Chapter 467: Exam End
Chapter 467: Exam End
The lack of other challengers wasn’t surprising at all. It would’ve aroused Cain and Amber’s suspicions if people could come within even 30 minutes. They would suspect them of genuinely cheating.
Even the duo, with master-level attainment in both the Heaven and Earth and the Source Law path, this test still put an immense strain on their Spiritual Sea.
For a moment, the duo even thought they would fail.
All of this wasn’t even mentioning the fact that their powerful soul space played a pivotal part in resisting the voice pressure and counteracting the strain on their soul energy.
When thinking about it further, Cain found it impossible for any youths to even cheat on this test. There was too much suppression in place that would negate all cheating items.
Moreover, the price of cheating would most likely be utterly terrifying when considering it is a Holy Land they’re trying to scam.
Truthfully, Cain and Amber didn’t even believe that more than 10 or 5 cultivators can make it.
After all, Cloudsea Holy Land was a high-tier powerhouse. They would only accept creams of the corp. Absolutely no person was ordinary or just slightly talented in that Holy Land.
Du Hu was a great example of this. Despite not being particularly strong or the most talented in the Holy Land, she alone surpassed all youths and many Divine Star Elders in the Zhou Family.
If only a high-ranking inner disciple was this powerful, naturally all other disciples and Elders were at a freakish level.
These standards may be harsh and the environment inside is very likely much crueler than the outside. But facts always speak for themselves.
Beyond just Du Hu, Cain can also recall other legends birthing from the Cloudsea Holy Land. He had, of course, done his own research before coming here to get a general scope of everything.
Intelligence networks and Zi Yan’s own information played a great part in intel gathering.
Numerous legends were written about how Cloudsea Holy Land can produce peak Holy Kings who are all nearly invincible in the same realm Furthermore, the amount of Primal Sovereign they have lets them run wild in Wintry World.
One must not forget that despite the status, power and respect any Primal Soverigen grandmaster can command, there really was a limited number of them throughout the entire God Galaxies.
Cultivating the Primal Soverigen realm isn’t anything casual at all. In this realm, a martial cultivation is only steps away from challenging a Great Dao itself. They’re close to breaking away from the rules of the universe!
These grandmaster powerhouses are how Cloudsea Holy Land can stay at the very top of the Wintry World. They experienced several wars, but nothing ever escalated too far because of the Primal Soverigen grandmasters holding down the fort.
There are even rumors there’s possibly a legendary Heavenly Venerate ancestor residing deep within the Holy Land!
Of course, rumors are only rumors. But even so, nobody dares to underestimate Cloudsea Holy Land because of their powerful and talented cultivator.
It really wasn’t any wonder why their standards for cultivators were as high as the heavens.
Time slowly passed and soon enough, 45 minutes was already used.
At this point, the duo believed there weren’t going to be over three people passing the exams.
Perhaps all of those youths may just fail!
<o>,m But just when the doubts were creeping in, Cain and Amber finally detected a faint Divine Aura rapidly approaching their position.</o>
The duo looked over the edge of the ground and saw a familiar figure that left a considerable impression on them.
Cain curled his brows in intrigue, saying, “Oh? So it really is her?”
“I’m not too surprised. That girl has that crazed martial look just like you.” Amber lightly snorted.
Indeed, the one the duo was referring to was Jin Ya! She had successfully connected her Laws to the atmosphere in a more rougher way than Cain and Amber’s enlightenment.
The faint blue lights around her legs were her Divine Water Laws. But compared to how the duo’s Laws look, Jin Ya’s Water Law kept on flickering in and out of existence, as if they were about to disperse at any second.
Furthermore, instead of elation, an intense, focused look stays plastered on Jin Ya’s face.
Her connection to the atmosphere was extremely rough. However, it was at least enough for her to tear through the Law pressure and reach Cloudsea’s tower.
Through his critical gaze, Cain found it a bit of a shame that Jin Ya couldn’t reach some sort of enlightenment. This determined girl would be able to make full use of that kind of wonderful trance.
But at the same time, she should really count on her luck she was able to pass in the first place.
Within only a few more minutes, Jin Ya managed to just touch the edge of the tower’s ground. A massive sigh exuded from her mouth as her body promptly collapsed to her knees.
Her head continually shook as she spoke with evident exhaustion, “Martial brother Cain! Your advice was profound, but putting it into practice nearly broke my mind. The rigors of a Holy Land are amazing!”
Even with all of her weariness, Cain and Amber could still detect that Jin Ya’s fighting spirit didn’t diminish in the slightest. In fact, it felt as if her determination only took a step forward with this test.
Jin Ya didn’t even rest on her knees for long as she slowly stood up. Ignoring the exhaustion creeping through her body, her eyes overflowed with light as she gazed upon Cain and Amber.
Neither of them looked stressed or in pain at all! It was like that test was a simple breeze for them.
Jin Ya just had to wryly smile at this point. “Emperor Tier geniuses are truly profound. This kind of disparity is equalling frustrating and awe-inspiring.”
While Jin Ya never considered herself to be overly confident and prideful, like Ren Bao or Fan Fu, she firmly believes that her talent wasn’t anything to scoff at.
From her childhood until now, the amount of hard work she would put into improving her martial talent and cultivation was unending.
Working day and night, Jin Ya even had the wild ambition to face off against Divine Decree Lords in the future.
But today’s events really put everything into perspective for her. These new mountains weren’t just high, they pierced all the way through the heavens, where she couldn’t see it at all.
However, this kind of disparity only continued to thrive Jin Ya’s burning heart for Martial cultivation.
That look was all too identifiable in Cain’s eyes.
Cain lightly chuckled. “Heh. Don’t knock your talent just yet. Just look around you, besides us, nobody else is here.”
“Mnh. I suppose that’s true.” Jin Ya readily accepted the compliment. Though her face quickly turned somber as she said, “Still, this was an eye-opening experience. I will need to reflect more.”
Like Amber mentioned, this girl had a true heart for Martial cultivation.
Cain smirked and said, “So? If you have to say it, who do you think will come up next? If anyone can come up at all.”
Taking a short moment to pause and catch her breath, Jin Ya thought it over. She only needed a few seconds before saying, “If anyone were to come up, I suspect it would be Ren Bao and Fan Fu. Those two talk a lot of shit, but they are genuinely talented. After I got it down, those two basically copied my style. And, oh? It seems that they’re coming now.”
As Jin Ya finished speaking, two more faint Divine Auras sped toward the tower. Their speeds were lower than Jin Ya and their faint Law swirls appeared even more unstable than Jin Ya, but these two youths slowly, but surely, made it to the tower.
A few minutes later, Ren Bao and Fan Fu crash-landed on the tower ground, instantly falling to their knees in utter exhaustion.
Seeing Cain and Amber was inevitable in both Ren Bao’s and Fan Fu’s minds.
However, one sight made their face twist in displeasure.
‘Really? She made it before us?’
Seeing Jin Ya standing so tall and confidently greatly agitated Ren Bao and Fan Fu. They wanted to speak, but a great sense of exhaustion caused them to hold their tongues in.
‘Tch. She must have had a stroke of luck! Or brute force it, either way, it fits her boorish personality.’ Fan Fu internally cursed.
A strange glint briefly flashed across Ren Bao’s eyes, but he chose to focus on his self-recovery.
Jin Ya also didn’t waste any words on them as her eyes closed in intent thought.
As the dust started to settle, Cain looked back up towards the mysterious tower. His thoughts went astray as he mused to himself, ‘By this point, it’s been close to an hour? At least, the test should be ending by now.’
It was only to be expected that barely any other challenger was able to pass. If anyone of those Extreme Great Divine Sea geniuses were to pass, that would be a great upstart.
That kind of talent could possibly match half-step Divine Star warriors purely because their comprehension abilities are so high.
Truthfully, Cain found it a bit of a surprise that Jin Ya, Ren Bao, and Fan Fu were able to pass, albeit just barely.
Time quickly passed and soon enough, the whole hour passed.
At this time, Cain’s group was expecting something fantastical to appear from the mystical tower. Something along the lines of superior Law essence or getting transported by the mysterious power of Space Laws.
But beyond everyone’s expectations, the mystical tower didn’t stimulate at all.
Instead, an immensely terrifying sensation smashed down everyone’s souls.