“I'm an apostle.” This understated sentence was like a bolt from the blue to the others, stunning everyone present into silence on the spot.

  “I can still stand on my own. I don't need anyone's support.” Turning his head, Chen Yue said calmly. The two fighters whose arms had almost grabbed Chen Yue quickly withdrew their arms as if they had been electrocuted. However, there was a bit of doubt in their respectful gazes when they looked at Chen Yue.

  Was he really an apostle?

  In fact, this was the doubt in everyone's mind in the hall. It was very difficult to tell whether a person was an apostle just from their appearance. Most apostles had badges issued by the Apostle Association, so it wasn't hard to distinguish them. As for those who hadn't joined the Apostle Association, it was rather difficult to identify them.

  However, there was one thing that every apostle possessed, and that was a unique familiar spirit.

  “Excuse me. Please summon your familiar spirit. Only after confirming your identity can you register.” The delicate girl quickly regained her composure and gave Chen Yue a sweet smile. After all, as a follower of an apostle and having dealt with quite a number of apostles, her adaptability was much stronger. However, her voice was still full of respect.

  If there were no accidents, then this young man should be an apostle, and thus he was worthy of respect. As for the thought that the other party might be impersonating, it just flashed through her mind and then disappeared.

  Impossible. No one would dare to impersonate an apostle and come to the Apostle Association. Unless that person didn't want to live anymore. There was no need for the apostles to take action. The numerous professionals in the hall who were distressed about having no way to curry favor would rush forward and tear him apart.

  “Okay.” Nodding casually, Chen Yue took out the blue-striped card. When the lazy frozen rabbit appeared in front of everyone with a flash of light, a unanimous gasp immediately rang out in the hall. Almost everyone felt that their breathing had stopped.

  Subspace, familiar spirit.

  The delicate girl's eyes lit up. That's right. He was a genuine apostle.

  Looking at the young man in front of her with a bit of envy, the delicate girl's voice became even more respectful.

  “For every new member, the association needs to register detailed information. Please forgive us.” The girl smiled apologetically. “May I ask your name?”

  “Chen Yue.”

  “Age?”

  “Twenty.”

  The magic pen that was filling in the information suddenly stopped. The delicate girl looked at Chen Yue in surprise and sighed inwardly, “So young.”

  “Place of origin?”

  “Er...” Chen Yue's voice obviously paused. He hesitated a little. Well, he couldn't fill in H City, China, could he? After thinking for a while, Chen Yue gritted his teeth and said, “The Tianye Empire...”

  “Zi” Before he could say the specific place name, he heard the magic pen scratch heavily on the writing board and break into two pieces. The delicate girl's small face was full of incredulity and she exclaimed in surprise, “This is impossible. Every apostle in the Tianye Empire has been registered with the association. Aren't you an apostle from another country?”

  Chen Yue could only shake his head. He felt a bit strange in his heart. What a miscalculation. Every apostle in the Tianye Empire was actually registered. Wasn't he walking right into a trap? But why was she so sure? Were there no apostles left out?

  “I don't have any reason to lie to you...”

  Taking a few quick breaths, the delicate girl stared at Chen Yue. Her gaze gradually softened. Suddenly, she pressed somewhere on the table, bent down slightly, and reported the matter at a very fast speed.

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  Almost as soon as her voice ended, a female voice rang out urgently, “Bring him to see me immediately.” There was actually a hint of excitement and eagerness in the voice.

  “Lady Venia asks you to go over.” After turning off the communicator, the delicate girl looked up and said to Chen Yue.

  Chen Yue really wanted to say that he didn't want to go, but thinking about the possible consequences, he could only try to say as calmly as possible, “Lead the way.”

  When the two of them walked out of the hall and walked towards the iconic tower-shaped building at the back of the association, without the suppression of the delicate girl, the hall immediately became lively with a bang.

  Many people excitedly started discussing, but more people were filled with regret, having missed an excellent opportunity to interact with an apostle.

  “Ah~~” A roar full of extreme regret suddenly rang out, attracting everyone's attention. The big man who had pulled Chen Yue just now raised his right arm high and cried out in grief and indignation, “I, I actually used this arm to press down on the apostle. And most importantly, I actually missed the best opportunity to make friends with him. Damn it~~”

  ...

  Not knowing that someone was already feeling extremely regretful for missing the chance to interact with him, following behind the delicate girl, Chen Yue felt like he was in a difficult situation. He sorted out the messy thoughts in his mind but didn't find anything wrong. He could only ask the girl in front of him, “Is an apostle who has never been registered with the association very rare?”

  Originally, he didn't expect the other party to answer, but to his surprise, the delicate girl gave a reply quickly.

  “Of course. Sir, you should know the danger in the process of summoning a familiar spirit, right? Every apostle will choose to conduct the first summoning with the help of high-ranking apostles in the association. This can minimize the danger. At this time, their information has already been registered. Basically, no one chooses to conduct the summoning alone outside the association. The mortality rate of that way is 99%. Sir, you are the first survivor I've ever seen.”

  “The first impact...” Chen Yue's heart trembled, and these five words immediately flashed through his mind. Just thinking about that terrifying coercion made one shudder. In front of the huge life essence core of the spirit in the spirit world, humans were really too insignificant. If it weren't for the reason of transmigration, Chen Yue believed that he definitely wouldn't have become that extra 0.1.

  That was the first life-and-death barrier for apostles.

  The delicate girl's face flushed with two red clouds, and she said excitedly, “Even with the help of high-ranking apostles, the mortality rate of apostles is still 70%. Outside, it's said that one apostle can emerge from a million ordinary people. In fact, to be precise, it should be one apostle apprentice. Only after completing the first summoning is one a real apostle. Only three out of ten apostle apprentices can succeed. However, sir, you actually succeeded without anyone's help. It's incredible. You're a genius, a real genius.”

  A genius? Chen Yue's gaze was a bit gloomy, but more solemn. Perhaps, he wasn't really a genius, but he had the confidence and determination to become an out-and-out genius.

  Only with this extremely confident belief and by persevering firmly could one achieve real success.

  Following behind the delicate girl, Chen Yue entered the tower-shaped iconic building named “Emerald Tower”. When they reached the ninth floor, they stopped.

  The delicate girl stepped forward and knocked twice on a door on the left.

  “Aina, is that you? Bring him in quickly.” The urgent voice came from behind the door.

  “Yes.” The delicate girl named Aina replied respectfully, gently pushed the door open, and made a gesture of invitation to Chen Yue. “Please follow me. Lady Venia is waiting for you inside.”

  The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and Chen Yue walked in calmly.

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