CHAPTER 32: QUESTIONING HIS TALENT.

Huh!

Everyone was stunned.

What did he mean his work did not need any evaluation?

Everyone had their eyes locked on the short rain falling in a specific area of the field. With how large the field was, why did it only fall on that particular spot?

To be precise, this was the area where Jun Wu had just finished setting up his Array Formation.

The more the people thought about it, the more absurd it became.

Elder Feng’s jaw dropped to the ground. His eyes filled with disbelief.

’Impossible! Impossible!’ he screamed in his mind.

He knew the implication of what just happened. The boy he so much looked down upon was not some unknown Array Formation Apprentice but something else...

A Grade 1 Array Formation Master.

A boy who was not even 20 yet. How could that be?

He was not the only one with that thought. All the elders had the same thought. To become a Grade 1 Array Formation Master, someone would need years of studying before moving to setting up the array formation.

Setting up Array Formation was a complicated process with many patterns and nodes. For some advanced Array Formations, special materials needed to be used.

The simplest Grade 1 Array Formation would have over 20 nodes and hundreds of interconnected patterns.

Thus, for anyone to become a Grade 1 Array Formation Master, they needed to master these patterns and nodes, which would take many years of learning.

And this was why every Grade 1 Array Formation Master was middle-aged.

Yet...

Ma Long froze and the condescending smile on his face had long vanished.

His pride came from the number of patterns and nodes he had mastered, which made him believe this competition was already in his pocket.

But now...

Yuan Lan’s expression was as shocked as his. To her, her talent was unmatched in the whole Soaring Cloud Region. She planned in two to three years, she might have the chance to break through and become a Grade 1 Array Formation Master.

For this competition, she believed she would win with no one fighting for first place with her.

But she was wrong...

A boy, a lot younger than her, had done the unimaginable.

As for the apprentices behind her, their expressions varied. Some were old enough to be Jun Wu’s father and yet they were still stuck as apprentice Array Formation Masters.

While he had become a Grade 1 Array Formation Master.

Many began to question their lives. Did they waste the past half of their lives in pursuit of the wrong thing?

Most especially the middle-aged man who had tried to have Jun Wu sent out of the competition.

’I must have been a dog in my last life.’ He cursed his shitty luck.

Of everyone, why must he pick on such a monster?

Now, all he wanted was to disappear from the arena.

Inside the VIP area, everyone was already on their feet, looking at the light rain in amazement.

Elder Kai felt like he had lost his soul just staring at the rain. ’This must be an illusion.’

"It must be! It must!" He was on the brink of a mental breakdown.

A few feet from him, the Yuan clan elders had an unsightly expression on their faces.

Their clan boasted of a deep inheritance in Array Formation, but they never had such a practical formation.

Their Yuan clan was known for their protective formations. Anything relating to protective array formations, their clan knew a thing or two about it.

But an Array Formation to make short rain—none.

Even the Array Formation Association did not have such a rare array formation diagram.

For the Mystic Academy elders, they were stunned for a moment before a deep smile appeared on their faces.

The elders exchanged subtle glances and a knowing look appeared on their faces.

Such a monster must be recruited into their academy.

While they were already planning how to recruit Jun Wu, others were already doing the same.

With such talent, his future was limitless. Who knew, he might be the first person to become a Grade 2 Array Formation Master in the Soaring Cloud Region.

How could they miss such a rare chance to associate with such a talent?

Suddenly, the light rain stopped and the dark cloud over the arena dissipated. It was then everyone began to slowly recover from their shock.

Elder Shen turned and looked at the calm boy beside them and opened her mouth to speak, but the words failed to come out.

She had noticed Jun Wu from the beginning. His composure and everything else made him stand out.

From the first round to the second round, none of the tests posed any challenge to him.

Of course, they wouldn’t pose a threat to him when he was already a Grade 1 Master.

Finally, she found her voice and said, "S-So... you’re a Grade 1 Array Formation Master already."

"Yes," Jun Wu nodded.

Huh!

Elder Shen sighed, still finding it difficult to believe. All the elders looked at him with various emotions flashing through their eyes.

Most were shocked, some envious, and others... something dark.

"So did I pass?" Jun Wu asked.

Before Elder Shen could respond, Elder Feng beat her to it.

"Since you’re already a Grade 1 Array Formation Master, why did you participate in the competition in the first place?"

When everyone heard his question, they frowned before others nodded.

Is he here to show off or what?

Ma Long also nodded with the other apprentices. "What’s so great about his talent? The elders must cancel his participation in the competition. This is cheating," he shouted.

With him taking the lead, many began to join him, voicing their complaints due to jealousy.

Unbothered by the rising complaints around him, Jun Wu looked at Elder Feng and asked,

"How do you become an Array Formation Master?"

Hmm?

Everyone was shocked and confused. Why would he ask such a meaningless question?

To Elder Feng, that was blatant disrespect to his name and prestige. Before he could lash out at him, Jun Wu continued.

"With such a narrow mind, I believe this is the best you can attain in this life. I pity every disciple under you..."

Since the elder was adamant about making things difficult for him, he wouldn’t mind showing him his place. Did he think he was a soft target he could bully?

Elder Feng was furious. A boy so young that could be his grandson dared berate him in the presence of everyone.

"What? Did I lie? Since the start of this competition, you have been going against me. It’s not like I stole your wife."

"Just because you can’t do it and your inflated ego thinks that no one can do it makes you question my talent. Tsk."

"With my age, if I claimed I was a Grade 1 Array Formation Master, would you have believed me?"