Dual Cultivator with a cultivation system

The masked man walked calmly toward the large red stone slab under everyone's gaze, his teammates following closely behind and looked nervously towards slab. He drew out a spear and took a stance to throw it.

"Senior, shouldn't you use a treasure before attacking?" the girl who had received a technique from him asked with concern. She thought he was being far too overconfident.

The masked man simply gave her a calm look, still holding his throwing stance without looking at her.

"No. I'm not trash who relies on external objects to win—even if it kills me," he said evenly.

Everyone around heard him. Qing Na pouted, Mui Ling glared at him in irritation, while Wang Ming looked at him with renewed interest. The spear suddenly emitted a yellow hue, radiating a dangerous aura—similar to the one from Mui Ling's pill-boosted attack, except his came without any aid or trick.

'Damn, so that's why he's so arrogant,' the girl thought with clenched fists and a grim face. When she turned back, she noticed the others wearing the same ugly expressions, though none of them dared to say a word. After all, someone capable of casually handing out such powerful techniques was surely no weakling—and the message had already confirmed it. Otherwise, how could he have obtained a token?

The man noticed their expressions but only snorted inwardly as he fixed his gaze on the stone.

"Radiant Spear Throw!" the masked man shouted. The spear in his hand glowed with a flowing yellow light, and everyone—except Wang Ming—was shocked as they felt a wave of mortal danger radiating from it.

'What the hell…' Mui Ling thought, her heart trembling. 'This kind of aura… I've only felt it from a Sect Master, and now it's coming from some stranger?' She cast a wary look at him.

Woosh!

Bang!

The spear left his hand and, with a deafening boom, struck the red stone slab. Everyone's eyes widened when they saw an actual dent appear on the stone's surface.

'Heavens, what the hell was that?!' Jiang Yao's heart pounded in fear. The others were equally shaken—none of them had managed to leave even a scratch, even when using treasures—yet this masked man had done so effortlessly.

All eyes turned toward the projection as the numbers began to change. When they finally stopped, pupils constricted across the room.

800,000

The masked man frowned slightly at the score, but quickly composed himself.

"You all, go."

His teammates swallowed hard before stiffly stepping forward to unleash their own techniques at the slab.

Pass

Last team, step forward.

"Looks like it's our turn, girls," Wang Ming said calmly as he walked toward the Red Stone Slab.

Gulp

Jiang Yao swallowed a mouthful of saliva when she realized she was still frozen in place while the other three walked forward.

'Damn, I didn't even bring any kind of lifesaving treasure. I hope Wu Jing and Min Li did,' Jiang Yao thought, her back drenched in cold sweat. She finally felt a bit of relief when she noticed the calm expressions on Min Li and Wu Jing. Naturally, she assumed they had brought treasures to protect themselves, given their backgrounds. She didn't look down on Wang Ming, but since she had only just met him, she couldn't properly judge his strength.

"You know, I'm a bit relieved that you two brought lifesaving treasures," Jiang Yao whispered as she walked beside them.

Her words caused both Min Li and Wu Jing to glance at her with raised eyebrows.

"What are you talking about?" Wu Jing asked with a puzzled look.

"Hah, don't try to scare me. Obviously you two brought something—otherwise why are you so calm?" Jiang Yao snorted.

"Oh…" both Wu Jing and Min Li exchanged a look of sudden realization.

"I didn't bring any," Min Li said flatly.

"Same here," Wu Jing nodded repeatedly.

"What? Then why in the heavens are you two so calm?!" Jiang Yao asked, her eyes full of panic.

"Hmm, it's because of Wang Ming. He's really strong," Min Li said casually.

"Hey, even though he's your partner, you can't trust him blindly," Jiang Yao retorted with a frown.

"No… she's not wrong," Wu Jing said mysteriously.

"What, Princess?" Jiang Yao looked at her in bewilderment, while Min Li also turned to her with curiosity.

"You'll see soon," Wu Jing replied.

Jiang Yao turned her gaze toward Wang Ming and saw him draw his sword. In the next moment, an overwhelming sense of danger froze her in place as a golden arc of light shot from his blade.

BOOM!

A massive explosion erupted. Jiang Yao's mouth fell open as she dropped onto her buttocks, stammering, "Th-this… this…"

"Impossible!" Mui Ling shouted in horror, her eyes fixed on the cracks that had appeared on the stone slab.

Qing Na also stared at the destruction, jaw hanging. Then her eyes glinted, and she licked her lips as she fixed her gaze on Wang Ming.

'This… this should be at least Heaven Rank. What's his background? An ancient family?' the masked man thought as he took a deep breath, looking at Wang Ming with extreme caution.

Everyone turned their eyes to the projection to check the score, while Wang Ming frowned. 'Even though I didn't use my full strength when releasing the technique, I thought it would cause more damage. Just what is this stone made of?'

He glanced curiously at the red stone slab, then looked back at the projection. When he saw the text, his eyebrow rose.

Unable to calculate

Value above the limit

Error

Team 4 has also passed

Everyone will be teleported to the next round

'Above the limit? What kind of monster is he?' Everyone—except Wu Jing and Min Li—looked at Wang Ming with fear and nervousness. But when they read the last line of text, they quickly suppressed those feelings.

Woosh

Everyone's body was enveloped in a white light, and one by one they vanished from the place.

---

"Heavens, what the fuck happened here?" Wu Jing said the moment she arrived in the next room and saw the surroundings.