As The Most Powerful Mage, I’m Back

Chapter 5: Crimson Angel Xia Xiaoyan

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

That’s right. This was Lin Feng’s trump card. The system could teleport him out of this place, where danger lurked under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Even if he lost all his levels and became an ordinary person, he could still use the system to escape from the furious Ren Qiu.

Everything was under his control.

Lin Feng was betrayed, used, and ordered around by humans in his previous life before finally dying at the hands of monsters. In this life, he had never been stingy with using the worst to speculate about humans and his former compatriots.

Reality ended up proving that his current thinking was correct. In the past, Lin Feng was simply too kind-hearted and could not bear to part with the title of a hero. He clearly had great strength but was still easily manipulated by a weak and vile character, which led to feeling aggrieved for his entire life.

In this life, he would never be so kind and saintly again.

He wanted to break free from all shackles and do whatever he wanted. He would take back everything he had lost.

Let the treacherous villain who dared betray him have a taste of his revenge.

As for why he chose the path of an Anti-Mage and not his original Level-91 mage class, Lin Feng had his own considerations.

If he had chosen to walk the path of a mage, he could still retain his original strength and complete his revenge. Not to mention Ren Qiu, who was a mere Level-80 Epic-ranked mage. Even if everyone present were to join forces, they would not be a match for him alone.

However, Lin Feng did not do that. Instead, he chose to change his class to Anti-Mage for three reasons.

Firstly, killing Ren Qiu right there and then would be letting him off too easily.

He did not want Ren Qiu to die so painlessly. He wanted the latter to experience what it felt like to have his reputation ruined and be deserted by everyone. Moreover, Lin Feng wanted to destroy everything the latter cherished. This was the cruelest way to kill someone.

Not only did he want to kill, but he also wanted his heart.

As for how to kill the heart, there was still a long way to go. He had to plan slowly, at least not now.

Secondly, Lin Feng had to admit that he was a little rebellious.

‘Said my strength was all supported by the guild?’

‘Alright. I don’t want the mage class anymore.’

‘Did you say I implicated the innocent and wasn’t worthy of being a hero?’

‘Well, then. I won’t be a hero anymore. Whoever wants to be a hero can be one.’

He had not wanted gold, silver, treasures, fame, or honor.

Now, Lin Feng only wanted to abandon everything in the past and start all over again. He was incomparably confident that even if he started from scratch with no reliance on anyone, he would still be able to ascend to the peak of the world.

Thirdly, the above was a joke…

Of course, he wasn’t that stupid to cripple his Mythical Mage class just because of rebellion. Starting from scratch was undoubtedly cutting off one of his arms.

The real reason was that based on his judgment, an Anti-Mage was likely to have a better future than a Mage.

This was the first time he had seen an SSS-rank class advancement mission. Even his current class, “Miracle Archmage”, was only an S-rank class in the system’s evaluation.

In this world, there were a total of three chances to change classes. Before the age of eighteen, one was only an ordinary person with no class abilities. However, they could increase their levels by adding points normally. It was commonly known as “Zero Change”.

At eighteen, each class advancer could pass the qualification test in school and undergo their first class change on the basis of their original class. It was commonly known as the “First Class Change”. For example, Lin Feng’s first transition was “Omnipotent Mage”.

As for the number of people who had completed the second transition, they had decreased once again. Only then could they truly be called Awakened and contribute to mankind’s expulsion of beasts. The requirement was that one had to reach Level 30 before they could undergo the second transition. If one were to calculate in detail, only 1% of the population in the world could complete the second transition. At that time, Lin Feng’s second class transition was “Miracle Mage”.

The third transition required one to be at Level 60, which was also the so-called dividing line between the strong and the weak. The most difficult fourth transition was to reach the mythical stage of Level 80. Lin Feng was the only one in the entire human race, at his current status of “Miracle Archmage”.

However… even someone as strong as “Miracle Archmage” only had an S-rank evaluation in terms of potential.

This “Anti-Mage” he had never heard of was able to reach SSS-rank, which was several levels higher than the “Miracle Archmage”. Even he, who was used to seeing the world, was incomparably shocked.

Mage? Archmage? In front of an Anti-Mage, they were nothing!

Now does one understand the value of the SSS-rank potential?

It was not only that. As the strongest human, Lin Feng could faintly sense that there might be a limit to normal classes when he fought against divine-ranked magical beasts in the underground city.

Even though he had already reached Level 91 on his path as a mage and could be considered the strongest among humans, he was still inferior to the combat power ceiling of this world.

In the process of exploring the Buried City, the deepest place humans had ever reached was the 78th floor, which was about 8,000 meters deep.

The monsters occupying the 78th floor were all Mythical-rank and above, with their average level as high as Level 85. At that time, the highest combat strength of humans was only around Level 80, and their overall combat power could be said to be superior to humans. Other than him, no one could withstand a single move from these monsters.

Moreover, the 78th floor was far from the limit of the magical beasts in the Buried City. In the deeper levels, such as the 90th and 100th floors, there were likely Chaos creatures that surpassed human imagination, or even Level 100. It was difficult to imagine that these terrifying monsters would one day break out of the ground and cause a destructive blow to human civilization.

With a wave of his hand, he could probably destroy the entire human civilization in an instant…

[Level Falling: Level 27… Level 23… Level 18…]

A series of system notifications interrupted Lin Feng’s thoughts. He shook his head and laughed at himself.

‘Seriously, my occupational disease is acting up again. From now on, I’m no longer a hero. Why should I worry about the future of mankind?’

Coming back to his senses, Lin Fan looked at Ren Qiu struggling in front of him. The corners of his mouth curled up into a mischievous smile as he said playfully.

“I have too much magical power, and it’s dissipating too slowly. I’m getting impatient.

“Since you want me to become a cripple so badly, I’ll speed it up!”

Immediately, he quietly increased the intensity of the magic he released, and an even stronger pressure gushed out. The already terrifying pressure suddenly increased, becoming even more unfathomable.

Boom!

The entire hall shook violently under the enhanced pressure. Everyone present felt the world spin and sway, unable to stand steadily.

Bang!

A dazzling golden light shot to the sky, carrying an unstoppable might. It was like an energy cannon that had been accumulating power for a long time, shooting explosively from Lin Feng’s body. The golden energy cannon easily tore through the roof of the hall and shot into the clouds.

Muguang City, the capital of the Federation, the center of all mankind.

The ground seemed to be shaking slightly, leading the pedestrians on the street to cry out in alarm, causing a commotion.

“Look! The Federal Building! What is that?!” someone shouted. Everyone on the street subconsciously looked toward the center of Muguang City, where the Federal Building was located.

The Federal Building was 531 meters tall and cost 40 billion. Countless human elites and the headquarters of the professional guilds gathered there. It could be said to be the Jerusam of the new era, the center of human civilization.

However, what shocked the pedestrians was the golden energy cannon that shot out from the top of the Federal Building. It was like a clap of thunder on the ground, especially eye-catching!

Accompanying this golden energy cannon was a wave of pressure that rippled out rapidly from the Federal Building, engulfing the entire city.

The influence of the pressure had been greatly weakened thousands of meters away. While there was only a little bit of aftershock, all the residents of Muguang City could feel the horror of the pressure. It was the suppression and fear from their bloodline.

“Could a Divine-level magical beast have appeared again?”

“That’s impossible! Our hero has been guarding the Buried City!”

“Oh my god! Could it be a terrorist attack?”

“Ahhhh! Mommy, I feel so uncomfortable!”

“Baby, don’t be afraid. Hide in my arms…”

For a moment, countless people on the street fell into shock, panic, and confusion. They were all at a loss. The originally orderly streets were suddenly in huge commotion.

Then, a dazzling light suddenly flashed in the sky above Muguang City. A fiery red figure moved extremely fast and flew straight toward the Federal Building.

Through the burning flames, one could vaguely tell that the owner of this figure was a lady. She had a pair of huge flaming wings behind her. The wings were dozens of meters wide, covering the sky and the sun.

The unusually wide wings formed a sharp contrast with the girl’s petite body, making it particularly eye-catching.

Even though the girl with flaming wings was flying hundreds of meters high in the sky, the passersby on the street could vaguely feel a burning sensation on their skin.

A sharp-eyed passerby recognized her and exclaimed, “Oh my god. Isn’t that the vice chairman of the Swordsman Guild, a Level 67 Swordsman, and the most dazzling genius of the younger generation—Crimson Angel Xia Xiaoyan?”

“Yes, it’s indeed her. Why is she flying illegally? The laws of Muguang City prohibits flying.”

“I don’t know. It seems to be related to the emergency at the Federal Building. She looks very anxious…”

In the sky, as a Level 67 Epic Swordsman, Xia Xiaoyan could hear the discussions of the passersby on the ground clearly. She naturally understood that she had violated Muguang City’s no-fly rule.

However, at this moment, she had no time to care about the discussions of the crowd. Her eyes were fixed on the golden flash in the distance, and her breathing was rapid.

Xia Xiaoyan could feel the aura of the person she was most familiar with and closest to from this golden flash.

Faster, faster…

With a thought, her huge flaming wings flapped continuously, and her figure shot out like a rocket. In the blink of an eye, she moved dozens of meters.

Xia Xiaoyan’s beautiful eyes were filled with deep worry as the Federal Building got closer and closer. She muttered softly to herself, and her voice unconsciously trembled.

“Teacher Lin Feng, please don’t let anything happen to you…”