Chapter 347: Chapter 347: Acting Pretentious
The dazzling light lasted for quite a while before it gradually faded away.
The silver-haired youth from Meng Kingdom still had no expression on his face, as if nothing that happened could surprise him.
However, everyone else present was utterly astonished.
Especially those Pill Refiners who had been in Black Cauldron City for a long time, they knew very well what such light from the Gold Testing Stone signified.
A genius among geniuses!
Such light, as displayed by the silver-haired youth, had not appeared in a very long time. The last time it was seen was more than a decade ago.
Even though the nine people from Meng Kingdom were wary of the silver-haired youth, they couldn’t help but show a sense of pride at this moment due to his extraordinary talent.
As for the individuals from Yun Country, expressions of surprise and solemnity appeared on their faces. They hadn’t expected there to be another genius like this, apart from Zhao Shenkong on their side.
As for the people from Qian Country, their expressions also weren’t very good. The Pill Refiner Grand Meet this time indeed included crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Besides Yun Country’s Zhao Shenkong, another silver-haired youth of unknown origin emerged. It now seemed extremely difficult for Qian Country to compete with these two countries.
“This brother has truly opened my eyes. May I know your name?” Zhao Shenkong stepped forward and asked with a smile.
The silver-haired youth replied coldly, “Guo Zhen.”
“So it’s Brother Guo. With you supporting the Meng Kingdom this time, I believe you will surely achieve a good result in the meet,” Zhao Shenkong said while holding his fists, seemingly wanting to befriend Guo Zhen.
However, Guo Zhen appeared very indifferent, giving off an air of aloofness. After noticing this, Zhao Shenkong did not say anything more.
“I’ll give it a try!” A youth from Yun Country walked over excitedly and stood before the Gold Testing Stone.
Hum!
Another burst of light shone, but it was nowhere near the intensity of the silver-haired youth’s. Regardless, it was quite good and could definitely be regarded as a genius.
“My turn!” A woman from Meng Kingdom walked over, and a light shone that seemed quite average, barely reaching the threshold of genius.
“What? Has no one from Qian Country come to try yet?” Zhao Shenkong asked, his eyes slanted towards the group from Qian Country and a slight smirk on his lips.
Li Feng couldn’t stand it any longer and walked out first, a stoic look planted on his face as he directly approached the Gold Testing Stone.
Out of the ten individuals from Qian Country, Li Feng’s strength was considered quite high. After all, he was among the top ten on Qian Country’s Pill Refiners ranking list, and his talent was unquestionable.
Li Feng placed his hand on the Gold Testing Stone, and after a moment, a somewhat strong burst of light appeared.
A look of excitement flashed across Li Feng’s face, but then it instantly turned solemn.
Although his light was strong, it was still inferior to the silver-haired youth, Guo Zhen. The difference between them was not small.
Li Feng clenched his teeth, raging internally, but one’s talent wouldn’t suddenly increase no matter how furious or unwilling they felt. Whatever level it was, that was the level it would stay at. The Gold Testing Stone would clearly reveal it.
Li Feng’s talent was indeed very good, but compared to a genius like Guo Zhen, it still lacked something.
As the light dimmed, Li Feng’s face turned ugly. He clenched his fist and returned to the crowd without uttering a word.
“That was just passable,” Zhao Shenkong said, his face adorned with a smirk that made Li Feng even more furious.
Li Jianlong gave Li Feng a pat on the shoulder, hinting for him to stay calm.
Fang Lin winked at Li Feng and joked, “Don’t you just wish you could punch that Zhao guy right now? Want us to go beat him up together?”
Li Feng glared at Fang Lin furiously, cursing in his heart, thinking, ‘Am I so familiar with you?’
However, what Fang Lin said was not wrong. Li Feng truly found Zhao Shenkong disagreeable and wished to punch him.
But that was just wishful thinking. Everyone knew the severe consequences of hitting Zhao Shenkong here.
In addition, Yun Country had more people, they had no idea if they’d win if a fight broke out.
Fang Lin saw that Li Feng was ignoring him, so he turned back and faced Li Jianlong, “Why don’t you give it a try?”
Li Jianlong smiled slightly and replied, “Of course I will try.”
While speaking, Li Jianlong already walked to the Gold Testing Stone and placed his hand on it.
Li Jianlong’s expression was very calm, without any hint of excitement or anticipation. He was well aware of his talent level, so he had long since set his mind at ease.
However, when the light illuminated, there was still a ripple in his heart.
The light from Li Jianlong was brilliant too, surpassing Li Feng’s but was not quite up to Guo Zhen’s. However, compared with others from Yun and Meng Kingdom, he was still quite outstanding.
Li Jianlong smiled lightly, showing neither disappointment nor pride, and calmly returned to the group.
“Ha, does Qian Country have no one else? Why do we only see losers?” Someone from Yun Country remarked disdainfully.
This remark attracted approval from many, because from what they had seen so far, Meng Kingdom had Guo Zhen, who was unmatched by all, and Yun Country had Zhao Shenkong, whose talent was presumably the most terrifying among them all, even though he hadn’t tested his talents yet.
As for Qian Country, up till now, only Li Jianlong was barely sufficient.
“Stop your yapping. Have you seen any impressive talents come out of Yun Country yet? Even the worst among us, the Li Brothers, are better than any of you, and yet you still have the gall to judge us. Where’s your shame?” Fang Lin immediately voiced a rebuttal, giving the folks from Yun Country a disdainful look.
“What did you say?”
“How infuriating!”
“You’re asking for death!”
Fang Lin’s remarks, coupled with his arrogant attitude, immediately infuriated the people from Yun Country. They all stared at Fang Lin maliciously.
On their side, the Li brothers also looked perplexed. When did we become the worst?
The smile on Zhao Shenkong’s face disappeared, his eyes cold and arrogant as he looked at Fang Lin, seemingly unwilling to engage him in conversation.
“What are you looking at? If you have the guts, show us how talented you are. Stop puffing yourself up here,” Fang Lin said, rolling his eyes.
Even with Zhao Shenkong’s excellent composure, he was nearly provoked into losing his control by Fang Lin.
“You’re good. I’ll remember you,” Zhao Shenkong scoffed and then walked towards the Gold Testing Stone.
Seeing that Zhao Shenkong was about to test his talent, everyone’s spirits were lifted, including the few people on the loft, who wore serious expressions.
“Hehe, don’t be too surprised later,” Elder Yan laughed.
Old Woman Gu and Elder Su grunted lightly. Although they had heard of Zhao Shenkong’s extraordinary talent long before, they were people of great experience and wouldn’t be too surprised even if they witnessed incredible talent.
The trio Zhuge Cang were quite looking forward to it. After all, from every point of view, this Zhao Shenkong should be the top-ranked individual in this Pill Refiners Grand Meet.
However, they still had no idea how talented Zhao Shenkong truly was.
When Zhao Shenkong stood before the Gold Testing Stone, a burst of light radiated from the stone in an instant.