Full-Time Magister: Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons

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As Zhou Sining stepped onto the outer city wall, she was met with a slap from Su Zhe'ai.

"You're something else, kid!" Su Zhe laughed and put his arm around his shoulder.

"Be gentle, it hurts so much, you old man." Zhou Sining broke free from his embrace.

"A mid-level mage's body isn't that fragile." Su Zhe glared at him.

"But speaking of which, I just saw it. It was you who instantly killed that corpse general. Tsk tsk, an instant kill, that's awesome!"

"Of course, I am Zhou Sining." Zhou Sining said without any politeness.

"..."

Su Zhe paused, then continued, "That fierce punch of yours, it wasn't a 'Heaven-Shattering' attack, was it?"

"Of course not. Let me put it this way, I'm no weaker than you now."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what Zhou Sining meant.

This brat has broken through to the third level of the intermediate stage!

Good heavens, it hasn't even been a year since this guy broke through to the intermediate level!

In just ten months, this guy broke through to the third level of the intermediate stage?!

Su Zhe stared at Zhou Sining in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost, muttering "Holy crap" repeatedly without any regard for his image.

"You really didn't use any forbidden techniques?"

"Use it? What the hell am I supposed to do with forbidden techniques?"

"Tsk tsk, you're a monster, a nineteen-year-old in the third year of high school..." Su Zhe felt like his tongue was tied in knots.

This is absolutely unbelievable!

Is there no reason left in this world?

Su Zhe is almost forty and still stuck at the peak of the intermediate level, and this kid has actually caught up with him?!

As he thought about it, Su Zhe felt like he was about to cry.

This is so damn hurtful!

I don't want to talk anymore, I just want to drink alone...

"Figure it out yourself, old man. I'm off to kill the undead." Zhou Sining smirked, showing no intention of comforting Su Zhe.

Back on the outer city wall, he continued to hurl level 3 fireballs at the undead.

The level 3 fire attack is powerful enough to deal with low-level undead rushing at you, so there's no need to use the more energy-consuming level 4 fire attack.

His magic is powerful, but his magical energy is no different from that of an ordinary magician. Even with energy-regenerating artifacts, he tries to conserve it as much as possible.

Zhou Sining resumed his miserable life of killing undead.

While it wasn't as strictly controlled as the military, it was certainly quite boring.

I'm exhausted.

Every night, he mechanically repeats the action of throwing firecrackers, while also having to be wary of the undead spirit of the sixth brother who can sneak up on him.

After exhausting all your mana in one night, you have to quickly replenish it upon waking up, and then go back to the front lines to kill undead again, repeating this cycle.

Even though Zhou Sining was already very familiar with this kind of life, she still felt tired.

As time went on, it would be a lie to say that I never had thoughts of slacking off or leaving.

His heart was even more restless when he thought that he could dominate the world with his fire element alone.

But Zhou Sining also understood that the path of cultivation was always long and tedious.

Many people dislike studying, finding it a very boring and tedious activity.

In fact, doing anything repeatedly, even something you are very interested in, 365 days a year without rest, will eventually lead to aversion and disgust.

It's not that I hate studying, but that I can't get rid of my playful heart.

Zhou Sining has a deep understanding of this. Even when it's the first time you come into contact with magic, once the initial novelty wears off over time, all that keeps you going every day without wasting a single moment is a heart that wants to become stronger.

Even if each day feels like a year, you must persevere.

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A new January.

The first of each month is the day when the Fire element announces the previous month's rankings and distributes resources.

Therefore, many students who don't usually spend much time at school came to listen to the department head read out the rankings today.

Regardless of whether my grades are good or bad, I just enjoy listening to it.

To paraphrase a fire-element student: It's time for my favorite part – roll call!

The Fire System University Hall is arranged in a tiered seating area, with rows and columns of seats neatly arranged. When Zhou Sining entered, the place was bustling with people and noisy.

He found the highest and most secluded spot to sit down, and more students continued to walk in.

Soon, the lecture hall, which could accommodate a thousand people, was almost full.

Suddenly, a boy next to Zhou Sining patted him on the shoulder: "Bro, you look unfamiliar."

Zhou Sining looked over and saw that the boy had bright eyes and white teeth, a resolute expression, and a confident and flamboyant smile on his face. Although he sat in a lazy posture, he had a certain demeanor about him.

This kind of temperament is not something that ordinary people can possess.

"I'm new here, hello senior." Zhou Sining didn't show any timidity.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Sheng. You said you're new here, and the competition in the fire element is fierce. Why did you decide to switch to this element?" Liu Sheng asked, slightly puzzled.

As he spoke, he was also sizing up Zhou Sining.

Zhou Sining, dressed simply, possessed an extraordinary air about him; even among scions of prominent families, it was rare to see someone so handsome.

"I didn't transfer departments; I was promoted from the Department of Foreign Languages," Zhou Sining said.

"The School of Foreign Languages?" Liu Sheng was taken aback. "Doesn't the School of Foreign Languages ​​require students to stay for at least one semester?"

"That's how it was originally. Later, the outer academy issued a mission, which my friend and I completed as a team." Zhou Sining briefly explained the training mission.

"I see. You're quite impressive. Even though it's just the Ya'an Realm, you'll still face many demons. Many mid-level mages can easily let their guard down and get killed by servant-level demons," Liu Sheng affirmed.

"Just lucky." Zhou Sining smiled. After a few brief exchanges, he thought Liu Sheng was a pretty good person.

Unlike typical scions of wealthy families who are arrogant and self-important.

Before the two could say anything more, Song Xi walked in with a stern face.

As the department head, he still had a very commanding presence.

In an instant, the thousands of people in the huge fire-type academy fell silent.

He walked to the podium, his gaze sweeping across the tiered, fan-shaped university hall, looking at the large number of fire-elemental students.

"Keep quiet, I'll start reading the rankings." Song Xi flipped open the list in her hand.

His gaze fell on the first name, and he took a deep breath.

"First place: Zhou Sining."

The classroom fell completely silent as soon as the name was uttered, but soon whispers broke out.

"Zhou Sining? I've never heard of him. Is there such a person in our department?"

"Hey, Brother Jie, who's this week's hidden big shot, Si Ning?"

"Oh my god, I thought it was me. What a scare!"

"Zhu Laosi, didn't you say you were sure to be number one this month? You've been proven wrong, haven't you? Hahaha."

"Surname Zhou? Whose son is this? He actually surpasses the sons of the Liu, Zhu, and Li families."

"I'm not convinced! Losing to Liu Lizhu is bad enough, but now Zhou Sining has come along!"

"Li Feng, you're not number one?"

"Damn! Someone actually beat me to first place! I should have stayed on the outer city wall a few more days."

The discussion grew louder and louder, quickly igniting the passion of the more than one thousand students.

Everyone is speculating about who this Zhou Sining is, that he was able to surpass more than a thousand people to reach the top spot in the new month.

It's not uncommon for people ranked lower to reach the top, but you've probably heard of those names before.

This week, Si Ning is the only one that truly no one knows.

Liu Sheng raised an eyebrow, looked at the man beside him, and said with a peculiar expression, "Your freshman is really amazing!"

"Luck, luck," Zhou Sining smiled.

He truly didn't expect that after toiling away for half a month, he would actually achieve the top ranking in the entire department.

The number one fire element!