Doupo: Marry a Young Doctor and Be Rewarded with Douhuang Cultivation

73: The second level of assessment: soul control!Beside the stone monument, Elder Sheng gazed at the blood-red number, his eyes instantly filled with fervor, and he looked at Xiao Ze again as if appraising a treasure.

1799—this figure represented something he understood better than anyone present; this level of Soul Power had clearly reached the Grade 8 tier!

What did Grade 8 mean? It could already be described as a Grandmaster!

In the vast Central Plains, the Alchemists who could reach the Grade 8 tier were few and far between, and most of them were old geezers who had honed their skills over time, but the Xiao Ze before him had indeed brought him a huge surprise.

Compared to Cao Ying back then, he was even better, which meant that Xiao Ze was the second Prodigy-like genius after Cao Ying!

”Not bad, not bad,” Elder Sheng nodded slightly, his eyes full of admiration.

”The Soul test ends here. The one who topped the list is naturally Xiao Ze, representing the Ye Family. Furthermore, I must congratulate him for setting a new record. I believe this record will be difficult to break in future assessments for a long time.”

Listening to Elder Sheng’s voice, everyone in the hall shook their heads with bitter smiles. Cao Ying’s record back then had already been a huge blow to everyone, and now this new record set by Xiao Ze would probably be impossible to break for hundreds or thousands of years to come.

This child, Xiao Ze, was terrifyingly formidable!

No wonder the Ye Family was so confident; it turned out they were waiting for them here. But it had to be said that in the next two tests, entering the top three and passing the assessment would be no difficulty for him.

Thus, their wish to oust the Ye Family from the Five Great Families would likely fall through.

”The first assessment ends here. The next assessment is called Soul Control!”

Elder Sheng looked at Xiao Ze and the other five with a smile, then took out a pitch-black iron bead from his storage ring. The surface of the iron bead was smooth as a mirror but lacked luster. Its entirely dark body exuded a heavy sense of oppression.

”This bead is made of Soul Steel and is called a Soul Testing Bead. Holding it in your hand, it feels exceptionally light, but if touched with Soul Power, it becomes as heavy as a thousand jin.”

”And what you need to do is, after the assessment begins, use your Soul Power to hold up the steel beads. Afterwards, whoever catches the most steel beads will be the first place, and so on.”

Speaking of this, Elder Sheng first glanced at Cao Ying, then turned his gaze to Xiao Ze and said,

”This record was also set by Cao Ying back then: 89 steel beads, a record that remains unbroken to this day.”

Hearing Elder Sheng’s words, everyone present looked at Xiao Ze. They also wanted to know if Xiao Ze could break this record again.

Xiao Ze showed no reaction to this.

As a Grade 8 Alchemist, besides possessing vast Soul Power, his control over Soul was also far beyond ordinary people. Catching steel beads was no difficulty for him.

Seeing that the five had no objections, Elder Sheng continued, ”Since everyone has no objections, the assessment now begins!”

With that, Elder Sheng quickly flashed backward, and as he retreated, the ceiling above the hall revealed a dark hole, from which a deluge of pitch-black steel beads poured out like a rainstorm.

Swish swish!

Looking at the overwhelming steel beads, the few people reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, each dodging and keeping a safe distance, then condensing large Soul hands and swiftly grabbing at the steel beads.

Because they knew the power of these steel beads, Cao Xiu and the others did not dare to be overconfident, nor did they try to catch them all at once. Instead, they grabbed them one by one.

Only by doing so could they sustain themselves and not be overwhelmed at once.

But Xiao Ze was different. Looking at the overwhelming steel beads, he directly extended a large Soul hand and grabbed them.

With a swing of his hands, nearly ten steel beads were caught in his grasp.

Compared to the frantic efforts of the others, Xiao Ze’s action was truly astonishing.

The level of his Soul Power control was breathtaking.

In a short while, he had collected nearly a hundred steel beads.

Correspondingly, Bai Ying and Qiu Ji both had to withdraw because their Souls could not bear the heavy load. After they withdrew, they had caught forty-three and thirty-one beads, respectively.

The vast difference in Soul Power was evident.

But Bai Ying could only rage ineffectually, as his strength was clearly displayed, and the steel beads would not lie.

After them, Cao Xiu also withdrew helplessly, with fifty-six steel beads placed before him.

With Cao Xiu’s exit, only Xiao Ze and Dan Xuan remained.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Ze’s Soul control ability far surpassed Dan Xuan’s. His attacks were so sharp, completely disregarding the number of steel beads, grabbing them with a raised hand.

Dan Xuan, on the other hand, after persisting for a few more minutes, also couldn’t hold on. Before him were sixty-six steel beads.

After Dan Xuan withdrew, Xiao Ze smiled slightly and also stopped his actions. At this point, he had caught exactly two hundred steel beads—no more, no less.

”I concede.”

Xiao Ze cupped his fists towards Dan Xuan and the others, smiling.

”Truly a Prodigy.”

Facing Xiao Ze’s leisurely demeanor, Dan Xuan and the others all gave bitter smiles. In front of Xiao Ze, they were like new recruits, completely defenseless, only able to be kneaded and abused.

Bai Ying’s face was ashen. As the most outstanding generation of the Bai Family, he was originally a Prodigy, but in front of Xiao Ze, he had lost so completely.

Heroes in this world were as numerous as carp crossing the river, and he, Bai Ying, was merely one of the many living beings.

As Xiao Ze finished his actions, thunderous applause erupted from everyone present, celebrating the birth of a Son of Heaven.

Xiao Ze’s performance was sufficiently dazzling, and it also made them understand that if they wanted to push the Ye Family out of their position among the Five Great Families, they had no chance.

Facing the thunderous applause in the hall, on the Cao Family’s seats, Cao Ying bit her red lips lightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on that slender figure, a hint of fervor flashing in her heart.

Such a level had successfully ignited her competitive spirit.

In the past, among Alchemists of the same generation, only that little girl from the Dan Family could make her take notice, but now, it seemed Xiao Ze had to be added to that list.

”Not bad, not bad.”

Elder Sheng was equally astonished by Xiao Ze’s performance. Two hundred beads, more than double that of Cao Ying back then. Such a performance was quite remarkable.

For the Pill Tower to produce such a young person, it truly had successors.

”For this second item, Xiao Ze still maintains first place, Dan Xuan is second, and Cao Xiu is third!”

As Elder Sheng announced this, the smiles on the faces of Ye Zhong and Xin Lan in the Ye Family’s seats grew even wider. Xiao Ze’s performance almost blinded them.

Xiao Ze proved with his actions what it meant to leave all others in the dust!

To overpower all heroes!

Facing the final assessment, Elder Sheng stroked his beard and smiled, ”This last assessment tests the offensive nature of your Soul Power.”

”The five of you enter this circle. Whoever can last until the end wins!”

Elder Sheng pointed to the red circle drawn on the ground and smiled.

Hearing this, the five all nodded. Just as they were about to enter, a soft laugh suddenly came.

”Elder Sheng, it’s no fun to let Xiao Ze take all the glory alone. My Cao Family wishes to swap out a person midway. Is that permissible?”