As evening approached, more and more people completed the third test.
However, fewer than half of them passed.
Most were intimidated by the magical beasts, unable to even utilize fifty percent of their true strength.
If the examiners on-site hadn't intervened to save them, few of those who failed the third test would have survived.
“It’s about time. I’ll go first, then you can take yours after I’m done,” Zhang Ye said.
“Why not take them together?” Lina Venis asked, puzzled.
Zhang Ye laughed. “If we go at the same time, I won't be able to see you in action.”
Wanting to see Lina fight was one thing—he also wanted to steal some techniques from her.
Lina was taken aback for a moment, then she laughed heartily. “That’s true!”
Zhang Ye handed his number plate to the examiner. With a wave of the examiner's hand, a mana disc appeared before Zhang Ye, with various magical beasts flashing across it.
Zhang Ye injected mana into the disc, and it immediately began to spin, selecting a magical beast for his battle.
Soon, the disc stopped spinning, and the image of a magical beast appeared.
It was a creature called a Serrated Snail, a Tier Seven peak beast. It possessed a hard snail shell covered in serrations. This beast would retract into its shell and spin rapidly, striking and cutting enemies like a saw blade. Aside from its defense, however, its offensive power was not particularly outstanding.
For Zhang Ye, this magical beast presented absolutely no pressure.
As he walked into the testing arena, a massive snail slowly crawled into the field.
The Serrated Snail’s round shell was covered in rows of jagged teeth and had a diameter of three meters. It looked somewhat disgusting.
“Go for it, Brother Ye!” Outside the arena, Lina shouted through her hands cupped like a small megaphone, drawing a wave of envy and jealousy from the surrounding candidates.
Why don't we have a girl cheering for us during our exam?
Dammit!
Zhang Ye waved to her and then looked at the examiner. “Can we start?”
The examiner nodded. “You may.”
Zhang Ye snapped his fingers, and three massive red and blue magic circles opened beside him.
A confident smile appeared on his face. “Insta-kill. What else is there to say?”
The moment he finished speaking, three giant lions composed of blue flames emerged from the magic circles. They pounced toward the Serrated Snail at lightning speed.
Although the Serrated Snail moved sluggishly, its reaction to danger was not slow at all. It immediately retracted into its shell and began to roll, preparing to flee.
However, it was completely useless.
This was the Tier Seven magic Fire Lion. Under Zhang Ye’s Perfect Mastery, its power reached its peak, equivalent to Tier Eight. Furthermore, he had added the Hydrogen-Oxygen Enhancement Formation, increasing its power by more than tenfold!
The three terrifying blue flame lions struck the Serrated Snail, which was instantly engulfed by the blue flames. A blue mushroom cloud rose from the arena, and the ground trembled slightly.
The momentum caused by these three Tier Seven spells was actually greater than that of a Tier Nine spell!
Fire-attribute magic enhanced by the Hydrogen-Oxygen Enhancement Formation would see a terrifying surge in power. If Zhang Ye had used this move back then, that Earth-splitting Tiger would likely have been killed instantly.
While it was powerful, there were drawbacks.
The more powerful the fire magic being enhanced, the more intense the mana consumption of the Hydrogen-Oxygen Enhancement Formation. With Zhang Ye’s current mana reserves, he couldn't enhance too many high-level spells—at most, he could enhance a few dozen Tier Seven spells.
Watching this from the stands, the stars in Lina’s eyes shone like the North Star. She jumped up excitedly and shouted, “Brother Ye! You’re so amazing!”
Zhang Ye gestured for her to calm down. “Standard operation. Sit down, everyone, sit down.”
A group of spectating candidates looked on with faces full of dark lines.
Although they were startled by the power and thought it was incredible... why did they feel like this guy was just asking for a beating?
The examiner froze for three seconds, only reacting after seeing the Serrated Snail had been burned to ashes. He shouted, “Perfect, pass!”
This evaluation was likely based on the kill time and the candidate's own condition. Zhang Ye had insta-killed the Serrated Snail as soon as he stepped onto the field, the entire process taking less than three seconds. Moreover, he looked completely unruffled, with not even a hint of disturbance in his breathing, so he naturally received a Perfect rating.
Returning to Lina’s side, Zhang Ye patted her shoulder. “Good luck!”
“Mm!” Lina nodded vigorously. She put on her helmet and stepped into the testing arena.
Her opponent was an Ice-mist Leopard, a Tier Seven peak beast with considerable strength. At the same tier, an Ice-mist Leopard could easily slaughter a Serrated Snail.
For Lina, this was a significant challenge.
Looking at the Ice-mist Leopard growling at her, Lina appeared very nervous.
She constantly adjusted herself, trying to calm down.
“Roar!!” Suddenly, the Ice-mist Leopard let out a roar. Hundreds of ice spikes condensed and flew directly toward Lina, covering the area.
Seeing this, a golden light lit up on Lina’s body, and then she vanished.
Huh?!
Zhang Ye’s pupils constricted.
Lina hadn't vanished; rather, her speed was so fast that the naked eye simply couldn't track it!
That was... the speed of light!
In just an instant, Lina blinked three times consecutively, moving a hundred meters each time, perfectly evading the range of the ice spikes.
“Incredible!” Zhang Ye marveled.
This scene had appeared before with Oscar Venis!
Analyze!
【Blink: Unranked light-attribute innate magic. Consumes mana to perform light elementization of oneself, displacing at the speed of light. The displacement distance depends on the mana consumed.】
It’s actually an innate magic?!
Do humans have innate magic too?
Of course they do!
However, only a very few people with special constitutions possess it, and Lina was clearly one of them!
He had forgotten to analyze it when Oscar released Blink earlier, but it wasn't too late to analyze it now!
This was a very powerful skill. Having it was no different from teleportation!
As an unranked spell, the analysis time was only one second!
As a member of the Lionheart Royal Family, Lina was indeed impressive!
Seeing Lina dodge its ice spikes, the Ice-mist Leopard’s rage surged. It let out a roar, and a blast of ice and snow impact spread in all directions!
The entire arena immediately began to freeze rapidly, and the temperature plummeted.
This was the Ice-mist Leopard’s innate magic—Overflowing Chill!
Targets covered by Overflowing Chill would be affected by the cold, causing their movements and mana flow to become sluggish.
Overflowing Chill covered the entire arena where Lina was, so her Blink could not dodge it.
What would Lina do?
However, Lina didn't move. She stood in place, watching the Ice-mist Leopard without launching any attacks.
Zhang Ye was confused, but then he realized—the Lionheart Armor Lina wore was a Tier Nine armor. Although she couldn't yet fully utilize its power, the armor’s inherent defense mechanisms were enough to withstand the cold.
Therefore, Lina didn't need to dodge at all.
After releasing Overflowing Chill, the Ice-mist Leopard roared again. With a flick of its long tail, dozens of ice blades spun toward Lina. Simultaneously, it leaped forward, lunging straight at her with sharp ice claws condensed on its paws!
Seeing this, the eyes beneath Lina’s helmet grew more solemn. She gritted her teeth, and her figure began to blink rapidly again.
Moving at the speed of light looked almost the same as teleporting.
Moreover, Lina’s mastery of Blink was extremely proficient; it was an instant release. Thus, in a single moment, seven afterimages of Lina appeared in the arena!
The afterimages only dissipated after half a second, meaning Lina had blinked seven times in an instant!
In that moment, it was as if she had clones!
Truly amazing!
Zhang Ye marveled. Lina’s blink position was behind the Ice-mist Leopard. The leopard’s magic had missed, and the mana flow in its body was momentarily stagnant—it was the perfect time for Lina to strike!
However... Lina still didn't launch an attack.
Once the Ice-mist Leopard reacted, it whipped its tail toward Lina behind it. Lina simply blinked away again without counterattacking.
What followed was like a chase. The Ice-mist Leopard pursued, and Lina blinked.
Aside from releasing Blink to dodge the leopard’s magic and attacks, she didn't release a single offensive spell, nor did she even strike the leopard once.
This made Zhang Ye feel more and more that something was wrong.
He could feel that Lina’s mana fluctuations were beginning to weaken, which also meant her mana reserves were dwindling.
Then why hadn't she released any offensive magic yet?
After attacking so many times, the Ice-mist Leopard was also exhausted. A few simple offensive spells should be enough to finish it off, unless...
She doesn't know any offensive magic!
Zhang Ye’s eyes widened.
That’s impossible, right?!
He hurriedly used Copy on Lina to check her skill list.
However... it was empty!
No, there was one more, but the content of that skill left Zhang Ye dumbfounded.
【Unknown: Unknown innate magic. Because this magic has appeared for the first time, there are no records, and it possesses uniqueness. It cannot be analyzed. It can only be analyzed after the target releases the magic.】
What on earth?!
Zhang Ye was shocked.
There was actually magic that the system couldn't analyze?
Zhang Ye’s brow furrowed deeply.
This girl had only mastered two spells, and one of them was an Unknown innate magic. Lina hadn't mastered a single other spell, whether it was offensive or auxiliary!
She didn't even know the lowest Sub-tier spells!
No wonder she didn't use magic to attack the Ice-mist Leopard, and no wonder she didn't even cast a buff on herself. It wasn't that she didn't want to release them, but that she simply didn't know how...
But how was that possible?
Innate magic is mastered naturally.
That meant she had cultivated to the Tier Seven peak without learning even a single Sub-tier spell?
This made no sense...
Zhang Ye couldn't figure it out.
He immediately performed a deep analysis of Lina’s special constitution, but the information he received was: 【Unknown Constitution: Because this constitution has appeared for the first time, there are no records, and it possesses uniqueness. It cannot be analyzed. The host must explore it personally.】
Zhang Ye’s gaze became grave. His intuition and familiarity with tropes told him one thing.
Lina had some big... big secrets!
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