"Next: Ye Kang."
Whispers spread among the children in the hall.
"He's Ye Kang, the heir to the Ye Faction."
"They say he's more favored as a successor than his older brother because his brother's talent isn't at the level of a faction leader, he only has a second-level seal."
Amidst all the whispers, a boy with an ordinary face, coarse brown hair, and the same-colored eyes stepped forward.
He moved with confidence, even arrogance, and a smile that showed he was completely unafraid of the outcome that awaited him before he stepped onto the platform.
As soon as Ye Kang stepped onto the stage, it didn't take even two seconds before the symbol glowed brightly again, but this time, the outcome would be distinctly different from the previous ones.
Everyone felt a gust of wind at first, before the wind grew stronger until everyone inside the hall felt a slight push as a large green storm appeared, covering the entire platform, with Ye Kang at its center.
It slowly disappeared as an intricate green seal pattern appeared on the back of Ye Kang's right hand.
"Third-level Innate Wind Seal, a rare talent."
The purple-robed elder loudly announced that the first third-level talent in the Ye Faction this generation had finally appeared, bringing a wide smile to the face of Elder Ye, the leader of the Ye Faction, who was sitting on the left side of the Clan Leader.
"Old Mo, I'm glad you've been worrying about my faction these past few years, but I have a suitable heir now, now you only need to worry about whether your faction will find a worthy successor as my grandson now, I wish you good luck from the bottom of my heart."
Elder Ye said with a grateful smile, but with a clearly sarcastic tone.
"Hmm, that's okay, Old Ye. We're old friends. I was definitely lend you a helping hand if your grandson couldn't also acquire a good enough talent."
Elder Mo responded with a gentle smile that concealed his annoyance, before continuing with a clear sarcasm.
"But don't worry about my faction, my grandson won't get anything less than a third-level seal, as usual. My faction isn't like some others who have begun to weaken over the years and only produce a single third-level talent with difficulty, almost as if it were a miracle. On the contrary, it still maintains its strength and talents, and may even have begun to become better than before, haha."
As soon as he heard what Elder Mo said, the smile on Elder Ye's face froze as veins protruded from his clenched fist in hidden anger, but he quickly returned his friendly smile to his face as if he hadn't understood what Elder Mo meant at all or been affected.
'Unfortunately, if Ye Kang hadn't also obtained a third-level seal, my faction would have been able to completely suppress the Ye faction and absorb it even after years.'
Elder Mu thought with slight annoyance, which quickly turned to planning for the future.
'But never mind, not having a third-level talent for nine consecutive years is a good sign that the Ye Faction's bloodline is getting weaker and weaker. After a few years, they might not even be able to produce a third-level talent at all, and then it will be our chance.'
While there was a hidden conflict between the two sheikhs, or at least hidden on the surface but in reality known to everyone, the person who had obtained this result and caused the spark to ignite between them had a bigger smile on his face, much more arrogant than before, and carried an enormous amount of self-confidence.
But this was entirely understandable and expected, because he was now backed by a true talent to feel this confidence, not just empty talk like before. He had managed to obtain an amazing talent that qualified him to be one of the strongest in the clan in the future, and this arrogance was completely natural.
How could it not be, when he could definitely see himself above everyone else in the future? Everyone's fate was already determined by his talent in this world.
'Great! I've obtained a third-level seal, and now my future leadership of the faction is assured. That poor brother of mine is still hoping for that position, his expression will be astonished when he knows of my level of talent, his last vestiges of hope will be completely shattered.'
Ye Kang thought, his smug smile still etched on his face, his thoughts filled with extreme malice.
At the same time, after the seal appeared, the hall was filled with voices of admiration and envy. Many of the children stared at Ye Kang with eyes filled with jealousy and envy. A thought crossed everyone's minds, or at least the majority, and it couldn't be helped.
'If only I had such a talent.'
But talent is determined by lineage, not randomly. So this is, of course, impossible, since neither their parents nor their grandparents possessed such talent.
These are merely false hopes.
Amidst all this, Ye Kang descended from the stage with his condescending smile still on his face, clearly enjoying the looks of envy and admiration from everyone.
'Ye Kang has obtained a third-level Innate Seal then. Well, that's fine, it won't affect the plan in any way whether he has obtained a second-level or third-level talent. Maybe it can even benefit me in some way. I'll see in the future. There's no need to think about something so distant and unimportant now.'
Mo Bai thought analytically as he tried to find the pros and cons and also if there was anything that would help him carry out his plan, his expression calm as he watched the rest of the test waiting for his turn.
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