16 Chapter 16: Evolution of The Water Dragon Technique, Super Water Dragon Technique!

There were four subjects in the Royal Academy's exam.

The first subject was basic theory of magic.

This subject mainly focused on the theoretical foundation of the magician. The more solid one's knowledge of theory was, the higher one would score in this subject.

When Hughes was very young, his father Norton hired a professional magic researcher to teach him the most basic theories at home.

After many years of study, Hughes' basic theory of magic became very solid.

For him, passing the first exam of Hiro Royal Academy was as easy as eating and drinking water.

After passing the basic theory of magic exam, the second exam that Hughes faced was the mana test.

According to the standard of previous years, the minimum magic power required by Hiro Royal Academy was 120 points.

Although the vast majority of Tier 2 mages were unable to meet this standard, the Royal Academy of Hiro was the highest academy in the Hiro Empire. The students who had the courage to apply for this academy were all quite capable. In some small places, only those students who were considered geniuses were qualified to apply.

However, to Hughes, this test was not a difficult one.

As soon as he was born, he had a talent that ordinary people could not reach -- innate Max level spiritual power!

At the starting line, Hughes had already surpassed most of the examinees.

In addition, in the past three years of hard training, as well as the anti-magic stone training method, Hughes' mana still far exceeded the requirements of the Hiro Royal Academy's test.

When others were still worried about their mana of a little over 120 and were worried it wouldn't guarantee them passing the Hiro Royal Academy's Test, Hughes was already trying to find a way to conceal his true mana level.

As for the third test, Hughes was even more confident that he would definitely pass it.

Unlike the previous two tests which were more foundational, the third test was more practical.

In the exam for this subject, the students taking part in this exam needed to release a second-tier spell that reached the standard line while under the interference of the outside world.

The more spells the student casts, the higher the student's score would be.

Based on past experience, the number of students who failed in this subject was the highest.

Many students could not even cast a level 1 spell under the interference of the outside world, much less a Level 2 spell.

In response, the officials of the Hiro Empire also expressed to lower the difficulty a little.

However, they were all rejected by the each generation's vice-presidents of the Hiro Royal Academy.

Their reason was also surprisingly consistent. "The students of the Hiro Royal Academy will have to go to the battlefield in the future. Do you expect the enemies on the battlefield to quietly wait for them to release their spell?"

However, this exam that for most people to pass was exceptionally simple In Hughes' eyes.

In the past three years, due to the dark magic in Hughes' body, it was very difficult for him to sense the elements around him.

Despite so, Hughes ultimately relied on his powerful mental strength and willpower that far exceeded that of an ordinary person to release his magic.

No matter how strong the interference from Hiro Royal Academy was, no matter how many restrictions there were, it wouldn't be greater than the restrictions brought by low elemental affinity.

Simply put, the first three examinations were extremely simple for Hughes. The only thing he had to worry about was the final practical combat examination.

The Hiro Royal Academy would only admit 1,000 students every year, not a single one more.

However, the number of students who participated in the registration reached over 7,000 every year, and this number was increasing every year.

These examinees came from different regions, different provinces and cities.

However, they all had a common goal, which was to pass the exam and become a student of the Hiro Royal Academy.

From then on, they would soar to the peak of their lives and become the great mages that everyone respected.

However, the quota was limited, and the Hiro Royal Academy couldn't recruit every student into the school.

Hence, the Royal Academy of the Hiro Empire set up this last exam -- a thousand-person battle royale!

Through actual combat, the admission quota would be determined.

Hughes was most worried about the exam in this stage.

The first three stages of the exam were relatively objective, but the final exam was different.

Although Hughes's strength was tyrannical, he could cast the second-tier spell, water dragon technique before he had undergone any elemental baptism.

However, it was difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. No matter how powerful Hughes was, he could not fight against multiple enemies at the same time.

With his previous magic power, he could only defend against at most eight enemies at one time,

This was just defending, not winning.

To defeat the enemies who were united, Hughes had to have the strength that surpassed everyone.

In order to achieve this goal, Hughes had no choice but to give up on suppressing his cultivation level and carry out the elemental baptism in advance. He wanted to improve his cultivation level in the fastest way possible.

He felt the majestic magic power in his body and sensed the elemental power wandering around him.

After going through the third magic baptism, Hughes felt a sense of power that he had never felt before.

"With my current strength, my magic power should be able to support the advancement of the water dragon technique, right?"

After adjusting his own breath, Hughes mobilized his mind, and majestic magic power began to circulate in his body.

The ice-blue magic array pattern suddenly appeared, and a fifty-meter-long water dragon emerged from the array pattern.

After circling for a while at a low altitude, the water dragon soared into the sky and fiercely crashed into the magic barrier that Norton had set up beforehand, turning into a sky full of water droplets.

Unlike before, the ice-blue magic array pattern did not disappear after the water dragon was released.

Instead, the blue light on it became even more powerful.

Hughes' Water Dragon spell finally began to evolve for the second time.

Buzz!

A huge suction force emerged from the magic array formed by the Water Dragon Spell.

It pulled Hughes' magic power and poured it into the core of the magic array.

The mana in Hughes' body escaped at an unimaginable speed under the attraction of this huge force.

The rapidly decreasing magic power also made Hughes' brain feel waves of pain.

At this moment, the anti-magic core in Hughes' body suddenly began to operate.

The elemental power in the surrounding space was pulled by the anti-magic core in Hughes' body and poured into it one after another. Then, it was converted into pure magic power by the anti-magic stone cultivation method and poured into the Water Dragon Magic Circle.

With the continuous supply of magic power from the anti-magic core, the pressure on Hughes' body was reduced.

Half an hour later, the ice-blue spell formation in front of Hughes was finally fed full.

The color of the spell formation also changed from ice-blue to deep blue at this moment!

[ Ding! Your Water Dragon spell has been successfully upgraded from a Tier 2 spell, water ball spell, to a Tier 3 spell, Super Water Dragon Spell, Tier 3 evolution completion rate 10% ! ]

Hughes sat on the ground tiredly with a relieved smile on his face.