"Good luck."
Jiang Luoli and Liu Ruoshui spoke in unison.
But very quickly, both women froze, then exchanged a glance.
At that moment, each of them could see the strange feelings hidden deep within the other.
Yet neither exposed it. They merely silently withdrew their gazes.
Naturally, Chen Wen had no idea what the two women were thinking. He simply responded, "Alright."
As for Qin Shilong, seeing himself ignored, the provocation on his face faded, replaced by gloom.
He, Qin Shilong, wanted to see just how capable Chen Wen truly was.
With that thought, he suppressed the displeasure in his heart.
As Chen Wen stepped forward, a wave of heated discussion immediately swept through the crowd.
"Damn, the most anticipated part is here."
"Don't forget, strength and compatibility aren't linked. Just look at Liu Ruoshui and Ji Ruxue."
"Haha, you've hit the nail on the head. Liu Ruoshui and Jiang Luoli are probably the two weakest among all the new students."
"But could you have imagined that they would become the ones to obtain Heavenly Chosen Marks?"
"Nobody expected that. I hope Chen Wen can create another miracle for us."
"Can you hope for something like this? Either you can do it or you can't. The inheritance stone pillar doesn't lie."
"..."
Listening to the discussions around him, Chen Wen's expression did not change in the slightest.
To him, the words of others had no impact whatsoever.
On the high platform.
At that moment, every elder was staring intently at Chen Wen.
Hei Yu Kuang in particular had an involuntary scarlet tint creep into his eyes.
Even now, he still wished he could skin Chen Wen alive and tear his bones apart.
He was only held back by Li Tianyuan and Luo Nanchen.
Li Tianyuan stared at Chen Wen for