"Tower Master, this…"
"Now, immediately!" Tower Master Qiangu Dongfeng practically roared, "All spectators must sign a contract. If anyone leaks a single word about today's events…"
A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
"Understood, I'll arrange it at once." His subordinate shivered and immediately turned to carry out the order.
Qiangu Dongfeng looked back at the screen, where Lu Jun was standing precariously.
Complex light flickered in the eyes of this shrewd Tower Master.
"Such a genius…" He murmured to himself, "Either he serves me, or…"
"Alas, it's a pity. He is Leng Yaozhu's disciple. Although he is also a member of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, he is fully capable of taking the position of Spirit Transfer Pagoda Master."
"This is not so good."
Qiangu Dongfeng muttered to himself, and the temperature in the room seemed to suddenly drop a few degrees.
At the same time, the spectator hall finally awoke from its shock.
"Whoosh—"
A roar like a tsunami erupted instantly.
All the core disciples leaped from their seats. Some frantically rubbed their eyes, some pinched their thighs hard, and some even slapped themselves, as if to confirm this wasn't a dream.
"What did I see?!"
"He won?! He really won?!"
"That's Spirit Ice Douluo! No one has ever defeated him at the same rank in ten thousand years!"
Qiangu Zhangting's face was ashen, and he stared intently at the screen, his lips trembling incessantly.
As a genius of the Qiangu family, he understood better than anyone what this meant.
The record of lasting five minutes against Ancestor Huo Yuhao was already enough to qualify one to become a Spirit Transfer Pagoda Master.
Let alone defeating him!
"Oh no, he performed too perfectly, he overdid it a bit."
Leng Yulai, on the contrary, became worried.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yuena looked up.
"He performed too well. What if someone targets him?"
Leng Yulai became anxious on the spot.
"Now there are already people from the Tang Sect who have taken a liking to him. If someone else… just thinking about this gives me a bigger headache."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Jun awoke from the cabin, and the blinding white light made him instinctively raise his hand to shield his eyes.
His entire skeleton felt like it had been crushed and reassembled, especially the throbbing pain in his temples.
That was the after-effect of overdrawing his mental force.
"Awake?"
Leng Yulai's voice came from beside him.
Lu Jun turned his head and saw Leng Yulai leaning against the wall with her arms crossed.
Gu Yuena was quietly at the back of the cabin, and seeing him awaken, her purple eyes under her silver hair brightened slightly.
"Shigu (Martial Aunt)."
Lu Jun suddenly said.
"I didn't break my promise."
"Indeed, you didn't break your promise. Your victory this time can be said to be earth-shattering." Leng Yulai saw he was a bit weak and quickly handed him some pills for recovery.
"Now it's good. I estimate that the entire Spirit Transfer Pagoda high-level is in an uproar."
"…I just took advantage, I cheated." Lu Jun chuckled.
If it weren't for the cold poison, he wouldn't have won.
Huo Yuhao's mental force detection was too much of a cheat.
As expected of a cheat.
Fortunately, he also had his own golden finger.
"No matter what, being able to defeat Ancestor Huo Yuhao at the same level is also your ability." Leng Yulai shook her head.
"Let's go, we'll return to the hall. The assessment is almost over, and the results should be out."
When Leng Yulai brought Lu Jun and Gu Yuena back to the hall, the entire Spirit Transfer Pagoda core disciple area instantly fell silent.
Hundreds of gazes shot towards Lu Jun, those eyes mixed with shock, awe, jealousy, and disbelief.
The previously noisy hall was now so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Qiangu Zhangting stood at the front of the crowd, his expression extremely colorful.
The assessment time was almost over.
The lower grades were assessed first, and by the time it was Qiangu Zhangting's batch of higher grades, it was already the last group.
There were fewer core disciples in the higher grades, so after a short wait, it quickly ended.
"Silence."
A majestic command came from the high platform.
Everyone looked up and saw four high-ranking figures of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, dressed in long robes, standing there at some unknown time.
The person leading them swept his gaze over the core disciples below, nodding fully.
"Now, we will announce the final results of this core disciple assessment."
His voice spread throughout the hall, every word seemingly weighing a thousand pounds.
"First place, Lu Jun."
Although it was expected, when the name was officially announced, an uncontrollable gasp erupted in the hall.
"Second place, Gu Yuena."
"Third place, Qiangu Zhangting…"
Qiangu Zhangting, whose name was called, was slightly speechless.
He had been suppressed by two nine-year-old kids.
But their performance was indeed remarkable, much better than his own.
After the rankings were set, the person on the high platform continued:
"Due to the excellent performance of the first-place core disciple, Lu Jun, by the personal decision of the esteemed Spirit Transfer Pagoda Master, he is officially conferred as one of the Spirit Transfer Envoys."
"Effective immediately, Lu Jun will enjoy the highest level of resource allocation from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, and at the same time, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda is willing to sponsor all of Lu Jun's free Soul Spirits, including a hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit, as well as all resources for making one-word battle armor to four-word battle armor."
He paused, then said with emphasis:
"All free."
A collective gasp could be heard from below the stage.
Every item mentioned above was enough to make everyone present dream of obtaining it but fail.
Whether it was the free cost of all Soul Spirits, or the materials for making battle armor, and so on.
Which one wasn't something that would make one bankrupt, and require painstaking effort to possess?
Not to mention how many materials it would take to forge one's exclusive battle armor.
The most crucial point was that Lu Jun was only nine years old, yet he was conferred as a Spirit Transfer Envoy?
This was already a high-level position within the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, and a nine-year-old child had actually attained it?
"Additionally…"
The voice of the person on the high platform suddenly became stern.
"All data and records from today's battle will be classified as top secret. Everyone present must immediately sign a contract. Violators…"
His gaze swept over everyone below like a blade:
"Will immediately be stripped of their core disciple status and held accountable according to the severity of the circumstances."
Lu Jun was already stunned by the unexpected blessings from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
"This…"
"This is an overt scheme." Leng Yulai explained softly, "I didn't expect that old fellow, Qiangu Dongfeng, would also personally watch this assessment. And yes, after all, his most beloved grandson is here."
"From now on, your status in the Spirit Transfer Pagoda will soar, and all the Soul Spirits you need, as well as all resources for making battle armor, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda is willing to sponsor you. This is clearly to allocate all resources to you."
Lu Jun subconsciously swallowed, and said in a deep voice:
"What price do I have to pay to accept such good benefits?"
"Very good, it seems you haven't been overwhelmed by this immense fortune." Leng Yulai smiled and ruffled his head.
"Qiangu Dongfeng wants to directly recruit you, or perhaps destroy you, I can't say for sure. Anyway, I can't guess what that old man is thinking."
Leng Yulai whispered.
"No matter what, congratulations, the youngest Spirit Transfer Envoy in Spirit Transfer Pagoda history."
Lu Jun: "…"
I knew I should have held back, how nice it would have been to control the score.
Now look, I'm being targeted again.
Is this the price of overdoing it?