Full-Time Magister: The Strongest Summoned Beast is Actually Myself

Chapter 7, Annual Performance Appraisal
Chen Hao clenched his fist, his strength surging so powerfully it seemed to burst from beneath his skin, and slammed his fist into the concrete ground beneath his feet.

"Bang——!!!"

The cement ground cracked instantly. The point where the fist landed felt like it had been struck by a giant hammer, directly creating a half-meter-wide crater, with debris flying everywhere and dust rising in all directions.

Chen Hao slowly withdrew his fist, looked down at the fist imprint, and his eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

Suddenly, a feeling of weakness washed over him. Chen Hao felt his battle qi being rapidly depleted, and in just a short while, it would be almost gone.

"So it's being used up so quickly?"

Chen Hao frowned, quickly stopped circulating his battle qi, and his body felt as if a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and the feeling of weakness was relieved slightly.

Standing on the broken cement ground, he lowered his head in deep thought.

He had just awakened and was mentally prepared for his low amount of fighting spirit, but this was still a bit unacceptable. You have to know that powerful demons can do whatever they want, let alone possess you with their demonic power, they can even release their demonic power to fire lasers.

With his current fighting spirit, he would probably be completely drained with just one strike.

I need to learn how to conserve my battle qi. Possessing my entire body consumes too much energy. It's okay to use it as a defensive trump card, but if I use it for attack, I'll only last five seconds as a true man.

No wonder some demons don't have demonic magic and can only unleash bursts of power; they're conserving their demonic energy. These demons are so large that they can't release their demonic energy outwards and can only possess parts of the body.

Perhaps this is the correct answer.

He recalled the feeling of his entire body being covered in battle aura—surging, violent, and wasteful. Even just standing still, his battle aura was being consumed rapidly, like an engine running at full speed; even without pressing the accelerator, the fuel consumption was ridiculously high.

Chen Hao closed his eyes and began to circulate his internal fighting spirit again. This time, he deliberately concentrated his fighting spirit in his right arm.

A silvery-blue light emerged from beneath the skin, and the sense of power in the muscles instantly swelled, but the feeling of weakness in the body was not as severe as before.

He raised his hand and punched the abandoned brick wall next to him.

"boom!!"

The brick wall collapsed instantly like a block of tofu, and rubble flew everywhere.

This time, the consumption of battle qi was only one-fifth of what it was before!

"As expected! Aura possession is a tool, not a cheat for mindlessly stacking attributes."

Chen Hao smiled slightly and continued practicing according to the system's battle qi guide. This way of using battle qi can be switched at any time according to the needs of the battle: strengthen the limbs when attacking, protect vital points when defending, cover the legs when running, and even concentrate on the eyes and nerves to improve reaction speed.

[Aura Possession Proficiency 1%]

After completing the entire training session, Chen Hao's battle qi was almost depleted, but the training effect was remarkable. The utilization rate of battle qi had significantly improved, and the consumption had also decreased noticeably.

He was starving. With his improved physical condition, his appetite had become even more terrifying. It was as if a demon lived inside him, digesting everything he ate into nutrients. Now, with the addition of battle qi, a major consumer of energy, his appetite was likely to increase even further.

I'll go home first, and practice releasing my fighting spirit tomorrow.

……

Time flies when you're reading, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On the playground, the sun blazed down, and the students of Tianlan Magic High School stood in neat rows.

The atmosphere at the school was more tense than ever before.

Today is the first year of high school, and the results will directly determine the subsequent class assignments, which are for the purpose of better allocating magic education resources.

Those who are talented and hardworking will receive better training, while the mediocre and lazy will be weeded out and gradually lose their eligibility to compete. It's been almost a year since the awakening, and according to the Magic Association's statistics, as long as one maintains four hours of meditation daily, ten months is enough to achieve Seven-Star Mastery.

Therefore, there are very few useless people in this world; most people simply choose to give up or are unable to persevere.

Whether you can calm your mind and meditate day after day like you're in prison determines how far you can go on your first step on the path of magic.

The playground was noisy with people, but Chen Hao stood in the crowd with his hands in his pockets, his expression calm, as if his state of mind was out of place with the tense atmosphere.

He had mastered the Star Orbit technique half a year ago, but he couldn't successfully summon any beasts. It's said that even a beginner-level summoner would have difficulty summoning beasts without the aid of magical artifacts.

He didn't really care about that. The summoning-type milk powder wasn't even enough to feed himself, and having a summoned beast would only make things worse.

[Host: Chen Hao]

[Contract Creature: Human Chen Hao]

[Magic Ability: Summoning - Beginner Level 1 (56.3%)]

[Life Level: Early Servant Level (3.3%)]

[Mental Strength: Not yet at the next level (16.1%)]

[Innate Talents: Physical Enhancement, Blue Star Battle Qi]

[Combat Power Assessment: 120~200]

After his life level broke through to the servant level, he quickly discovered a problem: his current magical energy was simply insufficient to support further increases in his life level. Even consuming an entire bar of magical energy would only allow him to advance by a mere 0.5%.

To maximize efficiency, he decisively suspended his cultivation of life level and focused on improving his summoning skills. Once his magic level improved, the quality and recovery speed of his magic energy would naturally catch up. At that time, he could then turn back to improve his life level, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

The assessment process is almost identical to that of the initial awakening—simply place your palm on a specially made star-sensing stone, and the stone will provide feedback on your cultivation progress.

The more stars you control, the brighter their light, and the higher your performance evaluation.

If you really want to stand out, you can even directly challenge the spellcasting test. Only students who can complete the star link and release magic can secure a spot in the top class.

Just as I was waiting, a familiar voice rang out.

"Brother Fan, look! It's Princess Mu Ningxue!"

Zhang Xiaohou excitedly approached, and Chen Hao looked in the direction of the voice. With his height of nearly 1.9 meters, he could see through the crowd and accurately spot the girl standing on the platform in front of the playground.

Wearing a clean white dress, with a cool and aloof temperament, she was none other than Mu Ningxue, the legendary pride of Bo City.

Before awakening, Chen Hao had seen her a few times outside of school. At that time, she was just an immature girl, but now she has completely become someone that everyone looks up to.

At this moment, Mu He stood on the stage and announced in a loud voice: "We have invited the most outstanding female mage in Bo City. She was exceptionally admitted to the Imperial Capital Magic Academy at the age of fifteen. I think many of you have already heard of her legendary deeds..."

The moment the words were spoken, the playground erupted in commotion.

"My God, it's Mu Ningxue! I heard that the floor beneath her feet was frozen solid the day she awakened!"

"Really? I heard she learned the basic ice skill, Ice Vine, in just eight months!"

"Eight months? My God... I only control five stars a year. The gap between people is even greater than that between demons."

"Forget Xingzi, just look at her face, look at her demeanor! She's beautiful and talented, she's truly a chosen one of Bocheng!"

(End of this chapter)