"Could the few of you please select your evaluation direction first..." The person in charge of the evaluation had soone bring over a few forms and handed them to the five.
"Attack evaluation, defense evaluation, speed evaluation... For special categories, please provide detailed explanations..." Su Chen lowered his head and glanced at the form.
The practical combat evaluation wasn't to have them fight against each other, as that wouldn't be fair.
They were not of the sa age, and there were disparities in their environnts and resource usage. With unbalanced strength, fighting each other wouldn't show whether one had put in effort or not.
In order to maintain relative fairness, the Adjudication Court naturally had its own thods of asurent, conducting different evaluation thods based on everyone's strong points.
Su Chen deeply pondered. His developnt was very balanced, so any of them would actually work. In the end, he still placed a checkmark on 'Attack'.
By the ti he looked up, everyone else's forms had already been submitted.
"Oh..." Lowering his head to look, the person in charge of the evaluation was sowhat surprised. "To think all of them chose the attack evaluation."
"There's a good show to watch." The crowd in the back was very expectant. "Since it's all attack evaluations, who is more outstanding will be clear at a glance."
After making so slight preparations below, the person in charge of the evaluation waited until soone gave him a hand signal before calling out:
"ng Qi!"
Keeping his head lowered, ng Qi shuddered and abruptly raised his head: "Here!"
A trace of disdain flashed through Pang Xingwen's eyes. Country bumpkin.
"...Your evaluation target is him." The Adjudicator turned to the side, and a burly, muscular man walked up from behind him, arriving at the empty space at the front of the training ground.
His face looked as if it was sared with yellow wax. He was fully two ters tall with bulging muscles, exuding a heavy sense of oppression.
"Mid-2nd-tier, Rock Sentinel." He spoke with a muffled voice. "Your task is very simple. Make step back. Even if it's just a tiny bit, it's considered a pass."
As his words fell, an earthen-yellow radiance surfaced over his skin. Stomping his two feet apart, it was as if he had taken root, faintly linking together with the training ground.
"So sturdy..." Watching him and sensing the other party's life aura, which was as heavy as a mountain, Su Chen murmured, "His professional developnt progress has definitely surpassed 50%, perhaps even higher..."
"ng Qi's first-tier profession was only interdiate-grade, and he hasn't even been in the second-tier for long. To think they actually sent out a Rock Sentinel who is developed to the latter half. The difficulty seems to have risen." Chu Yunze couldn't help but furrow his brows.
Hearing this clearly, Su Chen looked toward the sowhat apprehensive ng Qi. This guy's first-tier profession was actually only interdiate-grade.
In that case, he was naturally a notch weaker than the others from birth.
ng Qi's throat bobbed. Anyone could tell that he was nervous to the extre.
"Phew..." Slowly exhaling a breath of air, he gritted his teeth and let out a fierce shout. Green waves of air abruptly exploded around him. Withered vine-like branches spread from his back shoulders to his arms, gradually wrapping up to form a wooden hamr.
"Break for !"
He let out a loud roar, charging out fiercely.
Boom!
The wooden hamr smashed against the Adjudicator's earthen-yellow skin, sending ripples echoing outward. Yellow, scale-like protrusions surfaced beneath his skin.
In the instant the keratinized defensive layer ca into contact with the wooden hamr, it emitted the sound of clashing tal.
A green shockwave exploded, centering on the point of collision. Its montum looked massive, but that Adjudicator remained completely motionless.
ng Qi gritted his teeth and let out another fierce shout. Branches actually vine-like spread from his legs as well, similarly taking root in the earth.
Finally, that Adjudicator's body swayed, stepping back a slight half-step.
"Pass. Can beco a Regular Inner Court mber," the Adjudicator in charge of the evaluation beside them called out loudly.
"Fuck, how perverted. This is only a pass, and he can only be a regular mber?"
In the back, quite a few people were discussing.
There were also so who saw the clues: "Although his talent is Red Gold, his first-tier profession is only interdiate. He's at too big of a disadvantage, and his developnt progress shouldn't be too high either..."
"The Adjudication Court definitely grasped this information long ago. The evaluating Adjudicator they sent out is definitely soone he can theoretically repel. Since he only barely managed to do it, it ans he hasn't put in enough effort."
"Now that there are more and more Red Gold-tier talents, if you don't work hard, you can only be eliminated."
Since a Red Gold-tier talent was stronger than a Brilliant Silver-tier one, in terms of professional developnt progress, at the sa age, it would definitely be higher, and one's strength would be greater.
If the evaluation wasn't up to standard, it proved that one hadn't been putting in much effort in their professional developnt, or even slacking off, with a mind that wasn't resolute.
If you don't use your talent, no matter how good it is, what aning does it have?
"Pang Xingwen!" the Adjudicator called out again.
Pang Xingwen's face turned sowhat gloomy. There was a thod to this order of calling nas. Based on the information gathered by the Adjudication Court, it should be from weak to strong.
He had thought he'd at least be placed after Su Chen or even Chu Yunze, but it turned out he was second.
Naturally, the enemy he faced was changed. Looking at the life aura, Su Chen estimated him to be stronger than the last one, though he was also a Rock Sentinel.
Boom!
A wave of flas exploded in the venue. That Adjudicator took two steps back, paused slightly, and then took another step back.
"Good... Can be an Inner Court Seed!" the person in charge of the evaluation said in a heavy voice.
Pang Xingwen's face was extrely gloomy as he looked toward Chu Xuan, who was feigning sleep with his eyes closed.
"Shady workings..." Su Chen used his ntal energy to observe it very carefully. That evaluating Adjudicator could have chosen not to take that final step back.
There were inevitably noisy voices from the back. So hadn't noticed the clues, while those who did didn't dare to speak up.
"Chu Yunze!"
Chu Yunze looked toward Su Chen in shock. His first-tier profession was a top-tier one. How could he be placed before Su Chen? Even though Su Chen was at the second-tier in both physical and ntal aspects, his own developnt progress should be far higher than the other party's.
Could it be that this guy's first-tier profession was also top-tier?
Chu Xuan also opened his eyes, furrowing his brows.
'Even stronger...' Su Chen was staring at the newly arrived Adjudicator. Still a Rock Sentinel.
Even if he also possessed a top-tier first-tier profession, my resources are fully maxed out, and I train for twelve hours a day. Why would the Adjudication Court think he might be stronger than ?
Chu Yunze also felt sowhat frustrated in his heart. The water current around him flowed, transforming into a lifelike azure wyrm that moved along with him as the wyrm's head smashed towards that evaluating Adjudicator!
Boom!
Azure waves exploded. That evaluating Adjudicator staggered backward four or five steps before coming to a halt.
"Excellent. Can be an Inner Court Seed!" the person in charge recorded it down.
"Su Chen!" the person in charge called out. It was finally his turn.
Chu Yunze stared at him closely, seemingly wanting to see just where exactly he was stronger.
Chu Xuan also seed to rouse his spirit a little, as if Su Chen finally possessed the qualifications for him to face him directly.
Thud!
Yet another burly man stepped forward, and Chu Yunze's expression changed slightly, "Chen Liang, it's him?"
This was a regular Inner Court mber with a Brilliant Silver-tier talent. According to what he knew, the other party had already developed the Rock Sentinel class to perfection not too long ago, and was currently setting about to advance to a third-tier profession.
Moreover, the other party was Wei Yinshuo's grand-student. He shot a glance at Pang Xingwen, feeling disgusted in his heart.
'This one looks, it seems he's quite young.' Su Chen realized sothing was wrong. Sweeping his gaze around, as expected, he spotted Pang Xingwen, who wore a cold sneer and was watching a good show.
Su Chen detected that this person was vastly stronger than Chu Yunze's opponent from just now. Layers of gray stone skin had even surfaced over his skin.
"What are you waiting for, are you going to forfeit?"
Seeing him standing in place without moving, Chen Liang couldn't help but call out continuously, seeming very impatient.
The person in charge beside him also let out an imperceptible sigh, looking sowhat helpless.
Su Chen's eyes narrowed into slits as he nonchalantly swept a glance toward the high platform. Since Old Xia is here...
Crackle!
Electrical arcs exploded. The Wind and Thunder Adept ability activated, and cobweb-like electrical patterns surfaced over his skin. Those violet-blue electrical arcs road along his blood vessels.
His bodily strength abruptly elevated by several grades. Each strand of his fluttering hair was stained with crackling electrical arcs. The wildly dancing winds around him ford a vortex visible to the naked eye. Colliding with the electrical arcs, it ford a lightning plasma storm.
Su Chen lightly tapped his foot, and his entire person shot straight forward, difficult for the naked eye to capture.
He clenched his palm into a fist. Blue wind currents reversed and converged, sweeping up the lightning light and attaching to his right arm.
【Wrath of Wind and Thunder】!
At the sa ti, psychokinesis surged and shot out. His target was exactly the other party's lower body, where his legs were in contact with the earth!
With this strike, containing the accumulation of four top-tier professions, let's see if you can block it!
"This fucking..." The mont the very first electrical arc surfaced, Chen Liang imdiately realized sothing was wrong.
But Su Chen's speed was so fast that he couldn't even react in ti.
Boom!!!
He only felt an intense pain in his chest, as if his legs had been smashed upward by a giant hamr, and the scenery before him pulled away.
.........
"...A top-tier first-tier profession, training day and night without rest. It's ti to let these little runts of Yingfeng see what absolute tenacity of the mind truly looks like."
Chong Jingtian lowered his head to look at the virtual screen. This was Su Chen's general information.
As for the matter of his top-tier first-tier profession, Xia Hanshi still needed to claim credit for Yuan Chenyang, so he naturally wouldn't conceal it.
As for Su Chen's deeds of training day and night without stop, that was sothing anyone could casually pull up.
"This ti, you truly picked up a good seedling..." Chong Jingtian sighed over it increasingly more, looking towards Xia Hanshi.
"No helping it. Since his background isn't good, he naturally has to put in a hundred tis more effort. Rather, if he were Chu Yunze or Pang Xingwen, he probably wouldn't be much better off," Xia Hanshi said with a cool tone.
"You can't say it like that..." Yuan Poshan shook his head. "That ng Qi's background can't be considered good either, but looking at his strength, he can't be considered to be putting his heart into it... In the end, he couldn't endure the loneliness..."
"Courting death!" Xia Hanshi abruptly stood up, as blazing golden flas spewed forth.
Yuan Poshan was shocked and couldn't help but feel annoyed. Did this Xia Hanshi have a brain disease? He was speaking up for him!
"Chen Liang, can he even be considered an evaluating Adjudicator!?" Xia Hanshi's tone was chilling. "He's already about to advance to the third-tier!"
Chong Jingtian's speed was even faster. He had already firmly pressed down on his shoulder and shouted: "This is the Adjudication Court!"
Wei Yinshuo had already retreated a distance away and said in a low tone: "Why shouldn't he count? Su Chen's strength is great, so naturally we have to use soone strong for the evaluation!"
Only then did Yuan Poshan realize the situation on the field, his expression also becoming sowhat displeased.
Even though Su Chen had been snatched away by Xia Hanshi, he still had a karmic tie with Yuan Chenyang regardless.
"Number Four, you're this..." Just as Yuan Poshan was about to speak, his expression couldn't help but shift.
The others also noticed sothing, as pair after pair of eyes uniformly shot down toward the field below.
Chen Liang's robust body had already flown horizontally outward like a cannonball for a dozen or so ters. Landing on the ground, he rolled a few tis before gradually coming to a halt.
Blood seeped from his mouth, his chest was charred black, and his body twitched incessantly. He had actually lost consciousness.
"To think..." Yuan Poshan couldn't help but feel shocked. Looking at Su Chen's peculiar state, he couldn't help muttering softly: "Double elents?"
Xia Hanshi's eyes flickered, as he said coolly: "His ntal profession is Mystic Scholar, and he stole abilities related to the lightning elent. It seems he developed a fusion ability out of it..."
"Fusion ability? So that's how it is." Yuan Poshan saw the light, and shot an annoyed glance at Xia Hanshi.
"Equal talents... parallel professions, plus a fusion ability, that is indeed rare," Chong Jingtian couldn't help but say, as deep thought flowed from his gaze.
No one didn't wish for parallel dual professions, but for many people whose talent was insufficient, it would only waste even more energy.
As for fusion abilities, there were even fewer records of them. They placed extrely harsh requirents upon oneself, one's profession, and one's talent before there was a possibility of them being born.
Wei Yinshuo's face was incomparably ugly.
"Hah..." A smile tugged at Xia Hanshi's face. "Leaving the front lines for too long turns a person to only working through sches and trickery. As long as your fist is big enough, no sches or trickery are of any use."
"I recall that Chu Xuan whatever, his physical talent is Ink Jade, but his ntal talent is rely Bronze, right? Maybe he won't even be as formidable as Su Chen in the future."
"The disparity in tiers isn't sothing that parallel dual-professions can smooth over." Wei Yinshuo had also restored his calm.
Xia Hanshi spoke coolly: "Next up should be that Chu Xuan then. Since he's so aweso, you should at least have a third-tier professional evaluate him."
Chong Jingtian furrowed his brows and shook his head: "Third-tier is far too exaggerated. Just let Zhang Fang go, similar to Chen Liang."
Wei Yinshuo's expression changed slightly, seemingly wanting to say sothing, but in the end he did not open his mouth.
.........
"The person... flew... flew out?" The person in charge was dumbstruck, looking at the first-aid personnel rushing over from outside the venue.
anwhile, the others gathered not far away, waiting for their evaluations to end, were already stupefied.
The strongest person prior, Chu Yunze, had only managed to make his opponent stagger back a few steps.
If Chen Liang had been forced to step back a dozen or so steps, they could all understand. But the scene of him flying horizontally outward occurring right before their very eyes truly surpassed their imaginations.
"Hah!" In the crowd, Zhang Hengyu tightly clenched his two hands, feeling a burst of cheerfulness. He knew very well just how insanely hard Su Chen worked. It was ti to let this group of Yingfeng second-generations see what the king of grinding was truly like!
"Brother Su, Brother Su!"
In the audience seating, Du Yu shouted loudly, and the other's faces also turned flushed. They had co from the sa place after all, so of course they currently shared in the honor too!
The originally sowhat silent audience seating instantly began to buzz right now, as they discussed among themselves.
"How can this be possible!" Pang Xingwen was in disbelief. He was perfectly aware of Chen Liang's situation, as he was already preparing to advance to a third-tier professional. His entire body of stone skin was frightfully strong.
Because of this, the scene before his eyes made him find it all the more unimaginable.
"Even with dual professions, it shouldn't possess this degree of intensity. Could it be that his developnt progress is already nearing 100%..." Chu Yunze couldn't help but think. "At his age, could it be that he has been training without a single mont of rest since inaugurating it?"
"How could soone possess this kind of perseverance!"
How could he be this strong? Chu Xuan's pupils shrunk, his face tightly drawn. Clenching his fists, he had long since lost his tranquility, as a trace of panic unknowingly leaked from his heart.
If he had to face the sa enemy, he feared he could not accomplish what Su Chen had done. And the troubleso part lay in the fact that his evaluation was still after Su Chen's.
"Your Excellency?" Su Chen tentatively called out to the person in charge, having already retracted his fully unleashed posture, returning to his gentle state once more.
"Oh, oh..." The other party snapping back to his senses, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and announced: "Ex... Ex... Excellent. Can beco an Inner Court Seed!"
The result obviously surpassed the bounds of excellent, but the ceiling was only to this extent, so he could only announce it this way.
He composed his mind before shouting: "Chu Xuan!"
The mont this na ca out, the initial sounds of discussion gradually subsided, as they looked towards Chu Xuan with implied expectations:
"Even a Double Red Gold is this fierce, wouldn't an Ink Jade-tier talent be even more formidable?"
"Yeah, we can finally broaden our horizons."
"Let them have a good look!" Pang Xingwen couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Shut your mouth!" Chu Yunze couldn't help but reprimand him, shooting a worried look at Chu Xuan slowly walking forward.
The person in charge looked back, only to discover that the evaluating mber they had originally prepared had unknowingly been swapped out for another.
Soone running over whispered a few words into his ear. Deeply pondering, he stepped out of the way.
Yet another burly man stepped forward. Besides having different facial features, these guys who walked the path of the Rock Sentinel profession all shared similar physiques.
"His strength is about the sa as that guy from just now." Su Chen estimated, finally nodding his head in satisfaction, looking towards Chu Xuan with so expectations.
A pure Ink Jade-tier talent, just how strong was it?
Chu Xuan stood in the venue. Listening to the surrounding whispers and those gazes brimming with expectations, the veins on his forehead contorted as an unspeakable anxiety rose within his heart.
How could it be like this?
He hadn't felt this feeling in a very long ti...
"Are we still not starting?" His opponent also asked, his voice muffled.
Chu Xuan took a deep breath, his gaze gradually turning resolute.
If you can do it, I might not be unable to!
Boom!
Crimson waves of air exploded around Chu Xuan's body. Dense scales crawled all over his body like snake scales, and his aura similarly strengthened ceaselessly.
"His developnt progress has probably surpassed 50% as well..." Su Chen estimated silently. "A physical class. It seems it is a physical talent..."
"Hah—ah!"
Chu Xuan's appearance was malevolent, his pupils transforming into snake slits. A muffled boom sounded from beneath his feet as he rushed forward like a roaring explosion, as if transforming into a man-eating frenzied python.
Boom!
That evaluating Adjudicator's expression changed. Crossing his arms, earthen-yellow energy flowed entirely through his body.
The crimson python was like slamming into a block of stubborn stone, as countless streams of light burst apart. While the evaluating Adjudicator's feet appeared unmoving, his entire person gradually slid backwards.
"Retreat for !"
Chu Xuan's appearance was malevolent. He had already squeezed out every last ounce of strength from his body's cells.
"He pushed him out of the bounds!" Soone shouted, yet there was a trace of doubt in their words.
"Is this... is it really an Ink Jade?" Soone in the crowd behind couldn't help but speak up hesitantly.
"I guess so... When this guy arrived, he was like the moon surrounded by a multitude of stars. Chu Yunze, Pang Xingwen, and the rest surrounded him, and there was also that group of people..."
"Then is he hiding his strength?" There were still so who weren't quite willing to believe it.
"Hiding bullshit. Right now, this concerns the treatnt they'll receive after entering the Adjudication Court. Hiding his strength right now, isn't that brain-dead?"
"But, this is a bit different from what I imagined. That guy just now moved like flowing water and floating clouds, while this guy looked as if he was struggling very hard, and only barely managed to push him out."
"No wonder Su Chen left so decisively that night. He had the capital to be arrogant..."
Among them were quite a few people who had attended Chu Xuan's banquet. At this mont, all of them were sowhat disappointed.
"Is this all there is to an Ink Jade-tier talent?" Du Yu looked disappointed. "I thought it was super formidable. But there's still quite a distance between him and my Brother Su."
The others in the audience seating also looked at each other in dismay, their faces filled with disappointnt. I already took my pants off, and it ended up like this? He's not even as good as that guy just now.
As they spoke, the focus of the discussion once again shifted to that guy nad Su Chen just now.
"What the hell is he doing!?" Pang Xingwen gnashed his teeth. "Blast that guy flying outwards!"
"Shut your mouth!" Chu Yunze had a ruthless look in his eyes. Pang Xingwen felt guilty in his heart, but couldn't help saying: "It's not that I'm anxious, but he needs to display a matchless posture!"
Chu Yunze took a deep breath, stating: "Talent doesn't an imdiate strength. It requires ti to convert. In the early stages, this gap isn't obvious, so Su Chen can use his hard work to catch up or even surpass him..."
"As the professional tier increases, the difficulty of developnt will grow greater and greater. Only then can talent truly manifest its value. A montary loss and gain is nothing."
"It's nothing?" Pang Xingwen was stupefied, and then angrily cursed: "Nothing my ass. If he can't beco a Core Seed..."
His words weren't finished before they were forced back down by Chu Yunze's chilling, killing-intent-filled gaze.
Chu Xuan panted heavily, his cheeks twitching faintly on both sides, as if his teeth were about to be crushed.
The surrounding discussions could be clearly heard, surging into his ears.
Doubt, ridicule, mockery.
Such discussions, ever since he had exposed his talent, had never appeared again.
If there hadn't been Su Chen, his current battle record would have been shocking enough. But with a jewel preceding him, him coming out as the bottom of the barrel just seed too lacking.
Thinking up to this point, he couldn't help but look up towards Su Chen, only to discover that the other party had already shifted his gaze away, as if having lost interest.
"You..." With his qi and blood rushing to his head, Chu Xuan's pupils instantly beca bloodshot. Being drained of energy, coupled with his violent emotional fluctuations, even left him feeling sowhat dizzy.
But a final shred of rationality still suppressed him from doing anything out of bounds.
"Is this all there is..." Su Chen muttered in his heart, having originally thought there would be so stunning, peerless performance.
But upon second thought, he formulated an explanation for himself: "Talent is ultimately just talent. It only increases the efficiency of developnt. Added to the inauguration requirents, this causes it to be important, but not to the extent where talent is the solitary factor."
His understanding of this kind of strength evaluation in the Adjudication Court deepened by another layer.
Faintly sensing soone staring at him, he looked up and only saw that Chu Xuan had already walked back to his position, keeping silent without speaking a word.
"Excellent! Can beco an Inner Court Seed!" The person in charge loudly called out, unable to help himself from glancing at those two faint ruts plowed out in the venue.
If it were in the past, this would have already triggered a massive commotion, what a pity...
"The Red Gold-tier evaluations have ended. The other evaluations can comnce," he said.
The Adjudicator Guards began driving away those guys gathered at the side.
Their evaluations weren't worthy of capturing the attention of millions. Returning to their own regions, they followed the guides to select their evaluation thods and proceeded step-by-step.
The five who had finished their evaluations had differing expressions. ng Qi's cowering gaze occasionally glanced toward Su Chen.
Pang Xingwen's expression was gloomy, and Chu Yunze's face also didn't look good at all.
"Chu Xuan, Su Chen, could the two of you please co with . The Chief wishes to see you..." Receiving a notification, the person in charge called out.
Su Chen's heart stirred. Chu Xuan also organized his emotions, following the person in charge toward the high platform.
Chu Yunze breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a chance, still a chance...
The two walked side-by-side in absolute silence. Taking the levitation elevator, they vanished into the high platform.
The mont Su Chen entered, he subconsciously sized up his surroundings, vaguely sensing that the atmosphere was wrong.
The deeply tranquil-looking Chong Jingtian. He recognized the other party, having seen photos of him—the Chief Inquisitor.
Xia Hanshi, who wore a sinister smile on his face, seed very happy.
Yuan Poshan, whom he had t once, did not have a good look on his face, bearing a pained appearance.
As for the other few, their expressions varied, their gazes carrying an implied sense of appraisal.
Only a single person had the most unsightly expression, pulling a long face like a donkey.
(End of this chapter)
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