An Unprecedented Ninth Light

The female evaluator had only just calmed her turbulent emotions when, in the next instant, she saw the eighth light appear on the electronic screen. Her beautiful eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in fright.

Around the raised platform...

The people whose expressions had gradually calmed all suddenly widened their eyes again, as if they had seen a ghost, their gazes filled with indescribable terror.

"No..."

"Impossible!!!"

"How could an SS-grade talent truly exist?"

Just then.

As Sun Zhengchu let out a near-hysterical roar, the dumbfounded people standing around finally began to come back to their senses one after another.

That was right!

An SS-grade martial arts talent!

And.

Judging by the intensity of the light.

It was definitely SS+ grade.

This was a level that existed only in legends on Sky Net Star.

Who would have thought.

Such a miracle would be born in tiny Tong City.

If the outside world learned this news.

It would probably cause an immediate uproar throughout the entire Human Base.

One had to know.

Even the four publicly acknowledged Star-Gathering Realm powerhouses of today possessed only S+-grade martial arts talents.

And to this day.

In the legends...

Only the Martial God Baili Yuchen possessed the supreme double S-grade talent.

"Damn!"

"Another light actually lit up!"

"This feels pretty easy!"

When Lu Yun saw the eighth light illuminate, he was actually less excited than before.

He even felt a little bored now.

Since it had been completely confirmed that his talent had reached the maximum level, all that remained was to wait and see how many lights this testing device could display at most.

"This stage seems rather boring. Maybe the upcoming combat test will be more interesting."

Just as his thoughts began to drift.

The lights on the electronic screen became even more dazzling. Suddenly, the ninth light emerged.

In an instant.

The entire place fell deathly silent.

Not a single person dared to utter half a word.

Even Sun Zhengchu, who had been roaring moments ago, stopped, staring blankly at the scene before him like a wooden chicken.

As for the others who understood what this scene represented, they finally seemed to realize something, and their bodies could not help trembling.

Everyone's eyes were filled with fear, doubt, and shock...

However.

There was not the slightest trace of jealousy!

It was like this: if a companion by your side surpassed you by only a little, you might feel somewhat unwilling to accept it.

But when he was simply too far ahead of you, having already reached a height beyond your grasp, all that remained... was admiration and worship.

An SSS+-grade martial arts talent.

This was a concept that had already far exceeded people's understanding.

Although the testing device had such a maximum setting, in truth, even the Martial God Baili Yuchen had possessed only an SS+-grade talent back then.

The female evaluator was so excited that she could barely breathe.

She simply could not imagine what kind of earth-shaking storm would erupt once the test result reached the outside world.

"Perhaps... there's a slight problem with the testing device. We'll continue the test after a ten-minute break."

The female evaluator employed a delaying tactic. She first had the staff replace the device, then called over her assistant to oversee the remaining work while she secretly rushed to headquarters to report to her superiors.

"What exactly happened?"

"I told you... there must have been a problem with the test. How could an SSS+-grade martial arts talent possibly appear for real?"

"You scared the life out of me! So the machine malfunctioned!"

As the testing resumed in an orderly fashion, no contestant with a martial arts talent above B+ grade appeared after Lu Yun.

The people present gradually regained their composure. Aside from a small number who still harbored doubts, the vast majority had already come to believe that the machine had definitely malfunctioned earlier.

However.

When Sun Zhengchu and the others looked toward the direction Lu Yun had left from earlier, they were surprised to discover that he had vanished at some point.

It turned out that before leaving, the female evaluator had secretly sent Lu Yun an electronic certificate for a B+-grade martial arts talent, telling him to first proceed to the next stage of the combat test.

Lu Yun also felt that there was little point in staying here any longer. The combat test would be more interesting, so after receiving his clearance certificate, he quickly slipped away without a sound.

Not long afterward.

Following the markers on the ground, he arrived before an arched gate.

After facial recognition, the barrier before the gate opened automatically. After walking another twenty or thirty meters inside, a hall spanning several thousand square meters came into view.

At this moment, many people in the hall stood gathered in groups of three or five, talking among themselves.

What surprised Lu Yun was that, compared to the area for the previous talent test, almost everyone here had an aura far surpassing that of an ordinary person. Even the weakest were martial artists in the Early Houtian Realm.

"No wonder only those who passed the previous test could enter the combat test. This really can save quite a few resources," Lu Yun thought to himself, secretly nodding.

Only now did he understand why everyone had to take the talent test first, and why they needed at least a C--grade martial arts talent before qualifying for the combat test.

After all, as Lu Xingwen's only son, he spent most of his time at the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall and considered himself to have seen quite a few martial artists.

Yet compared to these people in the hall, he could see the gap at a glance.

The Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall still had many ordinary people, with Body Tempering Realm rookies making up the overwhelming majority.

But even if one randomly picked someone from here, no matter which martial arts hall they were placed in, they could probably overshadow more than half its students.

Of course, as a Sea-Opening Realm powerhouse, Lu Yun merely found it somewhat unexpected. With his current strength, he could crush them all with a single finger.

What truly interested him...

Were the extraterrestrial beasts he would inevitably encounter in the upcoming combat test.

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