Only after a long while did everyone slowly recover from the dazzling light.
Once they could see the examination grounds clearly, they all gasped.
Within the space covered by the Magic Barrier, the entire ground had been scorched black. Lightning had blasted deep craters of varying sizes in many places, leaving devastation as far as the eye could see.
The damage to the examination grounds alone showed just how terrifyingly powerful the lightning magic Xu Yi had cast was.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at Xu Yi, who stood in the center as though nothing had happened. For a moment, none of them could speak.
"Ah!" Just then, the Mages' Guild staff member responsible for the examination grounds' Magic Barrier cried out, drawing everyone's attention.
President Allen frowned at the staff member and asked reproachfully, "What is it? Why all the fuss?"
The staff member swallowed and pointed at the Magic Defense Array he was responsible for, his face full of disbelief. "P-President, the Magic Defense Array... seems to be damaged."
"What?"
Everyone froze again.
The Magic Defense Array was there to prevent spells cast by the mages taking the examination from affecting anything outside the grounds.
Since today's candidates ranged from Level Six Mages to Level Nine Mages, President Allen had personally set up the Magic Defense Array with the power of their spells in mind. It could neutralize the force of an ordinary level nine spell.
Yet now, after Xu Yi had cast Lightning Magic, the Magic Defense Array had actually been damaged!
Could it be... that the Lightning Magic Xu Yi had used was even more powerful than level nine magic?
President Allen rose and went over to inspect the Magic Defense Array. He involuntarily sighed with relief, then explained to everyone with a smile, "It's nothing serious. The