"Okay, I accept."
Actually, even Ronald himself did not expect that there would really be someone that would take the initiative to offer him free experience points. However, since he was here, he could test if his deduction was correct.
Shylock had wanted to stop the mischief between them, but he was prevented by the look in the dean's eyes. But he couldn't let them fool around in front of the academy. After weighing the pros and cons, he announced that the academy's side had agreed to this contest, and at the same time requested that they go to the school's arena to fight.
Ronald naturally had no objections, and so was Jack. Although it hadn't been long since the latter had awakened his elemental energy, the person opposite him, who had almost been expelled from school, might have just awakened his elemental energy. Such a battle was simply too simple.
Hearing their request for a showdown, the originally exhausted students became spirited and decided to join in the fun. The strength of this 12-year-old student who had taken out a Class 2 Magical Beast had also aroused their curiosity.
The dean also wanted to know, but he would not take the initiative to ask. Hence, he secretly told Shylock to pay attention to Ronald during the duel.
The arena was actually not far from the main gate. It did not take long for them to enter the arena.
The East Magic Academy mainly relied on theoretical strength to gain a foothold on this continent. However, it was precisely because of this that the other academies denounced their own lack of combat strength. Thus, the upper echelons of the East Continent decided to build some dueling grounds for every elementary magic academy, so that they could improve the students' combat ability from the beginning.
The arena was not spacious and was surrounded by walls similar to the ancient Roman's. There was a platform in the east where the deans of the various academies would appear during major competitions. However, it was only an empty platform now.
The arena was divided into four smaller battlegrounds, namely Water, Fire, Earth, and Wind. Although there were corresponding names, they were actually just square pieces of soil. There was no real difference. The names were only given for the convenience of managing the remaining elements.
Jack was a Mage who majored in fire elements. In fact, what element he cultivated depended entirely on a mysterious factor called elemental affinity. Only with the corresponding elemental affinity could he be like a fish in water in the corresponding elemental cultivation. Without the corresponding elemental affinity, he could not even sense the corresponding element.
"Don't accuse me of bullying you, Junior."
Jack did not realize that the person in front of him had such powerful elemental affinity and was still mocking him.
Ronald smiled. "Sure, but there's no point in fighting. Why don't we make a bet, Senior?"
If it was before today, he would definitely not do such a thing. However, since he already had the modifier, if he did not act arrogantly, he would not be able to live up to this person's mockery.
"Sure. If you win, I'll buy you a month's worth of food. However, if I win, you have to kneel down. Can you do that, Junior?"
Jack remained arrogant and bossy.
His arrogance finally triggered Ronald's anger.
In truth, he originally didn't care about the barks of a minor character like him.
However, he didn't expect him to be so arrogant. Ronald spoke in an unfriendly tone: "Thank you, Senior Jack."
Both parties did not exchange any words and directly walked onto the arena.
Shylock walked onto the platform and said: "Consider this a fair duel. No one is allowed to harm another's life. No support weapons are allowed. After the opponent admits defeat, the other party is not allowed to continue attacking. Do you understand?"
Both sides nodded.
The battle between Mages had always been magnificent.
In their battle, they would use all kinds of elemental magic to bombard each other.
The effect could even affect space.
In a war, a Mage could even deal a fatal blow to tens of thousands of ordinary people.
Even though Jack knew all about Ronald, the former was ready to go all out. Humiliating the weak had always been his favorite thing to do as a self-righteous strongman.
Both sides saluted, turned around, and walked 10 steps back. When they were ready, they would directly start the match.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out. Ronald was more curious than Jack. It would be easy for him to defeat the idiot on the other side, but he had to find a way to use the modifier during the battle.
With an order, Jack directly absorbed all the fire elements nearby that he could grasp and concentrated them in his palm, where a fist-sized fireball appeared. This was the first time that he had tried to use the fire elements with all his strength in order to defeat this waste of a guy who attracted everyone's attention.
"He is a talent who can be nurtured, but it's a pity that his opponent might be even stronger." The dean muttered. After analyzing the situation rationally, the dean could confirm that the Class 2 Monster Core was killed by this fourth year student. In other words, the dean approved of Ronald's strength. A person who could defeat a Class 2 Magical Beast was definitely stronger than a Class 1 Mage who had yet to pass the test.
The fist-sized fireball attracted the attention of many students.
Although a few of them were already Class 2 Mages, the ability to borrow the elements in the air had a high requirement on their elemental affinity, and it was also very difficult to control the elements in the air. Not many students were willing to practice it.
Although the attack power unleashed was greater, it could result in a backlash from the power.
It was not very suitable for new Mages, but this mean person was trying to use it, and it really amazed them.
The time it took for the fireball to accumulate power was not long. Jack grunted and pushed out the pure energy ball with all his strength.
The violent energy whistled as it flew towards Ronald. However, Ronald, whose fire elemental affinity was off the charts, was not afraid at all. He raised his right arm gently and faced the roaring fireball. A bright red light flashed in his palm, and the fireball suddenly came to a halt. With a gentle wave of his hand, the fireball smashed into the ground.
"Since you've given me a ball, I'll return you one too." His hand in the air retracted into the shape of a fist. A bigger and purer fireball quickly gathered.
Although he did not learn this move systematically, due to the powerful fire element affinity from the modifier, he still completed an even larger fireball. The pressure of this fireball even made the Class 5 Shylock who specialized in fire elements, feel a chill down his back.
Ronald swung his fist forward, and the terrifying fireball whistled through the air. Although it was larger, its speed was not slower than the smaller fireball.
There was a loud bang.
The burning fireball hit its target.
The huge energy wave sent Jack flying.