The girl had a tall figure, at least 1.6 meters or so. Even when Jiang Chen stood straight, he still wasn't as tall as her chest.
What surprised him was that among the several powerful Soul Master auras he had sensed earlier, two of them were right here.
One was the girl who had caught Jiang Chen's attention, and the other was one of the six people surrounding her.
That was a tall and straight-backed young man with soft gray hair and a fairly handsome face. The gaze he directed at the girl was filled with adoration.
The two of them were currently talking. The girl occasionally covered her mouth and laughed lightly, her youthful and charming aura attracting the eyes of many boys around her.
Behind Jiang Chen, voices of discussion arose.
"Brother, stop staring. That beauty is one of the Five Heavenly Kings of this batch's camp. She's an elite from the Spirit Hall Academy, the cherished daughter of the Zhao family, Zhao Youyue. Her cultivation is already at the level of Great Soul Master. Do you think she'd ever look at someone like you?"
Someone said in shock, "We're all about the same age, right? How can she cultivate so fast? And what are the Five Heavenly Kings?"
"She's a heaven-blessed genius, how can she be compared to us? You probably arrived a bit late and don't know about the big names of our batch. Among the students of this session, there are five Great Soul Masters in total. Everyone calls them the Five Heavenly Kings, and Zhao Youyue is one of them. The one talking with her is also one of the Five Heavenly Kings. His name is Lin Feng."
"Then what about the other three?"
"The other three are all guys, each one more powerful than the last. They're not over here, but you'll get to see them later."
A smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth. "Called the Five Heavenly Kings by everyone? Interesting."
He lifted his foot and walked straight toward Zhao Youyue. Since the chief instructor had suggested forming teams, it meant that clearing the trial would truly be very difficult. He didn't want to stand out too much on his own, and he also really wanted to figure out just what it was about this girl that was attracting him so strongly.
Jiang Chen walked up beside the group. Due to his height, he had no choice but to tilt his head up. "Are you still missing someone? Can I join your team?"
Hearing this childish voice, the seven people looked down in surprise and discovered Jiang Chen, who was craning his neck upward.
Their faces were filled with astonishment. They never imagined there would be such a small student.
"Damn, earlier, when Instructor Qingqing said there was a six-year-old student, I thought she misspoke. I didn't expect it to actually be real. This is freaking weird."
"So small, are you sure he's here for training and not just to die?"
Their words were somewhat unpleasant. Jiang Chen frowned and asked again, "Are you still short on people?"
Lin Feng, one of the Five Heavenly Kings, sneered and directly shouted, "Get lost!"
Mocking voices from the others immediately followed.
"Kid, go home and drink a few more years of milk first. Taking a burden like you, do you think our brains are waterlogged?"
"We don't have the energy to protect you. You should go find some other team."
"Scram, don't get in our way here."
Jiang Chen didn't speak. His gaze was fixed straight on the girl's face. He felt that girls usually had softer hearts and might let him stay.
Zhao Youyue had a delicate oval face and a cool temperament. At this moment, the smile she had worn while talking with Lin Feng was gone. She looked at Jiang Chen with indifferent eyes and said nothing.
"Go, go, go." One of the youths waved him away.
Truly a case of warm feelings met with cold buttocks. Jiang Chen felt a bit unhappy and left.
Looking back, he saw that Zhao Youyue had already resumed chatting and laughing happily with Lin Feng.
Jiang Chen felt very depressed inside. These people actually judged him by his appearance and looked down on him because of his young age. If he weren't worried about attracting everyone's attention, he would have released his martial soul long ago.
Hu Liena had reminded him not to release his soul rings in public if possible; otherwise, he would likely arouse everyone's wariness and become a target that must be eliminated.
Of course, he wasn't afraid of these people, but if a hundred or so people were all eyeing him, always having to guard against their schemes, that would be extremely annoying.
A long time passed. Jiang Chen asked several more seemingly decent teams in succession, but he was cruelly rejected each time. Helpless, he could only go sit alone at the edge, looking quite pitiful all by himself.
What depressed him even more was that he was so small and so cute, yet not a single team was willing to show even a little bit of kindness.
"Fine, lone wolf it is. When the time comes, I'll take down every single one of you by myself. I'd like to see what kind of expressions you'll make then."
On the platform, Instructor Qingqing looked at Jiang Chen's small, lonely figure and felt some pity. She walked over to Long Shan and said, "Boss Long, look at that child. He's only six years old. He probably hasn't even reached the Soul Master rank yet. I don't know how he ended up being sent here. Should we arrange for a team to take him in?"
Long Shan shook his head. "No need. That kid's identity is not simple. For someone so young to be arranged to come here, there's a very high chance he has innate full soul power."
Qingqing's sexy red lips parted in shock. She couldn't believe it. "Our camp has been running for so many years. Innate full soul power hasn't appeared in a long time. If that's the case, for such a good seedling, shouldn't we…?"
Long Shan raised his hand to interrupt her. "You don't need to worry about this. Even if he dies here, we won't bear any responsibility."
Qingqing unwillingly swallowed her words. She increasingly felt that Jiang Chen was pitiful. After all, apart from Jiang Chen, the next youngest child here was already eight years old.
Even if he had innate full soul power, so what? Age determines maturity. At six years old, he probably couldn't even distinguish many things clearly.
…
Half an hour later, Long Shan spoke again: "Now, follow me, run forward! No using martial souls allowed. Anyone who secretly uses their martial soul or falls to the very back will be served with the whip!"
As his words fell, another deputy instructor stepped forward. This was a woman who appeared to be in her thirties, with an extremely voluptuous figure.
Light flashed on her right hand, and a long black whip appeared. An evil smile spread across her face.
With a light flick of the whip—pa!—it struck the hard ground of the plaza, instantly creating countless cracks.
"Rest assured, big sister will whip you very gently."
The buxom woman laughed until her body shook.
"Hiss…" All the youths sucked in a breath of cold air. They immediately turned and frantically chased after Long Shan, who had already set off.
Long Shan stood on a fast-moving flatbed carriage, hands behind his back, facing the group of young people behind him.
At the rear of the formation, the sound of pa pa could be heard from time to time, followed by bursts of miserable howls, ow ow ow, and whimpering cries.
Those who were struck had burning, stinging buttocks and instantly shot forward like arrows.
Watching people constantly clutching their butts and overtaking him, Jiang Chen's expression changed slightly. He quickened his pace.
Everyone was scrambling desperately, terrified that the next person to be whipped would be themselves.
Instructor Qingqing was running near the middle of the group. She looked at Jiang Chen in some surprise. She had thought he would fall to the very back.
After all, no matter how great his cultivation talent was, he was just a six-year-old child. How could his physical fitness possibly compare to that of the other teenagers?
Jiang Chen felt a bit depressed. He noticed that the incredibly sexy female instructor on his right kept secretly watching him, looking very interested.