Another World: The Failed Magician

Bai Lu gripped her staff tightly with both hands.

He chanted the incantation at lightning speed.

Lu Xuan took in the whole scene but showed no intention of interrupting.

As Bai Lu finished reciting the last part of the incantation, the six unicorns first leaped backward to escape the water elemental's attack range. Then, the six unicorns gathered together, bringing their horns together, and instantly bursting forth with a variety of colorful lights.

A colorful halo appeared out of thin air.

Bai Lu waved her staff, and the colorful halo instantly grew larger in mid-air and split into two.

Two colorful halos precisely locked the two water elements in place.

No matter how desperately the water element struggled, it could not break free from the halo's restraints. Moreover, the halo emitted a strange suction force, slowly drawing the magic power that maintained the water element's operation into the halo.

As the tide receded, the water elemental, which was originally five meters tall, was now only three meters tall, and its aura instantly plummeted to the level of a Grand Magister, as if it would fall to the level of a Magister in the next second.

Lu Xuan remained calm upon seeing this, maintaining a faint smile on his face, just like a teacher looking at an outstanding student.

Jiang Nuo, on the other hand, was shocked by the two's performance.

Lu Xuan casually summoned a water elemental of the Archmage level, indicating that the opponent was indeed an elemental mage of the Archmage level.

Judging from this, his strength is likely even greater than Anna's, after all, he can almost completely hide his own magic power.

But he felt more gratified than by Bai Lu's counterattack.

Although Lu Xuan elevated the water element to the level of a Grand Magister, it was ultimately only a mid-level spell.

Compared to the monsters summoned by summoners, the elemental creatures summoned by elemental mages have a fatal flaw.

Their power will be greatly reduced if their connection with the interpreter is severed.

Bai Lu (White Dew) grasped this point.

She only needed one glance to discover the magical connection between the water element and Lu Xuan.

The aura severed the connection between the two immediately, which meant that the water elemental, who clearly possessed the magic power of a Grand Magister, was unable to break free from the binding magic of a Grand Magister.

When faced with magic stronger than oneself, one should not back down, but instead take the initiative to seize the key loopholes in the magic.

He truly deserves to be the most talented student in the academy.

But elemental mages' most powerful ability isn't elemental summoning.

A black pebble appeared in Lu Xuan's hand at some point.

He flicked the pebble at Bailu.

As the black pebble floated in the air, a faint magic circle appeared in front of it.

The moment the magic circle appeared, all the surrounding wind-attribute magic was absorbed.

Then, a wind blade composed of wind elements approached Bailu at an extremely fast speed.

Is it another intermediate-level spell?

But Bai Lu dared not be negligent in the slightest, because she also sensed the magic power of a Grand Magister from the wind blade.

The six unicorns were of one mind; the moment Lu Xuan released his magic, they gathered in front of Bai Lu.

As Bai Lu waved her staff, the six unicorns seemed to merge into one, each horn emitting a different light.

A colorful magical shield appeared just in time to protect the wind blades from being struck, blocking their path.

The two collided, producing a tremendous roar.

As the smoke cleared, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily trickled down Bai Lu's fair cheek.

The six unicorns were still standing in the same spot, but they were panting heavily. It seemed that blocking that attack had been their limit.

Bai Lu glanced at the unicorn that was still protecting her with heartache, and spoke in a very strange language.

Then the six unicorns looked back at her worriedly, and Bai Lu nodded to them, indicating that they didn't need to worry about her.

A white magic circle appeared beneath Bai Lu's feet, and the six unicorns vanished instantly.

The halo that had been binding the water elementals disappeared, and the two water elementals regained their freedom. Then, the magic in the air surged towards the two water elementals, and their strength began to recover at an extremely fast speed.

Lu Xuan stood still without making any other movements.

In his opinion, Bai Lu had already done quite well to withstand a spell of the Archmage level, given her Archmage level.

Since the other party had not admitted defeat, Lu Xuan was willing to see where the girl's limits lay.

Bai Lu loosened her grip on the staff with her right hand.

The staff did not fall to the ground, but floated in front of Bai Lu. Then, she gently bit a small cut on her right thumb and sprinkled a few drops of blood onto the staff.

The pure white staff emitted a pure white light after touching Bai Lu's blood.

The light enveloped the entire arena.

Lu Xuan did not sense any danger from the light; instead, he felt a very warm aura.

Then all the light converged on Bai Lu, and the girl's aura began to rise rapidly, soon reaching the peak strength of a magic master.

They only stopped when they were just one step away from the Grand Magus.

Bai Lu reached out and gently tapped the staff that was floating in mid-air.

An ancient and mysterious magic circle appeared at the feet of the staff.

The moment the magic circle appeared, Jiang Nuo's eyes were filled with worry as he considered whether to stop the competition.

A beautiful woman appeared beside him without his noticing.

The woman patted him on the shoulder and shook her head at him.

But Jiang Nuo's eyes were still full of worry.

"I'll be careful not to overdo it. Bai Lu hasn't gone all out in a long time, so let her have her fill this time."

"But…"

"Don't worry about it. If it really needs to be done, I'll interrupt the match. I'll keep watch here. You can go and do your own thing."

Jiang Nuo wanted to say something more, but after seeing the woman's increasingly cold gaze, he had no choice but to leave the arena.

"Chirp!"

After a clear and melodious cry, a tiny, pure white figure appeared before Bai Lu.

It has the appearance of a human girl, but is only the size of a normal person's finger, and has a pair of transparent wings on its back.

"It's actually a fairy."

Lu Xuan spoke with some surprise.

After all, fairies are extremely rare, and many people never see one in their entire lives. But unexpectedly, Bai Lu was able to summon a fairy.

The fairy floated towards Bai Lu and began communicating with her in a language that Lu Xuan couldn't understand.

Soon, the fairy turned and looked at Lu Xuan.

Whether it was Lu Xuan's imagination or not, he saw a hint of anger on the little guy's face.

Before Lu Xuan could think any further, the fairy crashed into Bai Lu and then merged into her body.

A pair of transparent wings also appeared behind Bai Lu.

At this moment, her aura actually rose a little more. Although it only increased slightly, it was already very close to that of a Grand Magister.

Bai Lu pointed gently at Lu Xuan.

An ancient magic circle suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the two water elementals who were about to recover.

Two spectacular beams of light burst forth from beneath the water elemental's feet.

It not only completely dispersed the water element, but also shattered the black pebbles inside them.

Bai Lu clenched her fists towards the void.

The two magic arrays suddenly merged into one and appeared beneath Lu Xuan's feet.

Lu Xuan immediately sensed a dangerous aura emanating from this ancient magic array.

A gentle breeze suddenly swept past his feet, carrying Lu Xuan swiftly out of the magic array's range.

Bai Lu released her clasped hands and then made a pushing motion forward.

The magic array on the ground suddenly seemed to come alive and chased after Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan tossed two pebbles into the air.

Suddenly, the pebble exploded, and two brilliant magic circles appeared in mid-air.

Just as the ancient magic array was about to catch up with Lu Xuan, two beams of light shot out from the array and slammed into the array on the ground.

The ancient magic circle stopped in place after being pierced by the lightsaber and could no longer move.

Lu Xuan used this time to slowly descend from mid-air and regain his footing.

Before Lu Xuan could even breathe a sigh of relief, the magic array controlled by the lightsaber suddenly disappeared.

Bai Lu raises both hands above her head.

Suddenly, hundreds of spears made of magic appeared in mid-air.

Each spear possesses magic power at the level of a mage.

Bai Lu pressed her hand down in a smooth motion.

Hundreds of spears rained down on Lu Xuan.

After doing all this, Bai Lu fell to the ground from the suspended mid-air, and the transparent white wings behind her turned into a faint light and disappeared into the air.

Sweat beaded on her tender cheeks, and the white fairy reappeared on Bai Lu's shoulder.

The fairy looked at Bailu with concern. After the staff that had fallen to the ground emitted a faint white light, the fairy slowly disappeared from the girl's shoulder, turning into a soft light and returning to the staff.

Looking at the sky filled with dark spears, Lu Xuan's initial faint smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

There's no way to dodge it; you can only take it head-on.

Lu Xuan placed his palm on the ground and began chanting the incantation for the first time.

Just as the countless spears were about to touch Lu Xuan, a rammed earth wall tens of meters high suddenly rose from the ground.

The spears struck the stone wall violently, producing a series of booming sounds and leaving huge gaps in the earthen wall.

Bai Lu fell to the ground, her eyes fixed on the direction of the earthen wall.

This is the most powerful magic I can unleash right now; even my teacher has to take it seriously.

The man didn't even take out his staff, so I had a chance.

As the spears continued to pound against the earthen wall, the once thick wall was reduced to a thin layer.

Then, when the last spear touched the earthen wall, the wall finally collapsed completely.

Although Bai Lu was exhausted, her eyes were full of excitement.

But just as the earthen wall cracked, a shield of light blocked the last spear.

Lu Xuan, standing behind the light shield, stood up and dusted himself off, acting as if nothing had happened.

The excitement in Bai Lu's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a faint disappointment on the girl's face. Although she had expected to fail, she hadn't anticipated losing so badly, especially with her opponent holding back.

"As a mage, you're already quite impressive to have pushed me to this extent."

Lu Xuan didn't know what to say, so he could only offer some awkward words of comfort.

But looking at the girl sitting cross-legged on the ground with her head down, dejected, it seems his attempt to comfort her had the opposite effect.

Lu Xuan scratched his head awkwardly, and was about to step forward to continue comforting her when a round of applause suddenly came from outside the arena.

Lu Xuan looked over with some confusion.

At this moment, a woman stood outside the arena; her plain light purple robe could not conceal her rather impressive figure.

But what stands out most is the woman's appearance; she is truly a femme fatale.

As Lu Xuan looked over, the woman also looked at him, a hint of allure flashing in her pale purple pupils.

Lu Xuan was stunned after just one glance.

But less than a second later, he hurriedly shook his head.

Something's off about this person.

Her mental strength is very strong; she can influence me simply by making eye contact with me.

Lu Xuan looked at the woman with a wary expression.

"teacher!"

As Bai Lu spoke, she stood up from the ground and ran towards the woman. Although it was a bit tiring, it did not stop Bai Lu from running towards the woman.

At this moment, the light screen near the arena also fell down.

Bai Lu dragged her tired body and quickly came to the woman's side.

"Teacher, I have done everything you asked me to do."

Bai Lu's tone was full of excitement; the disappointment of losing to Lu Xuan had long since vanished.

"Yeah, very good."

As the woman spoke, she gently patted Bailu's head.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu's excitement intensified.

"What about what you promised me?"

"What I promised you? What did I promise you?"

The woman tilted her head, her tone full of doubt.

"what!"

"Teacher, how could you do this?"

The excitement in Bai Lu's eyes vanished instantly, and she looked at the woman with a wronged expression, as if she could cry at any moment.

The woman smiled faintly.

"Alright, I was just kidding. When have I ever lied to you? Here, this is what you've been wanting most."

After the woman finished speaking, she took out a thick ancient book from her spatial ring and handed it to Bai Lu.

Upon seeing the ancient book, Bai Lu excitedly ran over and hugged it to her chest.

"Then I'll be going now, teacher."

Before the woman could respond, Bai Lu ran out of the arena, as if afraid she might change her mind.

So this person is Anna.

After learning the other party's identity, Lu Xuan lowered his guard a bit.

After Bai Lu left, Lu Xuan also came down from the arena.

Anna walked over at that moment.

"Thank you, sir, for guiding my student."

Lu Xuan waved his hand.

"I wouldn't call it guidance or anything like that. It was mainly her own strength that piqued my interest, which is why I sparred with her. She's very good; she's a promising talent."

Just when Lu Xuan thought the other party would exchange a few polite words with him, Anna's next words made Lu Xuan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Sir is truly amazing. He can actually unleash magic with an ordinary human body that has no magical power!"