Gu Fei said nothing more. It wasn't that he coveted the Upstream Wizard's staff; it was just that if the stakes were higher, the other person would fight more seriously, and that was the point! Thinking that, he twirled his sword and said, "Don't hold back. It doesn't matter if I die; I'll still keep my promise." Gu Fei knew full well that holding back could greatly affect one's strength.

Upstream Wizard smiled. "Come on, then!"

It was early in the morning, and there were few people online, so the streets were deserted. Upstream Wizard's companions retreated to the side, waiting for the two to make their move.

Gu Fei took a deep breath, his expression serious.

Upstream Wizard was ranked ninth on the Mage Leaderboard; he was a top mage expert in a parallel world. Gu Fei dared not underestimate these in-game experts; in many ways, Gu Fei was no match for them. The staff in Upstream Wizard's hand was eye-catching, obviously a top-quality item, and this person's spell damage might be instant-kill level.

"Fireball, shoot!" Gu Fei made the first move, launching a fireball, and then chasing after it.

"Fireball, shoot!" Upstream Wizard also launched a fireball, then slammed his staff on the ground: "Frost Ice Path, go!!"

With a "poof" sound, the ground began to crackle, like footsteps in the snow. A layer of shattered ice, more than a meter wide, spread out from under his feet, heading towards Gu Fei.

Gu Fei had never seen this strange sight before and couldn't help but be stunned, but he quickly stepped aside. The small path paved with shattered ice covered the spot where Gu Fei had been standing, reflecting the morning sun.

"What is this thing?" Gu Fei asked curiously, casually knocking down the fireball that had reached him.

"Hehe, a skill I learned from a scroll. Fireball, shoot!" Upstream Wizard replied, completing his incantation again. A fireball ignited between his fingers, just in time to intercept the one Gu Fei had fired. The two fireballs collided, shattering into sparks.

"Not simple!" Gu Fei exclaimed. To steadily summon a fireball to intercept the opponent's fireball required more skill and eyesight than simply swinging a sword to knock it away.

"You flatter me." Upstream Wizard said modestly, slamming his staff on the ground again: "Frost Ice Path, go!"

Another path of shattered ice spread out. Gu Fei dodged aside nonchalantly and laughed: "This move looks pretty, but it's too slow. How can it hit me?"

"Ice Cyclone! Spin!" This time, Upstream Wizard didn't say anything, launching an ice cyclone after chanting.

Gu Fei turned to dodge, but Upstream Wizard moved his staff slightly, and the ice cyclone clearly changed direction, moving towards Gu Fei's new position. The caster could control the movement of this skill for a certain period of time at the cost of continuous mana consumption.

The ice cyclone wasn't slow. Even Waist Dancer's Swift Steps was only slightly faster, and Gu Fei, who was slower than Swift Steps, was naturally at a disadvantage. Moreover, Upstream Wizard's remote control skills were superb. During the competition that day, he had remotely controlled an ice cyclone to intercept Waist Dancer, who was faster than it, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to hit Gu Fei now.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Gu Fei made a decisive decision, shouting "Twin Flame Flash!" and relying on the high proficiency of Twin Flame Flash to split the ice cyclone.

Upstream Wizard wasn't flustered and waved his hand, launching another ice cyclone.

Gu Fei secretly cried out in his heart. Mana deficiency was his biggest problem. At most, he could only use Twin Flame Flash four times. Upstream Wizard seemed to have seen through this and was deliberately trying to exhaust Gu Fei's mana.

While he was thinking, the ice cyclone was already upon him. Gu Fei had no choice but to use another Twin Flame Flash to resolve it, but then quickly pointed his sword diagonally: "Skyfire Wheel, descend."

"Hehe, your spell delay is very long, didn't you know?" Upstream Wizard laughed.

"Of course, I know," Gu Fei said.

"And...you can't calculate me. I don't even need to move to dodge your spell. But it's safer to take two steps forward!" Upstream Wizard said, strolling forward. Then he saw firelight appear in the sky behind him, and a ring of fire descended. Upstream Wizard glanced back and laughed: "As expected, those two steps were unnecessary. Your spellcasting is still very precise."

"As expected of an expert." Gu Fei was also amazed. With his spell delay, if he just cast spells directly at someone, anyone would have enough time to run away. So he had to calculate his opponent, guess their direction of movement, and then launch a deceptive attack. This attack was intended to take advantage of the possibility that Upstream Wizard might retreat to create distance from Gu Fei, so he threw the Skyfire Wheel behind him, hoping to hit him. Unexpectedly, Upstream Wizard saw through it.

This was also very frustrating. Gu Fei predicted attacks entirely by guessing, but Upstream Wizard didn't need to. During spellcasting, the hand or weapon had to point at the target. An experienced mage like Upstream Wizard could judge the position of the Skyfire Wheel from the direction of Gu Fei's Dark Night Flowing Light Sword.

In the terms Gu Fei had learned since he started practicing martial arts, Upstream Wizard's eyes were fast enough, but Gu Fei's hands were too slow, so naturally, he couldn't hit him at all.

"Ice Cyclone, spin!" Upstream Wizard summoned another ice cyclone.

But this time, Gu Fei was prepared, and he leaped to the side. He could only cast another Twin Flame Flash, but he couldn't block it every time. So he could only dodge, trying to get close to Upstream Wizard before the ice cyclone caught up to him, or, get close to Upstream Wizard when the ice cyclone caught up to him, so that he could use a Twin Flame Flash to eliminate both Upstream Wizard and the ice cyclone together.

Thinking this, Gu Fei moved quickly, but a few steps diagonally put him on the Frost Ice Path that Upstream Wizard had created earlier. The first one had already disappeared, but the second was still there. Gu Fei didn't dare to step on it, and he leaped lightly, trying to jump over it. At the same time, he suddenly heard Upstream Wizard chanting again: "Frost Ice Path, go!"

The same "poof" sound rang out, but the speed was different. This time, the Frost Ice Path paved a landing point for Gu Fei in an instant. Gu Fei took a big step, trying not to let his feet touch the ice, but he was still a step too slow. With two "crunching" sounds, Gu Fei stepped firmly on the Frost Ice Path, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet, causing his legs to lose sensation. He tried to step, but he couldn't muster enough strength and only moved half an inch slowly.

Upstream Wizard was happily preparing to say a few words, but suddenly saw Gu Fei put his sword back in his pocket, take off his Dark Moon Spirit Robe, and mutter something while pointing at the ground.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Upstream Wizard was stunned. Gu Fei was frozen by the Frost Ice Path, and he thought the victory was decided, but Gu Fei's strange behavior confused him.

Gu Fei smiled slightly: "Chanting!"

"Ah?" Upstream Wizard didn't react, and suddenly flames rose under Gu Fei's feet, instantly engulfing him.

Self-immolation? Is this guy planning to say he committed suicide so he wasn't defeated by me? Isn't that just being a rogue?

As Upstream Wizard was thinking this, he suddenly saw Gu Fei rush out of the flames at a rapid speed, and he was immediately dumbfounded.

Gu Fei's speed had obviously recovered, but the freezing effect shouldn't have been so short-lived. Could it be that this Fire Tree Thousand Flame had dispelled the freezing effect on his body?

Logically speaking, fire is hot, so dispelling ice is reasonable. But Upstream Wizard didn't know if such a setting existed in the game, and even if it did, probably few people would be so reckless. If you're hit by a freezing effect, you're definitely taking some damage, and then you immediately give yourself a Fire Tree Thousand Flame; wouldn't that really burn you to death? It might be reliable to use a small fireball to warm your hands.

Although Upstream Wizard thought so, the fact was that Gu Fei's Fire Tree Thousand Flame not only dispelled the freezing but also made the ice cyclone that was chasing him disappear in the flames.

"Someone really is that reckless!" Upstream Wizard said with a wry smile. Gu Fei had already arrived in front of him, but Upstream Wizard wasn't too flustered and said calmly: "You've already lost."

"What?" Gu Fei was stunned.

"Do you still have mana?" Upstream Wizard smiled. Two Twin Flame Flashes, a Skyfire Wheel, and a Fire Tree Thousand Flame, plus the small fireball he had thrown earlier. Based on Gu Fei's performance during the Heavenly March guild war, Upstream Wizard calculated that his mana must be exhausted.

Gu Fei smiled faintly: "I can't beat you in spells because that's not my forte."

With that, he reached into his pocket, and the Flame of Baptism was already in his hand. He raised his hand and slashed.

Upstream Wizard was shocked. He didn't expect this mage to be so fierce, hiding a knife on his body. With no mana, he actually started fighting hand-to-hand. He really had no mage's grace at all!

Just as he was thinking this, the knife had already come down on his head. Upstream Wizard's reaction wasn't slow, and he raised his staff to meet it. Unexpectedly, Gu Fei's downward slash was just a feint to deceive the layman. Seeing that he had raised Upstream Wizard's staff, he immediately retracted his knife and changed his move, slashing horizontally at Upstream Wizard's waist.

Upstream Wizard was hit by the knife, but he felt relieved. He was afraid that Gu Fei would have some strange tricks, but looking at the damage, melee combat was indeed not a mage's forte.

"Resist..." Upstream Wizard was about to summon a Resistance Fire Ring, but Gu Fei's second knife came unexpectedly fast, hitting him before he could even say two words. Not only was his chanting interrupted, but a red light suddenly burned on Gu Fei's knife, spreading to Upstream Wizard's body.

"Enchanted attack!" Upstream Wizard was stunned. This attack mode had been popular for a while because a guy numbered 27149 had used this style to dominate a thief, attracting a lot of attention. And that person was a mage from Cloud City.

Upstream Wizard finally lost his composure. Could this mage in front of him be that guy? In that case, he could dominate a thief in close combat. Perhaps, as he said, spells weren't his forte.

"It's over!" Upstream Wizard uttered these two words in his heart. He wanted to chant, but Gu Fei's fast knife interrupted him again, and the enchanted attack ignited again. A mage's enchanted attack wasn't low.

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