Chapter 426 Shocking the Whole Audience

Dan Chen raised her eyes slightly, and somewhat inadvertently glanced at Xiao Ling who was leisurely and contented over there, and then looked at Cao Ying who was smiling and silent. Her bright eyes turned slightly, and after a little thought, she chose to take the initiative to step forward.

Her initiative to come down this time was not the original plan, but a choice she made later.

She took the initiative to participate in this competition this time, of course, she wanted to prove her strength, and also had the purpose of a little exchange with Xiao Ling and Cao Ying.

But the most important purpose was to prove that the Dan family was not weaker than the Cao family.

After all, Cao Ying's attainments in alchemy were quite high, and he had left his brother Dan Xuan far behind. If the Dan family did nothing about this, it would be really embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Dan Chen took light steps and bowed to Elder Sheng.

Under the curious gazes of the onlookers around, she walked slowly and came directly to the tall stone tablet.

Then, she raised a white and delicate jade hand and gently pressed it on the stone tablet.

Compared with the huge stone tablet that was about ten feet high and as transparent as crystal, the petite Dan Chen looked even weaker and more helpless, which made people feel pity.

However, in the next moment, an amazing change suddenly occurred. An extremely majestic and terrifying soul pressure suddenly spread out like a tide with Dan Chen as the center.

In an instant, except for a few people with strong strength and extraordinary concentration, the rest of the people in the square were all under this powerful soul pressure, either showing panic or staggering, and seemed to be slightly out of control.

At the same time, an invisible soul storm rose up around Dan Chen.

In an instant, even the surrounding space became extremely distorted under the ravages of this soul storm, as if a flat mirror was smashed hard and had countless cracks.

Elder Sheng, who was closest to Dan Chen, had a look of expectation, but his expression suddenly changed. He didn't have time to think about it, and his figure immediately flashed away like a flash of lightning, avoiding the dangerous area far away.

"Young people nowadays are really amazing!" After Elder Sheng stood still, he looked at the weak and petite figure of the girl, but he didn't dare to despise her at all, and could only smile bitterly and admire her.

His words were full of amazement and emotion for Dan Chen's amazing strength.

In the last assessment of the five major families, Cao Ying's test also caused a round of soul storms, which was a very shocking scene at the time. But compared with what Dan Chen caused at this moment, it was obviously much smaller.

Everyone couldn't help but secretly look forward to seeing how much progress Cao Ying could show next, or, what level of true strength the master Xiao Ling, who had always looked indifferent, would reach.

Both Xiao Ling and Cao Ying had unchanged expressions, and they were still calm and composed. The slight soul fluctuations that spread out from Dan Chen were like a breeze to them, and could not cause much impact at all.

They just stood there quietly, their eyes fixed on the blood-red numbers that kept flashing and jumping in the mirror, and they were all curious about what the final result would be.

On the other side, Bai Ying and Qiu Ji were not so calm. Their expressions changed drastically, and they showed horror on their faces for a moment, and then they quickly retreated.

The soul storm and the spreading fluctuations caused by Dan Chen just now, just like that, caused their souls to be slightly impacted.

At this moment, they only felt dizzy, and the whole person was a little unstable. They could only retreat to a distance in embarrassment, and it took a while to recover.

The invisible soul storm raged in the square like a raging tide, causing everyone in the audience to look panicked and in an uproar.

After a long while, the storm just seemed to have exhausted all its energy, slowly weakened, and the raging momentum gradually faded. After dozens of seconds, it finally dissipated completely...

When the soul storm completely dissipated, Dan Chen slowly retracted the palm that was touching the stone tablet.

She raised her eyes slightly, and then, at the same time as the pairs of eyes full of expectation and surprise in the audience, they all turned to the mirror plate in the center of the stone tablet!

"1804!"

When this number was clearly presented in front of everyone, the scene immediately exploded like a pot, and a burst of surprise sounded.

This number is incredible. It is nearly 800 soul points higher than the record set by Cao Ying that year.

And the one who has this terrifying soul value is actually the seemingly weak little girl of the Dan family in front of him. This scene always makes people feel like a dream, not quite real.

However, when everyone's mind instantly associated her with the noble status of an eighth-grade alchemist, they felt that all this was very reasonable.

After all, when Cao Ying was tested, her soul was still in the mortal realm, although the value she measured at that time was already amazing and set a high record.

But now Dan Chen is an eighth-grade alchemist, and her soul has reached the spiritual realm, which is not the same as Cao Ying's mortal soul.

A higher soul realm means a stronger soul power, so the soul value measured by Dan Chen is much higher than the value measured by Cao Ying, who was a mortal soul at the time, which is also normal...

When the scene returned to peace again, Elder Sheng raised his mouth slightly, chuckled, and slowly said: "Dan Chen of the Dan family, successfully passed the test."

Dan Chen bowed his head slightly, whispered an apology to Elder Sheng, and then moved his lotus steps lightly and slowly retreated.

Cao Ying looked at Xiao Ling again, and seeing that he still looked calm, and obviously had no intention of attacking at this moment, she smiled, swayed her slender waist and took the initiative to step forward. After bowing to Elder Sheng, she stood in front of the stone tablet.

She gently raised her jade hand and slowly pressed it on the stone tablet, and a faint arc appeared on her thin and charming face.

Suddenly, a terrifying soul storm rose around her, which was comparable to the soul storm caused by Dan Chen, and even surpassed it.

Fortunately, with Dan Chen's previous experience, everyone was mentally prepared for Cao Ying, who was also a demon, and did not show too much shock.

After all, if Cao Ying did not have such an amazing performance, how could she be called the demon girl of the Cao family?

A pair of eyes contained various meanings, and they all stared at the mirror plate in the stone tablet. The series of blood-red numbers changed rapidly, and everyone waited nervously. After half a minute, these numbers were finally fixed.

"1995!"

Such a result really shocked the people around.

Thinking back to the last time the five major families were assessed, Cao Ying's record was only more than 900. Now, in just a few years, she has increased by more than 1,000. This improvement efficiency is really terrifying.

As expected of the Cao family's demon girl, such talent is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. Cao Ying's achievement can be said to be both unexpected and reasonable.

Just because she is Cao Ying, the Cao family's demon girl, and a direct disciple of one of the three giants of Danta. Although everyone was shocked, it was not completely unexpected.

Elder Sheng was the happiest, and the smile on his face could not be concealed at all. Others may not know the doorway, but he knows it well.

The results of Cao Ying and Dan Chen mean that the two have approached or even stepped into another level. For alchemists, this is undoubtedly a revolutionary change.

After all, the threshold from the mortal realm to the spiritual realm is not so easy to cross. There are many veteran alchemists who can only struggle at the level of seventh-grade senior alchemists all their lives because their soul realm can never break through to the spiritual realm.

At present, only the Cao family and the Dan family have spread the news that these two people can refine eighth-grade elixirs, but they have not refined them in public.

But now, judging from the soul power alone, the soul realm of the two must have broken through the spiritual realm and truly possess the qualifications to refine eighth-grade elixirs.

Cao Ying gently retracted her jade hand, and a touching smile appeared on her thin and charming face. She was obviously very satisfied with her achievements.

Then, she greeted Elder Sheng on the side, and then turned around and raised her pointed chin towards Xiao Ling. There was a bit of provocation in her smile, as if she was competing with Xiao Ling.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ling rolled his eyes helplessly, thinking in his heart why this woman was so strong, and he had to find an opportunity to train her well in the future, and it would not work if she was not treated obediently.

Elder Sheng stroked his beard and laughed, his eyes also fell on Xiao Ling, with a little curiosity in his eyes, even he wanted to know how far Xiao Ling had come.

"Cao Ying of the Cao family passed the assessment, the last one, please ask the Ye family representative, Xiao Ling, to step forward." Immediately, Elder Sheng announced.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong and Ye Xinlan's hearts tightened, and their faces showed a bit of trepidation. They knew that Xiao Ling's move would definitely be no problem, but they just couldn't control their inner tension.

After all, this is an important turning point for the future development of the Ye family. Whether the Ye family will continue to decline or rise again depends on Xiao Ling's performance this time.

The spectators around were also all alert, staring straight at Xiao Ling's direction, curious about how this famous "No. 1 Prodigy of the Young Generation in Zhongzhou" could perform.

Under the gaze of countless eyes with different expressions, Xiao Ling's face was still as casual as before, and he walked slowly towards the crystal stele for testing with unhurried steps.

"Sorry for the trouble, Elder Sheng." After standing in front of the crystal stele, Xiao Ling said in a calm tone.

"Master Xiao Ling, please!" Elder Sheng did not put on airs, raised his hand and pointed at the stele, and said with a smile.

Xiao Ling nodded lightly, as a response. Then, he raised his slender palm with distinct joints and pressed it on the stele.

This test crystal stele was a little cold, like an ice cube. When the palm was pressed on it, there would be a slight tingling feeling. This feeling seemed to penetrate into the soul, making people feel a little uncomfortable.

Xiao Ling did not release the soul power immediately, but recalled the situation of the soul storm that broke out in Cao Ying and Dan Chen during the previous test, and used it to estimate the strength of their soul power.

Xiao Ling naturally did not intend to expose all his strength. Now is not a necessary moment, and Xiao Ling is not the kind of person who likes to be high-profile. Now is not the time to show his true strength. The main competition of the Alchemy Association is the real stage for him to show his skills.

Moreover, if he is too high-profile now, it will inevitably cause some people to have different thoughts.

"Is this level probably enough?" Xiao Ling thought to himself. With a thought, the soul power began to flow into the test crystal stone pillar along his palm.

In the sight of everyone, it can be clearly seen that when Xiao Ling made a move, a faint halo slowly appeared on the test crystal stele.

At the same time, the numbers on the stele also began to jump rapidly as if they were activated, and continued to rise.

However, around Xiao Ling, there was no soul storm like the one Cao Ying and Dan Chen had created during the test. The surroundings were calm, as if nothing had happened.

If it weren't for the numbers on the test stone tablet that kept jumping, everyone would probably find it difficult to notice that Xiao Ling had already started to take action.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene, and different expressions appeared on their faces.

Those who were not very knowledgeable had doubts in their eyes. They secretly wondered why Xiao Ling's test was so different from that of Cao Ying and Dan Chen before.

And those who were knowledgeable, including Dan Chen and Cao Ying, showed shocked expressions.

Because they knew very well that this meant that Xiao Ling's control over the soul had reached the level of perfection, without a trace of soul power leaking out.

It is not easy to achieve such precise control. This requires a very deep understanding and control of soul power.

And everyone present, even the eighth-grade alchemy masters like Cao Ying and Dan Chen, could not achieve such soul control.

The speed of the numbers jumping on the crystal stele was different from the previous test. It was not like the previous rapid growth and then gradually slowing down, but in a steady rising state. This was due to Xiao Ling's intentional control of the input of soul power.

Under such circumstances, everyone had no way of judging what Xiao Ling's final result would be. Maybe it would stop jumping in the next second, or maybe it would continue to climb like this.

A moment later, the jumping numbers on the crystal stele had surpassed Cao Ying's previous 1995, and the momentum did not decrease, directly breaking through 2000 points.

Seeing this scene, the five family seats and the audience seats, the eyes of the people, whether shocked, excited, or respectful, fell on the young man in the center of the square, in front of the stele.

"Everyone couldn't help but sigh that the Ye family was really lucky to finally invite this person to help. It was really a life-saving opportunity..."

"Alas, it's a pity that we couldn't get in touch with this master as soon as possible, otherwise, it would definitely be of great benefit to the development of the family..."

"..."

About a minute later, Xiao Ling stopped injecting soul power and slowly retracted his palm. And in the almost trembling stone tablet, on the mirror plate shining with blood, the number that was originally rising rapidly finally stopped.

"3799!"

When everyone saw the number "3799" clearly presented in front of them, the whole audience was instantly silent, and then a shocking uproar broke out.

Everyone stared with disbelief on their faces. They were completely shocked by Xiao Ling's terrifying results, and the shock in their hearts was beyond words.

Those who originally had doubts about Xiao Ling were so shocked that their mouths opened wide and could not close for a long time. They never expected that Xiao Ling could achieve such an amazing result, far surpassing Cao Ying and Dan Chen.

The people in the seats of the five families had different expressions. Some showed admiration, some were full of jealousy, and some fell into deep thought, thinking about how to deal with the relationship with the Ye family in the future.

The people in the audience seats were even more excited. They excitedly discussed Xiao Ling's strength, as if they had witnessed the birth of a legend.

Ye Zhong and Ye Xinlan were even more excited, and the excitement in their eyes kept flashing. When everything was settled, the stone hanging in their hearts finally fell steadily.

Cao Dan, Cao Xiu, Dan Xuan and other so-called "geniuses" from the other four major families stared at the shining figure in the field. Although they were full of reluctance and envy, they had to lower their heads.

In the seat of the Dan family, Dan Chen also looked up at Xiao Ling carefully, with a little inexplicable color in her eyes, as if she was exploring some unknown secrets. Immediately, she quickly retracted her gaze, and a hint of curiosity flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Among the younger generation, there is only one person who can surpass her peers in all these years, Cao Ying. Moreover, Cao Ying also has some advantages in age.

Dan Chen is very clear about her physique and her terrifying soul talent. At the same age, Cao Ying's achievements in soul are far inferior to hers.

She is also very confident in herself. As long as there is enough time, she has absolute confidence to surpass Cao Ying.

However, when looking at Xiao Ling's back now, Dan Chen is no longer so sure. She feels that Xiao Ling's figure seems unattainable. Such a powerful strength makes her feel that there is an insurmountable gap between her and Xiao Ling. In her eyes, the back has become a little out of reach, but it also makes her plant a seed called "curiosity" in her heart.

In the Cao family seat, Cao Ying frowned and stared at the blood-red number in a daze. Her heart was full of doubts and shock, as if she couldn't believe why Xiao Ling could have such a high soul value.

Cao Ying, who was quick-witted, soon discovered the anomaly of Xiao Ling's number, which was exactly the sum of her own number and Dan Chen's number.

This discovery made Cao Ying even more surprised and thoughtful. She began to speculate whether Xiao Ling did it on purpose or it was just a coincidence.

"As expected of the man I like, he is so outstanding. However, what is your limit?"

Cao Ying thought to herself, her eyes were fixed on Xiao Ling who was walking back slowly, with both appreciation, curiosity and expectation in her eyes... (End of this chapter)