Chapter 236 The First Trial


    The moment Darren and other participants arrived at the spot, an elder''s shadow suddenly materialized


    in front of them.


    "Wee to the Ancient Void Battlefield, young ones. The first trial is about to start," the shadow


    proimed loudly.


    "Who..."


    All the participants were astonished at the sight of the shadow. They could also sense it was stronger


    than the grand warriors they had met outside.


    "You must be wondering who I am. I am the guardian of the Void Battlefield. Please, do not fear me.


    You have no reason to. The aura you feel ising from my real body. I am just a spiritual intent and I


    cannot do any physical harm to you. You may call me Mr. Guardian," the shadow continued, noticing


    the alert look on the participants'' faces.


    "The test begins," the elder''s shadow announced.


    "Why did I lose my cultivation base?"


    "What''s going on with me? Why did my realm regress?"


    Every participant''s face turned panicked the second the guardian made his announcement. They could


    feel that their realm and cultivation base were regressing rapidly. Momentster, they had be


    ordinary people, and couldn''t even recall the martial arts skills they had learnt.


    "Calm down, young ones. The first test is called ''starting over''. Now, I shall introduce the rules and


    rewards to you. Listen attentively," the guardian said.


    With a wave of his hand, a ck stone wall fell from the sky andnded before all the participants.


    Everyone looked up at this massive structure and observed that it was covered by a myriad of


    characters.


    "These are all martial skills and forms. Some of them are supernatural martial skills and some are


    about more powerful martial skills!" many eximed in delight, their eyes almost popping out of their


    sockets.


    "From now on, you have three years to master these martial skills. After that time, you need to fight


    each other. Only twenty-five of you can go through to the second test.


    The participants who pass the first test will be rewarded," the guardian said.


    As he waved his hand, many items materialized in mid-air. They were ced in the form of fiveyer


    pyramid. The higher the level, the fewer the items were.


    The crowd looked up and observed the floating objects.


    "Isn''t that a Talent-upgrading Elixir? Oh my gosh! That is really the Talent-upgrading Elixir. If a person


    consumes one pill, his talent will be promoted by one whole level."


    "That''s the supernatural martial skill. There are a dozen supernatural martial skill books!"


    Those prizes they mentioned were at the fifthyer and drew their attention.


    The Talent-upgrading Elixir was a rare pill, one that was heavily sought after in the real world. When


    Darren was in the Starry Tower back then, he had managed to find one Talent-upgrading Elixir which


    was much better than the one in front of him. That pill could increase one''s talent by ten levels and he


    had chosen to give it to Elsa.


    The Talent-upgrading Elixir only worked for those whose talent was below the ninth level of Earth


    Degree. What was more, a cultivator could only take one in his or her lifetime.


    The talent of most of the participants were at the third or fourth level of the Earth Degree. Hence, a


    Talent-upgrading Elixir was a treasure to them.


    But there was another thing that caught their attention. Those supernatural martial skills were also a


    coveted prize!


    There were all kinds of weapons on the fourthyer and each looked powerful and quite lethal.


    "Level-nine legendary weapon: Void Spear. It can help the user gain an additional thirty percent of their


    battle force. It''s most suitable for cultivators below the Grand Realm."


    "Level-nine legendary weapon: Magic de..."


    All the weapons on the fourthyer were level-nine legendary ones and had simr functions.


    If an expert at the top level of supreme stage of Wonder Realm used one of them, his battle force


    would be quite astounding. In fact, he might be able to match a Grand Realm cultivator with it in hand.


    Any Wonder Realm warrior who got a level-nine legendary weapon could singlehandedly defeat his


    peers at the same realm. That was how powerful these weapons were!


    There were ten items on the thirdyer. They were some high-level defense treasures.


    On the secondyer were five rune papers.


    The rewards on the previousyers only slightly surprised Darren. But he was greatly attracted to the


    rune papers on the secondyer.


    ''A 500-fold Speed-boosting Rune, a 500-fold Strength Enhancing Rune, a 500-fold Restoring Rune, a


    500-fold Defensive Rune and a 500-fold Suppression Rune.


    Great. The five rune papers are certainly valuable things, '' Darren observed in his head.


    He yearned to win the five rune papers.


    They reminded him of the thousand-fold Strength Enhancing Rune which Wayne had spent most of his


    life to make. The process to create that amazing rune paper must have been incredibly intricate!


    After Darren studying the rune papers intently, his eyes shifted to the prize on the firstyer—three


    keys.


    ording to the introduction, the keys were necessary to getting through to the 11th test.


    "Well, I''m sure you have by now scoped out all the prizes. You should focus on your cultivation in the


    following three years. The talent who wins the first ce can choose twenty prizes first. The one who


    test," the guardian said.


    "Mr. Guardian, I heard we will be transported out of here three monthster. If that''s the case, how can


    we cultivate here for three years?" one of the participants asked out of curiosity.


    "Ha-ha. Don''t worry. Three years here only equates to ten days outside in your world. I''ll not waste


    more of your time. I''ll be back when the battle begins. The top three will have extra prizes which will be


    greatly beneficial for the next test. I hope you can cultivate hard here.


    One more thing, fighting is forbidden here. Anyone who breaks the rule in the span of three years will


    be disqualified and sent back immediately."


    After the guardian''s shadow finished these words, it vanished into thin air.


    The test began. Many participants were confident that they would pass the test, especially when they


    sensed the dense spiritual energy that surrounded them.


    Darren got flustered because he couldn''t upgrade his current stage by absorbing spiritual energy


    around here. Besides, there was nothing left for him to assimte to upgrade his talent. What made it


    worse, he couldn''t even take items from his Space Ring.


    ''Am I doomed to fail the first test?'' he wondered worriedly.


    Apart from Darren, many of the rest which were not superior talents looked dispirited.


    ''There are fourteen superior talents here. No doubt they will be able to improve their realm faster than


    us. Compared to us, they can master martial skills faster. Looks like we stand no chance of squeezing


    into the top 14 in the uing tournament, '' they thought.


    "I''ll be the winner this time," a superior talent in white dered confidently.


    "You think too highly of yourself, George. Fisher is here. Do you think you can defeat him?" someone


    said scornfully.


    Fisher was ranked eighty-second on the Talent Roll. It was said that he was more talented than most of


    his peers. Rumor was that his true talent degree was close to reaching the eighth level of Earth


    Degree.


    "Humph! Don''t forget Miss Violet Wang''s talent is at the eighth level of Earth Degree. I think she is


    much more likely to be the winner."


    A group of people began to voice out their opinions, bickering amongst themselves.


    Boyce who stood beside Darren didn''t join their conversation. He lookedposed.


    "Darren, obviously this trial tests one''s talent. What''s your talent degree now?" Boyce whispered to


    him.


    Immersed in his own thoughts, Darren didn''t hear what Boyce said.


    "Hey, what are you thinking about?" Boyce nudged him.


    "He''s just a loser who had dumb luck with a strong physical body. I doubt whether his talent has


    reached the Earth Degree," Don ridiculed.


    Facing Don''s aggressive provocations, Darren was pissed off. Considering that the guardian said that


    fighting was not allowed, he forced himself to stay calm. Getting angry here would do nothing good for


    him.


    "Level nine," Darren replied tly, leaving Boyce stunned.


    "Humph! You see? Turns out his talent is just at the ninth level of the ck Degree. He is just a loser.


    Boyce, you were wrong to think highly of this guy. You''ll be in trouble," Don quipped.


    "That''s none of your business. Get the hell of here, or I will beat you up even if I am going to be


    disqualified," Boyce scolded angrily.


    "You''re really good. I will teach the two of you a lesson in the uing tournament. Just wait and see."


    After sneering spitefully at them, Don went towards the wall like other people did. They memorized the


    martial skill techniques and chose a secluded ce to begin cultivating.


    "Darren, don''t lose heart. It''s not easy to be at the ninth level of the ck Degree. You''re such a strong


    cultivator. Even though you''re not as talented as other participants, I believe you will surprise others


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    with your other skills in the uingpetition. Good luck!" Boyce tried tofort Darren.


    "Who told you my talent was at the ck Degree? My talent is at the ninth level of the Earth Degree,"


    Darren exined nonchntly.


    "What... what did you say? Your, your talent is at the ninth level of the Earth Degree?" Boyce


    responded, bbergasted. "You''ve gotta be kidding me. If your talent is really at that stage, you''re


    supposed to have reached the middle stage of Wonder Realm by now!"