Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Wang Jiang was somewhat surprised. He knew that Wang Yi had only learned the Earth Shield Technique a few days ago, yet he could now release an earth shield of such a large area, which was already considered a rapid improvement.

"That's right, but like fighting, magic has fixed moves, but how you use it is up to you, like this."

As the king spoke, he raised his hand and released an earth shield spell.

A small, round shield, about the size of a palm, appeared in front of the king's hand.

"This is how we were when we first absorbed the Earth Shield spell."

As Wang Jiang explained, he increased the release of magic power. The palm-sized round shield grew larger in the wind, eventually becoming as large as the earthen shield that Wang Yi had released.

"This is your earth shield."

As soon as he finished speaking, the earthen shield continued to grow, quickly becoming more than a meter in diameter, completely obscuring the figure of the seated king.

"This is my earth shield."

Wang Yi observed carefully and discovered that the general's earthen shield was not only larger in area than his own, but also had exquisite patterns on its surface and was much thicker than his own.

Before Wang Yi could even register her surprise, Wang Jiang's voice came from behind the earthen shield.

"And...who says an earthen shield has to be round?"

As the king spoke, the earthen shield stretched vertically and contracted horizontally, eventually forming a rectangular shield about 1.5 meters long and half a meter wide.

"If you don't think the flat shield looks good, you can add some decorations."

A ghostly head appeared in the center of the earthen shield, surrounded by sharp earth spikes rising from its surface, making it look even more ferocious.

"The reason why the Earth Shield is round is simply the result of the spontaneous diffusion of magic power. Because a circle is balanced and the easiest shape to control, the same goes for a sphere. Therefore, most ordinary-grade spells are round or spherical, such as Earth Shield, Fireball, Lightning Ball, Water Cannon, etc."

"But that doesn't mean it can't be changed; it just means you don't have enough control to make the magic change according to your wishes. Remember, we mages are meant to control magic, not be controlled by it."

The rectangular earthen shield shifted slightly, revealing the king's entire figure.

Wang Jiang placed the rectangular earthen shield on the ground, gently patted the side of it with his palm, ignored Wang Yi's surprised expression, and continued:

"If you feel that the current earth shield can only defend and lacks offensive power, then you can do it like this."

A hazy golden light flowed across the surface of the earth spike shield, eventually completely enveloping it, causing the originally heavy earth spike shield to begin to shimmer with the unique cold light of metal.

The king had actually added sharpness to the earthen spike shield.

"This...this works too!" Wang Yi exclaimed inwardly.

"Why not? As long as you can multitask, casting two spells at the same time is not a difficult thing."

The king spoke of it with ease, and performed it with the same fluency and ease.

However, this situation is actually not simple at all.

When Wang Yi first saw the earthen shield that was one meter in diameter, he only felt that the general had more magic power and a higher level of magic proficiency than him; nothing remarkable about it.

After all, after Wang Yi absorbed the ordinary-level passive magic "Magic Surge", the area of ​​the earth shield increased dramatically, from the size of a palm to the size of a pot lid. As the magic power in his body continues to accumulate, the area of ​​the earth shield will naturally increase as well.

But what happened next completely changed Wang Yi's understanding of magic.

This is no longer a matter of the amount of magic power, but rather the control over magic, and even the ability to multitask and release two different spells at the same time.

This sharp earth spike shield, putting aside whether it increases defense or not, just the fact that if this thing hits someone, they'd turn drinking water into a shower head.

He is powerful in hand-to-hand combat, fierce in wielding a halberd, and can even make magic work in a variety of ways.

"Is this the strength of a first-year high school student? Could all the novice mages in the school be this strong? Could Wu Guan also be..." Wang Yi's confidence, which had just swelled up in the past two days, quickly waned.

"Don't worry about that. In the entire first-year department, only Jiang Yue and I have this level of magic." Wang Jiang waved his hand, withdrawing the magic, then picked up his water glass, took a sip, and said casually:

Even among high school seniors, not many can reach this level. The vast majority of mages pursue higher-grade magic, faster casting speed, rapid accumulation of mana within their bodies, and raising their own rank, etc.

The study of magic should also aim for a wider scope and greater power; this is the mainstream approach.

And you don't need to compare yourself to me. You're a first-year high school student because your level is that of a first-year high school student. I'm a first-year high school student because of my status as a first-year high school student.

"Because magic schools in China don't currently have a tradition of skipping grades."

Although Wang Jiang spoke in a nonchalant tone, the corners of his mouth were clearly harder to suppress than AK's.

Wang Yi found it hard to believe that this new mage, who usually chatted and joked with everyone in the small group and seemed no different from an ordinary high school student, was actually so profound.

There's a sense of astonishment and amazement, like when your neighbor suddenly transforms into a martial arts champion.

Having witnessed the king's mastery of magic firsthand, Wang Yi suddenly realized that he hadn't even taken a single step on the path of magic.

Although the system allows Wang Yi to absorb specific magic with a 100% success rate, the absorbed magic is still in its initial form.

As for how it will develop further, that will depend on Wang Yi's own efforts.

The journey of a monk is long and arduous.

Thanks to the teachings of the king, Wang Yi also began to practice controlling magic, instead of just blindly inputting magic power.

It might be possible to use great force to throw bricks, but only if the force is great enough.

Even with the aid of surging magical power, the amount of magic power he possesses now might not be comparable to that of a king.

After practicing magic for a while, Wang Yi was forced to stop when his magic power was almost completely depleted.

If Wang Yi focuses on restoring his magic power, it will take him about an hour and a half to fully recover.

If you don't pay special attention to it and rely solely on your own magic to recover, the time will double.

Because the surge of magic greatly increased Wang Yi's own magic reserves, the recovery time naturally became longer.

If you have a magic crystal, you can directly absorb the magic power within it to quickly replenish your own magic power.

Using magic crystals is fast and efficient, saving time that would otherwise be needed to recover magic power, allowing for more frequent spell practice.

Regularly absorbing magic crystals can also help you advance to the next level earlier.

It can be said that using magic crystals for cultivation in daily life has no drawbacks other than being expensive.

However, the high price is not a drawback of the Magic Crystal, but rather a drawback of Wang Yi.

This is truly heartbreaking.