The first part was the Magic test.
The majority of the students only needed to complete this part to continue to study magic at Magic High.
While the second part was set up for the top students, out of over one thousand students, there were roughly only a hundred or so who had touched upon the level of Activation.
If one can activate the elemental skill during the examination, then naturally they would be awarded more points for the Annual Examination.
To obtain more of the limited resources from the school, the students would have to display all of their powers during the Annual Examination, without hiding anything.
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Zhang Xiaohou's Activation test didn't go particularly smoothly. He was so nervous that he was unable to properly link the Wind Element Magic with each other to form a Magic Path.
However, the examiners were able to see that this student was capable of Activation, but due to being nervous on the testing grounds he was unable to activate successfully. However, they still gave him some points based on his performance.
Feeling somewhat disappointed, Zhang Xiaohou walked out of the testing ground with his head low.
Mrs. Tangyue was like a tender older sister when she patted Zhang Xiaohou's shoulder, "Don't feel discouraged. You will definitely be able to enter the Elite Class with your grades."
"Teacher, I thought I was proficient in 'Control,' but who would've thought that a little nervousness would cause the time I spent practicing 'Control' to disappear mysteriously, making me start from the beginning. Teacher, how are you able to accomplish the magic activation so easily?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"Naturally it's from practicing. Other than that, the state of your heart is also crucial. Not only does a qualified Magician need to have a solid foundation, but they also need to have a mentality that won't waver if they encounter trouble."
Zhang Xiaohou nodded as he seemed to understand this.
"Next, Huang Feifeng."
"B!"
"Teacher, I should receive an A! I should be given an A!!!"
"If you make more noise, we'll cancel your results."
"Next, Luo Si."
"C!"
The student called Luo Si jumped for joy.
For a failure of a student like him, receiving C was like New Years.
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The students of eight class were receiving their examinations, one by one. The majority of the students were B and C; there didn't seem to be many A's.
"Look, the people of the school council are almost here."
"They are at the seventh class' exam grounds… The one taking the test is that Lightning Element guy."
"Xu Zhaoting, that is firmly the number one guy in the entire school."
"That's not certain. I heard Mu Bai's cultivation is also very high!"
As Zhang Ye heard his classmates' discussion, his gaze turned toward the seventh class exam grounds.
Sure enough, the School Council group included the particularly outstanding Mu Ningxue, who had already walked to the vicinity.
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"Old brother Mu Zhuoyun, this is our school's most outstanding Lightning Element student; his name is Xu Zhaoting. When he awakened his Lightning Element a year ago, I, as the Principal, began to pay close attention to him. He's currently doing the Activation test; care to watch?" the Principal of Tian Lan Magic High said to Mu Zhuoyun.
The Principal was very polite toward Mu Zhuoyun; thus, it was obvious that Mu Zhuoyun's status within Bo City was very high.
"Ningxue, why don't you take a look at this student's performance."
"Mhm," Mu Ningxue nodded.
Lightning element, the first of the elements. Its violent, destructive force was enough to make other Magicians take several steps back.
Within the examination grounds, Xu Zhaoting, who wore the school uniform, was already there. He adjusted his breathing, as well as trying to make peace with the pressuring gazes coming from the students and teachers of the entire school.
Ever since he had entered the school, he had become the focal point for them. These gazes were incessantly urging him to cultivate.
"Heed my command!"
"The first of the Elements, Lightning!"
"Strike of Lightning!"
As the sounds faded, he raised a hand.
The purple Lightning Arc surged; it was as though the Serpent King called out to the violent python soldier. They slithered their shocking body, twirling through the atmosphere and burning everything they touched.
"Activate!"
The Electric Arc violently descended upon the human-shaped puppet.
The puppet violently trembled. It was charred from the drop of the violent Lightning Strike. The electricity crackled around; covering it with whip prints. The human-shaped puppet exploded with no remains in a single moment by the force of the Lightning.
On the floor of the Training grounds, there were strips of black marks. It looked extremely terrifying.
The puppet had already turned into a pile of black dust.
The heaven-defying Lightning element skill immediately stole the attention of the entire exam grounds, causing the Elite students who were also able to activate skills to take a deep breath.
'Holy cow, who cares about Wind Trail? Who cares about Water Barrier? What Fire Burst? They are all weak. The tyrannical power of the Lightning Strike was not something the other Elements could compare themselves to. It directly caused the puppet to explode into dregs. This destructive power…'
Whoever was standing there would die instantly!
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After Xu Zhaoting saw this result, his face revealed satisfaction.
As he turned around, he, who was waiting for the examiners to deliver his results, suddenly noticed a pair of beautiful eyes that was like snow.
It was Mu Ningxue!
Xu Zhaoting's face was filled with pleasant surprise.
He didn't think his examination would catch Mu Ningxue's attention.
She was definitely startled; after all, the power of Lightning element wasn't something any other element could compare to.
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"Ningxue, what do you think?" The school supervisor, Mu He, asked with a smile across his face.
"Average," Mu Ningxue didn't take another look and chose to continue advancing forward.
The Principal and the other few people in the school council became stiff.
No way, a Lightning element this strong and she still thought it was normal? Just how high were this girl's standards?
"Hehe, that's actually not bad. Ningxue is in Empire Institution; all of the geniuses in the country gather there. The activation of the primary skill, Lightning Strike, is the most basic skill there. The reason as to why she thinks its average is because she has a habit of using the standards of Empire Institution to assess," Mu Zhuoyun smiled as he explained this, giving the Principal and the group of people in the school council a way out of this awkward situation.
"If you put it like that, does that mean Xu Zhaoting has students with the potential to enter Empire Institute?" The Principal was also someone who understood how to deal with situations; he took advantage and asked this.
The other people immediately copied what he said.
"If things go well, then Xu Zhaoting's grades will be the best in the entire school, right?" School director, Chen Guangliang said.
"That's hard to say. From what I know, Mu Bai from the eighth class is also quite capable." Vice-Principal replied.
Hearing them saying this, a smile emerged on Mu He's face as he immediately spoke to Mu Zhuoyun and Mu Ningxue, "Older brother, Mu Bai is a disciple from our Mu Family; his grades have always been quite remarkable. From how I see it, it should be his turn soon; should we go and watch?"
"Mu Bai? Which family's?"
"He's Mu Yang's son. When Mu Yang passed away, I saw Mu Bai and his mother being bullied by others somewhere; thus, I brought them to live in the manor. Mu Bai is a very intelligent and determined child; he's no worse than the other kids of our family… Oh, there's naturally a huge gap compared to Mu Ningxue, but he's still a seedling worth raising," Mu He cautiously said to Mu Zhuoyun.
The highest authority over the manor was completely within Mu Zhuoyun's hands. Mu He counted as a Lord, as well; however, he was just a third or fourth degree Lord. That was simply not on par with Mu Zhuoyun.
Oh, that slightly rings a bell. Then let's go and have a look; how about it, school directors?" Mu Zhuoyun asked.
The school director with the split hair that was gradually losing its color said "Since it is a disciple of your Mu Family, we are definitely interested."
The group of people began to walk, slowly making their way to the exam grounds of the eight class.
The aura of this group of people was very strong. In the eyes of the students, the directors may be a faintly discernable existence; however, Mu Ningxue, a genius of the same age as them was something incredible.
On the grounds, the male students saw the girl observing from the side.
"Heavens, the group of directors is coming here."
"They really came; my hands are trembling."
"Good timing; just in time for me to show off."
"Show off my ass; your test is already over. You're just a dreg with a 'C!'"
The students of the eight class were unable to calm themselves.
Every student's fate depended on the Annual Examination. While at the same time, the group of school directors who could change their future with just a single, praising glance were coming over. This caused the examination to have an exceedingly heavy atmosphere.
Mu He was walking to the very front. The bald examiner immediately raised his head and glanced at Mu He.
As Mu He hinted to him, the bald examiner immediately understood what he meant. He first pretended to not see anything before he indifferently said, "Next, Mu Bai!"
Mu Bai's eyes were still placed on Mu Ningxue's body. Even though the two lived in the same castle, it was still so big that Mu Bai has only been this close to Mu Ningxue just a few times before.
"Mu Bai, it's your turn." Mu He coughed to remind Mu Bai.
Only then did Mu Bai come back to his senses.
What could he do? He liked her for far too many years. Even if it were rather impossible for him to walk with her, he still wouldn't freaking let that trash, Zhang Ye, take her away. He would be her bodyguard!
It was time to prove the efforts of the past years!
Mu Bai nodded before he began walking toward the exam grounds.
He had been waiting for this for a long time. Mu Bai took a deep breath.
To have the attention of the family and Mu Ningxue, these were things Mu Bai could only dream of, and today was the day where the both would come true.
As he placed his hand on the Magic Appraisal Stone, Mu Bai repressed his excitement within his heart as much as possible.
In this aspect, Mu Bai had actually practiced for a long time. Even if he felt more excited and nervous than anyone, he relied on his past training to complete a proper and stable meditation.
A white and dense, icy wave quickly spread out from the Magic Appraisal Stone and covered the surroundings.
This ice wave was so strong; it overflowed from the Magic Appraisal Stone and made even Mu Bai feel its cold on his face.
All of the teachers and students watched this scene, entranced.
The radiance was overflowing. This was perhaps the first time they have seen something like this happen during an exam. Even Zhoumin, who received an A, was quite inferior to the overflowing radiance of Mu Bai!
"S!"
"S!"
"S!"
The three examiners immediately gave announced their grades, and all of them were 'S's!'
"I remember Xu Zhaoting from before had two 'S' and an 'A,' right?"
"In that case, Mu Bai's magic is more superior than Xu Zhaoting!" Mu He immediately said.
At this moment, Xue Musheng was astonished by this sight. This Mu Bai had hidden his true power?
"As expected of the disciple of a noble family. I thought Mu Bai would only get one 'S' at most, who would've thought that he would receive three 'S's!' "
"Three 'S's,' the final result is naturally 'S's!'"
These were without a doubt the best grades in the school!
"Shit, Mu Bai is too amazing. He unexpectedly received three 'S's.' These grades directly shake Xu Zhaoting from class seven off; thus, Mu Bai will be worthy of the title 'Number One.'"
"I never imagined…"
"Mu Bai, you're far too amazing!"
A few girls, at this moment, had already become completely infatuated with him.
Mu Bai was handsome, and his grades were outstanding. He was simply the Knight on the white horse in their hearts.
Big brother, what do you think?" Mu He laughed as he asked Mu Zhuoyun to his side.
"Not bad," Mu Zhuoyun gave a brief comment.
Mu Ningxue, however, didn't say anything.
Seeing Mu Ningxue not react, Mu Bai knew that getting three 'S's,' in Mu Ningxue's opinion, was nothing impressive. This was the Activation test; it was also the time for him to show off his true strength!
Mu Bai turned around and walked to the middle of the exam grounds.
"Mu Bai is taking the Activation test!"
"No shit, Mu Bai has definitely grasped the control of large magic."
"I can't wait to see the skill of Ice element."
As they were discussing this, Mu Bai had already fixated his gaze onto the human-shaped puppet.
That's right; the magic test was only the basics. The people who had a brain were very clear on the fact that the Activation test was the true assessment test.
I will definitely have Family Head and Mu Ningxue take notice of me!
He closed his eyes and began his magic incantations.
Mu Bai skillfully made the seven Ice element magic connect with each other to form a magic skill.
"Ice Spread!"
Without stopping or hesitation, Mu Bai yelled this in a rush, demonstrating all of his hard work.
His pupils changed. After he finished his Magic activation, those watching suddenly realized there was a layer of frost spreading on the body of the puppet.
The ice quickly covered its body, and the puppet now looked as though it was painted in a layer of ice lacquer. It was rather astonishing.
The stabbingly cold air pervaded the entire exam grounds.
Creak~
The Ice Spread didn't stop after it covered the entire puppet, it even began to spread onto the floor of the exam grounds.
The other classes also had Ice element students who had taken the activation exam. Clearly their Ice Spreads weren't as imposing as Mu Bai's!
The other students felt intimidated and took a step back, feeling like the ice was about to spread to where they stood.
The directors and examiners were calm. However, their eyes flashed with praise.
This was the equivalent of a proficient Ice element skill, it had reached the standard of a member of the Magic Association.
This was actually set up for older students by the Magic Association. A student who only awakened an year ago capable of utilizing the Ice element skill to a proficient level was something extremely rare to come across.
"Not bad." Mu Zhuoyun still gave the same evaluation.
Mu Bai didn't know whether he had entered Mu Zhuoyun's eyes. With his heart feeling nervous, he shifted his gaze toward Mu Ningxue.
As he looked at her, Mu Bai felt as though an arrow had pierced through his heart. It was because his most beloved Mu Ningxue hadn't taken a look at him from the start. Instead, her gaze had always been attentively watching a certain person in his class.