Chapter 6

"Look, the vice deans of the four major divisions—Purple Light, Starry Sky, Falling Moon, and Long River—are all here in person."

A student pointed to the high-ranking officials on the stage.

The inner courtyard has four major divisions, each with its own unique characteristics.

The Purple Light Division inherited the "Purple Light Radiant Sun Divine Technique," which absorbs the power of the blazing sun, making the technique fierce and domineering.

The Starry Sky Division inherited the "Starry Sky Milky Way Profound Heaven Technique," which absorbs the power of the stars, making the technique gentle yet strong.

The Falling Moon Division inherited the "Nine Heavens Falling Moon Technique," which absorbs the power of the falling moon, making the technique more inclined towards gentleness.

The Long River Division inherited the "Great Sun Long River Sword Technique," which uses the sword as a path to the Dao, with the sword technique being immensely powerful. However, many people believe that using the sword as a path is a deviation from the righteous path, not the main way. Among the four major divisions, the Long River Division ranks last, while the other three divisions are fiercely competitive, each unwilling to yield.

"When will the assessment begin, Your Excellencies?" asked the steward, Song Canghai.

"Let's start now."

The four vice deans nodded.

"Yes."

Song Canghai nodded in response and loudly announced, "Be quiet now. The inner courtyard assessment is officially beginning. The first assessment is the soul beast assessment."

Soul beasts come in all shapes and sizes, but regardless of what kind of soul beast it is, they are all divided into grades.

The higher the grade of the soul beast, the greater the achievements one can achieve in the future.

"Alright, let's start now."

Song Canghai shouted.

On the stage, there was a smooth stone called the Soul Testing Stone, which can test the grade of the soul beast.

One by one, the students climbed onto the stage to take the test.

"Second-grade talent,不合格 (unqualified)."

"Third-grade talent,不合格 (unqualified)."

"Fourth-grade talent,不合格 (unqualified)."

...

One by one, the students excitedly climbed onto the stage but left it in great disappointment.

Any soul beast talent is divided into ten grades.

To join the inner courtyard, the first condition is that the soul beast must be at least fifth grade. Those who do not meet the fifth grade will not be admitted by the inner courtyard.

"Among the ten thousand outer courtyard disciples, the number of people who can pass the first round is probably extremely few."

Lin Feng couldn't help but think.

"Fifth-grade soul beast"!

Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out. On the stage, a student's test caused the Soul Testing Stone to emit five beams of light.

This is the mark of a fifth-grade soul beast, causing a stir.

"This is the seventh young master of the Yan family, who has shown astonishing talent since childhood. He has awakened a fifth-grade soul beast. It seems that he is very likely to join the inner courtyard this time."

Many people looked at the young man on the stage with envy.

"Good, go down and rest. Prepare for the second test." Steward Song Canghai nodded in satisfaction.

The young master of the Yan family leaped down from the stage, looking quite elated.

Next, one by one, the students went up to take the test. Often, out of a hundred tests, only one person would have a fifth-grade soul beast. The elimination rate in the first round was extremely high.

"Buzz"!

On the stage, light shot up to the sky, and this time, five beams of light appeared again.

"Su Yexi, fifth-grade soul beast"!

Another cry of surprise rang out.

Amidst the envious gazes of countless people, Su Yexi held her head high, walking down the stage like a proud swan.

Su Yexi has a fire-type soul beast, with fierce attacks. Reaching a fifth-grade soul beast is not surprising.

Not long after, Bai Yifei also came to the stage to take the test.

"Swish..."

The Soul Testing Stone emitted a startling wave, and six beams of light shot up to the sky one after another.

"Sixth-grade soul beast"!

A series of gasps of surprise rang out.

Even the four vice deans sitting on the stage showed looks of pleasant surprise.

A fifth-grade soul beast can be called a genius.

A sixth-grade soul beast is a super genius.

Even in the inner courtyard, sixth-grade soul beast possessors are not common.

The vice dean of the Purple Light Division, Xuanyuan Mo, said with a smile, "A sixth-grade soul beast has appeared. I heard that this Bai Yifei has a dragon-lion soul beast, which is among the top soul beasts in the animal category. With a sixth-grade quality, if he can pass the inner courtyard assessment, Bai Yifei will definitely be admitted to our Purple Light Division."

The vice dean of the Falling Moon Division, Shen Gugi, said with a smile, "Xuanyuan Daoxiong, your Purple Light Division already has enough geniuses. I think this Bai Yifei should be given to our Falling Moon Division."

"Haha, both of you, your Purple Light Division and Falling Moon Division are places where geniuses are born. I think Bai Yifei should belong to our Starry Sky Division."

The vice dean of the Starry Sky Division, Dongfang Cheng, also joined in the competition.

Only the vice dean of the Long River Division, Gongyang Ming, did not participate in the competition.

In recent years, the Long River Division has been declining, and their students are the leftovers from the other three major divisions.

Gongyang Ming was too lazy to compete with the three major divisions.

At this moment, Bai Yifei, with a smug look, had already walked down the stage.

"Brother Fei, you are so amazing." Su Yexi held Bai Yifei's arm, looking at him with admiration.

Bai Yifei smiled smugly and noticed Lin Feng not far away, so he walked over with Su Yexi.

"Haha, Lin Feng, did you see my talent? What qualifications do you, a half-crippled person, have to compete with me? It's really overestimating yourself. I advise you, if you want to live, leave Jialan Academy now and never appear in front of me again. I can spare your life for Yexi's sake, but if you don't know your place, I will make you regret it."

Bai Yifei looked at Lin Feng with a cold smile, full of contempt, not taking him seriously at all.

Su Yexi also said with a coquettish laugh, "Lin Feng, I advise you to leave the academy quickly. With your sickly body, participating in the test is just asking for humiliation."

"Bitch, shut up!" Lin Feng looked at Su Yexi coldly.

Su Yexi screamed, "Lin Feng, what right do you have to insult me? I am a daughter of the heavens. Is it wrong for me not to choose you, a waste? You are far inferior to Brother Fei in every way. The man I like is naturally someone like Brother Fei, a son of the heavens. Do you still think I would like you, a waste? Get out of the academy as soon as possible, or you won't have a good end in the academy."

"This Lin Feng is really unlucky. He cured Su Yexi but ended up like this."

"I heard that Lin Feng originally had quite good talent. His soul beast is a relatively rare one, and he was once a rising star, but now, I don't think he has any hope of joining the inner courtyard."

Around them, some students were discussing.

Lin Feng glanced at Su Yexi and didn't even bother to say another word to Bai Yifei and Su Yexi, this pair of dogs.

He turned and walked toward the stage.

Lin Feng was also going to take the test.

"A waste, does he also want to pass the test?" Bai Yifei sneered.

Su Yexi chimed in, "Yes, such a waste is far inferior to Brother Fei."

At this moment, Lin Feng had already reached the stage.

He placed his right hand on the Soul Testing Stone.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

Four beams of light shot up to the sky in succession.

"Fourth-grade soul beast?" Many people shook their heads. So what if it's fourth grade?

A soul beast that doesn't reach the fifth grade will be eliminated.

Fourth grade and fifth grade, though only one grade apart, are worlds apart!

"Just a fourth-grade soul beast, indeed a waste..." Su Yexi sneered.

Lin Feng looked at Su Yexi coldly. The girl who used to call him Brother Feng when she was young had become completely unrecognizable.

The girl who once made his heart flutter and was willing to sacrifice for her, now, when he saw her face, he felt only deep disgust.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, his gaze moved from Su Yexi's contemptuous face to Bai Yifei.

Bai Yifei looked at him provocatively and said with a sneer, "A fourth-grade soul beast, compared to my sixth-grade soul beast, is just trash. A waste is a waste."

Lin Feng's lips curled into a faint smile, and he said with disdain, "Is a sixth-grade soul beast really that impressive?"

In the next moment, Lin Feng activated his soul beast.

The soul beast power continued to flow into the Soul Testing Stone.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three more beams of light shot up to the sky.

Seventh-grade talent.

The entire testing square, countless eyes looked at the stage in shock.

Everyone had a look of disbelief.

A seventh-grade talent, Jialan Academy hasn't had a seventh-grade talent student in three years.

"How is this possible? How can you be a seventh-grade talent? It must be a mistake, the Soul Testing Stone must have a problem."

Bai Yifei shouted, unable to accept it.

"Seventh-grade talent, seventh-grade talent, it can't be true, it must not be true."

Beside him, Su Yexi kept shaking her head, unable to accept that Lin Feng was a seventh-grade talent.

"Haha, afraid to admit the truth? Bai Yifei, you coward, today I will show you the vast difference between us."

Lin Feng laughed loudly and fully activated his devouring soul beast.

The soul beast power continuously poured into the Soul Testing Stone.

Swish, swish, swish.

Three more beams of light shot up to the sky.

Ten beams of light, piercing through the clouds.

At that moment, the entire testing square, countless eyes looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Time seemed to stop.

"Ten-grade talent, actually a ten-grade talent, our Jialan Academy has produced a ten-grade talent."

The four vice deans couldn't sit still, standing up suddenly, unable to believe it, and shouting at the top of their lungs.