The Six-star Divine Venerable's reminder made many faces turn solemn.
The second round of the exam had only one month's time in total.
How much time to spend on practicing the "Bloodlight Blade Technique," how much time to use for killing the "warriors," were indeed critical decisions to make.
"A Heaven-reaching Divine Art left behind by an existence surpassing a Divine Venerable, is likely not so easily understood."
"With just one month's time, it's very possible not even the basics of the blade technique will be comprehended, not to mention there isn't time to devote solely to the blade technique, they must also kill warriors."
Many are even more worried about the difficulty of comprehending the "Bloodlight Blade Technique."
Heaven-reaching Divine Arts are created by Divine Venerables or powerful beings at the Venerable level.
Most of the true gods present are the descendants of Divine Venerables or Venerables.
They all have had the opportunity to come into contact with Heaven-reaching Divine Arts.
Because they have come into contact with them, they are quite worried.
The Heaven-reaching Divine Arts they practiced are often created by Divine Venerables, or just lower-tier Venerables, but even those arts are already very difficult to understand.
Many have spent decades, even hundreds of years, without understanding much of a set of Heaven-reaching Divine Arts.
And this "Bloodlight Blade Technique," being left behind by an existence surpassing Venerables, Feng Luo, is obviously going to surpass both in power and difficulty the Divine Arts created by ordinary Divine Venerables and Venerables.
Yet, the time they are given to comprehend it is merely less than a short month, naturally causing great concern.
If they cannot comprehend the "Bloodlight Blade Technique" deeply, then entering the "Adventure Ancient Tomb" will be extremely dangerous.
The Six-star Divine Venerable hosting the nine divine academies' exam said that once inside the ancient tomb, all attack and defense measures would become ineffective, and they could only rely on the "Bloodlight Blade Technique" for battle.
If one fails in battle, or if too few warriors are killed, whether or not they will pass the exam of the nine divine academies becomes truly perilous.
After all, out of more than 9 million people entering the second round of the exam, in the end, only the top hundred thousand will advance to the third round, naturally causing many to fear they will be eliminated.
Even Mo Yuan, Tianyu Beiling, and others within the crowd became solemn.
They hadn't come into contact with the "Bloodlight Blade Technique," didn't know the difficulty of the technique, and had no idea to what extent they could practice it, which inevitably made them somewhat anxious.
However, after a bout of nervousness, their expressions calmed down once again.
"Hmph, no matter how difficult the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' may be to practice, we all start at the same point, and my talent and understanding will definitely not lose to anyone."
"I want to see who can surpass my performance in the end!"
After pondering for a while, Tianyu Beiling's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen appeared calm, neither sad nor happy.
Having come into contact with the "Nine Swords of Annihilation," a Heaven-reaching Divine Art created by the Nine-star Venerable Bitter Crossing Elder, Ye Chen wasn't too worried about such art.
At the same time, Ye Chen had absolute confidence in his own comprehension abilities.
When he and Long Li were in the Nine Suns Ancient Land's "Bottomless Fire Cave," comprehending the "Method of Fire Control" together, Ye Chen was able to keep pace with Long Li, matching her step for step.
You have to understand, Long Li's natural talent and understanding were called the first among the younger generation of the Divine Kingdom!
Ye Chen, who could match Long Li, wasn't going to feel faint-hearted about this round of the exam.
His only thought was to see for himself just how extraordinary this blade technique, left behind by an existence surpassing Venerables, Feng Luo, really was.
Having announced all the rules of the second round of the exam and specially reminding them of some matters, the Six-star Divine Venerable finally said, "Alright, the details of the exam I had to tell you about are all done."
"I remind you that the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' is hidden within the 'Blood Drinking Divine Blade' four characters Divine Pattern on the blade surface. Once I announce the start of the exam, the Divine Patterns will change, and you'll be able to attempt to find the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique.' Whether you can quickly locate the traces of the blade technique and enter into comprehension depends on your own abilities."
"At the same time, I have also opened the transmission channel that leads to the ancient tomb of the exam. After you have finished your practice, and want to enter the tomb to kill warriors, go through the Teleportation Array."
"Now," the Nine Great Divine Institutes' second round of assessment, 'Ranking Competition,' has officially begun!"
Once the Six-Star Divine Venerable had finished speaking, with a fierce wave of his hand, a gigantic Teleportation Array suddenly appeared beside the Heaven-shocking Giant Blade.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from the over nine million examiners at the edge of the realm, a vast ancient tomb also started to rumble and its seals began to unravel.
This tremendous ancient tomb was none other than the Adventure Ancient Tomb where the examiners, after completing their study of the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique,' were to enter to slay combat soldiers!
At the same time, the four Divine Patterns inscribed on the Heaven-shocking Giant Blade also began to flow and transform wildly, as if infinite spaces were beginning to manifest within the divine blade!
As soon as the Six-Star Divine Venerable announced the beginning of the assessment, all eyes turned toward the Heaven-shocking Giant Blade.
With only a month for cultivation and slaughter, everyone naturally had to race against time!
"The 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' is hidden within the 'Blood Drinking Divine Blade' written in Divine Patterns on the blade's surface?"
"I have to find the hiding place of the technique as soon as possible!"
Everyone began searching among these Divine Patterns.
After searching for a while, many even started to sweat with urgency.
They had been searching for a long time but couldn't find where the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' was hidden, which naturally made them anxious.
After all, every moment it took to discover the technique meant less time for cultivation, and less time to slay combat soldiers.
It meant they were falling behind!
While many were frantically anxious, there were individuals who seemed to have discovered the hidden traces of the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' on the divine blade and began to close their eyes for cultivation.
Tianyu Beiling's gaze locked onto the 'Shen' character in the 'Blood Drinking Divine Blade' just a short while after the Six-Star Divine Venerable announced the start of the assessment, and his eyes suddenly gleamed brightly.
"So, this technique is related to the 'Shen' Divine Pattern and is hidden inside an independent space among these patterns!"
"In just thirty-five breaths, I have found the entrance to this technique."
"I would like to see who can compete with me!"
The moment Tianyu Beiling found the hiding place of the 'Blood Drinking Divine Blade,' he couldn't help but glance at his rivals, especially Ye Chen.
However, what he saw made his heart skip a beat.
Tianyu Beiling could see that Ye Chen had already closed his eyes, as if he had entered into a state of cultivation and comprehension.
"How is this possible?!"
"Ye Chen found the hiding place of the 'Blood Drinking Blade Technique' even faster than me?"
Tianyu Beiling couldn't believe it!
"Impossible, this kid, he must be bluffing! How broad can the vision of a real god from a lower realm be?!"
Tianyu Beiling was unwilling to believe it.
At that moment, not far from Tianyu Beiling, Mo Yuan also began to close his eyes and cultivate.
This further increased Tianyu Beiling's pressure. Without bothering to investigate whether Ye Chen had truly found the place to cultivate the 'Blood Drinking Blade Technique,' he hurriedly closed his eyes and began his own cultivation.
What Tianyu Beiling didn't know was that not only Ye Chen but the Little Provincial Princess as well had entered into cultivation twenty breaths ahead of him.
Merely thirteen breaths after the Six-Star Divine Venerable announced the start of the assessment, Ye Chen had discovered the knack to the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique'!
Ye Chen directly shared his discovery with the Little Provincial Princess through a whispered message.
Having discovered some clues on her own, upon hearing Ye Chen's message, the Little Provincial Princess's eyes sparkled even more brightly: "Brother Ye Chen is so amazing, discovering the hidden place of the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique' so quickly!"
After giggling at Ye Chen, the Little Provincial Princess also immersed her divine consciousness in the Divine Patterns, starting to comprehend the 'Bloodlight Blade Technique.'