Spirit Hall Academy's testing grounds were not very crowded. Most people lacked the qualifications to enter Spirit Hall directly; only those admitted without examination and those who had passed the tests were here, so the teachers were quite relaxed.
The testing grounds were vast and divided into three areas: the Support Ability Assessment Area, the Martial Soul Ability Testing Area, and the Combat Ability Assessment Area. These three areas primarily evaluated the support capabilities of Support System Martial Souls, the theoretical combat power of combat-type Martial Souls, and real combat performance.
After the tests, each student received a report listing their support or combat abilities and performance. The teachers would then assign classes based on each student's talent type, ensuring there would not be cases of Food System teachers instructing Power Attack System students on how to train.
Before the various testing areas was a preparation area where students received forms based on their personal records. People in this area distributed forms of different colors according to each person's Innate Soul Power level.
Those with Innate Soul Power below level three received white, low-level forms. Levels four and five received blue, intermediate forms, while levels seven and eight received purple, advanced forms. Level nine represented true geniuses, who received gold forms. Innate Full Soul Power, the limit of Innate Soul Power and the highest caliber of talent on the Douluo Continent, received red forms symbolizing the very strongest.
"This year's students are quite talented. There are already several promising seedlings, though it's a pity that Hua Banhao's ideas are far too bizarre. He could have had an excellent future if he had honestly remained a Food System Soul Master, but he insisted on becoming a Power Attack System Soul Master. He even chose that useless Giantification for his First Soul Skill. What a waste of a gold form. Sigh!"
In the preparation area, a short-haired female teacher sighed from the teachers' seats.
"Kids are still kids. They don't understand when they're young, unaware that the price of their immaturity is their future. One Soul Skill fewer than everyone else... Hehehe, he'll definitely regret it someday."
Another male teacher with a crew cut chimed in, his eyes full of regret at seeing someone fail to live up to expectations. He had been that age himself, so naturally he understood what these children were thinking. But what good was understanding? Some pitfalls could only be remembered once the person involved had truly stepped into them and suffered the pain.
Spirit Rings...
Even regret would leave no hope of changing anything!
"Hello, teachers. We're students here for testing. May we collect our forms?" Mo Yuqing asked with a bright smile, pulling Zhongli along.
"No problem. Please show us your certificates," the short-haired female teacher said with a soft breath and a spirited smile.
"Here."
Mo Yuqing took out her Spirit Hall certificate and politely handed it to the teacher with both hands.
The short-haired female teacher did not look at the name. Instead, she went straight to the Martial Soul section, because the category of one's Martial Soul could largely determine a person's talent and prospects for development. Soul Power level and Martial Soul were closely intertwined; if one's Martial Soul was strong, their Innate Soul Power would not be low, while a weak Martial Soul could not produce much Innate Soul Power.
As for the saying, "There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters"? That was nothing more than a joke. If that statement were true, why was Yu Xiaogang himself so useless? Could he prove the truth of that statement himself?
Tang San's Martial Soul had never been ordinary Blue Silver Grass from the beginning. It was an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor, so he fundamentally did not fit that saying. And could Yu Xiaogang possibly not know that only two Martial Souls of similar quality could form Twin Martial Souls?
There were only two possibilities: either he was too incompetent to know, or he knew perfectly well but deliberately refused to say so, even using such words to fool people.
As for the Grandmaster's teaching ability...
It was not actually that impressive.
A teacher who could turn an ordinary person into a genius was the one with true strength and ability. Teaching monsters into monsters only meant they had not wasted the little monsters' talent; it did not prove how remarkable the teacher was.
That was a digression... Back to the point.
Spirit Hall teachers did not pay attention to students' names, but that was only natural. There were so many students at Spirit Hall Academy—how could two ordinary teachers remember every single one? Only students with particularly distinctive traits or outstanding talent were worth deliberately noticing and remembering. There was no need to remember the rest.
"Mist Splitter Reforged? What kind of Martial Soul is that... She actually has Innate Full Soul Power!" The short-haired female teacher shot to her feet in shock. This was the first student with Innate Full Soul Power she had encountered in her life.
"What? Innate Full Soul Power!"
The male teacher was also stunned. He stared ecstatically at the certificate, then turned to Mo Yuqing, his gaze completely changed. He swiftly pulled out a red form and said with a smile, "Mo Yuqing, right? You're such a sensible child. You must develop yourself well in the future. Teacher believes you'll definitely succeed!"
"Uh... Mm!"
Mo Yuqing felt somewhat uncomfortable at the two teachers' reactions. Her understanding of Innate Full Soul Power was not particularly deep. She only knew that it was impressive, not exactly how impressive.
Besides, Zhongli was right beside her. She knew his true level: Innate Soul Power level twenty, a full ten levels higher than hers! His shield ability was absurdly powerful. With someone her age like him as a reference, Mo Yuqing naturally did not realize how strong she was or how great her talent was.
She even felt that she did not deserve the praise~
"Don't be nervous."
Zhongli patted Mo Yuqing on the shoulder, smiled, and took out his own Spirit Hall certificate before handing it to the male teacher. The male teacher slightly restrained the surprise on his face, then looked directly at the Martial Soul section.
Vortex Vanquisher, a Spear-type Martial Soul?
Another Innate Full Soul Power!
"You also have Innate Full Soul Power? Not bad, not bad. You two really are a talented man and beautiful woman—such a perfect match." The crew-cut male teacher chuckled innocently as he quickly took out another red form. "Work hard. Perhaps you two will be Spirit Hall's strongest rising stars of the new generation! Spirit Hall's future Titled Douluo!"
"Thank you for the praise."
Zhongli said politely, bowing slightly.
Although he was powerful enough that he did not need to bow to a teacher, the education Zhongli had received would not allow him to disrespect the teaching profession. His respect for teachers came from the heart and would not be affected by differences in strength.
Having received the red form, Zhongli examined it carefully, then returned it to the male teacher and said seriously, "Although my Martial Soul is a spear, I am not a Power Attack System Soul Master. I am a Support System Soul Master. Could you help me change this classification?"
"Uh?"
The smile on the male teacher's face froze instantly. He frowned deeply at Zhongli, a strange feeling rising within him. He lightly bit his lip, turned to the female teacher, and said sternly, "Did this Zhongli get mixed up with Hua Banhao? One has a Power Attack System Martial Soul but insists on becoming support, while the other has a Food System Martial Soul but insists on becoming a Power Attack System Soul Master. Are children these days all this outrageous?!"
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