Lin Xiaoxiao

Her loud voice was also quite intimidating, and the buzzing discussions gradually died down under the suppression of her words.

Afterward, the Palace Examination continued, and Chen Ding, who was ranked behind Li Tianming, was directly called up.

After Mu Wan established her authority, the noisy discussions temporarily disappeared, but by the time Li Tianming came down, most of the people around him had already dispersed.

These youngsters knew he was a prominent figure and didn't dare to approach him, lest they be seen as being in league with him.

Li Tianming was happy to be at ease, enjoying the moment as he waited for the second stage of the Palace Examination's trials.

There were many people on the Phoenix Hall side, so he estimated he would have to wait for a while.

The first stage had ended, and over six hundred people had already been eliminated from the Phoenix Hall side alone.

Next, Li Tianming occasionally paid attention to the Beast Masters who possessed Sixth-Tier Companion Beasts.

He discovered that this Palace Examination was indeed full of hidden talents. So far, there were seven or eight High Grade Sixth-Tier Companion Beasts, equivalent to the Six-Star Luminous Lion, that had appeared.

They all came from top-tier geniuses, descendants of wealthy and influential families, some from the Vermilion Bird Royal Family, as well as forces like the Heavenly Mechanism Palace and the Starry Sky Merchant Association.

"Four years ago, Lin Xiaoting's Companion Beast was also High Grade Sixth-Tier. Are there no one from the Thunder Venerable Mansion this year?"

So far, the highest-ranked youngsters from the Thunder Venerable Mansion had only Mid Grade Sixth-Tier Companion Beasts.

Next, he did see an acquaintance from the Thunder Venerable Mansion – Liu Qinyang!

This young man, whose nose Li Tianming had broken, had lost his former sharpness. He appeared with his Lightning Leopard and barely passed the trial.

"Where did he get the Yanhuang Token? He's back. Has Liu Qing returned? Li Yanfeng, he wouldn't have followed, would he?" Li Tianming scanned the surrounding stands.

Unfortunately, the stands were too large, making it difficult for him to find Li Yanfeng.

Just then, he suddenly heard someone whispering.

"Lin Xiaoxiao from the Thunder Venerable Mansion is about to go up."

"Four years ago, her brother ranked first in the Palace Examination and directly entered the Heavenly Mansion. I heard she's the one with the most hope this year. Do you know why?"

"No."

"It's said that, like her brother, she's a rare Twin Beast Master, born with two Companion Beasts, making her twice as strong as others."

"Really? Lin Xiaoting back then relied on his two Companion Beasts to get first place in the ranking battle!"

"Twin Beast Masters are too powerful. What's even more terrifying is that her two Companion Beasts are both top-tier Companion Beasts."

"That's true. Many Twin Beast Masters have two Companion Beasts that are only Tier Two or Three, making them useless."

"In that case, the Thunder Venerable Mansion has a great chance this year. Lin Xiaoting is currently the top genius in the Heavenly Mansion, and his sister also has a high chance of becoming the First Disciple."

"The Thunder Venerable Mansion is truly extraordinary. Two consecutive First Disciples, such a feat is rare even among the Vermilion Bird Royal Family."

Li Tianming heard that many people were discussing this girl named Lin Xiaoxiao.

"He has a sister?" Li Tianming hadn't known before that Lin Xiaoting had a biological sister.

However, he didn't have any particular thoughts about it.

The score had been settled. Three years ago, Lin Xiaoxiao was just a child of twelve or thirteen.

His matters naturally had nothing to do with this talented girl.

As a competitor in the ranking battle, he had to pay attention to her. After all, he knew that Chen Yao was only one of the popular candidates for First Disciple.

Under his gaze, he finally saw a girl appear from the Myriad Beast Hall, drawing everyone's attention.

Even though they were far apart, Li Tianming was immediately captivated by this young lady.

Beautiful girls always drew everyone's gaze, and this young girl named Lin Xiaoxiao was naturally stunning.

She was a maiden dressed in a light orange long dress.

She floated out from the crowd, her pupils clear and bright, her eyebrows curved like willows, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her fair and flawless skin showing a hint of blush, and her thin lips as tender and delicate as rose petals.

Her attire was not particularly luxurious, only a string of pearls on her neck, emitting a faint halo, making her look even more like a delicate porcelain doll.

This girl should not be old, at most fifteen years old, but she already looked elegant and ethereal, a complete beauty in the making. In a few more years, she would undoubtedly possess even more captivating charm.

However, despite her youth, her expression was serene and natural, her eyes as calm as a lake, indicating a very peaceful and simple state of mind.

This temperament was incomparable to Chen Ying, who was beside Li Tianming.

Her appearance drew extraordinary attention, yet Lin Xiaoxiao exuded an unpretentious elegance, unfazed by praise or criticism.

It was hard to imagine that she came from the flamboyant Thunder Venerable Mansion.

"Senior Master, can we test now?" she asked politely and properly after stepping onto the stage.

"Please." The Senior Master smiled, not daring to be negligent.

It was said that Lin Xiaoxiao had two Companion Beasts, one avian and one beast. Her choice to test at the Myriad Beast Hall made the Senior Masters of the Myriad Beast Hall inwardly delighted.

Upon receiving permission, Lin Xiaoxiao summoned her two Companion Beasts from her Companion Space.

The moment the two Companion Beasts appeared simultaneously, they instantly became the focus of the entire venue!

"It's the Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird, and the other is the Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape!"

"They are said to be top-tier Sixth-Tier Companion Beasts."

Li Tianming's gaze first locked onto the Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird soaring through the air.

It wasn't a large bird, but it was well-proportioned, and its speed was clearly formidable at first glance.

The feathers on its body were of three colors: blue, green, and red.

As these three colors of feathers rubbed against the air, they actually generated three-colored lightning that wrapped around the Thunder-Net Bird.

When the three types of lightning collided, they emitted a crackling sound that made one's scalp tingle.

This was a Sixth-Tier Companion Beast, the "Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird"! It was a "Lightning-element Flying Bird" type of companion beast.

As the Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird soared through the sky, another companion beast stood behind Lin Xiaoxiao, protecting the young woman like a guardian angel.

This was the Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape.

It was a giant ape, three meters tall, covered in golden fur. The golden fur was so dense it looked like armor.

Beneath the fur lay the companion beast's terrifying muscles.

Compared to the elegant Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird, the Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape appeared crude and ferocious.

Only when looking at Lin Xiaoxiao did its eyes soften slightly; at all other times, its eyes were filled with surging golden lightning.

"Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape? This is a dual-element companion beast."

Li Tianming recalled the introduction to this type of companion beast in the ancient texts.

Companion beasts were distinguished by species and attributes. Dual-element companion beasts were essentially dual-attribute companion beasts.

Dual-attribute companion beasts possessed double abilities, which theoretically made them stronger.

For example, this Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape was a "Lightning Berserk-type Beast" companion beast.

It possessed two attributes: Lightning and Berserk. Lightning was the primary attribute, while Berserk was a special attribute.

Therefore, this companion beast had the destructive power of lightning and could also enter a berserk state, possessing terrifying close-combat capabilities.

However, in reality, the one who was truly terrifying was Lin Xiaoxiao, who possessed two companion beasts, despite her delicate appearance.

Because she combined the abilities of two companion beasts, she would certainly possess berserk combat skills, and her physical body should be quite robust.

Her Beast Essence was also the sum of the Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird and the Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape.

The appearance of her two companion beasts immediately overshadowed many others.

Next was the rank test. Two drops of blood were placed into two star stones for simultaneous testing, and brilliant blue light illuminated the Yanhuang battlefield.

Each of these two lights was comparable to that of a Six-Star Luminous Lion, or even slightly superior, and was almost indistinguishable from that of the Little Yellow Chicken.

However, since there were two lights, their combined brilliance was certainly more dazzling.

"Lin Xiaoxiao, possessing two High Grade Sixth-Tier Companion Beasts, the 'Three-Colored Thunder-Net Bird' and the 'Adamantine Raging Thunder Ape,' her cultivation is at the third level of the Spirit Origin Realm. At the age of barely fifteen, achieving this result, and being a Twin Beast Master, is no simple feat."

The Senior Master was slightly excited. After announcing, he deliberately praised her.

"Thank you, Senior Master." After finishing, Lin Xiaoxiao took her companion beasts and quickly disappeared into the crowd, seemingly unwilling to attract attention.

However, her grand finale appearance provided a perfect conclusion to the first stage of the Palace Examination.

Most of those who appeared afterward were mediocre.

In less than an hour, the entire venue had completed the testing. Over a third of the young people were eliminated and could only leave with tears in their eyes.

Most people only had one chance; leaving now meant they would likely have no connection with Yanhuang Academy for the rest of their lives.

Although it was only the first stage of the Palace Examination, there were those who rejoiced and those who despaired.

Of course, the Senior Masters paid no mind and immediately commenced the second stage of the Palace Examination.

"For the second stage, everyone will participate in a battle, and we ten Senior Masters will comprehensively evaluate you."

"We will not only look at victory or defeat but also observe the talent, combat techniques, and state of mind you display during the battle, and we will also give significant consideration to age."

"If you gain our recognition, you will receive our disciple token. If you have multiple disciple tokens, you may choose your Senior Master yourself."

"If you do not receive a disciple token, you will be put on standby, but if your performance is too poor, you will be directly sent home." the Senior Masters announced.

Li Tianming knew these rules were the same as last time.

In short, everyone remaining had to participate in a battle.

The ten Senior Masters would comprehensively consider their performance in battle, and if they met their personal approval, they would receive their disciple token and enter their beginner class.

For example, if Senior Master Mu Wan approved of Li Tianming, she would directly give him a disciple token, meaning Li Tianming had successfully passed.

One Senior Master giving a disciple token was no different from ten Senior Masters giving them, except that with more Senior Masters, the disciple could choose which one to follow.

If their performance was average, they would be put on standby, which did not mean they had lost their opportunity.

The Senior Masters would conduct further assessments later, ensuring fairness.

However, if their performance was very poor, showing no talent at all, they would be directly eliminated.

In the Phoenix Hall, there were still over a thousand people, requiring five hundred battles, so the examination would last for several days.

Li Tianming did not want to waste so much time, so he planned to go up as soon as possible.

After all, his mother was waiting for his good news at the inn.

At this stage, apart from his age, he was excellent in all other aspects. Senior Master Mu Wan would definitely want him.

Therefore, for him, the Palace Examination was just a formality; he needed to hurry back and prepare for the ranking battles.

"Li Tianming!" Just as Li Tianming was looking for an opponent, a huge shadow suddenly fell upon him from behind.

He turned around and saw Chen Ding.

"Something wrong?"

"I'm at the first level of the Spirit Origin Realm, and you're at the ninth level of the Beast Vein Realm. You're four years older than me. I just want to ask you, do you dare to accept my challenge?" Chen Ding stared at him grimly.

"Don't worry, as long as you perform well, even if you lose to Chen Ding, the Senior Masters might still want you."

"Of course, if they think your character is too poor and you're not worthy of being a Yanhuang disciple, then I take back what I said earlier." Chen Ying said sarcastically from the side.

In reality, all they said had only one thought behind it: they wanted to beat up Li Tianming to vent their anger.

"What do you say, dare you or not!" Chen Ding growled like a wild beast.

"Of course I dare. Beating up a big傻大个 like you, isn't that easy?"

He was actually worried about not having an opponent who could showcase his strength and hide his age disadvantage.

First level of the Spirit Origin Realm?

Perfect, he could challenge his own limits.