Chapter 44 Magic Duel
Mu family manor!

The grand banquet hall is filled with a variety of tempting delicacies, which are dazzling and mouth-watering.

"The Holy Earth Spring is such a rare treasure, why didn't your school send you to participate in the battle?" Chief Instructor Zhan Kong asked Xu Mu curiously while eating delicious food.

"At first they asked me to go, but I refused." Xu Mu waved his hand and said.

“You refuse this? Do you know that the Holy Earth Spring can help beginner mages break through to the intermediate level?” Zhan Kong was a little surprised.

This is the Holy Spring of the Earth. Even if it is placed in the ancestral home, it is a natural treasure that can attract the attention of novice magicians.

This kid actually refused?
"I've reached the intermediate level." Xu Mu looked around to make sure no one else could hear him.

“You kid!” Zhan Kong was filled with joy upon hearing this.

He is indeed a person he has high hopes for, and he will definitely bring him to the army when this matter is over.

"Come and eat this, it's delicious." Zhan Kong handed over a chicken leg and asked in a low voice: "I want to ask you a question, can Mo Fan beat Yu Ang?"

"Chief Instructor, please have more confidence in your students."

"Confident? I understand." Zhan Kong suddenly realized, he patted Xu Mu on the shoulder: "If he can't beat him, then he can't beat him. Anyway, it's not his turn to get the Holy Spring."

"..."

Are you really so confident?
“Everyone, everyone, I’m so glad that you can come and congratulate my son. Time flies so fast…” Mu Zhuoyun made a grand speech at the banquet.

After the exciting and grand banquet that made the entire Mu Family Villa glow with the golden light of Bocheng, the highlight of the day naturally came - the magic duel!
The dueling arena is oval in shape, much larger than the school's training ground and nearly the size of a playground.

There are ladder-style seats on both sides, enough to accommodate all the guests from Bo City for today's banquet.

“That old fellow Mu Zhuoyun even asked Yu Ang to come on stage later.” Zhan Kong saw Mo Fan standing alone in the duel arena, and was so angry at Mu Zhuoyun’s behavior that he gritted his teeth.

It would be fine if the magic duel was held on the day of Yuang's coming-of-age ceremony, where everyone was watching, but why was it the finale?

Mu Zhuoyun, this shameless old fellow, was clearly telling all the prominent figures in Bo City that Mo Fan was just a stepping stone.

A stepping stone to help his adopted son Yu Ang succeed.

This practice is not only stepping on Mo Fan, but also stepping on all civilian mages. It is declaring to all the people in Bo City that no matter how talented the civilians are or how good their grades are in school, when they meet the children of aristocratic families, they can only become supporting roles.

"Comparing the children of aristocratic families with the students of schools, it's hard to tell who will win or lose."

“Needless to say, Yu Ang will definitely win. I bet Mo Fan will be defeated in one move!”

"Mo Fan is a top student at Tianlan Magic High School after all. How could he be defeated in one move?"

Amid the heated discussion, Yuang was nowhere to be seen, causing the guests to speculate that he might be planning a more eye-catching appearance.

"He hasn't shown up yet. Something is wrong." Xu Mu frowned and looked towards the Mu family's seat.

I was shocked to find that Mu He, who was supposed to be sitting in his seat, had disappeared without a trace.

“Chief Instructor, Mu He is missing.” He hurriedly reminded Zhan Kong who was still enjoying the food.

"what!"

Zhankong stood up immediately, the chicken leg in his hand unconsciously slipped to the ground, and he glanced in astonishment at the position that originally belonged to Mu He.

The seats were empty.

It’s really gone, where did that bastard go!
"Chief Instructor, should we continue our operation?" Xu Mu didn't know what to do now. Should we continue the operation? Then he could only capture Yu Ang and the remaining Black Church believers.

If we fail to catch any of the most important figures, such as Saran in red and Mu He in blue, we will alert the enemy.

The Black Church members under the blue robes were all small shrimps. It was useless to capture as many as possible. A thousand Yuangs were no match for one Mu He. "...I have to ask Hei Yu." Zhan Kong said after a moment's hesitation. Because the capture mission of the red robes was entirely led by Hei Yu, he had no authority to terminate the operation.

Even though there were only four of them carrying out this operation.

"No need to ask."

Just then, Tang Yue walked over with a serious expression.

"Mu He is outside the city, and Saran is here too." Tang Yue stated word by word.

"Sarang is the man in red behind us?" Zhankong asked.

"That's right, Saran is the cardinal lurking inside Bo City, and he has already been in direct confrontation with my senior brother." Tang Yue paused and continued.

"Chief Instructor, please go over and support my senior brother. There is one red-clothed and one blue-clothed man. I'm afraid my senior brother can't handle the current situation alone."

“I understand. I’ll go support Hei Yu now.” Zhan Kong nodded slightly, and then a constellation pattern emerged under his feet, followed by a pair of huge green wings spreading out behind him.

The sound of releasing high-level magic instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

“Commander-in-Chief Zhankong, what are you doing?” Mu Zhuoyun noticed what was happening here and hurried forward to ask.

Today is the coming-of-age ceremony for his adopted son Yu Ang, and Zhan Kong is casting high-level magic in public. What is he trying to do?
Could it be that he had gone too far and Zhan Kong wanted to vent his anger on Mo Fan’s behalf?

The other guests present also looked over here and talked in low voices.

"I just received an urgent notice from my subordinates that a commander-level demon appeared near the Xuefeng Mountain Post Station, and I need to guard the post station immediately!"

“I won’t watch this magic duel.” Zhan Kong put away his previous frivolous yet handsome uncle image and his face became solemn.

There was seriousness in his words.

Without waiting for Mu Zhuoyun to respond, Zhan Kong flapped the wind wings behind him, stirring up a violent airflow that made the clothes of the surrounding guests rustle.

Then he rushed into the sky like an arrow and quickly disappeared at the edge of the city.

“So something happened at the post station. No wonder Zhan Kong was so anxious.” Mu Zhuoyun murmured a few words, then turned around and looked at the guests whose clothes were disheveled.

"Everyone, there are some emergencies at the post station in Xuefeng Mountain. The chief instructor needs to go there in person to handle it. We don't need to worry too much."

……

"Teacher Tang Yue, do we need to continue the operation?" Xu Mu approached Tang Yue and asked in a low voice.

"Go on!" Tang Yue said after thinking for a while.

Mu He and Saran were both outside the city, and Zhan Kong had gone over to provide support. With Zhan Kong and Hei Yu's strength, they were fully capable of taking down Saran and Mu He.

Why doesn't the action continue?

"You stay here and keep an eye on Yu Ang. Yu Ang is still in the manor. I'll go and keep an eye on the other Black Church believers."

"We must not allow these Black Church members to do evil in Bo City." Tang Yue said.

"No problem." Xu Mu nodded, "If anyone dares to do evil, I will kill him with a thunder seal."

"Then I'll leave this to you."

After saying that, Tang Yue also left.

(End of this chapter)