The Hidden Stone Incident

Chapter 25 The Hidden Stone Incident

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"Next, Mu Bai!"

Mu Bai gave Ling Tianyu a sinister look, walked onto the testing area, and placed his hands on the Star Sensing Stone.

In an instant, a blinding light illuminated the entire venue, far surpassing the performance of Xu Zhaoting and Zhang Xiaohou in previous tests!

"s!"

"s!"

"s!"

The examiner announced the score without hesitation.

The teachers and students present were in an uproar. Xu Zhaoting's grades were only two S's and one A's, while Mu Bai's brilliance was even greater than his!

"Teacher, I want to take the casting test!" Mu Bai said confidently. With stardust energy reaching such a level, casting magic was basically no problem.

Mu Bai cast the seven stars in one go, his pupils turning a mysterious ice blue. With a wave of his arm, the human puppet in front of him was instantly covered with a layer of ice, creating a spectacular sight.

Following closely behind, the frost and mist continued to spread, even showing a faint tendency to extend beyond the arena. It wasn't that some excellent ice-elemental students had previously unleashed magic, but their ice spells were worlds apart from Mu Bai's.

"Not bad!" Several usually stern examiners couldn't help but show a hint of approval in their eyes.

"b!"

Mu Bai looked nervously at the Mu family members not far away, especially the Ice Fairy who was beyond his reach.

Unfortunately, Mu Ningxue's attention was not on him at all, but was staring straight at someone below.

Mu Bai followed the trend, a thought flashing through his mind. Don't misunderstand, it wasn't Cupid's arrow; although he was secretly passionate, his sexual orientation was perfectly normal.

"Ling Tianyu, it's Ling Tianyu again! He's always been the king of kids wherever he goes since he was little, the so-called 'other people's child'!" Mu Bai said with a malicious look, giving his uncle Mu He a wink.

Mu He nodded and patted the shoulder of the bald examiner next to him.

"Next up, Ling Tianyu!"

Mu Bai stepped down from the platform, sneering inwardly, "This time I'll make sure you're expelled from school in front of Mu Ningxue, and see if you'll still have the face to stay by her side!"

As usual, the bald instructor checked the Star Sensing Stones, deliberately ignoring a tiny black magic stone below.

Their seemingly flawless actions were actually observed by Ling Tianyu. His servant-level abilities granted him not only increased strength, but also a comprehensive enhancement, including his five senses.

Did they design objects that became themselves because of the butterfly effect?

Ling Tianyu did not expose his behavior on the spot, but observed it coldly. A mere hidden stone, how could it possibly stop me?

Upon hearing the examiner's voice, Mu Ningxue paused and suggested, "Let's take a look around here."

"Okay!" Mu Zhuoyun was also curious about Ling Tianyu's cultivation level, as it was said that he had awakened an extremely rare plant-type cultivation.

Ling Tianyu remained calm, his palm outstretched and placed on the slightly cool Star-Sense Stone, summoning the tiny stardust within his Sea of ​​Spirit.

As expected, as soon as Ling Tianyu's plant-based magical energy overflowed, it was completely absorbed by the dark stone below. As Ling Tianyu increased his output power, the absorption rate of the dark stone also increased, maintaining a relatively balanced point.

The amount of magical energy absorbed by the Dark Stone is ultimately limited, roughly equivalent to more than half of He Yu's. Mo Fan's "S"-level magical energy was forcibly dragged down to "B" level, demonstrating its formidable power.

From the perspective of the teachers and students outside, all they could see was the star-sensing stone in Ling Tianyu's hand, its light flickering back and forth. Sometimes it was as bright as He Yu's, and sometimes it was so dim that it was almost invisible.

"Is there a bug in this Star Stone?"

The Star Sensing Stone reacted extremely quickly to everyone else's tests, so why did it react differently to Ling Tianyu? Was the Star Sensing Stone broken, or was there a problem with Ling Tianyu's control over the Star Dust?

Finally, the tug-of-war within the Star-Sensing Stone ended, the verdant light stabilized, and the result became clear—

"A!"

"A!"

"A!"

The three judges reached a consensus and were about to record the results when they were interrupted by female voices coming from two different places.

One of the female voices was alluring, clearly belonging to Teacher Tang Yue. The other voice, with a completely different aura, was filled with icy coldness and came from Mu Ningxue.

Mu Ningxue knew exactly how advanced Ling Tianyu's plant cultivation was. He was able to cast spells during the winter break last semester, and after several months of dedicated practice, his test results were only "A" grade. This might seem good to others, but it was completely inconsistent with his magical cultivation.

Mu Ningxue and Tang Yue exchanged a glance and nodded, leaving the matter to the professional teacher. If nothing was discovered, it wouldn't be too late for her to step in later.

"Wait, this light is wrong!" Teacher Tang Yue stepped forward and explained, then walked straight into the examination room.

Her primary duty was indeed to investigate the Black Vatican's activities, but she could not possibly stand idly by when she witnessed such injustice.

"Teacher Tang Yue, is this what you mean?" Ling Tianyu said with a smile, but a hint of coldness lurked in his eyes.

He pulled out a dark stone from the bottom of the Awakening Stone. Its surface was covered with a spiderweb of cracks, clearly already overburdened and ready to crumble into dust with the slightest pressure.

"A hidden stone!" Teacher Tang Yue recognized the stone's true identity at a glance, frowned, and looked at the bald judge.

He was the one who was in charge of checking the Star Stone just now, and her intuition told her that there was definitely something wrong with it!

However, making this public would probably put the school leaders in a difficult position, so Tang Yue had no choice but to let it go under Mu He's cover.

"Wait, I suggest we thoroughly investigate this matter!" Mu Ningxue's cold, seemingly emotionless voice rang out. Standing beside her, Mu Zhuoyun, naturally not wanting to offend his daughter, also spoke up to uphold justice.

"Yes, it wasn't for nothing that I spoiled her!" Ling Tianyu really didn't expect Mu Ningxue to be so righteous as to turn her own family away. He didn't believe that Mu Ningxue was unaware that this matter was inextricably linked to Mu He.

In the original story, Mu Ningxue's attitude towards Mo Fan's test was at most curiosity, and she didn't express any understanding of the truth about him being framed. The difference is obvious, and the implications are self-evident!

Unfortunately, Ling Tianyu knew very well that it was impossible to bring down the old fox Mu He with just this hidden stone.

The subsequent plot development was exactly the same as what Ling Tianyu had imagined. The bald examiner was pushed out by Mu He to take the blame, while Mu He left without a trace, instead indignantly criticizing the examiner. The instigator became the embodiment of justice, which was quite ironic!

(End of this chapter)