Mentor Tian’s words left Yuan Qingcheng stunned.
Not just Yuan Qingcheng, but Qi Yuntian and all the students present wore expressions of utter disbelief.
All the fire-attributed energy in the testing room… was completely absorbed?
What kind of concept is it to absorb ten times the fire-attributed energy of a room?
Normally, being able to absorb even one-tenth of the fire-attributed energy in a room would be considered extraordinary.
Absorbing all of it, wouldn’t that cause one’s meridians to burst and lead to death?
All eyes turned to Terra Su, filled with incredulity.
Despite their disbelief, no one doubted Mentor Tian’s conclusion. Mentor Tian was one of the most senior mentors in the Martial Dao division, and his words were practically law.
In other words, Terra Su had indeed absorbed all the fire-attributed energy in the testing room.
This explained why, when Terra Su had just exited the testing room, it was completely devoid of fire-attributed energy. It was because he had absorbed it all.
And now, the reason there was fire-attributed energy again was that new energy had been generated from the leyline.
In other words, the testing chamber wasn’t broken at all.
Qi Yuntian stood there, dumbfounded, his face full of disappointment and confusion. He simply couldn’t believe that Terra Su had managed to absorb all the fire-attributed energy in the testing room.
If that were the case, wouldn’t it mean that Terra Su’s talent and potential far surpassed his own?
Feeling the incredulous, amazed, and admiring gazes directed at Terra Su from everyone around, and the occasional looks cast at him that felt like mockery, Qi Yuntian felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
For a moment, Qi Yuntian’s face turned deathly pale, feeling that the genius aura he had painstakingly built was utterly destroyed in that instant.
Clap, clap, clap!
A student from a humble background couldn’t help but clap excitedly, “Well done, Terra Su!”
“Terra Su, you’re amazing!”
“Stepping on Qi Yuntian, truly a top genius!”
“The number one genius among our new students has been born!”
More and more students from humble backgrounds began to clap, eventually forming a thunderous applause. They were all in awe of Terra Su’s potential and talent, genuinely admiring him at this moment.
Even those from noble families now looked at Terra Su with a hint of apprehension and fear, no longer daring to treat him as just another student from a humble background.
The Martial Dao world was like this. Although there were distinctions between noble and humble backgrounds, ultimately, it came down to talent and strength. If your talent and strength were inferior, they would mock and belittle you. But if your talent and strength far surpassed theirs, they would only look up to you.
“Qi Yuntian?” Mentor Tian frowned and asked, “What are you all talking about?”
Mentor Tian was somewhat puzzled. Wasn’t this a talent test? What did it have to do with stepping on Qi Yuntian?
At this, Yuan Qingcheng dared not hide anything anymore and honestly recounted the duel between Qi Yuntian and Terra Su.
Upon hearing this, Mentor Tian’s face instantly darkened.
“Absurd, simply absurd! Yuan Qingcheng, as a senior student of Class A, the academy entrusted you with leading these new students in their talent test, and you used it to mess around?”
“This is a serious talent test, not some petty squabble among youngsters! New students might be young and immature, but as a senior student, shouldn’t you know to stop them? Instead, you even fanned the flames?”
Mentor Tian’s voice was stern, clearly very displeased with Yuan Qingcheng’s actions.
Yuan Qingcheng was at a loss for words. He wanted to defend himself but didn’t know how, as he had indeed played a role in the duel between Terra Su and Qi Yuntian.
“Yuan Qingcheng, for dereliction of duty, you are sentenced to three months of hard labor and demoted to Class B.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingcheng’s face turned even more miserable than crying.
At Anyang Academy, hard labor was equivalent to being a menial worker in a sect, involving all sorts of heavy and tiring tasks, leaving no time for cultivation—a very severe punishment.
At this moment, Yuan Qingcheng deeply regretted his actions against Terra Su. If he hadn’t done so, he wouldn’t be facing three months of hard labor now.
“Qi Yuntian, one month of hard labor.”
Mentor Tian’s punishment for Qi Yuntian was relatively light, but even so, it was enough to make Qi Yuntian’s face turn ashen.
Finally, Mentor Tian turned his gaze to Terra Su.
“Terra Su, come with me.”
Mentor Tian said.
Terra Su nodded slightly and followed Mentor Tian out of the fire-attributed testing hall.
Leaving behind a group of Class D students standing there, looking at each other in confusion. Mentor Tian hadn’t punished Terra Su, but what did it mean to have him follow?
Mentor Tian led Terra Su out of the talent testing area and into a courtyard.
Knock, knock, knock!
Mentor Tian knocked on the courtyard door, and a voice immediately came from inside, “Who is it?”
“Dean, it’s me,” Mentor Tian replied.
In no time, the door opened, and Mentor Tian led Terra Su into the courtyard.
Inside the courtyard, a young man was practicing sword techniques, while an old man with graying hair stood by, watching.
The young man was practicing a high-level Mystic Grade sword technique and had reached a very high level of proficiency, with sword light flowing freely and considerable power.
Terra Su watched with a calm gaze. Although the young man’s sword technique was excellent, it was somewhat lacking in Terra Su’s eyes. In just a few breaths, Terra Su had already spotted three flaws in the technique.
Moments later, the young man stopped practicing and, upon seeing Mentor Tian, gracefully cupped his hands, “Mentor Tian, pardon my poor display.”
Clap, clap, clap!
Mentor Tian clapped with a smile and said to the old man with graying hair, “Dean Wu, your disciple’s swordsmanship is so advanced that even we mentors have to bow down. Truly a top genius.”
The old man smiled and said, “Not at all, Nangong Lin still has a long way to go. Mentor Tian, you flatter him.”
“Haha, how could it be flattery? Everyone knows that your disciple Nangong Lin is a renowned top genius, the undisputed number one student in the upper division Class A of Anyang Academy.”
Mentor Tian said with a smile.
“What brings you here today, Mentor Tian?” the old man asked.
Mentor Tian quickly replied, “Dean Wu, I came to report something. Among the new students this year, there’s a highly talented individual. If properly nurtured, he could become a new star of Anyang Academy.”
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