Chapter 19: The Genius Among Geniuses!

“Ahem, Headmaster, I will personally instruct her.” The implication behind Nalan Di Jiu’s words was all too clear: “This prodigy among prodigies is someone I discovered first, so don’t even think of competing with me.”

“Very well, very well. Whenever the young lady wishes to come to Songhe Academy, she need only say the word. We at Songhe Academy will give her the warmest of welcomes.”

The headmaster dared not press the invitation any further. Of all the people in the world, the last one he could afford to offend was the Ninth Prince! Even for a prodigy of this caliber, he would not dare vie with the prince.

“Headmaster, just now during the test, my little fairy saw the eighth floor of the tower flicker with purple streaked with red, and the ninth floor with gold laced with orange. She’s worried there might be some problem with her innate talent. Would you please explain it to her?”

Upon hearing Nalan Di Jiu’s request, the headmaster turned to Baili Tianzhang and said, “Miss, congratulations! Your talent level has reached the ninth tier. Your future prospects are boundless, and you will surely become a peerless master!

There’s more to congratulate you for: when you lit the eighth floor of the tower, the purple intermingled with red. The red represents a fire attribute. That means you possess an affinity for fire—a gift for alchemy!

As for the ninth floor, the gold streaked with orange is nothing short of a once-in-a-millennium miracle! While Charmmasters have always existed on the Star Dream Continent, never before has anyone shown the talent for a Glyph Array Master. It’s been a thousand years since this land last produced such a gifted individual!”

Hearing the headmaster’s words, Baili Tianzhang felt a measure of relief.

So those strange colors meant she possessed the gifts of both an Alchemist and a Glyph Array Master.

“Headmaster, when I was being tested, the tower suddenly flickered, then, at last, a wisp of blue smoke rose up before the tower went dark. What did that mean?” Baili Tianzhang could not yet set her mind at ease.

“So that’s why my crystal ball suddenly stopped working!” The headmaster finally understood, though his expression was one of utter shock.

“Ninth Prince, just who in the world is this young lady, that you have managed to discover such a genius?”

“She?” Nalan Di Jiu replied, “To tell you the truth, she is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Pingnan General’s Estate, abandoned by her family.”

The world had always called his little fairy worthless, not knowing that she was a genius without peer!

“There was once a rumor that a young lady from the Pingnan General’s Estate was cast aside because, at five years old, she displayed no discernible talent, and, combined with the black phoenix-tail butterfly on half her face, she was forsaken.

Alas, what a case of failing to see true worth! Who knows what happened during that test all those years ago? To think that a genius was delayed by a full ten years!”

The headmaster of Songhe Academy could not help but let out a long sigh.

What really happened during that test years ago?

A cold gleam flashed through Nalan Di Jiu’s eyes—he was determined to get to the bottom of it!

“Headmaster, you still haven’t explained what happened with the test tower,” Baili Tianzhang pressed, showing no interest in her own past.

“Miss, this means your innate talent far surpasses the ninth tier! That is why the crystal testing tower flickered, and, unable to withstand it, produced smoke and was damaged in the end.

Your future may well transcend all the ranking levels known to the Star Dream Continent! Just what heights you will reach—there is simply no way to predict!”

So that was the truth!

The anxiety weighing on Baili Tianzhang’s heart finally began to lift…