"He used to cultivate the Fire Element and the Summoning System? What does that mean... Holy shit, holy shit!"
Jiang Yu's eyes widened as he stared at Zhou Sining in disbelief.
His lips parted, and he blurted out, "That means Zhou Sining is already an Advanced Mage!"
His shout carried all the way to Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni, who were standing well away from the main group.
For a moment, every eye turned to the laid-back Zhou Sining, shock showing on every face.
An Advanced Mage?
Zhou Sining was an Advanced Mage???
"Jiang Yu, you're joking, right? Breaking through to the Advanced Level isn't that easy." Guan Yu gave a strained laugh.
"Exactly. The rest of us still need time before we can break through to the Advanced level. This Substitute... No matter how you look at it, that seems impossible..." Li Kaifeng hurried to agree.
He and Zu Jiming had spent the last few hours mocking Zhou Sining. If the guy really was an Advanced Mage, how were they supposed to face him now?
"Jiang Shaoxu said it. When she and Zhou Sining were classmates, he couldn't use the Space Element yet." Jiang Yu passed the question to Jiang Shaoxu.
Jiang Shaoxu folded her arms and smiled confidently. "I know I'm remembering right."
They had only just met, but Jiang Shaoxu had no reason to lie to them about this.
Everyone here was either from a powerful family or a mage with some standing of their own. They all had their pride.
None of them would admit someone was ahead of them unless they were certain.
"Good for you! One year apart, and look how far you've come, Old Zhou. I'm the only one left in our three-man squad." Zhao Manyan took the news in stride.
He had