Chapter 258: Chapter 255: Not Well-Regarded_l
Translator: 549690339
Many sects couldn’t help but sigh in pity. Yang Chen’s performance was indeed stunning, but they still felt that the first-class talent Wang Wu was more valuable to recruit. Their minds were entirely focused on Wang Wu, who would even consider recruiting the seemingly unreliable Yang Chen in their eyes?
In this way, many sects basically gave up on the idea of recruiting Yang Chen, even though his performance was excellent.
They had even more faith in Wang Wu who, favored by heaven, had first-class talent.
The assessment continued, but compared to the initial attention, the fourth exam— the test of soul power— wasn’t as eye-catching as the previous three exams. Most of the sect elders and masters had already left the scene with the evident purpose of preparing to recruit Wang Wu. They went to find some conditions and treasures that could move Wang Wu’s heart.
By doing so, they naturally hoped that after the assessment, they could be the first to take the initiative and recruit Wang Wu as quickly as possible.
“See those stone lions up there? There are nine of them in total. What you need to do later is to use your Divine Soul Power to control these nine stone lions. If you can lift one, it means you have ninth-class Divine Soul Power, and if you can lift two, it means you have eighth-class Divine Soul Power. Hey, don’t take it lightly, each of these stone lions weighs thousands of jin (a Chinese unit of weight, 1 jingoog). Trying to lift them without enough soul power will only severely damage yourself!”
Officer Liu said, “If you can lift all nine heads, it means you have first-class Divine Soul Power. And if you can control all nine at will, then it’s a special-class performance! Of course, don’t even think about special-class. It’s still far-fetched for you. If you forcefully control them, you’ll damage your Sea of Consciousness and your soul, causing troubles later on.”
Hearing Officer Liu’s words, many candidates were eager to try.
Especially the contestants who hadn’t performed particularly well in the previous assessments, their eyes glistened now. To be able to advance to the selection competition, they had to score no more than twelve classes in the three assessments combined to be deemed qualified.
Take Wang Wu for example: his talent test rated first-class, and his power test rated fourth-class, totaling to only five points. As long as his soul test wasn’t too disastrous, he would certainly advance to the selection competition.
As for the others who already were close to being disqualified or were on the verge of the limit, no one could afford to be careless.
Compared to them, Yang Chen was the most at ease.
Because special-class was different from first-class. A first-class rating was equal to one, whereas special-class was equal to zero, giving him a total of only three points so far.
As for the soul test, it wasn’t going to be any source of pressure for him.
And so, one by one, geniuses went forward to take the test. “Three stone lions, seventh-class Divine Soul Power!”
“Four stone lions, sixth-class Divine Soul Power!”
These geniuses’ divine soul powers were measured by the number of stone lions they could lift; some could only lift three stone lions, others could lift four.
And among the more outstanding ones were those who could lift five or six stone lions. However, no one could lift more than that.
Finally, the examiner called out Yang Chen’s name.
Yang Chen nodded, walked to the nine stone lions, closed his eyes, and gradually extended his soul.
In an instant, all nine stone lions lifted at once.
This sudden event startled the sect elders who had initially not paid much attention to this fourth assessment.
“Nine stone lions?”
“How could this kid possess such astonishing soul power? It’s illogical. By principle, the soul power of someone at the Spirit Martial Realm Fourth Level can lift at most seven lions, which is the limit. Only geniuses who specialize in Divine Soul Power can possibly lift the eighth or the ninth head, but it’s almost improbable!”
What mattered more wasn’t the number of lions.
Because Yang Chen had lifted all nine lions in an instant.
At this thought, everyone widened their eyes and saw Yang Chen controlling the nine stone lions, spinning them around in circles. It was as if he were merely playing a game!
Even a fool could tell that Yang Chen had achieved divine soul power.
Officer Liu’s heart was in turmoil, and he swallowed nervously: “Yang Chen, controlling the nine stone lions at will, you obtained a special-class grade in the Divine Soul Power test!”
Wang Wu stood aside, his mouth agape in shock. Clenching his teeth, he snorted, “Hmph, regardless of whether it’s soul power or power test, they are just crooked paths in the end. It’s prowess that matters, and I am the heaven-favored genius!”
He was the protagonist of this assessment.
Only when Wang Wu thought of his first-class talent, he felt much calmer.
However, Elder Qian, who had been planning on preparing to recruit Wang Wu, stopped in his tracks when he saw Yang Chen’s soul power.
Elder Hui was doing the same.
“Could it be that this kid actually possesses a special Divine Body related to soul power?”
A beautiful woman from one of the Six Sects— Yanhua Pool— sat in the viewing platform, her eyes sparkling as she spoke while watching Yang Chen’s performance, “Such a high level of soul achievement must be due to a special body related to soul power.”
There were certain geniuses who did not possess a divine body for cultivation but had divine bodies in regard to their soul power.
Wasn’t Yang Chen’s current performance precisely a display of divine body talent in soul power?
This made an elder of the Huangshan Sect rub his eyebrows, thinking deeply. A genius with powerful soul power would be of great importance to their sect. However, he still couldn’t focus his attention on Yang Chen as Wang Wu was their priority.
No doubt, although Yang Chen’s performance did not inspire thoughts of recruitment from some sect elders, it still shocked the entire audience.
After all, having two special-class achievements was a rare sight.
Before long, the remaining talented youngsters had completed their soul power tests.
The examiner took the test results and read them slowly: “Next, I will read out the list of those who have successfully passed the assessment and advanced to the selection competition, including Yun Shaojie, Chang Hong, Wang Wu, and others. ”
As expected, Yang Chen was among them, but the elimination rate was still somewhat surprising. Comparing the list of more than 300 initially, only about 80 people barely passed the assessment successfully. Even Long Yun, with his second-class talent, failed the assessment.
There was no choice; his martial arts cultivation was too weak, and his soul power and striking power were both too poor.
But still, Long Yun was quite content with his current achievements, knowing that he would undoubtedly attract the attention of many major and minor forces.
In contrast, Yang Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit bitter-sweet.
He initially thought of stunning everyone, but who could have known that a mistake in the talent test would cast him as an undesirable competitor?
At this thought, Yang Chen rubbed his eyebrows. It seemed he still had to participate in both the selection and knockout competitions. Otherwise, being seen through such a prejudiced lens wouldn’t be pleasant at all..