Chapter 218 : Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Super Consumption Spellbook: Fire Rain Domain

“This fire rain is really unreasonable… I'm clearly the master of the domain, yet I can't avoid the spell's effects.”

But this is very normal.

For example, I'm very susceptible to my own Illusory Clone Spell.

I could feel my connection to the domain.

I could even create blind spots for the domain's attacks.

But as a first-time user, controlling a spellbook of this level was like steering a giant cruise ship; any small deviation could lead to a significant change in the outcome.

At this stage, I didn't have the ability to fully control it.

It was like scratching an itch through a boot, ineffective, or like a whip too long to be commanded.

I could only control the domain from the most macro perspective.

Even moving the domain would require a huge price.

“You! Why didn't you use such a technique earlier! I'll fight you to the death!”

“Stay put. You don't want the protection the World Tree grants you to be useless, do you?”

With a wave of my hand, a large amount of fire rain tilted and encroached upon their safe zone under the World Tree.

The splashing sparks caused some to reveal looks of terror.

But this seemed to be the limit of my control, though they didn't seem to have noticed.

This domain was being consumed frantically.

This was a continuous, pure suppression, a powerful means of creating an ideal fire elemental environment.

For some reason, it sparked a connection with the inspiration of “resonance” I had just grasped.

Actually, I had already felt it.

I could mod and develop low-consumption spellbooks, and high-consumption spellbooks could be continuously developed for new uses without modding.

It could be said that one's strength could be reflected no matter what abilities one had or what kind of spellbook one used.

Even barely casting a high-consumption spellbook was like a child wielding a large club, nothing to be feared.

A typical example would be to persecute Tan Han again.

Without corresponding research, just knowing how to “cast” a spell was only the lowest level of skill.

So, even if limited by the upper limit of the spellbook, the more knowledge the senior students learned, the more they could bring out the power and value of high-consumption spellbooks.

Just like the “resonance” I had now mastered, it was included in the “Fire Rain Domain” spell.

It wasn't that the Fire Rain Domain had such usage rules and methods, but that it had such a ceiling and space for use.

I had now tried the resonance of earth and water elements, and now it was the resonance of the fire element.

I had originally thought of experiencing the resonance between a Fireball and the flames amidst the forest fire, but it was obvious that the Fire Rain Domain here was more suitable.

The curses from the Elves continued, but with my earlier threat, they naturally didn't dare to move.

Because once they did, it wouldn't be just one person who got hurt, but everyone under the protection of the World Tree.

As time went on, the power of the Fire Rain Domain was also gradually weakening.

Since I wasn't using magic power to sustain it, the spell's effect could only continuously consume the magic power used to activate it.

But this continuous high temperature also caused a large area of leaves at the top of the World Tree to wither and burn.

The World Tree taught me a lesson with its own body: some trees are just non-combustible things.

And the Fire Rain Domain also taught me a lesson: there is nothing non-combustible, only that the temperature isn't high enough.

Taking advantage of the last vestiges of the Fire Rain Domain's power, I also roughly figured out the application of fire element resonance.

“The flames are getting smaller… Kill!”

As Elves who had been forced to do nothing under the protection, they were naturally paying close attention to the size of the fire rain at this moment.

At this final moment of the Fire Rain Domain, they chose to strike.

Whether they could win was a secondary issue; whether they struck had already become a matter of Aphrodite Academy's dignity, a question of whether they would resist in the face of oppression.

“How many lives do you have to squander on me like this?”

I pointed a finger at them, and the resonating fire rain rushed towards them like swallows returning to their nest.

This resonance was more precise and more terrifying than simply relying on control over the domain.

“Ah, hiss… Elf protection!”

As the first one was thwarted, more Elves channeled their natural power to activate their protection.

If no one took the lead to charge out at this time, people might think that Aphrodite Academy had casually sent a poor student to participate in the exchange competition.

After a few exchanges, they experienced the same powerlessness I felt when I was suppressed by their firepower earlier.

At this moment, the World Tree was enduring the suppression of the Fire Rain Domain, and its crown had even caught fire, which was enough to explain many things.

When I once again ruthlessly knocked them flying, I was also lamenting the sturdiness of their protection.

Their elf protection was, to some extent, even stronger than my Energy Shield and Shield Protection.

As they were thwarted and fell to the ground, the scorching flames burned away the cloth on their bodies.

A familiar voice still caught my attention.

I hadn't paid attention before.

The distinctive attire worn for Aphrodite Academy's unique Mother God Hymn Ritual wrapped them up tightly.

“Yao… Bei… Juan.”

My voice was drawn out, without a trace of emotion.

This time, I was the one who spoke first.

I didn't expect that she was preparing a ritual this time.

I thought she would be like the first time, carelessly shouting my name and annoying me.

This time, she was quiet, which wasn't like her usual style as I knew it.

“I didn't expect you to be back so soon.”

“Little Han, I think there's some misunderstanding between us. Can you stop targeting us like this because of our relationship!”

At this moment, Yao Beijuan seemed to erupt, speaking out to me.

The protection on her body became somewhat shattered under the final vestiges of the Fire Rain Domain's power.

“There's no misunderstanding, oh. But congratulations on your growth. You've become… someone who doesn't just carelessly shout when seeing people, which is annoying.”

“An… annoying?”

Yao Beijuan didn't expect to get such a response from me.

“Yes, indeed. Especially before the competition started, I could see all sorts of gossip interviews on the academy network, and you even specifically ran over…”

I recounted the only thing that had troubled me since the start of the school year.

The cause was Yao Beijuan's arrival, but this was not something I could control.

But I stopped halfway through my words.

Because I found that my destiny silk thread had moved again, just like with Yu Mengrui's situation.

Yao Beijuan was a Child of Destiny personally acknowledged by Teacher Ji Niang.

She needed so-called destiny.

But I wouldn't give it.

A connection that has been severed, I will not be soft-hearted, not even a tiny bit.

This was different from Yu Mengrui's situation.

To prevent such a thing from happening again, I would not say another wrong word.

“I'm sorry… I… I didn't know this kind of thing would bring you such trouble…”

“Yao Beijuan, stop talking for now. We are enemies right now!”

“I just feel that all of this is like fate…”

“You, sigh…”

At this moment, the schoolmate next to her was speechless.

It was clearly the time for a counterattack, yet it had turned into a chat between you and your partner.

Were they non-existent?

“But at that time, I didn't want to come looking for you right away. I was sort of pushed by Teacher Ai Li'er, she…”

At this moment, Ai Li'er, in the outside world, was inexplicably backstabbed again, and the source was her good student.

But Yao Beijuan still wanted to say more.

I didn't stop her.

I knew she was eloquent, but none of it could become an explanation that could sway me anymore.

“Now, it's time to put an end to everything.”

I looked up at the last fire rain in the sky.

This was not only to put an end to the Fire Rain Domain, but also to put an end to my dispute with the Elves, and also to put an end to my relationship with Yao Beijuan.

Putting the facts aside, couldn't we still be friends after ending that kind of relationship?

Of course, many people would answer this way out of politeness.

But putting the facts aside was useless to me.

Things that have happened cannot be undone.

A clean break should be thorough.

Friends, My definition and confirmation of a friend are very strict.

Even Tan Han was just an “academic friend” to me.

Even those guys in the villa were my dormitory friends, the kind with a prefix.

My only friend is probably Big Sis Bai, right?

Finally, I shrugged.

No one knew what this gesture meant.

They all thought I had no reaction to it.

All anyone could see was the final fire rain, under my control, piercing straight through the World Tree.

The scorching high temperature permanently broke a branch on one side of the World Tree, leaving behind an inextinguishable flame at the break.

It was a flame that pierced through the World Tree's self-protection.

Without that layer of protection from the World Tree, it was ultimately just a tree.

Perhaps the true body of the World Tree might have already transcended the definition of a tree, but here, it was just a branch of the World Tree simulated by the Dream State, and a scaled-down version at that.

Thus, not a single person from Aphrodite Academy was injured, only the broken branch of the World Tree.

The World Tree was struck and no longer supported the Mother God Hymn Ritual.

The sky-reaching pillar of light shattered at this moment, with only the crimson fiery clouds in the sky yet to disperse.

“Wait! What benefits did the Sea Race give you to make you put in so much effort!”

Finally, as I was about to leave, Lin Qinlin still voiced her doubts.

She couldn't understand why the Witch Academy would help the Sea Race.

Was it purely out of hatred for the three major academies, wanting to find another academy to suppress them?

“Of course it's to make this exchange competition as chaotic as possible! Do you think our Witch Academy doesn't hold grudges? Your good teachers started it, postponing our top ten rewards until now. You should be glad… if I had gotten the rewards, you wouldn't even be able to lift your heads.”

Finally, I rode away on my broom, leaving them with a thumbs-down gesture to express my dissatisfaction.

Everyone knew about this matter, it just wasn't pointed out.

Besides, I was just stating a well-known fact.

If I were being crushed and said such words, it would be an excuse.

But saying these words now was simply a slap in the face.

Let them know the extent of their incompetence and shamelessness.

If there was a single fool among them who felt guilt and self-blame, then my words were not in vain.

After all, the strongest confidence is broken by self-doubt.

And I said these words as a student, directly expressing my dissatisfaction.

This was also something the academy couldn't say directly.

After all, they had to save face for all the major academies, right?

But what does a student saying something reckless have to do with the academy?

Before leaving, I checked my destiny.

It hadn't decreased, which was a relief.

I'd better go back and check on the progress of those Sea Race folks.

At this moment, at Aphrodite Academy.

“Are you okay, Yao Beijuan, are you alright?”

“I'm… I'm fine.”

“You, you, I told you not to waste your breath on that heartless person.”

“Hurry up and check on the World Tree's condition! If we can't perform the next ritual, our academy might really become the first academy to exist in name only…”

Only after I had completely left did Aphrodite Academy fall into a complete state of chaos.

The wounded, the ritual, the World Tree…

At this moment, their last-ditch effort had ended like a child's play.

On the way back, I drank a few more recovery potions.

After all, my magic power source had reached four digits, which was undoubtedly a very high value.

That's why I said using the Fire Rain Domain was a very extravagant act.

If it needed to be sustained, it might require even more magic power.

And the feeling of having so much magic power drawn out at once was very uncomfortable, like having your body hollowed out.

The mental power required to control this spellbook was also extremely high.

I looked at the simulated sun in the sky, already setting and about to fall into the sea.

The first night of the exchange competition was probably coming.

The major academies would also be feeling significant fatigue, or perhaps they were accumulating strength to make a comeback at night.

The Witch Academy was so active during the day, they definitely wouldn't have many activities at night.

And they were right.

My daily routine was very regular.

How am I going to spend the night…

Should I just find a place to bury myself and sleep?

I had indeed consumed too much energy in this half-day, and had experienced battles and arguments of all sizes.

When I arrived at the sea area, I saw signs of a battle in the distance.

This is, got… got their home base raided?

That holy light effect could be felt even from a distance.

I hurried over, only to find the Sea Race entangled with two angels.

“No, I'm saying, are you Sea Race this weak now? Can you not handle it whenever a few guys show up?”

“Yang Yuehan? Where did you go? Do you know these guys…”

“From the Witch Academy? I think we might be able to cooperate.”

When these two from Holy Angel Academy saw me arrive, they subconsciously thought I was also attracted by the Sea Race's ritual, so they spoke up seeking cooperation.

“Cooperate?”

I repeated this word with a smile, my gaze intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Enala, giving her a look.

“How do you want to cooperate?”

“I believe your Witch Academy also doesn't want the Sea Race to get points, right? In this regard, we have ample reason to cooperate, don't we?”

“Indeed, if you're not having a good time, you don't want others to have a good time either, right?”

“You guys, do you really think we Sea Race are made of mud!”

At this moment, Enala also spoke to us with anger in her tone.

All the Sea Race were on high alert.

“Hehe, I just ruined the ritual at the Elves' place, the consumption was not small. If you want to cooperate, at most I can give you some protection from the side. What do you think?”

“It was you! You were at the Aphrodite World Tree just now?”

A student from Holy Angel Academy had a look of shock.

After all, anyone who wasn't blind had seen the phenomenon at the World Tree.

That kind of phenomenon must have been caused by someone using some forbidden technique, or a combined attack by multiple people.

But now, they were being told that this was done by a single student from the Witch Academy.

Regardless of whether it was a lie or not, this was something to be taken seriously.

“By the way, I don't have time to chat with you. If we're not quick, I'll deal with both of you at once!”

I said unhappily at this moment.

“Then let's cooperate formally.”

At this moment, that student from Holy Angel Academy also began to brew a divine art with a serious expression.

And Enala from the Sea Race also cooperated very well, organizing a counterattack.

“Be careful, I'm giving you protection. Don't just stand there stupidly and get focused by the Sea Race.”

I said, my tone carrying a hint of frivolity.

But the next moment, what they received was not the protection I gave them, but a backstab.

“You!”

“From Holy Angel Academy, right? Entrusted by someone to take your dog's life. Didn't your teacher tell you not to listen to a witch before you left the academy? Or did you just not remember?”

After backstabbing one of them, even though his Angel Halo hadn't shattered, his body had been severely injured.

He couldn't maintain flight and plunged headfirst into the water.

And at this moment, the Sea Race were also amused by the incredulous faces of the angels.

And the other one was also backstabbed by me, but it wasn't fatal.

After all, I couldn't backstab two guys in a short time, but he couldn't escape at this moment either.

“Witch! What do you mean! The Sea Race is our…”

“How did I not know the Sea Race was my enemy? I only know that you are… surrounded by us.”

As I finished speaking, the Sea Race also turned their guns, their focus aimed directly at this Holy Angel student.

“You! You all! The Witch Academy actually allied with the Sea Race!”

“Correct. As the price for obtaining information, please go to your death!”

“Ah! You Witch Academy are simply despicable! Our Holy Angel Academy will not let you go!”

“Just empty words.”

Facing the Holy Angel who had already been injured by me, I quickly subdued him.

Only then did I bring that guy over to the Sea Race side.

“It's not that I'm criticizing you, Sea Race, Enala, but your combat power needs to be improved. Where's the spirit you had when you fought me?”

“You have the nerve to say that? The opponent is one of the Three Great Top-tier Academies, and two of them are working together. I have a contract and must prioritize the ritual. And you're blaming me?”

“Alright, alright.”

“By the way, how do you plan to deal with these two Holy Angel students? They're worth 6 points to you, right?”

Enala looked at me with a slightly deep meaning.

Six points.

She knew my situation.

I hadn't died once so far.

Occupying the top spot on the list, as if mocking everyone's incompetence.

“I don't know, nothing to do. How about I show you the Angel Halo fireworks of the Holy Angels? Just as an early celebration for the smooth preparation of your Sea's Marvelous Crown Ritual.”

“Angel Halo fireworks? What's that?”

“Hehe, you'll know when you see it.”