All-around teacher at the magic academy

"I'm sorry, teacher, I've let you down." Elsa walked dejectedly to Aiden, her eyes filled with self-reproach and disappointment. In the fierce competition that had just ended, she had unfortunately lost and lost the chance to continue.

“It’s okay, Elsa.” Aiden patted her shoulder gently, his voice full of understanding and comfort. “We’ve already made it into the top eight, which is a remarkable achievement. You don’t need to be too hard on yourself.”

Elsa looked up at Aiden, her eyes glistening with tears: "But I could have done better."

Aiden smiled and shook his head: "Everyone fails sometimes. What's important is what we learn from our failures. You've already shown your strength and courage in the competition, and that's more important than the ranking."

"I'm still behind you, I'll keep moving forward." Aiden's tone was firm and confident, his gaze seemingly piercing through the challenges ahead.

"Mmm." Elsa nodded. She trusted her teacher; he was the best teacher she had ever met. If Aiden said he could do it, he definitely could.

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Aiden's gaze was fixed ahead on his opponent, Flynn, a teacher with a considerable reputation in the field of elemental magic.

Aiden conducted an in-depth investigation into Felin's background and learned that he was proficient in wood elemental magic, which was quite rare among mages, and Aiden had never fought against such an opponent before.

However, by watching Felin's match recordings, he gained a preliminary understanding of Felin's fighting style and strength. Felin was not only skilled in wood elemental magic, but also proficient in water and wind elemental magic, which made him extremely versatile and unpredictable in battle.

As the referee's whistle echoed through the arena, a tense atmosphere instantly enveloped the entire area. In the stands, Aiden's supporters, Elsa and Melly, sat nervously in their academy seats, their hearts pounding in their chests just like everyone else in the academy.

Judging from Aiden's previous performance, this match will undoubtedly be a tough battle, and it will not be an easy victory.

Aiden's gaze swept across the battlefield, landing on Felin. He saw Felin's hands rapidly drawing intricate magical patterns in the air, and with a flick of his fingers, large sturdy trees seemed to come alive, violently rising from the ground and rushing towards Aiden, carrying the scent of earth.

Faced with this sudden attack, Aiden closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and focused his mind. His hands moved swiftly in the air, creating an exquisite magic circle.

Under his control, scorching elemental energy began to gather, filling the air with the acrid smell of flames. In just a moment, a raging sea of ​​fire formed before Aiden, its flames churning and its heat intense.

The trees summoned by Felin were immediately engulfed by the flames and turned to ashes as soon as they came into contact with the sea of ​​fire.

Aiden's fire elemental magic acted like an unbreakable barrier, incinerating any attacks that attempted to approach, preventing Felin's wood elemental magic from reaching him at all.

This scene not only relieved Elsa and Melly in the audience, but also gave Aiden the psychological advantage. However, the battle had only just begun.

Aiden's fingertips left a series of magnificent trails in the air, each rune resembling the brightest star in the night sky, interwoven into a complex and intricate magic circle.

The power of fire element surged and churned within the magic circle, like a raging beast imprisoned, awaiting its master's summons.

Aiden's incantation was like the whisper of an ancient god, full of power and majesty. As his voice echoed across the arena, the fire elemental energy within the magic circle erupted instantly, like a flood being released. Flames burst forth from the circle, coalescing into a colossal figure.

This fire demon's body is made of the purest flames, and its eyes are like burning lava, radiating endless heat and light.

Meanwhile, Felin was not to be outdone, drawing his own magic circle in the air with both hands. Unlike Aiden's fire element magic circle, Felin's circle was full of vitality and moisture, each rune like a drop of morning dew, containing the power of life.

He summoned clear water elementals, and a stream of water gushed forth from his magic circle, rapidly expanding and condensing to form a lifelike water dragon. The dragon's scales shimmered with silver light under the moonlight; its form was both elegant and dangerous, as it lunged at the fire demon with bared fangs and claws.

Two powerful magical forces clashed fiercely in the air, the impact of fire and water creating a deafening roar and billowing mist that blotted out the sun. In the midst of this sudden chaos, Aiden had no time to consider his next move; he only heard a sharp whooshing sound coming from the opposite direction.

Seeing countless blades transforming into throwing knives raining down on him like a storm, his reaction was swift and calm. He immediately channeled his wind element, and with a wave of his hands, several wind blades materialized out of thin air, meeting the throwing knives head-on with a sharp whistling sound. The wind blades collided with the blades in mid-air, producing a piercing cutting sound, and countless fragments scattered in all directions.

Aiden then intensified his magic, summoning a powerful gust of wind that instantly dispersed the mist covering the two, clearing the arena's visibility once more. The audience could then see the situation clearly, and the tense atmosphere escalated once more.

As Flynn faced Aiden's counterattack, he couldn't help but marvel at how difficult this match had been. He had participated in many battles, but Aiden was undoubtedly the toughest opponent he had ever encountered.

In the stands, Melly and Elsa watched the fight with bated breath, their palms sweating with worry for Aiden's safety.

Aiden did not stop his attack because of the temporary draw. His hands quickly drew fire element magic circles in the air, each rune accurate. His incantation was deep and powerful: "Arrows of Flame!" As the incantation was completed, a series of fiery red arrows shot out from the magic circle, carrying high temperature and destructive power, heading straight for Felin.

Faced with Aiden's fierce offensive, Felin dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly chanted a spell, and countless leaves grew rapidly under his control, weaving together to form an impenetrable wooden elemental barrier.

The arrows of fire struck the barrier, crackling and popping, as flames and wood chips swirled in the air, creating a spectacular sight. Flynn's barrier was incredibly sturdy; Aiden's attacks, though fierce, failed to break through it.

The intensity of the battle exceeded Aiden's expectations. He realized that if things continued like this, both sides would be locked in a stalemate, and it would not be easy for him to win.

Aiden knew that relying solely on conventional elemental magic would make it difficult to gain the upper hand in this duel. He needed new strategies, methods that could surprise the enemy and break the deadlock.

Aiden quickly weighed the various possibilities in his mind, a decisive glint flashed in his eyes, and a completely different magical aura began to emerge.