There, Cao Ying, dressed in a black gown, rested her cheek in her hand. Her nonchalant expression remained unchanged despite the many eyes on her.
"All right, I've said quite a lot. You've all understood the rules, I presume. Then let's begin." Elder Sheng looked at the five of them and spoke with a genial smile.
The five exchanged glances. The next moment, a man from the Qiu Family named Qiu Ji stepped forward first.
He went to the stone stele and pressed his palm against it. At once, a tremendous soul force surged forth. After a series of beeps, a crimson number shot upward.
"707!"
As the final number settled at 707, Qiu Ji let out a sigh of relief. This score had already reached the Seventh-grade Intermediate tier.
For the Qiu Family, it was decent enough.
After Qiu Ji came Bai Ying of the Bai Family. He stepped out of line, first casting a cold glance at Xiao Ze before placing his palm on the stele.
As soul force continued to pour from within him, the crimson number on the stele shot upward, finally stopping at 785—a clear improvement over the Qiu Family's score.
Seeing the number, everyone seated with the Bai Family wore looks of unmistakable pride. This was already a very respectable result.
Elder Sheng nodded slightly as well. The Bai Family's strongest young talent truly lived up to the hype.
As Bai Ying stepped down, Elder Sheng looked at Xiao Ze, Cao Xiu, and Dan Xuan, and said with a smile, "Now it's your turn."
At that, the three exchanged glances. Cao Xiu stepped forward first. "Since none of you wants to go first, I'll take the lead."
Drawing a deep breath, Cao Xiu went up to the stele and placed his palm against it.