Star Martial Hall

“It should be the resource delivery from the Martial Hall at this time.”

He checked his phone. At 9:30 PM, aside from those mysterious delivery personnel from the Martial Hall.

He really couldn’t think of anyone else who would pay a visit at this hour.

With that thought, Shen Tianling twisted the doorknob open and blurted out, “My stuff… who are you?”

An old man with a wizened face and relatively neat clothes came into view, his most prominent features being his graying temples, followed by the bulging muscles hidden beneath his clothes.

The old man looked to be around his forties or fifties.

In his left hand, he carried a wooden box sealed with tape, and the wrist exposed under the light was brimming with a sense of power.

Shen Tianling felt that the seemingly frail old man opposite him could kill him with a single punch.

The kind that wouldn’t need a second one.

“You must be Tianling.” The old man looked at the young man before him with a scrutinizing gaze and handed over the box in his hand:

“I am Yao Tianhui, a Second-Order Origin Martial Artist from the Star-Picking Martial Hall, and also the hall master of the Haidian District branch.”

“I would like to invite you to the Star-Picking Martial Hall to re-evaluate your Spiritual Talent rank.”

Yao Tianhui finished speaking cleanly, looking at the young man before him with a benevolent expression, making him seem just like an elderly man.

In reality, he was the hall master of the Haidian District branch of the Linhai City Star-Picking Martial Hall.

A figure who could practically blot out the sky with one hand in Linhai City.

Shen Tianling felt that he didn’t have enough face to warrant a personal visit from the hall master.

One had to know that among the martial artist organizations that stood out in the Seven Star Alliance, there were only three in total: the Star-Picking Martial Hall from Blue Star, the Tianxing Martial Hall from Heavenly Star, and finally, the Beiyao Martial Hall from Northern Star.

For a figure of this level to personally invite him.

It couldn’t possibly be just because of the one-slap fight from that afternoon, could it?

What kind of joke was that?

He was very clear about Yao Tianhui’s purpose.

It was nothing more than wanting to use him to connect with his sister, Xiao Yu’er.

Although he seemed to have heard that his sister had taken a high-level martial artist as her teacher, and her backer seemed very powerful.

“For the esteemed Hall Master to personally invite me is my honor.”

“However, I am very curious. Why do you suddenly think I need to re-evaluate my Spiritual Talent rank? Is it just because of my fight this afternoon?”

Shen Tianling calmly looked at Yao Tianhui, a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Yao Tianhui smiled slightly, “Tianling, the strength you displayed this morning is not what an ordinary martial artist should have. And as far as I know, there may have been an error in your initial Spiritual Talent awakening. Re-evaluating will only benefit you.”

“Although your family’s financial situation probably means you’re not short on money, our Star-Picking Martial Hall provides an annual subsidy of 3 million for martial artists whose Spiritual Talent reaches A-rank.”

[Yao Tianhui feels you are a waste of heaven’s gifts. Reputation Value +200]

Shen Tianling was slightly taken aback, and as if he had thought of something, he said:

“Alright, I accept your offer.”

Yao Tianhui nodded in satisfaction, “Then it’s settled. The specific time will be tomorrow morning.”

After speaking, he turned to leave.

Taking the box, Shen Tianling watched his retreating back, feeling a sense of helplessness in his heart.

“Could this old man think that my sudden increase in strength has something to do with my sister?”

“There’s an eighty percent chance he thinks so.”

“It’s almost ten o’clock now, I wonder what my sister is doing.”

“I’ll go back and continue sleeping… ah, cultivating.”

Downing the Qi and Blood Supplement from the box in one gulp, Shen Tianling once again entered a state of cultivation… which was to say, sleeping.

And the esteemed sister he was thinking about had, at this moment, become experimental material for a certain Song and a certain Su, and they had already begun testing the actual combat power of One-Mark Battle Qi.

…

The next day.

At the Haidian District Star-Picking Martial Hall building.

Shen Tianling stood and gazed at the approximately seventy or eighty-story tall building, especially the four large characters for “Star-Picking Martial Hall” inlaid with expensive metal at the very top.

Just looking at it felt incredibly grand.

“This Martial Hall really is something. The speed of Origin Qi circulation in my body has increased several times just by being nearby.”

Shen Tianling reckoned that the building must be arranged with some kind of large-scale Origin Stone formation to enable such rapid gathering of Origin Qi.

He quickly strode into the building. As far as the eye could see, there were bustling, shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, some of them martial artists, and some ordinary people who had come to awaken their martial arts Spiritual Talent.

Arriving at the front desk, Shen Tianling took out a black card that Yao Tianhui had given him before leaving yesterday and handed it to the receptionist.

“Excuse me, are you Mr. Shen Tianling?” the receptionist took the card and asked politely.

“Yes.” Taking back the black card, Shen Tianling asked with some confusion, “Are there many people re-testing their Spiritual Talent?”

“Currently, many people come to re-test every day. The talents of most of them will not change. Cases of errors in Spiritual Talent awakening are very rare.” The receptionist replied politely, then stood up and handed Shen Tianling a wristband.

“I believe the Hall Master personally invited you because there must have been some error during your initial awakening. This is the wristband for the Spiritual Awakening Room. It needs to be returned; one of these costs a hundred thousand yuan, you know.”

“Thank you.”

He took the wristband and put it on.

Relying on his previous experience, Shen Tianling followed the stairs on the first floor to the third floor, walked a few more steps, and stopped in front of a large metal door. A bustling crowd was in front of the door, forming a long, winding queue.

At the entrance stood a middle-aged man with dyed blue hair. The man was clearly waiting for someone. Only when Shen Tianling stopped did the man slowly approach.

“Hello, may I ask if you are Mr. Shen Tianling?”

“I am a staff member for the Spiritual Awakening. Please follow me to re-test your Spiritual Talent.”

After seeing the wristband Shen Tianling was wearing, the middle-aged man opened the sealed metal door. Just as the two were about to step through, a curse erupted from the crowd.

“Son of a b*tch, why can this pretty boy go straight in when I’ve been waiting in line for over an hour?”

“I’m the young master of Linhai’s Liu family, for f*ck’s sake! A privilege I don’t even get to enjoy is being enjoyed by this pretty boy?”

From within the crowd, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old man with green-dyed hair stood up, cursing and pointing at Shen Tianling.

Shen Tianling’s expression turned displeased. Did he have a grudge against people with the surname Liu?

Liu Ruyan was one, and now here was another Young Master Liu.

Just as he was about to greet the other party’s parents, the middle-aged man beside him spoke first, “Liu Sheng, why are you still here, kid?”

“Does your Liu family have too much money to spend?”

“How many days in a row have you been here? Re-testing a Spiritual Talent costs five hundred thousand each time. How many times have you done it now?”

“Isn’t your Spiritual Talent still a D-rank Green Turtle? If you have money and nowhere to spend it, give it to me. I can help you spend it.”

As soon as the middle-aged man spoke, the green-haired man named Liu Sheng’s arrogance was fiercely suppressed. He was red-faced with anger, his eyes glaring viciously at Shen Tianling, before he spoke in a harsh tone.

[The Young Master of the Liu family wants to kill you. Reputation Value +300]

“No matter what, he can’t cut the line!”

“You’re clearly using your position for personal gain! This is unfair to me! It’s supposed to be my turn next!”

The middle-aged man waved his hand, “Sorry, Mr. Shen Tianling is here under the direct order of our hall master. If you have any problems, you can call and complain to our hall master.”

“I believe our hall master won’t care about a small family like yours, the Lius.”

After speaking, he ignored Liu Sheng’s reaction and led Shen Tianling straight into the Spiritual Talent Awakening Room.

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