Su Xing also noticed that the shopkeeper's attitude had clearly changed. He was extremely polite.
...
The streets were bustling with people and extremely lively.
Su Xing strolled the street and thought about what he should do next.
He was now a new student in the school and needed to adapt for a period of time before he could start class.
"Hmm?"
Su Xing suddenly stopped and looked up into the distance.
At the end of his vision, an ancient city stood. The city walls were mottled and emitted traces of time.
Outside the city wall, there were blood-red barbed wires that emitted a cold light.
On the barbed wires were many runes that emitted mysterious fluctuations.
"Magic barrier?"
Su Xing frowned. He remembered that there was no such record in his memory.
"System, what barrier is this?" He asked.
"The host can choose to enter or leave!"
"If you enter, you'll be attacked. If you leave, you'll trigger the barrier alarm."
The system explained.
When Su Xing heard this, he immediately understood that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.
"This is a trap aimed at me!"
"If you want to participate in the entrance ceremony, which is to accept that Holy Light Baptism, you have to enter this barrier."
"Someone did this because they wanted to force back some people in terms of aura and prevent them from undergoing Holy Light Baptism? Then what's the goal of doing this?!"
He narrowed his eyes and felt a chill in his heart.
He guessed that the other party had long targeted him, but this was the research institute, so someone naturally estimated this.
The goal was to test his strength.
Su Xing thought so.
He pondered for a moment before finally walking towards the barrier.
This scene shocked the observing crowd.
"Is that new student crazy?"
"He actually dares to step into the barrier?"
"Is he not afraid of death?"
The crowd cried out in surprise.
This was simply unbelievable.
Soon, Su Xing arrived in front of the barbed wires.
"Stop!"
A few guards walked out and stopped him.
Su Xing raised his head and glanced at it before saying indifferently, "I want to go in and take a look."
"Are you sure?" The guards were a little puzzled.
However, immediately after, they saw Su Xing walk in.
There was a bang as a violent force swept out.
Su Xing continued forward.
A moment later, he walked into the barrier and disappeared.
"This little brother… what's his identity? Didn't they say that only people with high-level authority can enter this barrier?"
"He seems to be a new student."
"A new student has such high authority? It's a first-rate family faction, right?"
Around him, people muttered.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly fell silent.
Then, they turned to look at the sky and saw a ball of blazing flames flying across the sky.
"What's that?"
Many people were surprised.
The speed of the flames was too fast and could not be captured by the naked eye. There were even people who used their minds to investigate but did not obtain anything.
When it approached, everyone saw it clearly.
It was a huge Fire Bird.
Its feathers were bright and its entire body was red. As its wings flapped, they set off monstrous flames.
"Fire Bird?!"
"What's going on? Who provoked the Fire Bird?"
There was an uproar.
That flame was too terrifying. Even from afar, it was still terrifying.
"This is the 'Vermilion Bird' ranked 49th on the Magical Beast Ranking?!"
Someone recognized the true appearance of the Fire Bird.
"Vermilion Bird?!"
The crowd cried out in surprise.
The Vermilion Bird was the darling of the fire element.
In the same sense, the Fire Phoenix was also a pet of the fire element and had the mighty power to destroy the world.
The power of the two was definitely not something ordinary flames could compare to.
This was because these two living beings represented destruction and slaughter. Once they appeared, there would definitely be mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
"Oh no!"
"That new student is in danger."
"Damn b*stard, this person must have offended the Fire Bird. Otherwise, the Fire Bird wouldn't have found trouble with him."
The crowd discussed animatedly.
Worry appeared on their faces.
Long ago, a powerful mage had fallen because he had offended the Fire Bird.
Boom! Boom!
Loud explosions sounded like thunder.
The flames of the Vermilion Bird distorted the void, and the scene was extremely terrifying.
Moreover, this was only a little aftershock.
What was even more terrifying was that the Vermilion Bird's entire body was surrounded by flames that covered the sky. It flapped its wings, and every time it flapped, countless flames would fall.
Puff! Puff!
Countless flames landed on the ground with an ear-piercing sound. Rocks and plants were instantly burned to ashes, emitting thick smoke.
Su Xing's pupils also constricted.
He felt that the power brought about by the Vermilion Bird was very terrifying. Even he could not completely block it.
Swoosh!
Su Xing's body left an afterimage on the spot and quickly pulled away.
The power of this fire rain was terrifying. Although he was confident, he did not want to try.
The Vermilion Bird was even faster.
It swooped down as if it wanted to destroy the entire city, its aura ferocious and domineering.
Su Xing's expression changed slightly.
He felt the threat of death enveloping his heart.
However, he did not wait for death.
Buzz!
Su Xing summoned the Fiery wand and continuously urged his magical energy to defend.
In an instant, fireballs were released!
[Fireball Technique]!
[Wind Technique]!
Accompanied by a violent wind, the thickness of the fireball released reached an astonishing 10 meters!
This thickness was enough to block the Fire Bird's attack this time!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Vermilion Bird was huge and its claws were sharp.
It easily scratched through the sword light. Then, it flapped its wings, raising a surging heat wave, and ruthlessly smashed into Su Xing's chest.
Hiss!
"This freak's physique is really strong!"
"Even a peak Tier 3 Mage would not feel good about that Vermilion Bird's strike, right? He actually blocked it?"
"No wonder he was able to rank first in the newcomer test!"
Everyone exclaimed.
However, Su Xing did not smile. Instead, she became even more serious.
The Vermilion Bird attacked again, and flames surged.
This time, Su Xing did not plan to fight head-on. His footsteps flickered as he dodged the Vermilion Bird's attack.
At this moment, the barrier was completely sealed, and the Vermilion Bird disappeared.
"What's going on?!" Su Xing was a little surprised. This ever-changing scene was not something ordinary mages could do.
Unless it was… a high-level Great Mage!
As Su Xing thought this, an old but extremely energetic voice suddenly sounded from all directions.
"Hahaha kid, your performance was not bad! Little He mentioned you to me and said that you had good talent. As expected! However, your foundation is unstable and you need to strengthen the cultivation of the Meditation Technique!"
As he spoke, a white figure instantly appeared in front of Su Xing.
This was an old man with a wrinkled face, white beard, and hair.
His eyebrows were filled with kindness, giving people a warm feeling, but his strength was extremely terrifying.
He was the one who struck out the Vermilion Bird Transformation just now.
"Senior, you are?!"
"I'm Zhang Tianhao, the director of the Jiangnan Intermediate Research Institute!" Zhang Tianhao said with a smile.
"Great Mage!"