MTLNOVEL Chapter 551 - 16 The Look of Genius_2
Chapter 551: Chapter 16 The Look of Genius_2
“Alright, let me do a preliminary assessment of you first, in order to better understand your current position. Then, we can create a more customized approach accordingly.”
Upon hearing these words, Wang Ba casually put aside much of his remaining embarrassment and instinctively straightened up.
At the same time, he felt somewhat anxious.
Given the title of ‘The top Beast Tamer in the Nascent Soul Realm’, he anticipated the assessment would likely not be an easy one. Although he realized he wouldn’t be able to accomplish everything, he couldn’t afford to lag too far behind either.
Otherwise, he would inevitably let down his Master’s expectations.
“Mo Qi, you should also listen carefully. If there is something he can’t answer, you will take his place.”
Martial Uncle Qi said mildly.
“Yes, Master!”
Upon hearing these words, Mo Qi appeared stunned at first but soon, a look of delight spread across his face.
Without any delay, he also straightened his body. As he glanced sideways at Wang Ba, there was obvious satisfaction in his eyes.
Indeed, he harboured some grudges against Senior Brother Wang.
During his entry test to the Sect, he had wanted to stand out and honor his Master, in hope of gaining some recognition at the upper echelons of the Sect.
However, a Nascent Soul female Cultivator who had just embarked on the Dao of Skin and Hair had stolen the limelight. Following her, Senior Brother Wang had also joined the Sect in the role of Deacon, thus becoming the most impressive figure after her.
He had originally assumed that like Senior Brother Wang, he too would join the sect as a Deacon. However, he was merely told to ‘wait for notification’.
In the end, he could only join the Beast Department as a subordinate.
To the proud Mo Qi, this was nothing but a huge humiliation.
Ever since the test ended, the Master’s cordiality toward him had been sparse.
According to his fellow disciples on Beast Peak, their Grandmaster seemingly thought very highly of Senior Brother Wang. Even his own Master seemed slightly regretful for not having taken Wang Ba as his disciple….
The significant difference in treatment had filled Mo Qi’s heart with suppressed frustration.
And he naturally held some resentment against Wang Ba.
Seeing that Martial Uncle Qi seemed to favour him more now, Mo Qi felt a wave of relief wash over him.
“Indeed, the Master favours me more.”
Wang Ba, unaware of Mo Qi’s thoughts, respectfully stood before the table, waiting for Martial Uncle Qi to pose his question.
Martial Uncle Qi pondered for a moment, then began,
“I won’t make it too difficult for you. Tell me, in the Fu State, there is a beast named ‘Flying Badger’. It is a Class II lower grade Spirit Beast that inherently fears water. If I wanted to tame it and grant it the ability to enter water, how would I do so?”
Hearing the question, Mo Qi’s eyes lit up. This was an easy one!
He quickly looked at Wang Ba.
However, to his disappointment, this question seemed to pose no difficulty to Senior Brother Wang at all.
He answered confidently:
“What a Flying Badger perceives is determined by humans. We can use the ‘Poison Wind Grass’ to obscure its five senses and throw it into water…”
Hearing his reply, Martial Uncle Qi slightly frowned, however, he didn’t comment on it.
He merely nodded faintly.
“Single-Tailed Ghost Fox may be a Class I lower grade Spirit Beast, but it has a complex lineage with seven different methods of cultivation. Can you describe them?”
Hearing the question, Mo Qi immediately turned to look at Wang Ba.
However, he was, once again, somewhat disappointed because the latter smoothly answered this slightly niche question.
Martial Uncle Qi, meanwhile, looked somewhat surprised.
He vaguely realised that Wang Ba’s foundational knowledge might not be as poor as he had originally claimed.
But these one or two questions did not reveal much. He needed to ask more to further gauge Wang Ba’s abilities.
He continued asking several more questions relating to class III and below.
To his surprise, Wang Ba managed to answer each one without hesitation.
His answers were so flawless that even Martial Uncle Qi couldn’t find fault with them.
Certainly, some answers may not seem correct from the standpoint of the Nascent Soul stage. However, for Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core cultivators, they were the only right answers.
This assessment left Martial Uncle Qi feeling both surprised and regretful. Even he had not fully realized this.
From the sidelines, Mo Qi had watched the entire exchange and had detected the subtle change in Martial Uncle Qi’s eyes. His heart was filled with begrudging feelings.
“How…how come he hasn’t encountered a question he can’t answer yet! I know all these answers too!”
Just then, Martial Uncle Qi spoke again:
“If I give you a Black Energy Snake, how would you cultivate it?”
Hearing the question, Mo Qi’s heart gave a leap!
Without delay, he looked at Wang Ba.
He was well-versed with this topic!
He was even overly familiar with it!
The Spirit Beast in his main cultivation effort was the Black Energy Snake. He had selected the ‘Black Temple Snake’ bloodline from among them to intensively cultivate. Consequently, he was able to transform a Black Energy Snake, a mere Class I top-grade Spirit Beast, into a Class III lower grade Spirit Beast, The Black Temple Snake.
Unquestionably, this was the best method for cultivating Black Energy Snakes.
And much to Mo Qi’s delight, Wang Ba did not have an answer this time. He remained silent for a while before finally asking:
“Martial Uncle Qi…what does a Black Energy Snake look like?”
Mo Qi was taken aback.
Martial Uncle Qi too looked surprised. However, considering Wang Ba’s humble beginnings and his haphazard learning, it was reasonable that he might not be familiar with all the Spirit Beasts in Fenglin Continent. He proceeded to describe the characteristics and behaviour of the Black Energy Snake. Subsequently, he asked Mo Qi to take out one from his Spirit Beast Bag for Wang Ba to examine.
Mo Qi surprisingly demonstrated his generosity this time.
After all, very soon, it would be his turn to shine.
Wang Ba examined the snake for a while, then began to ponder seriously.
Martial Uncle Qi did not interrupt, but patiently sipped his tea. However, he didn’t hold out much hope.
Mo Qi, on the other hand, was growing impatient. He had already prepared the answer he wanted to deliver.