This Golden Light Blinds My Eyes! (1st update)

Chapter 29: This Golden Light Is Blinding Me! (1)

"There's no need to be so formal between us. By the way, did you sign up for Pearl Academy's Special Recruitment Exam?" Tang Yue asked over the phone.

Song Jie hummed in acknowledgment.

Tang Yue continued, "With your talent and cultivation, passing the Special Recruitment Exam should be a sure thing."

"Then I'll take Teacher Tang Yue's kind words as a blessing," Song Jie said with a smile.

"I'll be back in Song City in a while. If you're free, you can come find me to hang out," Tang Yue invited him.

After a few more exchanges, Tang Yue had to hang up due to being busy.

By then, Song Jie had also returned home and was fiddling with his Summoning Element.

"I'll focus on mastering the seven stars of the Summoning Element first," Song Jie resolved.

Although he now possessed the Summoning Element, he hadn't yet mastered the stars, so he couldn't cast Dimensional Summon at all!

If he could cast Dimensional Summon, he could summon a Summoned Beast from dimensional space, and then he'd have his own Summoned Beast!

With that thought, Song Jie felt a surge of motivation and immediately sat down to cultivate.

He had already mastered Light Magic before, so he was well-versed in controlling novice-level stars.

Thus, this time with the Summoning Element, he was sure he could achieve twice the results with half the effort!

After a few days of cultivation, Song Jie finally received notice from Pearl Academy.

"The exam is the day after tomorrow." That was the message he got; clearly, he had passed the review.

Cultivation was tedious, but only those who could endure the boredom could grow stronger!

The Special Recruitment Exam was scheduled for the morning. After breakfast, Song Jie hurried straight to Pearl Academy.

He had become quite familiar with Pearl Academy, so he quickly arrived at the Magic Arena.

This was where students took their magic exams, and quite a few people were already seated there.

Song Jie swept his gaze over them—about a dozen people, all around his age.

He found an empty seat and sat down, waiting for the Special Recruitment Exam to begin.

Not far away, a row of teachers sat, serving as the examiners for this session.

"This year's batch of special recruits isn't bad; quite a few Intermediate Mages among them," one teacher remarked.

The others knew well that if a special recruit wasn't at least an Intermediate Mage, passing the exam would be tough.

Those who weren't Intermediate Mages were basically cannon fodder.

The requirements for special recruitment were high; students had to excel in a specific area, or they'd struggle to be selected.

Moreover, the spots for special recruitment were very limited—usually a dozen or so people competing for two slots.

At the same time, the teachers had to deliberate and compare; if no one met the standard, they'd rather not recruit anyone at all.

Thus, getting into Pearl Academy through special recruitment was difficult, even harder than the college entrance exam.

But for those who missed the college entrance exam, this was the only other way in.

"Are they all here?" Dean Xiao of Pearl Academy asked.

"They're all here," a male teacher replied, having just taken roll call for Song Jie and the others.

"Then have them come over for the first assessment," Dean Xiao said expressionlessly.

The examining teacher nodded and began calling out names for them to proceed one by one.

The first assessment was simply asking questions about magic knowledge and evaluating their cultivation level.

Several people went up ahead of Song Jie, and he got a general idea of the process.

"Not bad, you're close to breaking through to Intermediate Mage, aren't you?" the examining teacher asked.

This person's Stardust intensity was nearly at the breakthrough point, a sign of an impending breakthrough.

"Yes," the student nodded.

When first awakened, a mage possesses a Stardust, which is also the hallmark of a Novice Mage.

Upon reaching Intermediate level, the Stardust transforms into a Nebula, much larger in scale than before!

High-level Mages have a Star River, and Super Level Mages have a Sea of Stars...

"Very good, congratulations on passing the first assessment," Dean Xiao said.

The student smiled and nodded before returning to his seat.

Soon, the others went up for assessment one after another, and before long, half of them were gone.

Song Jie was last. When it was his turn, only eight people remained in the room, including him.

"Brother Liang, impressive. You're definitely taking first place in this first assessment," a fashionably dressed male student flattered.

This person currently had the highest cultivation level among those present, meaning he was also the strongest in terms of cultivation strength!

"Just average." Bai Liang was very satisfied with his lackey's flattery.

The others chimed in with agreement one after another. This Bai Liang was a member of the Bai Family, one of the four great families of Magic City, so they naturally had to curry favor with him.

As for Song Jie sitting nearby, his clothes were extremely ordinary, forming a stark contrast with the rest of them.

However, Song Jie was utterly unperturbed.

"Song Jie!"

The examining teacher called his name. Song Jie stood up and walked toward the testing area.

"Song Jie, Intermediate Mage, from Bo City..." Dean Xiao looked at Song Jie's information, then glanced at him.

"You're from Bo City? The one that was invaded by demons?" A professor suddenly looked at Song Jie and asked.

The matter of Bo City was known nationwide. Fortunately, the casualties in Bo City were very low.

"Yes."

Song Jie nodded.

"Were you in Bo City at the time?" Another professor asked curiously.

"This is an exam. Don't ask irrelevant questions," Dean Xiao interjected.

They asked Song Jie some questions about magic knowledge, then had him begin his cultivation level test.

"When did you advance to Intermediate Mage?" Dean Xiao asked.

"Not long ago." Song Jie hadn't been given time to prepare, so his answer was vague.

"If it was not long ago, that puts him at average among the remaining students in this batch," a professor remarked, clearly unimpressed with Song Jie.

Bo City was just a small city. How could someone from a small city compete with rivals from major families?

"Begin the test." Dean Xiao said nothing more, letting Song Jie place his hand on the Star Sensing Stone.

Song Jie looked at the Star Sensing Stone before him. It was different from the one at Tian Lan Magic High School.

This was a Star Sensing Stone used to test Intermediate Mages.

He placed his hand on it and waited for the stone's response.

Those seated also turned to look, wearing expressions of amusement.

They were all from major families, having achieved their current cultivation levels through money.

As for Song Jie, none of them took him seriously. After all, they still had the backing of their families.

Dean Xiao and several old professors watched closely. Soon, golden light began to slowly emerge from the Star Sensing Stone!

"So much golden light, and so intense!" a professor exclaimed in disbelief.

The professor who had been dismissive earlier now furrowed his brow.

The golden light grew stronger. The examining teacher standing nearby couldn't even keep his eyes open.

"This cultivation intensity... is it almost at the second level?" another professor said in astonishment.

The others said nothing, which was already an admission.

ps: Yesterday's total recommendation votes were 116/100, 116/200. Today, three chapters! The last one might be a bit late!