"Don't stay silent, Senior Jing."

Seeing that Old Jin hadn't responded for a while, Li Cang wasn't annoyed. He simply continued talking to himself, "I remember you used to be quite the conversationalist, willing to talk about almost anything from astronomy to geography, history to philosophy."

"It's precisely because of that eloquent mouth of yours that you were able to coax away so many good prospects from me."

"What's going on now? Why aren't you willing to give even a single comment?"

"Ah... I get it now."

As he spoke, Li Cang appeared to have a sudden realization and smiled, "You must be too embarrassed to make a comment, right?"

"Oh come on, just a few words for fun, it won't cost you anything."

"Not interested."

Old Jin glanced at Li Cang and casually remarked, "Don't you have your own matters to attend to?"

"Of course I do."

Li Cang squinted, looking into the distance, sweeping his gaze over the backs of countless examinees, and finally, his eyes landed on Yun You.

"I'm just curious to see, what's the level of the student you unexpectedly took under your wing after decades."

He pointed at Yun You, smiling, "I just saw you bring that girl in yourself. If I'm not mistaken, she's your student, right?"

"This is really quite something..."

"A 'hands-off' teacher who has wasted many geniuses, I'm really curious about the level of the first student you teach after resuming your role as a mentor."

"Could she be an extraordinary genius?"

As Li Cang spoke, he leaned closer to Old Jin, constantly probing for any sign of response.

But Old Jin didn't directly respond, simply shaking his head calmly, "Why speak of meaningless things? After decades, are you still unable to let go of the past?"

"Of course I can't let it go, haha..."

Li Cang still smiled, but there was a hint of unspoken resentment within his smile.

"I just can't accept it. Back then, both you and I were mentors, so why did the students and the organization recognize you more, acknowledge an irresponsible bastard, and not acknowledge me, a teacher doing my best to teach everyone well?"

"Didn't they all say you are more suited to be a teacher? I have to see for myself the level of the students you produce."

"Say whatever you like."

Old Jin shrugged, maintaining a nonchalant demeanor.

Seeing this, Li Cang knew it was pointless to say more, so he turned his gaze toward Yun You, secretly observing her performance...

...

"Examinee No. 304, state your title, place of origin, and age."

After a few minutes, the examiner resumed calling numbers and reached Yun You's number.

The young girl thought for a moment and then stepped forward to answer, "The title is still 'Wu Ming', from Nest City No. 3, age... 16 years in Chinese age."

"16 years in Chinese age?"

The examiner paused slightly, subconsciously asking, "So, you're not quite 16 yet?"

Yun You nodded.

She originally intended to report as 18 years old, but the registration for Apprentice Death God seemed to be unforgivable for falsification, so she had no choice but to report her actual age.

Yun You's birthday is September 3rd, which is still more than ten days away, after which she will officially turn 16.

"So young..."

The examiner sized up Yun You in front of her, finding nothing remarkable.

A child under 16, a girl no less, is rare in the Death God exams.

"She must be some family's child here for experience..."

The examiner thought to herself.

But out of caution, she still asked, "Do you have a teacher?"

"No."

Yun You shook her head, answering firmly.

This wasn't a requirement from Old Jin.

In fact, Old Jin's attitude was always indifferent. Whether Yun You mentioned his name or not, he would accept it.

The young girl concealed the matter only to keep a low profile, not wanting to draw too much attention... after all, Old Jin's strength wasn't weak, and his notoriety wasn't small.

Using Old Jin's name as a disciple could bring a lot of benefits, but similarly, it would also bring a lot of trouble.

As the saying goes, fame is a burden, particularly for pigs who get too fat, so it's better to keep a low profile.

"Since you don't have a teacher, come over for the test."

The examiner shrugged and led the young girl to the machine.

"Here, this is the testing device."

She pointed to the punching target-like device and said casually, "Punch it hard, it will tell you if you pass."

"Once you're done, you can head back. You won't pass anyway, so there's no need to test..."

The examiner mumbled quietly, just about to turn away.

But at that moment, a loud and dull bang erupted behind her, interrupting her actions.

"Boom!"

[Right punch test data: 3200 kg, standard is 3000 kg, you have passed!]

The mechanical prompt appeared, followed quickly by another bang.

[Left punch test data: 2100 kg, standard is 2000 kg, you have passed!]

"..."

The examiner was stunned.

She turned around in confusion, seeing Yun You with smoking fists, shaking her wrists in front of the testing equipment.

On the huge rubber punching target, there were unexpectedly two small fist impressions.

"Ouch... it's a bit painful..."

The young girl grimaced and winced, acting as though she couldn't bear the pain, seemingly looking very weak.

However, the numbers on the equipment screen proved that she had passed.

"Actually passing! Amazing..."

The examiner was quite surprised.

She had thought this young girl was just messing around, but unexpectedly, she had some skills...

It's rare to see someone at the age of 16 reach the examination standard.

Most of these individuals come from noble families, having received systematic training from a young age, drinking various nutritional and genetic potions like water. As a result, before their bodies are fully developed, they break through the threshold of the Apprentice Death God.

Usually, children like this won't have limited future achievements.

However, the examiner found it somewhat regrettable.

Because the awakening ceremony for Apprentice Death God has a mechanism where [the stronger the physique, the stronger and rarer the abilities obtained], so most genius children, even if they meet the standard, wouldn't immediately take the exam. Instead, they'd wait until their physique reaches nearly "Extreme Level," before attending the awakening ceremony.

Just like the previous piece, the Nocturne.

"Ah, such a waste of talent."

The examiner sighed.

But she had no authority to interfere with the exam and could only silently hope that Yun You would fail in subsequent tests, forcing her to give up on this examination.

However, she would never know that Yun You's accomplishments were just a deliberately controlled low score, aimed precisely at passing...

She would appear quite weak, but this weakness would certainly ensure her passing.

So naturally, the results of the subsequent tests were also produced.

[Data for both hands lifting: 1900 kg, standard is 1700 kg, you have passed!]

[Speed test data: 62 meters/second, maintained for 1 minute 11 seconds. Standard is 60 meters/second, maintained for 1 minute. You have passed!]

[Congratulations, Miss Wu Ming, you have passed all the tests...]

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