"That's impossible!"
Han Lingxi cried out involuntarily.
Both of Kong Xuan's Soul Rings were purple.
Thousand-Year Soul Rings!
And even his First Soul Ring was a thousand-year one!
The Soul Fighting Arena instantly erupted.
Even their homeroom teacher, Ren Jun, hovering in midair, stared fixedly at those two circles of purple light, his fingers trembling unconsciously.
As a teacher who had come from Shrek, he understood better than anyone what this meant. This Soul Ring configuration shattered the common knowledge of the Soul Master World!
According to the theories of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang from ten thousand years ago, the maximum age of the First Soul Ring a Soul Master could absorb was 423 years, while the maximum age of the Second Soul Ring was 764 years.
Although ten thousand years of development meant those earlier theories no longer applied in the present era, and some geniuses' Second Soul Rings had already reached a maximum age of a thousand years.
But a thousand-year First Soul Ring was something Ren Jun had neither heard of nor seen before!
Moreover, judging by the color of Kong Xuan's First Soul Ring, it had not merely just reached a thousand years.
When Kong Xuan first obtained his First Soul Ring, its age had only been a little over three hundred years.
But after two years of cultivation and nourishment, his First Soul Ring had now reached 2,567 years.
His Second Soul Ring had already surpassed five thousand years, reaching 5,273 years.
The colors of Kong Xuan's Soul Rings dealt everyone an enormous shock.
Only after they calmed down a little did it occur to them that Kong Xuan was already a Soul Grandmaster with two Soul Rings!
Not only were his Soul Rings' ages beyond imagination, but his own Soul Power also far surpassed that of his peers.
An opponent like this simply left them in despair!
The Empowerment Chain that had just condensed before Bi Jin seemed to lose the support of his Soul Power, drooping limply to the ground.
His mouth hung open, but he could not make a sound.
Wang Xiao's Martial Soul Possession ended outright, and he looked as though his soul had been sucked away.
Although Ye Lingtong had the highest cultivation among them, her mental fortitude seemed to be the weakest. Her legs went limp, and she actually collapsed onto the ground.
"I... we..."
Han Lingxi's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. Staring blankly at Kong Xuan's two purple Soul Rings, she could not even finish a sentence.
Kong Xuan watched them calmly, the two purple Soul Rings pulsing slowly around him and radiating suffocating pressure.
He said nothing and did not even take a fighting stance, but everyone understood that this was no longer a battle between people on the same level.
With two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, Kong Xuan's explosive combat strength was already no weaker than that of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.
A Soul Ancestor fighting a Soul Master was as simple as an adult beating a child.
If Bi Jin and the other three had previously still possessed the courage to stake everything on a fight, now...
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Ren Jun looked at the four's current state and took a deep breath. His voice trembled slightly as he said, "The match... is over. Kong Xuan wins!"
There were no cheers, no applause.
The entire Soul Fighting Arena was utterly silent. Everyone was still immersed in the shock of those two purple Soul Rings.
Bi Jin and the other three still stood rooted in place like wooden chickens, their eyes hollow, as though they had endured a nightmare.
After working hard enough to be called a genius, meeting a true genius really was like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky.
That gulf in their minds was truly difficult to accept.
Kong Xuan withdrew his Soul Rings and spun the Atlas Spear in a beautiful flourish before it vanished.
Ren Jun continued his announcement. "Then Kong Xuan will be the class monitor from now on. No objections, I assume?"
Only as his voice rang throughout the Soul Fighting Arena did everyone seem to awaken from their shock.
Naturally, no one objected. Kong Xuan's strength and talent had already won everyone over.
From then on, the students of the Soul Master class looked at Kong Xuan very differently, their gazes filled with respect and fear.
Respect for his talent, fear of his strength.
When Kong Xuan left the Soul Fighting Arena and returned to the students, his roommate Xu Wei immediately rushed over.
"Brother Xuan, you're incredible!"
His eyes shone with excitement and admiration, as though Kong Xuan had become the only sun in his heart, making him unable to stop orbiting around him.
"A thousand-year First Soul Ring! How did you do it, Brother Xuan?"
"With your talent, Brother Xuan, even those geniuses at Shrek Academy couldn't compare to you, right?"
Xu Wei chattered on endlessly. Quite a few people nearby cast him scornful looks, finding his "fawning flattery" downright embarrassing, yet inwardly they somewhat envied how naturally he could stay by Kong Xuan's side.
The match was over, and the choice of class monitor had been settled.
Ren Jun descended from midair into the crowd as well. Looking at the students in his class, he said, "The class monitor has been decided. Next comes today's second item: physical testing!"
"Everyone, follow me to the physical testing room!"
Ren Jun took the lead, and the students and even teachers watching nearby all cleared a path.
After the Soul Master class left, the spectators in the Soul Fighting Arena departed as well. The show they had come to see was over.
They had not expected new students of eight or nine years old to actually give them such a stunning "performance."
The name "Kong Xuan" had already become an indispensable part of their discussions. Presumably, it would soon resound throughout the academy.
After almost everyone had left, two figures still stood beside the railing on the northern side of the Soul Fighting Arena.
They watched the exit of the Soul Fighting Arena as the crowd poured out like a tide.
"Now that's interesting!"
The corners of a handsome boy's lips curled upward. He was around ten years old, with bright, large blue eyes and an expression full of interest.
"What's wrong? Feeling humbled, Brother?"
Beside him, a girl who bore a sixty-percent resemblance to him spoke with a hint of teasing in her voice.
Her eyes were blue too, but she had long, wine-red hair, which gleamed alongside the boy's blond hair in the sunlight.
They were also a brother and sister. The older brother was named Xiao Hongchen, and the younger sister was named Meng Hongchen.
They were the grandson and granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and were now rising talents at the academy.
Faced with his sister's teasing, Xiao Hongchen curled his lip. "Meng, you should know me. When have I ever been humbled? I've always been the one humbling others."
Meng Hongchen laughed at his words. "Yes, yes, my big brother is a genius, the youngest Level 3 Soul Engineer since the academy's founding!"
Now ten years old, Xiao Hongchen had already become a Level 3 Soul Engineer and advanced to the third year.
Such talent and strength did indeed give him the right to be proud.
But then Meng Hongchen asked, "Still, Brother, his first and second Soul Rings are both thousand-year ones. And becoming a Soul Grandmaster at eight means his cultivation speed isn't any slower than yours."
As Jing Hongchen's successors, they naturally knew more than others about this newly established Soul Master class, as well as Kong Xuan's background.
Previously, they had only heard their grandfather Jing Hongchen speak of how talented Kong Xuan was. Seeing it with their own eyes this time had indeed shocked them both.
Xiao Hongchen sighed helplessly. "Fine, I admit his talent really is greater than mine. Happy now?"
"But if we actually fought, he definitely wouldn't be my match!"
"Brother, you're two years older than him. Even if you won, there'd be nothing to be proud of."
As Meng Hongchen spoke, the image of Kong Xuan in the Soul Fighting Arena surfaced in her mind again, and her eyes brightened a little more. "But his eyes are golden! And he's really handsome too!"
Seeing his sister's expression, Xiao Hongchen smacked her on the head. "Hey! Stop swooning over him. He's still a child!"
Xiao Hongchen knew his sister very well. He knew she was a total looks fanatic!
Meng Hongchen, however, thought nothing of it. "I'm a child too!"
All one could say was that she truly lived up to being someone who fell in love with twelve-year-old Wang Dong at first sight. Truly worthy of the Romance Continent!
Xiao Hongchen shook his head. "I really don't know what to do with you!"