Many young women in the square watched Tu Xiao’an walk up, their eyes shimmering with excitement. He looked perfectly at ease, a faint smile playing on his lips. His handsome features made the girls blush, their hearts fluttering.

’If I had a boyfriend like him to protect me, life at the Ancient Academy would be a breeze.’

As he reached the middle-aged instructor, Tu Xiao’an used Insight on him. The instructor was Level 25, which was about Rank Two Fifth Stage.

A Rank 3 cultivator had to undergo Crossing the Tribulation, so they weren’t common. Rank Two cultivators were generally considered experts.

That made him qualified to be an instructor.

Tu Xiao’an handed him the acceptance letter. A faint smile surprisingly appeared on the instructor Gu Bo’s stern face. Although he’d been caught in the crossfire of the earlier fight between Tu Xiao’an and Bai Junran, he held no grudge. He knew better; a student like this was not someone to be trifled with.

The student was even stronger than he was.

In fact, it was a well-known fact that the students in the Super Genius Class were generally stronger than the average instructor.

He said to Tu Xiao’an in a gentle voice, "Go on, test your strength."

Tu Xiao’an didn’t move. Instead, he asked, "What are the qualifications for entering the Super Genius Class?"

If any other new student had said that, everyone would have thought they were just grandstanding. You couldn’t even dream of getting into the Super Genius Class unless you were a top-tier genius, an expert of Rank Two or higher.

’It’s filled with geniuses from the most powerful and influential families. You think you can get in just because you want to?’

But when Tu Xiao’an asked, no one laughed. In fact, many felt he was qualified to enter the Super Genius Class. The reason was simple: he had fought Bai Junran to a draw.

Even though it was just a warm-up and neither had gotten serious, it was still enough to prove a great deal.

Who was Bai Junran? He was Young Master Bai of the Bai Family, one of the top five experts in the Super Genius Class.

Just withstanding a single move from him was enough to give you bragging rights for a year.

"If you truly have the potential and are qualified, the Crystal Stone will give you your answer," the middle-aged instructor said with a smile.

Tu Xiao’an understood. He gave the white Crystal Stone an indifferent glance and placed his hand on it.

At that same moment, everyone’s eyes went wide as they watched, waiting to see what the Crystal Stone would reveal.

A hush fell over the crowd. The scene suddenly became dead silent.

As he placed his hand on it, Tu Xiao’an was surprised to feel a powerful pull from within the Crystal Stone, as if it were drawing out his own power.

’So this is how it measures strength.’

’It determines your strength based on the intensity of your Elemental Power.’

But Tu Xiao’an was a Snake Spirit, and this wasn’t even his true body. He had no idea what the Crystal Stone would end up measuring.

To be on the safe side, Tu Xiao’an let a wicked grin spread across his face and unleashed the power of his three Elemental Attributes, pouring it all into the white Crystal Stone at once.

’You want to draw power? I’ll let you draw your fill. Let’s just hope you don’t burst.’

"Look, the white Crystal Stone moved!"

A sharp-eyed new student in the crowd spotted something unusual.

"Making the Crystal Stone move means the person being tested is incredibly strong."

"I heard that during one of the previous entrance tests, a new student made the Crystal Stone jump a full meter into the air before it fell. That person got into the Super Genius Class."

"Haha, this super-rookie is really something else! The Crystal Stone is clearly trembling now, and it looks like it’s getting more and more intense."

Seeing this, the middle-aged instructor nodded in satisfaction. "Mm, not bad."

"Huh? Why do I feel the ground shaking, too?"

The new students in the square began to stagger. They looked at the white Crystal Stone, which was now shaking violently.

Tu Xiao’an recklessly let the Attribute Power from his body continue to pour in. He wanted to see just how this Crystal Stone was going to measure his strength.

This process went on for a full five minutes.

Everyone was expecting the Crystal Stone to leap into the air, but that’s not what happened. Instead...

BANG...

An earth-shattering explosion erupted.

In that instant, everyone on the scene froze, completely petrified and dumbstruck.

’What the hell? The white Crystal Stone... exploded?’

That’s right. It had exploded, shattering into pieces that scattered all over the ground.

The smile on the nearby middle-aged instructor’s face froze. It solidified completely, then his complexion slowly turned ashen.

This white Crystal Stone was a treasure of the Ancient Academy, imbued with magical power! It was a priceless artifact, and now it had exploded right in front of him. He felt as if the sky itself were collapsing.

’Who’s going to take responsibility for this? I certainly can’t afford to.’

"Instructor, since the Crystal Stone exploded, doesn’t that indirectly mean I’m qualified to enter the Super Genius Class?"

The calm words came from Tu Xiao’an’s mouth. He showed no particular emotion about the Crystal Stone exploding.

"I..." The middle-aged instructor opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say. He didn’t want to say anything at all—he just wanted to curse.

’Holy shit!’

"Haha... Amazing! Badass! You’re a god! I worship you!"

Suddenly, a deafening cheer erupted from the crowd. The new students were inexplicably thrilled, like a kettle of freshly boiled water, their excitement threatening to boil over.

My god, the white Crystal Stone had actually exploded! What did that mean? It meant his power was too immense, so strong that the Crystal Stone itself couldn’t handle it.

It was unimaginable. Just what kind of power was this? And he was just a new student who had just enrolled.

It was like an enormous man stepping on a bathroom scale, only for the scale to immediately explode.

"This year’s strongest new student has been born! Who else could it be but him? No one can surpass him!"

Someone in the crowd shouted it—not just a super-rookie, but the strongest new student in history.

Suddenly, everyone looked at each other. No one objected; in fact, many excitedly agreed.

They all understood. The name of this handsome young man would soon spread throughout the entire Ancient Academy. An exploding Crystal Stone—it had never happened before in the academy’s history.

He was absolutely qualified to enter the Super Genius Class, which also meant that someone from that class was about to get kicked out.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Tu Xiao’an had to defeat them.

But that was a foregone conclusion. No one doubted it for a second. The Crystal Stone had exploded; his power was beyond anything they could have imagined.

"No... this year also saw the birth of the weakest new student, breaking our Ancient Academy’s rule of not accepting ordinary people."

Quietly, many people turned their gazes to the fat student, Dongfang Yuan. They couldn’t figure out how on earth he had obtained an acceptance letter from the Ancient Academy.

Today, on the first day of enrollment, the strongest new student and the weakest new student had appeared, one right after the other. And they had even arrived together.

It was a bizarre combination: the strong and weak duo.

’Don’t they say birds of a feather flock together?’

’How did these two end up together?’

Suddenly, a different thought occurred to many of them. The Crystal Stone had exploded. So, what were those who hadn’t been tested yet supposed to do?

’If they couldn’t get their strength measured, they couldn’t be assigned to a class.’

This seemed to be a very serious problem.