Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 136 Notice to Follow

Half an hour later, everyone went back to rest and regroup, with the two hours in between being a break.

However, after witnessing the intensity of the competition and the level of magical proficiency in the comprehensive group, the staff of Pearl Academy all had tense expressions.

They initially felt sorry for their teammates in the comprehensive group because of prodigies like Wang Teng, but after watching the competition, they realized that everyone in the group was just as good.

This finally woke them up; it wasn't that there were no geniuses, but that they were too short-sighted to see them.

Wang Teng's strength has reached a level that is completely different from others, as has that of the captain of the National Guard.

Those who remain are people like them; their past geniuses are no longer very useful in China.

If this were to happen internationally, one can imagine what would happen.

Only people like Wang Teng and Ai Jiangtu can still maintain their titles as geniuses and elites.

The competition will continue in the afternoon, still an internal round-robin tournament for the comprehensive group. The results should be available within one day.

With subsequent selections for other groups, the process will likely last for more than a week.

Now that we've reached the final stage, we can't rush it, so we won't be running multiple selection battles simultaneously.

Wang Teng sat in the arena's contestant seat, continuing to close his eyes and meditate, collecting his spiritual energy as usual, and accumulating magical energy reserves for the three magic systems.

After reaching the highest level of cultivation, one can still cultivate and increase the upper limit of the Star River's magical energy; it's just that the Star River will not expand.

The difficulty of cultivation during this process is much greater than usual, which is the biggest challenge for high-level mages to break through to the next level.

A simple example is adding water to an empty water tank; you can just pour it in. But once the tank is full, you have to keep adding water, and that's where the difficulty lies.

The Milky Way's capacity is naturally much better than a water tank; it's still possible to force someone inside if they want to.

Otherwise, how could high-level mages break through to the super-level? This is also why there are so few super-level mages.

The Star Sea Magic Artifact provides a 30x speed boost to cultivation for ordinary high-level cultivators, but by the time he reaches the high-level, fully-cultivated stage, the boost is reduced to about 15x.

Once his magic breaks through to the super-tier, the effect drops to 10 times, meaning one day of training is equivalent to ten days of training.

The higher the cultivation level, the greater the reduction in benefits. However, without the enhancement of cultivation artifacts, the effect of daily cultivation is almost invisible, which can lead to despair and collapse.

The leap from high-level to super-level is too great. Coupled with the increased difficulty of cultivation, many people see no hope and thus remain stuck at the high-level for their entire lives.

Upgrading a high-level spell by one level can take two or three years without any buffs, which is why spirit essences are so sought after.

A Star River Magic Artifact crafted from a Commander-level Essence can increase cultivation speed by at least three times, making it less suffocating when facing high-level cultivation difficulties.

A leap to a higher level is incomparable to that of a higher level. Without resources, it's hard to say whether a beginner could even advance a level after seven or eight years of cultivation.

Moreover, there is a golden age for cultivation; once this age is exceeded, magic will decline with age.

This is why those aristocratic families, despite their apparent wealth, only have a limited number of truly capable high-level mages.

What they need is a continuous lineage, with a new group of people reaching the super-rank every few decades to ensure the aristocratic clans' power and deterrence. This requires a huge amount of resources.

Those people naturally understand the principle of sustainable development; they wouldn't just rush to use up all the resources they have—that's something only a wild mage would do.

They even maximized resource utilization, scrimping and saving on cultivation resources for their descendants, and this was the reason for that.

They prefer trading time for space rather than resources for time, since they can't walk barefoot.

The resources required for a high-level mage are naturally extremely expensive; even a wealthy family might go bankrupt and still not be able to afford them.

As night approached, the day's comprehensive group selection concluded with the referee's verdict.

pop~

"You've been cultivating all afternoon?"

Wei Ming came up behind Wang Teng and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm bored anyway, so I might as well cultivate a bit and build up some foundation so I can break through to the next level later."

Wang Teng got up, stretched his body, left his seat, and followed the group out of the arena.

"So, are you coming tomorrow or not?" Wei Ming admired Wang Teng greatly when he thought about the other party's goals and actions. He really did put his words into practice.

"Can't you not come?" Wang Teng asked in surprise, glancing at Wei Ming.

"You silly boy, why are you so confused at a time like this?"

"You've already communicated with Instructor Feng Li, and he's taken a liking to your combat prowess. Do you think you can just get away with it?"

"Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

Wei Ming chuckled and patted Wang Teng on the back.

The two went to the cafeteria, ordered a sumptuous dinner, and sat down in a corner.

"The overall group rankings are out, but apart from you, the others are very likely to be eliminated."

"I learned from inside sources that there are quite a few people with connections this year, and the number of people who can be selected to become official team members is extremely limited."

"You should be fine, but the others are in serious trouble!"

"Just keep those words to yourself, don't tell anyone else."

Wei Ming sighed and whispered some news to Wang Teng that he didn't know.

A glint flashed in Wang Teng's eyes. He had actually been mentally prepared for this, and Wei Ming's words made it seem quite plausible...

"Let's talk about something else. Your group selection is over. You're free now. Go wherever you want."

"The rest is the job of the mentors. They need to select specific members for the National Government Team and the National Pavilion Team based on the needs."

"After the competition, just wait for the school's notification. The list will probably be released early next year, which will also be the beginning of your training."

"Both the National Government Team and the National Pavilion Team will be formed to undertake their respective missions."

Wei Ming very skillfully explained the process to Wang Teng, his tone seemingly full of helplessness, as this was not something they could decide.

Wang Teng was also starting to lose his composure; what was the difference between this and not having the lottery drawn live?

Oh, thankfully he has already gained Feng Li's approval, so it turns out it had nothing to do with him!

"Okay, I understand. In that case, I'll head back to school early?"

Wang Teng immediately thought of the Three-Step Tower. Now he only had one chance per month, and without it, it would take him a long time to accumulate enough power to improve his demonic strength.

"Hmm~ Let's wait for everyone to go back together, that will look better. What will it look like if you go back alone?"

"You can choose to stay in the dormitory; the living conditions aren't bad anyway."

Wei Ming calmly shook his head, rejecting Wang Teng's suggestion.

If Feng Li hadn't met Wang Teng, he would have been a little worried, but now he's completely at ease and doesn't need to go to the scene.

With one of the five mentors acting as a guarantor, there's basically no problem.

"In that case, it would be better to go and watch the game live."

Wang Teng thought to himself, but didn't say anything more. After all, it wouldn't be good for someone to be too unconventional when participating in the selection process.

(End of this chapter)