[Fire Crow Technique] [Burning Flame Fire]

At this moment, the dean on the main stage, seeing that the time was up, did not hesitate and announced loudly:

"The 23rd Freshman Ceremony of the Fire Phase College, Jiaomu University, has officially begun."

The first speaker was Chen Yanxia, the dean of the Fire Academy. When he stood up to speak, his True Qi vibrated the air, and the heat instantly made the entire auditorium sweltering.

Someone nearby whispered, "This is Dean Chen's summer imagery; it seems he's preparing to condense the [Heavenly Fire] Dao Foundation, which is one of the strongest Fire Phase Dao Foundation."

The freshmen from the Fire Academy quieted down and listened to Chen Yanxia's speech.

"Welcome to all new students of the Fire Academy. I must warn you that the Fire Academy's main cultivation path consists of five Fire Phase Dao Foundation. If you wish to forge a different path and create a new way, you should plan ahead."

"Our Fire Academy primarily cultivates fire-based techniques and principles, and also offers two specialized arts courses: alchemy and weapon crafting. Of course, these require reaching the Qi Refining Third Layer to practice and learn."

"At the end of each year, there will be assessments of magical techniques, verification of legal principles, and competitions in alchemy and weapon crafting. The top ten will receive spiritual items, magical artifacts, and academic credits as rewards."

After speaking for about ten minutes, the freshmen below began to get a little impatient, so Chen Yanxia ended the speech and handed it over to the first-year professor and two other assistant professors.

Their mentor for this year was named Huang Deming, who cultivated the imagery of the Supreme Yin Fire and was quite taciturn.

After emphasizing a few points about college discipline and the penalties for failing the final exams, the freshmen competition was announced to begin.

Huang Deming, dressed in a moon-white Dharma robe, exuded a serene and silent aura, and asked:

"Any freshman who is confident may come; at the very least, they must be able to cast spells to be eligible."

Xiao Huoyu, who was standing beside Wang He, had been waiting for this question. He stood up and said, "I'm signing up!"

Then, he took Wang He, Lu Lingxian, and the other two to the Vastness battle platform.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the others, who were also quite talented, naturally did not want to be outdone and stood up one after another.

In just three minutes, they gathered thirty people, almost a tenth of the entire freshman class, who were top geniuses.

The other freshmen who could only sit in the audience felt a little disappointed. Some quickly regained their fighting spirit and thought about working hard to catch up with the top batch, while others were confident and did not care about temporary gains or losses, and did not have much inferiority complex.

The entire competition consisted solely of spellcasting tests.

Master Huang Deming explained the scoring criteria for spell casting.

"First, assess the spell's casting time."

"The shorter the time, the higher the score."

"Secondly, the test will assess the power of your spells, requiring you to unleash the offensive spells you have mastered."

"The path of cultivation seeks longevity, but how can one proceed without protective techniques? The instructors and dean will score your spells based on their power."

"Third, assess the grade of the spell."

"Right now, you don't have any academic credits. Your spells are either learned from the Mystic Qi, passed down through family tradition, or purchased separately. The higher the grade of spells you can master, the better your talent will be, and the higher your score will be."

"That's pretty much it, those are the three points. These are the requirements for the freshman competition. Let's go through them one by one."

"Xiao Huoyu, you're first."

Before long, a fire crow struck the target heavily, causing the target, made of special materials, to shake violently. Various sensors inside transmitted data, calculated the data, and completed the scoring.

The AI reported the following results, "Student Xiao Huoyu cast [Fire Crow Technique], casting time 3 seconds, power level 4, spell grade mid-grade, final score 8.9 points."

The announcement of this result immediately caused an uproar; this level of achievement was among the best, even among the new students.

"It takes me four seconds to release myself, how come he's so fast?"

"With a power level four, this spell is probably already at a minor mastery."

Some students felt hopeless about making it into the top ten, became discouraged, and considered giving up.

When Wang He heard what everyone said, he recalled the skill proficiency levels he had learned about over the past few days.

From beginner to intermediate level, advanced level, and finally to mastery, each step is quite challenging.

The Great Completion stage allows the condensation of corresponding magical runes, increasing the power of spells. The Mid-Grade Perfected Magical Runes become even more solidified, comparable to the High-Grade spells of the Minor Completion stage.

The power of a spell is determined by the level of spell intensity that the human body at each level of life can withstand.

Reflecting on these experiences, he exclaimed, "This is far more systematic than what I had back then. Times are progressing, times are developing."

"Next, Wang He."

Wang He immediately took to the field upon hearing the news.

A fire spell took shape in his hand in a second, and raging flames shot towards the target 20 meters away.

This technique is called [Burning Flame Fire], and its main functions are burning and incineration.

The distant target, covered by [Burning Flame Fire], was not impacted or disturbed, but the flames continued to burn, constantly draining the surrounding energy and air, seemingly determined to continue burning indefinitely.

The heatwave generated by the magic continued to spread outwards, about to extend into the outside world.

At this moment, streams of cool water descended from the high-altitude Formation Domain, first isolating the air and Primordial Qi, and their massive volume quickly covered and extinguished the [Burning Flame Fire].

At this moment, many students outside the venue were stunned.

"Is this a high-grade spell?"

"So troublesome, who would dare to fight against this Wang He in the future? Even a little bit of his influence would be extremely difficult to extinguish."

Even Dean Chen of the Fire Academy and Grand Instructor Huang Deming, both cultivators who Qi Refining Perfection, fell silent.

This kind of magic, while not a threat to them, is still extremely troublesome.

Chen Yanxia glanced at Wang He, whose expression was calm, and memorized his appearance.

"This student is exceptionally talented, but it's unclear which path he will choose."

Immediately, Dean Chen searched for his students' information on his personal terminal.

"The combination of genes from ordinary mortals is not a problem; geniuses with this kind of background appear every year."

"Fire-element Yin and Yang True Qi? Then this spell might not even be his limit."

Upon reading this, Dean Chen frowned and abandoned his plan to recommend the candidate to the principal.

This kind of person is clearly not simple; they probably possess Qi Destiny powerful fate. If you interfere and disrupt their growth, you may incur karmic consequences in the future.

Chen Yanxia thought about it and decided to treat him normally, neither offering too much help nor targeting him specifically, and not to come to him with any problems.

At this moment, the intelligent agent faithfully reported the instrument's observation and test data, "Student Wang He cast [Burning Flame Fire], casting time one second, power level 6, spell grade superior."

After waiting for a while and collecting scores from several judges, the final score was given. "Final score: 9.7 points."

This achievement stunned the entire audience.

Below the dueling platform, Xiao Huoyu watched Wang He walk off the platform with a faint smile, his admiration almost beyond words.

"Brother Wang, you truly live up to your reputation. Even among the senior students in the Fire Academy, few can achieve a score like that."

With Wang He around, Xiao Huoyu definitely wouldn't be able to get first place, but he wasn't jealous at all; he only felt awe and admiration.