Provocation at 3:00

  It seems that his terrifying talent has caught the attention of many people, especially this Solomon in front of him, who actually found out his name.

  At the time of testing for innate talent, Solomon was originally the most promising figure, with a ninth-grade talent that would have been enough to make him an elite student at Cangyan Academy. Unfortunately, he was completely overshadowed by Xiaoming's freakish talent, just like fireflies and moonlight competing in brightness, and was completely outdone.

  Solomon secretly resented Xiaoming because of this!

  Xia Ming naturally understood the reason, but how could he be afraid of Solomon's jealousy and provocation.

  "Yes, being surpassed by others is understandable, but being surpassed by you is too embarrassing." Xia Ming said matter-of-factly, but the words made Solomon's face flush with anger.

  "You..." Solomon clenched his fist, his face darkening, and then suddenly smiled lowly: "Hmph, I'll see how long you can be arrogant. With a 12th-level talent, you're still just a 4th-level magician. I think the Quantitative Measuring Ruler must have made an error, letting you take advantage of it!"

  Solomon had no idea that Xia Ming had only been practicing magic for two months, or else his eyeballs would have fallen out.

  "Is that so?" Xia Ming glanced at him, and naturally wouldn't give him any face, coldly saying: "I think it's normal for the Quantitative Heaven Ruler to measure out this kind of talent, even you are a 9th level talent, I'm only three levels higher than you, it can't be more normal."

  Xia Ming's calm tone was as if he were talking about something extremely ordinary, which made Solomon's face turn iron-green - what's the meaning of "even someone like you is a 9th-level talent", isn't this a slap in the face?!

  But Solomon was at least smart enough not to make a scene in public, although his heaving chest showed that he was indeed very angry.

  "Goodbye, Solomon."

  Xia Ming didn't rush, now wasn't the right time to take action. He gritted his teeth and accelerated again with a heavy load on his back, soon completely surpassing Solomon who was somewhat exhausted, running ahead.

  Solomon was left in the dust, wanting to run faster but his physical strength couldn't keep up, helplessly watching Xiaoming's back disappear bit by bit...

  Carrying a weight of fifty kilograms, twenty laps. Almost everyone was panting and wailing all over the place.

  Even if they were warriors, those energetic newcomers were all exhausted to the point of death, and after crossing the finish line of the 20th lap, they fell to the ground motionless.

  Xia Ming was the fifty-first to break through the finish line, Hei Man Ba recorded everything at the finish line, which would be recorded and archived as credits afterwards.

  Hei Mamba praised Xia Ming with a glance, the physically weak magician was able to achieve such results, it's actually not bad.

  By the time everyone had finished running the twenty laps, it was already midnight. The cold moonlight shone on Xiaoming's body, giving him a chill. Xiaoming lay on the ground without any elegance, not even caring that his Taoist robe was getting dirty, panting heavily and staring at the dense stars in the sky.

  "Rookies!"

  But Hei Man Ba didn't give the newcomers any chance to catch their breath, his voice was as loud and clear as a bronze bell, shocking everyone into looking at him.

  "Just now, 59 of you fainted along the way and did not complete this assessment. Your credits for this semester will be zero! Don't blame me for not reminding you, if your pre-school assessment score is zero, it's likely that you'll become a repeating student at Cangyan Academy!"

  Repeat student!

  Everyone's face changed color upon hearing this, Xia Ming also had a bitter smile on his face. This pre-school assessment is too strict, isn't it?

  Hei Manba waved his hand: "All you rookies follow me, the first assessment is passed, next is the second assessment!"

  Right after that was the second assessment, Hei Man Ba led the way in front, and the freshmen followed behind him, swaying back and forth, until they arrived at the training grounds of Cang Yan Academy.

  The training grounds of Cang Yan Academy were undoubtedly a great place to train in Xia Ming's opinion, but at this moment it was an existence akin to hell.

  The entire training ground was imbued with the 5th-tier magic 【Gravity Spell】, doubling gravity, making every movement extremely laborious. By now, everyone had exhausted their physical strength, and upon entering the training ground, they couldn't move a single step, as if their feet were filled with lead.

  "Heh heh, you rookies! I now announce the rules for the second assessment! First, let me tell you some good news: you can use Qi and magic!"

  Cheers immediately filled the training ground, being able to use aura and magic was indeed a great news for the tortured freshmen!

  Xia Ming didn't show any excitement, he stared at Hei Man Ba, this devil obviously still had something to say.

  As expected, Hei Manba sneered at the crowd and smiled gloomily: "However, there's still some bad news. That is, you must withstand fifty rounds of violent snowstorms in the training arena! Don't worry, if you can't pass this level, your credits won't be cleared to zero, they'll just be halved!"

  "Whoa, fifty consecutive blizzards!"

  "What's going on...?"

  Blizzard is also a fifth-level magic, although it's an area-of-effect spell with relatively scattered attacks, but for the crowd that has severely depleted their physical strength to withstand the blizzard, it would be like trying to hold back fifty times, which is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.

  "Alright, let's begin!" Black Mamba announced coldly.

  The power of the training ground is provided by countless magical crystals and magic cores, magic scrolls that can release a storm at any time. With a wave of Hei Mamba's hand, the magic was released immediately.

  A chill ran down his spine as a massive storm suddenly appeared in the training grounds, with water elements becoming violent and turbulent, and the sky instantly darkening.

  Howling storms whip up countless ice crystals, colliding with each other in the void, a chill sweeping forth!

  "This blizzard's power is indeed formidable!" Xia Ming thought to himself, calmly raising the Earth Flame Staff: "Flame Guardian!"

  This is a fourth-level fire defense magic, with the fire element spirits swirling around Xiaoming's body, forming a wall of flames. The flames burn fiercely, and the scorching temperature makes Xiaoming feel a hint of warmth even in the icy cold of the blizzard.

  Boom!

  The blizzard howled in, and with just the first round of the blizzard, dozens of newcomers were cleared from the field by this cruel and violent magic, flying backwards and completely losing their chance.

  Fortunately, Black Mamba was still responsible and immediately called the therapists to send these wounded newborns to the treatment room.

  Xia Ming relied on the magic 【Flame Guardian】, steadily withstanding the assault of the blizzard.

  Unlike before, in this assessment, the magicians have an advantage with defensive magic, while the warrior types can only barely hold on with their aura defense.

  Due to the presence of 【Gravity Magic】, it became extremely difficult for everyone to even move, and they could only stand still on the spot, resisting the power of the blizzard.

  Blizzard!

  Right after that, another blizzard stormed in, the snowstorm bringing a strong pressure that swept across the sky. Xia Ming let out a cold hum and swiftly waved his staff to supplement the magical power for Flame's protection.

  Xia Ming's magical power was astonishing even to the likes of Anthony and Bluebeard, maintaining this fourth-level magic wasn't a problem for him at all.

  Not a few meticulous people in the field have noticed Xiaoming's abnormality, this guy just simply waved his staff and maintained the shield magic, easily blocking the blizzard!

  Even Hei Manba's eyes lit up.