It's Really Not About Looks!

"Fuck!" Seeing this scene, Mo Fan couldn't help blurting out a national curse.

The first place in this assessment had originally been his, but then Song Jie appeared out of nowhere!

Not only that, Mu Bai's face had turned livid. It would have been one thing if Mo Fan was better than him, but now there was another one!

At that moment, Song Jie was being stared at by everyone, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy!

"Why haven't those three teachers given their scores yet?" someone asked in confusion.

"I think they just don't know how to score him," a student said with a laugh.

The three Exam Teachers responsible for scoring looked at one another, truly not knowing where to begin.

An S was already the highest possible rating, yet Song Jie's results were clearly even higher than S!

They had been grading students at Tian Lan Magic High School for so many years, but they had never encountered something like this!

"How about we give him an S+?" one Exam Teacher suggested.

"That works. His results should be the best among all these students anyway. An S+ is no problem!" another teacher agreed.

Right after that, the three of them simultaneously gave Song Jie an S+ rating!

"Fuck, three S+ ratings!! Brother Jie is awesome!" Zhang Xiao Hou cried out!

"Brother Fan, looks like your first place is about to be snatched away," Zhang Xiao Hou said with a grin as he turned to Mo Fan.

Mo Fan remained expressionless, but ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his heart!!

Still, he held onto a sliver of hope. After all, there was still another assessment that had not been tested!

There's still a chance!

Mo Fan looked forward to it inwardly. The reward for first place was far better than the one for second!

"Student Song Jie, do you wish to take the magic casting test?" the bald teacher asked.

"Yes!"

When Song Jie nodded, everyone began looking forward to it again.

He was the only person in the entire venue with an S+ rating. No one knew what his magic casting would be like...

Song Jie walked over to the magic assessment area. Several targets stood before him, all of them for the students to use during the test.

"Student Song Jie, you may begin whenever you are ready," the bald teacher said.

Song Jie nodded, then fixed his gaze on one of the targets.

"Radiance!"

He shouted softly, and golden light surged over his entire body. A streak of golden radiance immediately bloomed!

Perfect release!

The next moment, the Radiance shot forward and struck a nearby target in an instant!

Everyone sucked in a breath. They had not expected Song Jie's casting to have reached the perfect level as well!

It's over! Mo Fan thought dejectedly when he saw this.

First place in this assessment came with thirty days of cultivation time using the Stardust Magic Tool.

Cultivating with the Stardust Magic Tool allowed them to cultivate for additional time. Over time, it could also widen the gap between them and others.

For them, this was already an extremely valuable cultivation resource.

Mu Bai gritted his teeth in secret. He had originally been in second place and could have received twenty days of cultivation time with the Stardust Magic Tool!

But because Song Jie had appeared, he had been pushed into third place and could only receive fifteen days of cultivation time!

A full five days less!

"Song Jie's final magic casting score is S!" the bald teacher announced.

The moment the score was revealed, the entire venue erupted in an uproar, and Song Jie became the center of everyone's attention!

None of them had expected Song Jie, this dark horse, to emerge victorious in the end!

Mo Fan, who had originally held first place securely and had even defied Mu Zhuoyun, dimmed at this moment as well.

Mu Zhuoyun could tell at a glance that Song Jie was a promising talent in magic cultivation. However, unlike before, he did not try to recruit him himself. Instead, he glanced at Mu He beside him.

Mu He understood. He smiled at Song Jie and said, "Tian Lan Magic High School is truly full of hidden talents. I didn't expect there to be such an outstanding student here!"

"Yes, I didn't expect Class 8 to produce two such outstanding students either!" The principal of Tian Lan Magic High School was grinning from ear to ear.

"Student Song Jie, right? Hello, my name is Mu He," Mu He said with a smile as he stepped forward.

Song Jie nodded without saying anything.

"Our Mu Clan values geniuses like you the most. Are you interested in joining the Mu Clan? If you do, we will train you to become a High-level Mage," Mu He said with a smile.

A High-level Mage!

For a moment, everyone cried out in shock. In Bo City, even an Intermediate Mage stood at the very peak!

The Mu Clan had actually made a promise involving a High-level Mage, leaving everyone utterly stunned!

However, this promise meant nothing much to Song Jie.

Song Jie tactfully glanced at Principal Zhu, who understood and walked over.

"Student Song Jie, joining a family is actually a pretty good path, but it isn't your only option. The choice is yours," Principal Zhu said with a smile.

After thinking for a moment, Song Jie looked at Mu He and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet. Thank you for your kindness."

Although Mu He saw that Song Jie had rejected him, his face remained full of smiles. "It's fine. There's still time. You can think it over slowly."

Mu Zhuoyun and Mu Ning Xue watched from the side. The former turned and asked, "Ning Xue, what do you think of this Song Jie?"

"He's alright," Mu Ning Xue replied casually.

Among the people of her generation she had met, Song Jie was indeed among the better ones.

However, compared to those at Imperial Capital Academy, he was still far inferior.

"Alright? Good. In a few days, I'll have someone invite him over for dinner," Mu Zhuoyun said.

Mo Fan had rejected him—and even declared war on him!

He had already been furious, and now another person had rejected the Mu Clan, making him even angrier!

He refused to believe that he couldn't win over even a student!

Once the magic assessment ended, the students and teachers present dispersed.

Song Jie's name stood at the very top of the assessment rankings!

Because of this assessment, every grade was reshuffled into new classes according to their rankings!

Song Jie, Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and the others all entered the advanced class with outstanding results!

Song Jie had no interest whatsoever in these honors, because he was already a pseudo-"High-level Mage"!

However, he also knew he could not rush things. He still had to take things step by step, and he still needed a foundation of basic knowledge.

A few days later.

After Mu Zhuoyun repeatedly invited him, even bringing up Mu Ning Xue in the end, Song Jie finally nodded and agreed to visit the Mu Clan and accept Mu Zhuoyun's invitation.

The reason he agreed was, of course, not because he valued beauty. Their relentless invitations had simply become too annoying—he practically couldn't refuse anymore.

That evening, the Mu Clan's private car came to pick him up. Song Jie got in, and the car headed toward Mu Family Manor.

Half an hour later, when the black sedan stopped at Mu Family Manor, Song Jie finally understood what it meant to be rich!

"Being rich is really nice," Song Jie could not help but sigh as he looked at the grand buildings before him and the meticulously maintained gardens.

"Student Song Jie, please follow me." A butler suddenly approached him and smiled.

Song Jie nodded and followed him into the villa ahead.

Very soon, he entered the villa's main hall, where Mu Zhuoyun was sitting at a glass dining table reading the newspaper.

When he saw Song Jie approach, he smiled and said, "Xiao Jie, you're here. Come, sit down."