The Divine Child's Trial Shocks Everyone
In the Inner Heaven and Earth, the second round of trials ended, and the final round began. The Trial Stone glowed blue. Bai Lingxi stood in the air, her long dress stirring without wind. Her kingdom-toppling beauty looked so sacred that no one dared profane her.
Bai Lingxi's cultivation had risen to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, and her presence grew many times stronger, becoming extraordinarily powerful. As it continued to increase, Grotto Heaven seals slowly appeared behind her, stopping only when the ninth emerged.
"Trial participant Bai Lingxi: nine Grotto Heavens in the Grotto-Heaven Realm."
"Nine Grotto Heavens? It's actually nine Grotto Heavens, the mark of a peerless monster. The Divine Maiden's talent is far too terrifying! Perhaps countless years from now, another peerless empress will emerge from the Jade Pool Holy Land," someone in the crowd exclaimed.
The beautiful woman leading the Jade Pool Holy Land's group also raised the corners of her lips slightly. Her indescribable charm was enough to leave people spellbound. The Divine Maiden is a peerless monster of this age. In the great age to come, our Jade Pool Holy Land can also contend for the imperial throne.
Feng Yutong, the Phoenix Maiden of the Phoenix Clan, smiled faintly as she watched Bai Lingxi display such talent. It had to be said that her smile truly was no less beautiful than Bai Lingxi's. A smile had appeared on her usually cold face for once. Just then, the Phoenix Clan's tenth elder spoke. "Yutong, it's your turn."
Feng Yutong said nothing and flew straight toward the vortex gate. After she entered the Inner Heaven and Earth, the Trial Stone glowed red. Her cultivation changed to the peak of the Body Tempering Realm. She then formed a seal with one hand, and a halo of moderate size appeared before her, radiating blood-red light.
"Go."
With Feng Yutong's delicate shout, a blood-colored phoenix seven or eight meters in size flew out of the halo. Spreading its wings and crying out, the blood phoenix slammed into the Trial Stone.
Bang... After the impact, the indifferent voice rang out again.
"Trial participant Feng Yutong: 350,000 jin in the Body Tempering Realm."
The Trial Stone then glowed yellow, and Feng Yutong's cultivation rose to the peak of the Blood Moving Realm. Her presence surged once more, and a blood-red moon appeared behind her. Its blood-red light illuminated the entire Inner Heaven and Earth, giving it an exceptionally eerie appearance.
"Power of the blood moon," Feng Yutong said softly. Black-red light gathered at the center of the blood moon, growing brighter and brighter before firing a black-red beam straight at the Trial Stone.
Sizzle... The light faded, and the voice rang out again.
"Trial participant Feng Yutong: 3,600,000 jin in the Blood Moving Realm."
The Trial Stone then began to glow blue, and Feng Yutong's cultivation rose to the Grotto-Heaven Realm. She stood there, utterly composed, as though nothing mattered. She then formed a seal with both hands, and nine blood-red Grotto Heavens appeared behind her, radiating red light.
"Trial participant Feng Yutong: nine Grotto Heavens in the Grotto-Heaven Realm."
Outside, the Phoenix Clan's tenth elder stroked his beard and laughed heartily. "Haha, worthy of being our clan's Phoenix Maiden! This mutated bloodline truly gives her the talent of a peerless monster. Mm... When we return, I must have the clan leader open the Land of Nirvana so the Phoenix Maiden can learn the Nirvana Secret Technique. Once she masters it, her strength will surely increase many times over. Haha!"
At that moment, a gigantic fireball plunged straight down at the entrance to the vortex gate. The powerful heat sent everyone present retreating again and again. When the fireball dissipated, a figure appeared.
"Huh... That's Crown Prince Zhenyang, a descendant of the Three-Legged Golden Crow," the members of the Phoenix Clan said, turning to look at him.
"A descendant of the Three-Legged Golden Crow? A being at the pinnacle of fire, just like our ancestor. And the Three-Legged Golden Crow was also one of the ten emperors of the Ancient Heavenly Court. I'd like to see how this descendant of the Three-Legged Golden Crow compares to our Phoenix Maiden."
Crown Prince Zhenyang walked straight up to the Trial Stone. As it began to glow red, his cultivation dropped straight to the peak of Body Tempering. He then gathered the spiritual power in his entire body, and golden light burst from him in every direction, forming a Three-Legged Golden Crow in midair. The Golden Crow opened its great beak and spat out a searing line of fire. The flames were so powerful that even the people outside felt the stifling heat through the image.
After the flames scattered, the voice rang out again.
"Trial participant Jin Zhenyang: 360,000 jin in the Body Tempering Realm." After the voice faded, the Trial Stone glowed yellow once more. Jin Zhenyang's cultivation rose again, and he unleashed an even stronger presence. He raised his right hand slightly, gathering a ball of golden energy in his palm, then squeezed it hard. The golden energy released an intense, searing light. As it shone, the temperature of the space became terrifying, as though it could melt everything away.
After the light faded:
"Trial participant Jin Zhenyang: 3,800,000 jin in the Blood Moving Realm."
The indifferent voice appeared once more. After it faded, the Trial Stone glowed blue, and Jin Zhenyang's cultivation rose to the Grotto-Heaven Realm.
Jin Zhenyang stood in the air with his palms pressed together and his ten fingers interlaced. True Solar Fire surrounded his entire body, making him look like a fire emperor in the flesh. Nine Grotto Heaven seals wreathed in flames appeared behind him.
The people outside had grown numb to the sight. An ancient existence said, "Aren't there a few too many peerless heaven's chosen and peerless monsters in this age? Several have already appeared, and who knows how many more have yet to appear or emerge into the world? In my age, it was already very good if each of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands had one or two peerless heaven's chosen. This truly is a golden age."
At that moment, Yuan Zhexian moved too, slowly floating upward. A faint smile graced his youthful, handsome face, and his clothes stirred without wind. He walked through the air, step by step, his body radiating brilliant golden light and a terrifying presence spreading around him. The sound of the Great Dao rang through heaven and earth, while his Double Pupils, like stars shining in the universe, were mysterious and powerful. His entire being gave everyone the suffocating sensation of falling into the depths of the Boundary Sea.
"Those are... Double Pupils? The Yuan Clan's Divine Child actually has Double Pupils? Those legendary Double Pupils that have never been defeated? No, that's not right. Double Pupils alone wouldn't be enough to make him the Yuan Clan's Divine Child. He must have another physique. Otherwise, Yuan Ruochu, the Yuan Clan's first sequence, would have claimed the Divine Child's position long ago. His Samsara Physique is a heaven-defying physique rarely seen even once in several epochs."
Yuan Zhexian reached the entrance to the vortex gate and walked slowly inside, one unhurried step at a time.
In the Inner Heaven and Earth, the Trial Stone sensed someone entering and began to glow red.
Yuan Zhexian looked up at the Trial Stone and circulated the Eternal Immortal Scripture. The terrifying spiritual power throughout his body began pouring into his right fist. He then punched, and space froze. There were no dazzling moves or unnecessary motions, just one punch.
Boom... After the punch, the Trial Stone trembled ceaselessly. The indifferent voice was no longer indifferent. Instead, it spoke in surprise.
"You... you are..."
"Announce the result, Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet," Yuan Zhexian said to the sky.
"I never expected you to appear in this great age," the voice said in surprise.
"Trial participant Yuan Zhexian: 5,000,000 jin in the Body Tempering Realm."
Hiss... Everyone outside drew a sharp breath. "F-five... five million jin?? Th-this... The Extreme Realm of Body Tempering is only one million jin, isn't it? Even a monster of the ages probably isn't that fierce!" This could no longer be described as terrifying. To them, it was simply a tale from the Arabian Nights.
Just then, the Trial Stone glowed yellow. Yuan Zhexian smiled faintly, and golden light flashed around him. The realm he had been suppressing shot up like a rocket.
First stage of Blood Moving, second stage, third stage... It stopped only when he reached the peak of Blood Moving. Yuan Zhexian once again gathered power in his right fist, but this time was different. He silently circulated the power of his Double Pupils, his Supreme Bone, and his Chaos Physique, merging the three powers into one. His terrifying presence made even the sky and earth outside change color, as though the end of the world had come. Once again, there were no dazzling moves or unnecessary motions. He threw a punch.
Crack... crack... crack, crack! Cracks rapidly spread across the entire Trial Stone. With a sudden explosive report, the Trial Stone shattered...
This time, the voice sounded helpless. "You... ah..."
"Trial participant Yuan Zhexian: 100,000,000 jin in the Blood Moving Realm."
Outside, everyone's mouths hung open, and they were too shocked to speak. The once-noisy surroundings fell extraordinarily quiet. The sound of the wind could faintly be heard.
When the crowd recovered, someone said, "O-one... one hundred million??" Even the voice speaking was trembling.
"I ******," someone had already started swearing.
Another person spoke excitedly in their local "dialect."
"Oh my, I... I... I... You really can't measure the sea with a dipper, and you can't judge a person by their looks. I never thought it, never thought it! He's a five-year-old child... one hundred million jin? Did you all see that? Who'd dare believe it? Without playing around like that, I'm telling you, could he be like this? I... honestly, I'm such a fool. Let's leave it at that. I really, really... my head's buzzing right now, stars everywhere, whole patches of them. Really."
Although the Stone of Trials had shattered, the trial still had to continue. The voice sounded very dejected now.
Yuan Zhexian stood in the air, one hand behind his back and the other held before his chest after forming a seal. A supreme presence suddenly radiated from him. A golden halo appeared beneath his feet, profound and mysterious. His terrifying presence made the space around him tremble. His cultivation, which had been suppressed to the peak of the Blood Moving Realm, rose once more. First stage of Grotto-Heaven, second stage, third stage... ninth stage. It stopped only when he reached the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm. Then Grotto Heavens slowly appeared behind him, one, two, five... They stopped only at the eighteenth.
"Trial participant Yuan Zhexian: eighteen Grotto Heavens in the Grotto-Heaven Realm."
The people outside could no longer sit still. What was this?? A monster of the ages? A Heavenly Emperor reincarnated? Or a child of the Heavenly Dao? Whether it was Huang Shaoyu, Jin Zhenyang, Bai Lingxi, or even the extremely aloof Feng Yutong, they were all reeling. Only the members of the Yuan Clan and Yu Clan were filled with excitement, their eyes burning with fervor and respect as they looked at Yuan Zhexian in the image. At that moment, a supreme existence from a holy land said, "I remember now. After the Heaven-Opening Era, there was a kind of person who was like a child of the Great Dao. They possessed the talent and strength to sweep aside an entire age, or even several ages, invincible beneath the heavens. Such people were born above all things. After the Heaven-Opening Era, they were called 'forbidden monsters.'"