174: Doubts

He thought to himself, and followed the other teachers onto the stage, coming to Long Yuan's side and first asking, "Are you hurt?"

"Teacher, I'm fine!" Long Yuan said with a smile.

"That's good. You were able to defeat Lai Min, a Bloodline Awakened, with your bare hands. It seems you already possess the combat power of a Martial Master Realm! You're truly Heaven-Defying!!!" Yun Yi praised, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

"Teacher, you flatter me. Lai Min's Bloodline Awakening shouldn't have been long ago, and his strength isn't as great as you imagine..." Long Yuan said.

"Oh? You're right. Lai Min doesn't control his own Bloodline power very well, it's clear he only recently Awakened. No wonder we didn't know he had Awakened his Family Bloodline before..." Yun Yi said, suddenly enlightened. He couldn't help but feel a great weight lift from his heart, because in this situation, Long Yuan being able to overpower Lai Min wasn't such an amazing feat. So, Long Yuan's growth should still be within his control, but his plan couldn't be delayed for too long. After utilizing this kid's value in tomorrow's Inter-school Competition, he would put the plan into action!

Thinking of this, a look of longing flashed across his face. That wonderful feeling of devouring Soul Power was coming soon! When was the last time he devoured someone else's Soul Power? It had been so long he almost forgot, ha...

"Yun Teacher, come help!!!" Lu Shijie's voice came.

Yun Yi jolted, coming back to his senses to find that Lu Shijie was asking him to help lift Lai Min. Since Lai Min became as heavy as a small mountain after transforming, several teachers together found it difficult to help him up. It was truly terrifying!

Yun Yi quickly went to help. Seven or eight teachers exerted force together, finally managing to lift Lai Min from the ground. They then all input Profound Qi into Lai Min. After a while, Lai Min gradually responded, his breathing became normal, the Bloodline aura on his body gradually subsided, and his body slowly began to shrink back to its original form. He looked a bit listless, but there were no major wounds. This was partly due to Long Yuan's precise control over his strength, and partly because Lai Min's Great Strength Vajra Ape transformation was quite powerful and could take a beating!

At this moment, Lai Min was still a bit dazed, completely unaware of the situation. He kept mumbling something, but no one could clearly hear what he was saying. So, he was jointly carried away by several teachers...

Long Yuan also walked off the arena. Those below automatically made way for him. The gazes directed at him held both shock and respect, and even a hint of fear. This expression of awe was a natural reaction when a weak person faced a strong one, and it came from their deepest feelings. After seeing that even Lai Min, who possessed the abnormal Bloodline of the Great Strength Vajra Ape, had been defeated by him, who else present dared to face him?

Long Yuan's position as Captain was truly well-deserved!

"Our Dragon Team is truly amazing..."

"With Dragon Team holding the line, we must make them all taste defeat tomorrow!"

"Our Fengyang No. 1 High School will redeem itself!"

"It's time to make them pay the price..."

"Everyone must live up to expectations, we can't let the Captain bear the heavy burden alone..."

"That's right, everyone, let's work hard together!!!"

"Go for it!!!"

This competition greatly stimulated the fighting spirit of all the students in the selection camp. For a time, everyone eagerly put forth their best state and threw themselves into the battle for a spot on the representative team...

Speaking of which, Geng Rutai and Geng Yun did not immediately return after sending off Zhu Nan, but were waiting for the arrival of Qi Huaiyi's Black Tortoise Guard team. By their calculations, it would be soon!

Geng Yun couldn't help but ask at this moment, "Father, why are you so subservient to Eunuch Zhu? Does our Geng Family really have to tie ourselves to the Prince Fus Mansion?"

Geng Rutai shook his head and said, "Of course not to tie ourselves now, but..."

"But what?" Geng Yun asked.

"Last night, I thoroughly reviewed the information you collected about Long Yuan, and I also communicated with Old Ancestor Nanfeng for a while. We both believe that Long Yuan has a great secret!"

"A great secret?!" Geng Yun was surprised.

"Yes! With the astonishing talent Long Yuan has shown, as well as his recent actions and words, none of it is something a 16-year-old boy could possibly do! We were shocked to find that every single thing he does, every single word he says, almost all exceed what an ordinary Genius can achieve. In other words, he is far more of a Prodigy than those so-called Prodigies!" Geng Rutai said.

"Prodigy?! Father, are you saying Long Yuan has already surpassed the standard for a Prodigy?" Geng Yun said, shocked.

In Great Ming, there was a certain standard for judging a Prodigy. Ordinary Geniuses were far from comparable to a Prodigy. According to the assessment conventions formed over many years in the Profound Qi Era, it was generally believed that only those with the potential to become a Martial Commander could be recognized as a Prodigy. As long as nothing unexpected happened, such individuals would almost certainly Cultivate to become pillar-like Martial Commander powerhouses!

However, Geng Rutai and Geng Nanfeng's evaluation of Long Yuan just now was that he was much more formidable than such a Prodigy. What kind of height would be appropriate to match Long Yuan's performance?

Geng Rutai nodded and said, "That's right! We believe Long Yuan is very likely to reach the height of Martial King or above in the future!"

"Martial King? Oh my goodness..." Geng Yun was stunned by Geng Rutai's words.

Martial King is a Realm above Martial Commander. In the various countries of Blue Star, the openly known powerhouses are currently only Martial Commanders, but people believe there should be Martial Kings. After all, the Profound Qi Era has developed for over a thousand years. With so many years of development and accumulation, it is normal for someone to reach the Martial King Realm. However, a Martial King is definitely a secret existence of a country, and it is not easily revealed, otherwise it could lead to targeting by various countries. Of course, not every country would think this way; perhaps they are waiting for an opportunity to make a big reveal, who knows...

"It's incredible! You know, Fu Fei and Chu Qingxuan are both famous Prodigies in Great Ming, and Long Yuan was able to easily defeat them in the Cloud Challenge Competition. Moreover, against Chu Qingxuan, he won by crossing a major Realm, which shows that Long Yuan now possesses Martial Master combat power! Furthermore, his super medical skills cured three burn victims from our Geng Family, one song allowed him to claim the top spot on the great ming golden melody chart, and then there's the incident two days ago where he exposed Tong Jingshan's illegal keeping of exotic beasts. We believe that mysterious person was very likely Long Yuan himself!" Geng Rutai exclaimed.

"What? That mysterious person was Long Yuan himself?!" Geng Yun said, shocked.

"It's highly possible! So many people at the scene didn't see that mysterious person; only Long Yuan and Tong Jingshan saw him. This is one point of suspicion. There's another suspicious point: why were all of you poisoned by Tong Jingshan, but Long Yuan was completely fine?"

"This..." Geng Yun was startled, and couldn't help but feel a sudden realization...