Chapter 54

As he finished speaking, he swung his fist and punched the teacher. The scene became chaotic, and the surrounding young men, who were mostly unable to continue their prayers, turned their heads to look at the bulky youth. The teacher let out a cold snort. As the fist descended, he placed his hand on the bulky youth's thick arm, pulling and guiding it, causing the youth to lose his balance. The onlookers hadn't even seen what had happened when the large body was directly thrown out, landing on the ground. All the young men who had forgotten to pray and were watching the commotion felt a chill in their hearts, realizing that the teachers of the Church Academy actually had such formidable strength.

"What are you looking at? Don't you want to enroll?" the teacher, dressed in a green robe, scolded in a low voice. The young men all withdrew their gazes and continued their prayers, and the scene quickly quieted down.

Each of the young men in the hall felt the divine power. Some continuously absorbed the threads of light projected from the dome's constellations, which entered their bodies from different angles. Some were surrounded by flickering light, as if enveloped in a cocoon of starlight. Even Dwight received a thread of divine light, though his face turned red just like during the test at the Moonlight City temple. However, a thread of light from the dome's constellations did indeed fall on his body.

Only Jiang Junming's body remained empty, with all the light bypassing him, as if it were disdainful of him.

The two priests on the platform noticed Jiang Junming. The short old priest was about to point at Jiang Junming and have him removed, but the commotion caused by the bulky youth delayed him for a moment. At this point, seeing that no light from the dome had fallen on Jiang Junming, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he looked at Jiang Junming with disdain, thinking to himself, "These people from Moonlight City are really making a fuss. There are only a few of them, and apart from little Price, none of them are decent."

Jiang Junming was also feeling anxious. He heard the names of the young men who couldn't sense the divine power being called out and being expelled from the hall. Although he hadn't been called yet, it was only a matter of time. If he couldn't sense the divine power, the consequences would be dire. Jiang Junming didn't want to be sent back to Moonlight City just after arriving in Dusk City. However, no matter how he prayed or tried to contact the AI, there was no response.

Hurry up... Jiang Junming was in a panic, knowing that the short old priest could point at him at any moment, and he would be expelled from the Church Academy. Could it be that the AI's energy was depleted and it needed to hibernate for a long time?

At that moment, Jiang Junming heard the mechanical and cold voice of the AI in his mind. Although it had no emotion, to Jiang Junming, it sounded like the most beautiful sound in the world.

"High-quality energy detected, beginning absorption." As the AI's voice echoed in Jiang Junming's mind, the threads of light from the dome's constellations no longer avoided his body and began to fall on him. The AI seemed to be non-discriminatory, absorbing all the threads of light from any constellation that were near him.

The short old priest was about to point at Jiang Junming and have the teacher remove him, but at that instant, the light from the dome seemed to change. He paused, glanced at the light, and when his gaze returned to Jiang Junming, he was stunned.

"This is impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

The two old priests on the platform said in unison, their voices overlapping and sounding strange. Even stranger was their tone, as if they had seen something unbelievable. Even with their extensive experience, they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

The threads of light from the dome's constellations swirled around Jiang Junming, not rejecting him in the slightest, and were absorbed in an orderly manner. Regardless of the constellation, the light was absorbed the same way.

Jiang Junming's body emitted no light; all the light that fell on him was absorbed without discrimination. Various lights flickered around him, creating a bizarre and colorful scene. Amidst the changing lights, Jiang Junming's devout prayer seemed even more solemn and sacred, untouchable.

The tall old priest didn't argue with the short old priest but raised his hand in surprise, pointing at Jiang Junming.

The onlookers' gazes were all focused on Jiang Junming, stunned by the strange phenomenon. Even the female students who were infatuated were in a daze, staring at Jiang Junming, who was surrounded by various lights. When the tall old priest, the High Priest of Justice, pointed at Jiang Junming, a chorus of "ah" sounds rang out.

"Is he really cheating? I can't see how," a student whispered to a classmate, not understanding what he was seeing. The threads of light from the dome's constellations had never behaved this way, absorbing all the light and all the auras into one person.

This was impossible to explain. When the tall old priest pointed at Jiang Junming, it seemed to provide a reasonable explanation—cheating.

"I can't see how that youth is cheating... How is he doing it?"

"If you could see it, you would already be a priest. But if he can absorb any kind of light, isn't that cheating?"

The teacher, dressed in a green robe, looked at Jiang Junming in shock, as everything he knew was being overturned by the youth. But when he saw the tall old priest point at Jiang Junming, though puzzled, he led the senior students over.

The young men being tested together sensed the unusual situation and, hearing the onlookers' discussions, opened their eyes to see what was happening.

Little Price's first thought was whether this strange phenomenon was caused by Jiang Junming. Though he was prepared, when he saw the situation around Jiang Junming, he was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes. What was he seeing? Various lights were surrounding him and being absorbed. What was going on? The speed of absorbing divine power was already ignored by Price, and his mind was filled with the image of Jiang Junming enveloped in the threads of light from the dome's constellations. This completely overturned Price's expectations, and even after the test at the Moonlight City temple, he still couldn't believe what he was seeing.

In front of Jiang Junming, a girl in a light red coat turned her head to look at him. Her long, white neck was elegant, and when she turned her head, she looked like a beautiful swan. When she saw what was happening, her eyes suddenly widened.

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