blueteamnovel Chapter 18 Ling Chen vs. Tang 3
Chapter 18 Ling Chen vs. Tang 3
Shi Tie strode up to the testing crystal with a blank expression, stretched out his rough palm, and pressed it directly onto the crystal pillar!
With a slight thought, a wisp of earthy yellow spiritual energy slowly flowed from his palm into the crystal pillar.
One second, two seconds... Unlike Xiao Chenyu and Tang San, whose light appeared, the crystal pillar did not react at all after several seconds.
"Haha, just as I expected! The test crystal didn't react at all, what's the point of testing it?" Some people in the audience immediately started to laugh.
On the stands, Yu Xiaogang watched this scene unfold before him, a cold smile creeping onto his lips. He was just about to point out that the other party was an evil soul master when an unexpected change occurred!
With a "hum", the originally calm seven-colored liquid inside the crystal pillar suddenly began to churn violently, just like a red-hot iron block being thrown into a basin of cold water, instantly boiling!
Then, with a loud "bang," the entire crystal ball shattered! The seven-colored liquid was immediately dyed a thick, somber earthy yellow, and the light shone through the crystal pillar, illuminating a dim yellow area within several feet around it.
Everyone: "...?!"
"You still say you're not evil spirit masters? How do you explain that? If you hadn't cultivated some kind of evil and forbidden technique, how could the crystal pillar have shattered like that!" The scene before him immediately agitated Yu Xiaogang, who pointed at Lin Mu and the others and shouted angrily!
However, a comment from the person in charge of the testing broke his defenses again!
"Dr. Qi, the crystal pillar is perfectly normal, there's nothing wrong with it! We brought the lowest-level testing crystal this time, which can only detect soul power below level 25! The crystal pillar just exploded because the soul power level exceeded the testing limit!"
"What? The test went smoothly? That means Shi Tie's soul power has exceeded level 25?!"
"Good heavens! Wasn't he supposed to only have level one soul power? How could he have improved so quickly? This is clearly unreasonable!"
"Are you stupid? This means he's been hiding his true abilities all along; he's probably already a Great Soul Master…!"
"No wonder, this explains why he could defeat Boss Xiao with a single punch without even needing to unleash his Martial Soul!"
"..."
Everyone's guesses and discussions clearly reached Master Yu Xiaogang's ears, and almost everyone agreed on one point: Lin Mu and his group had no problems!
Shi Tie is not a waste at all; on the contrary, he is a genius among geniuses. They were just blind before and could not see that Shi Tie was deliberately hiding his talents!
"No, this is impossible! There must be something wrong, Doctor. I demand that we replace the crystal pillar with a higher-grade one and retest it!" the master shouted excitedly!
He had met Shi Tie before, but there was absolutely nothing about him that was worth his attention!
Over the past three days, he has also focused on investigating the Spirit Hall's awakening records and the academy's enrollment registration book, which clearly state that he indeed only has level one soul power!
"Enough! Master, I think there's absolutely no need to continue testing. We've been observing these two children for quite a while now, and we haven't found anything abnormal about them!" The representative from the Spirit Hall branch interrupted impatiently.
If it weren't for the master's special status, he wouldn't have bothered to make this trip to preside over such a ridiculous testing ceremony and witness such a ridiculous bet; it would have been a complete waste of time!
Then, the doctor from Nottingham City stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Master, why don't we stop here? We all understand the value of your 'Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' theory. How about we call off this bet and each of you compromise?"
After the doctor finished speaking, he looked at Lin Mu, who was resting with his eyes closed, hoping that the other party could express his opinion!
"I have no problem with that. As long as Master stops targeting my teaching philosophy, I will naturally not hold it against him! However, we can put the bet aside for now, but don't forget another matter. My disciple Ling Chen still needs to exchange and spar with that student named Tang San. I think we should do it now!" Lin Mu said calmly.
"Alright, a duel between two prodigies is sure to be exciting. Master, what do you think?"
"Hmph! I have no objection, let's do as he says!" Grandmaster snorted arrogantly, then turned to Tang San beside him and whispered, "Little San, don't hold back later. Make sure the opponent loses badly. If necessary, you can use the Clear Sky Hammer!"
Tang San knew that Grandmaster was already somewhat possessed by demonic possession, but he still nodded heavily because he also wanted to know how much of a gap there was between his current strength and that of the world's top geniuses!
At this moment, Xiao Wu suddenly asked, puzzled, "Haotian Hammer? What Haotian Hammer? Master, that Ling Chen looks really powerful. What if Xiao San can't beat him? Can I join in too? I really want to fight!"
"Xiao Wu... this is a feud between men, it's not appropriate for you to interfere... Don't worry, I won't be in danger!" Tang San quickly interrupted.
What they didn't know was that Xiao Wu wanted to go on stage to fight not only because of her inherently warlike nature, but also because of another important reason.
In the past few days, she has felt a very familiar and warm aura from Lin Mu and the others more than once, an aura that makes her unconsciously want to get closer!
Soon, Ling Chen appeared on the arena. His eyes flashed like lightning as he nonchalantly looked at Tang San and said, "Let's finish this quickly, stop dawdling! I'm in a hurry to get back to my training!"
Seeing this, Tang San didn't hesitate and immediately followed him onto the arena!
"Tang San, a level 13 control-type battle spirit master, with the spirit Blue Silver Grass, please enlighten me, Senior Brother Ling Chen!" As soon as he finished speaking, a bright yellow spirit ring instantly rose from beneath his feet!
A hundred-year-old soul ring! The crowd below the stage gasped again.
He's only been enrolled for less than a week, and he's already a level thirteen Soul Master with a hundred-year Soul Ring. He truly deserves to be the Grandmaster's disciple!
The pressure instantly fell on Ling Chen, and everyone's eyes were now focused on this silent, aloof young man.
Faced with a talented opponent who possesses a century-old spirit ring, can his magical broken sword create another miracle?
Ling Chen didn't speak, but slowly unwrapped the gray cloth strips wrapped around the sword, exposing the rusty broken sword to the sunlight once again.
Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Ling Chen, holding the broken sword, made the simplest starting stance towards Tang San!
Without needing many words, the fighting spirit in their eyes was already ignited! This was not only a test of their own strength, but also represented the teaching philosophies of both sides, a true clash between the Martial Soul system and the Immortal Cultivation system!
Lin Mu leaned back in his chair with a relaxed and comfortable expression, a lazy smile playing on his lips.
The real show is about to begin.
This is just the beginning...!