"Absolutely do not refuse." The Remnant Spirit hurriedly said, its voice quite a bit more hurried. "This place is essentially picking the more outstanding person to beco The Chosen. Refusing is equivalent to fearing battle; you'll lose the qualification to fight for the position of The Chosen and will imdiately be expelled from the Cultivation Sanctum."
So pitfall-laden... Su Chen was speechless. He asked again, "Then if I defeat him, can I beco The Chosen?"
"It's not that simple." The Remnant Spirit gave a negative response. "There are only two The Recognized here. It's impossible for the Spirit of the Vast Sun to just pick one out like this. Moreover, you are only a Dual Divine Dawn. Being able to break the rules and gain the Recognition of the Three Dragons is already a miracle."
"This kind of Selection won't conclude without a few hundred years."
The Remnant Spirit didn't quite understand why Su Chen always thought it would be very easy to be Selected by the Spirit of the Vast Sun.
A few hundred years... Su Chen was speechless. He took the opportunity to ask again, "Then how can you make The Chosen?"
"This... is sowhat complex." The Remnant Spirit beca vague again, turning the subject to ask: "He possesses a True Brilliance Talent and is also from the Taixuan Lineage. Do you have confidence..."
Su Chen once again deepened the impression of "wanting to beco The Chosen as soon as possible". Without waiting for the Remnant Spirit to finish speaking, he directly shielded it. Only then did he begin to estimate, "True Brilliance Talent, 7th-Tier Class-User, and hailing from The Abyssal Void on top of that. I wonder how many Holy Classes the other party has."
He glanced at his Status Panel and felt the Mystic Tools within his body. The Eternal Physique had been strengthened once again, and with the Doppelganger, if he went all out...
He could probably temporarily elevate a certain Mystic Tool to the Morning Star Tier. Even if it couldn't last too long, dealing with this guy shouldn't be a problem, right...
After calculating for a while, a number suddenly appeared on the Virtual Screen before his eyes, counting down.
Su Chen realized that this place was no pure land; it was just that no more Recognized individuals had appeared.
"Accept Challenge."
The next mont, the various Ancient Kings saw ripples surface on the Hall Door in front of Taixuan Tianyi. The palm pressed against the door subrged completely within.
The Zhenwu Ancient King's eyes flickered slightly. He imdiately stepped forward and grasped Taixuan Tianyi's arm, seemingly wanting to follow him inside as well. But regrettably, to him, this door remained as solid as a boulder.
"Hmph..." The Zhenwu Ancient King snorted coldly. At the sa ti, the crowd heard a high-pitched Dragon's Roar from above their heads, accompanied by rolling waves of air bursting forth.
"Why did this Spirit of the Vast Sun suddenly move? Could it be related to this Challenge?"
The Xuantian Ancient King's figure flashed, and he had already appeared high up in the sky. Looking down from above, his eyes held a hint of surprise.
He saw that on the platform at the top of The Tower, a dragon's head surfaced. Purple Flas burst forth and wreathed around, transforming into an illusory scene. Two figures gradually condensed within the scene; one of them was precisely Taixuan Tianyi.
As for the other... The Xuantian Ancient King's gaze grew grave. Seeing it take form, he couldn't help but feel sowhat disappointed. Judging purely by outward appearance, this person wasn't Su Chen.
The other several Ancient Kings also appeared by his side.
"Even the Spirit of the Vast Sun has been disturbed. To gain the attention of the Spirituality, it can only be three dragons versus three dragons," the Xuantian Ancient King muttered. They all had experience; ordinary battles between The Recognized couldn't possibly draw the attention of the Spirituality.
"That's not right. A Dual Divine Dawn triggering the manifestation of three dragons—such a massive Manifestation, why did the Suppressing Hell King never ntion it?" The Vast Sea Emperor frowned.
"Three Dragon Phantoms are not ordinary. Last ti, when Taixuan Tianyi gained Recognition, the commotion wasn't small. If the Suppressing Hell King was staying at the bottom of the tower, he definitely would have noticed," the Xuantian Ancient King's eyes flickered. "But he only saw it once, which was that unknown powerhouse."
"Could it be that the person in that hall and the unknown powerhouse we thought of are actually the sa person?" The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron suddenly said.
"The sa person?" The expressions of the several of them changed slightly, but it seed... there really was this possibility.
The so-called unknown powerhouse was rely a guess they had deduced through Deduction. As for what the other party's strength truly was, they actually didn't know.
"If it is Su Chen..." The Vast Sea Emperor spoke, his voice deep, "Then he played all of us for fools."
Not only that, but it also ant that their original thought of being able to gain Recognition despite exceeding the age requirent had fallen through.
"However, previously, even that Remnant Spirit couldn't deduce the other party through Deduction, showing that their thods are superb." The Xuantian Ancient King shook his head. "There's no need to forcibly link it to Su Chen."
"Let's just watch." The Zhenwu Ancient King crossed his arms over his chest, looking down at the two Phantom Images below. "Outward appearance can be disguised, but traits during combat are hard to conceal."
The Bronze Ancient King remained silent, verdigris gears faintly turning within his pupils. The scene before them was rely an illusory Mimicry. The other Ancient Kings couldn't see through this illusory Mimicry to discern whether the combatants were disguised, and neither could he.
However, the difference between him and the other Ancient Kings was that he could collect Data and compare it with Su Chen's behavioral Data.
So subconscious movents were difficult to detect even by oneself.
...
And when Taixuan Tianyi stepped through the Hall Door, the Cultivation Residence Su Chen was in also underwent subtle changes, expanding inch by inch. Very soon, it transford into a land of rugged rocks and mountains.
Not only that, a high-pitched cry ca from above their heads. The two looked up simultaneously, only to see a dragon's head hanging down.
"Spiritual Observation! How is this possible?!" Taixuan Tianyi was also shocked. Looking at the unfamiliar figure before him, he said in astonishnt, "You also triggered Three Dragon Phantoms? But you are only a Dual Divine Dawn; why were you able to trigger Three Dragon Phantoms?"
Ever since entering this Flare Realm, he had encountered simply far too many bizarre occurrences.
Su Chen naturally wouldn't answer; he just silently observed the other party. Before the other party ca in, he had used the "Shadow of the Past" to make comprehensive micro-adjustnts to himself.
Down to the minutest detail, even the color of his pupils was slightly paler than his original ones.
Although Taixuan Tianyi was amazed, another thought followed, and his gaze gradually grew fervent, staring fixedly at Su Chen.
Since this guy triggered Three Dragon Phantoms, he definitely had Ignition Cinders in his hands. With Ignition Cinders, he could directly leave this place and make his getaway.
Furthermore, after defeating the other party, he would also be more favored by the Spirit of the Vast Sun, bringing him a step closer to becoming The Chosen.
Before coming in, he was coerced by others, but right now, he grew excited. Perhaps, to him, this was actually a good thing.
Shifting gears, he actually revealed a degree of sincerity: "Your Excellency,"
He said, "May I ask how to address you?"
"Tai Xuanhong." Su Chen remained impassive.
Taixuan Tianyi, however, couldn't help but laugh: "Your Excellency, stop pretending. My Taixuan family doesn't have anyone like you. Don't even ntion so side branch remnant; that's an impossible matter."
Su Chen remained silent.
Taixuan Tianyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked tentatively, "Su Chen?"
Su Chen's heart palpitated, and his scalp went numb. He almost broke character. This Taixuan Tianyi definitely didn't know him.
The only possible channel to learn this na was from the mouths of those Ancient Kings outside.
Have they already suspected ? Have they confird my identity, or does it still remain at the stage of guessing?
Su Chen was expressionless, but he understood inwardly that even if it was just a guess, it didn't hurt for these Ancient Kings to probe. If they were still in the outside world, they probably would have already co knocking on his door.
But how could they associate it with ?
Su Chen couldn't figure it out. He hadn't done anything that could potentially expose his identity!
Seeing the other party remain silent, Taixuan Tianyi didn't take it to heart. He fundantally didn't care who the other party was.
He said earnestly: "Your Excellency, I was coerced by those few people outside; I have no desire to be enemies with you. Right now, I only have one request. Could you please lend the Ignition Cinders in your hand?"
"Lend the Ignition Cinders to you?" Su Chen stared at Taixuan Tianyi. These Ignition Cinders were his reliance for coming and going; how could he possibly lend them to the other party?
"Lend? Is there any possibility of return?" Su Chen's voice was indifferent.
"If there's borrowing, naturally there's returning," Taixuan Tianyi hurriedly said.
"Heh." Su Chen laughed. "And if I don't lend them?"
Taixuan Tianyi sighed, his expression sorrowful. "Since Your Excellency borrows the na of Taixuan, you should know that my Taixuan family is wandering and holess. Our ancestral teaching is to be as kind to others as possible and not forge bitter enmities."
"But right now, this concerns the rise and fall of the family. Since Your Excellency won't give them, then I'll just have to take them myself."
As he spoke, a fierce light burst forth in his eyes. He instantly made his move, his speed extrely fast. Rolling Profound Flas surged from his body, and crimson patterns racing like lava spread along his skin.
With a flash of his figure, his movents were so fast that only an Afterimage remained. The sharp shriek of tearing air exploded as his body split into tens of thousands of flowing rainbows. Each one twisted and road like a living creature, dragging long tail flas as they tore through the sky, closing in on Su Chen's face in the blink of an eye.
Su Chen secretly shook his head. He had actually thought the other party was an open and Magnanimous person, but it turned out he was just building montum.
This Taixuan Tianyi hailed from the Taixuan family. He had probably been aiming to beco the Chosen of the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith since childhood, and his various Professions should be quite compatible as well.
His eyes flickered slightly, and his figure suddenly dispersed like a handful of mist. The next mont, he appeared extrely far away, while the flowing light of the Profound Flas subrged his original spot.
"What fast speed!" The Profound Flas gathered, and Taixuan Tianyi's expression grew slightly solemn as he looked towards the distance. "No, it doesn't seem to be speed. There's no trajectory of movent."
He was sowhat uncertain, but the surrounding Profound Flas were already surging like an angry sea. The flas wreathed around him suddenly rose, transforming into nine crisscrossing, spiral torrents of blazing fire. They then exploded with a boom, condensing into Chains that sank into the void.
Su Chen's eyes narrowed. He could already feel a faint, scorching sense of sluggishness in the surrounding Space. A chain surfaced not far away, closely followed by many more Chains, seemingly intent on locking him down.
If the Eternal Physique hadn't been strengthened, and before taking on the Flash-Shadow Body, I probably really wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat him, Su Chen felt the shackles around him.
True Brilliance... Su Chen's eyes flickered. Although this guy was definitely older than him, he probably wasn't older than Vast Star Stream, yet his strength was far superior.
"However, although there is a Blockade, the intensity isn't enough; it can't stop the Flash-Shadow Body." Su Chen shook his head, once again vanishing soundlessly from his spot to appear in the distance.
Taixuan Tianyi's eyes focused. "It truly isn't speed. It's like directly crossing Space, yet it didn't trigger the Blockade. What kind of ability is this? The intensity is no less than a Top-Tier Holy Class..."
No wonder he could pass the True Brilliance Trial... He probably relied on this kind of ability. Taixuan Tianyi ca to a sudden realization, but he wasn't worried. If it was only this, it still wasn't enough.
...
Outside, the brows of the several Ancient Kings were tightly furrowed. Only in the eyes of the Bronze Ancient King was there both relief and regret.
Even this "Tai Xuanhong's" blink frequency was quite different from Su Chen's.
"Shadowless speed is absolutely not the combat mode Su Chen excels at," the Xuantian Ancient King shook his head.
Ever since entering the Bronze Sect, none of Su Chen's various reputations had carried the label of excelling in speed.
Although they were separated by the virtual scene and couldn't clearly see the specific situation, just looking at Taixuan Tianyi's reaction told them that this was absolutely not just ordinary fast speed.
"It shouldn't be Su Chen," the Star-Firmant Ancient King spoke.
The Zhenwu Ancient King's brows were tightly furrowed: "It's still hard to say. Who knows if that Su Chen hid this kind of thod and just never used it in the past?"
"Never used it in the past..." Hearing the Zhenwu Ancient King's words, which clearly carried personal emotion, the several of them remained silent.
This was a Holy Class! Su Chen had currently only displayed roughly two Holy Classes. To hide another Holy Class and not use it... how could that be possible?
The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron pondered, "If this person isn't Su Chen, although he excels in Extre Speed, Taixuan Tianyi's chances of winning have actually increased a bit. His kind of thod is quite extraordinary..."
They had weighed Taixuan Tianyi and were extrely clear about all his various abilities. What surprised them the most was the Class Traits inherited from True Brilliance, paired with his Holy Class, which displayed formidable strength.
If he only possessed speed, the other party wouldn't be Taixuan Tianyi's match.
...
"If this kind of ability can hold up, I'm afraid he would vanish Without a Trace in the blink of an eye. Too bad the Challenge doesn't permit you to flee."
In the arena, Profound Flas surged monstrously, sweeping across the Firmant. Taixuan Tianyi attacked successively, but all were lightly evaded by Su Chen. He couldn't help but feel irritable; this kind of ability was too bizarre, formless and shadowless.
And he, as it so happened, didn't possess a speed-type Holy Class.
"To actually be forced to use this kind of Trump Card by a Dual Divine Dawn..." Taixuan Tianyi secretly gritted his teeth. Innurable dense, dark gold patterns resembling spider webs surfaced on his skin, as if so ancient power was breaking out of a cocoon from within him.
Faint, mist-like Purple Flas roiled at the edges. His figure grew taller, and his shoulders and back grew broader, as if bearing the firmant. Gossar-like bands of light wreathed his body.
Taixuan Tianyi enlarged proportionally by 1.5 tis, while deep within his pupils, Violet Lightning seed to circulate. A kind of majesty and vastness emanated from between his brows, and the patterns on his skin grew increasingly clear, each one writhing like a living creature.
"Is this so kind of Transformation-type ability?" Su Chen felt the other party's increasingly boiling Aura. "That's not quite right..."
He raised his head to take a look. That Spirit of the Vast Sun seed to be provoked, its head drooping even lower.
The next mont, without seeing Taixuan Tianyi make any movent, Su Chen only felt his entire body turn scorching hot. A streak of Profound Fla carrying a faint Purple Light actually ignited out of thin air.
Su Chen was slightly alard inwardly. The next mont, he appeared in the distance, but the flas attached to his body still existed. He shifted successively several tis, yet he was still unable to shake them off.
The initial power wasn't strong, but it seed to be devouring his flesh and blood, his energy, gradually growing stronger.
"This fire is sowhat different. It's not tracking; it follows like a shadow. Is this his Trump Card?"
"Although it's formidable, it seems it's just so-so..."
Su Chen calculated for a mont, estimating that he wouldn't even need to use "Sky-Scars".
Since that was the case, a Sharp Gleam flashed in his eyes. In an instant, four types of Mystic Tools within his body were simultaneously elevated to the 9th-Tier.
The bones within his body popped and crackled. What could only be called a terrifying augntation fell upon his body, and power capable of tearing the Firmant surged within him.
Before the Eternal Physique was strengthened, he could only elevate two Mystic Tools to the 9th-Tier simultaneously. But now, the quantity could be doubled.
But apart from this, he didn't use any other abilities; he rely carried out physical enhancent.
The Ancient Kings outside already had their guesses. He didn't know if this battle was only known to the two of them, and whether this kind of Challenge allowed him to kill this Taixuan Tianyi was also an unknown.
Therefore, he didn't dare expose any abilities carrying Class Traits. Immovable Vajra couldn't be used, but even so, the amplification of purely physical strength was terrifying enough.
"However, with my kind of physical strength, I can actually still feel a stinging pain. His flas are also out of the ordinary..."
Su Chen's figure dispersed, and the next mont, he appeared in front of Taixuan Tianyi. A ferocious Aura was Rushing Toward One. The other party was expressionless, raising a hand to deliver a punch, simple and unadorned.
But Taixuan Tianyi wasn't the least bit alard. That trace of World-Purifying Fire wrapped around the other party didn't just possess power; it could also serve as a locator.
"Finally stopped running..." Taixuan Tianyi secretly sneered. This World-Purifying Fire was his Trump Card. Once it entangled soone, it was Like a disease that has penetrated the bone, forcing the opponent to have no choice but to face him head-on.
His movents weren't slow either. This was his Holy Class, "Profound Fla Emperor." All of his body's physical attributes were massively elevated. With just a reach of his hand, monstrous Profound Flas, carrying a brilliant and imposing Might, descended from the sky.
BOOM!
Swallowing the person before him whole.
"By rely defeating him, not only can I take a step closer to becoming The Chosen, but I can also obtain the Ignition Cinders and escape from the clutches of those guys. Those damn old fogeys, sooner or later, there will co a day..."
Taixuan Tianyi was both delighted and infuriated. But imdiately after, a stinging chill rose from the bottom of his heart.
His eyes trembled. He saw a lean, pale arm reach out from the Fire Pillar before him. There was no clothing to cover it, nor were there any scars upon it.
...
"This Taixuan Tianyi possesses bloodline inherited from his ancestor, Taixuan Ye. His True Brilliance Talent paired with his Top-Tier Holy Class allows him to summon a trace of World-Purifying Fire. It cannot be extinguished, cannot be burned out. Even if our Star Seeds reached the 8th-Tier, they wouldn't be able to withstand it..."
The Xuantian Ancient King sighed with emotion. They had studied it carefully and naturally knew of its power.
"The results are about to co out..." The Star-Firmant Ancient King watched. "This is only a portion of its power. This fire forced this person to have no choice but to face him head-on."
The Vast Sea Emperor said in a deep voice: "The Abyssal Void, the Lords of the Six Pillars... now the Five Pillars. If they discover the Solar Fla, discover the Dust Star Sea, how will we resist?"
The Taixuan family has already found this place; other Factions might not necessarily be unable to find it.
"Right now, let's first figure out who this person is." The Xuantian Ancient King shook his head. "Obtain the thod to leave from him... then..."
Before his voice had even fallen, the Xuantian Ancient King's expression changed slightly, appearing vaguely astonished.
The Bronze Ancient King's brows furrowed tightly, the Zhenwu Ancient King's expression turned ugly, and the other Ancient Kings also stared fixedly.
...
"This..." Taixuan Tianyi felt a chill in his heart. This person actually didn't suffer any injuries?
At the sa ti, his reaction was extrely fast. He squeezed the power stored within his cells. His hair fluttered wildly, and the boiling Profound Flas near his body's surface almost solidified, transforming into an exceedingly complex suit of fla armor, with a lion's head surfacing on the chest.
This was his other subordinate Holy Class—Fla Lion Armor. Paired with "Profound Fla Emperor," his defense could ascend to another level.
A frantically violent fla lion surfaced behind him, roaring furiously at the heavens before charging out.
But simultaneously, Su Chen's simple and unadorned punch also tore through the surrounding air. It shattered the Profound Flas, blew apart the incoming fla lion, and smashed unshakeably onto the other party's lion head armor.
Bang!
Crack — "Ah!"
Taixuan Tianyi's eyes widened in fury. He only felt an Unimaginable Great Strength explode from the fist. The lion armor shattered, turning into fragnts of Streaking Light. He could already feel his sternum clanging, fracturing inch by inch.
"How... is this possible?!"
His expression was horrified. What kind of force was this? His eyes nearly split open in anger: "I don't believe it! I am a True Brilliance, a descendant of Taixuan Ye... How could I lose to an Outer Realms native..."
He couldn't lose. The mont he lost, he would completely forfeit his qualification to vie for The Chosen. He still had...
Yet another simple and unadorned punch containing terrifying power.
Bang!
Taixuan Tianyi's body smashed down from the sky like a teor, kicking up smoke and dust all over the ground.
Roar!
A high-pitched Dragon's Roar rang out. Su Chen looked up, only to feel his vision fill with purple light. The Spirit of the Vast Sun's gaze fell upon him, its eyes filled with praise.
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