The Tension Returns

As Nuwa's leisurely voice rang out, the two auras suddenly vanished.

The entire Buzhou Mountain Range once again returned to a state of calm.

"It's getting late. More than ten hours have passed since the last round, so the next quiz should be starting soon."

Qin Feng sensed the passage of time and quickly looked for a relatively quiet place to settle down.

Then he hid inside and looked at the Chat Group.

The ten group members had actually been waiting in the group for quite a while, growing impatient.

But the system hadn't set a question yet, so even Qin Feng, the group owner, could only wait.

How could he not want to grow stronger?

But how could these people be so stupid? No matter what, they couldn't answer any questions.

Qin Feng was getting anxious just watching them. He wished he could answer for them, but only if he knew the answers. If he didn't, there was nothing he could do.

He'd tried telling them the answers before, and even tried answering the questions himself.

But the system never stopped him from sending anything else. The moment he tried to say something related to an answer, though, the system immediately muted him.

After suffering that once, Qin Feng had learned his lesson. He wouldn't dare try it again.

Tongtian: "Where's the group owner? Hurry up and show yourself! So much time has passed already. Why hasn't the system asked a question yet?"

Jieyin: "Exactly. I couldn't get in first to answer last time, so this time I'm determined to win a reward. Maybe I'll even have a chance to break through to the Saint realm."

Nuwa: "Keep dreaming. When has the group owner's reward ever been enough to let you break through to the Saint realm directly?"

Di Jun: "Now that you mention it, you're right. Aside from that first wisp of Primordial Qi, I don't think anything else could let us become Saints directly. But if we could get another wisp of Primordial Qi, that would be perfect."

Zhen Yuanzi: "What? You actually got Primordial Qi! That's the most crucial thing for becoming a Saint. Group owner, hurry up and give us a question! I can't take it anymore. Could we get another wisp of Primordial Qi to help me break through?"

Several people in the group immediately grew restless. Even Jieyin had never heard Zhunti say anything like that.

The main reason was that Zhunti hadn't obtained any Primordial Qi, and neither had any of them.

So they could say that they'd completely wasted that opportunity.

Now they hoped to get Primordial Qi again and improve their cultivation.

As for Qin Feng, he'd already urged the system several times, but it still hadn't responded.

It seemed that the system only responded promptly when he was answering a question.

At other times, he could call out to heaven and heaven wouldn't answer; call out to earth and earth wouldn't respond.

Qin Feng suddenly felt as if the system was the master and he was the system.

Why did that feel so strange?

[Time's up. Today's quiz is beginning. If anyone gets two questions wrong in a row, they will be removed from the group again.]

The system had arrived, but it had immediately thrown another ticking time bomb at everyone.

Everyone's mood grew tense.

Only Hong Yun, who had answered two questions correctly, had no such worries.

He was the only one who had answered the most questions correctly, so there was no way the system would kick him out.

Zhen Yuanzi: "You've got to be kidding me. I've only been here for a day, and I randomly got a question I have no idea how to answer. If my luck gets any worse, won't I be kicked out right away?"

Nuwa: "Come on, Zhen Yuanzi. You old codger should be grateful. Do you know how Eastern Emperor got kicked out?"

Tongtian: "You probably won't believe this, but Eastern Emperor didn't answer a single question correctly, and he didn't get a single one wrong, either. He was just unlucky enough to be randomly selected as the second person and kicked out of the group."

Jieyin: "..."

The two newcomers to the group were both speechless, and a little frightened, too. Getting two questions wrong wasn't the only way to be eliminated.

If you were unlucky, you might be next.

Everyone felt a faint sense of crisis.

After all, if they couldn't answer the questions correctly, they could be selected and eliminated at any moment.

Since learning about the rich rewards, not one of them wanted to leave the group.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who'd been kicked out for no apparent reason earlier, was also feeling deeply frustrated.

As for Zhunti, he had suffered the greatest loss, including the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus. Those were all treasures from his homeland, and he'd lost his chance to win them back.

It would surely take several Kalpas to cultivate them back to their former state.

[First question: What are the Four Great Divine Beasts of later generations?]

[There are four answers to this question, so it is divided into four options. You will receive a reward for getting any one of them right.]

[If anyone gets two or more answers right, the rewards will be doubled in value. The rewards will remain undisclosed for now.]

The first question had finally arrived, and everyone stared at it with wide eyes.

After reading the question, they all fell into thought. Each of them had a name in mind.

But which ones had actually become the Four Great Divine Beasts of later generations? Obviously, they had no way of knowing.

As soon as the system set the question, everyone hit the buzzer. Since the reward hadn't been announced yet, they didn't need to wager anything to answer.

But if they answered incorrectly, the system would randomly deduct something.

This time, Nuwa was the first to answer.

The others were gnashing their teeth in frustration, but there was nothing they could do.

Nuwa: "Qiongqi is dead, so we can rule him out. My guess is Taotie, Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin."

[Incorrect. Since Nuwa answered incorrectly, one percent of her Creation Ability will be deducted.]

Nuwa's expression immediately turned grim. If the system had deducted some of her cultivation, she could have accepted that.

After all, even losing ten million years of cultivation would hardly matter to someone of her level.

But losing one percent of her Creation Ability was practically devastating.

Nuwa had been able to create humanity because she possessed the supreme Power of Creation.

If she could advance to the Saint realm, her Power of Creation would evolve into World Creation Power.

By then, she wouldn't just be able to create a race. She could create an entire small world, complete with a suitable ecosystem.

That would be unlike the worlds she created now, which were all empty and incapable of giving rise to life.