Dawn.
Star Hall.
Before Ian stood the projections of Milo and Simon, while the other eleven Four Symbols Cores stood at his side.
"Leng Bai!"
His gaze turned toward Leng Bai in the distance. The other man was staring at him fixedly.
The aura radiating from him was far stronger than before, and the elements around him still seemed difficult for him to control properly.
Under Elemental Vision.
His energy was surging and immense.
Every sign of reality showed that he had indeed broken through to half-Elementalization.
"And this assessment won't be easy either!"
Ian thought to himself.
Because it was not only Leng Bai watching him. Ivan, along with the other two Middle Three Seats, Miles and Williams, were also watching him.
"Are they planning to target me?"
Ian narrowed his eyes and instantly understood their intentions.
Ivan surely wanted to keep the benefits in his own hands, mainly the spots in the branch's Core Council.
Among them, he was seemingly the easiest person to replace.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, he did not seem capable of defeating a half-Elementalization Wizard.
"Then let's give it a try."
His expression remained calm as he turned to look ahead.
"This assessment is the same as before: a resonance test and a battle in the Illusion Tower. You have ten minutes to prepare."
Milo said from the front.
Nothing had changed.
Ian immediately felt even more confident.
Very soon.
Ten minutes passed.
When they arrived at the testing site from before and entered, the familiar elemental pressure field swept over them.
Ian sensed the elements.
He remembered that when he had first entered, the pressure had felt rather strong. But now, his resonance had already neared half-Elementalization, and he could practically feel nothing.
Time passed bit by bit.