And so, Qin Hao was brought to the Martial Artist Education Bureau by his homeroom teacher.
To be honest, Qin Hao's homeroom teacher had practically marched him there like a prisoner under escort.
There was nothing he could do. He lacked the strength to resist; otherwise, Qin Hao reckoned he would have fought back long ago.
"You've brought him. Is this the one?"
A leader from the Martial Artist Education Bureau asked excitedly.
"Director Shi, this is him, Qin Hao from my senior-year Class Six. I'll leave him in your hands!"
Qin Hao knew Director Shi. He had been present yesterday when Qin Hao awakened the Chaos Dao Body with no talent.
"Student Qin Hao, I assume you know what this is about. Let's cut the chatter and head to the research center now."
Before Qin Hao had time to say much, he was bundled straight into a military off-road vehicle.
"Student Qin Hao, let me introduce myself. I'm Shi Xiang, deputy director of the Martial Artist Education Bureau. We're going to the Warrior Research Center! You don't need to be nervous. Nothing will happen to you!"
"Mm!"
Qin Hao nodded hurriedly.
"Hahaha, you really don't need to be nervous. We're taking you to the Warrior Research Center because if your talent rank really is Legendary Rank, it'll make it easier for us to protect you properly."
"But Director Shi, what about my parents?"
"Don't worry about that. We sent people to the hospital this morning to protect them in secret."
Hearing that, Qin Hao finally felt truly reassured.
Well, there's nothing I can do. In that case, let's get tested. Even if everything is detected, it doesn't matter if they find out I have multiple abilities.
The Warrior Research Center wasn't very far from Jiangnan City, just over 300 kilometers away.
Half a day later, Qin Hao arrived at the base of China's Warrior Research Center.
The Warrior Research Center had been established after the spiritual energy revival began. Every country on Blue Star had one.
All information about warriors, from cultivation knowledge to ability ranks and talents, had been worked out by the Warrior Research Center.
After passing through layer upon layer of security checks, Qin Hao and Shi Xiang entered a testing room together.
By then, many people were already waiting in the observation room next door.
None of them were ordinary people. There were the presidents of major warrior academies, generals from the military regions, and leaders of the Martial Artist Education Bureau.
"This is the student who caused the testing device to malfunction. I wonder if his talent is Legendary Rank, surpassing the epic rank."
A military region general spoke.
"Judging by modern history, whenever someone causes a testing device to malfunction, it's mostly because their talent exceeds its detection threshold. I'm ninety percent certain he's likely the first person in history with a Legendary Rank talent."
The chief director of the Martial Artist Education Bureau spoke.
"Oh, you old fellows, what's the rush? Won't everything be clear once the test results come out?"
At that moment, inside the testing room!
"Qin Hao, go on in. We'll begin the test now."
Qin Hao looked at the testing device before him and saw that it was enormous. There were no light bars on the display beside it, only a numerical readout.
He walked into the testing device, and its door closed automatically.
"Beginning assessment of talent ability and ability rank."
An artificial intelligence voice sounded.
"Please unleash your ability at full power!"
Hearing this, Qin Hao thought for a moment, then unleashed his lightning-type ability.
"Testing in progress..."
In the observation room, everyone stared at the testing device's display in shock.
The figures on the screen shot upward without stopping.
19.57 million ∑, 19.58 million ∑... 39.04 million ∑...
Only after ten minutes did the numbers begin to slow.
Finally, the number stopped rising at 1 quadrillion ∑.
Shi Xiang, who was in the testing room, saw the number too, but he didn't know what it meant.
The big shots in the observation room were utterly stunned. One old man even checked the number carefully against the data in his hands.
The book in his hands recorded:
F-rank talent threshold: 10 ∑ E-rank talent threshold: 100 ∑ D-rank talent threshold: 1,000 ∑ C-rank talent threshold: 10,000 ∑ B-rank talent threshold: 100,000 ∑ A-rank talent threshold: 1 million ∑ S-rank talent threshold: 10 million ∑ SS-rank talent threshold: 100 million ∑ SSS-rank talent threshold: 1 billion ∑ SSS+-rank talent threshold: 10 billion ∑ Epic talent threshold: 100 billion ∑ Legendary talent threshold: approximately 1 trillion ∑ (Note: This is a theoretical value. Please refer to actual conditions.)
"Everyone! This is outrageous. Based on the pattern in previous research, where the threshold increases tenfold with each talent rank, the threshold for a legendary talent should be 1 trillion ∑, but his..."
After looking over the data, the old man spoke with an incredulous expression.
At that moment, the testing device's display clearly showed:
Ability: lightning-type ability, Lightning Talent threshold: 1 quadrillion ∑
The test result was a full 1,000 times higher than the theoretical value, and 10,000 times higher than an epic talent.
The result left everyone in the observation room speechless with shock.
Before long, the testing device's door opened. Qin Hao walked out looking utterly bewildered, then glanced at the result on the machine.
Seeing that it showed only his lightning-type ability and none of his other abilities, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Director Shi, what exactly is my talent rank?"
Qin Hao asked, looking at the talent threshold of 1 quadrillion ∑.
"Ahem, well, I'm not sure either. We'll have to see what the warriors at the research center say."
And so, the two left the testing room and went to the hall to await instructions from their superiors.
In the observation room, all the big shots were in the midst of a heated discussion.
"I think Qin Hao should come to our Hongmeng Academy. When the time comes, I'll personally take charge of his safety."
"President Luo, if you can do that, so can I. I think Qin Hao should come to our Nine Palaces Academy."
"Stop arguing, all of you. The college entrance exam hasn't even happened yet, and you're already fighting over him. Besides, shouldn't we ask Qin Hao where he wants to go, am I right?"
Dai Jun, the person in charge of the military's training camp, spoke.
Anyone present was a Martial Sect First Stage expert.
Dai Jun was a Martial Grandmaster Fifth Stage expert, and the moment he spoke, everyone fell silent.
"Brother Dai is right. Let Qin Hao choose for himself after the college entrance exam!"
Li Danfeng, the president of Candle Dragon Academy, spoke up as well.
Meanwhile, a soldier came to the research center's hall.
"Student Qin Hao, come with me!"