Chapter 317: Chapter 317: End of the Grand Exam

"Mage Li Wei, I need to talk to you about something."

Li Wei held the Magic Badge, a puzzled look on his face.

"Who are you?"

The Elder said, "I am Bucer, an Elder of the Elemental Tower."

"Don’t know you."

Li Wei couldn’t be bothered to deal with him.

’Who cares who he is? So what if he’s an Elder of the Elemental Tower?’

Bucer’s expression froze. He took a moment to calm down.

"Do you know who Laurent is?"

Li Wei replied, "What’s it to me? Am I supposed to know who he is?"

Bucer took a deep breath, forcing himself to remain calm.

"Laurent is the son of the Empire’s Prince Baiye. His uncle is the Hall Master of the Elemental Tower’s Storm Hall."

"First place this time was already reserved for Laurent. What you’re doing now will only offend His Highness the Prince and the Storm Hall’s Hall Master."

"Show the Prince and the Hall Master some respect. Withdraw from the Endless Maze now and forfeit your score in this final exam."

"His Highness the Prince will give you suitable compensation. You certainly won’t be getting the short end of the stick."

Li Wei laughed. ’Who wants your compensation?’

’So what if he’s a Prince?’

’So what if his uncle is a Hall Master?’

’If you want first place, come and get it with your own abilities.’

He didn’t believe these people could truly call all the shots in the Elemental Tower.

’If they were really that powerful, why not just put Laurent directly into the Purple Level Class?’

Li Wei put away his Magic Badge, ignoring Bucer completely.

Bucer sent several more messages, only to find that Li Wei wasn’t responding at all.

And his Points had started to increase again.

His expression turned cold as he realized Li Wei had no intention of giving up without a fight.

Bucer stared at the leaderboard, his heart filled with helpless rage.

Li Wei was too arrogant.

He actually dared to show no respect for Prince Baiye.

Even though Bucer was trying every trick in the book to help Laurent get more Points, he still couldn’t catch up to Li Wei.

"Bucer, you’ve gone too far."

The Grand Elder could no longer stand by and watch, so he stopped Bucer from disrupting the normal order of the exam.

"Grand Elder, Prince Baiye..." Bucer started to say.

The Grand Elder waved his hand. "I know, but everything must be done according to the rules."

"You should leave now, lest others start gossiping."

Many people had already taken issue with Bucer’s actions.

Among the Mage students taking the final exam, there were disciples and relatives of other Elders as well.

Bucer’s blatant interference with the exam had truly provoked the wrath of the crowd.

Seeing that the Grand Elder had now ordered him to leave, Bucer had no choice but to exit the hall.

After the others saw Bucer leave, they all turned to look at the Grand Elder.

"Grand Elder, Li Wei’s rate of gaining Points is a bit outrageous. Isn’t he cheating?" an Elder asked.

Many people had the same thought.

The speed at which Li Wei was gaining Points was too exaggerated.

In just over ten minutes, he had rapidly gained several hundred Points.

The Grand Elder pondered for a moment before saying, "I will report this matter to the Hall Master of the Hall of Truth. The specifics will be left to the upper echelons of the Elemental Tower to judge."

The Grand Elder’s meaning was clear.

Whether or not Li Wei was cheating was not for them to decide.

If the higher-ups of the Elemental Tower said Li Wei cheated, then he cheated.

If the higher-ups said there was no problem with Li Wei’s score, then there was no problem.

「In the blink of an eye, the final day of the exam came to an end.」

Laurent stood inside the Maze Palace Hall, having already given up the struggle.

His Points had reached 4,200.

This was already close to the all-time high score.

But compared to Li Wei, it paled in comparison.

Li Wei had already broken 10,000 Points.

His score was more than double Laurent’s.

There was simply no comparison.

Laurent was filled with doubt. ’How on earth did Li Wei get so many Points?’

’Even with outside help, 4,000 Points was already his limit.’

Li Wei’s rate of gaining Points never seemed to slow down.

"Cheating, he’s definitely cheating!"

A white light appeared before Laurent’s eyes, and his figure vanished within it, leaving the Endless Maze.

A white light appeared before Li Wei’s eyes.

He knew the time for the final exam was up.

He took out his Magic Badge for a look.

It was filled with countless threatening messages from Bucer.

He looked at the leaderboard.

Li Wei’s name was high up in first place, unmatched by anyone.

Total Points: 10,860.

Li Wei smiled. ’This should be in the bag, right?’

His figure vanished in a flash of white light, leaving the Endless Maze and returning to the Elemental Tower.

One after another, figures appeared in the Elemental Tower’s Golden Hall.

The Mage students who had previously withdrawn from the Endless Maze had also all gathered here today.

Everyone was watching the people emerging from the Endless Maze.

They were searching for that ridiculously high-scoring first-place winner.

Balaha whispered to a fellow Red Level Class student, "This first-place Li Wei... it couldn’t be the same Li Wei we know, could it?"

"No way. Li Wei is strong, but he only just broke through to Tier Three. How could he compete with those veteran Tier Three students? It must be someone with the same name."

Balaha also felt it was a bit unlikely.

Although Li Wei gave him the impression of being very powerful, he probably wasn’t *that* powerful.

Hobbes stared at the leaderboard, his heart shaking with shock.

He too was a little confused.

’What did Li Wei find in the depths of the Endless Maze?’

’How did he get so many Points?’

Hobbes was incredibly curious about what lay in the depths of the Endless Maze.

He, however, didn’t wonder if it was someone else with the same name.

Because he knew very well that there was only one Li Wei in the Elemental Tower.

And only one person could achieve something like this.

Hobbes had a kind of blind faith in Li Wei.

He believed that Li Wei was always capable of achieving things ordinary people could not.

Laurent appeared in the Golden Hall.

The crowd immediately turned to look at him.

Laurent was quite famous; he was known as the strongest in the Blue Level Class.

Many people recognized him.

Even those who had never seen him in person knew of his reputation.

But when Laurent appeared before the crowd, their eyes were all filled with pity.

Laurent was strong, very capable.

Unfortunately, he had run into someone even more outrageous.

Laurent felt the crowd’s gazes, and a suffocating feeling tightened in his chest.

He turned his head away, unwilling to meet anyone’s eyes.

Suddenly, everyone felt that the powerful and unapproachable Laurent seemed to have fallen from his pedestal at that moment.

"Li Wei!"

A shout came from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look.

Laurent also subconsciously turned his head, wanting to see what the person who had snatched first place from him looked like.

The first time he saw Li Wei, Laurent was stunned, finding it hard to believe.

’He’s far too young.’

After a moment, he re-evaluated this opponent, Li Wei.

Just as Li Wei landed, he heard someone call his name.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

A dense sea of people filled his vision, and the voice had come from somewhere within it.

Li Wei couldn’t find who it was.

The Grand Elder walked over and said, "Li Wei, come here for a moment."

"Oh, okay."

Li Wei turned and walked toward the Grand Elder.

The crowd watched his departing figure.

"What’s going on? Why was Li Wei called away by the Grand Elder alone?"

"It must be because he cheated!"

"How could anyone get over ten thousand points in a normal exam? He definitely cheated!"