Su Yuan tentatively asked: "Director Wang, do you mean you can recommend me as a special student at Demon Capital Academy?"
To Su Yuan, with the talent he had shown so far, it should not be a problem if Wang Haiping recommended him to Shuzhou College.
But if it was Demon Capital Academy... To be blunt, Wang Haiping probably couldn't get a word in there.
"Hahaha, you underestimated me, kid."
Wang Haiping naturally understood what Su Yuan meant, but he didn't mind. He started explaining to Su Yuan.
"I indeed don't have the qualifications to recommend you to Demon Capital Academy. But while I can't do it, my teacher can... I forgot to mention, I graduated from Demon Capital Academy over a decade ago."
So, this Guangchuan Education Bureau director was a graduate of Demon Capital Academy?
Su Yuan couldn't help but reevaluate Wang Haiping.
So, his teacher was also a teacher at Demon Capital Academy.
If it was a teacher from Demon Capital Academy, recommending a student shouldn't be a problem.
"To be honest, I'm the weakest among my teacher's students who graduated from Demon Capital Academy. Because of that, every time I contacted my teacher, I would get disdain."
Wang Haiping couldn't help but shake his head when he mentioned this.
Su Yuan timely gave a compliment: "Director, you are being too modest. You are the esteemed director of Guangchuan City's Education Bureau, responsible for enhancing the education level here. Even for the joint trial among middle schools, you take personal responsibility. You're a Shining Star Level strongman; there's no need for self-deprecation."
"I didn't expect you to be so good with words." Wang Haiping laughed heartily, "But I'm not being modest; I indeed am the weakest of the group.
Shining Star Level... it's just the beginning; it doesn't make me a master.
You will find, in Demon Capital, Shining Stars are everywhere, especially in Demon Capital Academy, which is full of hidden talents.
Wang Haiping gazed intently at Su Yuan, with a hint of warning: "Remember, the outside world is vast. At no time should you be complacent.
There's always someone better, and another sky beyond!"
Since awakening, Su Yuan had smooth sailing all the way.
In this trial, he outperformed two special students to win first place, obtaining Elemental Magnetism Pressure, a Green Weapon Card, and numerous star cores, feeling on top of the world.
Now, Wang Haiping's words brought a shiver to Su Yuan's heart, calming his agitated mood significantly.
Su Yuan nodded and said seriously: "Thank you for the reminder, Director."
Su Yuan could see that the Education Bureau director was sincerely reminding him.
Wang Haiping saw Su Yuan suddenly calm down and nodded secretly.
He understood instantly, his comprehension is indeed high!
Wang Haiping said: "Of course, I'm just giving you an additional option. Whether to go to Shuzhou or Demon Capital, the choice is yours.
For Demon Capital Academy, I can only ask my teacher to take you there. Whether you succeed still depends on you. I need to remind you that the special enrollment requirements of Demon Capital Academy are very high, and they prefer quality over quantity, with only a few enrollments each year.
For Shuzhou College, I can guarantee you admission directly.
Think about where you want to go; I'll give you ten minutes."
"No need to think about it." Su Yuan said firmly, "I will go to Demon Capital!"
Wang Haiping smiled: "Good, a genius must have drive! If you had chosen Shuzhou, I might have felt a bit disappointed.
Alright, for now, go back, and prepare well. You might have to go to Demon Capital for the assessment anytime. I will inform you if there are any updates."
Su Yuan thanked him and left the lounge...
With the trial over, Su Yuan became famous in Guangchuan No. 12 Middle School.
As for the trial rewards, they would be arranged and distributed later by the Education Bureau. Su Yuan and other students returned to their respective schools in the buses and then went home.
By the time Su Yuan reached home, it was already past ten at night.
On the return trip, Su Yuan had extracted all the Star Apprentice Level star cores into White Star Cards.
Su Yuan went for a shower first, then sat at the study desk in his bedroom, decomposing all the extracted star cards into stardust, one by one.
On the first day of the trial, Su Yuan hunted 43 White Cards; on the second day, the central area of the Secret Realm had a denser distribution of star beasts. Su Yuan hunted more than sixty star beasts.
Except for the three star cores he preserved—Earth Element Beast, Shadow Leopard, and Poison Fire Two-headed Python—there were 105 White Cards in total!
It took a while for Su Yuan to decompose all 105 White Cards.
"System!" Su Yuan called in his heart.
In a flash, a system panel appeared before his eyes.
[Starlight Dust: 1100]
"1100 points!"
Seeing so much stardust, Su Yuan couldn't help but feel a strong sense of satisfaction from his hard work.
The stardust was ready, so next was the biggest gain of this trial!
Su Yuan took out the Earth Element Beast star core from his pocket and held it in his hand, sensing the abundant star power inside with his spiritual power.
"System, extract Elemental Magnetism Pressure!"
"Do you want to consume 40 points of stardust to extract the Elemental Magnetism Pressure star card?"
"Yes!"
Following Su Sheng's confirmation command, plenty of stardust poured into the Earth Element Beast star core. Gray light surged on the star core.
A few seconds later, a star card surrounded by faint green light fell into Su Yuan's hand. On the card surface was an Earth Element Beast using Elemental Magnetism Pressure.
[Elemental Magnetism Pressure (Green): By transmuting star power into earth magnetic power, alters the gravity within a certain range]
Elemental Magnetism Pressure!
Su Yuan was thrilled, immediately communicating the card with his star power and embedding it into his body.
In the star power vortex, centered around the blue soul card "Azure Sky Phoenix," five star cards hung like stars, with Elemental Magnetism Pressure glowing the weakest.
But this was no problem. Experience points were ready!
After spending 40 points to extract Elemental Magnetism Pressure, there were still 1060 points left. Though not enough to enhance it to the Transformation Realm, it was plenty to perfect it!
"System, enhance Elemental Magnetism Pressure to perfect!"
Plenty of stardust appeared out of thin air within the star power vortex, spiraling into the Elemental Magnetism Pressure star card.
The green light of the Elemental Magnetism Pressure star card flickered fifteen times, each time brighter than the last, until it was the most dazzling among the five cards orbiting the soul card!
It was even more radiant than the white card Steel Flame Finger in the Transformation Realm!
This wasn't the end yet. After perfecting Elemental Magnetism Pressure, 460 stardust points remained. Su Yuan then spent 320 points to upgrade the Gray Flame Strike from Great Success to Perfect.
Afterward, Su Yuan looked back at the panel. His stats had undergone a complete transformation!
[Su Yuan]
[Level: Star Apprentice Eighth Stage]
[Soul Card: Azure Sky Phoenix]
[Grade: Master Quality]
[Species: Phoenix]
[Element: Space]
[Talent: Azure Sky: Enhances the power of space-related skills by 20%]
[Six Dimensions: Strength C, Agility C, Defense C, Constitution C, Spirit C, Star Power C]
[Soul Skill: Instant Movement (Blue): Master]
[Skills: Steel Flame Finger (White): Transformation Realm, Hardened Iron Armor (White): Transformation Realm, Wind Walking (White): Transformation Realm,
Gray Flame Strike (Green): Perfect, Elemental Magnetism Pressure (Green): Perfect]
[Stardust: 140]
"All three white skills are at Transformation Realm; both green skills are also perfect!"
Su Yuan was extremely satisfied. Next, he wanted to test Elemental Magnetism Pressure.
With a move of his mind, a mysterious force acted around him, making his body feel light, almost weightless.
Su Yuan gently pushed off with his foot, and like zero gravity, he floated off the ground, drifting towards the ceiling and suspending in mid-air.
"It worked!"
Su Yuan's eyes were full of joy.
Who doesn't dream of flying? Although weightlessness isn't really flying, at least he could hover, and with Wind Walking's wind power, he could barely change direction.
After experimenting for a while, Su Yuan suppressed his excitement and dispelled the Elemental Magnetism Pressure, returning to the ground.
Sitting back at the desk, Su Yuan contemplated about Demon Capital Academy.
"The special enrollment of Demon Capital Academy has always been limited to single digits each year. Even with Director Wang's teacher's recommendation for the assessment, it's probably not that simple to pass...
The skills are almost there; the main problem is with the realm.
The Eighth Stage of Star Apprentice is too low. If I could break through to the Ninth Stage, my odds of passing the special enrollment would increase significantly!"
Su Yuan sensed the state of his star power vortex.
Although he hadn't actively absorbed and refined star power, the continuous high-intensity battles over the two days in the Secret Realm also trained the star power vortex considerably, especially the battle against the Earth Element Beast, gaining a lot.
But upgrading the Soul Awakening Card previously took a long time. Now, even counting days, it had only been a month since breaking through to the Eighth Stage, so the accumulated star power in the vortex was still limited.
Even with the Azure Sky Phoenix's assistance, speeding up cultivation far beyond normal, breaking through again in a short period was still tough.
"Do my best and accept fate. Who knows when the assessment at Demon Capital will be. If there's no time, it can't be helped."
Su Yuan calmed himself and focused on his cultivation.
He just had to do his best. If he couldn't reach the Ninth Stage, it didn't mean he had no chance at all.