"Success!" In the hall, everyone's throat went dry as they stared at the faint white light that symbolized the successful activation of the array.
"What a monster!" The crowd exchanged glances, the shock in their eyes impossible to conceal. The white-robed youth had actually managed to set up a Basic Xuan Array. Although it was only the simplest of its kind, he was now a true, newly-minted Apprentice Xuan Master.
A fifteen-year-old Apprentice Xuan Master. He had just broken the record for the youngest Apprentice Xuan Master in the Great Yan Kingdom...
"Boundless potential, truly boundless potential!" a dignified, elderly Black-robed Xuan Master said with a bitter smile, his eyes filled with amazement. When he recalled certain shady decisions he and the others had made in secret, the old Mystic Master's face flushed with shame. He shot a sidelong glance at Liu Xi, who was grinding his teeth not far away, and a hint of reproach flickered in his eyes.
