The Mighty Mage novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Ranking

She closed her eyes, taking deep breaths to calm herself. She had known this day would come, but the reality of it still hit her hard.

Hu.

It’s better to move on than to torture herself daily like this.

Long Yifan belonged to a wealthy family, his fiance belonged to a wealthy family too. He loved her and she loved him too...

There was no place for her.

It’s better if she likes him from a distance.

Gu Jin put aside her phone and entered the room to cultivate.

For the next few days, Gu Jin’s routine was packed.

She would cultivate from morning to afternoon, treat Jasmine for 2 hours, then cultivate her other element till evening, from evening she would focus on her alchemy.

She was so busy, that she hardly had any time to think about Long Yifan.

Well...that was a lie.

Gu Jin did think about Long Yifan. She would unconsciously search for Long Yifan’s picture and stare at it for a long while before going back to her routine.

On the day of her examination, Gu Jin reached the Magic School Academy one hour before the examination began.

Chu Hua who just happened to arrive at the school early due to some reason, walked up to Gu Jin voluntarily.

Gu Jin waited for her to spew some nonsense but Chu Hua’s words surprised her,

"Let’s cancel the duel."

"Hm?"

Chu Hua said in a serious voice,

"In fact when I proposed to have a duel, I was not thinking straight. I did so out of jealousy."

Gu Jin was surprised but she knew that Chu Hua was the heiress of the Chu Family so of course she wouldn’t be dumb enough to argue with a commoner.

No duel means less trouble, hence Gu Jin nodded without asking any question.

Chu Hua: "..."

She was waiting for Gu Jin to ask for the reason, however seeing Gu Jin’s apathetic reaction, Chu Hua was filled with frustration.

She gritted her teeth and said with a forced smile,

"You won’t ask why I decided to suddenly cancel the duel?"

Gu Jin looked at Chu Hua, her expression impassive.

"No," she replied simply. "It doesn’t matter to me."

Chu Hua’s forced smile faltered, but she quickly composed herself.

"Well, I appreciate your understanding," she said, her tone strained.

"I realized that we should focus on more important matters, given the current situation at the academy."

Seeing Gu Jin’s uninterested expression, Chu Hua continued,

"In fact, I realized that you were an orphan, I, on the other hand, am a daughter of a wealthy family.

Just based on the resources I am going to receive, you can never match my strength or position. Competing with you would be beneath me and a waste of my time."

Gu Jin’s eyes flickered with a hint of annoyance at Chu Hua’s arrogance, but she remained silent.

Her lack of reaction seemed to infuriate Chu Hua even more.

Gu Jin nodded, uninterested in further conversation.

"Good luck with your exam," she said, turning away and heading towards the examination hall.

Chu Hua was so angry that she wanted to spew fire.

However, when she remembered how Gu Jin had the same element as her and she could show how more powerful she(Chu Hua) was than her(Gu Jin), Gu Jin would definitely regret ignoring her words.

Hmph!

Thinking so Chu Hua felt happy.

The examination was easy, each student had to first showcase their rank and then cast a spell on a wooden human target.

Based on the damage done, the candidate will be given a mask ranging from D to O. O being the highest grade.

When Gu Jin entered the examination hall, the atmosphere was charged with anticipation. Students whispered amongst themselves, nervous energy palpable in the air.

Gu Jin, however, remained calm.

"Hey, who do you think will receive the most marks? I mean who would be the topper?"

"Isn’t it clear already? I have heard that a girl named Chu Hua had broken through to intermediate rank."

"What? Intermediate Rank? F*ck! She is as powerful as the legendary..."

Gu Jin was uninterested in the conversation and didn’t listen to it at all.

"Hey, I have heard that someone has a duel with Miss Chu?"

"Yes, I think her name was...Ji...Gu something. I don’t know."