The student came before Lao Zen. The old tutor instructed him to place his hand on the crystal ball. The process was the same as when their cultivation was measured by the detection orb during the entrance exam's first trial.
The student placed his hand on the crystal with both expectant and anxious feelings. What if he got S affinity? What if he got no affinity? Both were rare occurrences. In the end, he didn't dare to daydream. He just hoped for the middle ground.
After two seconds passed, the crystal ball started to react. Swirls of red light started to appear within the ball. It then turned into a wisp of flame that rotated inside the ball.
"Fire element, C affinity," Lao Zen announced. "Next!"