Chapter 62 Orientation Conference
“The mental strength of the third realm is pretty good, and the cultivation is average. It’s not great, but it’s not bad either.” Dean Fu commented sharply.

"Yumian, Xu Mu's mental power has just broken through to the third level. In the next period of time, please help him consolidate this level." Dean Fu said to Ding Yumian.

"I understand, teacher." Ding Yumian responded concisely.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Dean Fu, the two began today's practice.

Ding Yumian and Xu Mu have different cultivation methods. As a victim of the psychic system, Ding Yumian possesses unparalleled spiritual power.

She does not need to practice spiritual power specifically. For her, it is more important to master and use this spiritual power more accurately so that her talents will not affect others due to emotional fluctuations.

In the following time, Xu Mu spent the day in the mountains cultivating his spiritual power with Ding Yumian under the guidance of Dean Fu, and returned to the hunting lodge to rest at night. Occasionally, when he had time, he would take on a few commissioned tasks to earn some pocket money.

As far as the results are concerned, it is very good. Dean Fu is worthy of being Ding Yumian's teacher and is very good at teaching mental power.

With the help of the Crescent Magic Artifact and the guidance of President Fu, Xu Mu could clearly feel that his mental power had increased during this period of time, and he also had a deeper understanding of the space system.

……

After a month of practice, the new year day arrived.

Orientation Day can be regarded as the belated opening ceremony of Mingzhu Academy and the grandest festival in the entire Qing campus.

Qingdou Hall——

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the huge venue was already packed with students, its scale far exceeding that of a football field.

"Oh, the students in the Summoning Department are so miserable this year. They already have to face many opponents, and now two mid-level mages named Dongfang Lie and Dongfang Ming have appeared in the Fire College. I heard that they both have elemental spirit seeds and are extremely powerful." In the front row, several boys gathered together, discussing something in a low voice.

"Two mid-level mages with spirit seeds against eleven summoned beasts. Even if all eleven summoned beasts are in the advanced stage, they can be easily dealt with with just one Fierce Fist from each of them." A boy who looked very smart said.

"That's right. I heard from the teacher that the guy named Dongfang Lie has a very strong natural talent."

"There are also natural talents? There's no point in playing with the summoning system this time. If I were them, I would just surrender to avoid hurting my summoned beasts." One of them exclaimed.

"If you surrender in public, how will those teachers and deans on the stage view you?" someone sneered.

This year's summoning system has to be fought whether you want to or not.

"Dongfang Lie, Dongfang Ming... What a coincidence." Xu Mu touched his chin and thought to himself, he didn't expect that they were students in the same class.

He was not familiar with Dongfang Ming, but he knew Dongfang Lie, a guy who boasted that he could kill Mo Fan with one punch.

As a result, he was killed instantly by Mo Fan's punch
Dongfang Lie's talent is called 'Mutated Fire Star' and its effect is an unconditional +1 to the star's level, which means a +1 to magic skill. This talent may not be that powerful at the beginner and intermediate stages.

However, when it comes to the high-level, super-level, and even forbidden spell stages, this talent seems a bit outrageous. With the same Soul Seed and Heaven Seed configuration, other people's super-level magic can only reach level three, while yours can unconditionally reach level four, and the damage value has doubled.

Level 4 magic requires the use of slave-level spirits to strengthen the stars, and the price of a slave-level spirit is about five million.

At the super-level stage, there are a total of 2401 stars. Even if each enhancement is successful, the cost of upgrading all 2401 stars to level four is as high as 120.5 billion.

A full 120 billion!
Who could be so generous? Even Mo Fan, who had a little loach, could not use the super-level fourth-level magic in the text. The cost was so huge that normal mages could not afford it.

At the forbidden spell stage, the number of stars is as high as 16807. To strengthen all of them, it will cost 840.35 billion worth of spirit. A talent worth billion, this is simply inhumane!
If we make a meaningful ranking list for natural talents, excluding the various talents at the victim level, Dongfang Lie's mutant star would definitely be ranked in the top five.

Before the ceremony began, the first speaker was naturally Dean Xiao. Standing in this venue that accommodated tens of thousands of spectators, his first words were: "Before I start my speech, I want to confirm one thing with everyone."

"If you want to become a respected magician in society and desire to receive generous compensation and a high-quality life, then I must tell you responsibly that this is not the path you should choose."

"A magician who graduates from the Pearl Academy must have the power to change the world and be brave enough to take on the responsibility of protecting humanity. If someone is only obsessed with wealth and fame, rather than the unremitting exploration of the truth of magic, then we are willing to provide a graduation certificate and a letter of recommendation to help you embark on that easy road. Please don't waste a place in the Pearl Academy, because we are not short of resources, but the passion for the endless pursuit of magic art!"

Dean Xiao's words deeply touched everyone present, and their eyes flashed with resonance.

In the face of great magic, wealth, fame, and even love are all insignificant.

Only powerful magic is what these students really want.

"Today is your chance to show off your skills! Now, please welcome today's eleven summoning heroes!"

Dean Xiao spoke briefly and to the point, and did not let other deans speak one by one. He decisively went straight to the topic of today.

Beast fighting competition!

Summoning freshmen VS All freshmen

"In Mingzhu Academy, you have to fight for any magic resource on your own, including today's protagonist. If you defeat them, you will be the real protagonist of today!" Dean Xiao announced in a loud voice.

The entire arena was instantly filled with cheers, and the freshmen were eager to try, eager to get on the stage and compete!
……

"Do you want to go on stage?" Ding Yumian's voice came from the side.

"If I go on stage, it would be too bullying." Xu Mu shook his head and refused.

To him, those eleven summoned beasts were nothing more than existences that could be easily dealt with by eleven thunder seals.

Although Xu Mu and Ding Yumian practiced together in the main academy, their student information belonged to the Qing campus of this term, so they both had the right to participate in the competition.

Ding Yumian nodded and said nothing more.

She could feel that Xu Mu's strength was unfathomable, at least stronger than any mid-level magician she had ever seen.

When they first met, she even sensed a hint of threat of death from Xu Mu, which made her curious about Xu Mu's strength.

"Aren't you going to participate in the battle?" Xu Mu asked curiously.

He was very curious about the fighting style of the psychic mage, which he had never seen before.

Especially when he knew that Ding Yumian was a victim, he became even more curious, and he didn't know how strong the victim was.

"I don't like fighting." Ding Yumian shook her head. She preferred to read quietly in one place rather than fighting magic.

(End of this chapter)