Special Agent’s Rebirth: The Almighty Goddess of Quick Transmigration - Chapter 334

Everyone felt their souls tremble, unsettled by this voice.

“Whose… whose master is that?” Liu Yang looked pale as he turned to the Sect Master. “Even our master doesn’t possess such powerful spiritual force, right?”

The Sect Master of the Profound Sky Sect simply took a deep breath and glanced at Ye Shaohua.

Even Lü Yan’s mental sea was shaken by the voice, forcing him to stagger back a few steps, his face ashen.

How could there be such a powerful expert outside the Holy City?!

His face pale, he stared towards the main entrance.

Ye Shaohua raised an eyebrow, also looking towards the door.

Grandmaster Murong strolled leisurely into the main hall from outside.

When Lü Yan saw Grandmaster Murong, he even rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn’t believe seeing him here.

“Under the auspices of the Holy City, Emissary Lü Yan pays his respects to Hall Master Murong.” Recovering his composure, Lü Yan placed his right hand over his left chest and bowed deeply and respectfully to Grandmaster Murong.

The four people behind Lü Yan also bowed deeply to Grandmaster Murong. “We greet Hall Master Murong.”

Hall Master?!

The Profound Sky Sect Master trembled, thinking of something as he looked fearfully at Grandmaster Murong.

The others in the Profound Sky Sect might not know what ‘Hall Master’ signified, but they understood that Ye Shaohua’s master was no ordinary figure.

Grandmaster Murong glanced at the group. Instead of first asking about Ye Shaohua, he raised an eyebrow slightly. “You are the newly appointed emissary this year?”

“Yes, Lord Murong,” Lü Yan replied with utmost respect. “My predecessor entered the Mysterious Hall last year. I have succeeded him as emissary.”

“So, you are the one who wanted to take action against my disciple?” Grandmaster Murong swiftly changed the subject, his gaze coldly sweeping past Fu Xue.

They had finally gotten to this point!

Lü Yan, as an emissary of the Holy City, was always aloof and superior. Just as the Profound Sky Sect Master had said, this was the attitude Holy City people held towards those from the Profound Heaven Continent. They showed some restraint here at the Profound Sky Sect, but if it were a medium-sized sect, he truly wouldn’t have cared at all.

He never expected to kick an iron plate this time.

He steeled himself and said, “There was a misunderstanding between me and your esteemed disciple… She injured the young lady first…”

“Hmph!” Grandmaster Murong snorted coldly. “I was watching everything that happened in the arena. It was clearly that Fu Xue who attempted to harm the future Hall Master of our Alchemy Hall! If her skills weren’t inferior, my disciple would have suffered greatly! Lü Yan, go back and tell the Fu Family Patriarch: if he doesn’t give me a satisfactory explanation regarding this matter, the Alchemy Hall will have no end of trouble with the Fu Family! Now get out!”

With that, he flicked his sleeve. An orange light shot from his hand, and an immense force instantly shoved Lü Yan, Fu Xue, and the others right out of the Profound Sky Sect.

The future Hall Master?!

If Lü Yan wasn’t particularly afraid before, he was now trembling from head to toe.

Fu Xue didn’t understand what the Alchemy Hall was, but she felt uneasy and looked at Lü Yan. “E-Emissary Lü… wh-what happened?”

Lü Yan didn’t even look at her now.

The four Holy City members with him were shocked. “Emissary, was that truly the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall?”

“Correct,” Lü Yan replied, his cold sweat uncontrollable.

“So… the person we were just about to teach a lesson really is the future Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall?” The thought made the four tremble all over.

Fu Xue still wanted to ask what the Alchemy Hall was, but this time, no one paid her any mind. Lü Yan and the others treated her coldly, barely speaking to her on the journey.

Back inside the Profound Sky Sect.

The Sect Master bowed respectfully to Grandmaster Murong. “Grandmaster Uncle.”

“Don’t, I am not your Grandmaster Uncle,” Grandmaster Murong rolled his eyes. “Bring out those from your sect who are going to the Holy City. I’ll take you there.”

Hearing this, the Sect Master didn’t dare say more, only offering a wry smile. “Yes, Lord Murong.”

It was only later that Ye Shaohua learned the whole story.

Grandmaster Murong was originally the son of the Profound Sky Sect’s founding ancestor. However, he was detected to have an Earth-grade soul talent, disqualifying him from learning the inner sect techniques.

Afterwards, Grandmaster Murong simply went down the mountain to make his way in the world. He was later discovered by the old Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall, who recognized his exceptionally strong dual Fire and Wood attributes.

He succeeded the old Hall Master to become the number one alchemist in the Holy City and assumed the position of Hall Master.

When the Profound Sky Sect learned of Grandmaster Murong’s later achievements, they were filled with immense regret. But from then on, Grandmaster Murong never returned—until today, which was the first time.

Seeing the exceptionally talented Ye Shaohua now,

The current Profound Sky Sect Master sighed deeply.

Ye Shaohua—another future Alchemy Hall Master let go by the Profound Sky Sect.

**

The Holy City was divided into two great Halls: the Alchemy Hall and the Mysterious Hall. The alchemy techniques and Profound Energy cultivation methods used across the continent all originated from the Holy City.

It was a unique existence on the continent.

Between these two Halls, the Alchemy Hall held the superior position.

For Ye Shaohua to become Murong’s disciple and the future Hall Master wasn’t something Grandmaster Murong could decide alone. She had to pass the evaluation of the various elders of the Alchemy Hall.

Grandmaster Murong’s task this time was simple: to convince the elders, she needed to demonstrate her ability.

He wouldn’t give Ye Shaohua any special treatment.

Thus, Ye Shaohua, Bai Ziyun, and Mu Xuan joined the other geniuses who had come to the Holy City for the selection.

Fu Xue, who had arrived at the Holy City earlier, was also among them.

Perhaps sensing that Ye Shaohua and Bai Ziyun were extraordinary, a brown-haired youth who had arrived at the Holy City before them said, “You people from outside the Holy City need to be careful. I’m from a city affiliated with the Holy City. This year’s selection is extremely harsh. The Alchemy Hall is only accepting two people this year, and the Mysterious Hall is only taking seven.”

Neither Ye Shaohua nor Bai Ziyun seemed like the type to engage in small talk, so Mu Xuan struck up a conversation with him.

“There are over two thousand geniuses who’ve come to the Holy City this year. I know of two prodigies who are practically guaranteed spots. One is a mid-stage Profound-grade alchemist, and the other is an 8th-level Profound Energy cultivator. For people like us, at the 3rd or 4th level of Profound Energy, just ranking within the top 200 would be an achievement. With luck, we might stay behind in families like the Fu Family.” The brown-haired youth sighed.

Mu Xuan and the group felt immense pressure instantly.

The Holy City itself didn’t have a large population. Every five years, it sought out the most gifted youths from the Profound Heaven Continent to train as the next generation of the Holy City.

Conversely, members of the Holy City’s next generation who lacked sufficient talent would be expelled.

The Mysterious Hall within the Holy City was the place for the evaluations.

These selected geniuses were the most outstanding disciples of their respective sects. They used the Holy City’s Mother Stone to detect each person’s peak strength.

The Mother Stone was a divine stone that had existed since the continent’s creation. Every soul talent testing stone on the Profound Energy Continent was an imitation based on it, but none possessed even a ten-thousandth of its power!

This was because the Mother Stone could read a person’s physical memories and determine their absolute peak strength!

The plaza of the Mysterious Hall was vast, able to accommodate the over two thousand geniuses and still have about half its space left.

The geniuses, holding the wooden tokens issued by the Mysterious Hall, began undergoing the detection by the Mother Stone.

As the geniuses queued up for the Mother Stone’s detection, a group of elderly figures with immensely powerful auras sat in the high tower opposite the plaza.

“Hall Master Lin, I heard you took on an exceptionally outstanding disciple during your travels this time,” an old man in white robes said to the Hall Master of the Mysterious Hall, smiling. “Gao Hong, right? These past few days, all the other geniuses have been in awe of Gao Hong. He’s definitely taking one of the spots.”

The Mysterious Hall Master smiled, a hint of pride in his expression. “And hasn’t your Alchemy Hall also produced a genius named Wan Ling? I heard she’s only seventeen but has already reached the Earth-grade alchemist standard?”

“How can she compare to your Mysterious Hall’s prodigy?” an Alchemy Hall elder demurred. “That Gao Hong reached the 8th level of Profound Energy at nineteen. Barring any surprises, he will definitely reach the 10th level before thirty, the 12th level before forty, and might even break through to the Divine Realm. The Mysterious Hall is about to gain another Divine Realm expert.”

This group of the continent’s most powerful individuals smiled as they watched the crowd of over two thousand youngsters below.

Yes, youngsters.

To have become elders or Hall Masters in the two great Halls, each of them was a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years.

Among these over two thousand people, only Wan Ling and Gao Hong warranted their attention.

Especially Gao Hong!

A 19-year-old 8th-level Profound Energy user—a talent worthy of being recorded in history!

The Mother Stone’s evaluation was extremely precise, dividing people’s strength on the continent into much finer gradations. On the continent, Profound Energy users’ strength was simply classified into 1st to 12th level, with the Divine Realm beyond that. Alchemists were divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow grades, with Heaven-grade alchemists being almost legendary.

The Mother Stone divided these strength levels into 72 tiers!

Tiers 1 to 6 corresponded to the 1st level.
Each level was divided into six tiers, allowing for a clearer classification of everyone’s strength.

It was the same for alchemists: Tiers 1 to 6 corresponded to a low-stage Yellow-grade alchemist.

“Yun Fei! Profound Energy, Tier 27! Comprehensive Evaluation: 70!”

The green-haired youth who had been with Ye Shaohua’s group came down from the test, looking pleased as he addressed them. “My comprehensive evaluation is 72. I should be able to make the top 200 and stay in the Holy City. In previous years, scoring over 65 was enough to get into the top 200.”

Mu Xuan, who was right behind him in line, just barely reached Tier 25, with a comprehensive evaluation of 66.

Hearing this score, the brown-haired youth looked at Mu Xuan in surprise.

Unlike the pure strength tier, the comprehensive evaluation was based on overall potential. The same Tier 25 could yield different scores. The Mother Stone would read the testee’s age and cultivation time for rating—the younger the age and the shorter the cultivation time, the higher the score for the same tier.

Two people both at the 4th level could have scores of 70 and below 60 respectively!

The over two thousand geniuses were all discussing this when suddenly the atmosphere in the entire plaza froze.

A red light appeared above the Mother Stone!

This was a light that had not appeared before.

“Gao Hong! Profound Energy, Tier 48! Comprehensive Evaluation: 82!”

“Wan Ling! Alchemist, Tier 37! Comprehensive Evaluation: 80!”

Tier 48 in Profound Energy—the peak of the 8th level!
Tier 37 in Alchemy—already at the Earth-grade alchemist realm!

Before this, not a single genius present had exceeded Tier 30.

Boom!

The entire venue erupted in commotion!

“Hall Master Murong,” the Mysterious Hall Master said, noticing that Ye Shaohua was the next to be tested after that remarkable youth. “I heard from the Fu Family that you not only selected a disciple but also intend to groom her as the next Hall Master. But it seems the disciple you chose might not be as outstanding as Wan Ling?”