bookpub Chapter 30 The Reckless Fool
Chapter 30 The Reckless Fool
Chapter 30 The Reckless Fool
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man dressed in a pure white priest's robe suddenly stood up in the contestant area.
No, to be precise, he was just "trying" to put on that priest's robe.
Upon seeing the young man, Lu Xi, who was in the rest area, stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
Lu Xi stared intently at the back of the figure striding towards the arena, her molars almost grinding to powder.
The young man named Sima Xian had a shiny bald head, was over two meters tall, and had muscles all over his body that bulged like rocks.
The priest's robe, which should have been loose and flowing, looked like a bodysuit on him, stretched taut by his exaggerated pectoral and biceps muscles, as if it might burst open with a "rip" at any moment.
Even more outrageous is that the so-called "staff" this guy was carrying was completely black, as thick as a child's arm, and although a golden gem exuding a holy aura was inlaid at the top, its shape and weight made it more like a heavy iron club used to smash someone's skull than a staff used to chant magic!
"That damned bastard! He's a disgrace to our priesthood! A scoundrel!"
Lu Xi cursed inwardly, his eyes practically spitting fire.
His resentment towards Sima Xian was immense.
It should be noted that Lu Xi is the only fifth-tier expert among the contestants of the Priest Temple competition, and is also a model of traditional priests, proficient in various healing and buffing spells.
He thought he could easily take first place in the preliminary round of the Priest Temple competition and advance to the finals in style.
But who would have thought that at the very last moment of the preliminary round, he would encounter Sima Xian, a scoundrel who had no martial ethics!
This berserker disguised as a priest didn't give him a chance to chant any spells as soon as he stepped onto the stage; he swung his black iron rod and smashed it into his face.
Lu Xi's prized Holy Light Shield was smashed to pieces in less than half a minute under the relentless bombardment of this muscular monster, and he was finally swept off the trial field by the opponent's staff.
A dignified fifth-tier priest was eliminated by a fourth-tier fellow disciple through physical exorcism. This was simply the greatest humiliation Lu Xi had ever suffered in his life!
Therefore, when he heard that Sima Xian's opponent was "Magic Number One" from the Magic Temple, Lu Xi was overjoyed.
He was now filled with anticipation, even trembling slightly with excitement, eager to witness Sima Xian suffer terribly at the hands of a fifth-tier mage.
"Hmph, Sima Xian, no matter how strong you are, you're only a fourth-tier mage! Your thuggish fighting style is fine for bullying a priest like me who isn't good at close combat. But against a fifth-tier fire mage with terrifying explosive power, you won't even be able to touch the hem of their clothes before being crushed into dust by the sea of fire!" Lu Xi cursed viciously in his heart.
However, Lu Xi's wishful thinking was destined to fail.
Because he simply couldn't imagine what kind of astonishing and bizarre thing this so-called "Magic Number One" really was.
On the stage, Lin Xin and Sima Xian stood fifty meters apart.
Lin Xin had long, dark green hair cascading down his back. He was handsome and wore an extremely gorgeous fiery red magic robe. Every gesture he made exuded an air of aristocratic elegance and composure.
The referee glanced at the two and announced the rules in a deep voice: "According to the special rules of the Demon Hunter Selection Tournament, the mage will fight the priest, with a distance of fifty meters between them. The match lasts for ten minutes. The priest wins if he can survive for ten minutes on the stage without being defeated, or if he defeats the mage. Understand?"
"Understood." The two nodded at the same time.
Lin Xin straightened his ornate cuffs, raised his chin slightly, and said to Sima Xian in an arrogant yet somewhat compassionate tone, "Hey, big guy over there. Just a friendly reminder, I'm the first place winner in the preliminary rounds of the Magic Temple, a genuine fifth-tier fire mage."
Fire magic has the strongest explosive power and destructive force of all elements. Once I make my move, even I can't control that destructive power.
You're a priest, your defenses are already weak. If I accidentally hurt you and you end up missing an arm or a leg, that would be terrible.
Therefore, I advise you to just admit defeat to avoid physical harm.
Upon hearing these condescending remarks about charity, a sinister smile immediately appeared on Sima Xian's rugged face.
"Admit defeat? Admit defeat my ass!"
Sima Xian slammed his jet-black "staff" heavily on the arena, producing a deafening roar. "I'm still the first-place winner of the Priest Temple's preliminary rounds! Stop your nonsense, pretty boy, take this! Here I come!"
Before he finished speaking, Sima Xian suddenly exerted force with both legs, like a mad rhinoceros, and charged towards Lin Xin, who was fifty meters away, with the heavy, dark staff in his hand!
During the charge, an extremely pure and rich aura of light emanated from his body, transforming into a faint golden halo that enveloped his entire being.
This sacred aura finally managed to barely reveal his identity as a priest.
"What a stupid idiot!"
Seeing Sima Xian charging towards him menacingly, Lin Xin cursed under his breath.
He suddenly flipped his right palm open, and a Fire Cloud Crystal radiating astonishing heat instantly appeared in his palm.
"Buzz"
With a rapid magical incantation, the fire element in the surrounding air began to gather wildly.
In the blink of an eye, a huge fire shield, more than two meters tall and burning with raging flames, materialized out of thin air, completely blocking Lin Xin's slender body behind it.
Although it is only a second-tier magic "Fire Shield", its defensive power should not be underestimated under the terrifying amplification of Lin Xin's fifth-tier spiritual power and the Fire Cloud Crystal.
The moment the fire shield took shape, Sima Xian rushed forward like a whirlwind.
Facing the fire shield radiating astonishing heat, Sima Xian didn't even blink.
He gripped the black staff tightly with both hands, and with a sudden burst of strength from his waist, he raised the staff high into the air and then slammed it down with a piercing whistling sound!
"W-This is a pastor?!"
Seeing Sima Xian's stance, which resembled a street brawl where he grabbed a stick, Lin Xin, hiding behind the fire shield, widened his eyes instantly, his eyeballs almost bulging out.
The other contestants in the audience, including the judges, all gasped in disbelief.
What kind of pastor fights like that?!
"Pfft!"
The heavy staff slammed down on the fire shield. With a dull thud, the fire shield, formed from a high concentration of fire element, shook violently, its surface instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, nearly shattering from the blow!
"Holy crap! What kind of superhuman strength is that?!"