Although everyone’s eyes were fervent, no one dared to act rashly; just the terrifying wave of emotion earlier was enough to make the many core disciples wary.
Buzzing buzzing buzzing!
Under the fervent gazes of the crowd, several tiny words slowly emerged on the blue pillar, faint golden light filling with divine majesty, like heavenly script.
"To enter the Divine Hall, place your palm on the Spirit Testing Pillar, and if a red light rises three inches, you may enter!"
Just twenty words outlined the method to enter the Divine Hall completely. Upon close examination, it’s not hard to see that the Spirit Testing Pillar should be an instrument to test some quality of the martial artist. Only those who meet the standard are qualified to enter.
It’s not easy to obtain the chance.
Frankly speaking, Chu Ming wasn’t particularly interested in the so-called chance. With the white light plate in his mind, he was confident he could at least reach the Realm of Transcendence. The main reason he came was because the white light plate in his mind was trembling incessantly.
Moreover, he understood his talent; without the white light plate, his talent was far inferior to the five great geniuses. Whether he could enter was still a question.
Liu Lin slowly opened his eyes, and two sharp glimmers shot out. Everyone glanced at each other, not wanting to be the first to step forward, creating a subtle atmosphere.
"Haha, since no one wants to be the first, why don’t we let the Great Yan Kingdom’s number one genius try first? Chu Ming, you wouldn’t have any objections, would you?"
Breaking the tense atmosphere, Li Yun suddenly spoke, his eyes revealing a sinister look, his words directly targeting Chu Ming.
"Li Yun, you..." Li Yuqing’s face changed upon hearing this. The unknown was the most frightening. If something unexpected happened to Chu Ming during the attempt, it would be a huge loss for the Cyan Yang Sect.
Chu Ming lightly pulled Li Yuqing’s sleeve, his eyes deeply looking at Li Yun, filled with a murderous intent. Li Yun remained unfazed.
In fact, as soon as Li Yun finished speaking, Chu Ming felt many hostile gazes inadvertently cast towards him. For the other sects, as long as their own sect members weren’t the first, they fully supported it.
However, Li Yun’s actions directly angered Chu Ming. If it weren’t for his lack of strength compared to Li Yun, he would have taken action.
Taking a glance at the blue crystalline pillar, Chu Ming slowly approached it step by step. As he advanced, the momentum in the air gradually gathered, like Mount Tai pressing down, the sky falling silent.
After forty steps, Chu Ming reached the front of the blue pillar, calmly extended his palm, and lightly placed it on the blue pillar. A cool sensation slowly transmitted from the pillar to his hand, star-like light dots gradually emerging from the pillar, dancing in the air like brilliant fireflies.
Everyone watched the pillar’s reaction with bated breath, tight-lipped. Some wanted to see how many inches the pillar would light up with Chu Ming’s talent.
Buzzing buzzing buzzing!
The blue pillar trembled, and a faint red light slowly rose from the base. Although the light was faint, it was easily visible against the blue backdrop.
Within two breaths, the red light ascended to one inch from the base, still rising. The core disciples focused intently on it.
One inch one, one inch two, one inch three, one inch four...
The red light surged upward, breaking through. In Chu Ming’s perception, he felt only a warm sensation nourishing his palm, nothing else.
Within three breaths, the faint red light rose to two inches. At this point, its speed slowed to a crawl, almost like a snail.
"Seems the Great Yan Kingdom’s number one genius’s talent isn’t so great!" Glancing at the slowly rising red light, Li Yun’s eyes showed disdain, his tone mocking, a sneer forming at the corner of his mouth.
However, no one paid attention to his words; all eyes were locked on the red light.
Two inches two, two inches three...
After dozens of breaths, the red light reached three inches. Almost instantaneously, a red light shot into Chu Ming’s mind before he could react. He tried to examine his mind but found nothing.
The red light stopped abruptly at three inches, showing no signs of further progress. Chu Ming’s red light was precisely three inches.
Chu Ming took a deep breath, withdrawing his hand from the blue pillar, furrowing his brow briefly before relaxing, his fist clenched and tucked into his sleeve.
Slowly walking back to Kai Yuqing’s side, Chu Ming felt the pressure dissipating from his body. Standing before the black hall required enduring immense pressure.
"Are you alright?" Lin Yumei asked with concern, Li Yuqing also gave a worried look. Chu Ming shook his head, indicating he was fine.
Knowing the blue pillar posed no danger, many core disciples’ eyes showed eagerness.
The second to step forward was Li Yun. He cast a cold glance at Chu Ming, intending to compare himself with Chu Ming. He never believed his talent was inferior to others. Indeed, his talent was strong enough to be one of the five great geniuses in the Great Yan Kingdom.
The other four geniuses watched coldly. From the current scene, Chu Ming had already qualified to enter the hall.
Buzzing buzzing buzzing!
Placing his palm on the blue pillar, Li Yun watched the red light ascend intently.
Within two breaths, the red light rose to one inch.
The red light ascended slowly, Li Yun’s expression growing increasingly grim. Those farther away might not have noticed, but Li Yun clearly felt the red light’s pace.
To his extreme unease, the red light seemed ready to stop at any moment, hesitating, causing panic to rise in his heart.
Thirty meters away, Liu Lin watched the pillar, confusion flickering in his eyes, muttering.
"What’s wrong?" Yan Lingyu, although having broken through to the True Dao Realm and not lacking strength, had inferior eyesight to Liu Lin. He clearly heard Liu Lin’s words and asked in confusion.
"Look at the red light; it’s about to stop!"
Liu Lin stared at the blue pillar, speaking calmly.