the Lava Giant.

The remains gradually slid and tumbled down the volcano with the lava flow.

Li Wei’s heart settled, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

’First place is in the bag!’

The thick smoke from the volcanic eruption had already flooded the sky.

The Invisible Demon Eyes scattered across the sky could no longer see the competition grounds.

Therefore, the audience did not witness the scene of Li Wei instantly killing the Lava Giant with a single Super Fireball.

All the spectators saw was Armor’s Points on the leaderboard suddenly skyrocket to 1150.

The entire arena fell silent.

After a moment of silence, the atmosphere in the arena exploded like boiling water.

"How is that possible? How did he do it?"

"This is impossible! Armor definitely cheated!"

"What on earth happened?"

"Mage Association, get out here and explain what’s going on!"

"Cheating! Cheating!"

"This is outrageous! How did he kill the Lava Giant?"

The Elder Mage standing on the floating high platform reviewed the situation and then solemnly announced to the crowd,

"Contestant Armor did not cheat. The results are valid!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The crowd erupted in an uproar.

"We want to see what happened! We want to see what really went down!"

"Yeah! If the Mage Association says there’s no problem, then show us the proof!"

"Talk is cheap! Where’s the evidence?"

After a discussion among the higher-ups of the Mage Association, they released a video segment recorded by a hidden Surveillance Demon Eye.

The video wasn’t very clear, distorted by volcanic ash.

However, the figure of the Lava Giant was visible.

Suddenly, a blindingly large Fireball appeared in the frame and struck the Lava Giant.

The instant it exploded, the blinding light that erupted temporarily blinded countless spectators.

If Reina had been here, she would have definitely felt that this scene was familiar.

She had been blinded by the brilliant light of a Super Fireball explosion once before.

The next second, the video feed shook violently, and then it disappeared.

A few seconds later, footage from another angle appeared.

A Surveillance Demon Eye was floating in mid-air, observing the ground below.

Suddenly, a blinding flash of light erupted from the ground, followed immediately by a rising mushroom cloud.

Countless plumes of smoke were blown away by a fierce wind, and the sky above the crater instantly became clear and bright.

Once the dust at the explosion site settled, the crowd saw a gap in the crater, with lava pouring down like a waterfall.

The entire arena was speechless.

"This doesn’t make sense! It makes no sense at all!"

"If I’m not mistaken, that was a Fireball Skill, right?"

"Since when can a Fireball Skill blow up a Tier Three High Level Lava Giant?"

"Forget the Fireball Skill, even a Tier Three Blast Flame Skill couldn’t kill a Lava Giant!"

"You have to understand, the Lava Giant has extremely high Fire Resistance. It can basically ignore attacks from ordinary Tier Three Fire Element Magic."

"But how do you explain this scene?"

"It’s unexplainable."

Not a single person in the audience could come up with a reasonable explanation.

If Magic from other elements had killed the Lava Giant, the crowd wouldn’t have been this shocked.

But it just had to be the most unlikely candidate: the Fireball Skill!

No sane person would use Fire Element Magic to go head-to-head with a Fire Element monster.

Komas suddenly spoke up, "The key isn’t the Fire Resistance, it’s the explosive power!"

"Explosive force deals physical damage. While the Lava Giant’s Fire Resistance is very high, it’s not immune to physical damage like a Fire Elemental Elf. If the explosive power is strong enough, it can blast the Lava Giant to death."

"Compared to its Fire Resistance, the Lava Giant’s Physical Defense is weaker, but not by much."

"The explosive damage from this Fireball blasted a hole in the crater itself. The explosive power was definitely enough!"

After Komas’s detailed analysis, it dawned on the crowd.

"So that’s how it is."

Everyone had been so focused on the Fire Resistance that they hadn’t considered other aspects.

Someone else questioned, "At best, Armor is only a Tier Two Mage. How could he unleash such immense Power?"

"I suspect he cheated by using a high-power Magic Scroll!"

Komas continued his analysis, "There are many possibilities. Perhaps it’s related to his Extraordinary Traits."

"Nick can instantly cast Tier Two Spells. Why don’t you suspect him of using a Magic Scroll?" Komas retorted.

"Well..." The person was at a loss for words.

Nick looked speechless. ’How did I get dragged into this?’

He was just collateral damage.

Anyway, Extraordinary Traits could explain away anything that seemed unreasonable.

Once this was said, everyone became curious about Armor’s Extraordinary Traits, which had allowed him to surpass his tier and unleash such astonishing Power.

"The competition ended early. They’re coming out."

"Where’s Armor!"

Everyone eagerly awaited the appearance of the champion.

After killing the Lava Giant and collecting the loot, Li Wei exited the Secret Realm.

After the devastation he had wrought, the environment in the Secret Realm had become even harsher.

It was no longer suitable to remain there.

Returning to the Beast Fighting Arena, Li Wei found Wicks standing by the entrance.

Wicks glanced at Li Wei, turned to leave, and flicked his fingers a few times.

An almost imperceptible fluctuation of Mana spread out.

Li Wei stood by the Teleportation Gate, not noticing Wicks’s subtle actions.

An invisible Wind Spirit wrapped itself around Li Wei’s leg.

After Li Wei came out, he waited a while before the Secret Realm Teleportation Gate finally closed.

The last one to come out was Lilith.