Shock!

Shock!

Outside the assessment site, when Qin Shaofeng passed the eighth stage, the crowd erupted. Please search (Pin#Shu...Net) for the most complete! Fastest-updating novels.

He was the third person at this assessment site to pass the eighth stage.

And most importantly, Qin Shaofeng was merely a Houtian Eighth Layer martial artist!

So far today, he was probably the person with the lowest cultivation among everyone who had passed the eighth stage at all the assessment sites.

But that was not all. When the ninth ring on the assessment site's gate lit up, the crowd completely exploded.

A Houtian Eighth Layer martial artist had actually cleared the ninth stage?

That was astonishing!

If they had not seen it with their own eyes, probably few would have believed it.

After the ninth stage, Qin Shaofeng still had not come out. As the crowd discussed it, they began speculating whether he could clear the final stage.

"This person still hasn't come out. Could he be trying to challenge the tenth stage?"

"Ha, friend, you must be joking. Passing the ninth stage already makes him a genius among ten thousand. The tenth stage? That difficulty is far too great!"

"That's right. Although this person is only at the Houtian Eighth Layer, I estimate that the Assessment Puppet he encounters in the tenth stage already possesses Xiantian Realm cultivation. For Houtian Eighth Layer to face Innate First Layer, lasting three breaths would already be quite impressive!"

"Mm, I think so too. But I think this person can last ten breaths..."

Boom!

Just as everyone was discussing it, the assessment site's gate suddenly shook violently, as though a great bell had been struck hard, sending out a thunderous chime.

Boom!

After the deafening sound, the tenth ring at the very top of the assessment site's gate lit up with a hum!

Golden light flashed, dazzling beyond compare!

Moreover, at the instant the tenth ring lit up, the nine rings below it abruptly brightened as well.

Immediately afterward, all ten rings erupted with brilliant golden radiance, like a golden pillar shooting straight into the sky!

At that moment, the entire Lianyang Academy was shaken.

"That is?"

Where the powerful mentors had gathered, everyone was stunned the instant the golden pillar appeared. One elderly man widened his eyes and cried out tremblingly, "It's actually an Innate Golden Pillar!"

The Innate Golden Pillar was the most mysterious testing phenomenon in Lianyang Academy's assessments. It had been personally arranged by the academy's founder, Great Emperor Lianyang, who was also the founding monarch of the Lianyang Kingdom.

Thus, triggering the Innate Golden Pillar was naturally no simple matter.

This was because the Innate Golden Pillar was not a phenomenon that could be triggered merely by passing the tenth stage of the assessment site.

Although the Innate Golden Pillar bore the name "Innate," it actually had nothing whatsoever to do with the Xiantian Realm. To trigger it, one had to be a martial artist below the Xiantian Realm. Once one's cultivation reached the Xiantian Realm, even passing the tenth stage would not trigger it.

But that was only the most basic requirement for triggering the Innate Golden Pillar. There were further conditions: one had to defeat the Assessment Puppet within the time it took an incense stick to burn—ten minutes.

Once that time was exceeded, even if one ultimately defeated the Assessment Puppet, one could not trigger the Innate Golden Pillar.

Of course, the Innate Golden Pillar that appeared would differ according to the time taken to defeat the Assessment Puppet and the assessor's own cultivation. The clearest differences were its thickness and height.

The lower the cultivation and the less time used, the larger the Innate Golden Pillar that would appear.

The Innate Golden Pillar before them was three meters thick and over a hundred meters tall—enough for the entire Lianyang Academy to see.

"Such an enormous Innate Golden Pillar, this..."

That elderly mentor was so excited that he could scarcely speak.

This mentor was no ordinary man. It was not his first time seeing an Innate Golden Pillar, but throughout Lianyang Academy's history, there were absolutely no more than three that could compare to the one before him!

According to the records, even the current dean of Lianyang Academy seemed not to have triggered such a massive Innate Golden Pillar back then!

If this old mentor had known that Qin Shaofeng was only at the Houtian Eighth Layer and had defeated the Assessment Puppet in a single move, he would probably have understood somewhat.

In truth, Qin Shaofeng had taken a bit of a shortcut.

First, he had discovered the Assessment Puppet's weakness. Then, he possessed the fiercely attacking God-grade Skill, Little Li Flying Dagger. All these factors combined had created the present situation.

If they had truly fought head-on without relying on Little Li Flying Dagger, Qin Shaofeng could probably only have relied on his abundant Inner Qi to wage a battle of attrition against that Innate First Layer Assessment Puppet.

Even then, the odds of victory would probably have been fifty-fifty.

Qin Shaofeng knew none of this. At that moment, he was somewhat dumbfounded.

After he relied on Little Li Flying Dagger to defeat the Assessment Puppet and that aged voice informed him that he had passed the tenth stage, it unexpectedly sounded again.

However, this time, the aged voice appeared directly in Qin Shaofeng's mind.

"Innate Golden Pillar triggered. Cultivation at Houtian Eighth Layer. Conditions for inheritance fulfilled. You may enter the Hall of Inheritance to undergo the trial!"

The voice suddenly resounded directly in the depths of his mind, giving Qin Shaofeng quite a fright.

Innate Golden Pillar?

Hall of Inheritance?

Qin Shaofeng did not understand, but the final sentence left him staring blankly.

"Undergo the trial? Could it be that this assessment isn't over yet?"

Qin Shaofeng cried out inwardly, his expression turning rather ugly.

That Little Li Flying Dagger strike earlier had completely drained his Inner Qi. He only had a few Qi Replenishing Pills left on him. If the assessment was not over, he could only give up.

"Damn your grandpa, I only wanted first place and a lottery chance. Does Lianyang Academy really have to toy with me like this?"

Cursing inwardly, Qin Shaofeng prepared to speak and give up on continuing the challenge.

There was no helping it. His Inner Qi had already been exhausted. Continuing would be asking for a beating.

Moreover, even if his Inner Qi were full, Qin Shaofeng had no intention of continuing. He knew his own limits and understood that defeating that Innate First Layer Assessment Puppet had involved a great deal of luck.

If he continued, he would definitely be the unlucky one!

But just as Qin Shaofeng was about to speak, the assessment site's gate opened by itself.

Hm? What was this?

A thought stirred in Qin Shaofeng's heart as he considered it.

The assessment site's gate had opened, so that should mean he had passed, right?

Besides, he had never heard that there was another assessment after passing the tenth stage!

With that thought, Qin Shaofeng no longer hesitated and stepped straight out.

But when Qin Shaofeng emerged from the gate, the sight before him gave him quite a fright.

Where had this golden pillar of light come from?

Suddenly seeing that enormous hundred-meter golden pillar, Qin Shaofeng's head was full of question marks.

But before he could take another look, his vision went dark as a massive figure hugged him.

"Hahaha, Brother Feng, you really are awesome! You actually passed the tenth stage!"

The familiar voice rang out, but goosebumps rose all over Qin Shaofeng's body.

"Damn it, you dead Mengzi, let me go! Your brother doesn't swing that way!"

Breaking free from Du Meng's embrace, Qin Shaofeng wore an angry expression.

Damn it, his lifelong reputation had actually been ruined by this brat. It was truly hateful!

Yet Du Meng did not notice Qin Shaofeng's anger. Staring at him blankly, he foolishly asked, "Brother Feng, what does swinging that way mean?"

"You..."

Qin Shaofeng's face froze, and he nearly choked to death on one breath.

At that moment, however, the examiner recording the results walked over. With a gentle expression, he smiled at Qin Shaofeng. "Qin Shaofeng, right? As someone who triggered the Innate Golden Pillar, tell me a little about yourself. I need to learn some details."

This examiner was also a mentor of Lianyang Academy. Since he had been assigned as an examiner, he naturally knew somewhat about the Innate Golden Pillar.

He also understood that anyone capable of triggering the Innate Golden Pillar was a special existence to Lianyang Academy. As the examiner recording Qin Shaofeng's results, he naturally needed to know some basic information about him.

And from him, Qin Shaofeng gained a basic understanding of the so-called Innate Golden Pillar.

Only then did Qin Shaofeng understand just how great a commotion he had caused.

After Qin Shaofeng came out, the group of mentors in the distance did not rush over to accept him as a disciple or anything of the sort.

Those who could trigger the Innate Golden Pillar were special existences within Lianyang Academy. They did not have the qualifications to take such a person as a disciple.

Yet precisely because of this, the mentors once again let out waves of regretful sighs.

Alas, another excellent seedling they could not take as a disciple!

What a pity!

Meanwhile, over where Lin Zhihao and the others stood, Lin Zhihao and his companions were also filled with shock.

Someone among this batch of newcomers had actually triggered the Innate Golden Pillar?

Lin Zhihao and the other two exchanged glances, their faces turning grave.

As members of the three major factions, they naturally knew what this represented.

But precisely because of that, the appearance of the Innate Golden Pillar meant that someone's quota for that place would very likely be lost.

The interests of certain people and certain factions were about to be affected!

However!

If they could recruit this person into their own faction, they could thoroughly secure their faction's interests in that place.

If they succeeded, their contribution would be enormous!

For a moment, Lin Zhihao and Wu Lang's thoughts immediately became active. A moment later, the two exchanged a look and actually left at the same time.

With such a major event occurring, the first thing they naturally had to do was notify the important figures of their respective factions.

As for the woman from Nine Phoenix Garden, her expression was also somewhat grave at that moment.

Although the other party was not a woman, he had triggered the Innate Golden Pillar. If this was mishandled, it could also affect Nine Phoenix Garden's interests.

In particular, the junior sister of one of Nine Phoenix Garden's Garden Masters also needed a quota to enter that place.

There were already few quotas for that place. Now that two more people qualified to enter, matters had become rather troublesome. The impact was too great.

After all, one could not enter that place merely by relying on status.

"No, I must quickly notify the Garden Masters. If we do not prepare in advance, it will be somewhat disadvantageous to our Nine Phoenix Garden!"

Muttering softly, the woman prepared to turn and leave.

But in the next instant, her eyes widened enormously!

Boom!

Another tremor rang out. In the direction of Lianyang Academy's southern gate, golden light flashed, and another golden pillar appeared!

"How can this be? Someone actually triggered another Innate Golden Pillar?"

The woman cried out, her face filled with disbelief.

On the same day, with less than a quarter of an hour between them, someone had actually triggered another Innate Golden Pillar.

What in the world was happening!

Only after quite some time did the woman recover her senses. Then her expression changed, and she immediately flashed away.

There was another one!

This time, there were three quotas. This had become a major affair!