Chapter 21 "Ants"

"Now listen here folks, I believe everyone has a bright idea about one's age so if you are older than 16 then you can still stand in the line I got no problem with it... But I will just break your legs and probably your arms too if the crystal here show the number higher than 16"

"I hope you understand, then let's begin the test" senior disciple started the first step of the acceptance test.

A young girl went up to the magical device and placed her hand on it. The device began to shine and after the light dimmed there was a number etched on its inner core.

"14-year bone age, you pass"

"Next"

Xing kiang had beads of sweat on his face. He silently ordered the children to stand in front of the young master. He knew that trouble was coming so he wanted them to pass the test beforehand.

The boy didn't notice it or even if he did he didn't mind it. Sometimes he would look at the wall and other times he would close his eyes.

After half a day, it was their turn. The children were nervous but they all passed without any problems.

"Young Master, it's your turn now."

Xing kiang informed the boy, who was standing still, his eyes closed.

"Next" the disciple called for the boy.

"I will go ahead young master see how children are doing" he started moving towards the other gate from where parents and guardians were entering to observe the further procedure of the test.

"It hasn't been 1 minute since they left. I am sure they are doing nothing."

The reply from the boy made Xing kiang feel quite a shame.

"It is perfectly fine to abandon a sinking ship. Any reasonable man would do so. But tell me do you really think if I want to go inside, these measly insects would be enough to stop me."

"!!!"

Xing kiang was baffled. That's right this boy in front of him killed many powerful cultivators previously. Would these disciples be enough to stop him? The answer is No.

"NEXT!" The disciple shouted as the conservation between the boy and 'probably his guardian middle-aged man' was dragging on.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, will you?" The boy replied in the same tone but his eyes had intense blood lust.

"You..." The disciple was about to say something but was stopped by his senior who was standing beside him but was looking at the boy quite warily with one hand on his shoulder and the other on the hilt of the sword he was carrying.

This alarmed the junior because it only meant that there was trouble, big enough to force the senior to use his personal weapon.

He was wrong.

It was not because the senior disciple saw a dangerous situation it was because he felt that momentary bloodlust, although it disappeared the next moment but was big enough to make him feel scared, just like his first life and death encounter he had in the valley of the damned.

He let go of his sword and asked politely,

"May I know this friend's name?"

"No." After simply rejecting, the boy went up and placed his hand over the device.

Even after this rude reply senior disciple didn't say anything he was just observing 'the boy'.

The device began to glow.

~gulp~

Xing kiang gulped. Maybe he should have passed the other gate before.

After a few moments, the light dimmed down. A number appeared on the screen.

"How is this possible!!?" no one has paid it much attention but Xing kiang's eyes almost popped out from their sockets.

The device was showing number 16. Others may not know but Xing Kiang had seen the monstrosity of the young master and also his strength. Both of them didn't belong to a 16-year-old boy. But there it was, the result completely defying the logic.

"16 years old, you may enter," Disciple announced the result.

"Next"

The boy went inside and so did Xing kiang.

"Didn't I tell you I was only 16 years old boy?"

'I believe more in what I see.'

But before Xing kiang can complete thinking about that he remembered what he saw a short time ago. The big letters 16 on the device.

"Tell you what, Xing kiang you would make a terrible merchant. You don't even need to speak, your expression tells everything." the boy laughed softly.

At that time a female disciple, who had more muscles on her arms than the skinny arms of the boy, came out along with many other disciples all wearing sect's uniform.

There was also a man with a white beard wearing a dress different from the disciple uniform, evidently, he was an elder.

The girl stepped forward and said in a thundering voice;

"Next step is measuring the cultivation level. It is simple like the previous step but this time instead of a device, an elder would measure your cultivation using 'truth finder gaze' so there would be no chance of playing tricks,"

"The senior disciple outside might have scared you by saying that he will break your limbs but guess what, he was just scaring you. But I promise you that I will break every single bone in your body so be ready."

The girl had a very well-built body representing that she was a physique base cultivator but that did not diminish her beauty in any way. She just had a little bit more muscles which gave a boost to her beauty in another perspective.

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