CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 415 TALENT TEST_2

The ground of the Martial Arts Arena is made of grey-white bricks and stones, neither gold nor jade, yet their hardness compares favorably to that of average Level Three Weapons.

The entire Martial Arts Arena covers an area of a hundred miles, with five black Battle Platforms at the central position towering dozens of meters high, each with an area of five miles in diameter. The scale of these Battle Platforms allows any Martial Artist at the True Spirit Realm to fight without feeling the slightest bit of Binding.

In front of one of the central Battle Platforms stands a fifty-meter-tall white Stone Pillar, divided into ten segments, each one thinner than the one below.

The first segment has a diameter of five meters, and the thinnest at the top is only as thick as an arm, its purpose unknown.

Surrounding the Battle Platforms are grand and vast spectator stands, ninety-nine layers high, reaching hundreds of meters and encircling the entire Martial Arts Arena.

Such an arena can accommodate a million people to watch battles simultaneously. Of course, for ordinary Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artists with limited vision, it would be impossible to watch from tens of miles away.

The entire Martial Arts Arena, with its five Battle Platforms and the spectator stands in all four directions, is magnificent and grand, with an imposing presence that reaches for the heavens, as if to rival the brightness of the sun.

"The Ancient Martial Arena, a relic from antiquity, boasts a history a hundred times more ancient than any power in the Great Thousand Domain!"

Elder Wei stood beside Lin Feng and said, "Now, it is managed by the Heaven and Sea Pavilion."

"The Heaven and Sea Pavilion controls this Martial Arts Arena?"

Lin Feng was surprised.

Elder Wei shook his head and said, "Not control, just managing. Since ancient times, no one has been able to control the Hundred Extremes Sacred City."

"Over the countless years, the Hundred Extremes Tournament in each Domain has been operated by the Heaven and Sea Pavilion. They serve as the judging panel, and the lists of the Hundred Extremes in each Domain, even the Thousand Pride List of the East Continent and the Myriad Venerate List of the Mainland, are also compiled by them."

Hearing this, Lin Feng nodded. The Heavenly Vault Chronicles sold by the Heaven and Sea Pavilion recorded these three lists.

The Heaven and Sea Pavilion, according to the Heavenly Vault Chronicles, is second only to the nine superpowers on the Heavenly Vault Continent, with shops scattered to the furthest corners of the world.

Lin Feng had not expected that the organizer of the Hundred Extremes Tournament would be the Heaven and Sea Pavilion.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

At this moment, more than a dozen figures sliced through the Void and descended onto one of the central Battle Platforms in the arena.

Among these dozen or so people, there were elders and middle-aged individuals, each with an aura as deep and unfathomable as the ocean.

One among them, Lin Feng recognized, was the very Real Man Wande who went to Sky Moon Country last time to distribute the Hundred Extremes Tournament quotas.

Among the dozen, the leader was an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face, a tranquil expression on his countenance, yet the aura he emitted made the surrounding space tremble.

"Greetings to Pavilion Master Zhuang!"

Countless older generation Martial Artists, upon seeing the white-haired, youthful-faced elder, bowed in greeting.

Even the strong Heavenly Martial Masters from the seven Overlord Level powers also bowed in greeting without exception.

"Everyone is too kind!"

The white-haired, youthful-faced elder waved his hand.

"Lin Feng, this is Deputy Pavilion Master Zhuang of the Heaven and Sea Pavilion’s Great Thousand Domain overall branch, a Heavenly Martial Master at the Ninth Layer Peak."

Elder Wei said to Lin Feng.

"Heavenly Martial Master at the Ninth Layer Peak!"

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed at this revelation; such strength was definitely that of a superpower in the Great Thousand Domain, an existence standing at the Peak.

On the Battle Platform, Deputy Pavilion Master Zhuang surveyed the crowd and declared with a clear voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, the sky is already dark. Rest here tonight, and at daybreak tomorrow, the Tournament shall begin."

His sonorous voice echoed throughout the spacious Martial Arts Arena.

A night of rest allowed everyone to elevate their condition to the Peak.

Afterward, Deputy Pavilion Master Zhuang briefly explained the rules of the Tournament, and the crowd went to find their places to rest.

The members of the Divine Wind Camp found a small area in the eastern spectator stands and sat down.

Lin Feng, seated in the stands, swept his gaze across the tens of thousands of Martial Artists in all directions, inwardly shocked by the massive scale of the Hundred Extremes Tournament.

There were about four thousand geniuses participating in this Hundred Extremes Tournament.

Each of the twenty-nine minor countries in the Great Thousand Domain had thirty quotas, each of the six major countries had two hundred quotas, and each of the seven Overlord Level powers had one hundred quotas. In addition, within the Tianhong Empire, there were dozens of comparatively strong powers, each with several dozens of quotas.

Around four thousand geniuses, each one representing the best of their respective powers, vying for the top hundred spots; thinking of this, Lin Feng felt his blood begin to boil.

After a short while, Lin Feng put aside the distractions in his heart, sat cross-legged on a spacious seat, and continued with his cultivation, condensing his Silent Annihilation Sword Qi.

The night passed without words, and as the sky gradually brightened the next day, the Martial Arts Arena became lively again.

Below the north spectator stands was a high podium, where the judging team from the Heaven and Sea Pavilion sat upright.

Seeing that it was already broad daylight, one of the middle-aged men stood up and announced with a clear voice.

"The first phase of the Hundred Extremes Tournament, the Talent Competition, starts now!"

The resonant and robust voice echoed throughout the Ancient Martial Arena.

Everyone instantly quieted down.

According to the rules of the competition, the Hundred Extremes Tournament is divided into two phases: the first is the Talent Competition, and the second is the Martial Arts Battle.

The so-called Talent Competition is for all the geniuses participating in the tournament to test their innate abilities. Anyone ranked beyond the five-hundredth place will be directly eliminated.

This phase is also known as the Talent Elimination Round.

It is quite merciless; even if one’s strength is formidable, a low talent ranking will result in elimination.

However, such a situation seldom arises because those with low talent would not have much strength, and it would be impossible for them to even obtain a spot in the Hundred Extremes Tournament.

To be honest, Lin Feng is somewhat nervous about this phase.

Although his combat strength is extraordinary, his innate talent may not necessarily place him within the top five hundred.

Swoosh!

As soon as the middle-aged man from Heaven and Sea Pavilion finished speaking, he flashed and flew to the front of the battle platform, landing below the fifty-meter-tall white stone pillar.

"Now, all contestants, come forward, take out your Contest Jade Tokens, and test your talent one by one."

The middle-aged man shouted loudly.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!

In a few breaths’ time, all participating geniuses flew to the front of the stone pillar; Lin Feng also flew down from the stands.

"I’ll go first!"

A burly youth was the first to step forward; he had long heard about the Hundred Extremes Tournament’s Test Pillar, which could clearly determine a martial artist’s cultivation talent, and he had always wanted to give it a try.

The burly youth walked up to the Test Pillar, and immediately placed his palm on it.

Buzz, buzz!!

As the burly youth’s hand touched the Test Pillar, the bottom eight sections suddenly lit up with a green glow.

Immediately afterward, a few small characters appeared on the Contest Jade Token in the young man’s other hand.

Green Level Eight Rank!

"Green Level Eight Rank talent, this person’s talent is very strong!"

"Not bad! His talent ranking should be within the top five hundred with no problem!"

As the crowd saw the burly youth’s talent level revealed, many people in the stands whispered among themselves.

The martial artist’s Martial Arts talent is divided into nine levels, corresponding to nine colors, ranked from low to high: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gold, and multicolor.

Within each level, there are ten ranks, and each section of the Test Pillar represents one rank.

Since the pillar lit up with eight sections of green light, his talent is at Green Level Eight Rank.

Following the conclusion of this person’s test, the participating geniuses went up to test their talents one after another.

Yun Jiankong from Heavenly Sword Sect, talent is Green Level Seven Rank!

Han Yijian’s talent is Blue Level Two Rank!

Jia Yuanji’s talent is Blue Level Three Rank!

Some who participated in the previous Hundred Extremes List were very clear about their talents, so their testing went very quickly.

Soon, it was Duan Jingtian’s turn to step up for the test, and Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly; he was quite interested to see what Duan Jingtian’s talent was like.

Buzz

As Duan Jingtian placed his palm on the Test Pillar, blue light immediately lit up, and five out of the ten sections of the Test Pillar shone brightly.

Duan Jingtian’s talent was Blue Level Five Rank!

"Blue Level Five Rank talent, who is this person? His talent is incredibly strong!"

"His talent even surpasses that of Jia Yuanji!"

Exclamations of shock erupted from the spectators’ stand.

Duan Jingtian had no reputation in the Great Thousand Domain, yet his talent surpassed Jia Yuanji, who was ranked forty-ninth on the Hundred Extremes List!