Although Occlumency was a form of magic that was easy to learn in Europe, not many wizards actually chose to study and research it.
After all, while this magic was not particularly difficult, training it to the point where it could resist Legilimency or other similar magic was no easy matter. Young wizards in particular felt that there was nothing in their minds that needed deliberate protection.
As a result, neither Beauxbatons' great beauty, Fleur Delacour, nor Durmstrang's young Charms prodigy, Julianne Sirtute, was skilled in this magic.
Krum, on the other hand, had been required to train in it after becoming a professional Quidditch player and had practiced it a little. Even so, he could only sense when someone used Legilimency on him.
He could not even resist it, let alone withstand an illusion.
And the other continents did not seem to be doing much better.
The two from Nagudinnaf, the two from Castelobruxo, and the two from Nanyang Magic School were all stuck at the dark illusion stage, unable to get out for ages.
Ilvermorny, however, performed quite well in this round.
First, Jacob became the third to leave the dark illusion after Harry and Ron. Then Ryan Moning Meng also struggled free of the dark illusion in just over three minutes.
But afterward, she became trapped in the next round of illusions.
Apart from Harry and Ron, the first to reach the Fourth Floor was neither Corvinus nor Elizabeth, who had emerged from the dark illusion earlier. The former was still floundering in the water tank illusion, while the latter was still battling wild beasts.
Instead, Lei Kaiming reached the fourth level ahead of them.
During the water illusion, Lei Kaiming had not entered the water, instead trying several spells in succession. At first, none of these