“Alright, stop being so loud. The examination begins now. If there is any more noise coming from any of you, then you’ll lose your qualifications to take it!”
“Just thinking about the expression on Lady Mu Ningxue’s face at seeing you being expelled in front of all of the students and teachers, I reckon she would definitely regret wanting to run away with you in the past selfishly,” Mu Bai didn’t feel a need to conceal his objectives anymore as he whispered these sinister words into Mo Fan’s ear.
“Your mouth smells like crap. I can’t handle this stink; don’t get close to me,” Mo Fan used his hand to block him.
The corner of Mu Bai’s mouth twitched.
_I’ll let this kid be arrogant for a while more yet!_
In the past, Mo Fan had held Mu Bai on the ground as he fiercely beat him up in front of Mu Ningxue. Since then and for the rest of his life, Mu Bai would be unable to raise his head in front of Mu Ningxue; even now, he still felt ashamed.
Today, he, Mu Bai, planned on letting Mo Fan suffer even worse.
Being expelled in front of the entire school and Mu Ningxue... In this society where Magic was the ultimate authority was reason enough for Mo Fan to be ridiculed and looked down upon by Mu Ningxue. When he return to his father, Mo Jiaxing, how is he going to explain this to his father who sold their house just so he could enter Magic High, when he returned?
Unqualified students being expelled during the annual examination was a very common matter.
Being expelled wasn’t something announced to the entire school. The school wasn’t likely to be that unkind.
However, there was one exception where the school would directly announce the expulsion. That would be when the magician’s stardust hadn’t shown any progress at all!
Under normal circumstances, after the students had awakened their stardust, they would properly cultivate it every day. Even the more clumsy people would slowly make their stardust glow, and develop their magic capabilities unless the student was too lazy to do so!
In order to punish this type of student, who wasted the awakening resources and magic books, and to help make the other school students understand that cultivation was not a child’s game where you could waste your time, the school would publicly announce the expulsion of a student whose cultivation was far too low.
This kind of public announcement might not happen every year, and it was set up to encourage the students who took the back door to enter the school.
During the start of this school semester, the entire class conducted a rough examination. At that time, Mo Fan’s cultivation was practically at zero. Xue Musheng almost made a public slandering of Mo Fan in a fit of fury.
Now, the school semester had ended, while also entering the most important annual examination.
If things went according to the calculations, then Mo Fan’s cultivation would be very likely approach the line of public expulsion.
Naturally, to prevent a miscalculation, Mu Bai and his uncle, Mu He, had also prepared a big present for Mo Fan.
This big present was enough to put Mo Fan out of bounds, giving him the honor of receiving the punishment the school hadn’t given for three years.
The most fortunate thing was that Mu Ningxue and Mu Zhuoyun would also be present to view this scene!
Mu Bai felt much happier just thinking about it.
Today was the day to show himself off, and from that day on, soar through the sky with high status. It was also the day for that cheap Mo Fan to be humiliated. _How great, how great!_
……
“The Annual Examination will now officially begin!”
All of the thirty classes in the school began simultaneously.
The process of the test was actually very simple. You just had to place your hand on the Star Appraisal Stone while everyone, including the examiners, watched. Then, you concentrated to enter a meditative state, and at that time, the Star Appraisal Stone would emit the same radiance as the examinee’s stardust. They would then assess the level of the cultivation based on the radiance.
Every student had three attempts.
The final result was based on the attempt with the brightest radiance.
Naturally, the more the student concentrated on it, the more the Star Appraisal Stone would accurately display the radiance of the student’s stardust.
The order of the examinee’s was random. The first examinee naturally happened to be that weeping beauty, classmate He Yu, who was already standing at the front.
The girl was still that timid; she was still extremely shy as she walked to the front of the Star Appraisal Stone under everyone’s gaze. She looked as though she was scared of being expelled.
“You may begin,” the bald examiner said.
“Good luck He Yu! Your teacher and your fellow classmates believe in you,” Xue Musheng said.
“Don’t worry if you don’t do well; I will take care of you,” the nutjob of a dorm head, Jian Hua said.
He Yu was feeling shy as she closed her eyes; she then placed her small hands on the massive Star Appraisal Stone.
The entire class suddenly turned silent. Their eyes were attentively watching the girl who was taking the first test, and it seemed as though they were more nervous than the examinee.
For some reason, Mo Fan felt a change in He Yu’s temperament after she began her test. Her expression turned serious; although she was nervous, she wasn’t frenetic.
The black Star Appraisal Stone gradually emitted some radiance from within. In the beginning, it looked like the early sunrise. Following He Yu’s intense focus, the radiance gradually spread around the Star Appraisal Stone, causing the radiance to fill the surroundings.
“A!”
“A!”
“A!”
In this moment, the three examinee’s practically announced the results simultaneously.
“Classmate, it’s done. Your final result is an A!” the bald examiner said without an expression on his face.
He Yu opened her eyes; she looked as though she was unable to believe it, before she excitedly said, “Re… really? I got an A?”
Although the scene of a girl happily yelling out she got an A was strange, they had no choice to admit that He Yu’s final results gave everyone a surprise.
“I… freaking hell. A?! That’s the standard for entering the Elite Class!”
“I’m speechless. Before the test, she was sitting there wailing endlessly. We really thought she was drifting on the borderline of being expelled, but as the final results came out, she freaking got an A!”
“Magic B*tch; what a typical magic studying b*tch. I’ll never believe her again.”
After the results came out, Mo Fan’s dorm head, classmate Jianhua, was completely flabbergasted.
_Raise her, my ass. It’d be really good if he would be able to get a B. He’s just blindly worrying about someone who got an A._
The homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng’s expression was stiff. He was deceived by the female teacher who acted all cute. However, having the first one to take the test and get an A made Xue Musheng feel happy overall.
All the grades will be summed up, and after that, the thirty classes will compare the average grades. Xue Musheng felt like his own class had the potential to reach the top three.
The biggest competition was the class next door, class 7. With that Lightning Element kid, Xu Zhaoting, who knew how much of a difference there would be between the classes? However, what he wished for was the most outstanding student in his class, Mu Bai, to not be inferior to Xu Zhaoting in any respect.
“Next one, do you want to partake the test?” the bald examiner said, as he looked at He Yu.
He Yu shook her head in haste as she said, “I’ve only grasped six stars so far, so I’ll let it be.”
“Alright. We’ll use the evaluation from your other teachers to decide which class you’ll be placed in,” the bald examiner said.
“Thank you, teacher.”
He Yu walked out, happily. Originally, she wanted to share this joy with the friends next to her, however, she realized the friends were all a meter away from her. She was puzzled by this.
She didn’t do anything wrong; her grades were pretty good, right?
“Next, Zhang Xiaohou,” the examiner announced the name.
Zhang Xiaohou couldn’t help but be surprised. He didn’t think it would be his turn so soon.
“Brother Fan, I’m going,” Zhang Xiaohou said to Mo Fan.
“Mhm, do your best, and stay calm,” Mo Fan replied.
“You shouldn’t be advising other people; hearing it makes me wanna puke,” without fail, Zhao Kunsan followed, saying this.
Mo Fan was puzzled. _Is this Zhao Kunsan on a stalker mode and conversation denial mode? How is it possible that he would just pour cold water along with everything I do?_
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Translator: Tofu
Editor: MindLitUp
*[advantage]: by having their erection in contact with her
*[ cent bills]: China has cents in bills called jiao
*[Guoshu]: Guo here means country and shu means technique
*[ 190 centimeters]: Over 6ft tall
*[Lake Cui]: Cui Hu, also means Green Lake
*[hundred dyuan bills]: 100yuan is their biggest bill
*[Daoist Fierce Tiger]: The author of this novel
*[Noodles]: made of wheat
*[Rice Noodles]: made of rice
*[Zhang Tian Tian]: Tian means sweet
*[Bajiquan]: Also known as Eight Extremities Fist, but Bajiquan sounds nicer to me
*[Long Taos]: side characters in Chinese operas who perform acrobatics and fight scenes
*[12.47 to 13.07]: don't ask me about the tree sap
Zhang Xiaohou glanced at Xu Musheng, and then took one glance at the Practical Teacher, Tangyue.
“Do your best, teacher believes in you.” The one who said this was the Practical teacher, Tangyue.
Zhang Xiaohou nodded as he walked to the side of the Star Appraisal Stone.
Closing his eyes, Zhang Xiaohou adjusted his breathing and slowly entered a meditative state.
The radiance emitted from the Star Appraisal Stone flickered; it followed Zhang Xiaohou’s breath as it brightened and dimmed. It was easy to tell that Zhang Xiaohou was slightly nervous, which explained why the Star Appraisal Stone was unable to grasp the energy from his stardust.
However, Zhang Xiaohou slowly entered the meditative state.
At last, the radiance stabilized. The cyan colored radiance from the Wind Element covered the surroundings of the Star Appraisal Stone, and the radiance was superior to He Yu’s. Other than being a bit unstable, there was no other fuss about it.
“A!”
“A!”
“A+!”
The three examiners seemed to have different views regarding it.
“Teacher, let me try one more time.”
Zhang Xiaohou didn’t seem pleased with this result; thus, he once more entered a meditative state.
This time, he was considerably calmer.
The intense radiance covered the Star Appraisal Stone’s surroundings; it was apparent that it was much stronger than He Yu’s. Additionally, there didn’t appear to be any unstable flickering from it anymore.
The three examiners glanced at each other and nodded.
“A+”
“A+”
“A+”
“Final results, A+!”
After they announced the results, the students of his class all showed shock and envy.
“Crap, A+! That’s a grade that secures your place in the Elite Class! This kid, Zhang Xiaohou's lifestyle, is just mediocre, so who would’ve thought that his cultivation would be so amazing? We were mistaken; we really were mistaken."
“That’s really amazing! If I could get A+, then my dad would immediately gift me a car!”
Xue Musheng and Tangyue, the two teachers, gave a slight smile as they nodded their heads. Their eyes were filled with praise.
Zhang Xiaohou had always been an outstanding student to them, thus, having this kind of result was well within reason.
“Classmate, you’re done. We will assess accordingly…” the bald examiner was about to announce the final result.
“Teacher, I’d like to attempt the next test,” at this moment, Zhang Xiaohou’s expression was firm, but his face showed a shyness as he said this.
“Are you sure?” the examiner asked, a bit surprised.
“I know that the higher you place in the rankings during the Annual Examination, then the longer you will get to use the Stardust Magic Tool. Thus, I’d like to take the Activation test,” Zhang Xiaohou said with certainty.
Xue Musheng and Tangyue maintained the smiles on their faces. They already knew that Zhang Xiaohou had reached the level of Activation.
The examination consisted of two parts.
The first part was the Stardust test.
The majority of the students only needed to complete this part to continue to study magic at Magic High.
While the second part was set up for the top students, out of over one thousand students, there were roughly only a hundred or so who had touched upon the level of Activation.
If one can activate the elemental skill during the examination, then naturally they would be awarded more points for the Annual Examination.
To obtain more of the limited resources from the school, the students would have to display all of their powers during the Annual Examination, without hiding anything.
……
Zhang Xiaohou’s Activation test didn’t go particularly smoothly. He was so nervous that he was unable to properly link the seven Wind Element stars with each other to form a Star Path.
However, the examiners were able to see that this student was capable of Activation, but due to being nervous on the testing grounds he was unable to activate successfully. However, they still gave him some points based on his performance.
Feeling somewhat disappointed, Zhang Xiaohou walked out of the testing ground with his head low.
Mrs. Tangyue was like a tender older sister when she patted Zhang Xiaohou’s shoulder, “Don’t feel discouraged. You will definitely be able to enter the Elite Class with your grades.”
“Teacher, I thought I was proficient in ‘Control,' but who would’ve thought that a little nervousness would cause the time I spent practicing ‘Control’ to disappear mysteriously, making me start from the beginning. Teacher, how are you able to accomplish the magic activation so easily?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.
“Naturally it’s from practicing. Other than that, the state of your heart is also crucial. Not only does a qualified Magician need to have a solid foundation, but they also need to have a mentality that won’t waver if they encounter trouble.”
Zhang Xiaohou nodded as he seemed to understand this.
“Next, Huang Feifeng.”
“B!”
“Teacher, I should receive an A! I should be given an A!!!”
“If you make more noise, we’ll cancel your results.”
“Next, Luo Si.”
“C!”
The student called Luo Si jumped for joy.
For a failure of a student like him, receiving C was like New Years.
……
The students of eight class were receiving their examinations, one by one. The majority of the students were B and C; there didn't seem to be many A’s.
“Look, the people of the school council are almost here.”
“They are at the seventh class’ exam grounds… The one taking the test is that Lightning Element guy.”
“Xu Zhaoting, that is firmly the number one guy in the entire school.”
“That’s not certain. I heard Mu Bai’s cultivation is also very high!”
As Mo Fan heard his classmates’ discussion, his gaze turned toward the seventh class exam grounds.
Sure enough, the School Council group included the particularly outstanding Mu Ningxue, who had already walked to the vicinity.
……
“Old brother Mu Zhuoyun, this is our school’s most outstanding Lightning Element student; his name is Xu Zhaoting. When he awakened his Lightning Element a year ago, I, as the Principal, began to pay close attention to him. He’s currently doing the Activation test; care to watch?” the Principal of Tian Lan Magic High said to Mu Zhuoyun.
The Principal was very polite toward Mu Zhuoyun; thus, it was obvious that Mu Zhuoyun’s status within Bo City was very high.
“Ningxue, why don’t you take a look at this student’s performance.”
“Mhm,” Mu Ningxue nodded.
Lightning element, the first of the elements. Its violent, destructive force was enough to make other Magicians take several steps back.
Within the examination grounds, Xu Zhaoting, who wore the school uniform, was already there. He adjusted his breathing, as well as trying to make peace with the pressuring gazes coming from the students and teachers of the entire school.
Ever since he had entered the school, he had become the focal point for them. These gazes were incessantly urging him to cultivate.
“Heed my command!”
“The first of the Elements, Lightning!”
“Strike of Lightning!”
As the sounds faded, he raised a hand.
The purple Lightning Arc surged; it was as though the Serpent King called out to the violent python soldier. They slithered their shocking body, twirling through the atmosphere and burning everything they touched.
“Activate!”
The Electric Arc violently descended upon the human-shaped puppet.
The puppet violently trembled. It was charred from the drop of the violent Lightning Strike. The electricity crackled around; covering it with whip prints. The human-shaped puppet exploded with no remains in a single moment by the force of the Lightning.
On the floor of the Training grounds, there were strips of black marks. It looked extremely terrifying.
The puppet had already turned into a pile of black dust.
The heaven-defying Lightning element skill immediately stole the attention of the entire exam grounds, causing the Elite students who were also able to activate skills to take a deep breath.
_Holy cow, who cares about Wind Trail? Who cares about Water Barrier? What Fire Burst? They are all weak. The tyrannical power of the Lightning Strike was not something the other Elements could compare themselves to. It directly caused the puppet to explode into dregs. This destructive power…
_
_
Whoever was standing there would die instantly!
_
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Translator: Tofu
Editor: MindLitUp
*[advantage]: by having their erection in contact with her
*[ cent bills]: China has cents in bills called jiao
*[Guoshu]: Guo here means country and shu means technique
*[ 190 centimeters]: Over 6ft tall
*[Lake Cui]: Cui Hu, also means Green Lake
*[hundred dyuan bills]: 100yuan is their biggest bill
*[Daoist Fierce Tiger]: The author of this novel
*[Noodles]: made of wheat
*[Rice Noodles]: made of rice
*[Zhang Tian Tian]: Tian means sweet
*[Bajiquan]: Also known as Eight Extremities Fist, but Bajiquan sounds nicer to me
*[Long Taos]: side characters in Chinese operas who perform acrobatics and fight scenes
*[12.47 to 13.07]: don't ask me about the tree sap
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