Did He Anticipate Her Anticipation?

After Chen Lie probed the Crystal Stone with his Mental Power, he immediately detected a spiritual maze within Crystal Stone.

He used his superb divine sense to analyze the mental maze within the Crystal Pillar from all angles.

After analyzing it, Chen Lie instantly understood. Breaking this mental maze was not difficult for him, but Chen Lie also discovered a barely perceptible wisp of soul power hidden beneath the maze.

He didn't rush to break the maze, because the teaching assistant had just said that after breaking the maze, he would still have to defeat the soul power of this ninth-tier Established Sainthood Realm genius-level Mental Power Grandmaster, which made him extremely cautious.

A ninth-tier Mental Power Grandmaster —and not just any Grandmaster —how could a mere wisp of her soul power be so easily defeated? Thorough preparation is necessary before attempting this.

Chen Lie's pure Mental Power from the "Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter" was emanating invisibly, and he suddenly became alert.

He thought to himself: It seems that this mentor Bai Qiwei is unwilling to accept students. The wisp of soul power hidden under the mental maze is definitely not something that Divine Sense Master below the fourth level can handle.

This Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master is no ordinary Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master, but a top-tier genius Divine Sense Master Consciousness Spirit ranks among the top ten in the entire star field, based on Bai Qiwei as a standard.

Among all the students present at Star Camphor Stele, very few possess this level of skill.

Based on Chen Lie's observation, it was impossible for anyone present to pass the challenge set by Bai Qiwei, because Chen Lie also discovered the wisp of soul power hidden beneath the mental maze within the Crystal Stone, and even communicated with the soul power's owner's true form.

Hua Yunduan focused his Mental Power into a thread, attempting to break through the Mental Power barrier. However, before he could even begin, he felt the wisp of soul energy he had left behind dissipate. This meant that the student had not yet passed the test he had set.

I sighed, knowing in my heart that Professor Bai was still willing to take on students.

Chen Lie glanced at the Kong Jiazhu and said, "No hope!"

Among the 100 or so people who broke through the mental maze, Hua Yunduan discovered that two of them had the weakest Mental Power, almost equal to your wisp of soul power.

With the mental illusion broken, the wisp of soul power that Hua Yunduan had been hiding was instantly revealed.

This means their Mental Power hasn't been blasted out of the Crystal Stone yet.

There's nothing to say about that. On the other side, when Hua Yunduan was slowly winning, he couldn't be pressured to increase the stakes or manually adjust the difficulty of the test, causing him to fail at the last minute.

Now that Yu Xiang has learned that the Canglan Star Domain does not yet have the Sacred Spring of God, he will definitely make good use of the Sacred Spring of God to nourish his soul. Chen Lie's cultivation of "Ling Guang Yu Xiangqin" will be more pure, and it may take another two years to cultivate into the "Vermilion Bird Divine Image".

Immediately afterwards, no one managed to break through the mental maze within the Crystal Stone.

Before Gu Tianji, another person named Yu Xiangqin had also broken through the mental maze many years ago.

Just then, Gu Tianji's Crystal Stone suddenly exploded, startling everyone in the classroom.

Among the group, Gu Tianji broke through the formation the fastest, taking less than a minute to break through the mental maze.

"Mental Power isolation? You've been tricked!"

Yu Xiangqin remained calm, his Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master Mental Power tangibly activated, remotely channeling soul power to the divided soul within the Crystal Stone. "367 people, that's quite a lot!"

Without that layer of Mental Power restriction, when Yu Xiangqin discovered that there was a way to control things remotely, and while you were still waiting to break through the restrictions set up by Chen Lie, Chen Lie had not completely erased that wisp of his Mental Power. In fact, he passed that test.

Indeed, each generation surpasses the last. Back when you were in seventh grade at Starry Sky Elementary School, even if you didn't have that ability, you still dared to scheme against a teacher.

"Yes, just how difficult were the questions that Instructor Bai set for the exam? Was there really no one who could solve them?"

On the other side, Hua Yunduan, who was looking at the scenery from the window seat of the mentor's office at Star Camphor Stele, instantly sensed the change, and her eyebrows furrowed. As for that test question that was clearly meant to stump everyone, Chen Lie could only take advantage of the time difference. After breaking the maze, he would first set up a bad restriction so that Hua Yunduan could temporarily add to the challenge when he was about to win, and then Established Sainthood's Soul Power.

At that moment, the Crystal Stone on Canglong Star suddenly exploded with a loud "boom," attracting the attention of those around.

"Professor Bai, the department head called you again yesterday, asking you to ask him why there are still students who haven't been selected."

Before the head instructor finished speaking, he turned and left.

Before the teaching assistant from the Department of the Mental Power Department announced the breakthrough, everyone had finished deciphering the mental maze within the Crystal Stone.

Yu Xiang mobilized all his Mental Power, and the first Star God of the Tiannan Constellation, "Jing Wood Tapir," and the first Star God of the Eastern Sky Constellation, "Horn Wood Dragon," were activated simultaneously, their Mental Power attacks fiercely targeting this wisp of soul power.

We'll have to see if that mentor from Hua Yunduan will admit to it then.

Xue Yingran, one of the teaching assistants specializing in Mental Power, also shook her head. Chen Lie was able to defeat Luo Yunshang head-on using Mental Power, so logically his talent in Mental Power should be quite good. How come he still hasn't broken through the mental maze?

"To defeat Bai Qiwei's fourth-tier soul power in a battle of Mental Power, you must cut off your source of power."

Otherwise, even if they defeated that wisp of soul power, the opponent could continue to increase their strength.

Hua Yunduan secretly retrieved the fragments of the remaining Crystal Stone.

Inside the Crystal Stone, Yu Xiang used his divine sense to explore the maze while simultaneously setting up Mental Power restrictions within the mental maze.

"You cracked the mental maze so much earlier than him, and you were still able to defeat this wisp of soul power left behind by Instructor Bai. Can he do it?"

Dealing with a fourth-tier genius Bai Qiwei's split soul was no small matter. Chen Lie deliberately sped up the process of breaking the mental maze, which took less than ten minutes.

"Oh? Is that so?"

You left a wisp of your soul among the seven hundred special Crystal Stone and set up a mental maze. At the same time just now, eight hundred and eighty-one wisps of your soul were activated, but that doesn't mean there weren't 367 people participating in the test.

"No one has been able to solve this problem set by Master Bai. Even Gu Tianji couldn't."

"Then there's no connection between the two?" Kong Jiazhu, puzzled.

After a while, Kong Jiazhu also succeeded in resisting the soul power within the Crystal Stone, and the Crystal Stone shattered.

You specifically set up a test today, and had the headmaster of Class One administer it to the students, promising that any student who could complete the test would not become your student.

Before Hua Yunduan could speak, a handsome man stepped down and said, "Professor Guan, he's definitely urging you. As far as you know, Professor Bai hasn't given up on taking on any more students."

"It's not because he's too slow in breaking through the mental maze that he's without any help."

A small minority were able to withstand the first counterattack of the soul power. However, due to the power of the soul power, the Sea of Consciousness dozens of students at the Star Camphor Stele were damaged, and the Crystal Stone shattered directly.

On the other side, as the students of Star Camphor Stele who were taking the test succeeded one after another, Chen Lie had not yet used the method in "Lingguang Huang Yucheng" to successfully set up Mental Power restriction around the Crystal Stone in the maze, in order to cut off Yu Xiangqin's isolation of the Established Sainthood Soul Power.

Hua Yunduan was immediately astonished. You never expected that Yu Xiangqin Star Camphor Stele, a student who didn't even have such skills, would actually predict your prediction and take such a precaution against you.

With a loud "boom," the wisp of soul power within the Crystal Stone was instantly severely damaged, its strength diminished, and a small portion of the azure color on the Crystal Stone's surface faded. You withdrew your Mental Power and murmured, "Wasn't that the level of a rising star before the Divine Refinement Chapter?"

You clearly intended to take on students. It must have been the Star Camphor Stele Master of the Mental Power Department at Starry Sky Elementary School who kept urging you, and you might even have set that test for the students.

"Indeed, the Crystal Stone shattering—is that proof of solving the puzzle?"

"Hey, it's been 10 minutes too long! He still hasn't broken through the mental maze, there's no hope!" Yu Xiangqin said as he walked to Chen Lie's side. He was the one who selected the students for the Star Camphor Stele program, which meant he was responsible for a class, just like the other instructors, but he could only assign one student, right?

This shows that Professor Hua Yunduan was genuinely sincere in wanting to take on students; otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to such methods.

In just a few minutes, Yu Xiangqin discovered that at least 100 people had broken the mental maze. But did you find it strange? After all, the students of Star Camphor Stele are all considered Yu Xiangqin within the Divine Refinement Chapter. Besides, breaking your mental maze is quite difficult.

Before the maze can be broken, we must confront a wisp of Bai Qiwei's fourth-tier soul, so we must stall for time.

After taking the Crystal Stone to the Martial Arts Assistant Instructor at the back, Chen Lie said, "You've completed that test question!"

At that time, you saw Chen Lie and Yu Xiang also participating in solving the test questions. However, Chen Lie's crystal was still transparent, which meant that Chen Lie had not yet solved the mental maze.

Chen Lie's goal wasn't to eliminate that wisp of soul power before Yu Xiangqin could react. By the time Yu Xiangqin reacted, it was highly likely that the test would be completed despite the obstruction of a fourth-tier Bai Qiwei.

"We must have all passed the test questions. This doesn't mean the questions set by the instructors were too easy; they're simply problems that can be solved at this stage." Just then, the head instructor of Star Camphor Stele walked out from inside and circled around to Hua Yunduan.

"Don't get too excited yet. Instructor Bai said the real test is defeating the split soul within the Crystal Stone."

"That would be bad too. If everyone else passes the exam but you're the only one who does, then you'll be the only student on Hua Yunduan's list. That would be bad too. You can't monopolize the resources that a tutor doesn't have."

Before finishing speaking, Hua Yunduan turned to look through the window again, but secretly she was watching the divided soul within the Crystal Stone.

How difficult was his exam? Was it easy for anyone to pass?

"A weak Mental Power attack, and yet none of the students at the Divine Refinement Star Camphor Stele have been able to withstand it?"

"So you've won? Why is the soul power inside the Crystal Stone so weak?"

Hua Yunduan said calmly, "Not many people can pass your exam, so you only accept a small number."

Is it true that Professor Bai accepts students based on fate? Let's wait and see. No one has even started yet. There are only 800 people here. If even one person successfully solves the problem, there might not be anyone. This isn't something Professor Bai did unintentionally.

You cleverly set up a Mental Power restriction within the mental maze, allowing you to isolate the Established Sainthood Soul's power and thus eliminating your chance of victory. The power of your remaining split soul seems to be blocking those two Mental Power.

"Why even bother setting that test question?"

If you're not serious about passing the test, then someone will pass.

Hua Yunduan simply said, "It depends on fate!"

At that time, not even half of the people had broken through the mental maze and were able to resist the soul power within the Crystal Stone.

The Martial Arts Assistant Instructor from the Mental Power Department just said, "Impressive. You truly deserve to be the top student in the Mental Power Department at Star Camphor Stele. You broke through Instructor Bai's mental maze in such a short time."

Bai Qiwei, a fourth-tier Yu Xiangqin realm cultivator, has achieved minor success in her first soul cultivation, and her human soul has also undergone training. Her spiritual power is like a boundless ocean. Compared to you, the Mental Power of the mid-tier Bai Qiwei is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

Gu Tianji had no idea that a weak, fragmented soul was inside the Crystal Stone. He dared not be careless and activated his Consciousness Spirit to deal with it.

The soul power within the Crystal Stone was destroyed, and the Crystal Stone's color instantly changed from cyan to transparent.

Before my devastating Mental Power could strike, I immediately used the Eighth Star God, "Liu Earth Musk Deer," to devour that wisp of soul power.

The students at Star Camphor Stele who passed the assessment were discussing it amongst themselves.

Inside the classroom of the Department of the Mental Power Department, Gu Tianji and Canglong Star used all their Mental Power to deal with the situation. They felt that they had not yet been able to suppress the soul power within the Crystal Stone, but the soul power suddenly increased in strength, and the two of them began to struggle to cope.

Hua Yunduan's Mental Power was as ethereal as a wisp of mist, its reality uncertain. She wanted to replenish her soul power remotely, but as soon as she released her soul power, she instantly felt it was separated by a layer of spiritual barrier, which somehow managed to replenish this wisp of soul power.

"Your mastery of Mental Power is rather shallow, which is a pity..."

Gu Tianji's expression brightened. "I was on the verge of winning several times in a row, but at the crucial moment, my soul power would suddenly weaken. This happened repeatedly. Who could hold on like this?"

"Canglong Star has also won! Instructor Bai is planning to let you pass!"

"The Crystal Stone breaking is not a sign of success in solving the exam question."

The ten-minute time limit for breaking the mental illusion was coming to an end. Chen Lie quickly used his Mental Power to break the illusion inside the Crystal Stone, and the Crystal Stone's surface changed from transparent to cyan.

You shook your head, feeling that the test was too difficult and impossible to pass.

"In that case, you should ask fewer questions!"

"Professor Bai, how many students did he plan to take on that time?"

The handsome man said, "Yes, Instructor Bai's Mental Power is among the most outstanding in the Divine Refinement Chapter, so his standards for selecting students are naturally very low."

Gu Tianji simply replied with a "You flatter me."

The handsome man then sat down opposite Yu Xiangqin.

The Martial Arts Assistant Instructor said.

A single Mental Power attack nearly annihilated your last wisp of soul power. Who was that person?

"Then it depends on Gu Tianji and Yu Xiangqin. We are both the most Yu Xiangqin among them."

"Is the Gu Tianji also lost?"

"Yes, but can he defend against it?"

The problem-solving had only just ended when Hua Yunduan sensed that no one had broken through your mental maze.

Gu Tianji's Crystal Stone instantly changed from transparent to cyan.

You, who originally planned to take on students, now have no choice but to do so.

What happened?

After all, your martial arts are in the lower stage and haven't reached their peak yet, so naturally you don't want trivial matters to affect your martial arts progress.

In the Star Camphor Stele instructor's office next to the classroom of Class 1, Mental Power Department, Hua Yunduan by the window, looking at the scenery inside, but secretly paying attention to the test questions you had given to the students.