Chapter 512: Li Yang's Talent

After the young Thunder Star Beast before them, Ling Han, was tested, four points of light rose: one white, one black, and two purple.

The points of light stopped after reaching a certain height. One of the two purple lights rose to about a third of the maximum height, while the other reached about a fifth.

Once the points of light came to a halt, the middle-aged man, Lu Kan, announced.

“Ling Han, cultivated for 570 years, Star Lord Realm. Gold Element Law Talent: Medium, Star Lord Realm. Water Element Law Talent: Medium, Longevity Realm. Overall Evaluation: Medium.”

The information was announced piece by piece, even specifying the corresponding realm for each elemental law.

Upon hearing this evaluation, a look of regret immediately appeared on Ling Han’s face.

‘Medium Talent… that’s just average. I have no chance of entering the Saint Mountain.’

“Next!”

The middle-aged man, Lu Kan, paid no mind to Ling Han’s disappointment and continued the announcements.

One by one, the talented youths of the Thunder Star Beast race continued to be tested.

…

Meanwhile, Lei Xuan arrived at another location.

“Big Brother, you’re back?”

Seeing Lei Xuan, a young man immediately walked over and said excitedly.

But then he asked, “I heard that earlier you punished He Qi and his group for a few people from old man Baleng’s branch. What’s that all about? Baleng’s branch is so weak. If you punish people over them, everyone else will think our branch has gone soft.”

“Shut up.”

Hearing the young man’s words, Lei Xuan frowned. “No matter what, Baleng’s branch is one of the ten branches of our clan. Even if they’re weak, he is still their leader.”

“Uh, Big Brother…” The young man was stunned to hear Lei Xuan’s words.

‘Since when did Big Brother care so much about Baleng’s branch? Aren’t they the one everyone bullies?’

Although his big brother disdained bullying them, he had never meddled in that branch’s affairs before.

Lei Xuan took a deep breath and said, “In the future, the status of Baleng’s branch might see a significant rise.”

He didn’t explain further, simply arriving at the area where the members of the Alien Races were gathered.

“Haha, Xun Lie, your Thunder Star Beast clan invited us over, but I have yet to see any geniuses among you.”

“That’s right. I thought your Thunder Star Beast clan had actually produced some heaven-defying genius.”

“At this rate, the best these tested Thunder Star Beasts can hope to become is a Dual Pantheon Deity. A Tri-System Deity is out of the question.”

The members of the Alien Races were being completely blunt, chuckling derisively.

Although these Alien Races were allies, it was a forced union. They were allies in name only. The rivalry and competition between them were fierce, as they each constantly tried to one-up the others in every possible way.

And comparing their clan’s geniuses was their favorite pastime.

“Xun Lie, many geniuses are emerging in the Cosmos right now. There’s the human Li Yang, the human Mixed Void, and there are even rumors that the Time Divine Tree and Fire Nether Divine Beast clans have produced some extremely powerful talents.”

“Your strongest Thunder Star Beast genius right now doesn’t even have one percent of the human Li Yang’s talent, does he?”

Everyone snickered, their words dripping with undisguised ridicule.

“Hmph. Just you watch. You’re in for a surprise,” the Thunder Star Beast expert, Xun Lie, snorted upon hearing their words.

He looked over at Lei Xuan, who was walking over from a short distance away.

“Elder, Mu Xuan is in the line. He’ll be the last one tested,” Lei Xuan sent via voice transmission.

“Good.”

Upon hearing this, Xun Lie’s eyes immediately lit up with joy.

He had already learned about Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast form. The fact that it had broken through to the World Realm in Four-Element Laws after only a hundred years of cultivation had left him beyond thrilled!

He was thrilled by the talent, of course, but it was also the perfect opportunity to shut up the other allied clans at this genius assembly.

For a long time, the Thunder Star Beast clan hadn’t produced any significant geniuses and had been constantly mocked by the other clans. He had long been suppressing a bellyful of rage over it.

World Realm in Four-Element Laws within a hundred years… even if that talent couldn’t compare to the likes of the human Li Yang right now, it far surpassed any other genius. At the very least, none of the clans allied with their Thunder Spirit Race had a genius like that!

…

The testing continued, and by now, many Thunder Star Beasts had gathered to watch.

Surprisingly, many members from Baleng’s branch had rushed over. Shi Lan and the others had guessed that Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast form might be a powerful genius, so they had messaged the other members of their branch clan.

Having received the messages from Shi Lan and her group, those branch members had rushed over, hoping to witness the rise of a genius from their own line.

“Wuyi, Stone Moon… why are all of you from the tenth branch here?”

“Shouldn’t you be getting back to your cultivation? You have time to waste here?”

Seeing them, some of the nearby young Thunder Star Beasts jeered.

They were used to bullying people from the tenth branch.

“Hmph! Lucas, the tenth branch has a genius about to be tested!”

“That’s right! This genius’s Talent even surprised Lord Lei Xuan!”

Wuyi, Stone Moon, and the others retorted with a cold snort.

“Haha, a genius?”

“Which one? Let me have a look.”

“You’d better not be bluffing. How many years has it been since the tenth branch last produced a genius?”

Their words immediately triggered a wave of laughter from the surroundings.

It was common knowledge that the tenth branch was not only weak but also devoid of geniuses.

Faced with their ridicule, Wuyi and the others felt aggrieved and furious, but they couldn’t offer a rebuttal. They decided to simply ignore the mockers and kept their eyes fixed on the stone tablet.

…

The testing continued.

“Yu Xiang, cultivated for 370 years, Star Lord Realm. Wood Element Law Talent: High, Star Lord Realm. Water Element Law Talent: High, Star Lord Realm. Overall Evaluation: High.”

The results for the second-to-last person were announced.

“Xun Lie, so this is the strongest genius your Thunder Star Beast clan has at the moment, right?”

“He’s so-so. While his talent is decent, he’s still a bit lacking compared to my clan’s strongest genius.”

Seeing these results, the watching Alien Race experts commented with smiles.

Having come to attend the Thunder Spirit Race’s genius testing assembly, they had a general idea of who the race’s top talents were. And this Yu Xiang was, in fact, currently the most talented of the Thunder Spirit Race.

“Isn’t there still one more? What’s the rush?” Xun Lie said calmly in response.

“Xun Lie, is this last Thunder Star Beast also a genius of your clan?”

“He looks unfamiliar. Is he one your clan has been hiding?”

The Alien Race experts chuckled, their eyes turning to Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar standing before the stone tablet.

At this moment, all eyes turned to the figure standing before the stone tablet.

Only one person remained to be tested at this genius testing assembly for the Thunder Star Beast clan.

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