1st Test 5.

The moment Emma Gordon stepped onto the stage, she began rotating her small fists, and building momentum as her right fist became coated in a shimmering layer of Qi energy.

Her exaggerated movements and energetic display caused Duran to shake his head slightly, he couldn’t help but feel she might fumble due to the excess energy she seemed to be wasting.

“Begin!” he commanded.

The instant the order was given, Emma’s fist shot forward with blinding speed, moving even faster than her brother’s earlier strike.

Boom!

Her small fist slammed into the testing stone, sending a loud, reverberating noise across the arena, the white light surged upward, quickly passing the three bars, breaking into the fourth, and finally stopping at the midpoint.

“Mid Fourth Bar. Passed,” Duran announced, his voice steady despite his astonishment.

The crowd of mages erupted into murmurs and whispers.