Chapter 17 Holy crap! A Gold-level Body Martial Soul awakens for the second time?! Quick, go find the Sect Master!
Inside the Elder Hall, the shockwaves from the soul power test had not yet completely dissipated, and an atmosphere of excitement and amazement still lingered in the air.
Elder Chen took a few deep breaths before he could finally calm his excited emotions.
His gaze toward Liu Yuan had completely changed from initial scrutiny to appreciation, even as if he were looking at a rare, unpolished gem.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Elder Chen said "good" three times and patted Liu Yuan's shoulder heavily.
"A level 23 Great Soul Master at the age of twelve, with a solid foundation and refined soul power. Liu Yuan, you are a rare and promising talent!"
"Elder, you flatter me. I was just lucky," Liu Yuan replied modestly, his attitude remaining neither humble nor arrogant, showing no arrogance despite the shock he had just witnessed.
Elder Chen nodded in satisfaction at this calm demeanor.
"However..." Elder Chen changed the subject, his expression becoming slightly serious.
"While soul power level is important, there is an even more crucial talent that needs to be tested for our Body Sect disciples."
"That is—the potential for a second awakening of the martial soul."
Liu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then blinked. Although he already knew in his heart, he still cooperated by showing a hint of doubt.
Seeing this, Elder Chen patiently explained, "As you know, the reason why our Body Sect is so powerful, and what distinguishes us from ordinary Soul Masters, is that we have mastered the secret technique of 'Second Awakening of Body Martial Soul'."
"This will not only greatly improve the quality of our martial spirit, but also give us extremely powerful combat strength."
At this point, a hint of pride flashed in Elder Chen's eyes.
"However, not everyone can reach the highest level of the second awakening. It has a strict level division, from low to high: Iron level, Bronze level, Silver level, and the legendary Gold level!"
"When disciples first enter the sect, they often do not yet meet the conditions for directly undergoing a second awakening. Therefore, we need to use special methods to test your 'awakening potential' first."
"By combining the soul power talent test we just had with this potential test, we can finally determine your training plan and decide how much sect resources to allocate to you."
Elder Chen paused, his gaze fixed intently on Liu Yuan: "Since your soul power talent is already so astonishing, now only this final step remains."
"I see." Liu Yuan nodded in sudden understanding, then cupped his hands in greeting.
"Since it is the rule, I am naturally willing to comply. Please begin, Elder."
"Okay, then please wait a moment."
Elder Chen didn't waste any words. He immediately turned around and walked to the other side of the main hall, where he began to take out one strangely shaped testing device after another from his storage soul tool and busily set them up.
...
Behind the main hall, Long Aotian and the others couldn't help but whisper among themselves upon seeing this scene.
"Hey, what level do you think Liu Yuan's potential for a second awakening will be?" Chen Lu nudged Wang Yanfeng next to him with his elbow and asked with a curious look.
Wang Yanfeng stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then pondered, "Hard to say. Although there isn't an absolute correlation between soul power level and awakening potential, generally speaking, people with high soul power talent usually have good physical attributes and martial soul quality. Moreover, his martial soul is a high-level part like the 'eyes'..."
"I think it's Silver level."
Hearing this, Gu Tong nodded and glanced at Liu Yuan's back with a complicated expression: "Eye-type martial souls are rare to begin with, and with his terrifying soul power talent, he should definitely be silver-level. If he's bronze-level, that would be truly unbelievable."
"Silver level?"
Long Aotian, who had been observing silently, suddenly spoke up. His wild eyes flashed with an unusual light, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. "You guys are still too conservative."
"Aotian, what do you mean..." Everyone looked at this strongest of the younger generation.
"His aura is very stable, and the pure feeling he had during the soul power test just now... is definitely not ordinary." Long Aotian stared at Liu Yuan, who was waiting, and slowly uttered a sentence, "I think silver level is just the minimum."
He paused, a hint of anticipation in his voice that he himself didn't realize, "...and very likely, like me, to have the potential to reach the 'Gold level'!"
"Gold level?!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Lu and the others all gasped in shock.
What kind of concept is a Gold-level Second Awakening?
That is the highest glory of one's own martial soul, the talent that truly stands at the top of the pyramid!
Even in the history of the Body Sect, there have only been a handful of disciples with the potential to reach the Gold level.
Moreover, once he successfully completes the second awakening of his Gold-level Body Martial Soul, he will basically be one of the candidates for sect leader.
If multiple people in the same era achieve a second awakening of their Gold-level Body Martial Soul, then the strongest among them will become the next Sect Master of the Body Sect.
If only one person completes the second awakening of the Gold-level Body Martial Soul, then that person will become the next Sect Master of the Body Sect.
These are the rules of the Body Sect.
Among the current generation of young people, only Long Aotian has been recognized as having gold-level potential, which is the fundamental reason why he is so highly regarded by the sect leader and why the sect holds such a high position.
Now, Long Aotian actually said in person that this newcomer Liu Yuan might be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him?
"If it really is gold-level..." Chen Lu swallowed hard, turned to look at Vina beside him who looked calm, and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
"Vina, you've really done a great job this time! Bringing back such a super genius to the sect, if the sect leader knew, he'd be overjoyed!"
Upon hearing this, Vina simply smiled, her eyes full of smugness: "Of course, when has my taste ever been bad?"
...
While everyone was discussing this, Elder Chen in front had already set up the testing array.
It was a hexagonal magic circle formed by six special black crystals, each crystal engraved with intricate patterns and emitting a faint, eerie light.
In the center of the magic circle, there was a round jade disc with a surface as smooth as a mirror.
"Liu Yuan, stand in the center of the magic array."
Elder Chen pointed to the circular jade disc, "Then close your eyes, relax your mind, and release your martial spirit again to sense this jade disc. It will guide the origin of your martial spirit within you, thereby revealing your potential."
"clear."
Liu Yuan followed the instructions and stepped into the magic circle, placing his feet on the circular jade disc.
Instantly, a warm and strange energy rose from the soles of my feet and quickly flowed throughout my body.
He felt his eyes begin to heat up slightly, as if something was being awakened, yearning to break free from its cocoon.
"open!"
Liu Yuan let out a low shout and suddenly opened his eyes.
Those eyes, which were originally clear and distinct, suddenly became incredibly deep. The two pupils slowly rotated and overlapped in their sockets, emitting a captivating and eerie aura.
Buzz—!!!
As the martial spirit was released, the magic array beneath their feet was instantly activated.
Six black crystals lit up simultaneously, and beams of light converged like threads towards the central jade disc, then refracted out by the jade disc, enveloping Liu Yuan.
Initially, the light was grayish-black, representing the Black Iron grade.
But the color only lingered for a moment before disappearing like smoke blown away by the wind, replaced by a hazy blue halo—bronze level!
However, the cyan halo didn't even last a second before it boiled up and turned into a dazzling silver-white in the blink of an eye!
"Silver level!" Chen Lu couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice from behind.
But... is that all?
No!
The silvery-white light did not stop changing; instead, it grew brighter and purer until finally—
boom!
It was as if a blazing sun was rising in the main hall!
Suddenly, a ray of golden light appeared within that dazzling silver!
Immediately afterwards, the golden light spread rapidly like wildfire, engulfing all the silver-white in the blink of an eye, and dyeing the entire magic array, and even the entire Elder Hall, into a dazzling golden yellow!
The golden light was sacred, majestic, and domineering, carrying an aura of supreme power that made everyone present feel a tremor from the depths of their souls!
"Gold...gold color..."
Elder Chen was incredibly excited, his eyes filled with intense fervor.
He couldn't help but start yelling.
"It really is... Gold level..."
"Quickly! Go and inform the sect leader! We've found another disciple with the potential for a second-stage Gold-level Martial Soul awakening!"
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