“Harleen, are you okay?” Ivy quickly walked up to Harleen, with Aubree following closely behind.
“I’m fine!” Harleen shook her head after calming herself.
At the same time, she looked at Matthew Lawrence and couldn’t help but exclaim, “So strong!”
Indeed, he was very strong! He hadn’t even made a move, yet his mere presence had pushed them back so far!
“His strength is probably above mine!” Aubree responded.
“So powerful?” Ivy gasped quietly.
“Yes!” Aubree nodded.
“Greetings, Elder Matthew!” At this moment, the two staff members bowed to Matthew Lawrence.
“There are quite a few candidates this year. Don’t waste time; proceed with the tests quickly!” Matthew Lawrence said in a deep voice, glancing at the woman.
“Understood!” the two responded.
“Elder Matthew, she dared to hurt me. I must…” the woman began.
“Go and take the test first!” Matthew Lawrence interrupted her.
“Elder Matthew, I must…” The woman was clearly unwilling to give up.
“Didn’t you understand me? Take the test first!” Matthew Lawrence frowned and interrupted her again.
The woman exhaled deeply and reluctantly replied, “Alright!”
She then walked to the light pillar and placed her hand inside.
Soon, exclamations of surprise filled the air, and many faces showed shock.
The purple section of the light pillar had lit up!
Up until now, the strongest person had only managed to light up the green section during today’s tests.
But she had directly lit up the purple section!
This was significant!
Not only were the onlookers surprised, but even Matthew Lawrence and the two staff members showed a hint of astonishment.
“Elder Matthew, Miss Knapp did not disappoint!” one of the staff members said to Matthew Lawrence, indicating familiarity with her.
“Yes!” Matthew Lawrence nodded slightly.
After a brief pause, he muttered, “It’s a pity her character is somewhat lacking. If she could change, she would be a promising talent!”
Meanwhile, the woman looked at Harleen with an arrogant expression.
“See? Now you know what a gap looks like?”
“Is purple very strong?” Ivy glanced at her.
“Heh, what do you think?” The woman sneered.
“It’s your turn now. Let’s see what color you can light up. Don’t embarrass yourselves by failing to light even blue!”
“Sir, it’s your turn!” Harleen ignored the woman and turned to the man who had just gotten up from the ground.
“Thank you for saving my life!” The man bowed deeply to Harleen with gratitude.
He knew very well that without Harleen’s intervention, he would likely be dead by now!
“It was nothing. You’re welcome!” Harleen replied. “Go ahead; it’s your turn to test.”
“Thank you again!” The man bowed and walked to the light pillar, placing his hand inside.
Soon, the blue section lit up, indicating he had passed the first stage.
“Trash!” The woman snorted coldly.
The man opened his mouth but decided not to respond. He then walked over to Harleen. “Miss, it’s your turn!”
“Alright!” Harleen nodded and looked at Ivy. “Ivy, do you want to go first or should I?”
“You go first, Harleen!” Ivy smiled gently.
“Okay!” Harleen smiled back and walked to the light pillar, placing her hand inside.
The red section lit up first, followed by blue. Soon after, the green section also lit up.
The onlookers’ eyes brightened simultaneously; they hadn’t expected another person capable of lighting up the green section-a talented genius indeed.
The woman’s face showed disdain; lighting up green was nothing impressive to her!
“Look! The purple section is lighting up too!”
Someone in the crowd shouted.
Everyone looked over and saw that indeed, like the woman before, the purple section lit up!
Gasps of surprise filled the air once more. Another highly talented genius!
Most candidates looked at Harleen with envy. Such potential promised a bright future!
Miss Knapp’s expression finally changed slightly, her brows furrowing. She hadn’t expected Harleen to also light up the purple section, which dealt a blow to her pride.
Matthew Lawrence and the two staff members were equally surprised. They knew how rare it was for someone to light up the purple section.
Based on past admissions, having four or five candidates out of ten thousand who could light up the purple section was considered excellent.
“Do you know who she is?” Matthew Lawrence asked one of the staff members.
“No idea. She looks unfamiliar,” the staff member replied.
“Find out more about her later,” Matthew Lawrence instructed.
As the person in charge of this selection process, he naturally paid special attention to highly potential candidates.
“Understood!” The staff member nodded.
“Oh my god!” A man’s exclamation rang out from the crowd.
“Look! The black section is lighting up too!”
Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the light pillar.
They all saw an astonishing sight: as the man had said, the black section at the top of the pillar was indeed lit!
Jaw-dropping silence followed as everyone stood in shock.
Matthew Lawrence and the two staff members were no exception; their faces were full of disbelief.
They knew better than anyone what this meant within Canyon View Institute!
In its entire history, only one exceptional genius had ever lit up the black section!
Apart from that person, even those with the best potential could only light up the purple section!
“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Miss Knapp shouted first, her expression twisted.
“The light pillar must be malfunctioning. There’s no way she could light up black. Absolutely not!”
“Ignorant!” Ivy said in exasperation.
“The test pillar must be broken. Have her try another one; there’s no way she could light up black!” The woman turned to one of the staff members and shouted.
“Elder Matthew, should we test again?” The staff member asked after calming down a bit. It wasn’t just because of what the woman said; he himself found it hard to believe this was real.
After all, such an occurrence was incredibly rare-almost unbelievably so.
“You don’t trust your own equipment?”
Hearing this, Ivy frowned slightly.