Ch 53: The Art Of Fire Control
“Has the Daoist Alliance’s judgment of people declined in recent years? With your caliber, you dare call yourselves geniuses?”
Zhang Buran, hands in pockets, exuded an air of superiority.
Zhang Buran had only made a slight move, yet twice he had forced Li Yuanlu to the ground, utterly humiliated.
Meng Changyong, who always considered himself a Daoist Alliance genius, was even more furious, his fists clenched tight, at being so belittled by Zhang Buran.
“Senior Zhang Buran, I admit you are strong!”
“However, I don’t believe you can offer me much guidance in magic!”
“After all, unlike Li Yuanlu, I specialize in magic!”
Meng Changyong jumped out again, his face full of defiance.
“You specialize in magic? What magic can you perform?” Zhang Buran asked curiously.
“I have mastered the Fire Control Art!” Meng Changyong said proudly, seemingly very confident in his Fire Control Art.
“Oh? Let me see, let’s see if I can offer some guidance?”
Zhang Buran was curious.
Could Meng Changyong think that Zhang Buran, having only displayed his Body Arts, was only skilled in Body Arts?
Zhang Buran’s mastery of magic was far more extraordinary.
Could it be that the Purple Lightning of that year left a weak impression on his juniors?
But since Meng Changyong was so confident, his mastery of magic must be unique!
However, the moment Meng Changyong displayed his Fire Control Art.
Zhang Buran was greatly disappointed.
Looking at the basketball-sized flame in Meng Changyong’s hand.
Zhang Buran shook his head, unable to hide his disappointment.
And Meng Changyong confidently asked: “Senior Zhang Buran, how is the intensity of this fire? This is only 10% of my fire power!”
Fellow students from the Daoist Arts Academy also discussed amongst themselves, casting envious glances.
“Junior Meng Changyong has such good talent, he can even learn Fire Control Art, I’m so envious! I haven’t learned it after three years…”
“That’s no ordinary fire, that’s Black Gold Flame!”
“Black Gold Flame? I’ve heard of this, it has an absolute restraining effect on ghosts! Ordinary Little Ghosts will be burned to ashes if they touch even a little bit! But this is the first time I’ve seen Black Gold Flame!”
“Meng Changyong’s Fire Control Art should meet Senior Zhang Buran’s standards, right?”
Listening to the praise around him, Meng Changyong became even more proud.
He even looked at Zhang Buran with smug satisfaction.
‘Zhang Buran! Calling you Senior is my respect for you! My talent, Meng Changyong, is not inferior to yours, and in the future, I will definitely become a Heavenly Daoist! And even surpass you!’
“Black Gold Flame, the fire is good.”
“Unfortunately… your Fire Control Art is utter garbage!”
“What? You said… my Fire Control Art is garbage?” Meng Changyong looked utterly incredulous.
Meng Changyong’s Fire Control Art, which he was so proud of, was called garbage by Zhang Buran?
Meng Changyong immediately became angry and ashamed.
“Senior Zhang Buran, even if you are a senior, you can’t slander me like this! My Fire Control Art is the best among my peers!”
Zhang Buran shook his head and said: “You are too complacent about your talent.”
“Your fire is Black Gold Flame, this is your innate talent, others cannot imitate it.”
“Although Black Gold Flame is a divine fire for exorcising ghosts, you cannot control it at will, the output of your Magical Power and the resulting fire are completely disproportionate.”
“Therefore, your Fire Control Art is garbage, garbage of the highest order.”
Although Zhang Buran’s words were somewhat exaggerated, Zhang Buran’s intention was to make Meng Changyong aware of his shortcomings, to make him feel ashamed, and thereby inspire his competitiveness to make Meng Changyong strive for self-improvement instead of being complacent.
The intention was good.
But Meng Changyong, who had always been arrogant, how could he swallow his pride when someone called him garbage to his face?
It’s like a student who has been top of the class since childhood being told that their grades are poor, it would certainly lead to an extremely distorted mentality.
“Senior Zhang Buran, I don’t agree with you! You don’t even know Fire Control Art, how can you judge the quality of my Fire Control Art!”
“In terms of Fire Control Art. Frankly speaking, Senior Zhang Buran, I think you are a layman! You don’t understand at all, yet you’re making random evaluations here!”
Meng Changyong said indignantly.
“What a proud junior, did my words hurt your poor self-esteem?” Zhang Buran chuckled.
“It’s not that I’m proud, but Senior, you don’t understand Fire Control Art at all, yet you’re pointing fingers at me in front of me, making me feel violated!”
“Even if you are a Celestial Master, you can’t bully people like this!” Meng Changyong retorted, his face red.
“Yes… Meng Changyong’s Fire Control Art is the best among all of us students!”
“If someone like Meng Changyong is called garbage, then how harsh are Zhang Buran’s standards? Are Heavenly Daoists really that amazing?”
“I feel like Zhang Buran is really bullying people, taking advantage of his seniority to belittle newcomers…”
“I used to admire and respect Zhang Buran, but now it seems that Zhang Buran is a bully, and he doesn’t seem so worthy of respect!”
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“You think I’m a layman? Alright, use 100% of your fire power, let me see.”
Zhang Buran stared straight at Meng Changyong, speaking indifferently.
Meng Changyong gritted his teeth, no longer holding back.
He channeled all his Magical Power, beginning to condense the flames.
The fireball in Meng Changyong’s hand gradually grew larger…
After a dozen seconds, the fireball in Meng Changyong’s hand grew into a large fireball several meters in diameter!
Like a blazing miniature sun!
“Is this Meng Changyong’s true Fire Control Art? How terrifying!”
“With such powerful Fire Control Art, can Senior Zhang Buran still call it garbage? This should be an extraordinary talent!”
The students watching the spectacle, sweat beaded on their foreheads, wiped their foreheads, and were sweating from the heat!
The scorching heat of the fireball heated up the entire training room!
This shows the high temperature contained in this fireball!
Zhang Buran remained unfazed, calmly saying:
“Good, now, without throwing the fireball, control the fireball to shrink, to the size of a soccer ball.”
“Huh?”
As soon as Zhang Buran said this, not only Meng Changyong, but also others were dumbfounded.
“Fire is the most violent and difficult element to control, once it ignites, how can it be made to subside?”
“That’s right, after condensing such a large fireball, other than throwing the large fireball away, it’s impossible to make it shrink to the size of a soccer ball.”
Other students unanimously believed that controlling the condensed huge fireball to shrink was a fantasy.
After all, fire is the most difficult of the Five Elements to control.
A slight misstep in control will lead to self-immolation!
A large fire burns, either wait for it to extinguish itself, or use an external object such as water to extinguish it.
And using Magical Power to control a burning fire is even more difficult.
Meng Changyong also felt a little embarrassed.
“Senior Zhang Buran, why are you making things difficult for me? Everyone knows this is impossible.”
Other students also echoed.
“Yes, a condensed large fireball can only be thrown away, how can it be made smaller?”
“Even Senior Zhang Buran wouldn’t be able to do it, right?”
