Chapter 99

"Perhaps this giant axe will turn out to be a divine weapon!" Xu Weifeng said, recounting the speculations of Lu Ping and Su Tang, while flipping through the notebook.

There were indeed many students whose names were recorded in his notebook. After seeing so many, Lu Ping and Su Tang were no longer sure what criteria he used to evaluate them. In his records, he only wrote down each person's realm, but made no mention of their special abilities.

Special abilities are very important.

Once one reaches the Penetrating Realm, unless there is a clear difference in realms such as Single Soul Penetration, Dual Soul Penetration, or Triple Soul Penetration, the primary way to measure the level of two cultivators at the same Penetrating Realm is by their special abilities.

Even at the same Single Soul Penetration level, some may possess a third-grade special ability, while others may only have a first-grade special ability.

The determining factor in evaluating the grade of a special ability is not its power or effect, but its difficulty.

Otherwise, in practical combat, the power of Soul Severing is clearly greater than that of Soul Locking. Stripping away soul power and sealing soul power are not much different in practical combat, but Soul Severing can also strip away the opponent's perception, making it more lethal.

However, in the grading system, Soul Severing is rated as fifth grade, while Soul Locking is sixth grade, because Soul Locking is more difficult. Just like how someone who can solve difficult problems is always stronger than someone who can only solve simple ones, the principle is that simple. However, this strength only refers to the intensity of soul power and control over it. If we analyze practical combat, the type and function of the special ability must also be considered, as well as the number of special abilities.

Taking all these factors into account, the final evaluation of two cultivators at the same Penetrating Realm can be made, and everything revolves around special abilities.

But in Xu Weifeng's records, there was no mention of the special abilities of these Penetrating Realm cultivators.

Of course, this couldn't be blamed on Xu Weifeng. Currently, there is no perception-type special ability that can determine another person's special ability without them using it. Even Weng Cheng's Microscopic Intermittence can only reveal the other person's bloodline and, from that, infer the possible bloodline-based special abilities. If the special ability is not bloodline-based, Microscopic Intermittence cannot detect it.

"This one, and this one, and this one..." Xu Weifeng continued flipping through the notebook, but Lu Ping and Su Tang had already lost interest. Just looking at the names, everyone seemed similar.

"Such a gathering of experts!" Xu Weifeng sighed as he finally closed the notebook. He had only observed for half a morning, and already there were so many experts. If he were to stay for the three-day registration, he might say, "Experts are as numerous as dark clouds."

Just then, Xu Weifeng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The main event is here!" He said, reopening the notebook he had just closed.

Xihé Square is located in the western part of Zhiling City's outer city. At this time, the registration stand was facing east, so the students lined up along Xihé Street from west to east. There were no registration stands set up on the north or south sides.

However, at this moment, two groups of people were walking down the north-south and south-north streets. They were all dressed in uniform attire. Although their formations were not perfectly aligned, they still exuded a formidable presence. These two groups completely overshadowed the chaotic atmosphere on Xihé Street, and everyone gradually fell silent.

"Sunlight Academy! Bipolar Academy!" Xu Weifeng said.

Those who came to Zhiling District to participate in the Soul Dotting Conference could not be unaware of the names of the two major academies. The students walking down the north and south streets were precisely the elite students of the two acad