Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen 161 Chapter 158: Talent Exposed

Battle Fairy Mia stood behind, shaking her head. She had seen Xu Ming go through the potential measuring when she had brought him to the sect. She still remembered that the crystal hadn't shined at that time. Now that she had seen the achievements of Xu Ming, she was sure that there was something wrong with that semi transparent crystal.

She was quite curious about Xu Ming's real talent. 

'It should be grade 9,' she thought.

Xu Ming stepped closer to the orb and placed his hand on it.

"You'll definitely shock everyone. You're a Heavenly Realm kid. Can they even compare to your talent? Even this small orb shouldn't be able to measure your potential," Valeria said to Xu Ming.

The Potential Measuring Orb was an item that was used by the sects to measure someone's potential and talent. When someone hands touched the orb, it showed the number from 1 to 9. A talent of one signified trash, while a talent of 9 was a once in a millennia genius. Battle Fairy Mia and the Sect Master were the only 2 level 9 talents in this sect.

Xu Ming's hand touched the orb, but nothing happened. Everyone waited in great anticipation, but 5 minutes passed away, the orb didn't show any number.

"Is something wrong with that orb? Get a new one," the Sect Master told one of the elders.

'Could it be that he really doesn't have any potential? How could he get such Cultivation and strength without having potential?' Mia thought as she looked at Xu Ming.

The others also looked at him suspiciously.

"Could it be that he has no talent? Did he cheat to get here?"

"He must've found some miraculous Cultivation resources to increase his Cultivation. It's not his hard work but luck that brought him here."

Many of the Elders started whispering amongst themselves, but suddenly, the orb started shining.

It was showing a number. 

The sect master saw the one showing inside the orb, which soon changed to a two. The number kept increasing until the orb was showing a shining nine.

"A level 9 talent. He is just as talented as the sect master. The third Level Nine talent of our sect. Also, his achievements are even higher than the battle fairy's. He is the prime contender to become the next sect master now. In fact, he is in the lead," The Grand Elder of the Sect muttered, smilingly.

The Sect Master also looked happy. There was a big smile on his face, but that smile instantly disappeared when he saw what happened next.

The hall that was noisy after seeing Xu Ming's level 9 talent was suddenly silent.

The number that was showing inside the orb changed. The crystal orb was showing a zero now, but there was a one before that zero.

"Impossible!" the Sect Master said with a look of disbelief on his face.

He and the few other Elders of the sect knew the secret of the Potential Measuring Orb.

Even though it was said that it only showed the talent between a level 1 to level 9, there was also a rumor around that orb.

The rumor said that level 9 was not the highest level of potential that this orb could measure. The rumor said that it could also measure the potential of a level 10 talent, but that was only seen as a rumor as no one had seen that happen before, but right now, it was happening before their eyes.

"Incredible. A level 10 talent? This has never happened before. Genius! He's a heavenly genius!" 

"Our Sect will become an overlord soon. The good days are near."

"A level 10 talent? There's just no competition anymore. He will definitely become the next sect master. I'm willing to bet with anyone who thinks otherwise!"

All of the Elders were excited at the appearance of the level 10 talent.

Even Battle Fairy Mia, who always looked stern, was shocked. Her mouth was slightly opened as she stared at the number inside the orb.

The Sect Master was so happy that he started laughing.

"Hahaha, I knew that you would have a good talent, but I must say that I never expected that it would be that high. I have never been as excited as I am right now. My disciple is a level 10 talent," the Sect Master said.

Xu Ming took his hand off of the orb even though the orb was starting to shine brighter.

"Congrats, Sect Master."

"Congratulations, Sect Master."

"Long live the Mighty Demon Sect."

The praises and the chants started. There was a mood of excitement everywhere. There were only a few people that were upset with this development, but they didn't let it show on their faces.

They all congratulated the Sect Master for getting such an amazing disciple before they started praising Xu Ming.

Xu Ming didn't reply to the praises and just stayed silent.

"Hah, they are getting so happy at this small demonstration like it's something big. You didn't even show your real potential. There's no way that orb can measure that. The mortals are really naive," Valeria chuckled as she watched everyone acting up.

After some time, they turned Silent as the Sect Master commanded them not to make noise.

"Xu Ming. You have made me really happy. Here, take this pure Qi Crystal as a reward. It contains the purest of Qi that is refined by me after using a lot of expensive resources. If you use it, you can instantly jump up to 3 minor realms in Cultivation in just three days," the Sect Master said as he brought out a small crystal from his pocket.

Xu Ming wasn't really excited as he saw this crystal. The Qi crystals were just too useless for him, no matter how miraculous they were for others. The jump of 3 minor realms in Cultivation was a huge deal, but it didn't matter for him as his Cultivation used a different type of energy.

He held the crystal in his pocket and thanked the Sect Master.

"Use it well," the Sect Master told Xu Ming.

"The Sect Master successfully refined that crystal? Amazing. His abilities are really increasing. Also, I think that no one deserved that crystal more than Xu Ming. It wouldn't give the same increase in Cultivation if people with the higher Cultivation used it," The Grand Elder muttered.

"Alright, everyone. The ceremony is over. You can all get back to your work," the Sect Master informed everyone.

The other Elders heard his command and started leaving.

"Xu Ming, come with me. I need to take you somewhere," the Sect Master told Xu Ming as he also started leaving. Xu Ming followed him to his beast.

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