Dragon Flame Breath!

A torrent of scorching flames erupted from Li Wei’s mouth.

The violent fire burned the gray Skeleton Monster’s body.

The gray bones were turned to ash by the Dragon Flame.

CLATTER!

The gray Skeleton Monster’s body fell to the ground in a heap, leaving behind a pile of charred, broken bones.

The Dragon Flame Breath ended.

Li Wei felt a wave of emptiness wash over him. His Power was severely depleted.

KLAK KLAK KLAK!

The skull’s jaw opened and closed, making a clattering sound.

Guided by the Soul Fire, the scattered bones on the ground began to converge on the skull.

Li Wei took out his Blast Staff and smashed it down hard on the skull.

BAM!

The skull was driven into the dirt, and the restless bones around it finally stilled.

Lifting the Blast Staff, he saw that the Soul Fire inside the skull had not yet been extinguished.

Li Wei kept smashing it until the skull was shattered and the Soul Fire was snuffed out.

Only then did the Tier Four gray Skeleton Monster finally die.

He felt the surrounding Magic Elements become active again.

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

He put away the Blast Staff and kicked half a skull away.

’I can’t underestimate any enemy. I thought a single Charged Fireball would be enough to deal with a Tier Four Skeleton Monster.’

’I didn’t expect it to be this troublesome.’

He checked his Invisible Armor; twenty-nine layers remained.

The Tier Four Skeleton Monster had shattered six layers of his Invisible Armor.

RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE!

The surrounding skeletons swarmed toward Li Wei.

He quickly cast the Fire Resistance Ring Spell, pushing the skeletons back.

Then, he absorbed the energy from his Fire Spirit Pearl Necklace to recover his Power.

As he felt the Power gradually return to his body, the feelings of emptiness and fragility within him began to fade.

’Dragon Flame Breath is powerful, but using it takes a hell of a toll.’

The Dragon Flame from his Dragon Flame Breath was made of the very Fire Elemental Spirits that formed his Fire Elemental Body.

After using it, Li Wei’s Fire Elemental Body was affected, leaving him weakened.

Furthermore, he couldn’t use Elementalization until his Power was restored.

Fortunately, he had successfully dealt with the Tier Four gray Skeleton Monster.

After absorbing energy from the Fire Spirit Pearl Necklace to recover his Power,

Li Wei tossed a few Fireballs, blasting away a group of skeletons and killing several Tier One Skeleton Monsters.

With that, all five of his practical course assignments were complete.

The curse from the Ring of Greed that lingered around his body shattered.

The Ring of Greed was absorbed into his body, and a message appeared in Li Wei’s mind.

"Advancement ritual effects are doubled for the next twenty-four hours."

Li Wei’s expression was one of surprise.

He hadn’t expected to receive a benefit from breaking the curse of the Ring of Greed.

The next second, Li Wei discovered that the Greed Curse, which required him to break through to Tier Three within ten days, had grown stronger.

The remaining time hadn’t changed.

However, once the time was up, his Mana would now rapidly decay.

If there had been a chance to salvage the situation before, now, when the curse activated, it would be irreversible.

’Is this a good thing or a bad thing?’

For a moment, Li Wei couldn’t tell.

After a bit of thought, he figured one thing out.

Breaking one of the Seven Commandments Curses would grant a benefit related to that curse.

But it could also cause the original curse to strengthen.

’Perhaps because I already possess a Ring of Greed, I received the benefit of accelerated advancement after breaking the curse.’

’Is this like fighting a curse with a curse?’

’In that case, if I could break the curse of the Ring of Arrogance, what kind of benefit would I get?’

Li Wei couldn’t help but wonder.

’The accelerated advancement effect only lasts for twenty-four hours. I have to hurry.’

Li Wei turned and walked toward the Secret Realm’s exit.

Credit Points were nice, but he had more important things to do right now.

Sean let out a small sigh of relief when he saw Li Wei return safely.

He had seen the massive explosion from deep within the Skeleton Sea earlier.

His assessment of Li Wei’s strength rose another level.

Li Wei found Sean and told him that he had completed his practical course assignments and wanted to leave the Secret Realm.

Sean said, "Don’t be in such a rush. Even if you’ve finished your assignments, you can still earn more Credit Points. The more, the better."

"Besides, the Secret Realm Teleportation Gate can’t be opened at will. You can only leave when the course assignments are over for everyone."

Li Wei felt helpless and returned to the crowd.

’The course assignments are over? When will that be?’

He glanced at the people around him.

’Do I have to wait for all of them to finish their practical course assignments?’

Li Wei thought for a moment and concluded that wasn’t the main point.

The point of the practical course was to clear out the Skeleton Monsters and reduce the number of Undead.

Right now, that objective hadn’t been met, so of course Sean wouldn’t leave.

Li Wei considered it and prepared to cast the Tier Three Fire Wall Skill to speed up the process of clearing out the Skeleton Monsters.

Just then, someone approached him.

"Mage Li Wei, can you do me a favor?"

Li Wei looked at him, surprised. "I don’t think we know each other, do we?"

The person quickly said, "I can pay you. I just need you to help me earn enough Credit Points."

Li Wei’s interest was piqued.

The man said, "My name is Balaha. If you help me earn Credit Points, I’ll give you one hundred gold coins for every point."

In the Elemental Tower, the market rate was one Credit Point for one hundred Gold Coins.

Li Wei didn’t say anything, contemplating how he could help him earn the points.

Balaha thought he was unwilling and quickly added, "I’ll add an extra ten Gold Coins for every Credit Point!"

Hearing this, Li Wei nodded and said, "Deal."

"How many Credit Points do you need?" Li Wei asked.

Balaha hurriedly replied, "I’ve already completed the first two assignments and earned four Credit Points. If I can get another six, it won’t matter if I fail all my theory exams this year."

"Mm, I see. Six Credit Points, right?"

Li Wei did a quick calculation. That meant killing 24 Tier Two Skeleton Monsters or 12 Tier Three Skeleton Monsters.

’Not too difficult.’

’There should be enough Skeleton Monsters here.’

Li Wei said, "Follow me."

With one cast of Fire Resistance Ring, he pushed all the surrounding Skeleton Monsters away.

He headed deeper into the Skeleton Sea.

Balaha hesitated for a moment before scrambling to keep up.

"Scorched Earth!"

The ground beneath Li Wei’s feet ignited, turning to Scorched Earth.

Balaha stood frozen in place, not daring to move.

He was terrified that Li Wei’s Magic would go out of control and injure him.

Swarms of Tier Zero and Tier One Skeleton Monsters collapsed all around them.

Li Wei’s eyes narrowed. Spotting a Skeleton Monster that hadn’t died, he knew it was a Tier Two.

"Object Control Skill!"

A giant Mage’s Hand seized the Tier Two Skeleton Monster, crushed it, and tossed it in front of Balaha.

"Finish it."

Balaha quickly cast a spell to destroy the Tier Two Skeleton Monster’s Soul Fire.

His Magic Badge vibrated as he received 0.25 Credit Points.

A delighted expression appeared on Balaha’s face.

He glanced at Li Wei, thinking that asking for his help was definitely the right choice!

One after another, Tier Two Skeleton Monsters were beaten half to death, flown in front of Balaha, and turned into Credit Points in his Magic Badge.

Balaha was ecstatic, wishing for more and more.

"That’s the twenty-fourth one. You have your six Credit Points."

Li Wei stopped and looked at Balaha.

Balaha quickly took out a small money pouch and gave it to Li Wei.

"Here are six hundred and sixty Gold Coins. Thank you, Mage Li Wei."

Li Wei took the pouch and asked with a smile, "Want more?"

Balaha nodded eagerly. "Yes, I want more."

He was thinking that if he earned a few more Credit Points, he could try to move up a class in this year’s big exam. Then he could go back to his father and ask for a reward for his improvement.

He’d have to be rewarded with at least a few thousand Gold Coins for encouragement.

Maybe he could even get a new set of Magic Equipment.