It was simply impossible for him to know a Tier 4 spell as well, right?

"This is a bit exaggerated!"
"An absolute dark horse has emerged right in our Dongjiang from the very first round of examinations this year!"
"More than just a dark horse, this is a divine pegasus!"
Countless people murmured and discussed among themselves.
From this day forward, the name Lin Yi firmly entered the field of vision of the vast majority of people across Dongjiang!
...
On the other side, at the Examination Administration Center.
"Deputy Commissioner Li, is this kid's score of 1,000 points the maximum score for this round?"
A subordinate asked.
Li Yuanjing nodded.
"Any score is the maximum if that Goblin monster can be killed within 10 seconds."
"After 10 seconds, 10 points are deducted for every second that passes."
"Deductions stop after 500 points are subtracted. As long as the Goblin can be killed within the 3宁 limit of this round, everyone can obtain the guaranteed passing score of 500 points."
"Back then, I drafted these rules together with Old Ye."
The Old Ye whom Li Yuanjing mentioned was the top leader of the Dongjiang Provincial Education Bureau—
Ye Heng.
However, at this moment, he was attending a meeting in the Imperial Capital.
"Achieving a full score on Purgatory difficulty... how many years has it been since we last saw that..."
Qi Guoguang sighed with some emotion at this moment.
A look of reminiscence also appeared in Li Yuanjing's eyes.
"It is not difficult for geniuses coming from top base cities like the Imperial Capital and Shanghu to get a full score in the first round on Purgatory difficulty, but over the past decade, our Dongjiang has not yet produced such a brilliantly talented individual."
"This kid can be considered to have set a precedent for the past decade."
The screen in the large conference room suddenly flickered.
At this moment, the playback of Lin Yi's previous performance in the first round was finally about to be broadcast.
Everyone was extremely curious as to how Lin Yi managed to pass the first test in a mere 2 seconds.
Playback began.
The entire playback recording was about four or five seconds long, roughly matching Lin Yi's clearance time.
Yet upon finishing the video, everyone inside the entire conference room was left dumbfounded.
"Play it again." Li Yuanjing also felt somewhat incredulous.
He immediately instructed his subordinates to replay it.
As the second playback began, Li Yuanjing added another instruction: "Slow motion!"
Under the slow-motion effect, everyone finally saw clearly what Lin Yi had done.
In truth, there was nothing extraordinary.
It was just that the exact moment the Goblin monster appeared, five or six basin-sized giant pyroblast spells materialized in front of Lin Yi.
These fireballs bombarded the Goblin monster in a straight line at an extremely high frequency, resembling a string of cannonballs.
The Goblin monster's health plummeted at a terrifyingly frantic rate!
A little over two seconds later, its health bar was completely emptied.
When the Goblin vanished, seven or eight flame blast spells were still in mid-flight, directly slamming into the distance!
"Is this the Tier 2 skill Pyroblast of the fire-type mage?" Li Yuanjing realized in a flash.
During the first viewing, because the speed was too fast,
he even thought Lin Yi had used some incomprehensible fire-type spell resembling a fire dragon.
Only now did he realize that it was not a fire dragon; it was merely the effect produced by countless pyroblast spells being conjured instantly and fired in rapid succession.
Qi Guoguang nodded: "It is Pyroblast."
"This kid has already completed his second advancement, so it's not strange for him to master a Tier 2 skill."
Li Yuanjing took over the conversation: "What's truly strange is, how can he cast Pyroblast so many times with such terrifying efficiency?"
Qi Guoguang nodded with a solemn expression.
As a superior spell to Fireball,
Pyroblast not only deals higher damage, but it also possesses an effect that Fireball lacks.
That is, when dealing damage, it ignores 40% of the target's magic resistance.
Given the Goblin monster's remarkably high magic resistance, even if he were the one handling it, he would abandon the higher-tier Triple Flame Spear and choose to use Pyroblast instead.
It would definitely kill the monster with much greater efficiency.
"Does he have some kind of rapid incantation skill?"
Qi Guoguang shook his head: "Even after upgrading to Tier 2, a mage's passive skill High-Speed Incantation could never produce such an exaggerated effect."
"To cast over 20 Pyroblasts in two seconds, there is only one possibility."
"This kid's Pyroblast is instantly cast!"
"Moreover, his mana pool is exceptionally massive, sufficient to support him in casting Pyroblast so many times within such a short period!"
Li Yuanjing also understood Qi Guoguang's implication.
"When he awakened his class, he must have awakened a certain talent along the way, right?"
Qi Guoguang affirmed: "Yes, and this talent should allow him to cast spells instantly, and perhaps even enhance his skill consumption!"
"Then it's no wonder. No wonder he was able to reach this level in a mere 30 days!"
To everyone present,
instant-casting a Tier 2 Pyroblast only shocked them because of Lin Yi's young age and minimal professional experience.
For someone who had just awakened their class 18 years of age and a month ago,
this combat power was monstrous.
Yet, it was limited to that.
Soon, the video playback ended.
On the large screen, the candidates listed for key attention were displayed once more.
However, this time, Lin Yi's image was placed directly in the center.
The previous championship favorites, Li Zerui and Qi Xiaying, were even pushed to the sides, ceding the C-position to Lin Yi!
"If I recall correctly, the second test is about rapidly killing multiple targets, right?"
"Yes."
"The first test assessed the rapid single-target elimination ability of output-type professionals, which is burst capability."
"The second round tests the burst capability against multiple targets."
"To be honest, the second challenge is considerably harder than the first, because most professionals at the first advancement stage only have a single small target skill and virtually no multi-target area-of-effect capability."
"Even if they do, it's basically an attack on a primary target, producing some splash damage around it."
"In the second round, a total of 20 unmoving, non-attacking Goblins will appear, with both defenses around 300 and a mere 1,000 health points."
"For certain legendary classes, if they possess true AOE skills and methods at this first advancement stage, they will undoubtedly gain an absolute advantage in this test."
In truth, Li Yuanjing had been cocking his ear to eavesdrop on the discussion behind him.
A subtle smile that was hard to detect curled the corner of his mouth.
His son Li Zerui's class had nothing else, but it certainly had plenty of large-scale firepower coverage skills.
The rocket shells Li Zerui used previously were actually an AOE explosive damage skill.
He might just win the championship in this round!
As for Lin Yi, although Li Yuanjing held high hopes for him, based on his own understanding,
a mage—a fire-type mage—even a Tier 3 skill like the Triple Flame Spear merely had a slightly larger area.
When three flame spears pierced down, they could hit at most three Goblins.
As for a true AOE skill, that would be the Tier 4 Flame Storm.
There was no way this kid could master such a high-tier skill at this level, right?
Qi Guoguang, sitting beside Li Yuanjing, naturally noticed the thoughts of his old friend.
He chuckled softly.
It wasn't just your Zerui who possessed AOE skills.
My granddaughter had them too!
Just wait and see; in this second test, she would secure first place no matter what and claw back a victory.