Yes, yes, yes.
Jack Ma slapped his forehead and smiled apologetically at Xu Tianming.
"I was being presumptuous. We'll discuss everything after Xu completes the assessment."
As he spoke, he glanced at the long sword in Xu Tianming's hand with a hint of reluctance.
For a high-level Soul Master, the allure of rare metals with special attributes is no less than that of a Soul Bone of extremely high age.
"Hey Zhao, why don't you hurry up and arrange an assessment for Xu?"
Jack Ma coughed lightly and gave the examiner a look as well.
The examiner immediately understood and quickly ran to open the door to the examination area.
"Tianming, you're dealing with a five-thousand-year-old soul beast, so you have to be very careful."
Jack Ma reached out and patted Xu Tianming on the shoulder, offering a reminder.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ma."
Xu Tianming smiled brightly and then strode into the assessment area.
The moment Xu Tianming stood still, long sword in hand, Ma Yun, standing outside the assessment area, keenly noticed that Xu Tianming's aura underwent a dramatic change in an instant.
Although his aura did not increase in the slightest, for some reason he gave people an extremely dangerous feeling.
"Is this the freshman who was already in the 37th grade at the age of eleven?"
Just as Ma Yun was staring intently at Xu Tianming in the assessment area, a voice suddenly rang in his ear.
He was so startled that he jumped and then turned around abruptly.
An elderly man, short in stature but extremely obese, wearing a black robe embroidered with gold patterns, appeared behind him at some point.
Although the old man was somewhat wealthy, he possessed an air of authority and dignity befitting someone who had long held a high position.
"Yes, Dean."
The old man was none other than Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire.
He rushed over after receiving news that a genius Soul Master had emerged among the new students of the academy.
"This student is named Xu Tianming, and he has already reached level thirty-seven at such a young age."
Jack Ma quickly introduced Jing Hongchen to the audience.
"Moreover, his first spirit ring was a purple thousand-year spirit ring, and his second and third spirit rings were even black ten-thousand-year spirit rings!"
To Ma Yun's surprise, Jing Hongchen simply nodded slightly, showing little surprise on her face, only a vague sigh.
"So he is Xu Tianming. Such talent is truly the greatest in the history of our Sun Moon Empire!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yun frowned slightly, glanced around, and then hesitantly asked Jing Hongchen in a low voice:
"Dean...do you perhaps know this child?"
"He is the son of that man in Dongyang City."
Jack Ma was, after all, Jing Hongchen's subordinate, so he didn't hide Xu Tianming's identity.
"hiss!"
Jack Ma's eyes widened, and he thought to himself, "Just as I thought."
Just as he had guessed, Xu Tianming was indeed a member of the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire.
"But Dean, this child's talent is so extraordinary, why... why have we never heard of him before?"
Jack Ma asked, somewhat puzzled.
Logically speaking, whether it's a sect, academy, or family, once a genius emerges, it should be widely publicized.
Not to mention anything far away, even within the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, who doesn't know Jing Hongchen's grandson, Xiao Hongchen, who is known as the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire?
And what about Meng Hongchen, whose talent is only slightly inferior to that of his older brother?
"The man from Dongyang City has always been cautious and prudent. Back then, he was able to protect himself and escape unscathed during the power struggle within the royal family."
Since it concerned the royal family, Jing Hongchen lowered his voice considerably.
"His son must have inherited his father's talents."
"Moreover, it is said that this son of the Dongyang City Lord often leaves Dongyang City to cultivate outside, so his reputation is not well known."
For some reason, Jack Ma suddenly thought of the great purge launched after the assassination of the current crown prince Xu Tianran a few years ago, and couldn't help but fall silent.
"Why isn't he using his Martial Soul? Is he not ready?"
Just then, Jing Hongchen, who was looking at the arena, suddenly frowned.
"Um?"
Jack Ma quickly followed Jing Hongchen's gaze and saw Xu Tianming standing imposingly in the arena, but he did not summon his martial spirit.
"Tianming, why aren't you summoning your martial soul? Are you not ready?"
Jack Ma immediately shouted towards the field.
"Why would I need to summon a martial soul for a mere five-thousand-year-old soul beast?"
Xu Tianming chuckled lightly, then spoke loudly.
"this..."
Jack Ma paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Jing Hongchen beside him.
"Tianming, a five-thousand-year-old soul beast is no joke. Are you sure you don't want to summon your martial soul?"
Jing Hongchen personally called out towards the trial area.
"No need, please begin as soon as possible."
With a graceful flourish of his longsword, Xu Tianming's clear voice echoed throughout the entire trial area.
"Let's begin!"
Jing Hongchen didn't try to persuade her any further, but simply made a gesture towards the distance.
With this titled Douluo and level nine Soul Master present, he was confident he could save Xu Tianming even if something unexpected happened.
Besides, he also wanted to see just how capable Xu Tianming was, who was already a three-ring Soul Master at such a young age and possessed three super-limited Soul Rings.
Click! Click! Click! Click!
With a somewhat muffled mechanical sound, the huge iron gate in the training ground was slowly pulled up.
In the dark tunnel, a faint smell of blood permeated the air.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The sound of running wildly came from the tunnel.
The next moment, a black figure suddenly darted out of the passageway and rushed straight towards Xu Tianming's position at an extremely fast speed.
Xu Tianming's lips curled up slightly as he raised his long sword high above his head.
"roar!"
Amidst the roar, the black figure was fully revealed in the sunlight.
This is a black cheetah that is five meters long and nearly three meters tall, with pure black fur without any other colors.
"A five-thousand-year-old ghost leopard?"
Xu Tianming muttered to himself.
The Ghost Leopard is a top-tier agility-type soul beast, and it has been raised by the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Academy for an unknown period of time.
Once released, it was like a tiger unleashed from its cage, and in the blink of an eye, it pounced on Xu Tianming.
"I remember the test was supposed to be a two-thousand-year-old soul beast, so what's with this five-thousand-year-old ghost leopard?"
Jing Hongchen, standing in the stands, frowned and asked Ma Yun.
"I...I just wanted to see how strong he was too."
Jack Ma's face turned bright red, and he lowered his head, offering a somewhat embarrassed explanation.
"Nonsense!"
Jing Hongchen, with a stern face, gently rebuked:
"He is, after all, a close relative of the royal family. If something happens to him, are you prepared to pay for it with your own life?"
However, despite saying that, his gaze was fixed on Xu Tianming in the training ground.
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