There are over two hundred disciples that had come to awaken their soul talents and open their marginals. This process naturally took a lot of time and the sun was beginning to set when the last disciple stepped off the stage.
The higher ups of the sects have already taken note of a few talented people and even the king has sent someone to bring a teen to him after the ceremony.
Many hours have passed however, instead of everyone being tired as Xiao Zhan expected, people were actually getting excited like what they've been waiting for was finally arriving.
"It's time for us to go awaken our talents. Naturally, they want to see what level talents the sons and daughters of the higher ups are going to awaken" Xiao Lijuan said to him "A lion can't birth a chicken after all"
"oh?.." Xiao Zhan looked at the people below whispering to themselves. 'So this world works like that too? If the parents are powerful and great, the children must be powerful and great. That's what everyone expects. Hmm, looks like I'm going to get laughed at today'
Down on the platform, Xiao Changying smiled at the people gathered
"Okay, it's time for the highlight of the occasion. This time, we have twenty five young masters and Mistresses that are qualified to awaken their soul talents and open their marginals." she said "Let's see if they will live up to their parents name"
"First up, Xiao Delun, Youngest son of the third elder of our great sect. The third elder has a S class soul but on his awakening, he opened thirteen marginals instead of twelve and had an heavenly grade affinity over sword aura. It's known that he can split a mountain in half with just the wave of his hand! However, none of his other two children have inherited his talents"
By the time she finished speaking, Xiao Delun was already on the platform. He is a teen with spiky black hair and equally black eyes. His attire was a red and gold robe and just gave off an impression of nobility. His face however, was not covered with a mask because his status was not high enough for one.
Xiao Delun looked down at the excited crowd and smiled causing the youngsters in the crowd to cheer his name loudly.
Xiao Delun is well known in the sect for being an easy-going person. He was always kind and thoughtful of the other disciples in the sect and was easy to approach. Even the bullies in the sect had a good impression of him and won't intentionally cause trouble for him
"Okay, let's quite down please. Now, Young master Delun will begin his awakening" Xiao Chengying said and the whole field went quite Immediately
Xiao Delun walked up to the marginal opening crystal and pressed his right palm on it. Half the time it took to make tee later, the sound of popping could be heard. It was Xiao Delun's marginals opening
pop pop pop pop pop
pop pop pop pop pop
pop pop pop
"Thirteen marginals!" Xiao Changying said with a grin. She too was rather fond of Xiao Delun and she was happy he opened just as much marginals as his father.
Suddenly, another popping sound rang through the air and then another and another!
pop pop pop pop pop!
"Wha.... this... Eighteen Marginals! Young master Delun has opened eighteen marginals?!"
Everyone was stunned. Opening eighteen marginals on awakening? What kind of concept was that?
One has to know that on awakening, twelve marginals are opened to allow a person to begin cultivating. However, after the initial twelve, one would have to open two minor marginals every time they breakthrough to a new stage.
For example, after opening the initial twelve marginals, a cultivator will be at the consolidated realm stage zero. To breakthrough to stage one, the cultivator will have to open two minor marginals and fuse them together to create the thirteenth marginal in their body. Then, they can easily breakthrough to Consolidated Realm Stage One.
The formula was very simple. One stage equals ten sub-marginals which formed two minor marginals merged into one to breakthrough a stage.
Now however, Xiao Delun actually opened eighteen marginals on his awakening! That equivalent to breaking-through to Martial Learner Stage three of the Consolidated Realm tier! He has actually skipped two small stages and gone directly to the third stage which means he only has six more stages to go before he have a major breakthrough!
With this kind of background, his cultivation speed will definitely overshadowed his mates in the future and he hasn't even gotten a soul talent yet. This was really too terrifying.
On the stage, the eyes of the third elder of the Xiao sect lit up as he laughed happily in his heart.
'This time, I've raised a real genus. Let's see who dare to make fun of me now' he thought to himself.
Xiao Delun smiled lightly. He neither felt proud nor overbearing. 'In this world, there is always someone more powerful or talented that you're' he thought to himself and moved to the next crystal, the soul talent awakening crystal.
He pressed his hand on it and closed his eyes.
For about five minutes, the whole field was silent as they await Xiao Delun's soul talent grade to shine through. With a cultivation talent like his, his soul talent has to be great too right? He'll definitely have an affinity too.
They didn't have to wait long before the crystal turned silver an emitted a bright silver light.
Xiao Changying's and everyone else present eyes went wide.
The third elder was even more surprised.
"SS class soul talent, heavenly grade weapon soul affinity - a hundred dark blades, sword aura bloodline, heavenly grade!!" Ciao Changying exclaimed in shook.
The whole field was quite for moment and they it exploded in gasps and voices.
Affinities were divided into earthly grade, heavenly grade, and universal grade. It was rare to awaken an affinity or bloodline with a grade. In the whole of the Xiao Sect, there was only ten earthly grade and 5 heavenly grade affinity!.
"Oh my god, heavenly grade affinity?!"
"A hundred dark blades bloodline? It sounds powerful!"
"Big brother Delun also has affinity over sword aura? In the future his sword skill will definitely be top notch!"
"Like father like son indeed"
Up the stage, the King turned and looked at the third elder behind him.
"You have raised a genus this time. His soul talents and cultivation talent are worth nourishing. Send him to the Counsel Hall later and I'll give him a treasure to help him" he said.
The third elder and everyone else on the stage eyes went wide. Give him a treasure?!
Getting praised by this King was hard enough but getting a treasure? Even the Second Elder Prince who is the king's younger brother couldn't get most resources easily talk less of treasure.
And now Xiao Delun was actually promised a treasure? How lucky can one kid get?
Xiao Delun walked down from the platform and back up the stage to a grinning father and envious elders.
Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly. Is this the kind of result the people expect? He was doomed for sure. Thankfully, the sect master haven't made it public that he was now an adoption son of his. That would be a disaster!
On the platform, Xiao Changying finally came back to her scenes and quickly continued the ceremony.
"Okay, up next is the only child of the Chen Sect Master, Chen Enlia~~~"