As a Level Eight Mage, mastering advanced spells from every branch of magic was a basic requirement.
Because of his research into magic machinery, Xu Yi was now most proficient in wind magic. What he demonstrated to Great Mage Truchi was therefore lightning magic, an advanced form of wind magic.
The essence of lightning magic was speed.
That meant not only the lightning-fast speed of the magic itself, but also rapid casting.
To pass the Level Eight Mage examination, a mage had to be able, at the very least, to cast the eighth-level lightning spell Rainbow Star smoothly and without any impediment.
Before everyone present, Xu Yi not only successfully cast the three eighth-level lightning spells, Chain Lightning, Thunderclap Spell, and Lightning Net Purgatory, but also cast them with incredible speed, without the slightest pause or strain.
After watching him demonstrate those three spells, the surrounding mages looked both shocked and reassured.
They were shocked that Xu Yi truly had such a firm command of eighth-level lightning magic, and reassured that he did indeed possess the strength of a Level Eight Mage, just as they had suspected.
Only Bukales stared blankly at Xu Yi, his face showing no reassurance, only shock.
This young fellow, who did not look like a mage no matter how one looked at him, really had the strength of a Level Eight Mage!
Yet Bukales was already fifty-two this year, and still lacked the confidence to pass the Level Eight Mage examination.
Compared with Xu Yi, he had practically wasted all those years of his life!
At that thought, Bukales sighed and quietly withdrew from the crowd, intending to leave on his own while nobody was paying attention.
Xu Yi, however, had been watching him all along. Seeing him move, he quickly called out to stop