Xiao Ling withdrew his hand, put it behind his back, and then nodded to Elder Sheng with a faint smile on his face. His expression was very casual, as if the scene that shocked everyone just now was just a trivial matter for Qi.

Elder Sheng looked at Xiao Ling's figure with a fiery gaze, and secretly sighed in his heart that this was definitely a top genius who was even more monstrous than Cao Ying and Dan Chen. If he could join Dan Tower, he would definitely be one of the candidates for the giant position.

"Haha, everything is clear. The first place in this soul test is the Ye family representative Xiao Ling. He broke the old record and set a new record. I believe that no one will be able to break this record in the future..."

Finally, Elder Sheng sighed. In his opinion, even the most talented descendants of the Cao and Dan families in the past hundred years could not surpass Xiao Ling, so who would be able to surpass him in the future?
Moreover, Xiao Ling's move this time not only surpassed the previous record, but the extent of the surpass was not a little bit, it was almost reaching 4000 points.

For the ordinary young generation, those with extraordinary talents, it was already very good to reach 700 or 800. The gap was so huge that those who came later had no hope at all.

Everyone around, whether it was the elders sitting in the seats of the five families or the ordinary spectators in the audience seats, no matter what thoughts and feelings they had in their hearts, all nodded in response.

There was a look of recognition on their faces, and their eyes revealed deep admiration for Xiao Ling's strength. It was obvious that they agreed with what Elder Sheng said.

Elder Sheng saw this and smiled with satisfaction. He looked around and saw everyone nodding. He knew that everyone had accepted the result. Elder Sheng was also happy for the Ye family. After all, the Ye family's elder seat was finally saved.

In this assessment, the Ye family stabilized the situation because of Xiao Ling's outstanding performance. Elder Sheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the Ye family is really lucky to be able to catch up with this monster, and it is not impossible to return to the peak in the future...

Although the difference in strength among the participants can be roughly determined from the first stage, since the rules have been set, the next assessment must continue.

After the situation calmed down, Elder Sheng did not delay too much and quickly moved on to the next assessment stage.

"The next test is called soul control..." Elder Sheng looked at Xiao Ling and the other five people with a smile, then slowly took out a pitch-black iron bead from the ring.

The surface of this iron bead is extremely smooth and appears to be completely dull. Its pitch-black appearance gives people an extremely heavy feeling.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Elder Sheng introduced slowly, "This is a bead made of soul steel, called a soul-detecting bead. This kind of thing, if you hold it in your hand, will seem very light, but to the soul, it is like a thousand-pound object..."

"The test rules for soul control are very simple. Once the test officially begins, a large number of soul-testing beads will fall from the ceiling."

"What you have to do is not to use Dou Qi at all, but to rely solely on your own soul power to catch those soul-testing beads."

"In the end, whoever successfully catches the most soul-testing beads will be the first in this assessment, and the rankings of everyone will be determined in the same way."

At this point, Elder Sheng paused for a moment, then glanced in Cao Ying's direction, and said with an interested smile, "This record for the soul control test was set by Cao Ying. She once took on 89 soul-testing beads at once."

"But I'm sure that today's record will be broken just like the previous ones. But who will break this record? And what new height can be reached? This all depends on how you guys perform next."

After saying that, Elder Sheng looked meaningfully in the direction of Xiao Ling. Obviously, he felt in his heart that this record would most likely be broken by Xiao Ling again.

The onlookers all turned their eyes to Xiao Ling, their eyes full of expectation. They seemed to be expecting this peerless genius who had just created an amazing result to bring another amazing performance in the next assessment.

Seeing that Xiao Ling had taken all the limelight, Cao Ying curled her lips in dissatisfaction. She smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, her eyes slanted, and she spoke slowly with a charming look,

"Since Xiao Ling is an eighth-grade alchemy master, his soul power is also very powerful. I just don't know to what extent you have mastered the power of the soul!"

Xiao Ling casually glanced at this fairy-like woman, put his hands behind his back, and chuckled. Although his tone seemed very casual, he was not polite at all: "Miss Cao Ying, don't worry. I have more soul-testing beads than you."

After hearing this, Cao Ying felt a little annoyed, but her expression did not change at all. She laughed and said, "Haha~, let's have a good comparison then."

Elder Sheng looked at the young people getting along well with each other and stroked his beard and chuckled. As he got older, he liked to see talented people emerging from the younger generation.

"I'll give you a small reminder. Don't ever try to catch too many soul-testing beads at once and disperse your soul power. In this kind of assessment, this is the most foolish behavior!" Elder Sheng said this casually with a slight smile.

After hearing this, everyone's faces gradually became serious. It was obvious that everyone was ready.

Elder Sheng nodded slightly when he saw this, and then said, "It looks like everything is ready, so..." Before he finished speaking, he had already flashed away from the square, and the rest of his words came slowly, "...The test begins!"

Just as Elder Sheng finished his words, at this moment, a "cracking" sound was heard from the ceiling above the hall, revealing densely packed black holes.

In a flash, the overwhelming black shadow poured down from the ceiling like a rainstorm.

At the same moment when the black shadows poured down like a curtain of rain, Xiao Ling and the others quickly moved away almost as if by reflex, keeping a certain distance from each other.

Immediately afterwards, several powerful soul powers surged out and attacked the falling soul-detecting bead.

Including Cao Ying and Dan Chen, the other four people were extremely focused at the moment. Facing such a test method, none of them dared to be arrogant.

Xiao Ling was completely different from the other four. He seemed very casual. As a person who had reached the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Realm, he had a great advantage in this aspect, which was incomparable to the other four.

Moreover, Xiao Ling also practiced the art of distraction from the "Dayan Jue", and had an advantage over ordinary people in multitasking.

With such conditions, Xiao Ling can be said to have a natural advantage in this round of testing.

If Xiao Ling really had an idea, as long as he put all his strength into it, he could bring all the soul-detecting beads under his control at any time.

However, in order to save some face for others and to hide his own strength, Xiao Ling did not intend to do so.

Therefore, he chose a more low-key approach, exerting his soul power moderately in the test, so as not to stand out too much while ensuring that he performed well in the assessment.

As Xiao Ling's mind moved, the vast soul power surged out from his brows and instantly turned into two pairs of illusory soul hands. At this time, Xiao Ling's eyes were like lightning, staring closely at the rapidly falling black shadows.

Aiming at a rapidly falling black shadow, one of the soul hands flashed out like lightning, and with a nimble twist of two fingers, it immediately clamped a pitch-black soul-detecting bead.

"This effect is quite interesting. It's just as Elder Sheng said before. It actually makes the soul power slightly stagnant. But it's okay. It doesn't affect me much..." With a soul-testing bead in his hand as a reference, Xiao Ling was confident in grabbing the soul-testing bead.

His eyes narrowed slightly, aiming at the black shadow falling from the sky, and four huge soul hands moved at the same time, flashing out frequently.

Although in the eyes of the other spectators, Xiao Ling's actions were the most efficient among the crowd. However, this was also a result that Xiao Ling had worked hard to achieve. At this time, he had other thoughts to watch the reactions of other contestants.

While Xiao Ling controlled the soul hand to quickly grab the soul-detecting bead, he also kept an eye on the reactions of other people around him.

Bai Ying and Qiu Ji were the most embarrassed. They almost ran away in the shadows, and then took the soul-testing beads one by one. Their flustered appearance made people laugh. From the anxious looks on their faces, it can be seen that this test method is very difficult.

Compared with Bai Ying and Qiu Ji, Cao Ying and Dan Chen, two people whose soul power has broken through the spiritual realm, seemed much more calm when dealing with these soul-testing beads.

Cao Ying was graceful, looking up slightly, staring intently at the falling shadow. She raised her jade hand slightly, and soul power flowed out like silk, accurately catching the soul-testing beads one by one, with gentle and smooth movements, as if she was dancing a graceful dance. Dan Chen had a calm expression, moving lightly, and her hands were like a nimble butterfly, skillfully collecting the soul-testing beads.

The performance of the two of them attracted the attention of many people present, especially Cao Ying, who made the surrounding onlookers look in her direction.

Her graceful figure and focused expression seemed to have a unique charm that was captivating. Many men present were attracted by her demeanor and followed her every move closely.

Dan Chen was also very beautiful, and her soft and weak appearance added a bit of men's inner desire to protect her. However, she was still young at this time and needed time to grow up, so she could not compare with Cao Ying, who was in her prime of charm.

As time went by, more and more soul-testing beads were taken, which was a huge test for everyone's soul power. Bai Ying and Qiu Ji were soon overwhelmed and retreated tiredly.

The number of soul-testing beads suspended in front of the two were 43 and 41 respectively. Bai Ying's score was second to last, and Qiu Ji's was last.

Both of them had expressions of fatigue and helplessness on their faces, and it was obvious that they had tried their best in this test.

At this time, only Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen were still taking the test. However, after the previous exhaustion, Cao Ying and Dan Chen also felt a little tired.

However, Xiao Ling remained as calm as ever, as if the previous consumption that seemed serious to others was not worth mentioning at all to him.

A faint, confident smile still hung on his face, his eyes kept moving, always observing the soul-detecting beads that kept falling. His hands flexibly controlled the soul power and continued to grab the soul-detecting beads easily.

In comparison, Cao Ying and Dan Chen's movements were a little slow, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, but they still persisted.

At this time, Cao Ying and Dan Chen had already opened up a considerable gap with Xiao Ling. They knew that they could not catch up with Xiao Ling, but they also wanted to save face for themselves, strive to surpass each other, and maintain the family's face in front of outsiders.

Cao Ying gritted her teeth and focused more on controlling her soul power, trying to speed up the absorption of the soul-detecting beads. Dan Chen was not to be outdone, she frowned slightly and concentrated on dealing with the soul-detecting beads that kept falling.

After holding on for a few more minutes, the young Danchen was the first to give up. She bit her lip, showing an unwilling look on her face, and slowly retreated.

As she withdrew, the soul-detecting beads lost the control of soul power and fell to the ground one by one with a thud.

After a careful count, there are 166 soul-testing beads. This result has broken the record previously set by Cao Ying, which is indeed quite good.

It’s a pity that the opponent this time was too strong, so Danchen didn’t get a very good ranking in the end and could only settle for third place.

Soon after, Cao Ying also reached her limit. She looked at Xiao Ling helplessly and shook her head.

She had also heard from her master before that Xiao Ling had a talent for multitasking, so at the beginning of this written test, she knew that Xiao Ling would have a great advantage and her chances of winning were slim.

But she didn't expect that the gap between the two would be so huge, much larger than the numerical gap in the first round of measurement. This made Cao Ying admire Xiao Ling, but also feel a little helpless.

In front of Cao Ying, soul-testing beads fell to the ground one by one. After counting, there were 185 soul-testing beads, nearly more than Dan Chen.

Cao Ying's results were also quite outstanding, but unfortunately in this competition, Xiao Ling's performance was too outstanding, making her results seem less dazzling.

Xiao Ling, who was not far away, saw that both women had withdrawn from the competition and immediately lost interest in continuing. With a thought, he withdrew the soul power he had released.

As Xiao Ling made these movements, he could hear the sound of "bang bang bang" one after another, and the soul-testing beads fell to the ground. The sound came one after another, like a rapid drumbeat.

The soul-detecting beads rolled all over the ground, some collided with each other, making crisp sounds, and some bounced on the ground a few times before calming down.

Even without seeing with the naked eye, just based on the noise caused by Xiao Ling's beads falling to the ground, one can infer how large the number of soul-testing beads Xiao Ling controls this time is.

When Elder Sheng glanced at the densely packed soul-detecting beads, his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, and he exclaimed: "This... this is five hundred and twenty-one!"

Elder Sheng was shocked. He obviously didn't expect Xiao Ling to be able to control so many soul-detecting beads. He stared at the soul-detecting beads on the ground, and had a new understanding of Xiao Ling's strength.

When the people around heard Elder Sheng's exclamation, they all showed surprised expressions, and their eyes were full of admiration and amazement when they looked at Xiao Ling.

The number of soul-testing beads controlled by Cao Ying and Dan Chen was less than 200, while Xiao Ling's number was directly over 500. This was really beyond everyone's imagination.

Everyone looked at the mountain of soul-testing beads in front of Xiao Ling with shock on their faces. They could not imagine how Xiao Ling could control so many soul-testing beads in such a short time.

Facing these different looks, Xiao Ling just smiled indifferently. He waved his sleeves lightly, straightened his wrinkled robe, and looked carefree and relaxed.

Xiao Ling turned his gaze and met Cao Ying's complicated eyes.

"Haha, I just have more talents than ordinary people in soul control and multitasking. I just happened to have some advantages in this competition." Xiao Ling said with a smile.

Immediately, he changed the subject, raised his eyebrows, and said with interest: "However, what I said before must be better than you. Now it seems that it has indeed come true this time."

Meeting Xiao Ling's eyes, Cao Ying curled her lips helplessly, glared at Xiao Ling fiercely, and then looked away.

When the situation gradually calmed down, Elder Sheng announced again,

"For the second item, Xiao Ling still ranks first, Cao Ying ranks second, and Dan Chen ranks third..."

Hearing Elder Sheng's announcement, the smiles on the faces of Ye Zhong and Xin Lan, who were sitting at the Ye family's seat, became more and more intense.

Xiao Ling's performance from beginning to end undoubtedly demonstrated the power of an eighth-grade alchemist.

In this assessment of the five major families, Xiao Ling let them know what it means to be the best.

In the field, Elder Sheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Soul power is the foundation of an alchemist. However, our assessment this time not only tests the soul, but also requires the soul to demonstrate its aggressiveness. After all, this is also one of the alchemists' good offensive means."

"The final test is very simple. The five of you will enter this circle and use your soul power to fight each other. Whoever can stay in the circle at the end will be the winner." Elder Sheng pointed to a red circle in the middle of the field that was ten feet wide and explained with a smile.

After listening to this, several people nodded to Elder Sheng.

Seeing that everyone understood the rules of the assessment, Elder Sheng didn't say anything more. He pointed to the red circle in the field and said with a smile: "Since there are no problems, then you can enter the field."

(End of this chapter)

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