Testing Begins, Alerting the Hall Master!

Sign-in successful at the Jianghuai City Star Martial Hall Branch. Reward: Enlightenment Points ×3.

When Ye Fan followed Instructor Wu Xie into the Star Martial Hall,

a prompt appeared on the illusory panel before his eyes.

This filled Ye Fan with delight.

For martial artists to improve their strength, talent and comprehension were two immensely important aspects.

But generally speaking, the former was easier to detect and measure.

That was why, after Jin Lian awakened S-rank Spiritual Aptitude, Jiangnan Martial University had directly admitted her and signed a special B-grade Cultivation Contract with her.

As for comprehension, it was truly elusive and intangible.

And enlightenment was the jewel upon comprehension's crown, a state countless martial artists—even terrifying high-level experts—could only encounter by chance, never seek.

Yet, this was precisely what Ye Fan excelled at most.

Therefore, after awakening the Sign-in Enlightenment System, Ye Fan was brimming with confidence.

"The Star Martial Hall's test is divided into three parts.

"First, aptitude testing; second, combat verification; third, comprehension ability!"

As they walked, Instructor Wu Xie introduced the process to Ye Fan.

In truth,

after learning that Jin Lian had awakened S-rank Spiritual Aptitude, he had become somewhat less optimistic about Ye Fan.

After all, S-rank Spiritual Aptitude was enough to touch the threshold of Blue Star China's three top martial academies.

It was equivalent to stepping one foot into the ranks of top geniuses.

As for Ye Fan,

he was only someone Instructor Wu Xie had taken an interest in on a whim last night, feeling that the youngster was somewhat extraordinary.

Now that they were compared,

it seemed the little girl Jin Lian was the more outstanding one.

"Old Wu, if you want to back out now, there's still time. I'll give you one chance to beg me for mercy."

Bai Nuoli held up one finger and said with a light laugh.

He appeared to be offering Wu Xie a way out,

but in truth, it was a provocation.

He was afraid Wu Xie would renege on the debt and not dare to honor the wager.

"Hmph, afraid of you, you pup?"

Wu Xie snorted coldly.

Hearing that, Ye Fan nearly laughed inside. Instructor Wu was rather adorable.

"Haha, good. Since that's the case, the two test-takers may enter the testing channels."

Bai Nuoli laughed heartily, as though victory were already in his grasp.

Standing before one of the channels, Ye Fan slowly exhaled and gathered his strength, ready to strike.

Seeing that Ye Fan had not even looked at her, Jin Lian gave a soft snort.

When the metal doors opened, the two rushed inside.

Wu Xie, Bai Nuoli, and Bai Mufeng stood before a massive Glazed Screen.

From here, everything happening to Ye Fan and Jin Lian as they underwent their tests was visible at a glance.

"Buzz."

The moment Jin Lian stepped into the channel, layers of spiritual radiance spread around her body.

Rich and dense, like gold within dawn mist, it was intoxicating to behold.

"It truly is S-rank Spiritual Aptitude!"

Wu Xie's brows furrowed slightly, while Bai Nuoli and his nephew wore broad smiles.

In contrast, Ye Fan's channel

was dim and silent.

Not a trace of spiritual radiance appeared.

"Heh, just as Lianmei said. This kid's aptitude is mediocre, without a single highlight."

Bai Mufeng sneered.

"Old Wu, this is the little fellow you pinned your hopes on? Heh... calling him trash... holy—what's going on..."

Bai Nuoli had just been about to mock and ridicule him.

But in the next instant, his eyes widened, and he could not stop himself from blurting out a curse.

"Rumble!"

Unlike the golden spiritual radiance that Jin Lian displayed, like the hues of dawn,

after a brief silence, a towering and domineering phantom appeared in Ye Fan's channel.

The instant it emerged,

the entire channel seemed to shake, as if an earthquake had struck.

"Th-this... could it be a special bloodline, a powerful physique?!"

Instructor Wu Xie was overwhelmed with surprise and joy.

If Jin Lian's side was the glow of a firefly,

then Ye Fan's side was a bright moon hanging in the sky!

The visual impact was utterly domineering.

The words Bai Nuoli had been about to use in mockery were swallowed back down.

They stuck in his throat, and his face flushed red from holding them in!

Bai Mufeng, meanwhile, looked like a clown, utterly ridiculous!

And you call that mediocre aptitude?

A pig in tiger's clothing!

At the highest level of the Star Martial Hall's Linjiang Branch,

there was an incomparably spacious office.

It contained every sort of facility, including a training room, reception room, office area, and other enormous private spaces.

"Hmm? What was that?! Such a domineering aura—could a special bloodline physique have appeared?!"

In an instant,

his figure vanished.

"A special physique? How is that possible! Ye Fan is just trash from an ordinary family. How could he possibly awaken a special physique!"

Bai Mufeng could not believe it, and his heart was filled with jealousy.

If it truly was as he sensed, then Ye Fan's aptitude might surpass both Jin Lian's and his own.

Bai Nuoli glanced at Bai Mufeng without saying a word.

"Don't worry, Uncle. Ye Fan is just a dumb brute who only knows bitter cultivation.

"He was thrown out of the Nanda Trial Camp yesterday. His Vitality Value is probably not even fifty—he's absolutely useless in a fight."

"In the second stage, combat verification, he'll definitely show his true colors!"

Bai Mufeng hurriedly tried to save face.

Whoosh, whoosh.

After the first aptitude test was completed, the alloy gate to the second stage opened.

The tall Ye Fan walked out and saw that the second-stage space resembled a circular fighting platform.

"Test-taker detected. Vitality Value has surpassed one hundred and reached the Spirit Stream Realm."

"Combat opponent parameters being set..."

A mechanical voice rang out from the arena where Ye Fan stood.

"The Spirit Stream Realm... impossible!"

Bai Mufeng was completely dumbfounded.

According to Jin Lian, Ye Fan was a talentless piece of trash who only knew how to cultivate bitterly.

His Vitality Value should have been around fifty.

So how had he, after just one night, not only possibly acquired a terrifying physique, but also broken through a Vitality Value of one hundred and reached the Spirit Stream Realm?!

Bai Nuoli cast Bai Mufeng a cold glance, somewhat disappointed.

How had he gathered his intelligence? Wasn't this a slap in the face? Wasn't this humiliating?

"Hah!"

With a sharp cry, Jin Lian had already begun fighting a humanoid condensed from metallic droplets on the other arena.

With her graceful, ethereal footwork, the battle was highly pleasing to the eye.

"Test-taker, if you feel you are no match for your opponent, you may call for a stop or admit defeat. Of course, that also signifies the end of the second-stage test."

The mechanical prompt sounded.

"Understood."

Ye Fan nodded lightly.

In the next moment, Ye Fan saw a mass of silver liquid emerge.

It then transformed into a humanoid figure.

Judging by its aura, it was equivalent to a martial artist who had just entered the Spirit Stream Realm.

These liquid-droplet Silver Guardians had been obtained by several Martial Halls from ancient civilization ruins. They were agile and ever-changing.

"Whoosh!"

The next instant, the silver humanoid charged toward Ye Fan.

"King-grade Martial Art—Overlord King Fist!"

"First Form—Open Borders!"

"Bang!"

Suddenly,

an explosive boom rang out.

Wu Xie, Bai Nuoli, and Bai Mufeng, who were watching through the Glazed Screen,

all had their pupils contract sharply.

Holy shit?

One punch!?

The first Silver Guardian to attack Ye Fan was directly blasted apart by the youngster's fist!

He was ridiculously fierce!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jin Lian was already battling three martial artists formed from silver droplets.

However, she was beginning to struggle.

Unlike Jin Lian's prolonged entanglement,

Ye Fan's martial art carried the exhilarating, unfettered beauty of violence.

After the first one was blasted apart, two more Silver Guardians emerged!

"Bang! Bang!"

Still just two punches, and they exploded apart!

Three silver figures surrounded Ye Fan in a triangular formation.

Yet in only a few breaths, they too were directly blasted apart by those domineering fists!

Wu Xie drew a deep breath. His body trembled with excitement, and his heart surged with wild joy!

Oh my god, this kid had utterly shattered his expectations!

Just then, a faint ripple passed through the air behind them.

"Hall Master Yin!"

"Greetings, Hall Master!"

"Hall Master!"

The three were all startled. The man who appeared looked to be in his twenties.

He was Yin Shanyue, Hall Master of the Jianghuai City Star Martial Hall Branch!

The highest leader of the entire Jianghuai City Star Martial Hall—a truly important figure!

Their little test had actually alerted the Hall Master?

"Instructor Wu, I heard you specially invited this kid?"

"Where did you dig up such a little monster..."

Yin Shanyue looked at Wu Xie with a kindly expression and asked with a smile.