After the first round of assessments ended, more than three hundred people stood in the waiting area.
Those three hundred-plus people had been selected from among tens of thousands of applicants.
Every one of them was a genius with Innate Soul Power of at least Rank Seven. In any city or any academy, they would have been fought over.
Yet now, they were all crowded into this temporary waiting area outside Su Mo Academy's gates, like a batch of seedlings waiting to be chosen.
Feng Xiaotian leaned against the base of a wall with his arms crossed, his gaze slowly sweeping across the crowd.
He saw disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect, direct successors of the Wind Sword Sect, the young master of the White Tiger Sect, top students from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, as well as several renowned young independent Soul Masters.
He knew every one of their names and had heard of every one of them within Soul Master circles. More than three hundred geniuses, competing for only ten spots.
"All first-round tests have concluded. Three hundred and sixty-two candidates have passed!"
"Congratulations on passing the first round!"
"The second round will test your comprehension, and Dean Su Mo will personally oversee it!"
Ning Fengzhi closed the registration book, rose to his feet, and delivered a few formal remarks.
The moment they heard the words "comprehension," the atmosphere in the waiting area grew noticeably tenser.
With Su Mo personally testing their comprehension, this round was unlikely to be simple. Some were excited, some uneasy, and some had already begun silently reviewing every principle of Self-Created Soul Skills they knew, trying to get their minds ready in advance.
Ma Hongjun, however, seemed completely unfazed by the tense atmosphere. In his own estimation, with his