Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Zhao Shenkong
The light appeared incredibly suddenly, and it was incredibly intense, in the blink of an eye, all those present were stimulated to close their eyes by the light.
Boom boom boom!!!
The surging light soared into the sky, like a flood dragon flying out of the deep sea, or like a fierce tiger hidden in a deep mountain pouncing on the earth.
Even Guo Zhen, who always remained expressionless no matter his emotion, had his pupils sharply contract.
“Wow, it’s so amazing.” Su Xiaotong stared at the dazzling pillar of light rising into the sky, opening her small mouth to say.
Everyone present, except for the people from Yun Country, all showed shocked expressions. Even Fang Lin was startled.
“Well damn, this Zhao dude is really tough.” Fang Lin muttered to himself.
Up in the loft, the three people Zhuge Cang and Old Woman Gu and Elder Su, their eyes were all wide, they could not remain calm.
“Hahahaha, how about it? Did I give you all a shock?” The stern old man laughed heartily, seeming extremely conceited.
The intensity of the light was quite rare. Even though Zhuge Cang and the others had presided over Black Cauldron City for many years, they had only seen this within the last fifty years.
Now, this was the second time they had seen someone cause the Gold Testing Stone to burst into such a dazzling light; one can imagine how shocked they were at heart.
As for Elder Su and Old Woman Gu, they were too startled to speak. They had originally been very confident in the younger generation they brought, but now seeing how terrifying Zhao Shenkong is, they immediately lost heart.
“This boy, is indeed rare in the world.” Elder Su admired, while he had a bad impression of the stern old man, Zhao Shenkong’s talent left him speechless.
“Such a person has been born in the Lower Three Kingdoms, it’s hard to say whether it’s a sorrow or a joy.” Old Woman Gu said coldly.
Once these words were spoken, it slightly changed the expressions of several people in the field, especially the stern old man, his face turned complex.
“Alas, this boy would be an outstanding figure even in the Middle Three Kingdoms.” Zhuge Cang said, hinting a touch of pity.
“Hehe, compared to the geniuses of the Upper Three Countries, he’s nothing.” Lu Wuwei spoke very inappropriately.
The crowd was speechless, they all rolled their eyes at Lu Wuwei, isn’t this obvious? What kind of place is the Upper Three Countries? How terrifying are their geniuses, Zhao Shenkong may indeed have amazing talent, but if truly placed in the Upper Three Countries, compared to the terrifying geniuses there, he is clearly outmatched.
There is a fundamental gap between the Upper Three Countries and the Middle Three Kingdoms as well as the Lower Three Kingdoms. Any nation in the Upper Three Countries has the ability to annihilate the Middle and Lower Three Kingdoms.
The geniuses in the Upper Three Countries are all like monstrous existences, and while Zhao Shenkong is indeed brilliant and amazingly talented, it’s only within the confines of the Lower Three Kingdoms.
“Elder Su, your granddaughter’s talents aren’t as great as Zhao Shenkong’s, are they?” The stern old man looked at Elder Su and asked with an air of provocation,
Elder Su snorted lightly: “My granddaughter is several years younger than Zhao Shenkong.”
The implication of these words was that while his granddaughter may not be able to surpass Zhao Shenkong now, because she has an advantage in age, perhaps in a few years, her talent would not be inferior to Zhao Shenkong.
“Hehe, Old Woman Gu, isn’t your Meng Kingdom’s Guo Zhen less than Zhao Shenkong?” The senior man started boasting to Old Woman Gu again.
Old Woman Gu, although very unwilling, was left speechless. Judging by the reaction from the Gold Testing Stone, it was obvious that Guo Zhen’s talent is strong, but compared to Zhao Shenkong, it was still a bit lesser.
The whole Black Cauldron City was boiled due to the talent demonstrated by Zhao Shenkong. Numerous pill refiners abandoned their work at hand and rushed to the square to see who exactly was the one who could generate such luminous light.
At the same time, people spread the news of Zhao Shenkong overpowering others with the light from his Gold Testing Stone throughout the Lower Three Kingdoms, causing a huge commotion within these countries.
“Zhao Shenkong turns out to be so terrifying!”
“Alas, it looks like this year is Yun Country’s year again.”
“How can we even compete with this? He completely crushes the other talents.”
Apart from the cheers from Yun Country, the Pill Refining Circle of Meng and Qian countries were shrouded in gloom.
Although they already knew that Yun Country’s Alchemy Tao strength had increased greatly in recent years and they had produced a lot of talents.
But they didn’t expect it to reach this extent. Zhao Shenkong’s talent fully exceeded the standard of the Lower Three Kingdoms.
A lot of people grumbled privately. Zhao Shenkong, you’re already so monstrous, what are you staying in the Lower Three Kingdoms for? Is it fun to bully people who aren’t as good as you? If you’re so capable, go to the Middle Three Kingdoms to bully people.
On the square, the light didn’t dissipate for a long time, as if forming a pillar of light, attracting everyone’s attention.
Guo Zhen’s face was gloomy, and a cold light flickered in his pupils. He too didn’t expect Zhao Shenkong’s talent to be this terrible.
However, Guo Zhen was not afraid of Zhao Shenkong either. Although he was a bit inferior according to the light from the Gold Testing Stone, the real comparison of who was stronger had to be seen through the performance of pill refining.
Talent, though important, does not represent everything.
As for the ten people from Qian Country, apart from the heartless Su Xiaotong who was still in astonishment, everyone else was plunged into shadow.
It couldn’t be helped as the pressure Zhao Shenkon displayed was too great. It was simply like he was leaving no room for them to breathe.
At this moment, the nine people were all looking towards Su Xiaotong.
“Why are you all looking at me?” Su Xiaotong blinked her large eyes, her face showing confusion.
Fang Lin pointed at Zhao Shenkong, “You go and beat him!”
Su Xiaotong looked at Fang Lin, her eyebrows wrinkled, a look of doubt on her face, then she took out a small booklet and quickly flipped through it.
Fang Lin and the others all had twitching expressions. Yun Country had Zhao Shenkong, a figure with brilliant radiance. Meng Country had Guo Zhen, a formidable adversary, not much weaker than Zhao Shenkong.
And what about our Qian Country? A Su Xiaotong with a very poor memory, no matter how you look at it, it seems that our Qian Country is quite weak.
“So your name is Fang Lin, I’m sorry, I forgot.” Su Xiaotong stuck out her tongue and said.
Fang Lin’s mouth twitched a little and said, “It’s alright, but you have to help our Qian Country save face.”
Su Xiaotong nodded her head, even though she didn’t quite understand the situation, she wasn’t stupid and knew what she had to do.
At this moment, Zhao Shenkong had already returned and glanced at the Qian Country people both intentionally and unintentionally.
Su Xiaotong, without any fear, stepped forward immediately.
“Hm?” Su Xiaotong’s movement here, especially attracted the attention of many people, after all, Su Xiaotong’s fame, in the Lower Three Kingdoms was also great.
“Miss Su, are you going to try the Gold Testing Stone too?” Zhao Shenkong asked with a light smile.
Su Xiaotong looked at him and asked in confusion, “Who are you?”