Chapter 22

The soul-seizing technique.

If Barley Yan had been maintaining the composure of a dean up until this point, his expression finally aligned with everyone else's after uttering these four words, replaced by fear.

He looked at Guo Youdao, then at Lu Ping.

The soul force had already vanished, completely and thoroughly.

The confrontation between Lu Ping and Big had, in fact, lasted only an instant, with the two exchanging a single punch.

Big fell down, even knocking over Yuan Yi, but at this moment, everyone had forgotten to care about the two of them, all eyes fixed on Lu Ping. The doctor from Xiageng Academy, who had been checking on Yuan Yi, was so frightened by the confrontation that he fell to the ground.

Lu Ping's expression had already returned to calm, and Su Tang had just woken up.

Lying on Lu Ping's back, she was now the center of everyone's attention, but she didn't feel anything out of the ordinary. She looked at the two people lying on the ground, unconscious, glanced at the doctor who was trembling in fear, and then at the wary and fearful eyes of everyone around her. Her first words were, "How many points did I get?"

"I don't know, the tower collapsed again." Lu Ping answered her immediately.

Then, both of their gazes turned to Guo Youdao, the only one who seemed calm. This wasn't the key reason they were looking at him; the key was that Guo Youdao had the final say on Su Tang's score.

"Full marks." Guo Youdao smiled and gave the score.

"Great." Su Tang expressed genuine happiness.

"Amazing." Lu Ping also praised, then asked, "Can we go back now?"

"Yes." Guo Youdao nodded.

So, Lu Ping turned and left, still carrying Su Tang on his back.

The scene was silent, no one spoke, and then...

Rattle, rattle, rattle...

The sound of wheels rolling on the ground broke the silence again. Morin pushed Xifan in a wheelchair and hurriedly followed the two, gradually disappearing into the distance, leaving behind four somewhat peculiar figures.

Everyone on the examination platform exchanged glances, maintaining the silence.

"Ah..." Suddenly, someone called out.

Everyone turned at the sound and saw that Big had regained consciousness. After a slight movement, he felt the pain and couldn't help but cry out.

Only then did everyone realize that the two were still lying there, possibly dead or alive. Someone quickly gathered around, and the doctor by their side hurriedly checked their conditions.

"Broken bones..." He lifted Big's dangling right arm and said, but then felt that this description wasn't accurate enough.

"To be precise... it's shattered. Send him to the medical center quickly." His words indicated that Big's right arm was beyond his ability to treat. He then quickly sensed Big's other conditions and relaxed a bit: "There's nothing else wrong."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The overwhelming soul force had made everyone think Big was going to die. In the end, just a broken arm seemed like a huge relief.

Big was a tough guy. Supporting his injured arm, he endured the pain and stood up, looking at those figures with everyone else.

The doctor then went to check on Yuan Yi. First, he confirmed that Yuan Yi was still alive and quickly shared this good news with everyone. As he continued his examination, his expression didn't relax.

"How is it?" Someone asked when he didn't speak for a long time.

The doctor looked up, but couldn't find Dean Barley Yan in the crowd.

"Maybe... he's ruined..." The doctor hesitated, unsure.

"What do you mean by 'ruined'?" People around him asked.

"No major issues with his life, but his essence soul force is extremely chaotic and weak..." the doctor said.

Everyone fell silent.

Yuan Yi was a master of essence soul force. If this realm was destroyed, he was indeed ruined.

The doctor arranged for Big and Yuan Yi to be sent for further medical examination, then searched for the dean's figure. He finally saw Barley Yan talking to Guo Youdao, seemingly avoiding everyone, whispering something.

"Soul-seizing technique? Are you sure?" Barley Yan was still纠缠着这个问题。

“我确定。”郭有道说。

巴力言倒吸一口凉气，久久不能平息。

“谁会用这种手段对付一个孩子？难道他是……”巴力言想到了另一种可能，比起这种可能，销魂锁魄这种由六级能力加六级道具施展出来的强大禁锢手法，也变得没那么可怕了。

“天醒者。”郭有道说出了巴力言想到的那种可能。

巴力言又倒吸一口凉气。

天生可以感知到魄之力的，被称为觉醒者，这种人，已经被称为万中无一的存在。无论是摘风，还是峡峰，两家学院目前都没有这种学生。这种人，在意识到自己的才能和价值后，也不会满足寄身于摘风或是峡峰这种名不见经传的学院。更何况有这种天赋的，很多都出身于优秀血脉的家族。

但是在觉醒者之上，还有一种更天赋的存在，号称亿万人中也未必会有一个，知道这种存在的人，也仅仅是把这当作是一种传说，甚至有人认为这不过是无聊人士用想象力杜撰出来的。毕竟这种天赋，那肯定会极其不凡，可大陆中名声显赫的觉醒者多了，什么时候听说过哪位是天醒者？

天醒者，天生的魄之力贯通者。

传说，或者说想象力所杜撰出来的可能，是这样说的。

“怎么可能。”巴力言倒吸完凉气后又笑了，“那不过是胡编的，哪有什么天醒者，我看这也就是一个天赋出众的觉醒少年，达到贯通境界以后，被人锁魄了吧！”

“或许吧……”郭有道说着，目光所注视着的背影，已经渐去渐远，逐渐消失不见了。

“但是……被销魂锁魄了，怎么还能放出这么强大的魄之力？”巴力言又疑惑。

“我知道的并不比你多多少。”郭有道说道。

“别忘了，这个学生你答应过要放给我的。”巴力言忽然又提起这一茬。

“如果他愿意。”郭有道还是这句话。

巴力言随即也就不多说什么，也赶紧去看他那两位导师，还有两座魄之塔的倒掉，三年级未完成的考试，一堆足以让他头皮炸掉的烂事还在等着他。

郭有道也回到了他的位置，大考完全还没有结束，但是现在却已经完全没有人关注任何学生的成绩了，所有人的心思都还在那个离开的，背着苏唐的路平身上。

“院长，天醒者？”摘风这边有导师听到了郭有道和巴力言的对话，凑上来问着。天醒者，他们有的人听过这个说法，有的则没有，但是听过的，也只把这当作是一个玩笑。毕竟，这样的所谓天赋者，却从来没有真实存在过，虚构的可能性实在太高。

“天醒者……”郭有道望着考场上那些还在努力的学生，“就是无论你怎样努力，无论你如何挥洒汗水，到最后却可能连他的背影都看不到的存在。”

“但是，这只是虚构的不是吗？”有人说道。

“或许吧……”郭有道淡淡地回应着。

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"Who would use such a technique against a child? Could he be..." Barley Yan thought of another possibility. Compared to this possibility, the soul-seizing technique, which is a powerful binding method using a level six ability and a level six tool, seemed less terrifying.

"Heaven Awakened." Guo Youdao said the possibility that Barley Yan had in mind.

Barley Yan sucked in another breath of cold air.

Those who can naturally sense soul force are called Awakened, a one-in-ten-thousand existence. Neither Zhaifeng nor Xiageng Academy currently has such a student. Such people, once they realize their talents and value, would not be content to stay in obscure academies like Zhaifeng or Xiageng. Moreover, many with such talent come from families with excellent bloodlines.

Above the Awakened, there is an even rarer existence, said to be one in a billion, known only as a legend, or even a fabrication of the imagination. After all, such a talent would be extraordinary, yet among the many renowned Awakened in the continent, when has anyone heard of a Heaven Awakened?

A Heaven Awakened, a natural master of soul force.

The legend, or perhaps the imagination, goes like this.

"How is that possible?" Barley Yan laughed after drawing in a breath of cold air. "That's just a fabrication. There's no such thing as a Heaven Awakened. I think this is just a talented young Awakened who reached the mastery level and was then soul-locked!"

"Perhaps..." Guo Youdao said, his gaze following the figure that was gradually disappearing into the distance.

"But... how could he still release such powerful soul force after being soul-locked?" Barley Yan was still puzzled.

"I don't know much more than you do." Guo Youdao replied.

"Don't forget, you promised to let me have this student." Barley Yan suddenly brought up this point again.

"If he agrees." Guo Youdao repeated.

Barley Yan didn't say anything more and hurried to check on his two mentors, the collapse of the two soul towers, the unfinished third-year exams, and a pile of problems that would make his head spin.

Guo Youdao returned to his position. The major exam was far from over, but no one was paying attention to any student's performance anymore. Everyone's thoughts were still on Lu Ping, who had left carrying Su Tang.

"Dean, a Heaven Awakened?" A mentor from Zhaifeng who had overheard Guo Youdao and Barley Yan's conversation came over to ask. Some had heard of the term "Heaven Awakened," while others had not, but those who had heard of it only considered it a joke. After all, such a so-called talent had never truly existed, and the possibility of it being fictional was very high.

"Heaven Awakened..." Guo Youdao looked at the students still striving in the exam, "is an existence that, no matter how hard you try, no matter how much you sweat, you might never even see his back."

"But, isn't that just a fabrication?" someone said.

"Perhaps..." Guo Youdao responded with a faint smile.

(Monday, I desperately need clicks and recommendations! I got home at three in the morning yesterday, damn it! Today, I'm writing with all my might!)

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