Stone Stair Trial

"That must be an extremely powerful Immortal Expert!"

Jiang Yao no longer paid attention to Yanming, who had survived the ordeal, but was secretly shocked. "The powerful expert who just made a move must have an extremely profound understanding of the Space-Time Law; he must have reached the level of King-level Immortal."

When Jiang Yao landed on the ground, all the Holy Lord from various continents and clans looked terrified, and some even subconsciously took a few steps back.

It was as if Jiang Yao were some kind of ferocious behemoth.

Daiqin approached in disbelief. "You actually defeated the Holy Temple Royal Commander? That's someone who's said to be close to a god."

Nine Star Sea has been a cultivation mission world for cosmic-level geniuses at the Core Layer the five major forces for countless years. However, whether in the descriptions of mission worlds by the Virtual Universe Company or in the records of past geniuses, the Heavenly Star Holy Temple of the Nine Star Sea is an unchallenged supreme order.

Although the Nine Star Sea Gods do not appear in the world, the Holy Temple still manages to maintain its supreme status despite the influx of outsiders. Its core strength lies in the Holy Temple Commander, an being close to a god.

Jiang Yao shook his head and laughed, "It's just a title; it's still far from being Immortal God."

In fact, according to his estimation, this Holy Temple Commander was indeed far superior to the Peak World Lord, and should have more than ten times the power of Ninth-Level World Lord. If judged by the standards of the Outer-Region Battlefield, he was roughly at the level of World Lord War General.

Among the World Lord War General, the weakest are roughly ten times the World Lord Power, while the strongest can exceed a hundred times the World Lord Power, rivaling Immortal God.

"That's still quite remarkable." Daiqin was still somewhat taken aback.

The immense power contained in every move of Yanming sent shivers down his spine, far surpassing that of the Holy Lord of those Sacred Land. Just how monstrous must Jiang Yao be to be able to contend with Yanming, and even nearly kill him in the end?

Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, this was the first time he had truly shown his strongest strength. The previous Genius Tournament and the Heavenly Bridge Challenge were both in the Virtual Universe Network.

This time, he was able to cross the entire realm of the Zhenhuang Sacred Body World Lord Level and reach the strength of World Lord War General by relying on his body with 53 times the Gene Level of a human of the same level, plus the Body Amplitude of 4 times that of the second level of the True Radiance Sacred Body.

"Hurry up and enter the Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain," Jiang Yao casually instructed the Holy Lord of Chengyun, who was looking at him as if he were a monster.

Previously, he was worried that Holy Lord of Chengyun might cause some trouble before Chiling clone entered the Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain, but now he was no longer worried at all.

Because even the Holy Temple couldn't do anything about him.

This is a huge blow to the Holy Lord of Chengyun. Under the rule that gods do not roam the world, the Holy Temple Commander is already the strongest force that the Luoxiao Race can muster.

The voice that had just come from the gods made it even clearer that the Heavenly Star Holy Temple of the Luoxiao Race had compromised, and no one could threaten this outsider anymore.

This is a landmark event in the history of the Luoxiao Race.

After Jiang Yao paid a Holy Stone and entered the Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain, the plateau erupted in excitement.

"That's outrageous!"

"The royal warriors of the Holy Temple were actually defeated by outsiders..."

"A ninth-tier lord defeating Holy Temple Commander is close to a god? A disgrace! Are the gods really going to compromise? Allow an outsider who killed a high-ranking warrior of our Holy Temple to receive Sacred Altar Baptism?"

"Hey, you want to receive the Sacred Altar Baptism? These outsiders and our royal geniuses all walk the path of Mind Trial. The Mind Trial aren't about who's stronger; they don't go as far as the strongest person can."

A month passed in the blink of an eye. The 30,000 clan Holy Lord from nine continents, along with over a million Star Realm geniuses from the Luoxiao Race, had all passed the Soul Probe and entered the Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain.

Meanwhile, more than 700 cosmic-level geniuses from the Core Layer of the five major forces also arrived at the Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain one after another.

Compared to the millions of the Star Realm geniuses of the Luoxiao Race Xiao Clan, Jiang Yao's group, composed of outsiders, was practically negligible.

Even so, Jiang Yao couldn't help but be somewhat surprised. "There are so many people?"

The number of cosmic-level geniuses in the Core Layer of the five major forces is certainly not small. For example, the Four Great Secret Realms of the Virtual Universe Company each have at least 100,000 cosmic-level members. Of course, most of them are members of the End-of-the-World Secret Realm, and they are basically geniuses recruited from the branches of various Universe Country.

However, those cosmic-level geniuses who dare to take on crisis missions are absolutely the elite of the elite.

Jiang Yao then met Laiyi, who, like him, was one of the four cosmic-level geniuses currently existing in the Primal Secret Realm.

There are also many elderly people in the Primordial Secret Realm, some of whom Jiang Yao has also met at Yuxiang Mountain.

This demonstrates just how attractive the Nine Star Sea's Sacred Altar, which opens only once every eight thousand years, is to these geniuses.

Just as the geniuses of the five major forces were exchanging ideas, over a thousand Luoxiao Race cosmic-level beings emerged from the side hall. Each of them had one to four Bone Spikes on their heads and seven Tail Feathers trailing behind them, and all of them were of Royal Bloodline!

These members of the royal family seemed extremely hostile towards outsiders like Jiang Yao, especially towards Jiang Yao, whom they glared at with anger.

One of the leaders approached Jiang Yao with a serious expression. "The Sacred Altar Trial of my Luoxiao Race is not simple. Simply being strong does not guarantee good results in the trial. Countless geniuses from outside the clan have failed in the past, especially geniuses like you with low bloodline levels."

Bloodline level? Does this Sacred Altar Trial even have anything to do with bloodline level?

The Luoxiao Race is very similar to the Monster Race, with clear distinctions between bloodlines and social classes. Why is the trial so focused on bloodlines?

Jiang Yao said calmly, "To gain it is my fortune, to lose it is my fate. I am not insistent on whether or not I can receive the Sacred Altar Baptism."

As long as the Chiling clone can undergo the Sacred Altar Baptism and differentiate into a higher bloodline, that's fine. Jiang Yao's main goal in accepting the Nine Star Sea mission this time is to Chiling clone and collect the Holy Star Stone. He is not optimistic about whether the Sacred Altar can continue to improve him based on his already more than 50 times Gene Level.

"Hmph." The leader of the Luoxiao Royal did not believe Jiang Yao's words, thinking he was just being stubborn.

"The Sacred Altar Trial is about to begin. All trial participants, assemble!"

A deep, resonant voice instantly echoed throughout the entire Sacred Altar Forbidden Domain.

Jiang Yao's heart skipped a beat; this voice belonged to the Immortal Expert had stopped him from killing Yanming outside the forbidden area.

Two figures emerged from the main hall.

It had two horns on its head that curved backward and were covered with Dark Gold Patterns. It had nine dazzling Tail Feathers trailing behind it and carried two blood-red Giant Axe on its back.

It has a single horn protruding from its forehead, and a pair of enormous wings.

"Imperial Race?"

Daiqin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Jiang Yao's gaze also lingered on the Immortal Expert with two dark golden ram horns curving backward on his head and nine Tail Feathers behind him.

The Luoxiao Race's bloodline is divided into four levels, with the noblest bloodline being called the Imperial Race. The nine-tailed and two-horned bloodline is the very form of the Imperial Race.

Millions of the Star Realm geniuses, thousands of Luoxiao Royal who had just stepped out of the main hall, and the Holy Lord of various clans who were sitting around the steps waiting for the results of the trial and baptism all immediately lowered their heads and worshipped the immortal Imperial Race in awe.

Even Chiling clone, who was mixed in with the crowd, felt a sense of awe and tremor from the depths of his bloodline.

It symbolizes the supreme authority that the highest Imperial Bloodline holds over other races.

The Immortal Expert of the Imperial Race did not linger on his clansmen, but instead focused his gaze on Jiang Yao, which made him somewhat alarmed.

However, the immortal of the Luoxiao Race quickly looked away, and the one-horned winged immortal standing beside him continued, "I am the Dragon Eagle King, representing the Giant Axe Coliseum to preside over the opening of this Sacred Altar, and the Blood Axe King, representing the Luoxiao Race, will serve as my deputy to supervise the Sacred Altar Baptism."

Dragon Eagle King from the Giant Axe Coliseum swept his gaze over the group of cosmic-level geniuses from the Core Layer of the five major forces, lingering on Jiang Yao for a second longer before saying with a serious expression, "The Sacred Altar is jointly controlled by my Giant Axe Coliseum and the Luoxiao Race. It can not only allow the Luoxiao Race to differentiate their bloodlines, but also strengthen their bodies and souls and enhance their compatibility with the laws. It is a supreme Supreme Treasure."

"But in order to receive Sacred Altar Baptism, one must first undergo trials and tests!"

"Luoxiao Race's Star Realm geniuses need to undergo the trial of Slaughter Trial. Out of millions of you, only ten thousand will be able to enter the Sacred Altar and differentiate into higher bloodlines!"

"And the 756 geniuses from the Core Layer of the five major forces, and the 1,042 members of the Luoxiao Royal, a total of 1,798 trial participants, will undergo the test of the Mind Trial."

"All Star Realm geniuses shall enter the hall from the left to undergo the trial."

Dragon Eagle King turned his gaze to Jiang Yao and other cosmic-level geniuses, then suddenly opened his mouth, and an ancient stone staircase flew out from it, carved with mottled statues. The huge Stone Stairs landed in front of the main hall, radiating an indescribable brilliance.

The Dragon Eagle King continued, "This Stone Stairs has a total of 45 steps. After everyone falls down the Stone Stairs, the trial ends. The top 100 people, ranked according to the number of steps they have reached, can enter the Sacred Altar to receive baptism!"

Stairs? Jiang Yao pondered. This was somewhat similar to the Demon Sound Divine General Inheritance in the original work, although the number of stairs was far less than that of the Divine General Inheritance.

"I need to remind you," the Dragon Eagle King said coldly, "The trials you are about to undergo are called Mind Trial. It's not that the stronger you are, the higher you can climb. On each step, your opponent is yourself. Only by defeating yourself can you climb to the next step."

"The 45-step ladder represents the 45 minor realms, from Planetary Level 1 to Realm Lord Level 9. Therefore, those with higher bloodline levels do indeed have more advantages."

Many of the more than 700 geniuses from the Core Layer the five major powers smiled, clearly indicating that they came from races with high bloodlines.

A few people even frowned.

A smile appeared on the Dragon Eagle King's face, "For example, if your adult bloodline is at the Stellar level, your trials will begin from the Tenth Layer. If your adult bloodline is at the Cosmic level, your trials will begin from the nineteenth level. If your race's adult bloodline Planetary Level or below the Planetary Level, then the trials will begin from the first step."

"This is so unfair! If someone has a high-level bloodline at the Domain Lord level when they grow up, wouldn't they be able to start from the 28th floor without even having to go through the trials? They could just win without even lifting a finger."

"Exactly! This is so unreasonable and unfair!"

The Dragon Eagle King said calmly, "The Sacred Altar Trials have never been fair. Those who don't want to participate can withdraw now."

Daiqin exclaimed, "Damn, in that case Manka Star Human Eugene of the Universe Galaxy Bank and Naluo of the Giant Axe Coliseum, who comes from the Xishen Race, are really getting a huge advantage."

"If Sajin Fire Dragon hadn't left the Nine Star Sea, as a member of the Yanpoluo Race, he could have started from the 28th step. No wonder he insisted on dragging me to take on this Nine Star Sea mission; his clan probably knows the inside story of this Stone Stair Trial."

"But you're at a huge disadvantage." Daiqin frowned at Jiang Yao: "Aren't you from the Lingtong Race? Then you'll have to start from the first step."

Jiang Yao chuckled and said, "It's alright. I just want to see what's so magical about this Stone Stair Trial that makes it worthy of being called the Path of Mind Trial."

Dragon Eagle King's expression turned solemn. "The trial shall now begin!"

Instantly, dozens of trainees with excited expressions quickly ascended the Stone Stairs. They were clearly all geniuses with high bloodline levels. As they climbed, the Stone Stairs showed no abnormalities until someone reached the 19th or 28th floor, at which point they suddenly stopped, their eyes tightly closed, as if they had been pulled into some kind of illusion.

More than a thousand members of the Luoxiao Royal followed suit and ascended the Stone Stairs, instantly reaching the 10th floor, where they were trapped in an illusion.

The Luoxiao Race reaches star-level maturity upon reaching adulthood.

Other geniuses from the five major powers who reached the Stellar level upon reaching adulthood also ascended the ladder. Daiqin was from the Yibo Race and also had a high-level bloodline that reached the Stellar level upon adulthood.

In the end, only a small group of frowning trial participants remained. These were all geniuses who had Planetary Level or even the Apprentice Level as adults. They had to start from the first level of the ladder.

Jiang Yao, instead of looking gloomy, stepped onto the Stone Stairs with great interest, and then seemed to fall into an illusion as if his soul had left his body.

Looking at the excited geniuses with advanced bloodlines, Dragon Eagle King gently shook his head. "Everyone knows that the Heavenly Star Sacred Altar is the number one treasure of the Nine Star Sea, but most people don't know that the Nine Star Sea has three treasures in total. This Trial Stone Stairs is the second treasure. Advanced bloodlines have their advantages, but starting from the first level also has its benefits."