Transcending the Magic Era: The Supreme Female Archmage

A series of urgent knocks on the door jolted Chu Qiuchi out of her meditation. She glanced at the time and realized that it was almost time for physical training. It must be Xiaoyuer coming to find her because she hadn't appeared yet. She sprinted towards the door at top speed.

As soon as the door opened, Ji Moyu was indeed standing outside. Walking over to Ji Moyu, he casually tidied his hair, which was slightly messy from the sprint.

"Little Fish, I didn't mean to be late. I was so engrossed in my cultivation this morning that I couldn't tear myself away, and that's why I was late!"

"Well, let's go!"

After the meal, Ji Moyu handed Chu Qiuchi an extra can of milk and two eggs as she left.

Chu Qiuchi looked at the eggs and milk in her hand, her clear and bright peach blossom eyes filled with doubt, and looked up at Ji Moyu.

"Little Fish, why are you giving me all this?"

Ji Moyu turned his head slightly, and uttered a warm sentence from his cold lips, instantly chilling Chu Qiuchi's heart. "Hungry? Let's eat!"

Upon hearing Ji Moyu's words, Chu Qiuchi remembered the rumor about his astonishing appetite.

That's a good concern, but please don't show it next time!

She silently wailed in her heart: Although I do enjoy your concern, it's really not this kind! I'm really not a good-for-nothing!

Despite feeling somewhat amused and exasperated, Chu Qiuchi gratefully accepted the food offered by Ji Moyu.

"Little Fish, actually I..."

"Ok?"

Seeing the slight concern in Ji Moyu's eyes, Chu Qiuchi swallowed back the words she wanted to explain. She comforted herself, thinking: Oh well, I guess I just need to replenish my energy as I grow!

"Um, it's nothing, I just wanted to say thank you for your special treatment, Little Fish!"

Habitually ignoring the overly complex content in Chu Qiuchi's words, Ji Moyu saw a hint of understanding flash in his eyes when he saw Chu Qiuchi so enthusiastically accepting the extra food.

After that, whenever they ate together, Ji Moyu would give Chu Qiuchi an extra meal afterward, successfully winning over Chu Qiuchi's heart, which was filled with both love and hate.

As soon as physical training ended, Chu Qiuchi rushed to the potion class, where the lesson was to refine a brand new magic potion. With her superb skills and profound understanding of magic potions, she once again brilliantly completed all the refining tasks, earning high praise from her teachers and classmates.

However, when the course switched to the weapon-forging class, Chu Qiuchi felt a sense of inadequacy after her first attempt at forging. Instead of pushing herself, she wisely decided to calm down and quietly begin cultivating to restore her magical power. She was so focused that she didn't even notice it until the get out of class ended.

Chu Yichen and Nalan Xingyao noticed that Chu Qiuchi was engrossed in his cultivation, and they tacitly chose not to disturb him. Afterwards, Chu Yichen went to the potion-making class and called Puyang Minghui and Ji Moyu to the weapon-refining class. The group sat together and began their own cultivation, quietly keeping Chu Qiuchi company as they waited for the afternoon's practical training.

As the practical training approached, Chu Qiuchi discovered that her magic power had only recovered to half. In order not to drag down the team's combat effectiveness, she quickly said goodbye to her teammates and hurriedly went to find Liu Qinyan, the teacher in the potion class.

In exchange with Teacher Liu, she obtained a bottle of precious intermediate-level potion—a magic energy potion. This potion is specially designed to replenish magical energy and cannot be bought on the outside market. It is usually only specially supplied to the warriors of the four major war zones.

Chu Qiuchi drank the potion without hesitation, and the effect was surprisingly good. The magic pearl in her body felt full almost instantly.

This was the first time she had experienced the potion's magical effects so directly, which strengthened her resolve to learn about potions.

After his magic power was quickly restored, Chu Qiuchi immediately rushed to the battle room to join his teammates and prepare for their first real combat training session of the day.

As soon as Chu Qiuchi stepped into the training hall, she felt the complicated gazes from her teammates. Completely bewildered, she couldn't help but touch her pretty face.

"What's wrong? Did you find out I didn't wash my face this morning?"

With a soft thud, the serious atmosphere that had just been established was instantly shattered.

Chu Yichen spoke first, his peach blossom eyes wide open, "Sis, what exactly did you do yesterday? Didn't we all go back to the dorm to cultivate? How did you suddenly become number one on the individual rankings overnight?"

Puyang Minghui hopped over to Chu Qiuchi, grabbed her hand, and stared intently at Chu Qiuchi with her big, round eyes. "Yeah, Qiuchi, tell me honestly, what time did you get here yesterday? And how did you achieve that feat?"

Nalan Xingyao and Ji Moyu's eyes were also filled with curiosity and doubt. Only then did Chu Qiuchi notice the first-year individual rankings on the wall of the hall, where her name was prominently listed at the top.

It turned out that her series of actions last night had unintentionally propelled her to the top of the solo rankings. She decided to take this opportunity to briefly explain the changes to her skills to her teammates, so as not to surprise them too much with today's performance.

Chu Qiuchi narrowed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he said casually, "Well, actually, after my magic power recovered last night, I suddenly had a new understanding of the skill, so I couldn't help but try it out. I didn't expect... I accidentally rushed up."

A hint of innocent foolishness flashed in Chu Yichen's eyes as he asked suspiciously, "Can our skills change? I've never heard of that before?"

"Well, I guess only I can do that, because I'm special, I'm the chosen one!"

Chu Yichen had a look of sudden realization. He thought that what Chu Qiuchi meant by "special" was that she had full innate spiritual power, and he understood.

The others looked at Chu Qiuchi and then at Chu Yichen with blank expressions, not understanding what they were talking about.

Puyang Minghui paced back and forth in front of the two, squinting as she sized them up. Touching her chin with her small hand, she concluded, "Looks like you two have a secret!"

Although she said that, she tacitly refrained from pressing the matter further. Nalan Xingyao and Ji Moyu also suppressed their doubts; they were both sensible teammates who knew when to ask questions and when to remain silent.

Seeing that the others stopped asking questions, a hint of worry flashed in Chu Yichen's eyes. His brows furrowed, and his tone was full of concern: "You rushed to first place, did you not rest all night and just hunt magical beasts? No wonder you were so eager to start cultivating in the weapon-refining class. How is your magic power recovering now? Can you still continue fighting? Why don't we skip the actual combat today and go back to cultivate properly!"

The others nodded in agreement after hearing Chu Yichen's words.

Puyang Minghui continued, "Yes, why don't we skip the game today? Taking a day off shouldn't cause any problems."

Seeing the concerned looks on everyone's faces, Chu Qiuchi smiled brightly. He tilted his head slightly, exuding confidence and composure.

"No need, I did kill monsters all night last night. In order not to affect our team's performance today, I went to Teacher Liu to exchange for a recharge potion, and now my mana has been fully restored."

"Chu Qiuchi, I'm going to report you for cheating to the teacher!" A sharp voice came from behind, shattering the warm atmosphere among them.

Chu Qiuchi turned around, crossed his arms, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's you again, Yang Xue? Didn't I tell you to stop trying to get my attention? Why are you still haunting me like a ghost!"

"How could someone with a Xuan-grade Demon Pearl achieve such high scores? You must have cheated!" Yang Xue accused excitedly.

Chu Qiuchi calmly looked her up and down, his face showing disdain, and rolled his eyes dramatically.

"Is it so hard to admit someone is good? You're so amazing, then show me how to cheat. You're sick! Report me if you want!" With that, she turned to the others and said casually, "Let's go, I'm afraid talking to her too much will lower my IQ!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xue's face immediately turned ferocious. She pointed at Chu Qiuchi excitedly, spitting as she spoke.

"You're nothing but a worthless Xuan-grade Demon Pearl. What right do you have to talk about being excellent! If you hadn't teamed up with those girls, do you think you could have gotten first place?"

Chu Qiuchi didn't turn around, but casually waved behind him, his tone clearly mocking. "Yeah, even a good-for-nothing like me is being fought over. You're so outstanding, it's such a shame they don't want to team up with you!"

Puyang Minghui turned around, made a face at Yang Xue, and said mischievously, "We don't want to team up with you!"

Ignoring Yang Xue, who was furious behind them, the group walked into the simulation room side by side, stepping into this challenging simulation space once again, ready to begin a new day of practical training.

Upon arriving at the familiar village, they met at the village entrance as agreed. Chu Qiuchi took out his staff and quickly headed towards the village entrance.

Once everyone had arrived, Chu Qiuchi asked for their opinions.

"Should we continue fighting the Flame Giant Tooth Rabbit today? Or should we try a different target? Yesterday we defeated the lord-level monster in the Flame Giant Tooth Rabbit's lair, and it's said it won't respawn for another three days. So, should we fight the little rabbit, or switch to a different monster and continue challenging the lord-level monster?"

Nalan Xingyao thought for a moment, then smiled and looked up: "How about we challenge a Lord-level magical beast? Defeating a Lord-level magical beast yields far more points than defeating a regular Level 1 magical beast! Yesterday, Li Rui's team—the Peerless Overlords team—successfully defeated a Lord-level magical beast, albeit only one, which proved their strength. Other teams will definitely try to challenge Lord-level magical beasts today, and if we don't take action, our ranking will probably be surpassed very soon."

Upon hearing Nalan Xingyao's suggestion, Chu Yichen immediately chimed in with enthusiasm, "Alright, let's go fight lord-level magical beasts! We've got some experience now, so today we'll definitely show them our power and utterly crush them!"

Puyang Minghui nodded quickly, waving her staff. "That's right, I don't want to see us overtaken. We must stay ahead and firmly hold onto the number one spot!"

Although Ji Moyu did not speak, his firm and sharp eyes showed his determination—he was also unwilling to see the team lag behind.

The atmosphere in the team was completely ignited. Chu Qiuchi seized the opportunity and said in a slightly mischievous tone, "Little Fish, don't rush to make your move. Let me deal with these small fry first and show you the new results of my experiment last night! Brother, remember to give me a shield. The rest of you, be careful to dodge and accumulate strength to deal with the big guy. To be on the safe side, we'll still use the Cloud Mountain Formation today."

"Sure, sis, go ahead and perform. We're your loyal audience today." Chu Yichen said, making an exaggerated "please" gesture, which made everyone laugh.

Puyang Minghui joined in the teasing: "Qiuchi, did you secretly learn some secret techniques last night? We'd better see them for ourselves today."

"That's right! Last night I mastered my skills, and I guarantee you'll all be stunned in a moment! Let's go! I checked, and there's no team challenging the Dark Night Cat yet, so we'll use it for practice today! But you all need to be extra careful with dodging. The Dark Night Cat is not only fast, but its innate skill, Dark Night Claw, also has a bleeding effect. Once hit, you'll lose 1% of your mana per second. Our team doesn't have any purification skills yet, so if we get hit and run out of mana, we'll be forced to quit! Everyone be careful!"

Puyang Minghui and the others nodded in agreement.

Upon arriving near the Dark Night Cat's lair, they quickly activated the array and stepped into the attack zone. Chu Yichen first cast a thick earth barrier on Chu Qiuchi, and then cast barriers on the other teammates as well, just in case.

"Go for it, sis, we'll back you up!" Chu Yichen said to Chu Qiuchi, who was about to make a move.

Chu Qiuchi confidently replied, "Just you wait and see!" Meanwhile, the Dark Night Cats launched their attack. Chu Qiuchi nimbly dodged the enemy's attacks while simultaneously unleashing her skills. In an instant, 20 fireballs shot out like meteors, fiercely bombarding the Dark Night Cats in the nest. With each skill used, a large number of Dark Night Cats fell.

Chu Yichen kept a close eye on the battle, immediately replacing Chu Qiuchi's barrier whenever it disappeared. The other teammates also carefully dodged the skill attacks, their teamwork seamless. Combined with Chu Qiuchi's powerful area-of-effect attacks, the Dark Night Cats in the lair were soon wiped out.

After the battle, while waiting for the lord-level magical beast to appear, the others were still in shock, all stunned by Chu Qiuchi's amazing area-of-effect attack skills.

Although her critical hit rate is not high, she has a large number of fireballs, and a few of them will inevitably trigger a critical hit. This kind of area-of-effect skill is unprecedented and too powerful.