NOVEL WEB Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Spiritual Magic
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Magic Skill: Reaper’s Smile
In terms of effectiveness, this skill was extremely terrifying. It could be activated with just a smile.
Furthermore, there was a 1% chance that those who saw the smile would die immediately.
Even if one did not die immediately, they would be still frightened by the sight of the grim reaper. If one’s mental strength was not firm enough, there was a high chance that they would flee immediately as if they were facing a real grim reaper.
On the arena, Linley Bart had used the Reaper’s Smile, causing the third-grade student jump off the stage in fright the moment his eyes met with Linley’s face.
The people below the stage, including the teacher who was the referee, did not understand what had even happened.
They only saw Linley’s opponent suddenly jump off the stage as though he had lost his mind immediately after the match had begun. After that, he then started wildly shouting, “I saw the grim reaper! Help! I saw the grim reaper!”
Even the group of students who came over to watch were very surprised. What was going on?
None of them saw Linley use any magic at all. He had merely smiled.
However, Linley’s smile wasn’t directed at them and hence they were not affected. Only those who were facing Linley’s face were targeted.
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However, this was enough to shock them.
This was because the others had no idea what had happened. In their eyes, the third-grade student had run away by himself.
According to the rules, as long as the competitor left the magic arena, the competitor would have automatically lost. The referee would still judge as such even if he did not understand what had happened.
just like that, Linley Bart won his first battle.
This was a complete victory. What was even more peculiar was that no one knew how he had won.
Maybe it was just a coincidence, some of them thought.
Or perhaps, the other party had accepted some money and lost on purpose.
Some of the higher-grade students thought that this was the truth.
At the later matches, Linley Bart would lose anyways.
This was because later on, the rules would become stricter. If the other party lost on purpose, the referee would definitely investigate the incident thoroughly.
But to everyone’s surprise, Linley Bart won the second time as well…
And then the third round…
And then the fourth round…
After several rounds, he had already entered the top ten!
This could not be explained by luck or bribery.
Some of the people who had looked down on Linley Bart had no choice but to take him seriously, but none of them understood his techniques.
He just smiled.
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This same smile had caused all of his opponents to feel extreme fear before quickly fleeing away from Linley.
All those in the top 10 dared not look down on Linley anymore.
For Linley to be able to reach this stage meant that Linley was definitely powerful enough.
Linley Bart’s reputation had gone from “lucky” to “mysteriously powerful”.
Although the others in the top 10 had also defeated all their opponents to reach this stage, they did not do it in such a relaxed manner.
Perhaps his magic was too mysterious. Everyone was looking forward to seeing his next opponent.
Would he flee or defeat Linley Bart?
In the top 10, there were no weaklings left.
After the draw, Andrew became Linley’s next opponent. He was a very cautious person. When facing Linley, he didn’t underestimate his opponent like the others.
He knew that Linley Bart had to have some sort of special ability to be able to defeat so many opponents.
Linley’s smile must be some sort of mysterious magic, but he wasn’t afraid. He had his own trump card!
The matches between the top 10 were the focus of attention.
Although they could all participate in the Five Great Sorcery Academy Competition, only the top five were official members, while the other five were mere substitutes.
This difference was huge.
This was because the Five Great Sorcery Academy Competition was a team competition, and a team needed to work together.
And once the official members were decided, they would definitely have a focus group training. There was only a very small number of situations that would allow the substitutes to be put to the match.
Even if they had won the championship as a substitute, they would not have the same glory as those in the main team!
Therefore, everyone wanted to fight for the position of an official member.
By the time Linley and Andrew began their duel, countless people had come to watch.
The number of people here was much greater than the other battles.
This was because everyone wanted to see if Linley Bart would be able to continue winning.
Seeing Linley Bart, Andrew smiled. “I know your secret.”
Linley Bart was startled. Did he know about my treasure chest system?
“Only the host knows about the system. No one else knows about the existence of the system or the existence of the treasure chests!” The system’s voice rang out, reminding Linley.
Linley Bart let out a sigh of relief. He then started to wonder what secret his opponent knew about him. Or was he trying to trick him?
“You used a form of spiritual magic, using your smile as a medium to cast it. Although I don’t know what spell it is, I will lose my mind when I see your smile, right?”
Linley Bart was somewhat surprised. Although the other party didn’t know that he had a system, he had been able to see through the Reaper’s Smile through mere observation.
However, he’d fought so many rounds in a row and had done nothing but smile. Thus, it was easy for the others to guess the fact.
“That’s right.” Linley Bart openly admitted it.
The audience, including the teachers, were all shocked.
This was because spiritual magic was the hardest magic to learn among all forms of magic. It had nothing to do with elemental abilities but required a very high talent for magic. It was almost another magic system apart from the existing system of elemental magic.
In short, one had to learn a new set of magic theories in order to learn spiritual magic.
Moreover, everyone had resistance to spiritual magic. It depended on whether a person’s willpower was strong. Furthermore, if one used spiritual magic on the same person multiple times, the other party would also develop resistance towards it.
Therefore, very few people learned spiritual magic as it was not practical.
However, no one dared to offend a Sorcerer who knew how to cast spiritual magic because no one knew when he might control one or what kind of spiritual attack he might cast on one.
“Just as I thought,” Andrew said. “Since I’ve seen through your magic, I won’t be unguarded.”
Andrew took out a necklace from under his neck. “This magic talisman can greatly increase my spiritual strength. Your spiritual magic spells are ineffective against me!”
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