Martial World's
1563 - Examination Begins
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When Lin Ming was in Tragic Death Valley, he had accompanied Empyrean Divine Mist for seven years. During these seven years, Empyrean Divine Mist almost never spoke of his past. Lin Ming had only ever asked him how long he had been stranded in Tragic Death Valley and Empyrean Divine Mist had responded with an estimated figure of – 35 million years.
Time flow in Tragic Death Valley increased in a 10:1 ratio from the outside. That means that 35 million years in Tragic Death Valley is equal to 3.5 million years outside, a figure consistent with the 3.47 million-year-old figure Qin Yi spoke of!
It was inevitable that he formed some connections in his mind.
The most likely explanation is that in the past, when Divine Void wanted to kill the Divine Mist, the reason was to compete for the qualifications to become a True Divinity! Or, they were fighting for some kind of object that could allow one of the two brothers to ascend to the True Divinity Realm; for example, pills, artifacts, and so on!
And in the end, the heavenly Void came out on top. After he became a True God, he forced the heavenly Fog into the Tragic Death Valley.
Lin Ming thought this was strange in the past. Empyrean Divine Mist and Great Emperor Divine Void were brothers from the very beginning. If the two brothers were to support each other then they could truly dominate the world, incomparable to anyone. So, what happened that could cause these two brothers to become enemies?
If it was said that the way to become a True God was the reason that the two brothers were involved in a life or death struggle, then everything was easily explained!
The True heavenly realm was too tempting for an Empyrean! Even the Heavenly Dream, Primordius, Demondawn, they were all willing to pay a heavy price to reach the True Divinity limit.
Empyrean Divine Dream had decided on her primordial spirit. Empyrean Primordius had returned to his homeland to find his own Heavenly Dao Samsara. Empyrean Demondawn had sided with the saints to betray humanity. All of this was done to reach the True heavenly realm!
Moreover, Lin Ming had something that he could not figure out before. Empyrean Divine Mist and Great Emperor Divine Void had equally astounding talent levels to begin with and their cultivation conditions were similar. So, why did Divine Void break into the True Divinity realm while the heavenly Mist remained at the extreme Empyrean realm? When an Empyrean entered Divine Divinity, it was an entirely new level; it was no small difference.
If one had to think about it, then several million years ago, the two Divine Void and Divine Mist brothers would have definitely found an opportunity to become True Divinity. But, this opportunity can only help one person realize their dreams. And for this chance, Divine Void had hurt Divine Mist. If so, then everything makes sense!
"So originally ...the reason the heavenly Mist fell into Tragic Death Valley was due to some chance of becoming a True God!"
Lin Ming sighed with emotion. Millions of years ago, Empyrean Divine Mist had become the best in his life. He could be called a gallant and heroic figure who had even learned about the opportunity to become a True Divinity. If he succeeds then his prospects will be endless and his name will be stored in the historical record.
But no one can predict the heavens or the hearts of others. In the end, the heavenly Mist had been corrupted by his brother and had lost the opportunity to become a True God. Then, he had been trapped in the hopeless Tragic Death Valley for decades for millions of years as he slowly exhausted himself to death!
This terrifying experience was only described by Empyrean Divine Mist with a single word – hostility. He doesn't want to open up his past because he doesn't want to revive it. In this word 'hostility', it was unknown how much suffering and sorrow it contained!
Lin Ming secretly swore that if he had the ability, he would definitely seek justice for Empyrean Divine Mist!
As Lin Ming was deep in thought, several red-clothed deacons stepped into the examination hall. Among these red-clothed deacons was a white-robed old man.
All of these people are the judges for this exam.
The white-robed old man was an Elder of the Divine Runic Masters Guild. During each test for a heavenly secret master, the Runic God Masters Guild would send an Elder to manage it, even if they were only testing for new members.
With Old Mister Xue and Old Mister Su, there were three heavenly senior secret masters present.
When the white-robed man stepped through the door, Old Man Xue sent him a true essence sound transmission informing him of the situation. After the old man heard this, he looked at Qin Yi with slight surprise. "Qin Yi, I'm looking forward to your performance!"
The white-robed old man did not hide his appreciation towards Qin Yi. Of course, he did not ignore the other juniors here. He quickly glanced at everyone in the hall and said, "There are also all of you, I also anticipate your appearance. If possible, I hope that you can all become heavenly secret masters. Of course ... Because the examination is very tight, the chances of that happening are not very high. Each year, only a small number of people qualify. Perhaps this year will be considered a good harvest … "
As the white-robed old man spoke, his eyes swept over Qin Yi, Clearshadow, and Dreampearl. All three of them are stars this year.
Of the three of them, Clearshadow and Dreampearl both looked confident, excited to begin with. As for Qin Yi, his skin was indifferent as if he did not care much.
“Dreampearl, relax your mind and show your normal ability. ”
Old Man Xue said to his own disciple, giving him a thumbs up. Although this old man was stingy towards others and he was eager to take advantage of Lin Ming's wealth, he was indeed very good to his disciple.
After speaking with his disciple, Old Man Xue turned to Lin Ming. He laughed, saying, “There's also you, son. You can do it! Even if you are here to cause a bit of chaos, you should try your best to cause trouble. Otherwise, you will not be wasting our time but we are wasting your time. ”
Old Man Xue said, his face full of smiles. Lin Ming smiled and nodded in return. Towards this oversized man who resembled a round rat, Lin Ming had some good impressions. The old man's heart is not bad at all. If he cooperated with such a person in the mystic realm of life or death, then even though he might be taken advantage of a little, he would at least not have to worry about the hidden blade on his back.
Lin Ming secretly glanced at Qin Yi and took out a heavenly secret pen of his own. Although meeting Qin Yi during this examination was somewhat surprising to Lin Ming, it was a bit of a distraction that he took seriously.
At this moment, Qin Yi's hand hung low to his side. He had yet to take out his heavenly secret pen, as if he was not even here to take the exam. His beliefs seem to be without parallel.
“During this heavenly secret master examination, there is no limit to the number of failures. If you can complete a first-rate divine runic symbol in 10 hours then you will be considered to have passed. The examination starts now! "
The white-robed elder calmly announced. Although he said there was no limit to the number of failures, money for materials had to be provided alone. No one would be willing to throw away their own materials randomly. Moreover, the most low-level celestial secret masters could complete three heavenly secret symbols within 10 hours. In other words, if they failed three times then they would more or less fail the test.
When the examination began, many examinees began to quickly use their soul power to process the materials. Then, they used their heavenly secret pen to suck up the liquid materials and began compiling many complex heavenly runes.
Lin Ming was no exception. The celestial secret symbol he chose to produce this time around was the 'Overwhelming Rune'.
Although the Overwhelming Rune sounded as if it had an earth-shaking name, it was indeed an unforgettable memory for Lin Ming.
When Lin Ming was 15 years old, to pay for resources, he was busy rushing everywhere to find work. That was when he discovered the Magic Cube. After he obtained the Magic Cube, he inherited the memories of an inscription master. The first inscription symbol that Lin Ming composed was an extraordinary rune.
Of course, the Overwhelming Rune and the Overwhelming Rune of the Asura Road were two completely different concepts. The current Overwhelming Rune was part of the heavenly secret art, and was tens of thousands of times stronger. In the past, the Overwhelming Rune that Lin Ming had made was only the lowest level inscription symbol.
Even so, to Lin Ming at that time, gathering the materials for the Overwhelming Rune almost caused him to go bankrupt.
In order to save on materials that cost him his entire fortune, Lin Ming was unwilling to practice compiling the Overwhelming Rune using its materials. Instead, he used his own true essence to concoct the Extraordinary Rune. He had practiced for days and nights, failing countless times as he repeatedly surpassed his heavenly soul.
In this sort of hell-like training environment, Lin Ming had put in an incredible effort before he managed to concoct an incredible rune. But, the sales process of the Overune Rune was also fraught with suffering and hardships.
No one can judge the quality of his work. Lin Ming had gone to various shops where he was rejected many times. Finally, he had to sell the Overwhelming Rune with a shipment. The price was low to the point that it seemed to be an inscription symbol drawn by an apprentice. During that process, he even met his old lover, Lan Yunyue. He looked at her with a sadness that was not suitable for outsiders.
As Lin Ming recalled all of this, his movements became much slower. It was like a scene dozens of years ago when he first made the Overwhelming Rune replay itself in his mind. He recalled walking down that difficult early path, adding hello after hello to his body until he was glowing. He was moved just by thinking about this.
As Lin Ming was immersed in his own image, his every blow was filled with sincere earnestness.
And to the side, there was someone staring at Lin Ming the entire time. This person was Old Man Xue.
Old Man Xue smiled. He was planning to see what tricks Lin Ming would bring. But as Lin Ming began drawing the Overune Rune, his happy expression slowly froze on his face, replaced by one that grew increasingly astonished.
In his opinion, it was impossible to produce a heavenly secret master without decades of hard work. This was also in a situation where there was a teacher guiding them.
Of course, if one was a rare talent gifted from the heavens and also had the direct help of a teacher, then learning enough to become a divine runic master in 10 years was not a problem at all.
For example, Qin Yi had only practiced heavenly secret arts for 15 years. And looking at his appearance, he was definitely more skilled than a first-rate divine runic master.
However, no matter how ridiculous one's talent was, Old Man Xue did not believe that Lin Ming could learn how to honestly draw a divine runic symbol in one year. Although Lin Ming's movements were slow, they were stable and correct!
The basics can be called solid.
This was astounding because Lin Ming was a human martial artist!
“This boy ... how does he practice? Did he already make contact with the divine runic arts last year and just pretend? "
As Old Mister Xue thought about it, he did not believe that Lin Ming would do something so young and meaningless as to deceive him. At that time, there was no point in pretending. After all, Lin Ming was not a child.
"Could he have had a chance meeting? Or maybe he got some guidance from some famous teacher? "
At this moment, Old Man Xue completely ignored his own disciple, Dreampearl. All of his concentration was placed on Lin Ming as he observed Lin Ming's movements. If Lin Ming could maintain this state then there really was a possibility that he could complete the heavenly secret symbol!
Of course, it's too early to guess now. Lin Ming's movements were not fast and completed the single god secret symbol that required forming hundreds and thousands of small runes. If there is a single step error then the whole picture will fail!
However, even if Lin Ming failed, this was an incomparably terrifying talent in Old Man Xue's eyes. If this level of talent could be maintained, then Lin Ming could truly become a celestial secret master in two years. In five or six years, he could become a second-rate divine runic master. In 10 years, he might even ascend to a third grade heavenly secret master!
This was the speed of a monstrous genius!