Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Although he intended to ignore it, the matter would still occasionally flash through Wang Yi's mind in the following days.

Wang Yi even muttered his analysis to himself, hoping that the "family elder" who was secretly watching him would hear it.

Perhaps we can trick this family elder into revealing himself.

Wang Yi insisted on this more than once, so as not to let the elders of the family happen to miss it while they were in the toilet.

Fortunately, Wang Yi only dared to do this when he was alone, otherwise he might have been seen as crazy by others.

However, several days passed, and still no extraordinary being descended from the heavens, bringing countless high-level magic crystals to say to him, "Child, you have suffered all these years. This is compensation for you. I am now taking you home."

When Wang Yi began to speculate whether there was a problem with his family's process of getting him to acknowledge his ancestors, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have gotten too caught up in the role.

This is really annoying. If this continues, not only will he fail to be a good monk, but he'll definitely become a madman.

The saying goes, "Idle people have many trivial matters to worry about." It seems I've been too idle lately, which is why my thought process has taken eighteen detours.

Therefore, Wang Yi decisively abandoned the idea of ​​getting rich without working and directly increased his cultivation amount by three times.

With his mind, body, and magic exhausted every day, Wang Yi finally had no time or energy to think about anything else.

In this uneventful but exhausting student life, time quietly approaches the end of the year, the weather gradually turns cooler, and the holidays are just around the corner.

During this period, Wang Yi's lifestyle has been frighteningly regular.

The reason he was able to do this was thanks to the fact that nothing strange had happened recently, allowing him to finally act like an ordinary magic high school student.

The so-called elders of the family have not yet shown up, but as time goes by, Wang Yi has stopped caring too much about such things.

Strength is the foundation of confidence. Once his strength increases, he won't be afraid of any danger.

There was nothing unusual about the Wu family. On the contrary, the relationship between Wu Guan and Wang Yi was steadily improving. They would greet each other and chat for a while when they met at school, and they were warm and polite.

Even Fang Yu would greet Wang Yi with embarrassment, which made Wang Yi quite happy.

That's right, it's better to resolve conflicts than to create them, and Wang Yi naturally didn't want to get into conflicts with living people.

During lunch break, a small group of five people were having lunch at the restaurant.

"I have some good news to share!" Qi Xiaohao coughed lightly, trying to sound nonchalant as he said, "I've been promoted to a mid-stage beginner mage."

"Congratulations," Jiang Yue said first.

"Wow, Brother Xiaohao is amazing." Hu Lili blinked, playing the part of a little fangirl.

That's why Hu Lili is so pampered; look at the emotional value she receives.

Wang Yi gave a thumbs up and praised him. Although he already knew, he still had to give the feedback he was entitled to.

Qi Xiaohao had just advanced to the mid-stage of the initial level last night, and he immediately ran over excitedly to tell him.

Thankfully it wasn't the middle of the night, otherwise, if Wang Yi had been cultivating all day and finally fallen asleep only to be woken up, he would probably be quite grumpy.

In this situation, an extra healing ray will appear on Xiao Hao's body if he is not properly positioned.

Looking at Qi Xiaohao's dark circles, it was clear that he hadn't slept well due to excitement. It was truly remarkable that Qi Xiaohao had managed to hold back until now to speak.

Of the four, only Wang Jiang remained unresponsive, which immediately displeased Qi Xiaohao: "Old Wang, I've advanced to the mid-stage, didn't you hear me?"

Wang Jiang calmly swallowed his food, took a sip of water, and then said, "If you speak any louder, the whole restaurant can hear you."

"You react like this after hearing that?" Qi Xiaohao scoffed. "Are you jealous of your brother Qi?"

"First of all, I'm only at the mid-stage, not even the intermediate level, so there's nothing to be proud of," Wang Jiang said slowly. "Secondly, I was already at the mid-stage a month ago."

Wang Jiang's words immediately extinguished Qi Xiaohao's arrogance, so Qi Xiaohao could only stubbornly say, "You are not allowed to attend the banquet!"

Wang Jiang didn't even bother to ask what kind of banquet it was; he knew perfectly well that Qi Xiaohao was preparing to throw money around again.

Qi Xiaohao's personality and the fact that he's so popular in class are all thanks to his money.

Now that he has advanced to the mid-stage of the beginner level, it's not surprising that he would treat the whole class to a meal out of joy.

Seeing this, Wang Yi smoothed things over: "After all, Xiao Hao is the third among us to be promoted, and he is a prominent figure in the entire senior division. It's something to be happy about."

"General, let's get together tonight, and then we'll go practice at Shangwu."

Wang Jiang nodded. Wang Yi's current strength was enough for him to act more freely.

Qi Xiaohao's mood improved considerably after that.

Wang Yi's words weren't meant to be deliberate comfort; Qi Xiaohao's cultivation speed was indeed among the best.

Of course, it's also because Qi Xiaohao consumes a lot of magic crystals on a daily basis.

Wang Yi himself is not far from the mid-stage of the initial stage, and it is estimated that he can advance smoothly in a month at most and two weeks at least.

The more Wang Yi cultivated, the more he felt that Jiang Yue's advancement speed was simply outrageous.

This is no longer a matter of resources. Compared to Jiang Yue, Qi Xiaohao has consumed far more magic crystals in his cultivation, yet he still took a full three months longer to reach the mid-stage of the initial level.

It is clear that the gap in talent is difficult to completely bridge even with resources, especially when the other party is not lacking in resources.

Someone more talented than you, works harder than you, and has more resources—how can you compete with that?

"Final exams are coming up soon, are you guys interested in forming a team and going head-to-head with the seniors?"

Although Jiang Yue was asking everyone, his gaze was mainly on Wang Yi.

"The final exam will include practical skills?" Wang Yi was a little surprised, since the learning atmosphere at Lanling Magic High School was very relaxed, and the monthly quizzes only randomly selected two academic subjects.

Why is it that when it comes to the final exam, it suddenly turns into a practical test? The style of the test doesn't seem right at all.

"The final exam for the first year of high school only tests academic subjects and magic absorption. After all, first-year students have only been on the path of becoming mages for four months. As for actual combat, that's for the second and third years of high school."

Jiang Yue's lips curled into a smile: "Even so, there's no rule that prohibits first-year high school students from participating in actual combat."

"Great!" Qi Xiaohao slammed his hand on the table, the first to respond, "We've already defeated Warcraft, what are we afraid of those old birds in the senior year!"

Wang Yi, on the other hand, was somewhat uninterested. Firstly, he didn't want to stand out, and secondly, he found it troublesome.

Jiang Yue naturally saw this as well, so he tempted, "The final exam's practical test is divided into team competitions and individual competitions. There are rewards for getting the top three spots, starting with mid-level magic crystals, and they're the rarer kind."

Upon hearing about the reward, Wang Yi immediately perked up: "Tell me in detail."

What we're saying is that Wang Yi has always been willing to bring glory to the class, so this kind of real-world competition isn't out of the question.