48: Monster! Hod: You know shit!

Chapter 48: Monster! Hord: What do you know?!

The test location this time was in a room.

When Soul Cang arrived, a queue had already formed inside the room, which surprised him a little.

“Didn’t expect so many people, did you?” Hord chuckled.

Soul Cang nodded.

Hord glanced around, gave a slight nod to a few familiar mentors, then explained, “Canaan Academy, since its establishment, has used a five-year system as its standard. Students join every year, so there’s no shortage of people challenging for the Inner Courtyard.”

Every mentor has the opportunity to recommend their students, and the number of slots varies depending on the mentor’s Xuan or Huang class.

For example, Hord only gets two slots each time.

It was a pity that for a long time, no students with good talent had appeared among his, so he hadn't recommended any students to participate in the Inner Courtyard assessment midway for quite some time.

This was because the mid-term assessment was more stringent than the annual assessment, only accepting the top ten outstanding students each time.

Soul Cang roughly estimated that at least three hundred people had signed up, so the competition was indeed quite fierce.

“This round will filter out at least half, don’t worry,” Hord said, noticing Soul Cang’s actions, and offered encouragement.

Soul Cang was momentarily stunned. When had he ever panicked? He was just curious.

Soon, it was Soul Cang’s turn to step forward.

“Old Huo, it’s been about half a year since I last saw you recommend a student,” a mentor leaned over to Hord, puffing out his chest, as if worried Hord wouldn’t see the Xuan-tier mentor badge.

Hord snorted, “Xino, don’t get cocky. I’ll have one soon too.”

Xino smiled, “So confident in this student of yours? How come I heard he only joined Canaan Academy less than two months ago?”

“So what?” Hord crossed his arms and cast a sidelong glance at him.

Xino was choked for a moment and simply stopped talking, preparing to watch closely what abilities Hord's recruit possessed to make him so confident.

“Just place your hand on it,” Soul Cang heard the mentor next to him say as he approached an inconspicuous stone tablet.

He nodded slightly, placed his hand on it, and then felt the Dou Qi within his body being stirred.

Should I suppress it? Soul Cang hesitated for a second, then decided not to. He didn't know the results of the previous tests. If he were to hide his strength and accidentally get eliminated, that would be a huge joke.

“19 years old, seven-star Great Dou Shi, not bad. You can go back now.” The mentor recorded it, handed Soul Cang a jade token, and told him it was the token for participating in the assessment.

Knowing he had passed, Soul Cang breathed a sigh of relief, turned and waved at the dumbfounded Hord as a greeting, and left the scene directly.

“Old Huo, what’s with that expression? It’s just a seven-star Great Dou Shi. That’s nothing special in our Canaan Academy, is it?” Xino noticed the shocked Hord and felt a bit displeased.

Because his three recommended disciples this time were all peak Great Dou Shi, and one of them even showed faint signs of breaking through to Dou Ling.

But even so, he didn't show such an unworldly, country bumpkin expression like Hord.

“What do you know?” Hord snapped back to his senses, glared at him fiercely, and then left.

Outside, Hord couldn't help but gasp for air, muttering, “My goodness, what kind of monster have I brought into Canaan Academy?”

Hord honestly admitted that as a middle-aged man, he drank a cup of Red Jade Goji Berry tea every night after dinner, but that certainly didn't mean his memory was faulty.

The last time he saw Soul Cang in Peace Town, he remembered it was just over a month ago, and at that time, Soul Cang seemed to only be a Dou Master, right?

What the hell, in the blink of an eye, how did he become a seven-star Great Dou Shi? At this rate, if he were to participate next year, wouldn't he be at least a Dou King, or even a Dou Emperor?

“Something’s not right, this cultivation speed is definitely not right.” Hord shook his head repeatedly. None of the past geniuses that had appeared in the Academy were like Soul Cang.

Report to the school!

A thought flashed through his mind, and Hord had just taken a step when he hesitated again, “No, I’m only one slot away from becoming a Xuan-tier mentor. If I miss such a good opportunity, when will I have another chance?”

Forget it, there are so many old guys in the Academy. With them around, Soul Cang alone shouldn't be able to stir up any trouble.

After all, Canaan Academy doesn't have any treasures worth coveting. The only thing that has been eyed recently is the Falling Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Even Medicine Emperor Han Feng from the Black-Corner Region couldn't take that thing away. Could a Great Dou Shi like Soul Cang do it?

Hord shook his head. The alcohol from noon was quite potent; he was starting to feel its effects.

Subsequently, he eagerly went to share the joy of his impending promotion to Xuan-tier mentor with his wife, completely pushing the matter out of his mind.

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Leaving the test site, Soul Cang walked towards his small courtyard.

Although Canaan Academy was extremely famous on the continent, he truly didn't have much desire to tour it.

Cultivating, increasing his strength, and taking the Falling Heart Flame were the most important things at the moment.

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Speaking of the Falling Heart Flame, Soul Cang did have one concern: what if it sensed the several types of Heavenly Flames he had devoured? Would it take action prematurely?

After all, the higher the rank of the Heavenly Flame, the stronger its sentience.

Especially since the Falling Heart Flame was confined in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, according to the normal plot, when Xiao Yan encountered it a few years later, the Falling Heart Flame already had consciousness and form, and even the half-step Dou Zong Han Feng suffered a great loss at its hands.

“It should be fine. I’ll take it one step at a time. Once I recover to roughly the Dou King stage, I can probably give it a try.” Soul Cang was confident in dealing with the Falling Heart Flame; what worried him more was how he would escape after acquiring the Falling Heart Flame.

And as Soul Cang pondered and walked, in the distance behind him, a figure stumbled forward, followed by seven or eight fierce-looking people.

“Stop!”

“Don’t run!”

The seven or eight people shouted loudly, completely disregarding the other students walking by.

On the contrary, those students, upon seeing the seven or eight people, scattered like they had seen ghosts, turning and running in other directions.

“Get out of the way, get out of the way, let me pass!” At this moment, Xiao Ning had bloodstains on his mouth and nostrils, and his clothes were somewhat tattered.

At this moment, he had only one thought: to immediately find Mentor Ruo Lin.

Tomorrow was the last day of the promise made by that senior student. Struggling without a magic core, he unexpectedly received a message, demanding Xiao Yu go to the southeast corner of the forest to fight Chen He; if she won, she would be given a magic core.

In addition, Xiao Mei also needed to be brought along.

Despite Xiao Ning's desperate attempts to stop them, it was useless. Xiao Yu resolutely decided to go, determined to help her younger brother retrieve a Youying Leopard magic core, and Xiao Mei, feeling guilty, also offered to help.

Xiao Ning failed to persuade them and waited anxiously. When they didn't return, he went looking for them. As a result, he was cornered by several of Luo Ling's subordinates, from whom he learned that this was a conspiracy by Luo Ling.

Xiao Ning frantically broke out of the encirclement and prepared to seek help from the Academy's mentors.

“Mentor Ruo Lin values my sister greatly, she will definitely be willing to help.” Xiao Ning held a glimmer of hope in his heart, but then he collided with a figure and crashed heavily to the ground.

He looked up, suddenly stunned, and blurted out, “Cang King Adult?”