Jiang Chen slapped the back of his head. "Black-Rank Six Trials—do you know what that means? It means there's at least an eighty percent chance you can break through to become a Titled Douluo. As a Food-type Soul Master, having this kind of talent means your ancestors' graves are smoking."
"Really?"
Oscar's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's true."
Jiang Chen rolled his eyes. "Do you think a Red Assessment grows on trees? Look at the others—who among them isn't a monster? For a Food-type Soul Master like you to trigger a Black Assessment already makes you a genius among your kind."
"That makes sense!"
Oscar slapped his thigh, and the gloom in his heart instantly vanished. That punchable grin returned to his face. "That's what I'm talking about! How could I, Oscar, possibly be lacking?"
"Alright, alright, quit showing off."
Jiang Chen shoved him irritably, then turned to Tang San. "Tang San, go give it a try."
"Alright."
Tang San nodded and strode toward the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.
He pressed his palm against the icy Sacred Pillar.
"Bzz—!"
Golden runes lit up once more, and this time, the radiance was brighter than ever before.
Seahorse Douluo instinctively narrowed his eyes. This kid isn't about to trigger a Red Assessment too, is he?
But in the next moment, his entire body froze.
The golden pillar of light shot into the sky, its color shifting rapidly.
From white to yellow, from yellow to purple, from purple to black...
Then, red.
Just as Seahorse Douluo thought it would stop at red like before, the pillar's color changed again!
The red faded away, replaced by... gold!
Dazzling gold, as though the sun had fallen into the mortal world, dyeing the entire sky into a blinding golden ocean.
"Th-this is..."
Seahorse Douluo's mouth hung