After sending Mui Nuijiao back, Mo Fan immediately applied for an opportunity to enter the Three Step Tower upon his return.

  Dean Xiao had naturally also received some information concerning the Papal Order. And upon learning that Mo Fan wanted to enter the Three Step Tower, he did not refuse and directly agreed.

  He could see that Mo Fan intended to deal with this trouble himself. Dean Xiao greatly admired Mo Fan’s courage!

  How many young people nowadays could achieve such a feat?

  The Three Step Tower is located in the Main Campus of Pearl Academy, and among the important resources that the Pearl elites in the Main Campus constantly compete for, the Three Step Tower is one of them!

  The effects of the Three Step Tower and the Earth Holy Spring are actually simir; both enhance a mage's cultivation. However, compared to the energy of the tter, there is still a certain gap. It's just that Bo City's Earth Holy Spring is almost dry, whereas an Earth Holy Spring like the one in Wei Ju Vilge is incomparably more abundant than Bo City's.

  It was precisely because Little Loach had absorbed them that Mo Fan's Lightning Element and Fire Element had both reached the Intermediate Mage second-level completion. His Shadow Element and Summoning Element had also broken through to the second level.

  This time entering the Three Step Tower, if nothing unexpected happens, Mo Fan’s Lightning and Fire Elements should be able to directly advance to the third level!

  The Three Step Tower, with its long history, is a very special magical building constructed by ancient wisdom to gather scattered and floating elemental energy from heaven and earth in one pce. Elements are everywhere; the reason spirit seeds are born is precisely because in a certain pce where elements and magic energy are particurly dense, they gradually evolve through years of tempering. The location and structure of the Three Step Tower allow it to gather energy from thousands of kilometers around…

  It's like a giant root system extending thousands of kilometers beneath the surface. Even if the nd appears incredibly barren, such a wide-ranging condensation will still provide a continuous flow of growth energy to the trunk.

  This condensation of the Three Step Tower can be said to be the key for Pearl Academy to cultivate magical geniuses.

  Originally, the school stiputed that only students who had entered the Main Campus and performed exceptionally well there would be granted the qualification to cultivate in the Three Step Tower, but Mo Fan became an exception!

  The Three Step Tower presents a perfectly symmetrical three-dimensional triangle. Its exterior appears to be made of silver metal, rising straight up, making it particurly conspicuous in the Main Campus.

  “Dean.” The two men guarding the entrance of the Three Step Tower respectfully saluted Dean Xiao upon seeing him.

  “It’s your turn to be on duty today. I’ve already had someone show you the permit. You two can lead this student in,” Dean Xiao said.

  “Oh, so this is the new student from Mini pearl Campus. I remember it took me two years after entering the Main Campus before I could finally enter the Three Step Tower. Junior, your fortune truly makes us envious,” one of the more friendly-looking guardians said with a smile.

  Mo Fan simply smiled faintly and didn't say much.

  After all, what the other person said might just be a casual compliment.

  Soon, following the other person inside, they arrived at the suspended staircase entrance, and the senior then left. He didn't tell Mo Fan not to climb too high or anything, he just turned and left directly.

  Fortunately, Mo Fan knew all of this. He didn't need too many prompts from the other party.

  Then he simply stepped straight upwards.

  Now, Mo Fan easily bypassed the first level of stairs. He rested for a moment, feeling the infusion of elemental energy, and after his magic power was full, he continued to the next level.

  Reaching the top of the second level presented some resistance.

  But it was still within his tolerance. However, Mo Fan’s destination was not here; instead, he directly charged towards the third level.

  The Three Step Tower also has a tolerance effect.

  Therefore, the first time one enters, one should naturally choose the level that can give oneself the most.

  As he walked up the higher steps, it felt as if a lead ball had been tied to his head, and that heavy sensation would increase mental pain. However, this level of pain was still within his ability to resist. Fortunately, all four of Mo Fan’s systems were at the second-level nebu, and his magic power was sufficiently abundant. The process of stepping onto the third level was a bit difficult, but he still successfully reached the top.

  Upon reaching the third level, the moment he began cultivating, Mo Fan felt an astonishing three hundred times the energy infusion!

  Indeed, just as he thought, not cultivating on the lower levels was the right choice.

  Cultivating here for one day was almost equivalent to one year!

  And in just a short day, both the Lightning Element and Fire Element reached the third level of the nebu.

  Although it started decreasing on the second day, it was still over two hundred times, and then over one hundred times on the third day.

  Seven days passed quickly, Mo Fan spent nearly seven consecutive days.

  In these short seven days, Mo Fan actually managed to raise his Shadow Element to the third level as well. As for the Summoning Element, he temporarily hadn't paid too much attention to it. For Mo Fan, the Fire Element, Lightning Element, and Shadow Element were the top priorities.

  After finishing his cultivation and exiting the Three Step Tower, Mo Fan received a call from Lingling.

  “Mo Fan, there’s work to do,” Lingling’s voice came through as soon as the call connected.

  “What kind of work?”

  “It’s a bit complicated, and a bit simple. Just come to the Clear Sky Hunter Agency yourself,” Lingling said in a strange tone.

  “Okay.”

  Mo Fan thought for a moment and understood what was going on.

  Upon arriving at the Clear Skt Hunter Agency, he saw the commission form Lingling had taken out.

  What was written on it was precisely to protect himself.

  No need to think, it must be Teacher Teacher Tang Yue. Although she always compined, she still cared about him quite a lot.

  Xin Xia was the same; when Mo Fan came out of the Three Step Tower, he also received some calls from her. In fact, if he hadn’t just come out and replied to her, Xin Xia would probably have been very anxious, right?

  “I can protect myself. You don’t need to worry about me; just take care of my family,” Mo Fan said, looking at the two of them.

  “Don’t worry, we’ll arrange people for your dad and your sister,” Old Bao said.

  “Okay.”

  It was already night when Mo Fan returned to the school.

  As he walked toward the artificial ke, he sensed several figures moving behind the rockery.

  Having cultivated the Shadow Element to the third level, his perception of darkness and shadow fluctuations was extremely sharp. Even with the rockery blocking his sight, he could clearly detect movements beyond it.

  These were Pearl Academy students.

  But they were connected to Yu Ang.

  “Go! Quick battle!” a voice ordered.

  Several figures leaped out at once. Star Paths shimmered around them—they had already completed their spell formations.

  From the top of the rockery, a bzing fireball streaked downward.

  It was clearly Fire Burst: Rupture (Level 3) — fmes spraying outward like a fmethrower from the caster’s hand.

  “Fire Burst — Rupture!”

  Mo Fan responded instantly.

  His own fmes surged from his palm in a concentrated torrent, colliding directly with the incoming bze.

  “BOOM!!!”

  The two waves of fire crashed together midair, exploding violently.

  Mo Fan’s fire overpowered theirs and bsted forward, engulfing several attackers.

  Before they could even scream, one of them was knocked to the ground and pinned.

  “Who are you?” Mo Fan demanded coldly.

  “We’re Pearl Academy students!” someone hurriedly answered.

  Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed.

  Most of them were uninformed pawns.

  But Fu Tianming—the one who initiated the attack—was not.

  “Send him to the infirmary,” Mo Fan said casually.

  “Okay.”

  Mo Fan sneered inwardly.

  He hadn’t killed him.

  Not yet.

  As Fu Tianming (under the alias Jia Wenqing) was taken away, Mo Fan dissolved into shadow and followed silently.

  Inside Jing’an Private Sanatorium.

  A middle-aged man stood beside a hospital bed, staring at the man wrapped in casts and steel braces.

  “Fu Tianming. One st time. Have you been exposed?” the man asked coldly.

  “No. I tested him under the alias Jia Wenqing. The school couldn’t have discovered anything,” Fu Tianming said nervously. “I just didn’t expect him to be so ruthless…”

  His bones had been shattered by a single kick.

  “I will arrange the next steps,” the man replied, murderous aura radiating from him. “Heal. Then create conflict publicly. I want confusion.”

  “Priest… he already has many enemies. During the Main Campus assessment, several family disciples pn to gang up on him—”

  “You don’t need to tell me how to act.”

  The Priest turned and left.

  Outside, grotesque Bck Corpse Demons followed him through the darkness.

  Fu Tianming shuddered.

  Failure meant becoming one of those monsters.

  Mo Fan followed Yu Ang to an abandoned factory in the suburbs.

  Inside were several subordinates—and numerous Bck Corpse Demons.

  “The mission was personally issued by Lord Sa Lang,” Yu Ang said coldly. “The Earth Holy Spring must be obtained. Or all of you will suffer.”

  Even the corpse demons trembled.

  Mo Fan confirmed no higher authority was present.

  He stepped out of the shadows.

  Fmes erupted around him.

  “Fiery Fist — Nine Paces!”

  The damp concrete floor exploded open.

  One massive pilr of fire burst upward beneath Yu Ang—

  Then a second—

  A third—

  Until nine towering pilrs of fme formed a triangur formation around Mo Fan.

  “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!”

  Fire roared through the entire factory.

  The Nine Paces formation ignited the ground completely, and the nine pilrs erupted in sequence, devouring everything in their range.

  Bck Corpse Demons were incinerated instantly.

  Holy See members were reduced to ash.

  Yu Ang barely survived—intentionally.

  Mo Fan stepped through the burning wreckage.

  “You’ve been looking for me,” he said calmly.

  He stepped on Yu Ang’s face.

  “Bang!”

  The bzing heat scorched half his face instantly.

  “You… how… how are you this strong…?” Yu Ang trembled in horror.

  “Third-level Fire,” he muttered in disbelief.

  “You don’t want to die?” Mo Fan asked casually.

  “No! Spare me!”

  Mo Fan sighed.

  “Back in Bo City, I already spared you once.”

  Yu Ang’s eyes widened.

  He had never realized Mo Fan knew.

  Suddenly—

  Yu Ang summoned his Cursed Beast Demon.

  He hadn’t given up.

  “Giant Shadow Nail!”

  A massive shadow spike pinned Yu Ang in pce before he could move.

  “Thousand Jun — Thunderbolt — Wild Dance!”

  Lightning crashed down violently.

  The Cursed Beast Demon was obliterated instantly.

  Yu Ang screamed as thunder tore through the factory ruins.