Sudden Incident

After lunch, led by Jiang Xiaodong, the deacon of the East River Provincial Genius Group, the twenty members of East River Province Genius Group went to the third floor to line up for a test of their Mental Power.

At this moment, people from West River Province and Cloud River Province were already waiting on the third floor.

Dong Qichao, president of the Provincial Martial Artist Association, stepped forward and said, "Members of the Eight Provincial Genius Group, next we will conduct a test of Mental Power talent."

The students next to me are a team of top students from the Department of the Blue Star University Mental Power Department.

Next, our team leader, Wu Tianchen, will give a detailed introduction to the Mental Power talent test.

Wu Tianchen forward and said, "In a moment, I will use this special Crystal Stone from Outer Stars to test your divine sense talent."

Divine aptitude is divided into different levels, and its most direct manifestation is the reaction of special Crystal Stone.

When you place your palm on the surface of Crystal Stone, the Crystal Stone will display different colors.

The colors are white, blue, orange, red, and gold. White represents the worst talent, blue represents average talent, and orange represents good talent.

Red signifies exceptional talent, while gold represents one in a million.

However, even among gold talents, there are varying degrees of strength. Sometimes, the difference between gold talents is greater than the difference between red and blue talents.

This can be seen from the Crystal Stone's reaction; the pale golden light indicates that it has just reached the threshold of golden talent. The most advanced golden talent is like this.

As Wu Tianchen spoke, he placed his palm directly on the special Crystal Stone beside him.

In an instant, the entire third floor of the hotel was bathed in golden light, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it.

The golden light lasted only a few seconds before Wu Tianchen removed his hand from the special Crystal Stone, and the golden light gradually disappeared.

"Without further ado, let's begin the test."

The scene of dazzling golden light left many members of the Genius Group completely astonished.

Members of the Genius Group from each province lined up, waiting for the Mental Power talent test.

"Golden talent, and it even shines with countless rays of light. This person's Mental Power talent must be one in a million, right?"

Tang Jiu'er, a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon seeing this scene.

Luo Zhixun nodded and said, "Of course, the captain of the student team sent by Blue Star University must be one of Blue Star University's top geniuses."

Tang Jiu'er added, "I don't know what my talent is, but I hope it's not the worst kind, white talent."

"It shouldn't be like that. Didn't Chen Lie just say that people with extremely poor Mental Power talent, and those with golden talent, are probably one in ten thousand?" Luo Zhixun said.

"Him? What could he possibly know?" Tang Jiu'er glanced at Chen Lie, completely unconcerned.

Luo Zhixun smiled slightly and said, "Chen Lie, your Mental Power is so advanced, you must also have a golden talent."

I just wonder if it will be like Wu Tianchen, radiating golden light.

Chen Lie shook his head. "No."

His talent for spiritual perception is nowhere near that of a top genius.

While queuing to test his talent, Chen Lie saw a golden light suddenly flash in front of him. The light was bright, but it was much weaker than the thousands of golden lights he had seen earlier.

Immediately, murmurs arose from the surrounding crowd.

"The commotion ahead appears to have been detected by members of the Cloud River Province Genius Group during their tests of divine sense talent."

"Who in Cloud River Province is this powerful? With such talent in Mental Power, they could easily become a dedicated Divine Sense Master, right?"

"Wow, that's impressive! It emits such intense golden light. Although we also detected two golden talents in our Guannei Province, their light wasn't nearly as strong."

"Zhixun, look, isn't that the sound that Shen Miaowei from Cloud River Province detected?"

In the East River Province team, Tang Jiu'er pointed ahead and said.

"I see. The Yunchuan Shen Family truly lives up to their reputation as a family of Divine Sense Master." Luo Zhixun nodded slightly.

"However, the golden light she detected was less than half as weak as that of the Blue Star University student named Wu Tianchen from earlier," Tang Jiu'er said.

Gradually, the Genius Group from the previous provinces finished their tests, and it was the turn of the East River Provincial Genius Group to be tested for their divine sense talents.

At the beginning of the test, two people were found to have red talents. After that, most of them had orange or blue talents. Before long, the East River Provincial Genius Group had finished testing half of the people.

Before the testing stone for Mental Power was used, a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group had already completed the test.

Cui Jinyang, the only one from the East River Provincial Genius Group to be shortlisted for the Grandmaster Seed as a Divine Sense Master, arrived before the testing stone.

The two students from Blue Star University glanced at Cui Jinyang: "First, state your province and name, then place your palm on the testing Crystal Stone for the test."

"East River Province, Cui Jinyang"

After Cui Jinyang finished speaking, he walked to the testing stone and placed his palm on it.

Instantly, a faint golden light shimmered on the surface of the Crystal Stone.

Upon seeing this, Cui Jinyang couldn't help but smile.

Meanwhile, students from Blue Star University nearby began taking notes. "Cui Jinyang from East River Province, Gold Talent, Gold Level (Lowest)."

"Okay, next one!"

Seeing this, Cui Jinyang walked to the side and waited.

It was soon Chen Lie's turn to be tested.

Before the student from Blue Star University could speak, Chen Lie introduced himself, "Chen Lie, East River Province."

After reporting the information, Chen Lie stepped forward, went to the Testing Crystal, and placed his hand on it.

Instantly, a dazzling orange light shone from the Crystal Stone.

The students from Blue Star University next to him began to take notes. "Chen Lie from East River Province, Orange Talent."

Next."

"Orange talent?"

Luo Zhixun was standing behind Chen Lie, was immediately taken aback.

In her view, Chen Lie's ability to help her decipher Outer Stars martial arts must mean he possesses a gold-level talent, not an orange-level one.

This talent is even inferior to that of Cui Jinyang.

Cui Jinyang stood to the side, wanting to see Chen Lie's talent in divine sense.

Now that the results are in, he couldn't help but sneer at Chen Lie.

Seeing that he was always seen with Shen Miaowei, he had initially guessed that Chen Lie was also a Divine Sense Master, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.

After Chen Lie finished the test, he walked to the side. At that moment, he heard the voices of students from Blue Star University behind him.

"Luo Zhixun from East River Province, a woman with a red talent."

As soon as Luo Zhixun finished the test, she followed Chen Lie.

"Chen Lie, is there something wrong with that Outer Stars Testing Crystal? How did it detect an orange-level talent in you?"

Chen Lie turned to look at Luo Zhixun and replied, "It should be fine, I have orange talent."

How could that be?

Luo Zhixun found it unbelievable.

In order to decipher the Outer Stars martial art "Thunder Sound Tiger Leopard Body Tempering Technique", she sought help from several Divine Sense Master, but only Chen Lie successfully helped her decipher it.

It's important to know that among the Divine Sense Master Divine Sense Master she sought help from was a sixth-tier one. What a sixth-tier Divine Sense Master couldn't do, Chen Lie could. How could someone with only orange-tier talent possess such profound Divine Sense abilities?

At this moment, Tang Jiu'er also walked over briskly.

"Zhixun, I also tested positive for red talent. It seems we both have the potential to become Divine Sense Master."

After arriving here, Tang Jiu'er looked at Chen Lie and clicked her tongue, saying, "Hey, I saw you test out an orange talent earlier."

"Your spiritual talent isn't even as high as mine, how did you become Divine Sense Master?"

Chen Liedao, "It's naturally the result of hard work."

Tang Jiu'er pouted. "Stop talking nonsense. If hard work were enough, what would be the point of having geniuses?"

After saying that, Tang Jiu'er turned to Luo Zhixun and said, "Zhixun, you weren't fooled by him, were you?"

"Ji Lingxuan, whose divine sense is equivalent to the Three Rivers Ji Lingxuan Arts, is that all?"

"Jiu'er, how can you talk like that?"

Chen Lie's mastery of Mental Power is truly remarkable. As for the orange-level talent he just tested, there must have been something wrong with that testing stone, right?

"How could a special Outer Stars Crystal Stone possibly malfunction?"

"Even if something really went wrong, why is it that his test was the one that had the problem?" Tang Jiu'er snorted.

She wondered if her talent for Mental Power was actually quite good, but she simply lacked access to Mental Power cultivation methods.

Otherwise, she could definitely have become a Divine Sense Master.

About an hour later, all members of the Genius Group from the Chuanshan Eight Provinces had completed their tests.

Jiang Xiaodong, the leader of the East River Provincial Genius Group, approached the Genius Group members and said, "Dear students, we will board the airship back to East River Province at 6:00 PM today."

There are still three hours left. During this time, you can find Genius Group members from other provinces who are on par with you in martial arts to spar with, especially those from West River Province and Cloud River Province provinces.

In the upcoming Three Rivers Martial Tournament, the Genius Group from these two provinces could become your opponents. Get to know them beforehand so you're not caught off guard when you actually face them.

The sparring and martial arts competition will take place on the seventh, eighth, and ninth floors of the hotel.

Okay, everyone can disperse now. Remember to meet in the lobby on the first floor at 5:30 PM.

After Jiang Xiaodong finished speaking, the twenty members of the East River Provincial Genius Group dispersed.

Tang Jiu'er said to Luo Zhixun, "Zhixun, shall we go and take a look at the martial arts competition area?"

I'll also find someone from West River Province to have a competition with.

"Okay." Luo Zhixun nodded, then Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, why don't you go and take a look too?"

Chen Lie nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look."

With that, the group took the elevator to the seventh floor of the hotel.

In the hotel's seventh-floor lobby, many people were already sparring and exchanging blows in a small sparring area.

Chen Lie walked around the seventh-floor lobby and saw more than ten pairs of members from the Eight Provincial Genius Group who were sparring and competing inside.

Suddenly, a clear, crisp voice rang out.

Mr. Chen Lie.

Chen Lie turned his head and saw Shen Miaowei calling his name and walking towards him.

Tang Jiu'er and Luo Zhixun exchanged a glance, both feeling puzzled by the relationship between Chen Lie and Shen Miaowei.

After approaching Chen Lie Chen Lie, Shen Miaowei nodded slightly to Luo Zhixun and Tang Jiu'er beside him, and then asked Chen Liedao, "Mr. Chen Lie, I was behind you, so why didn't I see the golden light flashing in the third-floor hall when you were testing your spiritual aptitude?"

Before Chen Lie could speak, Tang Jiu'er scoffed and preemptively replied, "Chen Lie's talent test showed an orange-level talent, so where did the golden light come from?"

"Um?"

Shen Miaowei felt puzzled, but she didn't believe Tang Jiu'er's words at all.

A being Blue Star Ninth Apprentice Divine Sense Master Ranking, only possessing one orange-level talent—who would believe that?

In her opinion, the golden light of Chen Lie's talent should be much stronger than that of Wu Tianchen to make sense.

"She's right, what I detected is orange-level talent," Chen Lie said.

"Oh."

Shen Miaowei nodded, subconsciously assuming that Chen Lie knew some secret technique for concealing his talents.

After all, all information about Chen Lie is strictly controlled, and it would be impossible for him to reveal his powerful talent in this setting.

"Mr. Chen Lie, just now, Ji Lingxuan, the martial arts champion of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group, and Yang Tianlai, the martial arts Martial Leader of the Guannei Provincial Genius Group, had a martial arts exchange."

Yang Tianlai challenged Ji Lingxuan to a martial arts duel in a lecturing tone, but unexpectedly, before they had even exchanged fifty moves, Yang Tianlai was already at a disadvantage and his defeat was obvious. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the deacon in Guannei Province, Yang Tianlai would probably have lost to Ji Lingxuan.

Yang Tianlai at the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm for almost a year, and was the martial arts champion of the province with the highest guidance index among the eight Chuanshan Eight Provinces. The resources he enjoyed were far beyond what Yunchuan Province could provide. Unexpectedly, he was no match for Ji Lingxuan.

"What? The Martial Leader of Guannei Province was actually defeated by Ji Lingxuan?"

Luo Zhixun was startled upon hearing Shen Miaowei's words.

She knew that Ji Lingxuan, the number one in the Three Rivers, was a very strong existence in the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, but she didn't expect her to be this strong.

The Martial Arts Index ranking of Guannei Province far surpasses that of Cloud River Province.

"This Ji Lingxuan, didn't she only reach the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm five months ago?"

"What exactly makes her so strong?" Tang Jiu'er also looked incredulous.

"Mr. Chen Lie is right, Ji Lingxuan is indeed the unparalleled successor in Cloud River Province martial arts."

Shen Miaowei looked at Chen Lie and asked, "I wonder what level Mr. Chen Lie's martial arts have reached? How does it compare to Ji Lingxuan's?"

"Chen Lie can be compared to Ji Lingxuan? That sounds so awkward to me," Tang Jiu'er couldn't help but say.

Shen Miaowei glanced at Tang Jiu'er and felt that the girl's words were extremely rude.

However, Chen Lie himself didn't say anything, so Shen Miaowei could only pretend she didn't hear it; she couldn't possibly agree with Tang Jiu'er's remarks.

Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded on the seventh floor of the hotel.

Immediately afterwards, heavily armed guards suddenly swarmed in from all directions outside the hotel, surrounding the entire seventh-floor lobby.

"Everyone, stay where you are! Don't move around!"

A voice rang out, and more than twenty fully armed guards patrolled back and forth in the seventh-floor lobby, stopping a dozen or so people who were sparring.

"Students, there has been an emergency at the hotel. We need your cooperation."

"Now, follow my instructions. Ten people at a time, from front to back, take the elevator to the hotel lobby on the first floor."

Under the command of the lead guard, the members of the Provincial Genius Group on the seventh floor all went down to the first floor.

Luo Zhixun was puzzled by this Zheng Zhong situation and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

Something serious must have happened. Haven't you heard the hotel alarm going off nonstop?

These guards should have been stationed outside the hotel, but now they've all gone inside. Could it be that some important person has been assassinated? Shen Miaowei guessed.