Hua Banhao's Results

(Thanks to Beiyue Kongcheng for the 500 Qidian Coins donation—this chapter has an extra thousand words!)

"So my attack power isn't low after all."

Mo Yuqing looked at the perfect score written under her attack power assessment, the emphasis mark after it, and the three comments below. She felt delighted, as though she were about to float into the sky.

"Mm, you really are impressive."

Zhongli said with a smile.

"Hehe..."

Mo Yuqing chuckled, then smiled as she glanced at Zhongli once, twice, three times... The smile on her face gradually faded, replaced by a grave suspicion. "Wait, that's not right. My attack power is this high, but I still couldn't break through your shield. Just how tough is your shield?"

The smile on Zhongli's face gradually vanished as well. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's different. This test measures your attack power after absorbing your First Soul Ring. Before, you hadn't absorbed your First Soul Ring, nor did you have a soul skill to use. Having a soul ring makes a huge difference."

"Oh, right. That makes sense."

Mo Yuqing nodded slightly, feeling that Zhongli's explanation was indeed reasonable. After absorbing her First Soul Ring, her Mist Splitter Reforged had become much sharper, and she had also received the boost from her First Soul Ring just now. Naturally, her attack power had become much stronger.

A confident smile appeared on her face again as she said, "Then once we get back, I'll try breaking your shield again. This time, I'll definitely succeed!"

Zhongli's pupils contracted slightly. He was not afraid that Mo Yuqing could break his shield, but he feared that the little girl would be left questioning her entire life by the Jade Shield. Thus, he evasively said, "No, no. Your martial soul's attack power is too strong, and your attack speed is too fast. If you break the shield and can't stop in time, wouldn't I be in danger?"

"Uh, that's true."

Mo Yuqing nodded lightly, then clasped her hands behind her back. With a warm, confident smile like the early morning sun, she said, "Let's go. We'll find that teacher from before and get our final scores!"

"Mm."

What outrageous evaluations.

Did they write those themselves?

But it doesn't look like it. The handwriting in those three sentences belongs to that brute, and not just anyone could imitate handwriting that looks like a dog gnawed on it.

No matter how I think about it, this feels absurd. Are geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power really such completely different beings from ordinary children?

The middle-aged teacher's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Zhongli and Mo Yuqing's evaluations. His feelings were complicated. Then, under both of their Power Attack System and Agility Attack System categories, he wrote S-Rank.

Zhongli's red form had three categories: Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, and Support System. His form was specially made. Under normal circumstances, there would only be Power Attack System and Agility Attack System categories, but because his situation was unusual, an extra Support System category had been added.

The grading range was from S to C.

However, the S-Rank standard was somewhat vague. Some people were rated S simply because they had reached the minimum standard for S-Rank, while others were rated S only because S was the highest rank available.

So...

The middle-aged teacher quietly added a + after both of their S-Rank evaluations, then nodded to himself. That felt much more appropriate. S-Rank was already strong, but these two children were clearly beyond S-Rank. Adding a symbol was obviously more fitting.

"Here. Go to the support and practical combat area over there. I'll also be deciding the final scores for support and practical combat. I hope you can get some good results and open my eyes as well," the middle-aged man said kindly, handing the forms to Zhongli and Mo Yuqing.

"We'll do our best!"

Zhongli and Mo Yuqing left with smiles.

Not long after...

A sturdy boy as tall as an adult walked over with a golden form in hand, grinning. One hand rested on his waist as he declared, "I'm here to test my talent! Hahahaha!"

"Hmm?"

The middle-aged male teacher carefully examined this boy who had developed far too quickly. Frowning tightly as he looked at the golden form, he asked suspiciously, "Did you steal another student's form and sneak in by pretending to be a student?"

"Huh? How could that be? I've always conducted myself openly and honorably. I would never do something so petty and despicable." As Hua Banhao spoke, he once again took out Spirit Hall's certification and handed it to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man accepted the certification, glanced over its contents, then looked at Hua Banhao before him. He could not help wondering if this fellow had stolen an entire set of documents. He looked over the certification more carefully and finally noticed a line written at the bottom.

This child's body develops extremely quickly!

A large circle had been drawn around the words, as though to emphasize them. The handwriting was also exceedingly messy, enough to show just how speechless the person writing the certification had been.

Six years old, one meter sixty-eight tall, and covered in bulging muscles, built like a bull. Are you even human?

"Alright, I understand. You just..."

The middle-aged male teacher let out a deep sigh and explained what Hua Banhao needed to do again. As he looked at the form and its notes, his feelings were actually quite complicated.

This guy was so strong that becoming a Power Attack System Soul Master seemed suitable for him. But his martial soul belonged to the Food System. If a Food System martial soul became a Power Attack System Soul Master, his future potential would surely be limited. What a headache!

And besides, this guy kept calling himself "this lord." What an arrogant tone. Fine, Hua Banhao, was it? I won't hold it against you now, but I'll remember you. Just wait and see how I deal with you later!

"Oh, got it!"

Hua Banhao walked off with a grin, swaggering over to the two testing areas and undergoing their tests one by one. Since he was not pursuing the Agility Attack System, he did not test his attack speed. The movement speed test ended quickly. He was slightly slower than Zhongli's normal movement speed, scoring eighty-nine points.

Eighty-nine points was not low—it was very high. It was simply because Mo Yuqing's normal speed was too fast that Zhongli had developed a misconception about the average speed of Soul Masters. That was why he had scored ninety-five points and received an S+ evaluation in the Agility Attack System.

This kid is no ordinary one either.

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Hua Banhao's back and felt slightly moved. This fellow was a pure human, with nothing strange about him at all. He had simply developed too quickly.

"This fellow has a good personality. This old man likes him very much. Choosing either him or Mo Yuqing as a disciple would be quite good. It's just that his talent points are really skewed. He clearly has a Food System martial soul, yet his body is this strong... Sigh!"

Elsewhere, Hua Banhao stood before the Boulder, frowning slightly as he stared at it. Gritting his teeth, he summoned his martial soul—Qiao Lezi!

First Soul Skill—Gigantification!

Qiao Lezi instantly enlarged, becoming as big as a Wolf Fang Club. However, even after enlarging, Qiao Lezi's nature had not changed—it was still as fragile as before. Its effect against the Boulder... would probably be very limited...

Whatever! I'm the man who'll become the strongest Power Attack System Soul Master in the world! I absolutely can't fall here! Absolutely not!

"Heh... Hah!!"

Hua Banhao roared, exerting strength with both hands as veins bulged across his arms. Using every bit of strength in his body, he viciously smashed the gigantic Qiao Lezi down.

"Smack!"

"Crack!"

Qiao Lezi smacked the Boulder, covering it in ice cream. The wooden stick in its center was not strong enough and shattered against the Boulder. The broken pieces slowly spun through the air before Hua Banhao's eyes.

At that moment, time seemed to slow. As he watched the broken stick, something important in his heart seemed to be touched. He seemed to remember his former self, recalling that helpless moment.

Then, an incredibly powerful conviction erupted from the depths of his heart. Along with the most important memories in his mind, that powerful conviction imprinted itself upon the Red-Gold Amber, forging a true connection with this God's Eye.

"Crack!"

The Red-Gold Amber in his pocket instantly shattered, followed by a burst of dazzling light. Powerful Geo Elemental Power rapidly gathered around him from heaven and earth.

Hua Banhao clenched his fist as pale yellow Geo Element gathered over it. He was not thinking about anything else at that moment. He merely stared straight at the Boulder before him, gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and roared once more, "Smash it!!"

Temporary—Self-Created Soul Skill—Intentional Blast Punch!

"Boom!!"

The Boulder, covered in Qiao Lezi, was actually blasted apart by a single punch. Shattered stones flew in every direction as Hua Banhao lowered his head and gasped for breath, his reason gradually returning.

He raised his head to look at the remnants of the Boulder, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Then he looked at the glowing object in his pocket and sensed the rich yet scattered Geo Elemental Power between heaven and earth, vast as a sea of stars. He seemed to realize something.

Is this... my power?

Or this thing's power?

Hua Banhao took the stone from his pocket. The Red-Gold Amber had already shattered, revealing a round yellow stone within that flickered with light. However, its glow was gradually dimming, turning it into a yellow stone marked with rocky patterns.

"Although I have no idea what happened, it looks like I got stronger?" The corners of Hua Banhao's mouth slowly lifted into a bold grin.

Naturally open-minded, he did not give it much thought. He swaggered straight toward the testing instructor, who stood there utterly dumbfounded with his pen dropped on the ground. The Burly Strongman was even more confused than before. He could understand Mo Yuqing being strong—after all, she had Innate Full Soul Power and a Power Attack System Martial Soul.

But what about this guy?

He had a Food System Martial Soul!

Yet he had actually smashed a Boulder apart with one punch. That was ridiculous!

Wait, his first attack had done nothing. Then, during his second attack, his fist had emitted a golden-yellow glow. Could it be that his Martial Soul could not only be used as a Food System Martial Soul, but could also enhance his own attack power?

"Teacher, how's my attack power?"

While the instructor was deep in thought, Hua Banhao had already arrived beside him. With his hands on his hips, he asked with a carefree grin.

He did not care at all how valuable the God's Eye in his pocket was, because he knew that he had traded for it fairly and squarely through the Trading Hall. It was his.

No take-backs, and no returns either. Hmph!