Chapter 1845: 1842: Talent Overloaded!
Chapter 1845: Chapter 1842: Talent Overloaded!
The person referred to as Li Lang by Master Morlan responded with a word and then guided Li Chen to stand in front of a Spirit Testing Stele.
“You should already know how the test is conducted, so I won’t delve into it further. Just begin!”
Li Chen nodded, indicating his understanding.
Then, he followed the Breathing Technique taught by Beiming Xue and took a deep breath.
After clearing his mind of distractions, he placed his palm flat on the Spirit Testing Stele.
None of the five elemental attributes representing elemental power responded.
Seeing this, Li Lang shook his head in disappointment and said, “No Spirit Root, you may leave!”
Master Morlan, witnessing this scene, also appeared quite disappointed.
Such a person could never match someone like Zhao Qinglan, a Heavenly Pride Girl.
No matter how close their relationship was before, from this day on, they would belong to two different worlds.
Zhao Qinglan would step by step become a Fairy adored by the stars.
While Li Chen could only remain in the mundane world, quietly gazing upwards.
Zhao Qinglan was momentarily stunned to find out that Li Chen had no Spirit Root.
“Master Morlan, could it be that the Spirit Testing Stele is malfunctioning? How could Brother Li Chen, who is so formidable, have no Spirit Root?”
Hearing Zhao Qinglan’s words, Morlan shook his head, thinking: This girl is indeed from a small place, having never seen much of the world, with just a bit of martial skills, she sees someone as very formidable.
Morlan wanted to enlighten Zhao Qinglan, but before she could speak, an incredible scene unfolded.
The five basic elemental attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, all had no response.
Yet, the corresponding Talent Star Value instantly skyrocketed.
One star!
Two stars!
Three stars!
…
Seven stars!
Eight stars!
Nine stars!
Once all nine stars were filled, the entire Spirit Testing Stele couldn’t withstand such a burst of talent and shattered with a bang.
“Hiss!”
Witnessing this staggering scene, the whole venue fell into dead silence, leaving everyone repeatedly gasping in astonishment.
“What’s going on, how did the Spirit Testing Stele shatter?”
Li Lang, standing nearby, almost popped his eyes out in shock.
Master Morlan was also quite stunned. She stepped forward to closely examine the shattered Spirit Testing Stele.
“It might be an issue with the Spirit Testing Stele, let’s test it again!”
As she said this, Morlan was filled with doubts.
The Spirit Testing Steles at their academy were pre-checked, with nearly zero chance of malfunctioning.
But if it wasn’t due to a malfunction, the scene before her eyes was simply inexplicable.
Soon, they replaced the Spirit Testing Stele for Li Chen with a new one.
However, the result remained unchanged!
Moreover, the second Spirit Testing Stele also met the same fate, breaking on the spot.
Morlan, unconvinced by this, changed the Spirit Testing Stele for Li Chen once more.
Yet, the final result was still the same.
Seeing that Morlan intended to continue testing, Li Lang hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.
“Sister Lan, perhaps we should stop the testing, otherwise, if all the Spirit Testing Steles break, our subsequent admissions work can’t proceed!”
Morlan thought that Li Lang’s words were not unreasonable, so she nodded and said, “This matter must be reported to Dean Tai, his experience is vast, perhaps he might know the reason?”
Then she looked at Li Chen and said, “Come with me to see Dean Tai!”
Regarding the abnormal events surrounding him, Li Chen had long been accustomed.
Moreover, he secretly speculated in his heart that it might be related to that Meteorite Heart within his Dantian?
Li Chen and Zhao Qinglan followed Master Morlan into the inner courtyard.
The dean of the Imperial College, named Tai Mu, had already reached the Peak of Late-stage Divinity Transformation Realm, ranking among the top ten in the Heavenly List of Great Powers.
His disciples were spread all over the world, and even the present King was one of his disciples.
After hearing Morlan’s account, Tai Mu was also incredibly shocked.
Subsequently, he instructed Li Chen to conduct the test on a new Spirit Testing Stele.
There is a grading system for goods, and the Spirit Testing Steles are categorized accordingly.
The Spirit Testing Stele placed in the inner courtyard of the academy was naturally of much higher quality than those ordinary ones outside.
Yet, even so, this top-quality Spirit Testing Stele couldn’t avoid collapsing.
This utterly baffling scene left Dean Tai Mu clicking his tongue in amazement.
He kept stroking his goatee, murmuring “Truly strange” repeatedly.
Seeing this, Master Morlan stepped forward and boldly asked, “Dean, can you discern the reason?”
Dean Tai Mu pondered for a long while, then shook his head and said, “In my lifetime, I’ve encountered countless bizarre events, but something like today, with no Spirit Root attribute yet a bursting Talent Star Value, is unprecedented.”
Master Morlan, seeing this, inquired further, “Dean, what should we do now? Without a Spirit Root, one cannot practice Spirit Arts!”
Upon hearing Master Morlan’s words, Zhao Qinglan, who had remained silent, became anxious, fearing that Li Chen would be rejected.
Disregarding protocol, she quickly said, “Master, Dean, Brother Li Chen is truly strong. He even killed the Wind Wolf King in our place!”
Hearing the mention of the Wind Wolf King, both Dean Tai Mu and Master Morlan stiffened.
This was a fourth-level Demon Beast, and even Golden Core Cultivators would find it tremendously troublesome.
No one could have imagined that without a Spirit Root, Li Chen could slay the Wind Wolf King; it was simply unbelievable.
“It seems he is a prodigy in Martial Cultivation!” Dean Tai Mu exclaimed in amazement.
Though the future of Martial Cultivation is far less promising than that of the Dao path.
Securing a prodigy in Martial Cultivation for the academy made the dean quite pleased.
Afraid Li Chen might feel frustrated, he offered encouragement:
“Young man, though you have no Spirit Root, your potential is immense. If fate allows, you might Breakthrough and create your own legend.”
Upon hearing Dean Tai Mu’s words, Li Chen repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Truthfully, learning that he had no Spirit Root had left him very disheartened.
He had been in this world for some time now.
He was thoroughly aware of the importance of a Spirit Root.
Without a Spirit Root, not only would reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm be impossible, but even attaining the Golden Core threshold would be enough to halt him.
Yet now, hearing from Dean Tai Mu that he still had hope of a Breakthrough, rekindled a spark of hope within him.
“Thank you, Dean. I will work hard!”
Dean Tai Mu nodded in approval and said, “Then head to the Martial Arts Academy for the test!”
Li Chen answered and got up to leave.
After watching Li Chen and Zhao Qinglan depart, Morlan couldn’t help but ask.
“Dean, is it truly possible for someone to Breakthrough?”
Dean Tai Mu was silent for a while, then nodded and said, “Yes, but in ten thousand years, there have only been two people!”
“One was Moda from nine thousand years ago, and the other was Sha Polang from three thousand years ago!”
Hearing these two names, Master Morlan was deeply shocked.
Due to the time gap, she didn’t have much impression of Moda.
But Sha Polang, that name was legendary.
Sha Polang from back then was acclaimed as the top expert of the Demon Path, and his founded Heavenly Wolf Sect was the nightmare of countless righteous cultivators.
If he hadn’t ultimately fallen under the Heavenly Tribulation, perhaps the Heavenly Dragon Empire would already have become the territory of the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
Morlan could never have imagined that such a fearsome Demon Expert was initially a cultivator without a Spirit Root; it was simply incredible.