Full-Time Magister: One System, One Forbidden Spell, the Strongest Divine Gift

Chapter 10: The Future Self, Representing the Seed of Light

With the day of breaking through to the intermediate mage level drawing ever closer, Chen Yuan had been diligently cultivating these past few days, and before he knew it, the new semester had begun.

With the annual assessment concluded, Chen Yuan was undoubtedly the top student in the entire grade.

The top 100 students were all placed in the elite classes.

Furthermore, they also received the Stardust Artifact, which extended their time to two months, giving them an extra month compared to ordinary students. This immediately made many students extremely envious.

Of course, Chen Yuan himself seemed bored and handed the extra Stardust Magic Artifact to Xin Xia.

Not long ago, Xinxia also successfully awakened the healing ability. In addition, Chen Yuan also helped Zhou Min register a hunter license and took her to the Hunter Hall to accept missions.

The two are currently at the initial stage of strength, and the tasks they can take on are not too difficult. At least for Chen Yuan, it doesn't matter much, as long as they don't encounter warrior-level creatures.

In just one semester, Chen Yuan and Zhou Min's names resounded throughout the Hunter Hall, because they both wore masks when accepting missions, so people could only tell their faces apart and didn't know who they were.

Therefore, many people mistakenly believe that he is an experienced old mage helping a girl gain experience.

"Brother, my fire element has broken through to the second level of the initial stage!" Zhou Min excitedly waved her little fist, her eyes sparkling with pride.

Chen Yuan smiled and ruffled her hair: "Not bad, it wasn't a waste of my time to train you."

After a semester, Zhou Min was no longer the novice who would cower at the sight of demons. Under Chen Yuan's rigorous training, her combat skills improved by leaps and bounds, and she could even deal with low-level demons on her own.

However, the millions they painstakingly earned were still a drop in the ocean in the world of magicians; a single piece of armor could bankrupt them.

"Speaking of which, brother, what level has your cultivation reached?" Zhou Min blinked, her face full of curiosity.

At first, she was a little scared when she went out with Chen Yuan to hunt demons, but after witnessing her brother's strength, she realized that she had been overthinking it. The servant-level demons couldn't even last a round against her brother.

"I'm only a tiny bit better than you," Chen Yuan replied with a smile.

He was getting closer and closer to the intermediate level. Chen Yuan estimated that he could successfully break through to the intermediate level in less than three months. Once he awakened his second element, his strength would increase rapidly.

"How much is 'a little bit'?" Zhou Min tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

Jingle Bell--

Suddenly, a phone call came in. The caller was Xu Dahuang from the city's demon-hunting team. After all, wherever there are demons, there is Chen Yuan. They had become familiar with each other after a couple of calls, and the two exchanged contact information.

"Brother, there are signs of demons near Mingwen Girls' High School. Are you free right now?"

“Mingwen Girls’ High School?” Zhou Min was taken aback. “Isn’t that Xin Xia’s school?”

Chen Yuan's eyes darkened: "I'm going there now."

After informing Chen Yuan, Xu Dahuang hung up the phone.

"Let's go and have a look."

"Ah."

Half an hour later, the two arrived at their destination.

Using his senses of light, Chen Yuan quickly located the demon's hiding place: the sewage pipes beneath the school.

"Ugh... This stinks!" Zhou Min pinched her nose, her face turning pale.

"If the sewer doesn't smell, does it smell good?" Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly, conjuring a ball of light in his hand to illuminate the dark passage.

Wow.

Sewage churned, and several mutilated corpses floated to the surface.

Not far away, several giant-eyed ape rats were greedily tearing at something. Upon hearing the noise, they all turned their heads, their scarlet eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light in the darkness.

"squeak--!"

Chen Yuan, the judge of light, remained indifferent, not even lifting his eyelids as he faced the several snarling, giant-eyed ape-rats.

He simply snapped his fingers.

- Om!

In an instant, several blazing white orbs, formed purely from light elements, appeared out of thin air, streaking through the darkness like meteors, precisely locking onto the fatal weaknesses of each demon!

The annihilation of the white light

next moment,
The entire sewer seemed to have been put on silent mode; even the sound of the sewage flowing was completely frozen.

The blinding white light descended like divine punishment, and wherever it passed, the bodies of demons were like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun. They were completely purified before they could even scream!
There was no bloodshed, no death throes.

Only light, the purest and most destructive light, obliterated all filth.

Silence under the afterglow
When the light faded, the sewers were plunged back into darkness.

Zhou Min stood there blankly, her pupils still lingering with the afterglow of that white light. Despite having seen this move countless times, she was still utterly shocked.

It's hard to imagine that this is also light magic.

Zhou Min tilted her head back, her eyes reflecting Chen Yuan's well-defined profile and the lingering glimmers of light on his fingertips.

"Brother..." She tugged at Chen Yuan's sleeve, her voice filled with longing, "So light magic is this powerful? When I break through to the intermediate level, can I awaken a light magic spell too?"

Chen Yuan chuckled upon hearing this and flicked her forehead with his finger.

"Silly girl, it's not that the light element is strong, it's that the person using it is strong."

The truth about the elements.

He raised his hand and conjured a warm sphere of light, letting the light flow through his palm.

"Elements themselves have no inherent strength or weakness. Just as fire can burn mountains and boil seas, it can also be extinguished by a gust of wind; ice can freeze rivers, but it can also be melted by the scorching sun."

"What truly determines the power of magic—"

Chen Yuan suddenly clenched his fist, and the ball of light burst forth with a terrifyingly bright light!
"It is the mage's understanding of the nature of the elements."

The only light.

Zhou Min blinked and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"So, my brother's light system..."

"My magic and the light system of this world." Chen Yuan closed his five fingers, and the last wisp of light flowed away like fine sand in an hourglass. "Essentially, they are two different existences."

The moment darkness engulfed the sewers again, his voice carried a solemnity beyond his years:
"If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no one in this world who can control this kind of light..."

"It's just me."

The sound of dripping sewage suddenly became deafening.

Chen Yuan stared at his palm, where there should have been burn marks from the use of magic, but now it was smooth and new. This detail was like a sharp thorn, suddenly revealing the truth he had been avoiding.

(What exactly did I experience in my future self?)

(Does this require traversing the river of time to bury this power within one's past self?)
A chilly wind from the sewer swept across his neck, and he unconsciously pressed his hand to his chest. The "Seed of Light," planted by his future self, was now burning hot in the location of his second heart.

This is not a gift.

—It is an "escape pod" that had to be created after experiencing some kind of extreme despair.

P.S.: Just a quick note: if this book performs well, the later parts could become a much bigger strategic move. (But thank you all for your votes anyway.)
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