"Please, Your Highness, after you!" the man said respectfully.

  The Third Prince was an Innate Expert and a member of the royal family. As someone in the Qi Condensing Realm, how could he dare to offend such a person?

  "Hmph!" The Third Prince snorted and walked straight ahead, as the crowd quickly parted to make way for him.

  However, at that moment, a commotion erupted in the distance.

  "Ah! He's here!"

  "Run!!!"

  "It's that demon!"

  The crowd scattered like frightened birds, leaving a rge open space in an instant. The long line of people waiting for the test was thrown into chaos, and they fled in a panic, many with pale faces, trembling behind others.

  At the end of the crowd, Xiao Long walked forward with a white fox perched on his head, his expression cold and fierce. Wang Ming'ao followed respectfully behind him.

  "Is that Lord Xiao, who sughtered several cities?"

  "Yes! I've heard he's temperamental and starts killing at the slightest provocation. Just yesterday, he killed the Second Prince in the Capital, wiping out the city guards completely."

  "I saw it yesterday. The Third Prince was spped several times by him and didn't dare to retaliate. Even Wang Ming'ao knelt down."

  "What a terrifying person!"

  Everyone looked on in horror.

  Wherever Xiao Long went, a rge space was cleared, as if everyone was afraid of angering this formidable figure.

  Xiao Long couldn't be bothered with these people. Since they made way for him, he walked directly to the registration area.

  "I heard you're the Third Prince of Tianfeng Kingdom. Are you here to take the test?" the plump old man on the seat asked, squinting.

  "Yes, I am Prince Ying Si."

  The Third Prince walked proudly onto the testing device, but suddenly heard the commotion behind him and gnced back.

  With just one look, his face turned ashen.

  "Xiao... Xiao..." he stammered in fear, jumped off the testing device, and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

  The onlookers were dumbfounded.

  The plump old man was also surprised. Who could scare the Third Prince into fleeing like that?

  He hadn't heard of any beast tide rumors in Tianfeng Kingdom, so he was very confused.

  Xiao Long walked up to the testing device, handed over a golden invitation, and said calmly, "My name is Xiao Chen."

  Then he stepped onto the testing device.

  A misty light scanned back and forth through Xiao Long's body.

  This testing device mainly examined the structure of a martial artist's body to gauge their apparent strength. It was very basic and could only make rough distinctions, unable to detect deeply hidden realms like Unity of Heaven and Man.

  "Ding! Ding! Ding!..."

  Beside the instrument, three stars lit up.

  "What! Three stars?"

  "What terrifying talent!"

  "So this is Lord Xiao?" The onlookers were astonished.

  The plump old man was also surprised. He thought recruiting a few one-star talent students in a one-star empire was already good, but unexpectedly, there was a three-star talent!

  This was an unexpected delight.

  However, it wasn't over yet!

  Above the three stars, a fourth star lit up.

  "What!" The plump old man was shocked.

  Four-star talent was very rare even in a three-star empire, yet here it was in a backwater pce like Tianfeng Kingdom?

  Then, to his astonishment, a fifth star lit up, all five stars shining!

  The plump old man felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind going bnk!

  A five-star genius!

  Since the founding of Tianshen Academy thousands of years ago, five-star geniuses had been extremely rare, and they were all concentrated in three-star empires. A one-star empire had never produced one, and those individuals ter became super strong figures renowned throughout the Great Wilderness State!

  Could a mere one-star Tianfeng Kingdom have a five-star genius?

  At this moment, the five stars began to hum, and then, with a "boom," they all shattered into pieces.

  "Xiao Chen, half a year old, early-stage Innate Martial Master, talent... unknown!"

  The plump old man slumped into his chair, staring at the data on the instrument in disbelief.

  "The instrument must be broken, how boring." Xiao Long shook his head, walked to the back of the tested group, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.

  Half a year old?

  His true form had only hatched half a year ago, so technically, he was half a year old.

  "Could it really be broken?" The plump old man couldn't believe a five-star genius could emerge from Tianfeng Kingdom.

  A half-year-old Innate Martial Master? It must be broken!

  "That person does look young, and with Innate strength, let's just consider him passed."

  The old man put away the broken testing device and took out a new one, announcing loudly, "Testing continues!"

  The scattered crowd quickly reformed the line, each person stepping up.

  "Wang Ming'ao, twenty-two years old, early-stage Innate Martial Master, one-star talent!"

  "Next!"

  ...

  Wang Ming'ao sat next to Xiao Long, smiling, "Lord Xiao, your influence in Tianfeng Kingdom is profound. Everyone, whether human or ghost, fears you."

  "Fear is fine, as long as they don't provoke me." Xiao Long replied calmly, "Since you're traveling with me, just call me Brother Xiao."

  "Alright! Brother Xiao." Wang Ming'ao said happily.

  Those who finished the test sat cross-legged on the open ground behind. Xiao Long and Wang Ming'ao occupied a spot alone, with no one daring to come within a hundred meters, all trembling and staying far away, even a newly tested Innate Expert.

  At that moment, the crowd suddenly erupted with excitement as a woman in a green gauze dress, with a soft sword at her waist, gracefully walked over.

  "Look! That's Xuanyuan Mingyue!"

  "I heard she was taken as a personal disciple by the Saintess Sect's leader three years ago, and now she's back for the academy's enrollment!"

  Three years ago, Xuanyuan Mingyue had reached the tenth level of the Qi Condensing Realm, her beauty unmatched, hailed as the most beautiful woman in Tianfeng Kingdom. Now returning from the Saintess Sect, her aura was even more ethereal, captivating anyone who gnced at her.

  Amidst the eager gazes of countless people, Xuanyuan Mingyue stepped onto the testing ptform.

  "Xuanyuan Mingyue, seventeen years old, te-stage Innate Martial Master, entry-level sword intent, three-star talent!"

  Three stars instantly lit up on the testing device.

  The crowd erupted in waves of admiration.

  "Late-stage Innate Martial Master, and she has comprehended sword intent!"

  "She's only seventeen, yet stronger than Wang Ming'ao!" someone excimed.

  Sword intent, the will of the sword, was something Innate Experts dreamed of. Anyone who fully comprehended sword intent could surely enter the Qianlong List and become famous throughout the Great Wilderness State.

  Ignoring the fervent gazes, Xuanyuan Mingyue gracefully walked to the back and headed straight for Xiao Long and Wang Ming'ao.

  "Mingyue!" Wang Ming'ao stood up in surprise.

  However, Xuanyuan Mingyue ignored him and looked at the meditating Xiao Long, elegantly asking, "May I sit beside you?"

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