Chapter 458 Chapter 19 Assessment
“Because I happened to meet Teacher Vicena a few days ago and knew that Ig and you were returning to Aris, I paid a little more attention…”
With a gentle voice like crystal jade under clear sunlight, Elishia turned her flawless face, her red lips lifting into a slight smile:
“Ig should also know that, as Teacher Shane said, Aris Academy has additional assessments after registration, and more than half of the candidates are eliminated every year.”
Ig nodded. Besides requiring candidates to reach the Gold level before the age of sixteen, Aris Academy also needed to conduct practical combat assessments… En, Ig would turn sixteen in two months, so it was just right.
Ig’s gaze suddenly shifted to Verafia, who was cocking her little face and still looking proud while arguing with Ophi.
Come to think of it, when he introduced Aris Academy to Verafia in Rubiel City, Miss Phoenix seemed to say that she wanted him to accompany her. Could it be that this little phoenix had already planned this in the past few months, having advanced from Bronze to Gold?
“Ig, your Battle Qi aura has already reached the peak of Gold, and it’s not far from Platinum… As expected of Ig, you’ve made such great progress in just half a year. Even I couldn’t compare to this speed back then.”
A pair of beautiful eyes, as if forged from gold, appraised Ig. Elishia clicked her tongue in amazement, “Moreover, Ig can even defeat Douglas. Such an assessment is clearly not a problem at all.”
Knowing that Douglas eventually died in Ig’s hands, even Elishia was incredibly shocked.
On the continent, although Elishia was as renowned as the Empire’s “Holy Son of Light,” Andes, in the entire Kingdom, the young girl knew in her heart that Douglas’s strength was much greater than hers. At the same Crystal realm, she would definitely not be his match.
“Elishia, you praise me too much. You know my level. I could only defeat Douglas because of Little Fei and the Young Lady.”
Ig scratched his head, his gaze falling on the Phoenix Miss and the Dragon Clan’s Little Princess, who were quarreling nearby and were about to fight. He couldn’t help but chuckle.
In that fallen church, facing Douglas, who not only unleashed the power of God’s Chosen but was even stained with the demonic power of the Abyss, if he hadn’t borrowed Ophi’s magic power, melted into the form of an Incarnation of a Frost Dragon, along with Verafia’s Flame Divine Power and fragments of the Light Realm Stone, he would have already perished, let alone defeated his opponent.
“By the way, if Little Fei could always be by my side, should I study that day’s form with her again?”
Ig thought to himself.
Elishia moved her golden hair with her slender jade fingers, smiling slightly. Her flawless face, like jade under the clear sunlight, revealed a gentle smile. “In any case, as long as it’s just the academy’s assessment, Ig won’t have any problems.”
“However, speaking of which, Ig should call me senior from now on…”
The young girl blinked her beautiful eyes under her long eyelashes, her jade hand supporting her snowy cheeks, feigning a thoughtful expression. The contrast with her usual self almost made Ig unbearable.
Fortunately, they had arrived here, and there were no extraneous outsiders around. Otherwise, if others saw his dreamed-of goddess acting like such a cute and adorable young girl in front of him, with his mere Gold-level physique, how could he withstand a few slashes from those jealous noble young masters?
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Under Elishia’s guidance, the examination of Ig’s magic and Battle Qi levels didn’t take much time. It only required Ig to release his Gold-level Battle Qi.
As for Verafia, she suppressed her magic power, only displaying Platinum-level strength. However, even so, with the young girl’s tender face, only fourteen or fifteen years old, and her incredibly stunning appearance, she nearly drew gasps of surprise from almost everyone in the crowd.
It wasn’t until Elishia stepped forward that she managed to barely suppress a few magic academy teachers who wanted to go forward and snatch Verafia, leading them to the arena made of magic-resistant rock at the edge of the academy.
Ig looked around. There were quite a lot of new students similar to him. The arena was filled with fluctuations of magic and Battle Qi, and around them, teachers in academicians’ robes were scoring and evaluating them.
“Aris Academy’s assessment is naturally conducted through combat. In the arena, except for not being allowed to use items other than one’s own strength, there are no mandatory requirements for other situations.”
Elishia’s gentle explanation came forth, and she smiled gently at the young man.
“Of course, even if you are defeated in combat, it doesn’t necessarily mean you lose your qualification to enroll. The specific assessment results are determined by the invigilating teacher…”
Before Elishia could finish speaking, a violent sound erupted from an arena. A young man with a Gold aura was directly blasted out of the arena, falling to the ground and coughing up blood, before passing out.
The waiting medical personnel rushed forward to lift him onto a stretcher and carry him away.
“The intensity of the combat is so open?”
Ig was a little astonished. The injuries sustained by the young man would be considered severe on anyone.
He couldn’t help but look up at the combat arena from which the fluctuations had come.
The arena was also damaged by the combat fluctuations. What appeared in his line of sight was a young man in black, with thick,
muscular arms that almost tore through his clothes. Under his rare white hair was an extremely arrogant face.
“What? You cowards from Peka can’t even take one punch from this young master!”
As the extremely arrogant voice echoed, it immediately provoked the anger of others in the arena, but fearing the white-haired young man’s military might, no one dared to make a move first.
“Heh. As expected, just a bunch of cowards. I even told the boss to pay attention… Forget it, you guys, attack me all at once!”
Being able to reach the Gold level before the age of sixteen was considered a prodigy everywhere.
Moreover, being at the age of vigorous youth, being repeatedly humiliated like this, the anger in their eyes could no longer be suppressed. They all roared, and the fluctuations of magic and Battle Qi surged, rushing towards the white-haired young man who was the target of everyone’s anger.
“Heh heh, now this looks more like it!”
The white-haired young man grinned sinisterly. His clothes, almost bursting with muscle, fluttered without wind. With every punch he threw, he would send an enemy flying out of the arena, spitting blood and fainting!
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“This white-haired kid is so fierce, he doesn’t seem human at all. He’s completely crushing them with just his fists.”
Ig was dumbfounded. Such a direct and brutal combat style, with fists hitting flesh, was something he had only seen from barbarians and Orcs in novels and Magic Crystal videos.
“However, this person, judging by his tone, doesn’t seem to be from Peka… But why is he here?”
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En, I had originally prepared the academy arc… but thinking about it, the content isn’t really closely related to the main storyline, so I probably won’t write it in too much detail.
