Full-Time Magister: The Ruler of Wind and Rain

"Alright, stop shouting. The assessment begins now. Anyone who makes a disturbance again will be disqualified!" The bald examiner's imposing figure trembled, and all the grudges and bloodshed of the martial world vanished without a word.

Of course, Mu Bai couldn't help but criticize Mo Fan a bit. After all, he had always regarded Mu Ningxue as a role model, and Mo Fan, who had abducted Mu Ningxue and beaten him in the mud, was naturally guilty of heinous crimes and deserved to be executed according to the law. Wang Yu couldn't help but sigh that it was some kind of abstract fate that the original owner of this body could actually get along with Mo Fan.

Getting back to the main topic, the annual performance review has officially begun!

Just like during the awakening, the annual assessment test process was very simple. Under the watchful eyes of everyone (crossed out) and the old examiner from the Academic Affairs Office, you placed your hand on the Star Sensing Stone, concentrated your mind and entered a meditative state, and then saw whether the Star Sensing Stone hovered between being lit and not lit like a light bulb with a resistor in series, or whether it blinded everyone like the high beams of a dump truck on the national highway.

Each student has three chances for the annual assessment test, and the score is based on the strongest result. Wang Yu guessed that this was because the strength of magic is highly correlated with mental will, so multiple attempts were made to prevent anyone from being too nervous and having a score that did not match their actual level.

However, unlike before when the test order was based on the high school entrance exam scores, this time the order was completely random. The first person from Class 8 to go up was He Yu, who was so nervous before the test that she cried. Zhang Xiaohou had a good impression of her, so he was also very nervous. Unexpectedly, He Yu, who seemed shy and timid, emitted a light that almost filled the Star Sensing Stone, earning her an A grade. This was a score that would definitely get her into the top class.

The next one was Zhang Xiaohou. Before going on stage, he glanced back at his homeroom teacher Xue Musheng and his practical course teacher Tang Yue.

"Keep going, I believe in you," Tang Yue said, trying to reassure the nervous monkey.

Zhang Xiaohou nodded, stood opposite the Star Sensing Stone, closed his eyes, began to adjust his breathing, and entered a meditative state.

A dappled light gradually appeared on the pitch-black star-sensing stone, flickering with Zhang Xiaohou's breathing, indicating he was still quite tense and hadn't fully entered meditation. Wang Yu, meanwhile, was wondering somewhat relentlessly if this could be considered a kind of RGB breathing light.

Finally, a cyan wind-elemental radiance spread around the Star Sensing Stone, its brightness surpassing that of He Yu just now. Apart from being somewhat unstable, it was practically flawless.

"A!"

"A!"

"A+!"

The three examiners had differing opinions.

"Teacher, let me try again."

Zhang Xiaohou got into the zone again, and this time he was much more stable. The light from the Star-Sensing Stone spread around as before, and there was no more flickering.

The three examiners exchanged glances and nodded.

"A+!"

"A+!"

"A+!"

Final grade: A+!

When the results were announced, the whole class looked surprised and envious, and they started talking amongst themselves. The two teachers, Xue Musheng and Tang Yue, exchanged a glance, smiled and nodded. Zhang Xiaohou was a student they both had high hopes for, and they felt proud of his achievements.

"Student, that's enough. We will proceed according to..." The bald-headed of the three examiners was about to announce the final result.

"Teacher, I want to take the next test." Zhang Xiaohou was a little shy but his eyes were determined.

"Are you sure?" The examiner asked, somewhat surprised.

"I'm sure. I know that if my annual performance ranking is high, it will take longer to obtain the Stardust Artifact, so I want to take the Release exam." Zhang Xiaohou was very certain.

Teachers Xue Musheng and Tang Yue weren't surprised; they already knew Zhang Xiaohou had reached the level of magic release. Considering the average student quality in Bo City, by the end of the first year of high school, typically two or three top students in a class had touched upon the realm of magic release, and magic release was a bonus for these top students. If they could fully release magic, their annual assessment points would naturally increase. This annual assessment ranking directly affected the school's time allocation for the Stardust Magic Artifacts, so all students would bring out their most hidden skills.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiaohou's release test didn't go smoothly. He was too nervous and failed to connect the seven wind-element stars into a single star orbit. However, the examiner could see that the student had mastered the release technique and still gave him some extra points.

Zhang Xiaohou walked down with a hint of disappointment. Tang Yue patted him on the shoulder and comforted him with some Buddhist teachings.

In Class 8, students went up to the stage one after another for the assessment, and the vast majority of students hovered between B and C, with only three or five students achieving an A so far.

"Look, look, the school leaders are almost here on their inspection tour."

"They were in Class 7's exam room... The person being tested was that guy with the lightning element."

"Xu Zhaoting is definitely second in the whole school. I wonder how far he is from Wang Yu."

"Not necessarily. I've heard that Mu Bai's cultivation level is also very high. What if he's only second this time?"

Hearing the gossiping chatter of the onlookers, Wang Yu couldn't help but feel a little smug. The assessment hadn't even started yet, and the entire school had already tacitly acknowledged him as number one. But it was normal; a genius who could unleash magic after only four months of awakening was a rare sight in the entire history of magic. The fact that Wang Yu could study peacefully at Tianlan Magic High School was already a result of the school administration and the entire Bo City magic hierarchy helping to cover up the news. After all, who wouldn't want to recruit a genius with exceptional talent into their own faction? But if the news leaked out of Bo City, then whether it was other powerful families offering high prices to buy him out, or magic academies offering early admission, all his hopes would be dashed.

Principal Zhu, accompanied by Mo Fan's future father-in-law, Mu Zhuoyun, the head of the Bocheng branch of the Mu family, who currently holds almost the highest status in Bocheng, and Mu Ningxue, inspected each class on the playground. They paused for a moment in front of Class 7's formation to watch Xu Zhaoting, the "only" lightning mage among the students of Tianlai's graduating class, perform his casting test.

"Obey my command! Thunder, the Lord of the Elements!"

"Thunder Mark - Python Mark!"

As he raised his hand, purple arcs of electricity shot forward from his side, like purple pythons twisting and turning in the air, creating a scorching sensation before finally striking the humanoid puppet hard.

The puppet struck by the electric arc trembled violently, its face blasted beyond recognition, charred black, before exploding into a pile of black charcoal. Even the training ground floor was scorched with black grooves by the electric arc.

Even Wang Yu was slightly surprised. He knew that lightning magic was powerful, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. He didn't know it was that strong. No wonder lightning magic was the strongest among all elemental magic at the initial level.

Xu Zhaoting was satisfied with the result and waited for the examiner to give the result. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Mu Ningxue! He never expected that his test would attract Mu Ningxue's attention. Would his powerful lightning skills surprise her?