Seeing Miranda's wand in front of him, Inganesius reluctantly raised his hand to admit defeat.

"Very strong indeed, Goshawk is truly the author of the Book of Spells!" He sighed and stepped off the dueling ring, and asked as he looked at Septimus Weiss, the prefect of the seventh year of Gryffindor. "Are you going to go up and try it with her, Wes?"

"I'm not going to humiliate myself, it's still easy to see the difference." Wes spread his hands and said to Agenethius.

At the same time, Miranda also walked off the dueling stage with a smile on her lips and walked straight to Xiwen's side.

"What a duel, Miranda!" Xiwen said to her in admiration.

"Compared to your dueling matches that kill opponents in one move, of course, it is still slightly more exciting." Miranda's eyes lit up with anticipation, and she said teasingly to Xiwen.

"The main reason is that the third-grade students have too little practical experience, and I have encountered a lot of dangers, and I have been stained with light." Xiwen smiled wryly and replied casually.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, then it's time to skip the level and challenge the senior class." Miranda glanced at Xiwen curiously, and said with the corners of her mouth curled. "I look at your expression, how do you look like you want to come and fight me?"

"If I really have the chance, of course I want to try it with someone stronger." Xiwen laughed.

He did think a little about challenging the senior seniors, the third-year wizard couldn't reach the level of increasing his actual combat experience, so it was always okay to challenge the seniors in the senior grades, right?

For example, according to the strength that Miranda and Yin Genetheus just showed, when they did not use the power of their soul bodies, Xiwen, who had not mastered the silent spell so far, was more than a step behind them in terms of spell casting speed alone, so it was difficult for him to say that he had the ability to compete with the two.

Presumably, if you duel with them, you will gain a lot of actual combat experience, right?

……

Soon, the top three in all grades have been finalized through a duel, and the much-anticipated challenge to the senior is about to begin.

According to the rules mentioned by Professor Melles, the junior wizard can choose any senior who is one year higher than him and is in the top three in the standings to challenge, but he must successfully challenge the first place in order to continue to challenge the top three in the next grade.

Therefore, how to make a reasonable choice is a very difficult problem.

The Skip Challenge starts with the Year 1 Wizard.

The first place in the first-year standings is a young wizard from the Blake family, his name is Alphard Blake.

This new Blake family freshman is one of those young wizards who have already learned some spells at home, and he doesn't throw away his wand and replace it with a fist because he is unfamiliar with spell casting, as other first-year students do......

Speaking of which, it is necessary to introduce one of the rules of duels between wizards - "In a formal duel, the duelist can only use magic to fight the opponent, and no physical contact can occur. ”

Because of this rule, every time there is a punch and kick like that of a first-year wizard, the referee in charge of the first-year will helplessly pull the two entangled little wizards away and let them all be out.

Because of this, Alphard Brick, as one of the few young wizards in the first year who can successfully use spells, easily won the first place in the duel competition.

As Professor Meles announced the start of the challenge, Alphard walked to the second-year dueling table with a little humility.

"Mr. Blake, pick your opponent now." Professor Meles himself stood in the referee's seat next to the second-year dueling table and spoke.

The top three of the second-year standings sat at the front of the audience in their group, and now they were looking at the young first-year wizard in front of them with great interest.

Alphard hesitated for a moment in the gaze of the audience, and then his eyes suddenly became firm, and he turned to Professor Meles and said, "Professor, I want to choose the senior who ranks first in the standings." ”

"Are you sure?" Professor Meleth asked, somewhat surprised. "I have to warn you that if you fail, you will lose the qualification to continue the challenge."

"I know. But I also know that I don't have the ability to beat any of the seniors, so it's better to ask the best seniors to guide me. Alphard nodded heavily and said to the professor.

After that, he turned his head to look at Tom Riddle in the seat, and said, "Senior, please advise!" ”

"Heaven Descends"

Professor Meles nodded approvingly, and motioned for Riddle to step up to the dueling table.

Riddle smiled gracefully, walked up to the stage, and said to Alphad gently, "It's a pleasure to have a conversation with you, Brother Blake. ”

"Bow to both sides!" Professor Meles spoke according to the course of the duel.

With a gentle smile on his face, Riddle bowed to Alphad in a very aristocratic manner.

In contrast, Alphard, who was already a nobleman, was much stiffer because of the tension.

At this moment, Xiwen gently turned his ear and heard whispers around him.

It seems that many young witches have a high opinion of the well-mannered, extremely handsome Riddle. There were even a lot of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff young wizards from two houses that didn't deal with Slytherin very well.

Not only that, but after two years of socializing, Riddle is actually much less controversial in Slytherin House.

I don't know when he started, but his identity as the youngest son of the Gaunt family quietly spread in Slytherin House. Even if Shevin believed that the rumor had been spread by Riddle himself, no one else doubted it without him debunking it.

This made Riddle much less vocal because of his orphanage background.

Coupled with Riddle's handsome looks, elegant demeanor, and excellent grades, most people don't feel too bad about him. Among them, Professor Slughorn, the dean of Islytherin College, admired him the most, and even made him join the Slug Club as early as Riddle's first year.

As a result, Riddle has become very popular in Slytherin since he managed to "manage" his relationship with Strange and Avery, two thorny roommates, with the help of his private collection of Ash Snake eggs.

……

In the moments that Sivin had been thinking, Riddle had already fought Alphard for many rounds.

Riddle basically tabbed Alpha in a guided way, and kept talking about some things that Alpha needed to pay attention to while dueling, as well as some tips that Riddle himself summarized in the duel.

The little wizards in the audience listened to his story, and they all had a very beneficial expression. Among them, even these third-year little wizards near Xiwen who were one level higher than him had a feeling of being ashamed of themselves.

"Xiwen, why didn't I know that Riddle was so strong, and his combat ability could be compared to most of our group, right?" Abraxas looked at Xiwen with some weakness and asked in a low voice. "You say, if he chooses to challenge me, how likely are I to win?"

"I think if he chooses you, you might as well just act like you're injured and admit defeat." Xiwen said to him with a smile on his face. "Maybe you can leave a little bit of dignity as a senior."

Abu: "Can you give some face......

While Xiwen and Abu were talking, the battle between the two on the stage was nearing its end. It turned out that it was in Riddle's teaching duel that Alphard Blake's magic ran out first.

"Thank you for your advice, Senior Riddle." Alphad bowed deeply to Riddle with some weariness and said. "I learned a lot today."

"You're welcome, it's just a gesture." Riddle replied gently, still with that elegant smile on his face.

"Tom Riddle, a sophomore, wins!" Seeing this, Professor Meles announced the results of the dueling match.

Then, she gave Riddle a satisfied look and asked, "Riddle, it's your turn to challenge the next grade." Which of the top three seniors would you like to choose? ”

Riddle was silent for a moment when he heard Professor Meleth's question, but his eyes grew firm.

Shevin looked up as if he was aware of it, just in time for Riddle's bright gaze.

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