Mage Manual-Chapter 576 - 467: Two-winged, I’m Not Anymore

Not only did the audience from both schools burst into deafening cheers, but the other spectators also applauded in unison. Amidst the excited crowd, the calm Felix, gripping her gloved left hand tightly with her right, seemed particularly out of place.

The blonde, handsome young man walked onto the field, wrapped in a white-gold war dress like a prince on a tour—being the eldest son of the Cast Star Duke, he was practically no different from a prince. He waved to the audience, immediately reaping countless fervid cheers and applause.

Demi, a senior at Truth University, the Vice President of the Truth University Student Council, heir to the Vosloda Family, last year single-handedly clinched the Meteor Disaster, led his team to the Star Cluster Disaster, and represented his university to win the Dazzling Star Disaster. He was the single Triple Disaster winner in the past decade!

To all the university students in Jiale City for these past four years, he was a nightmare, an insurmountable wall, a figure unreachable even by dust!

Compared to Demi, Nages looked as if he’d just been fished out of the water, his hair wet and noodle-like. He didn’t even have a War Dress, wearing only some old Abyss armor. But that didn’t make anyone underestimate him; as one of the final four in the last Meteor Disaster who narrowly lost to Demi, he’d be considered to have character even if he had shown up in slippers.

"Long time no see, Nages." Demi said, "I heard your team just conquered the ’Steel Water Abyss’ of the Abyss’s fifth layer. Impressive."

What!?

Many in the audience burst into an uproar, including Lois and Ingrid. Adelle looked somewhat bewildered, "Is the Steel Water Abyss that impressive?"

"It’s not about being impressive or not... You definitely didn’t pay attention during your Abyss Knowledge classes, did you?" Lois said, "The Steel Water Abyss is the most vicious area of the Abyss’s fifth layer. It’s entirely made of boiling steel water with temperatures over 1500 degrees. To break through this Abyss, one must kill the guardian in the center of the steel water lake..."

Adelle was stunned, "Doesn’t that mean you have to fly over it for air combat?"

"The Abyss guardians are not fools. If a Mage is in the air, it will directly create a steel water tsunami to drown the invader," Ingrid next to her said, "Normally, one would go directly into the steel water lake and fight the guardian."

"But with such high temperatures, wouldn’t one be incinerated upon entering?"

"More than just incinerated; a liquid-phase explosion would occur on the spot," Lois said. "Steel water has seven times the density of the human body; your exploded ashes would float on the surface of the steel water lake... However, because the temperature of the steel water is so high, it is possible for a Water Mage to cross the steel water lake."

"Why?"

"I won’t go into the principle in detail. Simply put, when water encounters a high-temperature substance far beyond its boiling point, part of the liquid will undergo intense boiling and evaporation to form a gaseous protective layer insulating it from the outside. If used properly, a Mage could safely cross the steel water lake relying on this gaseous protective layer! That is why Water Mages are qualified to conquer the Steel Water Abyss!"

"The guardian is not weak, and a single Water Mage can’t handle it. It requires the reliance on teammates," Ingrid said, her eyes filled with admiration, "It’s not only that Senior Nages trusts himself, his teammates also entrust their lives to him, making it possible to conquer the Steel Water Abyss!"

...

The hubbub of the audience seats couldn’t affect the tense atmosphere on the field. Nages, with an emotionless face, looked at Demi, "You sure know a lot."

"My opponent is you, after all, how could I be negligent in gathering intelligence?"

"Why didn’t you participate in the Star Cluster Disaster?"

"The team members each had their aspirations and couldn’t come together," Demi shrugged his shoulders, "As for this Star Cluster Disaster, you’d at least make the top four, and you might even win. But you should watch out for my juniors’ teams; they are not only adorable but also strong." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Hmph, I don’t care about those small fry; my goal is only you, Demi," Nages sneered, "I intended to get revenge in the Meteor Disaster, but since the opportunity has come, let’s see you suffer defeat twice in a row."

"I’m looking forward to it," Demi smiled, "You won’t disappoint me."

As soon as the host signaled the start, Demi placed his hand on the hilt of his sword but made no move. Nages, his face filled with rage, spoke harshly, "Still so confident? Hmm? Leisurely waiting for me to make the first move, then breaking all my magic before defeating me? Hmm? Your performance desire is nauseating!"

"But this time, I won’t give you any chance." Nages crossed his hands and slashed fiercely, his sharp ring on his index finger cutting open his wrist artery, and blood gushed out like a faucet.

The Blood Magic Faction... Nages’ teacher, ’Rainstorm Singer’ Valentine frowned slightly. There was nowhere in Dazzling Star to study Blood Magic; it was almost exclusive to the Kingdom of Blood Moon... Was it a vampire’s legacy from the Void Realm?

Soon the entire field was filled with Nages’ blood. He shouted loudly, all the blood in the air coalesced into blood swords, aiming heavenward at Demi, leaving virtually no space untouched!

"Swords condensed from blood water..." Demi curiously asked, "It seems they are not meant for slashing, correct?"

"Of course not," Nages said, "This is a Blood Water Composite Miracle. Though conjured by a Technique Spirit, it is ultimately my blood, and I have much greater control over it than water."

Demi nodded, "Blood Magic does indeed complement Water Magic quite well."

"Don’t change the subject!" Nages grinned, speaking loudly, "So my high-damage miracles that require close contact can also be cast with the aid of these blood swords. Guess which miracles I have infused them with?"

"I guess it must be your favorite ’Red Lotus Burst,’ right?" Demi scanned the surroundings, "Which means, if I get touched by any of these swords, my body’s water will boil and my skin will redden, blooming like a red lotus? Hmm, but with the Forbidden Death Miracle protecting me, I suppose my head and heart should remain."

"Didn’t anyone ever tell you that this kind of self-proclaimed cleverness is very annoying?" Nages said coldly, "By the way, I’ve added the ’High-Frequency Water Blade’ to a few swords, I can cut through even the Defense Miracle for you to see."

"Demi, this is the feast I have prepared for you. The ’Red Lotus Sword Formation’ with a radius of 25 meters, you will pay the price for your arrogance!"

...

While Nages was explaining his miracles, not only were the vast majority of the spectators terrified, but even the Holy Sanctuary Mages were moved.

"So strong," Sonia couldn’t help but sigh, "Unless I can defeat Nages first, once he successfully uses that move, I’ll have no choice but to surrender."

"If his Miracle is included in the Dazzling Star Miracle Directory, it could at least rank as an Upper Radiant," Professor Trozan added, "Even Lower Radiant isn’t out of the question."

Radiant!

Sonia couldn’t help but be amazed. Despite her recent innovation of the ’Blood Moon Shattered Lake’, she was merely considered a Lower Golden. What did Radiant entail? It was an Upper-tier Miracle coveted even by Holy Sanctuary Mages!

And the key point was, Nages was merely a Two-winged Mage!

To create a Radiant Miracle as a Two-winged Mage!

This astonishing talent made Sonia, who had been somewhat arrogant lately, realize there were always greater talents out there. Any trace of haughtiness instantly retracted back into the depths of her heart.

Thinking this, Sonia turned her attention to Nages’s opponent. Honestly, she was more interested in Demi – not just because he was Felix’s brother and one of the most famous noble sons of Jiale City, but also because he was a Sword Master who specialized in the Wave Motion Sword technique.

The Village Girl was eager to see how powerful the Vosloda Family’s inherited Wave Motion Sword technique was; after all, she was a naturally talented but unofficial offshoot of that swordsmanship lineage, and she was certainly curious about any hidden secrets of the main branch.

But given the current situation, it seemed Demi was likely to be carried off in defeat.

"Wait," Sonia suddenly realized a problem, "If we win both the Midfield Battle and the Chief Duel, wouldn’t Truth University lose?"

If they won the Chief Duel, Sword Flower University’s score would be 3+5=8, surpassing Truth University’s 1+2+4=7!

Truth University, the perennial winner of the Star Cluster Duel for the past ten years, was about to be eliminated in the quarterfinals by their Sword Flower University!?

The other Sword Flower competitors couldn’t help but get excited: "No way, are we really going to win?" "Ha ha, serves them right, they dared to underestimate Senior Nages!" "Looks like Truth University is out of luck this time!"

However, Professor Trozan wasn’t smiling but continued to watch the competition solemnly.

"Perhaps it’s not that simple."

...

"You really didn’t disappoint me, Nages," Demi smiled, "Since that’s the case, I’ll also give it my all. I definitely won’t let you down."

"Enough with the nice words!" Nages roared, "Scream, wail, and then die for me! 144 Red Lotus Swords, execute my enemies!"

The instant the Blood Swords surged towards Demi, the golden-haired Sword Master finally drew his sword.

And then, with a swing.

Boom—

It was as if a bell tolled from a distant realm, making every spectator’s heart feel as though it was struck, and then they saw a sphere.

A spatial crystal ball enveloped the entire field.

It was as if a sphere of space had been cut out, with no connection between the inside and outside. Within that sphere, all the Blood Swords were annihilated, the ground hollowed out an inch, covered with dense Sword Traces.

Snap!

When space returned to normal, Nages’s entire body burst with blood, but his head and heart were protected by a fluorescent glow, indicating he had triggered the Forbidden Death Miracle.

The spectator stands went silent, and the whole arena was quiet.

Until a cautious voice arose: "Annihilation Wave?"

Sonia was completely stunned and looked towards Professor Trozan, "Professor, that is...?"

"Annihilation Wave," Professor Trozan’s expression was very grim, "The inherited Radiant Upper-tier Miracle of the Vosloda Family. It appears as a single strike, but in reality, it stacks the entire space into a line, slicing through every point in space simultaneously."

He paused, "Since it involves cutting through space, the Space Faction’s minimum requirement is silver, so it’s something only Holy Sanctuary Mages can learn."

Just like the Time Continent is the sole place of study for the Time Series, and the Void Realm’s third layer—the Distant Realm—is the officially designated study area for the Space Department. No matter how talented you are in space magic, you have to wait for your chance to study the Space Faction at the Distant Realm.

But this also means...

Nages, who was now covered in blood, endured the intense pain and lifted his head, looking at Demi who was approaching, "You... you’ve already... it’s not just a Two-winged Mage..."

Demi picked him up and moved towards the medical aid area by the field, saying with a smile:

"Two-winged, I stopped being that a long time ago."

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