"Title, place of origin, age, register one by one."

The examiner held a virtual panel, expressionless, and said, "If you have a master, report in advance, you can get a chance to retake..."

"Not needed."

The blond youth impatiently interrupted the examiner.

"Title [Nocturne], place of origin Nest City Upper District Number 1, age 19."

"As for the master... you're not qualified to know his name yet."

...

Nocturne's words were extremely arrogant, not taking the examiner into consideration at all.

If it were someone else speaking like this, the examiner would probably have exploded long ago.

After all, for a candidate who hasn't yet become an Apprentice Death God, daring to insult a Death God examiner like this, it would be considered "great disrespect," so being killed outright wouldn't be surprising.

But this time, the examiner didn't act rashly.

The Apprentice Death Gods who work at the recruitment points are all masters at reading people, there aren't any fools among them.

The examiner saw that the blond youth was not simple, and extracted two pieces of information from what this guy said.

First, this guy with the title [Nocturne] is very young and extremely confident, not here just to play around.

19 years old, just an adult, daring to sign up for the assessment, is not a common occurrence.

Why does the Death God Organization limit the signup age to 25? Because over time, anyone can accumulate enough to meet the assessment's standard conditions.

Even the most incapable mediocrities, after soaking in the Genetic Transformation Potion for decades, can easily pass the exam.

But the organization doesn't like such trash, and won't recruit mediocrities.

What they need are exceptionally talented individuals.

How to measure talent?

The simplest method is to look at age.

Under the same assessment standards, the younger the age of completion, the stronger the individual's talent.

The vast majority of Apprentice Death Gods barely pass the assessment at nearly 25 years old.

Those who earn the Death God title before 22 are considered extremely rare, and under 20... are even more exceptional.

If Nocturne at 19 truly passes the assessment this time, his future can be said to be limitless.

The second piece of information is that this guy certainly has a master, and his master's status is probably quite high.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to speak boldly that the examiner doesn't even qualify to know his master's name.

Although these words are unsubstantiated and indistinguishable from truth or falsehood, the examiner chooses to believe them based on the principle of "better to believe than not."

She said no more, stepped aside, and pointed to the fist power testing device behind her, saying softly, "Please."

"We'll see soon if he's just showing off or if he has real strength—one punch will reveal everything."

Nocturne sneered and didn't answer, directly walking to the test machine, took a deep breath, and punched out with his right fist.

Boom!

[Right fist test data: 7000 kilograms, standard is 3000 kilograms, you have passed]

A line of numbers slowly emerged on the test screen.

Afterward, Nocturne punched out with his left arm.

Thud!

[Left fist test data: 6100 kilograms, standard is 2000 kilograms, you have passed]

Feeling unsatisfied, Nocturne continued throwing punches.

Each punch's force did not fall below 6000 kilograms, with the heaviest reaching 7200 kilograms.

Then Nocturne completed the arm strength and speed tests.

[Two-handed lift data: 4000 kilograms, standard is 1700 kilograms, you have passed!]

[Speed test data: 100 meters/second, maintained for 3 minutes. Standard is 60 meters/second, maintained for 1 minute. You have passed!]

[Congratulations, you have passed all tests, please proceed to the "Awakening Stone" for ability awakening. After registering your information, you will officially become an Apprentice Death God during the internship period!]

The broadcast echoed in the passage.

Nocturne glanced at the examiner, smiled, and left the examination hall, leaving behind a bewildered examiner and a secretly amazed Yun You.

"Quasi-extreme level... it's actually quasi-extreme level..."

The examiner murmured, eyes filled with disbelief.

The highest achievement in the Apprentice Death God assessment is, naturally, the humanly unreachable "Extreme Physique," which is: two-handed lift 5000 kilograms; left fist 7000 kilograms; right fist 8000 kilograms.

However, individuals reaching Extreme Physique level before 25 or even 20 years old are rare, sometimes even a decade may pass without encountering one.

So the organization simply set up different standards, such as "quasi-extreme level," "half-step extreme level," "peak extreme level" and so on.

But no matter how you phrase it, as long as it involves the word 'extreme,' it's considered top talent.

"Nineteen years old... and reached quasi-extreme level..."

Staring at Nocturne's back, the examiner murmured, "This guy's future is limitless!"

"I wonder who his master is, being able to teach such a disciple, it's truly incredible, Nest City Number 1 is indeed full of hidden talents."

"Such a genius, perhaps next time we meet, he'll grow to the point where I'll have to look up to him, I should find a way to see if I can make some connections!"

The examiner was lavish with her praise, unconsciously immersed in amazement, even momentarily forgetting to call Yun You up for the exam.

While people in the examination hall were marveling at the emergence of a genius, a small interlude also occurred beneath the examination venue...

...

Old Jin sat in the audience from the beginning, silently watching the passage where Yun You was located.

He had seen Nocturne's good results, but merely cast a few casual glances, turning his attention back to his own disciple.

The so-called "quasi-extreme level" might not even catch his eye.

He only cared about the inconspicuous little girl.

But at that moment, a pitch-black figure suddenly appeared before him, blocking Old Jin's view.

"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't it our Elder Jin?"

"Why the sudden interest in coming to the recruitment point today?"

The voice was filled with disrespect and mockery.

It was directed at Old Jin.

...

Old Jin calmly raised his head, then saw a familiar face.

An elderly man who seemed older than him, dressed in a black suit, wearing a small hat, holding a cane, smiled at him.

But within that seemingly harmless smile was a hint of deep hostility.

"Li Cang."

Old Jin slightly furrowed his brow, called out the name of the person who had come.

"What brings you here?"

"Nothing really."

The elder named Li Cang shook his head, chuckling, and said, "Don't get me wrong, Elder Jin, I'm not here to cause trouble."

"Although you snatched many promising students from me, and 'ruined' them. Later, I still found even better disciples, so I don't resent you anymore."

"I'm just here to watch my disciple's exam, that's all, no other purpose, truly none."

That said, he sat down next to Old Jin casually, pointed at Nocturne who had just left the passage, and said, with a slightly provoking tone...

"The student I just accepted, how is he?"

"This lad, isn't he stronger and more outstanding than all your previous students?"

At this point, Li Cang pretended to wave his hand, feigning innocence and explained, "Hey, don't misunderstand me, I'm really not showing off, just inviting your evaluation..."

"Elder Jin, you won't refuse such a minor request, would you?"

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