In the open-air venue dedicated to magic proficiency tests at the Ernst School of Magic, more than thirty magic teachers, including Vice-President Professor Drent, gathered around the judges' seats, whispering to each other and looking at the students below with great interest.

The so-called end-of-year test is actually a magic level test that the academy offers free of charge to students.

This test is not a strict final exam, so there are no hard and fast rules. You can take it if you want to, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to.

So, under normal circumstances, such a test only requires four teachers to be present.

But for this test, not only dozens of teachers were present, but even the usually busy Vice Dean Professor Derant came.

As for the reason, it is very simple. Of course, it is because the most famous pair of genius uncle and nephew in Ernst College finally showed up!

After the news spread, not only teachers but also students from all grades in the college came to join in the fun.

The usually deserted test site suddenly became extremely crowded. Many wind magic students were forced to use the "floating spell" to fly into the air, so that they could barely grab a good position around the site.

"Is it really that serious..."

Among the girls at the edge of the crowd, a beautiful girl with fair skin and blonde hair sighed helplessly, looking at the crowded venue in front of her and complained: "Why didn't I know before that our college has so many students."

“Because everyone is busy with their own things~”

The blue-haired girl next to him chuckled and said, "Besides, there is no point in participating in the year-end test unless you break through a major level."

"In previous years, there were only 50 to 60 people taking the test, and most of them were freshmen who were likely to make breakthroughs. Students like us usually only take the test once every few years or even nearly ten years."

"It's been a long time since we've seen such a lively scene like this year..."

At this point, the blue-haired girl paused, then pulled the blonde girl’s arm in surprise and said, “Delia, look, our academy’s top genius, Haven, and your Lin Lei are here!”

“…”

Delia was slightly startled, then her pretty face blushed and she said, “What about mine? Don’t talk nonsense. Lin Lei has a girlfriend.”

The blue-haired girl blinked and teased, "Hey~ Don't you know, he has broken up with that girl!"

...broke up?

Delia stared at her in a daze, and then couldn't help turning her head and looking towards the entrance of the venue.

The dense crowd made way for a passage, and two tall young men in sky blue academic robes walked slowly out.

Feeling the excited, admiring, and expectant gazes of the seniors and juniors around him, Lin Lei, who was not used to such occasions, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Hai Wen next to him frowned and looked up at the judges' table in surprise, as if saying, "Why are there so many people this year?"

Vice Dean Derant noticed Haven's gaze, smiled, and said loudly with wind magic: "I declare that the end-of-year magic test of Ernst Magic Academy in the 9997th year of the Magnolia Calendar will now officially begin!"

"Haven Baruch, Linley Baruch, which of you two will go first?"

After hearing what Vice President Derant said, the whole audience fell silent.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Haven and Linley at the entrance of the venue.

Linley was slightly startled, and while trying to suppress the tingling sensation on his scalp, he whispered, “What do you mean? It’s us?”

"What do you think, Third Brother?" Yale's slightly smiling voice came from the crowd nearby, "With the two of you Baruchs here, how can other students dare to show off their skills in front of you!"

"ah?"

Linley looked at Yale, George, and Renault in astonishment.

Renault laughed and said, "No, there are only two of you taking the test this year, the others are just here to watch the fun!"

"So that's how it is..."

Haiwen nodded, then turned his head and looked straight at Lin Lei.

Linley’s expression froze for a moment, then he sighed and said helplessly, “Okay, okay, I’ll go first!”

After saying this, Linley walked into the center of the venue and looked up at the magic teacher in charge of the test.

The magic teacher smiled and said, “Lin Lei, please use the earth magic ‘Earth Spear Formation’ in the center of the field. We will determine your magic level based on the size of the earth spear and the range of the earth spear formation.”

Hearing the magic teacher's words, all the surrounding students looked expectant.

But Linley shook his head and said softly, “I want to change my magic.”

"Oh?" Vice Dean Derant raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "What magic?"

"Holy Armor of Earth Guardian."

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding earth magic students exclaimed in surprise.

They all knew that 'Earth Guardian Holy Armor' was an advanced magic that could only be cast by earth magicians above level five.

Linley wanted to use the Earth Guardian Armor for the test, which meant that he was at least a level 5 magician. However, before this year, Linley’s record in the academy was only that of a level 3 magician two years ago.

In just two years, he was promoted to a fifth-level magician?

The magic teacher in charge of the test frowned and said hesitantly, "It's not impossible to change the magic, but 'Earth Guardian Holy Armor' is not a magic suitable for level evaluation, because it has the same performance at level 5 and level 6. The armor is made of magic rock, and it is difficult to evaluate and judge based on the appearance."

"Only when you advance to level 7 will the armor become magic jade. Level 8 will be magic crystal jade. Level 9 will be platinum. After the holy realm, it will be the strongest magic diamond..."

"In other words, the Earth Guardian Holy Armor is only suitable for magic level evaluation above level seven."

“Linley, even though you have been a little slack in your earth magic lessons, it is impossible that you are unaware of this matter, so…”

At this point, the magic teacher paused, then narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressed his inner shock and asked: "Can I assume that you are already a seventh-level magician?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. Everyone was so shocked by the teacher's guess that they were speechless.

Linley smiled slightly and said softly, “Teacher, may I start the test?”

Although he did not answer directly, this confident attitude was equivalent to acknowledging that his strength was above level seven.

The magic teacher couldn't help but turn his head and look at the Vice-President Drant.

The latter nodded solemnly, and the magic teacher turned around and said, "Start... Let's start!"

Linley nodded, then closed his eyes and silently recited the magic spell of 'Earth Guardian Holy Armor'.

Soon, earth elements surrounded him and condensed into a crystal jade holy armor covering his body.

The khaki light flowed on the crystal jade on the surface of the holy armor, like an khaki sun rising in the venue, stunning everyone on the venue, including more than 30 teachers.

"Jing...Jingyu?!"

Vice Dean Derant suddenly stood up and couldn’t help but exclaimed, “Lin Lei, you are an eighth-level magician?!”

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like pressing a switch on the sound, causing a huge storm in the entire audience.

All the students were shocked and excitedly discussed the test results in low voices.

"A fifteen-year-old eighth-level magician..."

“…Are you kidding me?!”

"By that token, wouldn't Dixie have been left behind by him a long time ago?"

Everyone was talking excitedly, and they always mentioned Dixie, who was as famous as Lin Lei in the academy.

The students who entered the school at the same time as Haiwen were called the "strongest class" by the freshmen who followed.

Among them, apart from Haven who was leading by a huge margin and was the undisputed number one genius, the debate over whether Lin Lei or Dixie would be the number two genius had never subsided in Ernst College.

It can be said that before today, there were still many students at Ernst College who thought Dixie was a second-year talent.

But after today, Linley will put an end to this topic once and for all with his absolute strength gap.

A fifteen-year-old eighth-level dual-element magician!

This kind of talent, even in the entire Magnolia Continent's ten thousand-year history, makes him the undisputed number one genius in history!

...No, we can't jump to conclusions.

Vice Dean Derant suddenly turned his head and stared at Haven, who was standing at the edge of the venue with a calm expression.

Since Lin Lei has become an eighth-level magician, what about Haven, who has always crushed Lin Lei?

What level is he now? A fifteen-year-old ninth-level fourth-element magician?

Or... has he already stepped into the holy land that even he has always dreamed of?

Thinking of this, Vice President Derant's eyes became extremely complicated, with excitement and anticipation, as well as unspeakable regret and jealousy.

After a moment, Linley took off his 'Earth Guardian Holy Armor' and walked to Haven's side under the excited gazes of everyone.

"It's your turn, uncle."

“…What a hassle!”

Haiwen sighed, and then floated up in full view of everyone. He raised his right hand and pointed it at the sky. He didn't care about the test teacher's opinion and just recited the spell by himself.

In an instant, a strong wind suddenly arose, and countless wind elements gathered madly from the sky and earth.

The overly intense elemental fluctuations even triggered the giant defensive magic array engraved on many of the academy's buildings, causing an extremely large blue magic shield to appear above the entire academy.

“This…what is this?!”

The expression on Vice President Derant's face had changed from astonishment to horror.

He stared at the magic shield in the sky with wide eyes, then turned his head sharply, stared at Haven and shouted: "Haven, wait a minute, what kind of magic are you going to use?!"

The teachers on the judges' panel and the students in the venue also came to their senses and looked at Haiwen in shock.

Haven glanced at Vice Dean Derant and said calmly, "Forbidden Wind Magic - Dimensional Blade."

As soon as the words fell, a ten-meter-long light green wind blade flew out instantly, easily tearing apart the blue magic shield above the academy, and then tore open the surrounding space with a hissing sound, disappearing into the endless sky.

After a while, the light blue wind blade flying high into the sky was controlled by Haven and dissipated.

The torn blue shield above the head slowly healed under the effect of the magic circle.

The drastic changes in the celestial phenomena subsided, but the stormy waves in everyone's hearts continued to surge.

The whole audience was silent.

Hai Wen lifted his feet off the ground and floated in the air. He turned his head calmly and looked down at the judges.

"Mr. Vice President, is the test over?"

"It's... It's over!"

Vice Dean Derant came back to his senses and immediately took over the job of the test teacher, saying loudly with excitement on his face:

"Haven Bar... No, Lord Baruch, fifteen years old, a sanctuary magician!"