Death... and me

Sansa faintly smiled and walked ahead. She didn't have a confident face like the others before. Instead, it looked more like she didn't care about this test. As if she had never put the others in her eyes. The reason for that? First, she was obviously part of the Soul Guild. However, the main reason was that she was part of the Infrincal Race. The Infrincal Race was known for its very high Soul Power Affinity. Zasfins, for example, couldn't even hope to get close to them.

After arriving, she put her hands on the Soul Power Measurement Formations and sent her energy inside. Immediately, the formation shone brighter than ever before, putting everyone before, including Oglico and Ancel, to shame.

Sansa then took her hands out of the formation and began to walk back to her place. She didn't even bother to look at the score. There was simply no need for it.

-1st: Sansa Sil, Soul Guild - 2953 Points.-

Immediately, everyone went silent, even the elders watching it.

"That's ridiculous!"

"Can someone below 50 even reach that number?"

"As expected of the Infrincal Race, they're crazy good at Soul Power!"

Even Rean and Roan had to admit they were impressed. 'That girl is very good.'

Roan nodded, saying, 'That wasn't just a result of her race's affinity to Soul Power. I can tell that the amount of effort she put into improving it was by no means worse than ours.'

Rean was surprised to hear that. After all, he knew better than anyone else how hellish Roan's training methods were. 'That good? I can't believe someone would follow a training schedule similar to what you create for us.'

Roan faintly smiled in response. 'It only makes the Realm of Gods more interesting. Anyway, we have an advantage she doesn't have.'

Rean knew what Roan was talking about, saying, 'The Soul Gem System and the Soul Power and Divine Energy Fusion.' Nevertheless, Rean didn't like it. 'I don't think I can take first place if I don't go all out. I didn't want to show the limit of what my Soul Power can reach with my Light Element Affinity's support. In fact, I'm not sure if I can take it even if I do.'

Roan agreed with him. 'Indeed. It's even worse for me since my Soul Power isn't as strong as yours. If someone here has a chance, that's you. Anyway, there's no point in hiding now. We are already expecting to take the Divine Veins in the battles, so just go for it.'

Rean nodded, and they began to wait for their turn to come. By now, Rean and Roan already understood that they were left to the very end. After all, it would be one thing if only one of them was lucky enough to be there. But for both to be there with over 4500 candidates was too much coincidence.

Sure enough, Rean and Roan's names weren't called out until the very final moments. There were 4591 participants, so number 4590 was...

"Roan Larks, Lukimira Sect, come forward."

Roan didn't even blink as he stepped out. He quickly put his hand on the formation and sent his fused Divine Soul Power inside without holding back. One must remember that the twins were now calling the fusion of Divine Energy and Soul Power as Divine Soul Power. They couldn't separate those forces anymore.

No one was expecting much from Roan. In fact, no one was expecting anything from anyone else anymore, not after the display made by Sansa a while ago. However...

*Bzzzzz!!!*

For a moment there, the formation Roan was using seemed to shine as bright as it did with Sansa. One would be hard-pressed to tell who was brighter. Immediately, that caught everyone's attention. In the elders' room, the Soul Guild Branch Leader's eyes narrowed. He had been in a good mood during the entire test, thinking that no one would get even close to Sansa. Obviously, it didn't seem to be the case anymore.

Following that, he and most of the other powers looked in the direction of Kayla's group. Once again, it was the Lukimira Sect's twins making a scene where no one expected anything from them.

Kayla's eyes were shining. 'Could it be that Roan is really capable of taking that Divine Vein? It is a Silver Low-level Divine Vein, much better than the one that is dying back in the sect.'

However...

-2nd: Roan Larks, Lukimira Sect - 2867 Points.-

Roan failed to take first place. Of course, that didn't diminish the shocked expressions around. Sansa's result was the most interesting as it was the first time her smile disappeared since the start of the test. Although she won against Roan, their numbers were very close. There were still two other Soul Power Tests after this one.

On the other hand, Fabio was more surprised about something else, thinking to himself, 'This young man is still in the Middle Stage of the Soul Transformation Realm. If he was in the Saint Realm like Sansa...' 

Naturally, quite a few others also noticed that point, especially after seeing Roan's age that was marked in the age test.

Roan shook his head and then left the formation. 'Sure enough, I'm still lacking.'

Roan then nodded at Rean while talking through their Soul Connection, 'Don't hold back. There are still two more tests after this, so we need as many points as possible.'

Erfalis was also surprised by Roan's performance but quickly put those thoughts behind.

"Next, Rean Larks, Lukimira Sect, come forward."

Rean was already there since he knew he was the last one in the queue. For those who haven't noticed the twins already, it became obvious now. They were identical, except for the color of their hair.

Eventually, Rean put his hands on the formation and sent Divine Soul Power inside. 'Let's see how much my Light Element improves my Soul Power compared to Roan.'

The result came a few seconds later.

-1st: Rean Larks, Lukimira Sect - 3255 Points.-