Potential Assessment

Half an hour later, the three went out of the bathroom, Dan and Natalie looked refreshed while Grace looked somewhat pale and uncomfortable. The scene that she just saw was too wild for the current Grace.

"Elder Sis, I didn't expect that you would be that wild when it comes to that thing..." Grace's line of sight kept dancing around the area and she didn't dare to directly stare at the two. Natalie lightly chuckled but she didn't reply to Grace's sentence but instead glared at Dan.

"Dear, you better not touch Grace for a while..." Natalie warned and Dan nodded his head without any protest, he still felt guilty about what he did to Grace.

Even before the affair that happened last night, Grace was a curious woman and had explored her own body, after Dan popped her and felt the sensations of carnal pleasures, Grace secretly craved for more but she suppressed her desires, her body still felt sore, any more intercourse may break her.

As expected when they arrived at the dining room, Juliet was already awake and stared at them with flashing lights in her eyes. Dan looked confused for a moment as Juliet ran towards them and embraced Grace's waist before saying.

"Mama said that Elder Sis is no longer my sister..."

Grace froze for a moment but when Juliet continued her sentence, her face broke into a sweet smile.

"Because she said that Elder Sis is also my Mama now!" Juliet exclaimed and stared at Grace in anticipation, "Elder Sis, can I call you Mama Grace from now on?" The irresistibly adorable expression of the little girl activated the maternal instincts within Grace's heart and though she felt weird about it, she still nodded her head and embraced her daughter.

Natalie embraced Dan's arms and laid her head on his shoulders, a sweet smile of satisfaction and bliss blossomed on her face. Dan covered her waist with his arm and the two shared the same smile together.

Eating their breakfast, it was the first time after such a long time did the household Longinus ate together and conversed in such a relaxed manner. Back then it was only the three of them, but with the addition of Grace, everything became merrier and Juliet couldn't suppress her excitement as she leaped on Grace's thighs and asked to be spoonfed.

"Juliet, you're already a big girl so you shouldn't ask such things..." Natalie reminded at the side and Juliet puffed her cheeks out and pouted. Grace rubbed her head and said, "It's fine, It's fine, no matter what, Little Juliet is still Little Juliet, she will forever be a baby in my eyes..."

"Sis, if you dote her too much then she will forever nag you for that!" Natalie replied and Dan interjected at the side, "Ermm, can I also be spoonfed?" Natalie and Grace glared at him, how dare he ask to be fed like a child when he's that wild?

Dan almost choked in his own saliva and he didn't dare to speak anymore and just observed the antics of the three. After finishing their meals, Juliet offered to wash the dishes saying that it was her responsibility since she was already big.

Sitting at the front porch of the pavilion, Dan was between Natalie and Grace. The three of them didn't speak anything for fear of breaking the equilibrium of the relaxed atmosphere that revolved around them. As Dan's new wife, Grace sat stiff, she still didn't understand how to act like a wife.

Dan noticed her apprehension and as he hooked her waist with his arms and pulled her closer into his chest. Grace shivered for a moment but she didn't protest. Eyes narrowing, she enjoyed the sensation of Dan's hand ruffling through her hair.

"Let me in too..." Natalie pouted at the side and Dan lightly chuckled before bringing her closer into his chest. With both heavenly beauties at his side, Dan felt like he would be happy even if he died.

"Papa, Mama, and Mama Grace, I finished washing the dishes!" Juliet's voice echoed behind them and when she noticed what the three was doing, she leaped on Dan's thigh and took her own share.

Surrounded by three girls whom he truly loved, Dan felt satisfied.

"Now that I think about it, isn't today the time for the Outer Sect Disciples Potential Assessment?" Natalie blurted out and as if a trigger pulled inside Dan's mind, he exclaimed and said, "That's it! So that's the reason why I felt that there was something missing, today is the Potential Assessment, let's get our asses there and have Grace's potential checked!"

Natalie darted her gaze at Grace, as someone that spent at least a month with Grace, she knew her insecurities and one of them was definitely the lack of talent on the path of cultivation. Several months ago, Natalie was merely just a mortal like her and she didn't think, even in her wildest dreams that she would be walking on the treacherous path of fighting against the heavens.

Lifting her lips into a smile, she glanced at Dan and said, "So Grace's future will be quite similar to mine? But if not for husband's intervention who knows what would happen to the three of us..." Natalie thought in her mind.

As one of the most prestigious Academy inside the Empire of Eternal Faith, thousands of prospective disciples would arrive annually in the academy for the Potential Assessment. As the name says, one's potential was tested and if deemed as qualified, they would be accepted as an Outer Sect Disciple.

The earlier one started on their cultivation path, the longer one could tap on their youthful potential. That was the reason why most of the prospective disciples that entered the Academy was at the age of ten.

The age of ten was the recommended age to start one's cultivation since, at that age, one's bones wouldn't be as frail as a child while it also wouldn't be as strong as an adult, with flesh and bones easily tempered, one could soar through the two preliminary realms and arrive at the Spirit Tempering Realm wherein they would become Inner Disciples.

At the base of the Fragrant Peak Pavilion, Outer Sect Disciples Region, there were people everywhere that one would find it hard to walk without bumping to someone else. Despite the vast land that the Paradyne Academy possessed, they still couldn't fit hundreds of thousands of people at once.

All sorts of people from commoners to nobles gathered in one place, bringing in their own child and hoping that they possessed the qualifications to enter the Paradyne Academy.

Juliet's eyes widened in excitement when she saw the bobbing heads of people before him. Dan clicked his tongue, as an introvert, he felt uncomfortable entering such crowds. Natalie revealed a wry smile and Grace had the same expression as Dan.

Clicking his tongue, Dan thought to himself, "Senior Mathias bestowed me the highest status possible of a disciple and I could easily command wind and rain inside the Academy, as long as I don't step on people's dignity, Senior Mathias wouldn't mind me doing this, right?"

Flicking his wrist, Dan threw his authority token towards the skies as it exploded into a burst of resplendent colors, the light from the sun was drowned out by the domineering words that suddenly materialized in the skies.

[Honorary Disciple!]

These two domineering froze the hearts of everyone before they excitedly looked around. Natalie shook her head and distanced herself from Dan, bringing Grace and Juliet with her.

"Hey, where are you going? Wait for me, we'll go together..." Dan crossed his arms and tilted his head towards the skies, his arrogant display and the coercive air that surrounded him along with the fiery thread which indicated his ownership towards the token made everyone around him scream.

"Wait, that's him! He's the one that has the authority token!" It was unknown who started it but everyone started flooding towards Dan's figure asking him for help about their son or daughter's admission. Some nobles even offered substantial bribe money while the commoners offered their daughters and if not, their keepsake just so Dan could let them in.

The introvert Dan felt suffocated surrounded by so many people and he tracked Natalie's aura and stared at her direction for help. Natalie merely snickered and Juliet stuck her tongue out in a teasing manner while Grace turned her head away.

What a joke, jumping into such a crowd as women, they could easily be taken advantage of.

Natalie effortlessly weaved through the crowd and reached an instructor. Upon realizing Natalie's status, the instructor hurriedly accommodated the three of them. The Potential Assessment ranked one's potential by Grades, from Bronze with the highest one, Adamantite where no one from the past thousands of years managed to ignite.

The crowd felt indignant at first, but after Natalie expressed her apologies in a sincere manner and started some bullshit that she learned from Dan. The crowd willingly let her go first as Juliet stood before a crystal ball and placed her hand on it.

Shuaaa~

The crystal ball flashed with resplendent lights before erupting into a golden light! Juliet possessed a Golden Ranked Potential, enough to qualify for a position as an Outer Sect Disciple. The instructor nodded his head in approval but when Grace stepped forward, his expression went weird.

Most of the participants in this Potential Assessment were ten years old kids. It was strange to see someone as old as Grace testing out her potential. Nevertheless, since Natalie ordered him so, and with her standing in the Academy, he could only obey and let Grace place her hand on the crystal ball.

Shuaaa~

"Wha..."

The crystal ball suddenly flared with a blinding flash of light, from bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond to adamantite, all colors flashed in the crystal ball and amidst the crowd's astonished gazes, the crystal ball exploded into fragments.

"Just what did happen? The Crystal Ball for the assessment exploded?" Everyone mumbled in shock. Panic flashed through the instructor's expression, it was the first time that he encountered such a case and he didn't know how to evaluate Grace's potential.

Grace stared in shock at the fragmented remains of the crystal ball, darting her gaze at the instructor, the latter squeezed out amidst his confusion, "Unknown Potential, Qualified..."

Grace heaved a sigh of relief before the three of them retreated to the back.

Amidst all of this confusion, unbeknownst to everyone attending the Potential Assessment, far above the skies, several old men could be seen sitting on a cloud. Their expressions intermittently changed into excitement, disappointment and vice-versa.

"it seems like we have some good seedlings this year, look at that boy, his Potential is Golden Ranked and the fierce look on his face makes him suitable to train in our Sword Pavilion's Sword Arts..."

"Definitely, look, there's even a child whose potential is at the Platinum Rank, it seems like I didn't waste my time in coming here, I must definitely get that child. Headmaster, since you already have Natalie Longinus and your daughter, you must not fight with me regarding this child..." The Elder stared at the blonde-haired man before him as the latter lightly laughed, "Of course, I won't, the reason why we came here in the first place is to scout for excellent seedlings amidst the crowd, and if you found one and that seedling desired to be with you, why should I prevent you?"

The Elder nodded his head in approval and they continued watching the commotion down below.

"Wow, that's a rare find, your Natalie is actually here and is assisting an exotic beauty for her Potential Assessment. This may be interesting..." The Elders watched Juliet and Grace's figure with anticipation flashing in their eyes.

"Not bad, that little girl has a Golden Ranked Potential, though it doesn't fit my criteria, it's better than the average..."

"It's the silver-haired girl's turn now, let's see how she does..." Everyone kept their silence and their eyes focused on Grace's actions. As soon as she placed her hand on the Crystal Ball, it flashed with lights from all ranks before exploding into fragments.

"Excuse me, what in the heavens just happened? A Crystal Ball for the assessment, exploded? That's impossible, those crystal balls were made with our combined efforts, even a Divine Ascendance Realm Expert would find it hard-pressed to destroy those balls..."

"What's wrong, Headmaster, it seems like you have an idea about what's going on judging from your expression..." An Elder chimed in and everyone's focus gathered on Mathias. Mathias kept a blooming smile on his face as he thought to himself, "Several thousand years ago, a genius appeared in the Paradyne Academy, igniting the legendary light of Adamantite. However, that's not actually the true legend, the true legend was that man who ignited all colors and went on to become the Shadow God! Reaching the realm beyond the Divine Emperor!"

He licked his lips and eyed Grace's figure like a predator observing his prey. No matter what, he shall definitely take Grace as his one and only direct disciple!