[System message: You have successfully condensed the Ethereal Ring and obtained an additional ability: Magic Surge.]
[This ability can permanently increase the speed of magic power regeneration and discharge.]
A translucent system panel suddenly appeared in front of him, covered with dense text. Bai Ze read the text until he became lost in thought.
"Magic… Surge? How did I get such a powerful rule?"
Bai Ze muttered thoughtfully. The next moment, he turned his eyes to the Ethereal Magic Staff on the table.
The magic staff was no longer glowing. It was lying quietly on the same spot as if everything that had happened was just his own delusion.
However, Bai Ze could feel the magic power in his body recovering rapidly.
The magic power he had used up to form the magic ring had mostly been recovered. Only high-grade potions could achieve such a rejuvenation speed!
At this moment, Bai Ze realized that the second magic ring around him was pale blue, which was the same color as the magic power in his body.
After realizing this problem, Bai Ze's thoughts suddenly became clear.
When the system notified him that he had condensed the Ethereal Ring, it must have had something to do with the Ethereal Magic Staff.
"Every time I condense a magic ring, I get a new ability. It seems that this Ethereal Magic Staff is really no ordinary item!"
Bai Ze held the magic staff in his hand, and a sense of joy and anticipation immediately welled up in his heart.
According to the procedures he knew now, the magic staff would probably have a new effect every time he condensed a new magic ring.
At this thought, he immediately put away the Ethereal Magic Staff and thought to himself, "Since this staff's effects are so powerful, I definitely shouldn't reveal it readily in the future."
Furthermore, no one must find out about the magic staff's special effects.
He still understood the principle that a man's possession of a treasure would lead to his crime.
Especially since he wasn't strong enough, if someone found out, they wouldn't hesitate to take action.
After calming down, Bai Ze laid back on the bed.
He had improved his strength the day before the qualification competition, so he was already fully prepared. All that was left was to do his best to get into the top ten in the competition tomorrow.
Now that he had two C-class rules to protect him and a powerful ability like the Magic Surge, students with the third ring or lower were no longer a big threat to him.
As long as he didn't run into a peak third or fourth ring powerful expert, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to get into the top ten.
Thinking of this, Bai Ze recalled the words of the class monitor, Liang Rou, at noon.
At that time, she had mentioned a few geniuses from Numero Uno High School. Lin Xi, Ling Quan, and the others were all junior fourth ring experts. They were the only three intermediate mages in the whole school.
Bai Ze had studied at Numero Uno High School for three years, but he had never even seen those people's faces.
"I hope I don't meet those people tomorrow."
As he prayed in his heart, his eyelids felt heavy and his consciousness slipped away. Bai Ze soon fell asleep.
The fatigue caused by the condensation of a magic ring was not only due to the depletion of the body's magic power but also the consumption of spiritual power. The average person would fall into a weak period for a few days after the condensation of a magic ring.
Even Bai Ze needed to have a good night's rest.
However, most of the students in Maplewood City's Numero Uno High School would probably have sleepless nights tonight.
Some were happy, while others were sad.
The sky was pitch black, and there were only a few lights left in the city, awaiting the arrival of dawn.
The next morning.
Maplewood City was especially lively today.
The fact that Numero Uno High School was going to hold a mock exam affected the spirits of all the students and their families.
In the city, the main road leading to Numero Uno High School was way too crowded.
There were also many families that showed up, which usually did not reveal themselves under normal circumstances.
Even Maplewood City's official news media began to report on the news of the qualification competition held at Maplewood City's Numero Uno High School and the commencement of the Preordained Training Camp.
Most people fixed their attention on Maplewood City's Numero Uno High School.
At this moment, the competition venue at Maplewood City's Numero Uno High School had already been set up. Cameras were installed in many places to ensure the fairness of the competition!
By the time the demarcation of the competition areas was completed, the students who were preparing to participate in the competition had all arrived.
On one side of the field, there was a giant screen that displayed the various areas of the school.
Not far from the big screen, there were spectator seats set up under a sun-shading canopy.
Numero Uno High School was a key high school in Maplewood City. For this mock exam, several city officials showed up, and many business leaders had come to observe.
During the competition, the school would also send a dozen mages to patrol the venue to ensure that there would be no accidents or other emergencies.
From this, it could be seen that the school attached great importance to this competition.
On the high platform, the principal took out ten badges and wrapped them with magic spells.
As the sixth ring principal snapped his fingers, the ten badges turned into streams of light and instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"I hereby announce that the mock examination competition has officially begun!"
The principal's voice was loud and clear, instantly stirring up the emotions in everyone's hearts.
In the next instant, a huge crack appeared in the array formation that covered the competition venue. All the students who had completed their preparations deployed their rules and rushed over.
Bai Ze followed behind unhurriedly. In just a flash, Jiang Qingyue and Liang Rou, who were standing beside him just now, disappeared without a trace.
"Buddy, I'm probably going to die very early on. You have to work hard, okay?"
Wu Feng quickly came to his side and said with a solemn expression.
Bai Ze laughed softly and said, "Don't say such discouraging words. No one knows the outcome until the last moment. Later, when you go in, find a place to hide, and don't expose your position."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a resistance force overcoming his whole body, and a burst of white light blinded him.
After a moment of daze, by the time Bai Ze recovered his senses, he had already appeared in the corridor on the third floor of the second teaching block.
Through the window, he could still see the neat rows of seats in the classroom, but Wu Feng, who had been talking to him earlier, had disappeared.
Outside the viewing area, a few members of the school management board were introducing the place to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our school's high-grade precious tool, the revolving spirit flag."
"As long as you enter the range of the revolving spirit flag, anyone will instantly lose their focus and be transferred to another place within the range. This will put an end to the cheating behavior of working together."
One of the professors said proudly while stroking his beard.
Many entrepreneurs exclaimed in surprise, and even the military commanders from the government nodded in approval.
At this moment, a faint scream was heard. Everyone looked over and saw a thin young man in a magic robe being thrown out by a strange force.
The young man's expression was one of despair as he clenched his fist and punched the ground in resentment.
"I didn't expect the first loser to appear so quickly," the people around him said immediately. "It seems like the results of this competition will be determined very soon."
In the viewing area, Teacher Fang Yu was staring intently at the big screen. At this point on the monitor, battles were erupting every now and then, and some familiar figures could be seen from time to time.