The Masked Dean deliberately kept everyone in suspense, waiting for a while before slowly announcing the remaining four names.
"Next, I'll announce the Fourth Seat... After careful consideration by the nine deans and me, along with our observations and review of the entire competition, the Fourth Seat goes to someone from the Gene Academy—oh, dear, oh, dear, I read that wrong! It goes to the Ice Emperor from the Chemistry Academy—Shui Bingmiao."
"Bearing the aspect of an emperor, freezing the Chana Empire! She reached the Ghost State during the early Third Phase of Abilities, mastered a 'legendary' ghost entity rarely seen in a millennium, completed a perfect Ghost State Transformation, and summoned the Ice Emperor's celestial phenomenon. Relying solely on supreme ice crystal power, she defeated Yuna, the former Second Seat of the Dihua Ability Institute and the world's number-one young mage, to claim her place among the Ten Prodigies.
"Her extraordinary talent for comprehension allowed her to master advanced frost spells and the might of an ancient emperor while also practicing swordsmanship and movement techniques, redefining the 'Battle Mage.'"
"I hereby bestow upon Shui Bingmiao the honorary title of First Battle Mage!"
Shui Bingmiao, her sky-blue hair bound with a Daoist robe sash, stepped onto the stage with elegant strides. Yet the displeasure in her eyes was obvious. The Fourth Seat alone could not satisfy the arrogance of an emperor.
Among the deans, Huangfu Yunhai's assessment was the most unique.
While the other deans analyzed Shui Bingmiao's magical techniques and Ghost State, Huangfu Yunhai discussed the swordsmanship she had displayed during the competition.
*The swordsmanship Shui Bingmiao practices should be the Returning Heart Sword, which Master Liuxin left behind more than nine hundred years ago. Cultivating the Dao is like cultivating the heart. For us sword cultivators, the most