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Chapter 247 Giant Beast Channel_1

Chapter 247: Chapter 247 Giant Beast Channel_1

After Zhao Zhi’s test ended, the second examination round was thoroughly completed.

In the end, a total of sixty-eight people passed the examination.

This number was actually not small.

However, Elder Bai hadn’t announced the score rankings, so for now, everyone still didn’t know their specific ranks.

But in Ling Xiao’s view, the ones ranked at the forefront were none other than those few.

Zhao Zhi, Xu Ying, Leng Mei, and Zhao Ci—these four were definite shoo-ins, and along with him, their rankings were likely not low.

"Dai Yuling, you follow this senior brother to Medicine Mountain; the rest of you, come with me to the next challenge,"

Elder Bai stood up and instructed a female disciple of the Moon Hua Sect to take Dai Yuling to Medicine Mountain.

It was probably one of the peaks on Moon Radiance Mountain.

"Master, what is the cultivation level of the Golden Light Heavenly Lord who just took Leng Hao away? How does he compare to Demonflame Celestial?"

On the way, Ling Xiao finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

"Golden Light Heavenly Lord is a high-tier powerhouse in the Heavenly Man Realm. Demonflame Celestial has only just advanced to the Heavenly Man Realm, so there’s a vast difference. Once you reach the Heavenly Man Realm, you almost completely rid yourself of the mortal body. Both soul and body are renewed, allowing you to fly through the sky without relying on any external forces!"

Master Baiyun explained.

Upon saying this, he couldn’t help but shake his head and smile bitterly, "I will never be able to advance to the Heavenly Man Realm in my lifetime."

Below the Heavenly Man Realm is the Transcendent Realm.

And, just like the Martial Vein Realm, the Transcendent Realm also has Nine Layers.

The difference is that with each layer transcended in the Transcendent Realm, the body undergoes a transformation, until entirely freed from the constraints of the mortal body, achieving the Heavenly Man Realm.

In a sense, the Heavenly Man Realm can be considered a higher level of humanity. What ordinary people cannot do, they can.

What ordinary people find miraculous is, to them, utterly commonplace.

Unfortunately, Master Baiyun had never reached this realm either, so he could not explain it clearly. Ling Xiao would have to explore it himself.

"No more talking. There are still two examinations ahead: one is the ’Mechanical Giant Beast’ and the other is the ’Sealing Gods Record.’ You’d best be alert, because even if you can’t pass these two exams, you might still gain something from them,"

The voice of Elder Bai rang out.

However, he only mentioned the names of the upcoming two exams but didn’t reveal their specific contents, leading to speculation.

Ling Xiao planned to simply get full marks in any combat or wisdom-related examination, as there was no need to hide his capabilities. His having injured Hei Suo already proved his exceptional battle skills.

This was something Demonflame Celestial likely knew as well.

In the sect, there was a belief that the so-called battle skills below the Transcendent Realm were not very useful.

They were only good for self-preservation.

Therefore, battle skills didn’t weigh much in the examination—just 10 points.

Even if Ling Xiao scored full marks, he probably wouldn’t be regarded highly by Demonflame Celestial.

Moreover, it’s one thing to keep a low profile, but if he hid his strength excessively and ended up being eliminated, that would be rather embarrassing.

Elder Bai opened the mountain gate, and everyone followed him to a narrow passageway.

From this end, the inside of the passageway was pitch black, making it impossible to gauge its length or what lay on the other side.

Ling Xiao, however, could see that at the end of the passageway, there was an extremely dangerous dark presence.

The oppressive force of this shadow was nearly equivalent to a master at the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins.

"The content of the third examination is very simple," Elder Bai spoke indifferently, "you must rush from here to the other side of the passageway. Along the way, you will encounter some troubles, which you can either avoid or choose to attack. Scoring will be based on the distance you manage to reach."

Elder Bai continued, "The passageway is ten zhang long. For each zhang you progress, you get 1 point. If someone manages to kill the Mechanical Giant Beast at the end, they will gain an additional 10 points."

The rules were straightforward and needed no further explanation.

"All right, let’s begin. Who’s going first? This time, we don’t need to follow the number sequence."

"I’ll go!"

As Elder Bai’s voice faded, a youth at the Martial Vein Seventh Layer Peak of cultivation leaped into the pitch-dark tunnel.

His potential was not bad, reaching two stars, which meant he had a Treasure body.

However, his strength was really not that great.

No sooner had the youth entered the tunnel than a beam of white light shot towards him from ahead. He had no time to identify it and was blasted out directly.

"By the way, if your cultivation is below the Eighth Layer of Martial Veins, unless you have some special abilities, it’s quite normal to get zero points in this assessment."

The youth who was blasted out was not injured, but he looked very disappointed.

Indeed, unless your potential is incredibly against the heavens like Leng Hao’s, strength is also very important.

"My turn!"

This time, a youth with early Eighth Layer Martial Vein cultivation charged in.

His strength was somewhat stronger, and his reactions were sharper.

But as he leaped into the tunnel, the anticipated white light did not appear; instead, a glint of blade light emerged from the darkness.

"Clang!"

The youth hastily responded and stumbled back three or four steps, nearly exiting the tunnel.

The onlookers could vaguely make out a figure appearing inside the tunnel, entirely made of steel and wielding a long blade.

It was evidently a Mechanical Puppet.

This Mechanical Puppet’s strength was greater than that of someone at the Martial Vein Seventh Layer Peak but slightly weaker than someone at the early Eighth Layer.

This did indeed confirm Elder Bai’s words—

If Martial Artists below the early Eighth Layer did not possess special abilities, it truly was difficult to score even one point.

After facing the initial danger, the youth quickly calmed down and, after a short fight, defeated the Mechanical Puppet and advanced one zhang.

Suddenly, two beams of light in the darkness zoomed toward him at high speed.

They were clearly flying from the other end of the tunnel, but their speed was so fast that they reached the youth in an instant.

Flying Swords?

Before his body was pierced, this was all the youth could think of, and then he passed out.

"Injuries in the tunnel won’t be fatal; at most, you’ll just faint. You can be assured that we’re here to take disciples, not lives," Elder Bai explained. Their Moon Hua Sect was not a Demon Sect; they weren’t that bloody.

"Advance one zhang, score one point!"

The talented youth with the early Eighth Layer Martial Vein cultivation had only advanced one zhang, which was indeed lamentable.

Afterward, many others successively underwent the assessment for this phase.

Each time, the crises that emerged were different, so whether one went early or late, there was no reference value whatsoever.

Of course, that was for others.

For Ling Xiao, going later was actually very beneficial.

Because he noticed that whether it was the Mechanical Puppets or the bizarre attacks, the frequency of their appearance was fixed. As long as one could find this pattern, one could nearly get a perfect score in this phase with hardly any fighting, relying solely on body movement technique.

"Young Master, I’m going now!"

Before Leng Mei, the highest score in this phase was five points by Zhao Ci, and advancing further was not possible.

"Wait a moment!"

Ling Xiao called out to Leng Mei and whispered in her ear.