Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi stood behind the elders, waiting quietly.

One heavenly talent after another, after passing the six trials, were rushing over here.

A million heavenly talents is indeed a truly staggering number.

However, the speed of the ten elders was also extremely fast.

After all, their insight and judgment were extremely precise, giving a comprehensive evaluation at a glance.

In an instant, they could determine if these heavenly talents had passed or not.

Xiao Yi watched from behind, nodding silently.

These ten elders were definitely powerhouses above the Saint King Realm.

Xiao Yi naturally could not see through their precise cultivation.

But in his perception, in terms of aura strength, these ten were not as strong as Cang Yue, but much stronger than Senior Lei.

If he guessed correctly, they should be powerhouses at the late stage of the Saint King Realm.

Time gradually passed.

Two days later, all comprehensive evaluations had been given.

Just as Xiao Yi expected, out of a million heavenly talents, only a few hundred thousand remained.

In other words, the passing rate was a little more than one-third.

However, this was truly the process of sifting through sand.

Only the true heavenly talents could enter this First Academy of the Central Region.

Those failed heavenly talents had already left in dismay.

The remaining hundreds of thousands of heavenly talents each had different expressions.

Some were extremely confident in themselves, showing anticipation, waiting for the subsequent tests.

Some were shaking their heads and sighing, apparently those who barely passed.

Some showed regret and lament.

Among these heavenly talents, many came together with friends.

But many found that they passed while their friends failed.

And very likely, from this point on, their destinies would undergo earth-shattering changes.

Those who entered the Heavenly Hidden Academy might soar to the sky, advancing rapidly in their cultivation.

Those who failed left in dismay.

Perhaps ten years, or decades later, former friends would live in two different worlds, at different levels, one in the sky, one on the ground.

This is what is called martial artist fortune, the so-called martial artist opportunity.

The loss of one opportunity could be the difference between cloud and mud.

Xiao Yi shook his head, not thinking about it further.

However, as he was among the first martial artists to pass the six trials, he had arrived early at the foot of the towering mountain.

So, he had witnessed the comprehensive evaluations of almost all the heavenly talents.

He finally saw Lih Fengxing and his group.

Fortunately, Lih Fengxing and his group all passed.

Although their comprehensive evaluations varied, they at least passed.

"Ahem." At this time, a steady cough resounded throughout the scene.

One of the ten elders stepped forward.

It was the elder who had previously given Xiao Yi a comprehensive evaluation.

The elder stepped out slowly, and the heavenly talents fell silent.

"First of all, congratulations to you all for passing the six trials."

"This means you are recognized as true heavenly talents by the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

The profound cultivation carried his voice throughout the scene.

The heavenly talents showed joyful expressions.

"However," the elder said in a deep voice, "this does not mean you have completely passed the assessment."

"You have merely acquired entry qualifications; you are not official disciples yet."

"The next test will soon begin, please be prepared."

"Yes," the heavenly talents responded in unison.

At this time, the elder's gaze slowly turned to the towering mountain in front.

The heavenly talents followed the gaze, slightly turning their heads to look at the majestic mountain.

On the mountain, clouds and mist surrounded it, and the top was nowhere to be seen.

The elder opened his mouth again, his loud voice spreading throughout the scene.

"I have said, you have obtained entry qualifications."

"So, you can now enter the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

"However, whether you can enter depends entirely on your own abilities."

"Hmm?" The heavenly talents heard this, their faces first brightened, then froze, and finally turned into puzzlement.

The elder smiled and said, "The Heavenly Hidden Academy is not located here, but on the summit of this majestic mountain."

"Therefore, your next test is to head to the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

A test? Heading to the Heavenly Hidden Academy? What kind of test is this?

"Heh," the elder chuckled and said, "You little ones, stop standing around, get moving."

"First, you must climb this mountain to reach the peak."

"But remember, during this period, no sky-controlling flight is allowed."

"Of course, if you have the ability, you may try."

"Alright, the assessment begins."

The heavenly talents were first stunned, then quickly set off.

Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…

Some impatient heavenly talents instantly leaped into the air.

But within seconds, without exception, all awkwardly fell from the air.

"What's going on? Is it a no-fly formation?"

The heavenly talents' expressions changed.

Xiao Yi glanced over, frowning slightly.

No wonder he felt an inexplicable sense of pressure when he approached this mountain earlier.

It turned out that this entire mountain was already imbued with a formation.

And this formation was specifically a no-fly formation.

Unless one's strength far surpassed the formation setter, sky-controlling flight was impossible.

"Such an impressive formation technique," Xiao Yi was slightly amazed.

With his formation skill, he hadn't been able to recognize this formation initially, nor even detect its presence.

It goes to show how strong the formation setter's techniques were.

Incidentally, Xiao Yi had acquired formation knowledge from the Ice Venerate Token.

In the Mist Mountain Range, he had easily seen through the illusion and trapped arrays left by the Ice Venerable.

The illusion and trapped arrays left by the Ice Venerable were naturally far superior to the current formation.

But Xiao Yi could see through them because these two formations were linked to that formation knowledge.

Beyond that, his own formation skills and realm had not improved much.

After all, he had not yet had time to thoroughly comprehend that formation knowledge and transform it into techniques under his control.

Naturally, he had no solution for this no-fly formation.

Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…

One by one, the heavenly talents could only start climbing.

However, not long after they started climbing, quite a few fell off the mountain wall again.

"Damn, such a slippery mountain wall."

Several heavenly talents cursed, falling embarrassingly.

At this moment, Xiao Yi also sprang into action.

His hands touched the mountain wall, indeed very slippery.

But, with primordial power gathering in his hands, he could tightly adhere to the mountain wall.

Many heavenly talents gradually discovered this trick and started climbing swiftly.

This was one of the six hardships, the mountain climbing difficulty.

Undoubtedly, climbing to the summit was absolutely going to be extraordinarily difficult.

Yet amongst the heavenly talents, not a single one gave up.

Falling down, slipping away, they climbed up again without hesitation.

This towering mountain, looking up, the top was nowhere in sight, with an unusual height.

Looking left and right, it stretched endlessly.

It seemed more like a giant thick wall isolating two worlds.

But everyone knew that once they crossed it, a different scene awaited.

There lay the First Martial Arts Academy that all martial arts geniuses yearned for.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you," the elder's voice suddenly rang out.

"On the summit, rich rewards have been placed."

"However, the quantity is limited to ten shares only."

After the elder spoke, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

The heavenly talents' eyes brightened and they climbed with even more dedication and speed.

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Fourth update. (Supplement)