A Little Bit of a Bitch Shock

Under normal circumstances, after a Mage successfully awakens, even the slowest person will ignite their stardust and fill their Demonic Energy.

Unless that person is truly lazy to the extreme and unwilling to spend even a little time in meditation.

Such people will be expelled by the school without hesitation. In this era where Demons run rampant, national resources are already scarce, so how can they be wasted on these parasites?

Of course, having finally awakened as a Mage, few people would willingly fall into degeneracy.

The annual assessment officially begins!

All thirty classes in the school will proceed simultaneously.

The testing process is very simple: under the watchful eyes of all teachers, students, and examiners, place your hand on the Star Sense Stone and concentrate to enter a state of meditation.

The more focused a student is, the more accurately the sensing stone will reveal their true condition. Many people on the playground are chewing gum to alleviate their nervousness.

As a special guest invited by the school, Mu Ningxue made the first demonstration, casually releasing an Ice Vine.

The ice-blue mist, as if alive, spread outwards unrestrainedly from Mu Ningxue's center. Just looking at it sent a chill down one's spine.

"So strong!"

"Is this the strength of Imperial University's special recruit?"

"If I were this awesome, my dad would buy me two cars, one to drive each day!"

The students were shocked by Mu Ningxue's power, and the teachers had to work hard to restore order.

"Now, I will repeat the assessment requirements!

In the state of meditation, the Star Sense Stone will emit light based on the brilliance of your stardust, and this light will be used to judge the level of your cultivation.

Each of you has three chances, and the strongest light emitted will be your score!" The bald chief examiner stood before them, holding a roster.

"The testing order is random. First, He Yu!"

A timid little girl walked onto the stage, tears still glistening on her face.

"You may begin," said the chief examiner.

The classmates encouraged He Yu. This girl had been crying for days because of the assessment, constantly saying she would definitely be expelled from school. Her appearance was heartbreaking.

"Xiao Yu, believe in yourself, you can do it!" Zhang Xiaohou shouted with all his might, only to notice that Xu Fang and Mo Fan beside him didn't react.

Xu Fang chuckled, "Monkey, do you like He Yu?"

Zhang Xiaohou fidgeted, "No way... we're just ordinary friends."

"It's okay if you like her. Our school doesn't crack down on early relationships; seventeen is pretty much developed," Xu Fang clicked his tongue. "But if you two really get together, you'll be completely under He Yu's thumb."

"How so?" Zhang Xiaohou was taken aback. "She's such a delicate girl..."

"Delicate my foot. All the fights you've had before were for nothing," Mo Fan pointed at He Yu on the stage. "The assessment is the same principle as a group fight; the outcome can be determined before it even starts. This little lady isn't even trembling standing before the Star Sense Stone, she's definitely prepared."

"No way..."

Before Zhang Xiaohou could finish, the light from the Star Sense Stone on the stage flared up.

"A!"

"A!"

"A!"

The three examiners gave their scores simultaneously. He Yu happily ran down, but halfway down she felt it was too ostentatious and slowed her pace, explaining, "I really didn't secretly meditate. My best expectation was a C, I didn't expect to perform beyond my expectations... Oh well, it's not that big of a deal. A 3A score only gets you into the top class, and even then, you'd be at the bottom... Why aren't you guys talking?"

Zhang Xiaohou was stunned. The examiner called his name twice before he reacted and rushed onto the stage nervously.

Because of the slight shock He Yu had caused, it took Zhang Xiaohou a while to slowly enter the state of meditation.

The result was good: two A's and one A+.

Zhang Xiaohou was not satisfied with this result and requested a retest. This time, he calmed his mind and achieved an excellent score of three A+'s.

As for the magic release assessment, as expected, Zhang Xiaohou failed.

"Monkey is too easily influenced by external factors; he'll suffer for it later," Mo Fan commented.

"He just needs to see some blood, get a little injured," Xu Fang said, crossing his arms. In the original story, Zhang Xiaohou grew into a military god this way.

Their homeroom teacher, Xue Mu Sheng, didn't care about external influences. His face was practically beaming with joy.

With two such excellent students at the start, and with other top students like Zhou Min and Mu Bai in the class who could contend for the school's top spot, he could already see the bonus money waving at him.

Tang Yue, like a kind elder sister, comforted the dejected Zhang Xiaohou, making all the male students' fists clench.

Damn it!

We all got B's and C's, our scores are far worse than this brat's, why isn't there a sexy, mature big sister to comfort us?

Class Eight's assessment was proceeding in full swing, and other classes were equally exciting.

At this moment, the school leaders had just finished inspecting Class Seven and admired student Xu Zhao Ting's Lightning Seal.

As the only Lightning Element user openly acknowledged in the school, Xu Zhao Ting had also prepared thoroughly today, determined to impress the leaders and the genius Mu Ningxue.

To highlight his prowess, he even added some rather chuunibyou lines.

"Element Master, Supreme Lightning Element, heed my command!"

"Lightning Seal, Release!"

With a burst of purple arcs, the testing puppet not far away was blasted beyond recognition. Even the playground ground, with its maxed-out defense, bore a black imprint.

Nice!

Xu Zhao Ting was extremely satisfied with his performance and immediately looked at Mu Ningxue, hoping to gain the goddess's favor.

Mo Fan was a bit displeased. His lightning was thicker than Xu Zhao Ting's, but to be able to taunt Old Dog Mu in the future, he had to keep a low profile for now and watch Xu Zhao Ting strut around like a peacock.

"Ningxue, what do you think of this student, Xu Zhao Ting?" Mu He asked with a chuckle.

"Average."

Mu Ningxue's eyes didn't linger on Xu Zhao Ting as she continued to walk forward.

The school leaders exchanged glances. Xu Zhao Ting was the pride of Tianlan Magic High School. If she didn't even fancy him, how high were Mu Ningxue's standards?

"Haha, Ningxue has seen many geniuses at the Imperial Capital Academy. Primary Magic is just their basic skill," Mu He laughed. "Let's go check out Class Eight. Mu Bai in Class Eight is a genius who's no less than Xu Zhao Ting!"

A group of people majestically headed towards the Class Eight examination area.

"Holy crap, they're actually here!"

"Mu Ningxue is here too, that's great, today's my chance to show off."

"Show off my ass, you just got three Cs!"

"So nervous, what if I can't enter the meditation state later?"

"Tough luck, I guess."

The aura of the leadership group was powerful, and with the universally adored goddess Mu Ningxue among them, a simple glance from them could change the fate of a poor student.

The atmosphere on the scene instantly became heavy.

Mu He walked at the front and exchanged a look with the bald chief examiner. The chief examiner quickly stopped Xu Fang, who was about to go on stage: "Hey, hey, hey, student, you can go down first. It's not your turn yet."

Xu Fang sized him up: "Is there another Xu Fang in Class Eight?"

"I miscalled the name. According to the order, you should wait for two more people."

"Order? Isn't the roll call random?"

The bald chief examiner was choked and impatiently said, "Just go down when I tell you to, don't delay the normal order of the examination!"

An ordinary student would have tucked their tail and scampered off the stage with just a glare from him.

But this damned argumentative Blondie didn't get off the stage. Instead, he stood boldly on it, acting all arrogant and defiant.

Seeing the leadership group getting closer, sweat beaded on the bald chief examiner's forehead.

Just then, a voice like heavenly music rang out: "Xu Fang, come down!"

It was Tang Yue who spoke.

She wasn't in cahoots with the chief examiner and didn't sense anything unusual. At most, she was just surprised that the chief examiner would make such a basic mistake on such an important occasion.

The leaders were about to arrive, and Xu Fang was a stubborn individual with a history of suicidal tendencies. If the two sides clashed, it would affect his mood and performance.

Xu Fang went down.

The chief examiner breathed a huge sigh of relief, his shiny forehead covered in sweat. He didn't bother wiping it and quickly announced loudly, "Next, Mu Bai!"