Chapter 687 - 343 Challenge 8th Rank_1
When Tao Linlin was a child, he showcased extraordinary talent, boasting a prodigious innate inner spiritual power of 80. For him, raised in a small city, he already stood as the top-of-the-line. This was also his proudest time. In their little town, he was always the best of his peers, ranking first in all professions within the school.
He scored the highest and became the first student from their small town to be admitted to the Spirit Furnace Academy in the past hundred years. He still clearly remembers the day he left the small town. Many people, both those he knew and didn’t know, came to bid him farewell. Many even gave money to his parents, wishing him to do his best and bring honor to the town. It was then that he determined he would strive hard to become a true powerhouse.
With staunch faith and determination, he held his head high when he arrived at Spirit Furnace Academy, becoming a member. But on the very first day he set foot in the academy, he was dealt a heavy blow.
Underneath the radiance of the Wisdom Spirit Furnace in the grand hall, he was assessed as having average potential.
His first reaction was disbelief. Had he heard incorrectly? Average potential? His innate inner spiritual power was 80, clearly, he was amongst the best! How could he be considered average once here?
His resentment faded quickly. After truly entering Spirit Furnace Academy, he realized the assessment as ’average’ was utterly fair.
For the first class test, indeed, the very first test, he ranked eleventh out of thirty students. If not average, what else would it be? That evaluation was a massive blow, and it made him realize what a world of true genius was.
He later learned what a real genius par excellence was. The colossal Heaven Tyranny Sledgehammer left a profound impression on him. She held the mighty hammer with spirited glamour, suppressing the entire grade and leaving no room for any other voices. Not even knights or mages could match her. She made everyone understand that even though the Warrior Temple was ranked last among the 6 Great Sacred Temples, warriors were by no means weak. And he, back then, felt so minuscule.