Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

After retrieving the magic crystal from the Minshan Insect Bridge, Wang Yi resumed his identity as an ordinary high school student at Lanling Magic High School and continued his relatively normal school life.

Unlike ordinary high school seniors, the mages, while feeling some tension during their senior year, certainly didn't have that kind of desperate, all-out effort or atmosphere.

At least the class schedule hasn't changed; it's still 8 AM to 6 PM, with no evening self-study sessions, and weekends off.

This made even ordinary high school seniors burst into sharp screams, regretting that they hadn't awakened three years ago.

Of course, there are reasons why the system at the magic high school is so relaxed.

Just like the senior students at Lanling Magic High School, they have been in magic high school for nearly three years. They have shown their talents and learned the basic knowledge.

Those who had the opportunity to advance to intermediate-level mage have almost completed their advancement. Those who didn't have the opportunity to advance won't be able to do so by making a last-minute, desperate push.

As a relatively mediocre school among Huaxia Magic High Schools, even if the principal is an extraordinary mage, he cannot cultivate for the students.

Wang Yi returned to school and continued his routine of going to and from school as before, but those around him vaguely sensed that Wang Yi's eyes had become brighter... or rather, much clearer.

Of course, in addition to his daily schoolwork, Wang Yi also had to attend after-school tutoring sessions with Teachers Da and Xiao Yu, and engage in daily, uninterrupted combat practice, magic practice, and meditation.

And now there's another thing to add: to ask Xu Jun for advice on controlling soul power, and to dedicate a lot of time to training.

In addition, Xu Jun would occasionally talk to Wang Yi about the fighting styles between extraordinary mages, the default rules, the different ways in which soul power is used to deal with different spells, and some secrets that only high-level people know.

The Wang Yi of the past would not have needed to know these things, but now that he is a half-step transcendent, it is perfectly reasonable for him to know some things in advance.

In other words, Wang Yi only needs to sleep two or three hours a day, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to complete these tasks so easily.

As time goes by, the final exams of the year are here again.

Furthermore, this was Wang Yi's last final exam at Lanling Magic High School.

After the big exams, it's time for the annual leave. After the annual leave, Wang Yi only needs to coast through one more semester before he can completely say goodbye to his high school life and officially become an outstanding freshman at a magic university.

Among the current graduating class of Lanling Magic High School, only three geniuses have advanced to become intermediate-level mages: Wang Yi, Jiang Yue, and Wang Jiang.

Students who can advance to become intermediate-level mages through three years of high school study can be considered to have outstanding talent.

The dividing line between a genius mage and an ordinary mage is that clear and distinct.

These genius mages either enter their ideal top-tier magic universities through internal recruitment, where they compete fiercely to see who is the most talented among geniuses, obtain top-notch resources, continuously improve their strength, and charge towards becoming extraordinary mages.

Alternatively, one could enter a top-tier university, adopting the mindset of "better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond." Although the resources available might not be as top-notch, the competitive pressure would be much less.

Their future lies in becoming mid-to-high-level members of various mage systems.

As for ordinary mages who aren't particularly talented, they either need to get into top-tier or first-class magic universities to prove they're half-geniuses and become supporting characters to highlight the geniuses. But they can still gain the reputation and resources of top-tier or first-class magic universities, and even more importantly, social resources. Then, relying on their strength and luck, they can become mid-to-lower levels in various mage systems.

Either accept your fate and get into an ordinary magic university, continue studying magic steadily for four years, and after graduation enter the grassroots of various mage systems, becoming the most numerous cornerstone of the mage pyramid.

As for those mediocre mages who couldn't get into magic universities, besides accepting the transfer to ordinary universities and trying to reintegrate into ordinary life, they would dream of high school in the middle of the night, quietly cast a fireball spell, and lament their unfulfilled dream of becoming powerful mages.

Those who are truly unwilling to return to being ordinary people have no choice but to enter society early, become members of the free mage class, take on some low-level mage missions, and risk their lives for an uncertain future in the restricted open passage between the two worlds.

As for the mages who were able to get a guaranteed admission spot, there's not much to say. Their numbers are relatively small anyway, since their parents have already worked hard for them.

As times change, various social classes inevitably emerge, and some vested interests are born as a result.

However, the only advantage of the mage system is that the person behind it can at least not force some mediocre mages into positions they are completely incapable of fulfilling.

Because many positions have strict requirements regarding the mage's rank. If a position requires a high-ranking mage to fill it, even if your father is a forbidden mage, you can't get the position if you're only a mid-ranking mage.

From this perspective, the lives of monks are also very diverse, and this is even more evident due to the differences in the amount of power they possess.

However, when magic appeared, the civilization structure of the human world was already established. Therefore, in this new era of magic that has lasted for nearly a hundred years, even though some of the order has been destroyed, it has not yet reverted to a feudal imperial system where the strong can take whatever they want.

Moreover, at least in the human world, top-tier firearms are the last line of defense against the power of extraordinary mages. As long as there are ordinary people among the high-ranking officials of a country, they have the right to perish together with the enemy.

That's how humanity works: struggling amidst collisions, moving forward through struggle, and searching for the most suitable path as it moves forward.

Besides, with the formidable enemy of Warcraft present, humanity can still maintain a semblance of unity.