This was the first time Yu Ling had ever seen such a bizarre wizard battle. Two guys who should be practicing magic were wildly swinging their staffs and violently fighting each other.

Simple and brutal, completely disregarding any skills or tricks, relying entirely on brute force, this fighting style is quite explosive even in the entire wizarding world.

"He actually managed to pull it off???"

"Am I seeing things? These two are actually evenly matched?!"

"Does this mean our wizarding order is about to gain another violent madman?!"

The wizarding group was dumbfounded. What was going on?! Melee combat was so unsportsmanlike! The wizarding group was now the most conspicuous group around!

Although the brown-haired wizard launched a sneak attack, he was straightforward and had a generous personality. This time, he finally met a like-minded person and had a good fight. He was already starting to acknowledge Payu to some extent.

He started practicing swinging his staff to smash people because he wasn't satisfied with just exchanging magical blows. He was quite skilled in magic, but he was able to be so fierce because he often carried magical items that increased his strength.

But now, even if it's a magical duel, I can't bring myself to do it. Besides, if we keep fighting like this, what if we lose even our best skill, mutual fighting? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing for the wizarding community? It's better to just call a halt.

Thinking this, he stopped pressing the issue and pretended to be very generous, allowing Payu to pass the test.

The next opponent was a young man around twenty years old, with light golden curly hair. He looked refined and well-behaved, and had a delicate, fiery red pendant hanging from his waist. He wasn't carrying a staff, but the ring he wore contained magical fluctuations no less powerful than a staff.

He was the second test for the wizarding order, and his first move was "Thunderous Might," his signature move, which consumed a lot of magic power and few could withstand this lightning strike.

However, Pailu was a wizard who had experienced the Jade Lightning Tribulation. Wasn't this just hitting the back of his hand? He was not afraid at all, and did not even have the intention of retreating. He just stood there quietly, letting the lightning strike him.

"Is this guy crazy? Taking that kind of direct hit is enough to kill him, or at least leave him badly injured!"

"Did he get knocked senseless by that staff just now?"

After the commotion subsided, Payu was unharmed, with a perfectly sized defensive shield erected around her, not wasting a single bit of extra magic power.

He had used up all the time he spent with Yu Ling to build up his defensive shield. In the face of life and death, his proficiency level increased rapidly. If he couldn't withstand a mere lightning spell from another wizard, it would be really unacceptable.

The curly-haired boy was dumbfounded. Had this person focused all their magic on defense? That was lightning! Such a huge bolt of lightning! And it couldn't even break through the basic defensive shield that even an apprentice wizard could create?

Another barrage of powerful magical attacks followed, but the defensive shield remained incredibly stable without the use of forbidden magic. Curly-haired Pyru was frustrated but couldn't show it, so he put on a long face and said to Pyru, "Congratulations on passing my test. Keep it up, and you'll soon become a member of our wizarding group."

"Thank you so much for your blessings."

The last one was a witch with long, straight black hair that almost reached the ground. She looked fair and thin, but surprisingly tall. Despite her beautiful appearance, her expression was stiff, and she seemed cold and devoid of any human warmth.

"My test is to concoct a magic potion. You can use the materials I provide as you see fit."

The gray-white witch led people to a stone table. On the table were all sorts of magical materials, such as animal tears, blood, nails, and skin, as well as a pile of various plant roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. In the very center was a magical cauldron used for brewing potions.

This should be the simplest test. Magic potions are all about luck; as long as the effect is acceptable, you pass. What's stopped are those contestants who are severely unbalanced in their abilities.

As for why this beautiful witch, who looks like she's about to enter her coffin, was chosen, it's mainly because she can concoct superb restorative potions and has her own resurrection items. She can be a brave test subject for the potions. The downside is that she has too high a tolerance to the potions, and ordinary potions simply cannot affect her.

"What are you standing there for? Let's do it!"

"Look at your mount—or rather, your mount!" Seeing Payu pondering for a long time while carrying the materials without making a move, Yu Ling, sitting on its shoulder, couldn't help but urge it softly.

"Do you think I don't want to? But... but I have absolutely no idea how to brew magic potions..."

Pailu squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, a whisper just loud enough for Yuling to hear.

He, Pailu, was the kind of student who was severely unbalanced in his specialties and was stopped from making a project. The half-finished cursed doll he once made was already his most successful magical item.

Yes, it's the cursed doll that Yu Ling possessed, which didn't carry any curse power at all, even though it has now become a merman.

Wait a minute... that's not right! Isn't the transformation into a merman achieved using a magic potion?

"Are you kidding me? I used the potion you made that can restore the soul's original form to turn your cursed doll back into a mermaid!" Yu Ling immediately asked.

“…That was the only time I succeeded.” Pailiu continued, pretending to think, and secretly answered, “Besides, before you used it, I had no idea what the potion was for; I originally intended it as a collectible…”

What a complete idiot! Are you even a proper wizard?!

Yu Ling couldn't sit still any longer. Good heavens, he, a demon, could easily concoct three to five potions just by glancing at and analyzing the properties of magical materials, yet Pai Liu, a genuine wizard, couldn't do that??

"Alright, just do as I say. First, boil those herbs into a paste, then add some of those from over there..."

With Yu Ling's help, Pai Liu managed to make... a bottle of colorful, unidentified liquid.

Yu Ling hadn't even read the wizard's potion book. She simply changed the process of purifying the medicinal properties into pills to boiling the essence into soup. Since it was her first time trying this, she couldn't guarantee that it would look as beautiful.

The witch didn't look down on the potion; in fact, her expression remained stiff throughout. She took the strange liquid and drank it all in one gulp, making the scene look rather tragic.

But then, a miracle happened. The witch's previously emaciated body plumped up, and her face, which was whiter than a wall, regained color. She transformed from a terrifying "corpse-like" figure into a vibrant and alluring beauty with a curvaceous figure!

Although it only lasted for three to five minutes before reverting to its original state, it was still a miracle for a bunch of ordinary materials and a brand new recipe.