With that, Yue Guan narrowed his golden eyes slightly and calmly swept his gaze over Qin Ming. The small golden flower pinched between his fingers trembled faintly, as though it had sensed something within Qin Ming.
He slowly nodded, his effeminate voice carrying a little more approval. "I heard a few things about you a year ago, when you had just arrived at Spirit Hall Academy. At the time, I only thought you were an ordinary genius."
"But when I returned from hunting soul beasts with Her Highness the Holy Maiden this time, I heard from that fellow Ghost Leopard that you had broken through to Soul Elder within a year. You had also earned Fourth Elder's appreciation and received a Self-Created Soul Skill from him."
"With such talent, you can be considered one of the rare few among Spirit Hall's younger generation."
Qin Ming was slightly surprised. He had not expected Ghost Leopard to mention him before Yue Guan, but he promptly replied modestly.
"Your Excellency flatters me. This junior merely had the good fortune to encounter a few opportunities."
"Fourth Elder has always been strict. The fact that he took the initiative to grant you a Self-Created Soul Skill cannot be summed up by the word 'luck.'" Yue Guan waved a hand, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
Then he looked at the golden flower in his hand and turned to Qin Ming. "This flower is called the Gangyang Flower. I happened to obtain it while hunting soul beasts with Her Highness the Holy Maiden in the Star Dou Forest."
"This flower possesses both hardness and yang energy. When it approached you just now, it reacted to the scorching sensation within you that originates from your Martial Soul."
"If this flower can react to you, then it