"You are the Cheng Xiao that the Prince mentioned?" Meng Shenji looked at Cheng Xiao, paused, and said.
"Little fellow, since you were introduced by the Crown Prince, show us your proof." An elderly man beside Meng Shenji said calmly.
This elder was Bai Baoshan. His martial soul was the Heavenly Star Furnace, which had extremely strong defense. He was an eighty-five-ring Battle Soul Douluo of the defense type. His physique was the complete opposite of Meng Shenji's. He was short but very fat, with a standard four-foot height and a four-foot waist circumference.
"Of course." Hearing this, Cheng Xiao smiled. Then, with a wave of his hand, a golden token floated onto the table in front of them. On the front of the token, the character "Xue" was engraved, symbolizing his identity.
Seeing this token, the three committee members silently lowered their heads. After confirming that this token was Xue Qinghe's exclusive token, they slowly spoke.
"In that case, Sun Buyu, arrange for young friend Cheng Xiao to enroll." Meng Shenji's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he looked at Cheng Xiao. Obviously, he was very clear about the value of the token bearing the "Xue" character.
Hearing this, Sun Buyu glanced at Cheng Xiao beside him and then asked with a puzzled expression, "Committee member, young friend Cheng Xiao is only twelve years old and has already reached the level of a three-ring Soul Master."
"Moreover, according to the Prince's meaning, he probably wants young friend Cheng Xiao to enter the Royal Fight Team directly. With his talent and strength, there shouldn't be any problem."
"I hope the three of you on the committee will consider this carefully. Allowing Cheng Xiao to join the Royal Fight Team will only benefit us."
"Oh? A thirty-level Soul Master at twelve years old? And he was born with full innate soul power. No wonder His Highness values him so much."
The last of the three committee members finally spoke. His name was Zhi Lin, and his martial soul was the Azure Sky Vine. He was an eighty-three-level, eight-ring Tool Soul Douluo of the control type.
He looked the most ordinary of the three, and his appearance was also very plain. Only the bright light occasionally revealed in his eyes when they opened and closed gave him a unique feel.
Looking at Cheng Xiao, Zhi Lin smiled and said, "Young friend Cheng Xiao, all seven members of the Royal Fight Team are the best of the best in the Tiandou Academy. It won't be easy to join the Royal Fight Team. However, if you want to join, it's not impossible."
As he spoke, Zhi Lin's gaze fell on Sun Buyu. Although Cheng Xiao was sent by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, as committee members of the Tiandou Royal Academy, they should maintain a sense of fairness.
They naturally wouldn't treat Cheng Xiao poorly, but if they directly allowed him to join the Royal Fight Team, the most elite team in the academy, some people would inevitably gossip behind their backs. This was something they didn't want to see.
In this case, if Cheng Xiao didn't go through some tests before joining the Royal Fight Team, it would be difficult to convince everyone!
"Since there's an opportunity, I'd like to give it a try." Hearing this, Cheng Xiao stepped forward and bowed slightly to the Soul Douluo Zhi Lin, who had spoken.
"Heh, you little fellow, you're quite to my liking," Zhi Lin smiled slightly. His gaze landed on Cheng Xiao, and the air around his body suddenly distorted. "If you can withstand the pressure of my soul power, no one will object to your joining the Royal Fight Team. How does that sound?"
"Alright, I accept," Cheng Xiao nodded.
Seeing this, Zhi Lin extended his hand forward. A barrier of soul power, condensed from his own, immediately appeared above Cheng Xiao and then abruptly descended.
Cheng Xiao clearly felt that the air around his body seemed to solidify. Massive fluctuations of soul power surged towards him, and his body was completely unable to move.
"Interesting. A thirty-five-level soul power suppression seems easy for him," Zhi Lin's calm gaze became surprised as he saw Cheng Xiao still looking unaffected.
Generally, a low-level soul master enduring the pressure from a high-level soul master, and being able to hold out against two-thirds of his own soul power, is already considered outstanding. If he could endure pressure equal to his own soul power, he could certainly be called an outstanding talent among his peers.
And if he could withstand pressure exceeding his own soul power level, he could be called a genius soul master.
The black robe, which symbolized Zhi Lin's status as a Soul Douluo, billowed without any wind. Although he was just sitting there, the soul power pressure he exerted was increasing bit by bit. To prevent Cheng Xiao from enduring too much pressure, he was also extremely generous in slowly increasing the pressure. After all, this was just a test. Once he found that Cheng Xiao couldn't bear it, he could immediately retract his power to prevent Cheng Xiao's body from collapsing.
Cheng Xiao, after all, was a gifted student sent by Prince Xue Qinghe. He didn't want to offend the future emperor of the empire over such a trivial matter.
Feeling the increasing pressure on his body and surrounding him, Cheng Xiao's expression remained unchanged. The Shadow Force within him operated as usual, its speed noticeably faster than normal. He understood that the other party was testing his strength.
"This little fellow is quite something. Ordinary low-level soul masters would crumble immediately under the pressure of a high-level soul master, yet he hasn't even released his martial soul. Truly worthy of the name 'genius.'"
The two elders beside Soul Douluo Zhi Lin smiled and commented. Zhi Lin, who had been releasing the soul power pressure, was becoming increasingly surprised. Was this little fellow really only twelve years old? He had increased his soul power pressure to level thirty-six, yet he still didn't see any sign of pressure on Cheng Xiao's face.
Everyone has a competitive spirit, even they, the Soul Douluos, were no exception.
Seeing the calmness on Cheng Xiao's face, Soul Douluo Zhi Lin continued to increase the soul power pressure. Level thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine... When the soul power pressure broke through to level forty, Cheng Xiao's expression finally showed a slight change.
However, even so, Cheng Xiao still showed no sign of releasing his martial soul. This put more pressure on Zhi Lin, who was releasing the pressure. But what he didn't know was that the soul power pressure he released was not just facing one person, but a group of people.
In the shadow beneath Cheng Xiao's feet, more than a dozen shadow soldiers were desperately resisting this pressure. As the Shadow Monarch's soldiers, they could bear a certain amount of pressure for their king.
Thus, when Zhi Lin's soul power pressure broke through to level fifty, Cheng Xiao finally managed to raise his right hand with difficulty.
Since the martial soul connection with Qian Renxue had been established half a month prior, the Shadow Monarch was no longer in the form of a martial soul. At this moment, the Shadow Monarch was also Cheng Xiao himself, though he still had a long way to go before becoming a true monarch.
As Cheng Xiao raised his right hand, a cloud of black smoke surged from his palm, immediately causing the temperature within the Education Committee's courtyard to drop significantly.
"What a peculiar martial soul. It's likely that there's not another one like it on the entire continent," Zhi Lin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the black smoke released from Cheng Xiao's palm. He felt a sense of relief emanating from Cheng Xiao.
As time passed, the surprise in Zhi Lin's eyes grew. The soul power pressure he exerted had already reached level fifty-three. This pressure was such that even a Soul King might not be able to withstand it, let alone a Soul Master in their thirties.
However, the young man before him was far more outstanding than he had imagined. No wonder Prince Xue Qinghe had given the token to Cheng Xiao. It seemed his strength was far from what he displayed on the surface.
Sweat continuously dripped from Cheng Xiao's clothes, which now clung to his skin, making him look as if he had just been fished out of the water.
"Good kid, I want to see where your limit lies!" Zhi Lin, the Tool Soul Douluo, was quite satisfied with Cheng Xiao's performance. He chose to continue increasing the output of his soul power pressure, wanting to see the young man's limit.
Following that, Zhi Lin, the Soul Douluo, raised his soul power pressure to level fifty-five. This was a full twenty-one levels higher than Cheng Xiao's own soul power level. As the soul power pressure increased again, the already distorted air instantly became agitated, as if crushing the air and slamming down onto Cheng Xiao's body.
"Is he finally going to give up?"
Watching Cheng Xiao's upper body already bent over, Zhi Lin, the Soul Douluo, stared intently, fearing that Cheng Xiao's body would collapse.
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