Holy Crap! A Golden Grade Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul? Go Get the Sect Master!

In the Elder Hall, the shockwaves from the Soul Power test had yet to fully subside, and the air was still thick with an atmosphere of excitement and astonishment.

Elder Chen took several deep breaths before barely managing to calm his agitated emotions.

The way he looked at Liu Yuan had completely changed from his initial scrutiny to admiration, as though he were gazing at an uncut piece of peerless jade.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Elder Chen said "good" three times in succession and heavily patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder.

"A twelve-year-old Soul Grandmaster at level twenty-three, with such a solid foundation and refined Soul Power. Liu Yuan, you are truly a rare talent worth cultivating!"

"You flatter me, Elder. I merely had slightly better luck," Liu Yuan replied humbly. His attitude remained neither servile nor overbearing, and he did not show the slightest hint of arrogance because of everyone's earlier shock.

His composed temperament made Elder Chen nod in even greater satisfaction.

"However..." Elder Chen suddenly shifted the subject, his expression becoming somewhat more serious.

"Although Soul Power level is important, for disciples of our Body Sect, there is another, even more crucial talent that must be tested."

"That is—the potential for a Second Martial Soul Awakening."

Liu Yuan was slightly startled, then blinked. Although he had long known about it, he still cooperatively revealed a trace of confusion.

Seeing this, Elder Chen patiently explained, "You also know that the reason our Body Sect is powerful, and what most distinguishes us from ordinary Soul Masters outside, is that we possess the secret technique of the 'Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul.'"

"Not only can it greatly improve the quality of our Martial Souls, it can also grant us exceptionally powerful combat strength."

As he said this, a trace of pride flashed through Elder Chen's eyes.

"However, not everyone can reach the highest realm of Second Awakening. It has strict grades. From low to high, they are Black Iron Grade, Bronze Grade, Silver Grade, and the legendary Golden Grade!"

"When disciples first enter the sect, they often do not yet meet the requirements to directly undergo a Second Awakening. Therefore, we need to use special methods to first test your 'Awakening Potential.'"

"By combining the previous Soul Power talent test with this potential test, we can finally determine your training plan and decide how many sect resources should be allocated to you."

Elder Chen paused, his gaze burning as he looked at Liu Yuan. "Since your Soul Power talent is already so astonishing, only this final step remains."

"So that's how it is." Liu Yuan nodded in sudden realization, then cupped his hands.

"Since it is the rule, this junior is naturally willing to cooperate. Please begin, Elder."

"Good. Then wait a moment."

Elder Chen did not waste any words. He immediately turned and walked to the other side of the hall, taking out one oddly shaped testing instrument after another from his Storage Soul Tool and busily arranging them.

At the rear of the hall, Long Aotian and the others saw this and could not help whispering among themselves again.

"Hey, what grade do you think Liu Yuan's Second Awakening potential will be?" Chen Lü poked Wang Yanfeng beside him with his elbow and asked curiously.

Wang Yanfeng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "Hard to say. Although Soul Power level and Awakening Potential do not have an absolute connection, generally speaking, those with high Soul Power talent usually do not have poor physical attributes or Martial Soul quality. And his Martial Soul is an 'eye,' a high-level body part..."

"I think Silver Grade."

Hearing this, Gu Tong beside him nodded as well. He gave Liu Yuan's back a complicated look. "Eye Martial Souls are already rare. Coupled with that terrifying Soul Power talent of his, Silver Grade should be a certainty. If it were Bronze Grade, that would be truly unbelievable."

"Silver Grade?"

Long Aotian, who had been silently observing, suddenly spoke. A strange light flickered in his wild eyes, and the corners of his lips curved upward slightly. "You're still being too conservative."

"Aotian, you mean..." Everyone turned to look at the strongest member of the younger generation.

"His presence is very steady, and that pure feeling during the Soul Power test just now... he is definitely no ordinary person." Long Aotian stared at Liu Yuan, who was waiting ahead, and slowly said, "I think Silver Grade is merely the minimum."

At this point, he paused, and his tone carried a trace of anticipation even he had not noticed. "Perhaps... he may very well be like me and possess the potential to challenge Golden Grade!"

"Golden Grade?!"

The moment those words fell, Chen Lü and the others all sucked in a sharp breath.

What did a Golden Grade Second Awakening mean?

It was the supreme glory of a Body Martial Soul, a talent that truly stood at the peak of the pyramid!

Even throughout the Body Sect's history, there had only been a handful of disciples with Golden Grade potential.

Moreover, once someone successfully completed a Golden Grade Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul in the future, they would basically become one of the candidates for Sect Master.

If several people from the same generation completed a Golden Grade Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul, the strongest among them would become the next Body Sect Master.

If only one person completed a Golden Grade Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul, then he would become the next Body Sect Master.

This was a sect rule of the Body Sect.

Among the current younger generation, only Long Aotian had been confirmed to possess Golden Grade potential. This was also the fundamental reason the Sect Master valued him so highly and why he held such a lofty position within the sect.

And now, Long Aotian had actually said with his own mouth that this newly arrived Liu Yuan might stand shoulder to shoulder with him?

"If it really is Golden Grade..." Chen Lü swallowed and turned to Vina, who stood beside him with a calm expression. Unable to help himself, he gave her a thumbs-up.

"Vina, you've truly rendered great service this time! You brought such a super genius back to the sect. If the Sect Master learns of this, who knows how happy he'll be!"

Vina merely pursed her lips in a smile, her eyes filled with pride. "Of course. When has my judgment ever been bad?"

While everyone was discussing it animatedly, Elder Chen had already finished setting up the Testing Array ahead.

It was a hexagonal array formed from six special black crystals. Each crystal was covered in intricate patterns and emitted a faint, ghostly glow.

At the center of the array was a round jade disc with a surface as smooth as a mirror.

"Liu Yuan, stand in the center of the array."

Elder Chen pointed at the round jade disc. "Then close your eyes, relax your mind, release your Martial Soul again, and sense this jade disc. It will guide the Martial Soul origin within your body and reveal the radiance of your potential."

"Understood."

Liu Yuan followed his instructions and walked into the array, placing both feet on the round jade disc.

In an instant, a warm yet strange energy rose from beneath his feet and swiftly spread through his entire body.

He felt his eyes begin to grow faintly hot, as though something was being awakened, yearning to break free from its cocoon.

"Open!"

Liu Yuan gave a low shout, and his eyes suddenly flew open.

Those originally clear black-and-white eyes instantly became incomparably profound. His two pupils slowly rotated and overlapped within their sockets, releasing a strange fluctuation that seized the soul.

Buzz—!!!

With the release of his Martial Soul, the array beneath his feet activated instantly.

The six black crystals lit up at the same time. Rays of light gathered toward the jade disc in the center like threads, then refracted from it and enveloped Liu Yuan.

At first, the light was grayish-black, representing Black Iron Grade.

However, that color lingered for only an instant before vanishing like smoke scattered by the wind, replaced by a hazy cyan glow—Bronze Grade!

Yet the cyan glow did not even last a second before it suddenly boiled, transforming into dazzling silver-white light in the blink of an eye!

"Silver Grade!" Chen Lü could not help crying out from behind.

But... was this the end?

No!

The silver-white light did not stop changing. Instead, it became brighter and purer, until at last—

Boom!

It was as though a blazing sun had risen within the hall!

Within that dazzling silver, a strand of golden light abruptly appeared!

Immediately afterward, that strand of golden light spread with the force of a prairie fire. In the blink of an eye, it devoured all the silver-white light, dyeing the entire array—and even the entire Elder Hall—in brilliant, dazzling gold!

That golden radiance was sacred, majestic, and domineering, carrying an aura of sovereign authority that made everyone present tremble from the depths of their souls!

"Gold... golden..."

Elder Chen was so excited that he could barely contain himself, his eyes filled with fervent fanaticism.

He could not help beginning to roar.

"It really is... Golden Grade..."

"Quick! Go notify the Sect Master! We've found another disciple with Golden Grade Second Martial Soul Awakening potential!"