manynovel Chapter 14 Double the Excitement, Double the Happiness
Chapter 14 Double the Excitement, Double the Happiness
"Ultimate Fire..."
The legendary word flashed through their minds simultaneously.
In an instant, Xiao Hongchen's eyes, which had originally held a hint of arrogance, became incredibly bright and ardent, reflecting the delight he felt upon encountering a genius who could rival him.
Lin Jiayi, on the other hand, had a much more realistic idea.
Extreme attributes! This is of paramount importance to the entire Sun Moon Empire! This is a promising talent who could become a Title Douluo and a pillar of the Sun Moon Empire in the future!
Regardless of which branch of the royal blood this prince belongs to, he must report and confirm it immediately!
With that in mind, Lin Jiayi no longer cared about the usual enrollment procedures.
He quickly beckoned to the two teachers who were still in a daze and whispered, "Take the other students in immediately to complete the remaining tests. I'll take care of these two." After giving the instructions, he strode over to Ye Chenxing, his attitude more than ten times more respectful than before, and bowed slightly, saying:
"Your Highness, it's too noisy here. Please come with me to the VIP room to discuss the enrollment details."
"Lead the way." Ye Chenxing nodded and pulled Qian Renxue along as they followed.
Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen waved to the teacher in charge of the group, indicating that she would not follow the main group. Then, she took her younger sister Meng Hongchen's hand and naturally followed Lin Jiayi's steps.
After all, he was just going through the motions; the tests didn't seem to mean much to the principal's grandson.
Lin Jiayi glanced back at the brother and sister and sighed helplessly in his heart.
There was nothing he could do; these were his boss's precious grandson and granddaughter, and he, as the dean of students, didn't dare to stop them from joining in the fun.
The group headed towards the VIP area. Meng Hongchen, who was walking at the back, was unusually quiet at this moment.
Strangely, Meng Hongchen was not just a pretty face; her talent and intelligence even surpassed that of her brother, Xiao Hongchen. Yet, she failed to recognize the extraordinary nature of Ye Chenxing's Sun Martial Soul.
Our young lady is currently embroiled in an extremely serious "internal ideological struggle".
She stared at Ye Chenxing's tall and handsome back, her fair cheeks slightly flushed, and her two small hands twisted together in a tangled mess.
"What should I do? What should I do... He's actually a direct descendant of the royal family! The royal family has so many rules, if I really marry him, will Grandpa allow it?"
"Besides...it seems like royal family members all marry several wives. What if he takes many concubines later? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss then!"
Meng Hongchen struggled with this decision for a long time before finally gritting her teeth and her eyes suddenly hardening.
"Fine, fine! Considering how handsome and charismatic he is... so be it, he may have concubines, I'll tolerate it!"
So far, everything is progressing smoothly according to plan.
On the way, Ye Chenxing and Qian Renxue exchanged a glance.
As a Master and Heroic Spirit who have formed a deep contract, Ye Chenxing doesn't need to speak at all; the two can communicate directly in the spiritual sea.
"To think of extracting the ultimate light and fire of the six-winged angel from the first spirit ring, and then combining it with the disguise-granting spirit skill of my angel skull, to realistically simulate the inherited martial spirit of this country," Qian Renxue's cold voice rang out in the spiritual star sea, carrying a hint of sincere admiration, "Chenxing, you are indeed very clever."
Upon hearing this praise, Ye Chenxing's usually thick-skinned face flushed slightly, a rare occurrence.
The inspiration for his idea came from the methods Qian Renxue used when she infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire ten thousand years ago to carry out her plan to seize the country. Now, being praised by the original owner's counterpart from another world made him feel a little embarrassed.
But Ye Chenxing's situation this time was different from Tian Dou's: Qian Renxue, who started at level 20, had her ultimate grandfather as a bodyguard, and was destined to become a god by cultivating step by step, actually went to great lengths to infiltrate and control a country where the entire royal family couldn't find a single titled Douluo who could be considered worthy of the title. She was incredibly stupid.
At the same time, the Sun Moon Empire is not comparable to the Heaven Dou Empire of ten thousand years ago. The soul guidance technology on this land is far ahead of the rest of the Douluo Continent.
If it weren't for the slight lack of foundation in top-tier combat power above Super Douluo level, the Sun Moon Empire's terrifying soul tool legion would have easily crushed the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent.
Therefore, by bearing the ambiguous yet noble identity of a "direct descendant of the royal family," he can not only conveniently avoid trouble caused by spoiled brats like Wang Shaojie, but more importantly, he can obtain top-tier resources within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
As the two were talking, Lin Jiayi, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped, turned around, and interrupted them.
"Your Highness," Lin Jiayi addressed him cautiously, his tone tinged with a hint of probing, "Please forgive my intrusion, but identity verification is required for enrollment. May I ask where you are from? And who are your parents...?"
As the dean of students, conducting background checks on new students is his job; but more importantly, he can't suppress his gossip and curiosity when faced with this suspected royal bloodline that has been separated from the royal family.
Ye Chenxing remained calm, as if he had been prepared. He sighed softly and replied, "Director Lin, my sister Ye Xue and I are from the Heavenly Soul Empire. There's no need to address me as Your Highness. We were raised by our grandfather from childhood."
As he spoke, he gestured to Qian Renxue beside him. Qian Renxue nodded slightly in agreement, perfectly acknowledging the identity of "Ye Xue".
"Grandpa passed away a few days ago." Ye Chenxing's tone revealed a hint of sadness at just the right moment. "Before he died, he told us about our true origins and told us to return to the Sun Moon Empire. In order for us to cross the border safely, he also left this behind."
Ye Chenxing reached into his robes, took out a finely crafted metal core, and handed it over.
Lin Jiayi took it and glanced at it, his pupils suddenly contracting.
This is actually a level seven concealment-type soul tool! Moreover, several high-level milk bottles for providing backup soul power are tightly inserted around its perimeter.
With this equipment, let alone a well-organized border patrol, even ordinary Title Douluos would find it extremely difficult to detect their movements unless they deliberately conducted large-scale reconnaissance. This explains how the two Great Soul Masters managed to travel thousands of miles to Mingdu without anyone noticing.
What's even more crucial is that it's a level seven soul tool, something that ordinary people can't possibly possess. This only further confirms the truthfulness of Ye Chenxing's words.
What? You're asking how this soul tool came to be?
This brings us to a certain arrogant black dragon. Seeing that both the Demon King and Xiong Jun had given Ye Chenxing good things, it felt it would be a loss of face if it didn't reciprocate.
As is well known, one of the great hobbies of dragons is hoarding.
So it secretly slipped Ye Chenxing a storage ring, which contained all sorts of miscellaneous items, mostly the legacies of some arrogant soul masters who had died at Di Tian's hands over the years.
This soul tool is naturally one of the items inside.
Lin Jiayi's brain began to work at lightning speed, automatically conjuring up a thrilling drama: a royal retainer who possessed core technology, along with his direct descendants who survived the power struggle within the royal family, was relentlessly pursued to the Heavenly Soul Empire, where he lived in hiding for over a decade, only allowing his descendants to acknowledge their ancestry on his deathbed...
Thinking of this, Lin Jiayi's heart trembled, and he quickly stopped, not daring to think about it any further.
The bloody secrets of the royal family back then are not something a mere dean of academic affairs like him could meddle in. The more he knows, the faster he'll die.
He respectfully handed the level-seven soul tool back to Ye Chenxing with both hands, his attitude becoming increasingly reserved, as if he were afraid of getting involved in some deadly royal secrets.
"I understand, Your Highness, please accept my condolences." Lin Jiayi cleared his throat and pointed to a large metal door at the end of the corridor. "The Mingde Hall's confidential testing room is just ahead. Please come in."
As Ye Chenxing passed through the heavy metal door, the interior of the secret testing room caught his eye.
The decor here is full of futuristic technology, with sophisticated metal instruments, intricate energy circuits, and flickering soul guidance screens everywhere.
If Shrek Academy is like a backstabber, then the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is practically cyberpunk 2077.
With such a huge technological gap, it's no wonder that the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were suppressed by the Sun Moon Empire on the battlefield.
Several fully armed testers had been waiting for some time. Lin Jiayi nodded in acknowledgment, and the massive testing equipment started up with a low rumbling sound.
Qian Renxue was the first to step forward and stand on the testing platform.
"Martial Soul: Bright Swan".
"Physical strength test: Level 31."
"Mental Strength Points: 450 points".
Looking at the data flashing on the screen, Lin Jiayi nodded slightly.
While this achievement is impressive, it is still entirely within the realm of what is considered "top genius".
After all, Qian Renxue deliberately suppressed her strength, precisely controlling her various stats at a moderate level of "ordinary genius".
Then, Ye Chenxing calmly and naturally walked onto the testing platform. As a high-energy scanning beam swept across, the first data appeared on the large screen. The people in the hall who were watching the screen swallowed in unison.
"Physical Strength Test: Level 45!"
Upon seeing this number, Xiao Hongchen, who was standing at the back, suddenly narrowed his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.
A physical strength of level 45?! Keep in mind, he possesses the top-tier beast spirit, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, and grew up eating all sorts of rare and precious herbs like snacks! Yet now, his proud and powerful physique has been overtaken by a mere level 20 boy? And the other party even has a weapon spirit?
However, what truly shattered their worldview was yet to come.
"Mental Strength Points: 4,800!"
How many?
"Did I add an extra zero?" One tester pinched himself hard.
"Is this a dream?"
"Four thousand eight hundred points?!" Lin Jiayi gasped, his hands, which were holding the scoreboard, began to tremble uncontrollably.
If Qian Renxue's data was still considered "genius," then Ye Chenxing's terrifying gap of more than ten times was simply that of a complete monster!
Four thousand eight hundred points of spiritual power—that's a realm that only the vast majority of high-level Soul Emperors, or even Soul Saints, can reach! And yet it's appeared in a level twenty Great Soul Master?
The people around Ye Chenxing looked at him as if they had seen some rare species.
"The very last item." Lin Jiayi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and pointed to the extremely expensive comprehensive testing pillar in the center of the hall. "Testing martial soul attributes."
Ye Chenxing nodded, walked to the testing pillar, placed his hand on it, and calmly activated the martial soul essence disguised as the "sun" within his body.
"boom--!"
The moment the test column made contact, it burst forth with two beams of light that pierced the heavens and the earth! The left half was a blinding light so pure that it had no impurities; the right half was a raging red flame that even Lin Jiayi could feel the destructive intent within it!
These two forces surged wildly within the test pillar, breaking through the "advanced" and "top-tier" markings, finally reaching the very top of the pillar and emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain!
"Clatter—"
A recorder dropped his recordboard, which fell to the ground with a crisp sound in the silent hall.
Lin Jiayi stared wide-eyed, as if frozen in place, at the two beams of light shooting into the sky above the testing pillar.
Meng Hongchen covered her mouth with both hands, her wine-red eyes filled with disbelief, and she even subconsciously held her breath.
Xiao Hongchen, as if his soul had been ripped away, stood there blankly, his lips moving slightly as he muttered to himself:
"Double...double..."
"Dual extreme attributes! Ultimate fire, ultimate light!?"
Lin Jiayi could no longer hold back. He lost his composure and roared out loud, his whole being caught in a frenzy of shock and ecstasy.
A mutated sun with dual extreme attributes!!
It should be noted that the Sun Martial Soul, as the royal symbol of the Sun Moon Empire, is extremely close to the ultimate fire in the realm of fire attributes.
Throughout the thousands, even tens of thousands of years of the Sun and Moon Empire's heritage, countless generations of royal family members have devoted their efforts to breaking this constraint, but all have ultimately failed. And now, this miracle is so clearly unfolding before his very eyes, even a double miracle!
The Sun Martial Soul does indeed contain the power of light, and many members of the royal family have mutated into Sun Martial Souls that are primarily based on light.
The mutated light attribute is mostly inferior to the original fire attribute, and far from reaching its peak.
This is an absolute prodigy! Not only in the Sun Moon Empire, but even in the entire history of the Douluo Continent over the past ten thousand years, this is an unprecedented genius! If this child is truly a descendant of the royal family who has been separated from the royal family, then the day when the Sun Moon Empire unifies the continent is just around the corner!
Lin Jiayi felt like he was dreaming; happiness had suddenly descended upon him. And it was double the amount! He was momentarily at a loss for words.
Standing to the side, Meng Hongchen's large, wine-red eyes were practically brimming with pink hearts. Ye Chenxing's striking good looks and aloof demeanor were already enough to captivate her, but now, his unparalleled, heaven-defying talent had completely ensnared her, leaving her utterly unable to extricate herself.
Xiao Hongchen, who was always proud and arrogant, kept his head down and clenched his fists so tightly in his sleeves that they turned white.
He never expected that this peer, who was only level 20, although his soul power level was not as high as his, had already left him far behind in terms of talent and potential.
There are always higher heavens and more capable people. For the first time in his life, this arrogant young master of Mingde Hall felt an overwhelming sense of defeat.
Seeing that the expensive test column was about to melt under the extreme heat, Lin Jiayi suddenly realized what was happening.
"Young Master Ye! Quickly put away your martial spirit!"
Lin Jiayi, fearing even the slightest mishap to this exceptionally talented young man, quickly stepped forward and grabbed him, his tone filled with unprecedented fervor and urgency: "Come on! We don't need to go through the rest of the procedures! Just come directly to my office!"
Then, as if remembering something, he instructed the staff to take Ye Xue to the freshman registration office to complete the remaining procedures.
Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen also pulled Meng Hongchen up and headed straight for the principal's office.
As Lin Jiayi hurriedly pulled Ye Chenxing away from the testing hall, neither of them noticed that a tester responsible for recording data in a corner was secretly taking out an extremely tiny communication soul tool under the cover of the instrument control panel...