Chapter 250: A Little Shock
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Phew.
Ha.
The hall was silent. Several extremely chaotic breathing sounds rose and fell. Li Yin subconsciously turned around and looked at the cultivators on duty in confusion. “What are you doing?”
Just as he opened his mouth, many people looked over in disbelief. A member asked anxiously, “Fellow Daoist Li, is that Talisman Master Shen trying to break through the rankings in the trial s.p.a.ce today?”
The other cultivators stared at Li Yin. Li Yin frowned. He had a feeling that there was something wrong with these few members, but he did not think about anything else. Instead, he replied hesitantly, “Talisman Master Shen is indeed in the trial s.p.a.ce, but he did not charge into the ranking. He’s just tempering his Talisman Dao normally.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the aura of the Nascent Soul in the hall became heavy. The few members on duty who had received confirmation looked at each other and saw the indescribable shock in each other’s eyes.
The leader of the Hidden Dragon Rankings, Shen Ping! This very ordinary cultivator’s name caused a monstrous wave in their hearts.
Li Yin felt that something was amiss. He hurriedly turned his gaze back to the Glory Rankings. He looked up step by step from the bottom of the top 100. When he saw the familiar name and ranking, he was completely stunned. Even his thoughts had completely stopped at this moment.
All that was left in his mind was his junior sister, Pei Huoyu’s voice—four hours!
In the hall of the Sword Hall, the members who were also on duty naturally noticed the change in the Glory rankings. When they saw the leader of the Hidden Dragon Ranking on the list, their expressions were like that of several members of the Mountain Fire Palace. Moreover, even the actions of rubbing their eyes were surprisingly consistent.
Dan Hai Hall.
It was the same for the members on duty. Almost after these members reacted and began to send messages to the higher-ups in the hall for dozens of breaths, the news that the new core, Shen Ping, had entered the Glory Ranking and was ranked 65th quickly spread like a storm.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
A large number of members who were in seclusion, relaxing, or communicating with fellow Daoists arrived at the various halls as soon as they received the news.
Mountain Fire Hall.
Not far from the entrance of the main hall, Talisman Master Jing Yu, who was about to go to the side hall where the Hall Master was, could not help but reveal a surprised expression when he saw the hall that was about to be filled with people from the corner of his eye.
When the trial s.p.a.ce first opened, there had never been so many people in the hall. And today was not an important day. There was no important news from the main hall. Why were there so many members gathered here? It seemed that even the cultivators who often went into seclusion had come out.
Talisman Master Jing Yu still walked over after some hesitation. But before he reached the door, waves of inconceivable voices sounded from the hall.
“He’s really ranked 65th on the Glory Ranking!”
“How long has it been since Talisman Master Shen became a new core disciple? Not only did he enter the Glory Ranking in such a short period of time, but he also made a huge leap and directly rushed to the front. This is too monstrous.”
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No, you all said that Talisman Master Shen just applied for the second volume of the Talisman Beast Scripture. If 1 remember correctly, the second volume is only the second volume of the beast form, right? When did the second volume of the beast form surpa.s.s those old cores who comprehended the second volume of the beast skin?”
“The Beast Scripture is divided into four levels: beast form, beast skin, beast bone, and beast blood. The various skill manuals derived from it are also comprehended according to these four levels. In theory, the core members who comprehend the second volume of the Talisman Beast Scripture can’t exceed the second volume of the beast skin, but don’t forget the final state.”
“That’s right. Back then, that Talisman Master Shen was able to ascend to the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking with the first volume of the Talisman Beast Scripture and comprehended a trace of the final form of the beast form. Now that he’s on the Glory Ranking, he must have comprehended the final form of the second volume.”
“The talisman diagram on the Skills Scripture is only the most basic talisman diagram. It’s already not bad for most core members to be able to comprehend the most basic talisman diagram. As for comprehending the final state, it’s very rare. Usually, only those who go to the Beast Scripture Pavilion have the chance to comprehend the final state. This Talisman Master Shen hasn’t even gone through the headquarters’ review and a.s.sessment, but he actually directly comprehended the final state. His Talisman Dao talent and innate comprehension are simply amazing!”
Amidst this noisy discussion, suddenly, a voice sounded. “That’s not right. Since that Talisman Master Shen just applied for the second volume of the Talisman Beast Scripture, how could he have comprehended the final form of the second volume? Moreover, even if he comprehended a trace, he could at most rush to the bottom of the top hundred of the Glory Ranking!”
The hall immediately fell silent. All the members looked at each other. They were so shocked just now that they did not realize the crux of the matter. Soon, another voice sounded. “The 65th place on the Glory Ranking seems to have to pa.s.s the fifth level of the trial. Under normal circ.u.mstances, it’s very difficult to pa.s.s even with the third volume of the beast form of the Talisman Beast Scripture.”
As soon as he said this, all the cultivators in the hall were completely stunned. They stared blankly at the huge honor rankings. An even more unbelievable thought surged in their minds.
Talisman Master Jing Yu, who was standing near the door, was also stunned. He looked at the hall in a daze and completely lost his thoughts. There was only one thought left in his mind.
65th on the Glory Ranking… Was this f*cking something a human could do!
The sixth floor in the a.s.sessment s.p.a.ce.
Accompanied by a gentle light, Shen Ping, who was wearing a beautiful wide-patterned robe, stood on the island. It was still a lake environment on this floor. However, based on his experience on the first four levels, he knew that the difficulty of the a.s.sessment would definitely increase greatly.
“The phantom of a strange beast. The roar of the strange beast. These two reasons are most likely the reason why I can pa.s.s the fifth level. From the looks of it, the charm of the Talisman Beast Diagram will only appear when it is perfectly close to a strange beast.”
Before the a.s.sessment began, Shen Ping pondered seriously. Although the power of the strange beast pattern diagram he made in the beginning was not low, he had never even seen the phantom of that huge creature, let alone a beast roar. It was the same for the new Talisman Beast Diagram that he developed later.
“1 have to ask Perfected Yun Ya later.”
Although he had such a guess in his heart, he was not sure if his guess was right without confirmation. Of course, even if he had to ask, he would also choose the appropriate method. A gentle voice sounded in midair. Instantly, defensive spiritual light condensed.
Swish, swish.
A large number of strange snakes instantly jumped out of the lake. Compared to the previous level, the triangular patterns on the heads of these strange snakes were clearer. There were strange patterns on the surface of the four pairs of wings on their backs that were as thin as cicada wings. Moreover, their speed and attack power had clearly increased.
Apart from that, there was also a doubling of the number. Tens of thousands of strange snakes attacked the defensive spiritual light from all directions, and the dense energy ripples kept shaking on the surface.
Shen Ping was not surprised at all. He took out the talisman material. He first observed the dimming speed of the defensive spiritual light. It was the same as the fifth level. From the looks of it, the defensive ability of the defensive spiritual light had also increased greatly. This made him heave a sigh of relief.
He picked up the talisman brush. The moment the first special spirit rune landed, Shen Ping was completely engrossed. There were no more distracting thoughts in his heart.
Just as he began to make the strange beast’s single-horn talisman diagram, the gazes of the dozens of main hall-level phantoms around the floating white jade tower at the core of the ethereal and magnificent hall shifted over one after another at the sixth level that gradually lit up.
Compared to the previous two times, this time, even the phantom of the highest throne had a solemn expression. None of them discussed it. Instead, they stared at the broad figure.
It was indeed very outstanding for a new core disciple to be on the Glory Ranking before the review and evaluation, but he was still in the category of a demon-level genius. However, they really could not understand why he had pa.s.sed the fifth level’s a.s.sessment s.p.a.ce.
An hour pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye. When the new single-horned Talisman Beast Diagram erupted with beast roars and condensed a faint phantom of a strange beast, the s.p.a.ce around the dozens of throne phantoms immediately distorted.
Indeed, it was really the final state of great success.
There were four levels in the Beast Scripture, and each level had its final form. This final form was actually the charm of a strange beast. The more vivid it was, the stronger the power it erupted with. As long as it reached 60% of the final form, it would reveal a phantom. There would even be beast roars.
Why were the resources of the Beast Scripture Pavilion in the headquarters so precious? It was mainly because it could give the core members a chance to comprehend the final state.
Similarly, one had to comprehend the final form of the beast form to truly comprehend the various techniques of the Beast Scripture. As for mastery, it was usually only possible at the Divine Transformation Realm.
But now, they saw the final form of the beast form on a Foundation Establishment core.
Boom!
On the sixth floor of the tower, after the Single-Horned Talisman Beast Diagram was released, the strange snakes did not wither. They only stayed in midair for a few breaths before breaking free one after another and quickly drowned the defensive spiritual light.
The sixth level failed.
When the dozens of throne phantoms saw this scene, their expressions returned to calm. Although the final form of the beast form was very powerful, it was ultimately only manifested by the horn of the second volume of the beast form. Its level was relatively low, so it was normal for it to fail.
“Hall Master Yueling, did this little guy just applied for the second volume of the Talisman Beast Scriptur?” At this moment, a gentle voice sounded in the hall.
The phantom of the Moon Spirit Main Hall hurriedly said, “Head Hall Master, I’ve already sent a message to the members of the Sword Hall who distributed the rewards. 1 learned that it has been less than eight hours since that little fellow obtained the scripture.”
Instantly, the auras of dozens of phantoms in the hall vibrated. The other main hall-level thrones all looked at Hall Master Yueling.
“There can’t be any mistakes in this matter!”
“In less than eight hours, he cleared the fifth and sixth levels for two hours. Doesn’t that mean that this little fellow only used four hours to comprehend the Single-Horned Talisman Beast Diagram and also the final form?!”
“Hall Master Yueling, do you think that’s possible?”
Hearing the doubt in their voices, Hall Master Yueling frowned. “I’m not sure about this, but I think that the member of the Sword Hall won’t dare to deceive me. Moreover, there are records of the application for the scripture. Why should 1 fool everyone?”
A gentle voice sounded again. “Investigate again.”
“Yes, Head Hall Master. That Sword Hall member is still in the Southern Flame Continent. 1’11 go over personally!” After Hall Master Yueling finished speaking, its figure disappeared..