Ye Xin Xia was sitting on the swing, watching him too. Her long, straight hair and clear, beautiful eyes made her look utterly charming.
Song Jie knew that she was one of the two main heroines in Full-time Mage.
Ye Xin Xia, the future successor to the Temple, and also the Black Vatican Pope's...
Song Jie felt it was best to keep his distance for now and avoid getting himself into trouble.
He could deal with that in the future!
At the moment, though, Ye Xin Xia was sitting on the swing. Her legs couldn't walk, so she had to get around in a wheelchair.
What a poor girl!
Song Jie asked, "Should I carry you back to your wheelchair?"
After Ye Xin Xia agreed, Song Jie walked over. Just as he was about to carry her back to her wheelchair, a figure suddenly appeared nearby.
"What are you doing!"
Song Jie stopped when he heard the sudden shout. The voice sounded a little familiar.
It was Mo Fan, who had come to see Ye Xin Xia.
"Brother Mo Fan!"
As soon as Ye Xin Xia spoke, Mo Fan was already standing in front of them.
"Xin Xia, what are you doing on the swing?" Mo Fan asked, confused.
"Well, what happened was..." Ye Xin Xia explained what had just happened, but didn't mention Song Jie's Light Magic.
"Oh, I see..." Mo Fan nodded, then turned to Song Jie. "Thanks."
"No problem." Now that Mo Fan had arrived, Song Jie didn't stick around. After all, he was still hungry!
After Song Jie left, Ye Xin Xia asked, "Brother Mo Fan, do you know him?"
"Oh, we're roommates, but we're not that close," Mo Fan said.
Song Jie and Mo Fan really weren't close, though he got along pretty well with Zhang Xiao Hou.
They'd both been working hard at their cultivation this semester, but Zhang Xiao Hou would strike up a conversation with Song Jie from time to time. That was why they'd become friends.
"What's his name?" Ye Xin Xia asked.
"His name's Song Jie. I heard from Zhang Xiao Hou that he might be an orphan..." Mo Fan said.
"Why do you ask?"
Ye Xin Xia said, "He helped me just now, so I wanted to know his name."
Mo Fan said nothing. He carried Ye Xin Xia back to her wheelchair and wheeled her away.
After eating his fill, Song Jie returned to where he was staying and looked at his bracelet.
He suspected it was a Cultivation Magic Tool!
Otherwise, there was no way his cultivation could have progressed so quickly. It had taken him only half a semester to cast a Level One Light Magic spell!
Cultivation Magic Tools were treasures that aided cultivation. They could give people more time to meditate each day.
Every mage had a limited amount of spiritual energy, and could only meditate for five hours a day.
But with a Cultivation Magic Tool, they could recover from fatigue sooner and extend their cultivation time.
Over time, that added up, letting them leave everyone else far behind.
That was why Song Jie had been able to cast a spell before everyone else!
"I have to keep cultivating and become an Intermediate Mage as soon as possible!" Song Jie thought eagerly, then began his next cultivation session.
Time flew by.
A whole year of cultivation passed in the blink of an eye.
Their first academic year was drawing to a close, and the Year-end Magic Assessment was just around the corner!
Meanwhile, Song Jie had cultivated his Novice Magic to Level Two and could cast Novice Level Two spells!
What's more, both of his spells had been enhanced!
His Novice Level One spell had become downright ridiculous... It had been enhanced six times!
Radiance: Great Explosion → Radiance: Double Explosion → Radiance: Consecutive Explosion → Radiance: Enhanced Great Explosion → Radiance: Ultimate Great Explosion!
When Song Jie saw "Radiance: Purification" enhanced into "Radiance: Ultimate Great Explosion," he was completely dumbfounded.
Even after so many enhancements, it only used a little more Magic Energy than a Novice spell normally would!
It was absurd!
Even more absurdly, after six enhancements, "Radiance: Ultimate Great Explosion" had power comparable to High-level Level One Fire Magic!
Absolutely ridiculous!
He was only a Novice Light Mage, and he'd only cultivated to Level Two!
Yet somehow, he'd suddenly jumped a whole tier and become a "High-level Mage"!
But it seemed each spell could only be enhanced six times, and couldn't be enhanced any further after that. That was a shame.
Still, a Novice spell that could match a High-level spell was already ridiculous enough!
But he knew that even though his spell was comparable to a High-level spell, he himself was still a Novice Mage.
Song Jie sucked in a sharp breath. He finally understood why the system was called the Outrageous System!
This was freaking outrageous!
His Novice Level Two spell had also been enhanced six times, and it was even more ridiculous than his Level One Radiance!
Song Jie wondered if showing off his strength at the assessment would make everyone's eyes pop out of their heads.
But he didn't plan to reveal it yet. It was better to keep it as a trump card. Otherwise, someone might take him away for experiments, and then he'd be in trouble!
"Look up there! Isn't that Mu Ning Xue, the genius from our Bo City?" someone cried.
In an instant, everyone looked up, their eyes turning toward Mu Ning Xue on the stage!
She wore a long dress, her snow-white hair fluttering in the wind. Her cold, aloof presence made her seem like an iceberg that no one dared approach.
"The Ice Queen!"
"I heard Mu Ning Xue learned Ice Novice Magic in just eight months. She's a bona fide genius!"
"That's not all. Imperial Capital Academy made an exception and accepted her early. She's already a college student!"
Everyone chattered away, knowing a thing or two about Mu Ning Xue.
Song Jie was watching her too. Her beautiful face was certainly the kind that made people want to take a few extra glances!
"She really is beautiful." As soon as Song Jie finished speaking, the principal and the others began their address.
"Brother Fan, how's your Fire Element cultivation going? Can you cast a spell yet?" Zhang Xiao Hou asked anxiously.
"Relax." Mo Fan patted Zhang Xiao Hou on the shoulder, telling him not to worry.
He'd already been able to cast Fire Novice Magic last night!
"Brother Jie, what about you?" Zhang Xiao Hou turned to Song Jie and asked.
"Not bad," Song Jie replied modestly.
"You two can stop wasting your time. Mu Bai's definitely taking first place in this assessment!" Zhao Kun San declared smugly. He was in the same class as them.
Mu Bai was the top student in their Class 8. Whether it was controlling his stars or his grades, he was number one in the class!
"Zhao Kun San, I was wondering why you were everywhere," Zhang Xiao Hou said, glancing at him.
"Monkey, that's enough. Don't waste your breath on a dog." Mo Fan pulled Zhang Xiao Hou back.
"Mo Fan, who are you calling a dog?!" Zhao Kun San immediately flew into a rage and shouted at Mo Fan.
Just then, the principal of Tian Lan Magic High School announced that the magic assessment had officially begun!
"Hmph, Mo Fan, if you can't even pass the first test, you'd better drop out and go home!" Zhao Kun San said pointedly.
"None of your business." As soon as Mo Fan finished speaking, he turned to watch the students taking the magic assessment ahead of them.
Song Jie did the same. It was their first magic assessment, so they were still a little nervous.
The magic assessment consisted of two parts: a strength test and spell casting!
A Star Sensing Stone sat in front of them. It was used to measure their cultivation level.
All they had to do was put a hand on it. The Star Sensing Stone would glow according to their cultivation level, and the brightness would show how strong each student was.
Song Jie had cultivated his Light Magic to Level Two, so he had the highest cultivation level among these students!
As for spell casting, there was even less to say. He'd learned to cast spells before the others, so he'd had far more time to practice.
Casting a spell was no challenge for him at all!
So, the first place in this magic assessment wouldn't go to Mu Bai or Mo Fan. It would go to Song Jie!
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