The Chaos Society's assessment progressed very quickly.
The first segment, prestige, was won by the Aurora Clan without any surprise.
The second segment, combat power, didn't require actual combat. All the clan members had records with the Chaos Society, and the clan with the most high-level warriors would win.
No one expected Leng Clan to win so cleanly. Xiao Hezai, the clan leader of the Aurora Clan, couldn't help but frown slightly. Leng Clan's influence had gradually surpassed his clan in recent years. It was evident that they had never been idle and had been accumulating strength.
Leng Junshan's smile made Xiao Hezai very uncomfortable. Everyone knew that the last segment of the soul tool assessment was the Aurora Clan's weakness, and the situation was very disadvantageous to them.
However, Xiao Hezai didn't know that only one clan from the Garde 83 would be ranked second. He was still very optimistic and felt that the Aurora Clan wouldn't lose their status as a second-tier clan. At most, they would just be on par with Leng Clan.
Li Jindou, Ding Qingrui, and Tong Duoduo — the three main evaluators discussed quietly. Ding Qingrui, who was the leader, said to the three clan leaders, "Next is the last segment, the soul tool assessment. This is a big matter that concerns the ranking of each clan. Don't hide the soul tools anymore. Take them out if you need to."
After saying that, Ding Qingrui secretly glanced at Xiao Hezai meaningfully.
Li Jindou had the intention to protect Leng Clan, but the other two didn't. Seeing that the famous Aurora Clan was about to lose the second-tier assessment, Ding Qingrui couldn't help but remind Xiao Hezai, hoping that he could understand the importance of the assessment.
Xiao Hezai smiled and said, "I was just about to explain this to the three of you. A few days ago, our Aurora Clan sent close to half of our soul tools out for repair. They haven't returned yet, so I hope you can give us some leeway."
Ding Qingrui sighed and grumbled, "Why is it so unlucky? We can't possibly wait for your Xiao Clan to be ready before coming to assess. Since we're here, we have to give you an explanation. "
Li Jindou held back his pride and sneered, "Clan Leader Xiao, could it be that you're afraid that we'll find out about the treasures hidden in your clan and purposely hid the soul tools from us?"
His words were a little hurtful, and Xiao Hezai's expression turned cold. Who didn't know about the Xiao Clan's soul tool warehouse being ransacked? Li Jindou was clearly mocking the Aurora Clan.
Even his two colleagues, Ding Qingrui and Tong Duoduo, couldn't bear to watch any longer and revealed looks of reproach.
"Of the three tests, the soul tool test is the most time-consuming. I'll give you 30 minutes to prepare. Once the time is up, open the boxes and inspect the goods," Ding Qingrui waved his hand and said.
The Garde branch of the Chaos Society had already prepared a room. There were three rows of shelves in the room. After the three great clans had placed their soul tools on the shelves, they would be handed over to the appraisers to be evaluated.
The three patriarchs took out their soul tools from their spatial rings and placed them on the table. The Ping family had always been weak, so they stopped after taking out about two hundred soul tools. The Aurora Xiao family also took out a similar number.
When Xiao He and Xiao Wu stopped, Leng Junshan was far from done with his work. The number of soul armaments on the shelf was increasing and there were more than five hundred of them!
Li Jindou had said that there was only one slot. If he wanted to win cleanly, he would have to have a huge lead in terms of soul armaments. So Leng Junshan did not hold back and took out all the soul armaments of his family.
"Seven hundred and eighty-five?" Tong Duoduo furrowed her brows and said, her voice a little surprised.
Not only did the Leng family bring out a large number of soul tools, but they were also all of a high grade, unlike the Xiao and Ping families, who had many low-grade soul tools.
Leng Junshan chuckled and took out another soul tool from his spatial ring. "I'm sorry, but there are seven hundred and eighty-six soul tools. The lowest grade is a beginner grade soul tool, and the highest is a grade 4 soul tool! Unlike some people who bring out low-grade trash to make up the numbers. Those who don't know better would think that they're at the South Street Food Market. "
* Whoosh ~ *
Xiao He and Ping Xiaowu had ugly expressions on their faces. It was obvious that Leng Junshan was mocking their family's lack of strength!
As a former first-rate family, the Aurora Xiao family of course had a deep foundation. Disregarding everything else, the White Dragon Roar in Xia Fei's hand was a rare treasure! Made from dragon bone, it was unparalleled!
Unfortunately, no matter how glorious it was, it was all in the past. Ever since the treasury was ransacked, the Aurora Family's foundation had not been able to recover.
"Since all the families have brought out their foundations, shall we begin?" Li Jindou probed. He could not wait to end this evaluation as soon as possible, lest any undue delay caused trouble.
Ding Qingrui said in a deep voice, "Alright. Duoduo, you're an expert when it comes to soul tools, so you'll be the judge. We'll assist you."
Tong Duoduo nodded. Though Tong Duoduo was young and unmarried, she was an expert when it came to identifying soul tools.
The Tong family had been in charge of the Chaos Society for generations. When it came to Tong Duoduo's generation, there was no male in the family, so she took over her father's position in the Chaos Society. She was still able to do her job well, which was enough to show how deep the Tong family's foundation was.
Tong Duoduo nodded. Her eyes swept across the three Hundred Treasure Shelves as she said, "Elder Ding, Elder Li, the number of soul tools these three families have is very different, and the quality isn't even on the same level. In my opinion, there's simply nothing to compare. The result is already very obvious."
Tong Duoduo had always been known for her sharp words. She had already left some face for the Xiao and Ping families by saying this.
Leng Junshan seemed very pleased with himself, but the main judge, Ding Qingrui, frowned and asked carefully, "Duoduo, is there really no need to evaluate?"
Tong Duoduo smiled but didn't say anything. She lightly shook her head.
The head of the Ping family, Ping Xiaowu, was very calm. His family was already on the decline, so he didn't want to compete with the Leng and Xiao families. On the other hand, Xiao Hezai was a little depressed. He had taken out his family's only surviving soul tool, but Tong Duoduo couldn't even be bothered to look at it. This was really too hurtful.
The three main judges gathered together to discuss the result. Meanwhile, Ping Xiaowu, who had nothing to do, stood by the window and admired the few Heaven's Eye plum flowers in the courtyard. He was originally just a foil, but now he was much more relaxed.
With a slight smile, Leng Junshan cupped his hands and came to Xiao Hezai's side. He said in a low voice, "Brother Xiao, I congratulate you."
Xiao Hezai was slightly startled and asked doubtfully, "Lord Leng, I wonder what good news I have?"
Leng Junshan looked left and right, then lowered his voice even more and said in Xiao Hezai's ear, "Lord Xiao, you still don't know, right? This time, our Garde 83 can only give a second-class. Your Aurora Family has fallen into the circle of third-class families. Isn't that worth congratulating?"
What a treacherous person!
Leng Junshan narrowed his eyes as he spoke. That disdainful attitude, that despicable face, was something that no normal person could tolerate!
* Pa! *
Xiao Hezai clenched his fist, and his knuckles let out a crisp sound. His gaze also turned sharp in that instant.
As a well-known family that never forgets, Xiao Hezai's anger was very unusual! By right, as the head of the family, he should be the one with the best self-restraint in the family. The Aurora Family had never respected martial strength, but chose the most cultured descendants to be the head of the family. However, Xiao Hezai's style just now seemed to be a little different from the past heads of the family.
Leng Junshan was only concerned with being proud of himself, and ignored this unusual detail. He continued to mock, "Not happy? The outcome has been decided, and you dare to bite me? "
* Shing! *
His eyes were spitting fire. Xiao Hezai was actually angry!
In the Aurora Xiao family, anger was an extremely rare thing. Even Leng Junshan was very surprised. He had fought with Xiao Hezai many times, and every time, Xiao Hezai would be silent and polite. He did not expect this person to have such a violent side.
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the hall. "Aurora Xiao family's logistics supervisor, Xiao Beiwang, wishes to see you for an urgent matter!"
The three examiners, who were discussing, looked up. Ding Qingrui asked in confusion, "What urgent matter? Do you have to say it now? "
Xiao Beiwang continued to speak loudly. "The batch of soul tools that the Aurora Xiao family sent out has been repaired. They're just outside the door now."
Everyone was stunned. It had only been a few days, and over two hundred soul tools had all been repaired? It seemed that the Cleric who did this had a pretty good cultivation.
Li Jindou frowned. He was afraid that the situation had changed, so he said, "Elder Ding, Duoduo, the assessment time has already passed. Isn't it against the rules to send new soul tools at this time?"
Ding Qingrui frowned. He had said that he would give the three clans thirty minutes to prepare, but the assessment had started before the time was up. Furthermore, the assessment had ended too quickly. Tong Duoduo only had to glance at it to know the result. It was indeed a little unreasonable to add more soul tools at this time.
"This is indeed not good. Now that the assessment time has passed, adding more soul tools is also unfair to the other two clans," said Tong Duoduo. Tong Duoduo spoke up. Although she was a woman, she had the ability to discern the words and expressions of others. She had directly spoken Ding Qingrui's innermost thoughts.
Suddenly, Leng Junshan chuckled and said, "Sirs, I think it's better to let the Xiao family have more soul tools. Otherwise, they won't be convinced."
Ding Qingrui found it interesting and asked, "So you don't mind the Xiao family adding more soul tools at the last minute?"
Leng Junshan nodded and said, "If the Aurora Xiao family can use this to turn the situation around, it will be interesting. I really want to see what else the Aurora Xiao family has to offer. Xiao family head, don't disappoint me and the sirs."
Leng Junshan knew exactly what the House of Xiao had. The reason why he agreed to let Xiao Beiwang deliver this batch of soul armaments was so that Xiao Hezai would be convinced of his defeat! Xiao He's angry look made Leng Junshan very unhappy. For so many years, the Aurora Xiao family had been suppressing the Leng family. Now that the Xiao family was about to be destroyed, Leng Junshan was very happy to step on the Xiao family's corpse!
Li Jindou's expression was cold, and he blamed Leng Junshan for being a busybody. Leng Junshan only felt a chill run down his back, and he didn't dare to look him in the eye. As for the other family head, Ping Xiaowu, he didn't care about the result at all. Therefore, after some discussion, they actually let the Aurora Xiao family bring out the soul tools.
"Interesting. This is getting more and more interesting." Ding Qingrui stroked his beard and said, "Alright then. Bring out the rest of the soul tools and let Duoduo have a look."
Very soon, the Aurora Xiao family's Hundred Treasures Shelf had more than two hundred soul tools. Their styles and levels could be said to be extremely ordinary, but for some reason, when these soul tools were placed on the shelf, the room was filled with warmth. Everyone could feel it.
Leng Junshan frowned and looked up at Tong Duoduo. He saw that Tong Duoduo's eyes were shining brighter and brighter, and her mouth was opened very unladylike, revealing a pair of small canine teeth.
Tong Duoduo's body trembled, and she raised her voice to ask, "This … this is the Aurora Xiao family's soul tool!?"
PS: When can I resume normal updates? Jiu 'er was also asking herself.
Admittedly, traveling and writing were not compatible. Although Jiu 'er really wanted to get rid of this boring life, she didn't have the ability. After writing this chapter, Jiu' er also made the decision to return. It was time to correct her mistakes. After paying such a high price and making her brothers dislike her more and more, she was really tired.
Some things can be said later. I'm just wondering, just how much does God hate India? How could he turn this place into this wretched state!? Even when she was vomiting on the Tibetan Plateau, Jiu 'er had never given up. However, from the moment she set foot on Indian territory, Jiu' er was completely convinced.
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