Test (2)

The elder looked at the crowded bunch of kids then said with a clear voice,

" The crystal orb allows one to see the grade of your spiritual root, the spiritual root is the essence of cultivation and your foundation, the higher the grade the brighter your future, the orb will also check to see what affinity your root has, so for example if your spiritual root has a fire affinity, that means you should focus on fire cultivation techniques as you'll have a better affinity towards that element, having a specific elemental affinity also increases your power output for the said element you have. Fire element will increase fire skills power and so on "

Everyone listened attentively, the instructor then pointed at one of the kids and said.

" Child, your up, state your name "

The child snapped back to reality and nervously responded and cupped his fist.

" My name is Feng Xiao, I'm from the Jiangsu province! "

" Good, Feng Xiao, place one of your hands on the orb, do not remove it until I say so, the brighter the orb, the higher your grade, if your root has an affinity, towards the end of the test it will shine with a specific color that corresponds with your affinity, your hand will also feel a warm current, do not be afraid"

Feng Xiao nervously walked up to the crystal orb in the middle of the hall and placed his right hand on the orb.

A warm current flowed towards Feng Xiao's right hand then the orb started to slightly vibrate and slowly a white light appeared within the orb.

After a few minutes, the orb got a little bit brighter then it suddenly let out a blue color.

The instructor looked at the recruit and nodded in satisfaction.

" Feng Xiao, medium grade spiritual root, water affinity! "

Feng Xiao heard these words and was instantly delighted, a medium grade root was already really good, only 1/100 individuals could have such a spiritual root, not to mention the water affinity, this was also quite rare.

Feng Xiao bowed to the instructor and elder and then went back to where he was standing.

" NEXT! "

The instructor said as he surveyed the recruits.

One by one the kids were tested for their roots. There were a few more medium-grade talents but most had only managed to get a low grade, this was good news for the sect, even if there was just 1 medium grade, it was good enough. Any higher than that meant the sect will be having a time of prosperity.

After nearly every one got tested, there were 2 more kids left. Itachi and Meng changdo.

Meng Changdo was from a very rich family of aristocrats, he looked at everyone with disdain, as if he was above everyone else. He was sure he would have at least a medium-grade root.

As Meng Chando looked at Itachi he scoffed and stared at him with disdain. The instructor had called him up. As he strode forward arrogantly he didn't forget to give the elders and instructor a glance, as if to let them know of his presence.

The elders saw this and started to whisper amongst each other yet again.

" That's him, he's from the Meng family, they have high hopes for him "

"Indeed, even at that age he has the confidence of a cultivator, I'm excited to see how high his talent is "

Meng changdo placed his hand on the orb then waited, all of a sudden the orb vibrated and a bright light slowly appeared, after a few minutes the light kept getting brighter, it did not stop at all...

Everyone looked at this scene in bewilderment, the orb was so bright right now most of the kids had closed their eyes, it was painful to look at.

It was as if one was staring at the sun.

The orb suddenly let out a red color.

The instructor looked at Meng Changdo and was delighted.

"Meng Changdo, High-grade Spiritual root, fire affinity! "

Everyone at the scene gasped. A high-grade root? The chances of that were 1/1000, if not more. The elders instantly stood up with excitement. It had been a long time since a high-grade talent had appeared, not to mention it was also a fire affinity!

Meng Chando saw their expressions and a massive smirk could be seen on his face, he bowed towards the elders and instructor then walked back to his position. He loved the looks of envy everyone was giving him.

Slowly the scene calmed down and Itachi was up next.

Elder lee saw this and sighed, he knew the orb wouldn't even light up, Itachi had no talent.

Everyone at the scene stared at Itachi and wondered if another high-grade talent would appear, the atmosphere was palpable.

Itachi placed his hand on the orb, but as expected. Not a single movement happened, the orb was the same as before. Not even a sliver of light could be seen.

Itachi patiently waited a few more minutes but it was still the same.

The elders and instructor looked at each other and sighed. They deduced that Itachi had no spiritual root. They weren't surprised though, although rare, this scene had been witnessed in the past.

" Why is nothing happening, does this body really not have the so-called spiritual root? How am I supposed to increase my realm and survive…" Itachi said to himself inwardly.

The instructor was about to tell Itachi to remove his hand but then all of a sudden the orb started to violently vibrate.

Itachi was shocked by this but didn't remove his hand, instead, he held it there even firmer than before.

Everyone looked at the scene in astonishment. The orb had not vibrated this aggressively towards anyone!

Although the orb vibrated there was still no light, the vibrations were getting even fiercer.

BOOM!

The orb suddenly exploded with a loud bang!