Ch5: The Test (4)

"You likely have a second-tier talent; my innate seal was also at that level," Mo Bai's father said in his usual calm tone, clasping his fingers as he sat opposite his son.

"But! Don't think your future is truly predetermined, as most of these ignorant people assume," he continued, his voice serious, his eyes filled with determination and ambition.

"There is a way to break those supposed boundaries, and you... will break them, Mo Bai." Mo Xin's eyes shone confidently at his son sitting in front of him, which Mo Bai fully accepted with a slight smile drawn on his lips as he murmured audibly.

"Of course I will."

…

Mo Bai remembered his father’s words from last week, word for word, as he walked towards the platform until he finally reached the shining crystal in front of him, which renewed his confidence and determination that this was just the beginning of a long journey, one that required intelligence and courage, while talent was merely a secondary matter that would be better if he had it.

As Mo Bai’s name was announced, of course, as is obvious, many people started talking to each other again, but this time not just for no reason, but because Mo Bai really is famous.

"Mo Bai, he's the little monster. I wonder about the level of his innate seal. My father always calls him a combat genius, and everyone says so," one of them said with curiosity and respect mixed with jealousy, before his friend replied with a sigh.

"Of course he is! Have you ever heard of a six-year-old hunting monsters?"

"He's been doing it almost every day for four whole years, not to mention the battles against adults. If he's not a genius, then what is? My head is full of how much my parents praise him and compare me to him. They always tell me that if I could do even half of what he does, I'd help a lot with expenses. But he's simply abnormal. Don't you agree?"

While various conversations raged among the children in the classrooms, a slight smile played on Elder Mo's face as he watched Mo Bai with evident interest.

'Mo Bai... this boy, everyone I sent to observe him told me the same thing: he has an extraordinary talent for fighting! It's fortunate he's Mo Xin's son; he'll be a great help to my grandson.'

'It seems that he has already learned the arts of combat from his father. His battles in the tower are amazing and show his strong will. His instincts and reactions are also very impressive, but what is impressive is his intelligence and his ability to use different weapons and set traps while hunting. He's truly an amazing talent. He just needs to have at least a Level 2 Innate Seal, and then I can be sure he's useful and start recruiting him to my side.'

All this thinking and conversation happened as Mo Bai moved toward the platform. As soon as he arrived, the symbol ignited with a majestic blue light that quickly transformed into a thunderous flash of lightning, accompanied by numerous clouds that obscured the sun, but strangely, only around Mo Bai.

One second… two seconds… The deafening, majestic lightning continued its relentless barrage for several seconds before slowly fading away, as if everything that had just appeared was merely an illusion—truly astonishing.

But it didn't disappear; instead, it condensed into a small, blue glow directed toward the back of Mo Bai's hand, before a glowing, light blue seal appeared, as intricate as the seals before it, but clearly less complex than Ye Kang's.

"A Level 2 Innate Lightning Seal, an uncommon talent." The elder announced Mo Bai's result loudly, and Mo Bai smiled slightly upon seeing it.

'If the prediction was correct, after all, both my parents had Level 2 seals, so the probability of me having a similar one was over 80%. Very good, this is excellent.'

Mo Bai clenched his fist as he felt power coursing through his veins, a strange power he had never felt before, but it made his body much stronger in these few seconds and the boosting was still going on. He could feel this very clearly without even being able to see that strange energy flowing throughout his body, Nia.

After seeing Mo Bai’s result, looks of envy and unsurprise also appeared in the eyes of many, as this was expected, but they still could not stop themselves from envying and desiring a similar talent.

'The little monster has earned a Level 2 seal, so Mo's faction has surpassed ours in Level 2 talent again this year. Damn it!'

'And there are still children from the Mo faction who will pass the test more than children from my faction. It seems that the progress of the Mo faction is not stopping and has been increasing for ten years. Slowly but steadily, they have begun to get closer and closer to matching the number of talents of the Bai faction and leaving my faction in the wind, If things continue like this, my thousand-year-old clan could be wiped out. I cannot allow this!'

Elder Ye thought intensely and nervously, and drops of sweat began to trickle down the side of his face, while he clenched his fist so tightly that the veins in it stood out.

'It all started because of what happened ten years ago. If it weren't for that strange and collective disappearance of more than half of my faction's capable talents in one day, my faction's situation wouldn't have turned out like this. Damn it! I even thought that my faction had been blessed with a miracle generation and its path to the top was paved, until I found them all gone overnight. Ahhhh, if only I could find out the reason for this strange disappearance that happens to the protected ones.'

At this time, Mo Bai walked calmly to his place in the row of those who had already taken the test, with a genuine happy smile on his face. Even though he had expected such a result, he could not help but feel joy after actually getting it.