Magic Elixir combined with a ritual could temporarily open a passage between mortals and the Inner World, allowing them to hear the gods' voices. The gods would tell mortals what to do... Essentially, the power fed back by the gods activated the hexagram formation, and talent was determined by which of its six points lit up.
The six points corresponded to six levels of talent, also known as Six Stars.
If only one star could be lit, the magical talent was F-rank. Two stars meant E-rank.
And so on, with A-rank being the highest.
But A-rank was not the limit of talent, only the upper limit of theoretical testing.
"O great Mother of Life, sun that nurtures all things,
With Your selfless heart and supreme power, You shatter the hidden darkness and calamities of this world, guiding devout believers with the dawn light that leads them from their lost paths...
...At this moment, with hearts filled with loyalty and reverence, we beseech You for a fraction of Your great power,
Wash away the dust and reveal our splendor...
From this day forth, we shall walk the path of light, loyal to the sun, offering You songs worthy of praise throughout the world...
—May life endure! May the sun be eternal!"
"May life endure! May the sun be eternal!"
Jack knelt down and cheered along with Jonathan.
The next moment, a blinding light rose from the hexagram formation. Sensing something, Ryan downed the golden liquid in the bottle in one gulp.
Hot.
So hot.
It was like scorching fire sliding into his mouth and down his throat. The searing pain nearly made Ryan cry out.
That hot current surged into his body. He could clearly feel the heat eventually gathering around his heart, where it ignited into flames.
Thump, thump~
Thump, thump~
Thump, thump~
His heart pounded powerfully.
A force that tore apart reality and illusion tugged at Ryan's soul, leaving him unable to think. He only felt as though he had entered a space of chaos.
**Whoosh!~~
Golden flames erupted from the formation, illuminating the entire room.
"Mr. Jonathan, wh-what is going on?" Jack asked in surprise.
He had undergone a magical talent test himself, but he remembered nothing like this happening.
"I don't know either."
Jonathan's expression was grave. A magical talent test did not involve directly consuming magic, so there should not have been any danger to life. Yet what was happening now had already exceeded the scope of his understanding.
Even he could sense the threat from those golden flames. Was this something an ordinary person who had not yet entered the supernatural realm could withstand?
But Ryan had not been burned to death. Jonathan's gaze fell upon the hexagram, and one of its points suddenly lit up.
"It lit up! The hexagram lit up!" Jack gasped.
As long as the hexagram lit up, it meant one possessed the qualifications to become a Supernatural Being.
But this was only the beginning. Soon, the second star lit up, followed by the third, then the fourth... Jonathan's breathing gradually grew heavier. The more stars there were, the better the talent. A four-star talent was already quite impressive and theoretically could become a Fifth Tier Transcendent.
"Five stars! Mr. Jonathan, it's five stars!"
Jack shouted.
"I see it, I see it... Don't rush. Calm down, calm down." Jonathan desperately wanted to light a cigarette to calm himself, but he merely touched his pocket without taking any further action. Then his expression froze.
The hexagram formation was filled with golden flames, and light shone from five of its points.
And the sixth star seemed to be gradually lighting up as well.
Could this kid really become one of the Chosen of the Gods? Jonathan cried inwardly. He turned to Jack and said, "Go stand guard outside. Don't let anyone come over."
"Huh? Go now? But Captain Ryan is still..."
"It's almost over. I can feel the ritual's power fading. Five-star talent... the Burning Covenant has found itself a treasure."
Still not recovered from his shock, Jack sluggishly walked to the door. Only after Jonathan urged him again did he hurriedly open it and leave.
"No one can find out!"
Jonathan stared at the formation. Less than half a minute after Jack left, the sixth star lit up just as he had expected.
"Six Stars... A-rank magical talent! Fuck!" Jonathan swore. "If this isn't the Son of the Sun, then who is?"
Son of the Sun was a profession, but it could also refer to a title on the Path of the Sun—for example, someone with the strongest magical talent who walked the Path of the Sun.
"Damn, this kid is terrifying. Good thing no one else saw this."
Jonathan breathed a sigh of relief. If not for last night's operation to attack the Hand of Darkness stronghold, there might have been several more people in the room right now.
It was not that he did not trust his subordinates. It was simply better for as few people as possible to know such a secret.
Jack was a simple kid. With a proper warning, he probably would not go around talking about it.
"Is it still not over?"
Looking at Ryan standing amid the flames, Jonathan was no longer in a hurry. He took out a cigarette and lit it, letting his racing heartbeat gradually calm down.
"Fuck, this is way too exciting."
Meanwhile.
Ryan discovered that he was in a mysterious, unknown Inner World space. A mysterious, unknown person had appeared before him—a woman.
But why did this woman seem to be naked?
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