Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave novel Chapter 42

Over the years, there had been a large number of gifted students who studied at the Cloud Sect.

Some disciples had a penchant for learning and progressed rapidly. Within a year, those disciples passed several levels, going from bone refining level up to the level of nature refining.

There were also disciples still at the bone refining level that were comparable in strength to those who were a half-step into the nature level, and could easily move objects that were as heavy as a mountain.

In contrast to them, Zen seemed so ordinary.

For someone at the organ refining level, Zen's execution was perfect. He not only withstood an assault from four men at marrow refining level but, after that, he was still strong enough to run past the 30-mile stone tablet. However, in the eyes of the elder whose eyebrows were silver, and master Su, Zen was an intermediate, not excellent candidate.

Took Master Su's Drizzle Peak as an example, while it ranked last among the thirty-three peaks at the Cloud Sect, there were three disciples at least, who were able to resist that kind of attack and were able to pass the initial exam successfully.

Therefore, neither of them believed Zen was remarkable.

To be fair, ordinarily, it was impossible for someone at the organ refining level to withstand the enormous pressure of 50, 000 pounds. Yet, Zen had, all the while been standing erect with no sign of giving up.

It was a miracle that he managed to beat any challenge. Whether it had been the Drizzle Peak, or any of the other thirty-two peaks at the Cloud Sect, there weren't many people who were as strong or powerful as him.

Sensing tension in the air, Master Su had the urge to save Zen from the mighty force. But, just as she was about to step forward, the elder with white eyebrows stopped her.

"Don't be in such a hurry! Watch him," stated the chief elder as he watched Zen.

Viewing Zen carefully, Master Su was amazed to see streaks of red, blood-like liquid trickling from Zen's body. "He's refining his organs. This is absolutely astounding!" she exclaimed in awe.

Unlike the four men who attacked Zen earlier, both Master Su and the chief elder with white eyebrows were experienced and knowledgeable. At one glance, they recognized that the red fluid wasn't blood. Instead, it was the impurities being flushed from the organs. For most people, it took a long time to cleanse their organs. To their astonishment, Zen exuded a great deal in a short period.

"The boy's future ..." the chief elder stopped talking mid-sentence. He started asserting that Zen would have a bright future ahead of him.

However, in a high pitched voice, Master Su suddenly cut in, "His future will be gloomy, won't it?"

"Master Su, what do you mean?" asked the elder confused.

"I don't think he is very competent," said master Su, smiling, "It was pure luck that he scraped through the initial exam. Well, as for the present scene, we should act like it never happened."

Of course, the chief elder was not an idiot, and he understood what she was attempting, and it was evident that what she was saying was absurd.

According to the rules of the Cloud Sect, top management was to receive a step by step report of every exceptionally gifted disciple discovered during an initial exam, and it was equally clear that Zen's case fell precisely under this rule.

"Let me think..." murmured the chief elder examiner, feeling torn, and wanting to think a moment. His thoughts were troubled by this. It would be no problem to turn a blind eye to Zen's previous performance. But with what he was witnessing now, there could be no doubt the young man was the sort of special refiner that only occurred once in a thousand years. It was too much to hide the truth.

"No need to hesitate!" declared Master Su after seeing concern etched in the chief examiner's face. Her dazzling smile faded slowly. "Do you want me to reveal the Emperor's Token?"

When he heard the words, 'the Emperor's Token, ' the chief examiner coughed harshly. Ever since Master Su arrived at the Cloud Sect, his health was progressively getting worse. As long as there was an initial exam, the chief examiner was troubled by her.

So, what was the Emperor's Token?

Any person in possession of the Emperor's Token had the right to order 'the man' in the Burning Sky Palace to perform any act, including, commit murder, slaughter, genocide, or any other atrocity.

Accordingly, people became scared at the mention of the Emperor's Token.

No one and nothing on earth could stop 'the man'. He was nearly all-powerful.

But, this was under the assumption that the person giving the instructions had one of the Emperor's Tokens. Otherwise, you were not able to order 'the man'.

In over two hundred years, the Burning Sky Palace released only six of these Emperor's Tokens, total.