Trembling, Yu Xiaogang pressed his hand against the testing crystal ball.
Time ticked by, but nothing stirred inside the crystal ball.
A minute later.
Only then did a faint glimmer struggle to appear within the crystal ball, barely visible in broad daylight.
Yu Xiaogang was utterly dumbfounded.
How could my Soul Power be this weak!
He looked at the elder, his eyes bloodshot. "Elder, there must be something wrong with this crystal ball!"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang practically shout the words,
the guests in the stands couldn't help starting to talk among themselves again.
Lin Chuan couldn't help laughing at the sight.
That's Gangzi for you!
His Soul Power's no good, so he blames the crystal ball.
Noticing what had happened,
Yu Yuanzhen frowned as well.
Then he signaled the testing elder to do as Yu Xiaogang asked.
The elder in charge of the test reluctantly brought out another crystal ball.
"Xiaogang, try again."
After testing Soul Power for so many years, wouldn't he know if something was wrong with the crystal ball?
But Yu Xiaogang had awakened with half a level of Innate Soul Power!
Faced with such ridiculous talent, the testing elder would rather believe the crystal ball was faulty.
Hope flared in Yu Xiaogang once more.
I can definitely do it this time.
But a minute passed, and the result was still that barely perceptible glimmer.
His heart ashen, the testing elder announced:
"Innate Soul Power, half a level."
He grumbled inwardly:
If I'd known, I might as well have just announced half a level of Innate Soul Power and been done with it!
Now I've swapped crystal balls halfway through and only invited more ridicule!
When he heard the elder say half a level,
Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale. He stood rooted to the spot, as if struck by lightning.
His voice trembled.
"H-how many levels?"
The elder repeated helplessly:
"Half a level of Innate Soul Power."
Boom-
The crowd could no longer hold back!
Laughter rolled through the venue like waves, one after another.
They had barely managed to restrain themselves when Yu Xiaogang awakened a Mutated Martial Soul.
But half a level of Innate Soul Power? The people from the major powers nearly laughed their teeth out!
"Half a level of Soul Power and a pig Martial Soul? This is the genius with heaven-defying comprehension the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was talking about?"
They'd made such a grand affair of inviting everyone to watch the ceremony, so everyone had thought he must be something impressive!
Everyone still remembered how full of himself Yu Xiaogang had been at yesterday's banquet, looking down his nose at everyone!
Now the reckoning had finally come!
Among them,
the three from the Clear Sky Sect were still laughing the loudest.
Tang Hao couldn't help sneering in disdain:
"They even prepared an awakening ceremony for Yu Xiaogang? What nonsense."
Tang Xiao nodded.
He thought to himself:
Even with Xiao San's talent, our Clear Sky Sect keeps him tightly hidden. Who knows what the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was thinking?
In their eyes, the only genius of their generation who could compete with Xiao San now was Bibi Dong.
Even that Lin Chuan was nothing to fear!
No matter how impressive a healing-type Martial Soul was, its ability in a head-on fight was still inferior to a Power Attack System Martial Soul!
Much less could it be mentioned in the same breath as the Clear Sky Hammer.
Even Prince Xue Xing, who was on good terms with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, finally couldn't hold it in.
He laughed a few times, though he quickly stopped.
Meanwhile, over at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's seats,
Ning Fengzhi nearly sprayed out the tea in his mouth.
He muttered inwardly:
Can I go back already? Staying here is pure torture.
After a scene like this, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would undoubtedly hold a grudge against everyone present.
Whether they had laughed or not!
As long as they had seen the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in such a sorry state, who knew what the clan would think?
At Spirit Hall's seats,
Bibi Dong couldn't help casting a playful look at her teacher, Qian Xunji, when she saw this.
"Teacher, Yu Xiaogang really did awaken a Martial Soul the likes of which has never been seen before."
"But his Soul Power isn't unprecedented. Half a level of Innate Soul Power."
"It takes twenty Yu Xiaogangs to equal one junior brother!"
"It seems your information was a little inaccurate, Teacher."
Hearing her disciple tease her, even using Yu Xiaogang as a unit of measurement,
Qian Xunji's face darkened.
Yu Yuanzhen had boasted so confidently about how amazing Yu Xiaogang was that she'd actually believed him to some extent.
But now it was an absolute farce!
A child picked at random from Blazing Soul Village might well be better than Yu Xiaogang.
Still, Yu Xiaogang's talent being trash was a good thing. Spirit Hall was obviously guaranteed to win the wager, and that Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was as good as theirs.
But that was no reason for Bibi Dong to act so smug!
She couldn't help putting on a stern face and glaring at Bibi Dong.
"What? You see someone with poor talent and gloat over his misfortune?"
"Dong'er, you're being so arrogant. When we get back, I'll punish you by making you copy books."
At those words, Bibi Dong's face instantly went pale.
She considered studying theory the most miserable thing of all, and copying books was even worse.
She couldn't help looking pleadingly at Qian Xunji and tugging on her sleeve.
"Please don't, Teacher."
But Qian Xunji was utterly unmoved.
Lin Chuan, sitting on the other side, couldn't help snickering.
Haji Dong!
You've really turned the natural order upside down, even daring to tease your teacher!
Now you'll get what's coming to you!
He quickly composed himself again and put on a solemn, serious expression.
Bibi Dong turned and glared at Lin Chuan, gritting her teeth.
If I can't deal with Teacher, do you think I can't deal with you, my wicked junior brother?
When we get back, I'll have you copy those books for me.
Lin Chuan shrugged at Bibi Dong's expression, as though she wanted to bite him.
He saw through Bibi Dong's thoughts at a glance.
You want me to copy them for you? Not a chance!
More than that, he wanted to see whether Yu Xiaogang could still act as arrogantly as before after awakening with half a level of Innate Soul Power.
As for the biggest winner this time, it was probably Liu Erlong!
In the distance,
Liu Erlong hadn't expected Yu Xiaogang to awaken with such trashy Innate Soul Power either. It was downright disgraceful.
She had been worried about Brother Lin Chuan before, but now it seemed she'd been fretting that the sky might fall.
It looked like that Soul Bone was certain to end up in Spirit Hall's hands.
She had never considered pitting her level-eight Soul Power against Lin Chuan.
If level-eight Soul Power could beat Lin Chuan, then what qualified Brother Lin Chuan to be the Pope's disciple?
As she thought, she watched the reactions of the clan members around her.
In her view, a situation like this needed to be dealt with promptly.
Though she couldn't stand Yu Xiaogang, as a fellow clan member, she also disdained to throw stones at him while he was down a well.
Yet the clan members' reactions also shocked her greatly, while making her feel that perhaps this was how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was supposed to be.
No matter who you were, they bullied everyone all the same.
They vented their anger on Yu Xiaogang.
Hearing the mockery and laughter around them,
not just the younger clan members, but even the elders trembled all over with anger, their tempers flaring.
If I can't berate those guests, can't I at least berate you, Yu Xiaogang?
The clan members cursed at Yu Xiaogang:
"Everyone pinned their hopes on you, and you actually awakened such a useless Martial Soul!"
"Yu Xiaogang, you're simply not fit to be a member of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"