Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Genius Xu Ying_1

Where the gaze fell, there was a long staircase, with countless stone steps stretching up layer by layer.

At the foot of the mountain stood the grand plaque of the Moon Hua Sect.

Disciples guarded the place all year round so that ordinary people could not enter at will.

As for the other directions of Moon Radiance Mountain, those were real precipices and cliffs, which even ordinary birds found hard to fly over, let alone martial artists.

Thus, to enter Moon Radiance Mountain, there was only this one path, unless you ascended to the Heavenly Man Realm and achieved true flight.

Otherwise, even if you possessed a flying type Martial Soul, you couldn’t surpass it due to the poor quality of the energy within your body.

”Let’s go; we are already late!”,

Master Baiyun had feared arriving late, which was why he had his disciples set off ten days early, only to discover upon arrival that hundreds of people had already gathered at the mountain’s base.

Among them, those under twenty should all be the geniuses here to take part in the talent assessment.

And those over twenty, they were probably accompanying these youths, given the perilous journey.

Ling Xiao and his two companions followed Master Baiyun towards the base of the mountain.

”Old Baiyun, long time no see!”

”Xu Ling!”,

Just as they reached the base of the mountain, they heard someone call out Master Baiyun’s name in a rather disrespectful tone.

Master Baiyun looked up in surprise and exclaimed.

Ling Xiao also turned his attention toward the person.

This individual appeared to be in his forties and his cultivation level was probably not inferior to that of Master Baiyun; however, what was most surprising was that among the four people standing beside him, three were familiar faces.

Zhu Hua, Butterfly Dance Victoria, Lu Xing!

The fourth person, on the other hand, was a stranger. She seemed to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed lavishly, and her cultivation, to everyone’s astonishment, surpassed the others’, already at the early phase of the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins.

This talent seemed to be on par with Ming Tian and Zuo Leng.

Ling Xiao knew of Xu Ling; en route to the Moon Hua Sect, Master Baiyun had briefed them with a simple overview of the current situation in the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

Especially concerning the general status of transcendent warriors.

Xu Ling was the only transcendent warrior among the Ninja Clan at the moment, and the young girl with the early phase Ninth Layer Martial Vein cultivation was his daughter, Xu Ying.

In the Ninja Country, Xu Ling was nobility, a true descendant of the Xu Dao lineage.

Interestingly, Xu Ling was also a disciple of the Moon Hua Sect, but he held a slightly higher position than Master Baiyun, which granted him four recommendation spots.

”Old Baiyun, why get so worked up? We had some grievances in the past, but now that the sect is expanding its recruitment, we are both in a weaker position and must cooperate sincerely. I won’t bore you with introducing the other three, but this is my daughter Xu Ying. Her potential is no less than Ming Tian’s or Zuo Leng’s.”,

As he spoke, Xu Ling seemed quite smug.

He had been indecisive about who to recommend, but White Cloud being targeted by Demonflame Celestial played into his hands, resulting in several disciples from the Ninja Clan departing, which worked out in his favor.

Although Zhu Hua, Butterfly Dance Victoria, and Lu Xing’s potential was incomparable to Xu Ying’s, expanding the recruitment indicated that conditions were slightly lower than before, so there was a possibility they could enter the sect.

Many shared this sentiment.

Ling Xiao merely glanced at the youths gathered at the base of the mountain. The eldest among them was exactly twenty years old, and the youngest only twelve or thirteen.

The strongest had already reached the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins, but his age had also hit twenty.

The weakest was at the Martial Vein Seventh Level, and these children were all merely twelve or thirteen years old, implying that the assessment was about potential, not current strength.

Facing these geniuses, Ling Xiao showed no emotional fluctuation.

He himself had reached the Eighth Layer Peak Martial Vein cultivation by the age of fourteen after being delayed for over ten years.

His true cultivation journey had begun at the age of thirteen.

Otherwise, by now his cultivation would likely have been extraordinary.

After all, in just over a year, he had advanced from the First Layer to the Eighth Layer Peak of Martial Veins.

In terms of potential, he feared no one.

All these youths and young adults were essentially talented individuals summoned back from the Outer Disciples spread across the lands by the Moon Hua Sect.

As the territory of the Moon Hua Sect was located in the Northern Han Kingdom, the majority of the talents came from there.

There were also a few talents from the Ninja Country, Blue-eyed Nation, and Barbarian Tribes.

Naturally, there were talents from the other subordinate nations of the Human Sacred Dynasty as well.

It’s just that these were fewer in number.

”All four princes and the princess of the Northern Han Kingdom have come; I wonder how many will be selected,” Dai Yuling said, pointing at a few people surrounded by a crowd.

Ling Xiao followed his pointing finger.

Among the crowd, indeed, there were five individuals dressed luxuriously and emanating noble air.

These five people were around fourteen to eighteen years old and met the age criteria.

Among the five, the strikingly beautiful princess ”Zhao Ci” naturally drew the most attention.

Zhao Ci was about the same age as Ling Xiao with comparable cultivation levels, both at the Eighth Layer Peak of Martial Veins, indicating their potential was certainly not lacking.

Of course, these five were the most eye-catching, but their potential and cultivation levels were not the strongest.

Ling Xiao glanced at them briefly before directing his attention toward the rest of the crowd.

Under his Soul Entry state, he could easily judge the aptitude and potential of these individuals.

Among them, two possessed the best potential: one was Xu Ying, and the other was the Third Prince of the Northern Han Kingdom, Zhao Zhi.

The potential of these two was actually no less than that of Ming Tian and Zuo Leng.

Indeed, outside of Baiyun Province, there were simply too many talents.

Nevertheless, Ling Xiao just made a mental note and did not exhibit much emotional fluctuation.

Zuo Leng had already been killed by him.

Potential was one aspect, and battle technique was equally critical; otherwise, the outcome would be the same as Zuo Leng’s fate.

It didn’t matter that his potential was now no less than that of Ming Tian and Zuo Leng; even if it were significantly lesser, there was nothing for him to fear.

Sometimes, longevity might be more important than potential.

”Hmph, Xu Ling, stop feigning innocence in front of me. Everyone knows how often you flatter that Demonflame Celestial; no wonder these youngsters are willing to follow you, to avoid his oppression,” Master Baiyun snorted coldly. While he could understand the choice of Zhu Hua and the other two, he was still extremely displeased internally.

Which master could tolerate his disciple betraying the sect?

His restraint in not exacting a killing strike was already very considerable.

”Hehe, that’s called being wise to the ways of the world. You might not flatter, but your best disciple, Ming Tian, was snatched away by the Demonflame Celestial nonetheless,” Xu Ling retorted sarcastically.

”Hmph!”

Master Baiyun snorted again without offering an explanation.

He did not want to expose the potential of Ling Xiao, even if it meant swallowing some pride.

Xu Ling smiled and suddenly turned his gaze toward Ling Xiao.

”Is this boy the one who killed Zuo Leng?”

”Yes, it was me,” Ling Xiao nodded and replied.

There was no point in hiding such a fact, and it couldn’t be hidden anyway.

”Good! Very good! Daring to kill even Zuo Leng, you really have some nerve! My dear daughter, make sure you recognize him; this is the murderer of your betrothed!” Xu Ling said to his daughter with a cold laugh.