Chapter 65

"What is your name?" The disciple in the white robe stared at the second person who had stepped forward and asked.

"Qian Lixing." The young man who had stepped forward answered loudly.

"Good, you know what to do, right?"

"I know." Qian Lixing immediately nodded.

"Go and take the test." The man in the white robe pointed to the large testing sphere.

Qian Lixing immediately walked confidently to the testing sphere, muttering to himself, "Isn't this just a redundant step? When I was eight, I was tested in my family and found to have a natural affinity for both water and wood elements, which caused a great stir at the time. People with dual attributes are much stronger than those with a single attribute. Even Zhao Xushan qualified, so how could I not?"

With a hint of disdain in his heart, Qian Lixing arrogantly raised his right hand and placed it on the testing sphere.

"Swish!" A faint green light quickly burst out from the testing sphere.

The disciple in the white robe, seeing this, immediately shook his head. From the weak light, it was clear that this person's natural wood affinity was not outstanding.

But in the next moment, the testing sphere emitted another faint emerald green light.

"Water and wood dual attributes?" The disciple in the white robe was visibly moved, not expecting him to have dual attributes. It seemed that he should qualify for this test.

"How about it? Senior, am I qualified?" Qian Lixing slowly withdrew his right hand and looked at the gray-robed elder, his tone slightly boastful.

"Water and wood dual attributes, but both are of the lower rank, so you are not qualified." The gray-robed elder immediately said coldly.

"Ah? How is that possible?" Qian Lixing was taken aback, his eyes full of disbelief.

In the past, when he was tested in his family, he was found to have a natural affinity for both water and wood elements, which caused a great stir. His family then increased the intensity of his training, which led to him having the strength of a mid-level Battle Master today. But he never expected that in the eyes of the gray-robed elder, he, a family genius with dual attributes, would be deemed unqualified.

This was something he could not accept at all.

"The testing sphere in your family can only detect the five elements you possess, but it cannot determine their rank. Our Liuyun Sect's testing sphere is much more advanced. It can not only detect the specific elements you possess but also determine their rank. Although Zhao Xushan only has a natural affinity for the metal element, his single affinity is of the highest rank. He can reach the peak of cultivation in metal element techniques in the future. However, you, Qian Lixing, cannot. Your two natural affinities are both of the lowest rank. Your cultivation will be limited in the future. If there is no miracle, reaching the Battle General realm will be your limit. Therefore, I judge you as unqualified. Are you convinced?" The gray-robed elder explained slowly.

"Ah?" Including Qian Lixing, everyone was shocked and their mouths hung open, unable to close for a long time.

Because they had never heard of a testing sphere that could determine the rank of the five elements' natural affinities. This greatly exceeded their understanding.

Although they came from various large families on the continent, the testing spheres in their families only had one function: to test whether a person had a natural affinity and what kind of element it was. The concept of rank was something they had never heard of before.

It seemed that the Liuyun Sect, being one of the nine major sects, was indeed worthy of its reputation. Even this small testing sphere had its own secrets.

Thinking of this, those who were originally confident immediately became somewhat uneasy. Although they had already been tested in their families and found to have one or several natural affinities, who knew what their specific ranks were? If they were of the lower rank like Qian Lixing, they would be eliminated.

"Are you convinced?" Seeing that Qian Lixing was still in a daze and not responding, the gray-robed elder said indifferently.

"I am not convinced. Although this testing sphere has determined that my two natural affinities are of the lower rank, I will prove to you that my cultivation will not stop at the Battle General realm. If I break through the Battle General realm, I will come to your Liuyun Sect and smash this hateful sphere to pieces." Qian Lixing said fiercely.

"Good, if that day comes, you are welcome to come and smash the testing sphere." The gray-robed elder immediately nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

"Humph!" Qian Lixing immediately glared at the gray-robed elder and left with a flick of his sleeve.

"Continue." After the discontented Qian Lixing left, the gray-robed elder nodded at the disciple in the white robe.

"Next." The disciple in the white robe immediately pointed to the third person.

"What is your name?"

"Gu Xihong."

"Go."

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The testing of natural affinities was carried out in an extremely tense atmosphere, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed.

In this half hour, more than fifty people had been tested, but the results were not optimistic. Among them, more than forty people had lower-rank affinities and were eliminated. Only about ten people were found to have higher or middle ranks, meeting the criteria and standing beside the gray-robed elder.

It was now the second row's turn, and Lu Tianyu was standing in the third position of the second row. The two people in front of him were Gu Xineng and Sima Ye.

"What is your name?" "Gu Xineng." "Go!"

Since everyone was already familiar with the testing process, the disciple in the white robe did not say much, just asked his name and pointed to the testing sphere, letting him go and test himself.

Gu Xineng, hearing this, immediately approached the testing sphere with a nervous heart. He was a direct descendant of the Gu family, a medium-sized family on the continent. Although he had been tested in his family and found to have three natural affinities, he did not know their specific ranks. Therefore, Gu Xineng's heart was still high with anxiety, fearing that his affinities might be of the lower rank.

"Swish!" As Gu Xineng placed his right hand on the testing sphere and input a thread of energy, the large testing sphere immediately burst out with a bright green light, making everyone squint their eyes.

"Wood attribute, top rank!" Without the gray-robed elder's reminder, everyone already knew what the bright green light meant.

But it was not over yet. The next moment, after the green light dissipated, a bright golden light quickly burst out from the testing sphere.

"Metal attribute, top rank!" Everyone exclaimed in unison, and even the gray-robed elder's face gradually showed a smile.

On the entire continent, if someone had two natural affinities, they could be called a genius. But Gu Xineng's two affinities were both of the top rank, so his future prospects were boundless. The gray-robed elder naturally looked at him with new respect.

Just as everyone thought Gu Xineng was about to finish, unexpectedly, after the golden light dissipated, another bright emerald green light shot up, illuminating the entire testing hall in emerald green.

"Water attribute, top rank?" Everyone's eyes widened, and their mouths hung open, unable to close for a long time.

If two top-rank attributes could only be considered an ordinary genius, then having three attributes was absolutely a super genius.

After the emerald green light gradually dissipated, Gu Xineng finally withdrew his right hand, feeling a great sense of relief, and his heart, which had been high, finally settled.

"Ha ha, good, very good. You have three natural affinities for metal, wood, and water, all of the top rank. You are a super genius, qualified. Young man, come stand beside me." The gray-robed elder immediately laughed and warmly beckoned to Gu Xineng.

Under the extremely envious and admiring gazes of everyone, Gu Xineng stood beside the gray-robed elder, but his expression was very calm, without any sign of arrogance. This made the gray-robed elder look at him with even more respect.

"Your character is very good. At such a young age, you can remain so calm and composed. Your future prospects are boundless." The gray-robed elder could not help but praise him softly.

"Thank you for your praise, Senior. I am still weak in strength. I hope you will guide me in the future." Gu Xineng immediately said respectfully.

"En, no problem." The gray-robed elder, hearing this, quickly made a decision in his mind, considering him as a candidate for his second closed-door disciple. If Lu Tianyu was unfortunately eliminated in this natural affinity test, he would directly take Gu Xineng as his closed-door disciple.

"Next."

"Sima Ye!"

"Go!" Finally, it was Sima Ye's turn, who was standing in front of Lu Tianyu.

Lu Tianyu immediately looked over and saw that she still had a calm expression, slowly walking to the testing sphere and extending her crystal-white hand to place it on the sphere.

"Swish!" A bright emerald green light shot up, instantly illuminating the entire hall.

At this moment, Sima Ye suddenly withdrew her right hand and looked at the gray-robed elder indifferently.

"Huh?" The gray-robed elder, seeing this, could not help but exclaim inwardly. He felt that Sima Ye's test was very strange, as if she had not used her full strength, and there might be other natural affinities that had not been detected.

But since Sima Ye did not want to continue the test, there was nothing he could do. He could only announce loudly, "Natural water attribute, top rank. Come stand beside me."

"Yes, Senior." Sima Ye immediately nodded and stood beside the gray-robed elder with a calm expression.

"Next!"

"Lu Tianyu."

"Go!" The disciple in the white robe pointed to the testing sphere.

Lu Tianyu immediately stepped forward, his heart suddenly rising to his throat, because although he already knew that he had natural affinities for all five elements, he did not know their specific ranks.

Anyone, when faced with the unknown, would feel a sense of confusion and fear, and Lu Tianyu was no exception.

When Lu Tianyu stood in front of the testing sphere, everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.

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