Since Jane Taylor demonstrated extraordinary talent in the test at the age of eleven, she has been unstoppable ever since.

In the past two years, she has maintained an annual increase of one thousand jin in strength at the Body Tempering stage. This year, she is only thirteen, but her cultivation has already reached the True Qi stage, and her strength has soared to over seven thousand jin.

If Hugh Reed is the number one in strength among the younger generation of the Luo family, then Jane Taylor is the number one in potential—in other words, the top genius.

Dressed in a black long dress, Jane Taylor has a tall and graceful figure, looking already like a girl of about fifteen. Her skin is delicate and fair as snow, and her long legs possess an irresistible charm, making it hard for all the younger disciples to look away.

“Jane Taylor cousin...!”

“Jane Taylor younger cousin...!”

“Jane Taylor older cousin...!”

“Jane Taylor little cousin...!”

...

Now, Jane Taylor is almost like John Reed three years ago, with nearly all the younger disciples eagerly greeting her one after another.

Jane Taylor kept a faint smile on her face, nodded gently, and walked all the way to John Reed's side, hugging John Reed's arm and calling out a title that made everyone envious: “John Reed brother!”

To others' greetings, although Jane Taylor smiled and nodded in response, there was a clear hint of coldness in her smile, as if she was just being perfunctory.

Three years ago, she was like an ugly duckling—no one paid attention to her, no one cared, only ridicule from others, with only John Reed always protecting and caring for her.

Now, these people treat her as they did John Reed three years ago, and treat John Reed as they once treated her, often mocking him.

How could such people deserve her genuine feelings?

The only person worthy of her true heart is her John Reed brother.

Not far away, Hugh Reed watched Jane Taylor holding John Reed's arm, a flash of deep jealousy and anger in his eyes, and he let out a cold snort.

Eugene Reed stood beside Hugh Reed, whispered something in his ear, and Hugh Reed nodded, a hint of a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Quincy Reed, strength two thousand seven hundred jin, Blood Exchange stage complete.”

“Felix Reed, strength five thousand eight hundred and thirteen jin, just entered Qi Sense stage.”

...

In this test, among the younger generation, three more have made rapid progress and reached the True Qi stage: Eugene Reed, Jane Taylor, and Felix Reed.

Moreover, Rachel Jackson and Quincy Reed, as long as nothing unusual like what happened to John Reed occurs next year, are almost certain to break through to the True Qi stage.

The rest of the younger disciples, though their strength hasn't increased as much, are also making steady progress.

Whether a family is strong or not depends not only on the number of powerful elders, but also on the talent and potential of the younger generation. A family without a future, no matter how strong, cannot remain prosperous for long.

Although John Reed has fallen from the pedestal, the performance of the younger generation is still outstanding, making the Luo family's leading position in Pingyang County very solid.

Since last year, John Reed has been scheduled to appear last, and this year is no exception.

Although his strength is three thousand jin—apart from those who have reached the True Qi stage, the vast majority of the younger generation are not as strong as him—when it comes to potential, John Reed is clearly at the bottom.

John Reed's appearance did not cause much of a stir; some people even began to leave. Whether it was the Luo family or the guests, nine out of ten had already given up on John Reed.

John Reed walked up to the strength testing stone without hesitation and threw a punch.

Some guests were chatting with each other, some were lost in thought; at this moment, very few eyes were on John Reed.

But the steward standing next to the strength testing stone was slightly surprised.

He clearly felt that John Reed's punch seemed stronger than the previous two times.

The testing steward was at the peak of the True Qi stage, with strength of over a hundred thousand jin. Although he couldn't tell the exact number of John Reed's punch, he could still sense the difference in strength.

As it turned out, the steward was not mistaken—John Reed's strength was indeed greater than the previous two times.

Ripples appeared on the stone's surface, and a number quickly appeared—4263.

The steward was stunned, then his eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable.

He blinked twice, but the number didn't change at all. The steward was speechless; for the second time, John Reed made him doubt his own eyes.

After a while, the steward announced: “John Reed, strength four thousand two hundred and sixty-three jin, Body Tempering... surpassing the Body Tempering limit.”

He paused at the end. With John Reed's current strength, he really didn't know which stage to call it. If he had reached the True Qi stage, his strength should be at least five thousand jin; if it was the Body Tempering limit, it should only be three thousand jin.

Four thousand two hundred and sixty-three jin—he really couldn't describe it, so after thinking for a moment, he used 'surpassing the Body Tempering limit' to express it.

The steward's announcement made the entire martial arena fall silent for three seconds.

Three seconds later, the place erupted.

“Four thousand two hundred and sixty-three jin? How is that possible?”