218: A casual slash

Liu Mo led the three of them to a stone wall.

The entire stone wall was pitted and scarred, and quite a few people were attacking it.

"Brother Mo, what are they doing here?"

"Testing the strength of their Innate Skill."

"Your combat power value is assessed based on the damage you cause."

"Wait for them to finish, then you guys go up."

The group stood still and waited.

The people in front of the stone wall were likely newcomers as well; after they attacked the wall, a screen on the side displayed their scores, and their ID numbers were all around 11550.

"430 points!"

"Impressive, Xiaolei."

"Brother Ming, I didn't perform well; otherwise, I could have scored higher."

"Then try again later. This thing determines how much divine charm substance you get next month, so don't think about holding back," the person called Brother Ming said to the remaining three.

"Yes, Brother Ming."

"Boom~"

"Bang~"

"Clang~"

The three of them unleashed their strongest attacks one after another.

They were all pretty good, with the highest reaching 450.

"Brother Mo, can we only use our own Innate Skill?"

Su Yunfei asked. If that were the case, he would be doomed, as his own Innate Skill had no offensive power.

"Anything works. Actually, you don't even need to use an Innate Skill. As long as the attack is made using Spiritual Qi—even if you just wrap your fist in Spiritual Qi and punch it—you will get a score."

"That works!"

Su Yunfei let out a sigh of relief; otherwise, he really would have wanted to die.

"Let's go, it's your turn."

The three of them stepped forward.

The few people who had just finished testing didn't leave in a hurry; they clearly wanted to see the results of Xiao Weiqing and his group.

"Liu Mo, are these the Geniuses from Daxia?"

"Mm."

"Yan Ming, are these all Geniuses from your Xuanwu Kingdom?"

Yan Ming nodded, "I wouldn't dare call them Geniuses. They all underwent Awakening last year and are just trying their luck at the Training Camp."

Liu Mo laughed, "Seeing that their Innate Skills are all above level 5, the probability of a successful Second Awakening is very high. Calling it 'trying their luck' is a bit hypocritical."

Yan Ming laughed heartily, clearly satisfied with his juniors.

It was clear that Liu Mo and Yan Ming were familiar with each other.

"Dongfang Xuan, you go give it a try."

Dongfang Xuan nodded and stepped forward.

He reached out to take the black gold spear from his back. The moment he grasped the shaft, his entire Aura changed.

Yan Ming raised an eyebrow, "This kid..."

"Lightning Flash~"

He took a step forward, and with extreme speed, Dongfang Xuan vanished from where he stood.

Moments later, everyone heard a "clang," and the black gold spear plunged halfway into the stone wall.

"So... so strong!"

"Damn, that piercing power!"

"Indeed impressive."

The several newcomers from Xuanwu Kingdom exclaimed repeatedly.

Yan Ming clapped his hands, "Impressive. Daxia is truly full of talent."

Less than ten seconds later.

The screen on the side displayed Dongfang Xuan's combat power value—491!

"Yo, not bad."

Xiao Weiqing said with appreciation. It seemed Dongfang Xuan's strength had increased quite a bit over the past few months; this attack intensity was not inferior to the attack intensity of his Samadhi True Fire.

"Are you trying to use Yin and Yang on me?" Dongfang Xuan said irritably.

In front of Xiao Weiqing's Samadhi True Fire, what was this bit of attack intensity worth?

Hearing Dongfang Xuan's words, Liu Mo raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Xiao Weiqing's basic combat power alone was a whole tier higher than Dongfang Xuan's, so it seemed his Innate Skill must also be extremely powerful.

The few people from Xuanwu Kingdom were also surprised. Hearing this, could it be that Xiao Weiqing was even stronger than Dongfang Xuan?

"It's your turn."

Dongfang Xuan returned to his spot; he also wanted to see what level Xiao Weiqing's strength had reached after a few months.

Xiao Weiqing did not hesitate and walked forward.

He made a grasping motion with one hand.

The thousand flame blade appeared in his hand, wreathed in a few wisps of Samadhi True Fire. He slashed down casually, without any blade technique involved.

The collision sound he had imagined did not occur.

The thousand flame blade left a thin slit in the stone wall as if slicing through tofu.

"That's it?"

"Nothing special."

Seeing that Xiao Weiqing only left a thin slit, the several Geniuses from Xuanwu Kingdom immediately lost interest, having truly thought he was something special.

However.

Yan Ming and Liu Mo on the side were completely dumbfounded, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Xiao Weiqing.

A few seconds later.

"5... 592?"

Su Yunfei looked at the screen, stuttering, seemingly trying to confirm if he had seen it wrong.

"What!"

The few people from Xuanwu Kingdom turned their heads abruptly, staring fixedly at the screen.

"Impossible!"

"Is it malfunctioning?"

"Monster."

Yan Ming took a deep breath and introduced himself solemnly:

"Xuanwu Kingdom, Yan Ming, Fourth Realm Martial Cultivator."

"Daxia, Xiao Weiqing, Third Realm Technique Cultivator."

"We should spar sometime."

It was clear that Yan Ming no longer regarded Xiao Weiqing as a newcomer.

"Sure."

"Su Yunfei, it's your turn."

Xiao Weiqing patted Su Yunfei on the shoulder.

Everyone slowly came back to their senses, and now they were looking forward to Su Yunfei.

With the first two already being like this, this Su Yunfei surely wasn't an ordinary person either. Could he break 600?

They saw Su Yunfei pull out a dagger from who knows where.

After channeling Spiritual Qi into it, the blade gleamed sharply.

"Ha!"

Su Yunfei thrust hard toward the stone wall. With a "puchi" sound, the dagger sank in.

The score was displayed immediately: 382.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Su Yunfei let out a sigh of relief; he was really afraid of getting a score below 300.

"This..."

Yan Ming didn't know what to say for a moment, and the people from Xuanwu Kingdom were also stunned. The contrast was a bit too large; this combat power value was even lower than theirs.

Xiao Weiqing explained, "Su Yunfei's Extraordinary Talent is inclined toward support."

"I see."

The group nodded thoughtfully, while Yan Ming mentally tagged Su Yunfei as a top-tier Extraordinary second generation—the kind whose family didn't lack resources.

"Let's go."

The four of them departed.

They headed up the mountain.

After they left.

One of the people from Xuanwu Kingdom said, "Brother Ming, what was up with Xiao Weiqing just now? It clearly didn't look like much, so why was the combat power assessment so high?"

"Exactly, it was more than a tier higher than ours."

Yan Ming didn't speak. He flicked his finger, sending a bolt of Spiritual Qi striking the exact spot where Xiao Weiqing had slashed.

"Crack~ Crack~"

"Rumble~"

Centered on where Xiao Weiqing had slashed, the entire area collapsed, revealing a huge spherical space inside that was scorched black and still smoking.

"How is this possible?"

"This... what kind of method is this?"

They were all dumbfounded.

Yan Ming said, "His flames are terrifying. With almost an instantaneous burst, he destroyed the interior of this stone wall."

Seeing this, the newcomers from Xuanwu Kingdom finally realized how terrifying Xiao Weiqing was. The stone wall was made of special Materials, and it wasn't as if they hadn't experienced it themselves—it required them to use all their might just to cause any damage.

"Do not be discouraged. The Training Camp has never lacked Geniuses. As long as you keep working hard, you will eventually gain something."

Xiao Weiqing and his group arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Liu Mo said, "Based on your combat power from just now, Su Yunfei can be on the third level, and Dongfang Xuan on the fourth level."

"As for Xiao Weiqing, you should logically be able to go to the fifth level, but the Spiritual Energy Caves on the fifth level and above are all full, so you would need to seize one. With your current strength, facing them would still be a bit difficult."

"In two more months, Fan Bai and that batch of people will leave the Training Camp. By then, there will be a major reshuffle of these Spiritual Energy Caves, and you can compete for one then."

"Understood, Brother Mo."

Xiao Weiqing decided to check out the fourth level first. Since it was his first time here, it was better to keep a low profile.

"Mm, there are vacant Spiritual Energy Caves below the fifth level. You guys find one to occupy yourselves; just input your ID number at the entrance of the cave."

"I'm going up first."

With a few leaps, Liu Mo moved across the cliff face with ease and quickly ascended to the fifth level.

"Su Yunfei, we're off then."

"Mm, see you later."

Xiao Weiqing and Dongfang Xuan also followed Liu Mo's example, leaping across the steep stone wall, and soon reached the fourth level.

Upon arriving, they saw that there were indeed quite a few vacant caves.

On this level, it wasn't just Xiao Weiqing and Dongfang Xuan; other newcomers were also searching for suitable Spiritual Energy Caves.

"Huh?"