Mystery Descends: My Exchanges Are Not Equal

He couldn't accept such a result.

At this moment, a voice of an elder rose from the crowd.

"Friend, killing the Celestial Gate Guardian of the Third Heaven only shows you have the qualification to enter the hall, not the qualification to participate in the trial. Moreover, the Ancient Divine Hall's assessment of aptitude includes combat power as one part, but talent potential is also considered."

As soon as these words fell, everyone realized.

"That's right~! Combat power is important, but talent is crucial! Overall, the combination of combat power and talent is the true measure of strength."

"So, the hall's assessment of aptitude focuses on true combat power!"

"Yes~! If someone only has 10,000 points in combat power, but they have S-Level Talent, their true combat power should be over 15,000 points, which should also pass the aptitude review!"

"Makes sense!"

The crowd discussed fervently.

The bald man mumbled awkwardly, feeling disgraced, and walked away reluctantly.

However, he's only a little over Level 10 now, far from the trial limit of Level 40, so he can continue to strive.

Just then, another voice arose from the crowd.

"I'll give it a try!"

The one who stepped forward was the elder who spoke earlier.

Standing before the Divine Stele, the elder casually flicked out a drop of essence blood.

"Buzz~!"

The Divine Stele lit up with spiritual light.

Moments later, the Divine Stele burst with golden light, revealing four golden words:

[Aptitude Passed]

Then these golden words flew out of the Divine Stele and entered the elder's body.

Around him, a commotion erupted again!

"Wow~! You actually passed the aptitude review!"

"Impressive~! Old brother, you're amazing!"

Everyone praised him with admiration.

The elder smilingly stroked his beard, full of pride.

"Thank you all for your compliments; passing the aptitude only means I have the qualification to enter the Trial Ground. Whether I can pass the trial is another matter."

"According to the introduction on the Divine Stele, the probability for those who pass the aptitude to complete the trial is only one-third."

The elder expressed modestly.

Then, he walked towards the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Trial Divine Stele.

According to the hall's rules, after obtaining trial qualification, one can participate in the trial anytime.

He doesn't have to join the trial immediately; he can wait until he feels his strength is adequate before participating.

However, there are only three chances for each trial.

If all fail, they will permanently lose the trial qualification.

Soon, the elder arrived in front of the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Trial Divine Stele and flicked out a drop of essence blood.

The Divine Stele instantly absorbed the essence blood; under the golden light, the four words [Aptitude Insufficient] appeared, without even the time for analysis in between.

This indicated the elder's aptitude was far from adequate for the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Trial.

The elder smiled faintly, didn't mind, and retreated.

He is not yet at Level 20, with much time before Level 40, and can continue to strive...

The elder and the bald man's appearance and attempt aroused the enthusiasm of the entire arena.

"Everyone, I'll go test first."

"Since I'm here, I should also give it a try!"

"Haha~! I'll join too."

At that moment, the crowd came forth eagerly, rushing to test their trial aptitude.

Moments later, golden lights flashed by the Low Grade Foundation Establishment Divine Stele.

Occasionally, a spiritual light also flashed by the Middle Grade Foundation Establishment Divine Stele.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

Basically, everyone had completed their tests, and even Qian Lingxue went out of curiosity to test but naturally didn't pass.

In conclusion, after completing all tests, only half of them possessed aptitude.

Among them, only two people had the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment aptitude, namely Bai Yuekui and Tang Er.

At this moment, Tang Er was surrounded by many strong figures, receiving their compliments.

He had a proud expression on his face, quite smug.

"Wow~! Tang Er, you're amazing! You're only Level 18, yet you've already obtained the trial qualification for the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment!"

"Yes~! I'm also Level 18, but I only obtained the Lower Grade trial aptitude."

"Sigh~! I'm even worse; I didn't even get the Lower Grade Foundation Establishment aptitude."

"Tang Er, when do you plan to participate in the assessment?"

The crowd asked curiously.

Tang Er looked quite arrogant: "Haha~! I'm only Level 18, with a distance to Level 40's limit. Once my strength increases further, I might obtain the Upper-grade Foundation Establishment trial aptitude. So why rush into the Middle-grade Foundation Establishment trial?"

"Makes sense!"

"Tang Er truly has great foresight!"

The crowd praised him again.

Tang Er beamed with joy.

He proudly glanced around and soon spotted Wang Teng in the corner.

By now, everyone had tested their trial aptitude, except this Wang Teng from the Small Thousand World, who hadn't gone to test at all.

What exactly is this guy doing?

Why isn't he testing?

Tang Er wondered.

He had some friction with Wang Teng, so he paid close attention to Wang Teng's every move.

Whether Wang Teng tested or not, he remembered very clearly.

This Wang Teng had been observing from the sidelines without any intention to test.

Tang Er couldn't help but ponder.

He viewed Wang Teng as someone with extraordinarily good luck, having initially obtained an S-Level bounty opportunity.

The other thing was being exceptionally wealthy.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

He thought of why Wang Teng didn't want to test.

Because Wang Teng was the only one from the Small Thousand World; he'd stood out twice, gaining special attention from Bai Yuekui.

Perhaps now, he feared not even having the Lower Grade Foundation Establishment aptitude, worried he might lose face under public gaze and lose Bai Yuekui's attention, so he was embarrassed to test.

Even some strong figures from the Great Thousand Worlds don't have enough aptitude, let alone someone from the Small Thousand World.

But despite Wang Teng's reluctance to test, he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

This guy made him lose face at the Xian Tian Divine Hall before.

This time, he intended for Wang Teng to lose face in the Celestial God Hall.

With this in mind, Tang Er looked at Wang Teng and spoke aloud.

"Wang Teng, since you're here, aren't you going to test your trial aptitude?"

His question caused an uproar; everyone turned to Wang Teng.

Indeed~!

It seemed as if everyone had tested, except Wang Teng from the Small Thousand World, who hadn't tested yet!

At the moment, Wang Teng was silently watching everything.

He didn't expect Tang Er to directly name him, making him the focus of the crowd.

He couldn't help but look up, seeing Tang Er's face holding a half-smile, with eyes full of triumph.

"This guy is doing it on purpose!"

Wang Teng thought to himself.

He immediately realized Tang Er intended to make him look foolish publicly!

Does this guy really think he doesn't even have the Lower Grade Foundation Establishment trial aptitude?

Wang Teng mused internally with amusement.

He originally intended to stay low-key!

He planned to test silently after everyone left.

Yet, unfortunately, things turned out differently; Tang Er decided to challenge him in public.

Given the circumstances, he had nothing left to be particular about.

With that in mind, Wang Teng smirked mischievously and prepared to step forward for the test…