Chapter 506: Chapter 454: Puppet Man
At this moment, Lin Feng’s injuries had already healed. Listening to the discussions of the people around him, he suddenly understood—the second challenge was a talent test.
But Lin Feng pondered a question; with no one presiding, was the testing simply done at random?
Just as Lin Feng was feeling puzzled, suddenly, from the depths of the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace, a figure swiftly flew towards them.
Seeing the approaching figure, Lin Feng was startled, filled with endless doubt.
Hadn’t the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace perished countless years ago? How could there be someone inside?
But when the figure arrived, Lin Feng was utterly amazed upon seeing him.
The incoming figure was a middle-aged man, but this man was not made of flesh and blood, rather he was crafted from a dark golden metal.
"This is...!"
Lin Feng was incredibly astonished; he had never seen a metal-made human before. Could such a being be alive?
"Lin Feng, this is a puppet. As long as its energy isn’t exhausted, it possesses infinite life," explained Wu Sheng, who was beside Lin Feng, seeing the look of amazement on his face. "Low-level puppets lack spiritual wisdom, but top-level puppets can have spiritual wisdom that doesn’t lose out to ordinary people."
"Oh? Puppet?" Lin Feng was stunned and found it quite magical.
As they spoke, the puppet middle-aged man had already flown above the plaza, standing in the air.
In this place, where people could not fly, this puppet was not restricted at all.
The middle-aged man hovered in the sky, his grey-white metallic eyes scanning the crowd, and said: "Not bad, this batch is much stronger than the previous ones. I hope that among you, someone can be taken into my Heavenly Vault Divine Palace. Even if you can’t become an Official Disciple of the Heavenly Vault Divine Skill Palace, becoming a Registered Disciple is also quite good."
The middle-aged man’s voice was very hoarse, like metal scraping against metal, making people’s eardrums tingle.
Registered Disciple?
The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment. These people were the top talents under the age of twenty-five from the entire East Continent, with each one of them being renowned across their own domains.
For such talents, whether in their families or sects, they were the favored children of the heavens, receiving key cultivation.
But even so, their chances of even qualifying to become Registered Disciples of the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace were incredibly slim.
However, everyone also clearly understood that becoming a Registered Disciple of the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace was much better than becoming a Direct Disciple of some great powers of the East Continent.
Heavenly Vault Divine Palace had numerous powerful ancient martial arts inheritances and countless treasures. Simply becoming a disciple would bring benefits beyond imagination.
"Congratulations on passing the first challenge of perseverance, but that was only the beginning. If you aim to obtain the inheritance or even become a disciple of my Heavenly Vault Divine Palace, it’s far from enough. You still need to continue to strive."
The middle-aged puppet pointed at the Stone Pillar in the plaza and continued: "This Test Pillar can measure your talents, including Star, Physique, Bloodline, Spiritual Power, and so on with a total of nine levels. Reaching Level Four is considered passing, permitting you to take part in the next challenge! Reaching Level Six would allow you to directly become a Registered Disciple! Reaching Level Seven would allow you to directly become an Official Disciple of my Heavenly Vault Divine Palace."
"Indeed, it is a selection of inheritors!" Lin Feng understood upon hearing this; the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace had been appearing for so many years just to select heirs. However, Lin Feng had his doubts. The Heavenly Vault Divine Palace was a power from the ancient times. Had they really not found a suitable inheritor through these innumerable years?
If it was so, how high would the standard for selecting an inheritor be?
Level Seven was needed to become an Official Disciple, but what kind of talent was required to reach Level Seven? Lin Feng was not yet clear!
"As for these nine Attribute Tablets, they represent nine different attributes. The attribute talents are also divided into nine levels. Achieving Level Four in any attribute counts as passing, granting the opportunity to take part in the next challenge. If any attribute reaches Level Six, you can directly become a Registered Disciple, and reaching Level Seven in any attribute would enable you to directly become an Official Disciple."
The middle-aged puppet made the explanations clear to everyone.
It seemed that the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace valued Body Attributes as well, indicating that as long as one’s body attributes were high enough, they could qualify even if their talent wasn’t up to the standard.
Having finished speaking, the middle-aged puppet stood upright in the air above the plaza, waiting for the people to test.
Many geniuses were in no hurry to test; they were those who had come during the previous rounds and were very clear about their own results.
Some geniuses attending for the first time, upon hearing the words of the middle-aged puppet, each showed a face full of expectation and eagerness to try.
"I’ll go first!"
A loud shout rang out, and a figure rushed forward.
It was a young man clad in green clothing, around twenty years old, with a cultivation at the Sixth Layer of the Earth Martial Master Realm.
The nine Attribute Tablets were neatly arranged together, with the Test Pillar in front of them. Therefore, the young man in green went to the Test Pillar and started by testing his talent.
The young man in green seemed somewhat nervous, took a deep breath, and then slowly pressed his palm against the Test Pillar.
The crowd, also interested, watched. The results of the test would give a rough idea of the difficulty of this test.
As the young man’s palm touched the surface of the Pillar, immediately, a dazzling milky-white light burst from it, forming two intense rings of light.
"Talent Level Two, not qualified!" The middle-aged puppet in the sky shook his head immediately.
"Just Level Two?" The crowd was extremely astonished; the young man had reached the Sixth Layer cultivation of the Earth Martial Master at such a young age. His talent was definitely not weak, but his test result on the Test Pillar was so low.