Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Talent

On the body of the Black Stone Coiling Dragon Pillar, the orbs symbolizing talent lit up one by one. As they continued to illuminate, they quickly reached a total of three.

“What? Mid-grade Spirit-level? So this kid’s talent is actually this strong. But it seems useless. When Qin Xue cripples his cultivation later, having empty talent won’t do him any good. He’s just a piece of trash!”

Having stayed in the testing area for a long time, Liu Ying naturally knew that three lit orbs symbolized a mid-grade Spirit-level talent!

However, on the black stone trial pillar, the complex incantations did not seem to stop flashing; it looked as if it was about to break through again.

Inside Qin Yefeng’s body, which had been tempered by dragon blood, a bright, whitish bead was continuously emitting pure dragon power.

Suddenly, on the black stone pillar, the light that had already illuminated three orbs began to shoot upward continuously.

Three, four, five… At the very last moment, Qin Yefeng removed his hands from the trial pillar.

It was precisely at this final moment that all six orbs on the black stone pillar were filled. After transforming into a sky full of stars, the energy within the trial stone was completely depleted.

“Talent: Low-grade King-level!”

“Qin Yefeng, Martial Cultivation: Seventh Stage of the Houtian Realm! Talent Level: Super-grade!”

Hearing the examiner shout out his results in absolute shock, Qin Yefeng calmly looked down, his face completely devoid of ripples.

At this time, a white-haired elder at the True Essence Realm nearby also suddenly opened his eyes to see who this young man with such talent was.

The white-haired elder muttered softly, “It seems that for the Battle of the Holy Sun, our academy will have to rely on this child to compete in the Holy Sun Academy’s martial arts tournament!”

Upon discovering that the person with King-level talent was actually such a young boy, the white-haired elder’s mood improved even more.

He stroked his snow-white beard, looking at Qin Yefeng with a face full of smiles, though he also harbored doubts in his heart.

With such talent, why hadn’t he even reached the Xiantian Realm? Furthermore, there was no news of this child in the nearby towns.

Could it be that his martial talent had only recently awakened?

That was the only possible reason. However, this was for the best. If people from other academies found out, they would definitely fight the Holy Sun Academy for him!

“This… this… this is impossible! It must be because too many people have tested on the black stone trial pillar, using up all the trial stone’s energy!” Liu Ying refused to believe what he saw with his own eyes, exclaiming in continuous astonishment.

Qin Xue was even more shocked. So this trash, Qin Yefeng, was actually this powerful after awakening his talent.

However, the killing intent in her heart only grew stronger. She absolutely could not let him enter the Holy Sun Academy. She had to cripple his cultivation during the practical combat test.

Meanwhile, in the grand hall, the vast majority of the young men and women waiting to test their talent were surprised beyond measure. When they finally reacted, they looked at Qin Yefeng with extreme envy.

“It seems the Holy Sun Academy has produced another King-level talent. This way, Qin Yefeng will definitely fight against the other two King-level academies.”

Qin Yefeng ignored the expressions of the others in the hall and slowly walked outside, preparing to take the second test for academy admission.

As he passed by Qin Xue, Qin Yefeng said coldly, “Qin Xue, what is mine, I will definitely take back. Just wait.”

After speaking, Qin Yefeng paid no attention to Liu Ying beside her, treating him as if he were invisible as he walked out of the hall on his own, leaving behind Qin Xue, who gritted her teeth fiercely, wanting to kill him.

Walking along the granite-paved path for a moment, Qin Yefeng arrived at a spacious martial arts arena.

Over a hundred people had already gathered in this open field, all here to participate in the Holy Sun Academy’s assessment. Almost all of them were men.

Saying ‘almost’ naturally meant there were a very small number of women.

Outside the Purple Gold Hall, on the bluestone slabs of the battle arena, Qin Yefeng noticed three large white cauldrons on the ground. They weighed five thousand catties, ten thousand catties, and finally, thirty thousand catties.

“Those who want to test their strength, follow the order and come here to register one by one! Proceed with the assessment!” a deep, resonant voice rang out.

Qin Yefeng immediately followed the crowd and approached the center.

In the central clearing of the battle arena sat three large white cauldrons of varying sizes. Carved onto them were the Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger. There were also large red characters written with a cinnabar brush.

They read respectively: ‘Five Thousand Catties’, ‘Ten Thousand Catties’, and ‘Thirty Thousand Catties’.

“Those who can lift five thousand catties can become outer sect disciples of my Holy Sun Academy! Only those who can lift ten thousand catties will be qualified to become inner sect disciples!”

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, “What if someone lifts the thirty-thousand-catty cauldron? What happens then?”

“Those who can barely lift thirty thousand catties are qualified to become the true disciple of a mentor in the Holy Sun Academy! But only those who can fully lift the thirty-thousand-catty boulder are qualified to become a seeded contestant of the Holy Sun Academy!”

The testing personnel at the battle arena appeared extremely impatient. He had to repeat these words thousands of times, as not a single person capable of lifting thirty thousand catties had appeared yet.

Therefore, he naturally didn’t want to say the latter sentence. But since someone asked, he had to say it, as he was the person in charge here.

Immediately, familiar martial artists in the field began to discuss quietly among themselves.

“I didn’t expect the Holy Sun Academy’s requirements for becoming a seeded contestant to increase again. You have to fully lift thirty thousand catties just to qualify, and then go through an internal selection…”

“I didn’t expect the academy entrance assessment to be just this—lifting a cauldron!” Qin Yefeng smiled faintly.

On the battle arena, a large group of people spontaneously formed a large circle, and then began the assessment one by one.

Qin Yefeng stood in line at the back, watching the others’ assessments.

“Hey!” A bare-chested man let out an explosive shout and lifted the one-thousand-catty cauldron.

“Do you want to try the ten-thousand-catty one?” the Holy Sun Academy testing personnel sitting nearby, holding a booklet for registration, asked indifferently.

The man quickly shook his head and said honestly, “I can’t lift the ten-thousand-catty one yet.”

“Alright, here is your token. Prepare to participate in the practical combat competition this afternoon.” Another Holy Sun Academy testing personnel tossed a jade token to the man.

“Haha, let me do it!” A man as tall as an iron tower, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, threw the black steel giant axe in his hand onto the ground nearby. The black steel giant axe smashed onto the bluestone slab with a loud bang.

Then, he walked straight toward the thirty-thousand-catty boulder, grabbing the two ears of the ten-thousand-catty large cauldron with both hands.

“Ah~~!” As this strong man exerted his strength, the entire bluestone slab violently shook.

After easily lifting the ten-thousand-catty cauldron, the man prepared to lift the thirty-thousand-catty giant cauldron. However, he could only lift it up to his stomach before he could lift it no further.

The iron-tower-like man panted heavily. He roared furiously a few times but failed, ultimately having no choice but to drop the giant cauldron with a loud crash.

“What a pity, you could only barely lift the thirty-thousand-catty one.” The Holy Sun Academy disciple writing in the registration book asked, “Your name and age!”

“Ah Da, nineteen years old!”

The man picked up his giant axe, grunted a few times, and muttered, “Damn it, I could lift it at home. Why can’t I lift it here!”

Finally, it was Qin Yefeng’s turn to lift a cauldron. He walked directly between the ten-thousand-catty cauldron and the thirty-thousand-catty cauldron.

At this time, Liu Ying and Qin Xue happened to walk out of the Purple Gold Hall and saw that Qin Yefeng was about to lift a cauldron.

“This guy is walking toward the thirty-thousand-catty cauldron. He couldn’t be thinking of lifting the thirty-thousand-catty giant cauldron with the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, could he?” Liu Ying appeared very surprised.

“Probably not. Qin Yefeng only has relatively good talent. His actual cultivation is just that of a kid who recently reached the Seventh Stage of the Houtian Realm. He wouldn’t ask for trouble by trying to lift the thirty-thousand-catty cauldron,” Qin Xue replied coldly.

“Makes sense. Does this kid really think lifting thirty thousand catties is just for fun? If he’s not careful, he might even be crushed to death!” Liu Ying nodded, sneering in the direction where Qin Yefeng was about to lift the cauldron.