Chapter 16: The Opponent's Cultivation Level
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In the fourth round, there were five puppets with cultivation at the tenth level of the second realm.
Puppets were not real cultivators, after all. They were less agile than real cultivators.
But the key was that apart from their agility, these puppets were basically no different from cultivators.
In addition, the innate skills awakened by these puppets could actually allow them to cooperate with each other.
Innate skill referred to skills awakened in the Talent Tree.
For example, Yu Chen's 'Psionic Perception' and 'External Avatar' were both innate skills.
The awakened innate skills of the five puppets whose cultivation levels were in the fifth level second realm were also very compatible.
Offensive, defensive, support, healing, functional.
The offensive-type puppet was extremely fast. It came and went without a trace. Its entire figure turned into an afterimage as it chased after Yu Chen.
The defensive-type puppet was huge and sturdy. Although it was not fast, it could always help the offensive-type puppet to block Yu Chen's attacks.
The support-type puppet could increase all attributes for all puppets.
The healing-type puppet could quickly repair damage sustained by the puppets.
The functional-type puppet could quickly analyze and predict Yu Chen's next move and transmit it to the other puppets in real time.
It would not be an exaggeration to call these five puppets a small army.
Although Yu Chen had extraordinary strength, at that moment, he could not find a way to defeat the enemy.
In the outside world, many elders started discussing.
"Isn't the difficulty-level too high?"
"It's already one against five, and they're in the same realm. Now, the puppets can actually cooperate with each other…"
"In the past, there were only three puppets of the same realm in the Saint and Saintesses' trial. Isn't the difficulty-level too high?"
"It should be more difficult to become the Saint after just returning, but this is too exaggerated."
The Sect Master heard the elders' words.
Unfortunately, there was nothing Feng Changchun could do.
This was all the Grand Elder's arrangement, not his intention.
At the core of the Hunyuan Sect, Grand Elder Feng Yuan was also paying attention to Yu Chen's trial.
"Kid, it's not as easy as you think to use an avatar to be the Saint of my Hunyuan Sect."
…
The mystic realm trials varied from person to person.
Yu Chen dodged the attack of the offensive-type puppet again and frowned at the five puppets that were cooperating in perfect harmony.
"I have no choice but to—"
…
In the Heavenly Prison, inside Yu Chen's cage.
Yu Chen, who was sitting cross-legged and previewing the talent tree, suddenly frowned.
All along, Yu Chen had used half of his consciousness to control his avatar while the other half studied the Talent Tree in Heavenly Prison.
At this moment, Yu Chen's main body in the Heavenly Prison saw the situation of the avatar.
"Hmm… I guess it's time to max out the 'Strength God' talent."
[Strength God – Top-grade: Strength increased by 500 times.]
Sensing the terrifying increase in strength in his body, Yu Chen's eyes flashed in bewilderment.
Shouldn't a top-grade 'Strength God' be a thousand times stronger?
What was going on?
It made no sense, but Yu Chen had no intention of stopping.
[Strength God - Divine-grade: Strength increased by 1,000 times.]
In an instant, a burst of warmth engulfed Yu Chen.
A shocking change was happening in his body. His meridians, flesh, bones, dantian…
Everything was moving toward a more perfect state.
…
On this day, the living beings on the continent felt their souls tremble.
The clear sky suddenly darkened.
In the sky, countless red fragments gathered together to form a human figure.
The red giant looked down at the entire continent.
It was as if his single palm strike could destroy the entire continent.
Countless mighty figures who were hidden from the world looked up at the sky in horror
"God's… miracle?"
'"I can't believe the legendary Strength God is real."
"The descent of the Strength God proves that someone has lighted a divine-grade talent!"
In a secret cave abode on the continent, an old man stood on the mountain peak with his hands behind his back. He looked at the Strength God who occupied the entire sky and muttered to himself, "Is it really true that the highest cultivation level possible is the tenth realm?"
Fortunately, the Strength God came and went quickly.
Before long, the Strength God dissipated as if he had never existed.
However, the living beings on the continent would not forget the feeling that they felt just now.
In front of the Strength God, even a tenth realm cultivator was like an ant.
…
In the Hunyuan Sect, after the Strength God disappeared.
Sensing the sudden god-like intervention that helped Yu Chen, Feng Yuan was shocked.
As soon as the Strength God disappeared, Yu Chen's strength increased by nearly ten times!
Under Yu Chen's attack, the originally unshakable defensive puppet was easily torn apart into pieces like paper.
Immediately after, he punched each of them and successfully finished off the puppets in a few breaths.
Although it was just a very ordinary punch, it had the illusion that it contained the Great Dao.
An ordinary action could unleash terrifying power. It was really puzzling.
Feng Yuan thought of a possibility and was so shocked that his eyelids twitched. After making a small deduction, he hurriedly sent a voice transmission to the Hunyuan Sect's Sect Master.
"We have to keep this child in the Hunyuan Sect at all costs. We also have to make him feel like he belongs in the Hunyuan Sect!"
Feng Changchun was puzzled. "Father… why?"
Feng Yuan said, "This kid… it is very likely that he has awakened the 'Strength God' talent!
"It's just that he doesn't want to expose his Talent Tree at the moment. You mustn't force him."
"If nothing goes wrong, this child should be the Immortal of our Hunyuan Sect."
When Feng Changchun heard Feng Yuan's speculation, he also took a deep breath, his heart thumping.
That was a divine-grade talent. Even in myths and legends, only the chosen ones would awaken that talent.
…
After awakening his divine-grade talent, Yu Chen passed the fourth round in one go.
The elders who were paying attention to the battle from outside the mystic realm were all dumbfounded.
What was going on?
He was clearly being suppressed by five puppets a second ago.
In the next second, he cleared the level by punching the puppets one by one?
Only until Yu Chen walked out of the mystic realm did they come back to their senses.
Sect Master Feng Changchun looked at Yu Chen's figure and thought to himself, 'Has he awakened a divine-level talent?'
"Chen Yu, you've passed the first assessment. If you pass the second assessment, you can become the Saint of my Hunyuan Sect."
"You have two choices now. One: postpone joining the selection of the Immortal for a hundred years."
"Second, pass the second assessment in a limited time and then participate in the Immortal selection."
This was a rule that the Hunyuan Sect had specially set to choose the person with the most potential.
There was a big possibility that the strength of the newly promoted Saint would be inferior to the previous Saint.
Therefore, the Hunyuan Sect would give the new Saint a hundred years to catch up with the cultivation progress of the other Saints.
A hundred years might seem long, but it was actually a little short for a cultivator.
Yu Chen did not make a choice immediately. Instead, he said, "Can I know more about the other Saints and Saintesses?"
Information regarding Saints and Saintesses was top secret, but it was public knowledge to fellow Saints and Saintesses.
Although Yu Chen was not a Saint yet, with his strength, he would become one sooner or later.
Feng Changchun did not waste his breath. He reached out and sent a memory into Yu Chen's mind.
Yu Chen reached into the memory and was slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yun was actually a tenth level third realm cultivator?
Moreover, what was even more ridiculous was that Wang Yun was not the Saint with the highest cultivation.
The one with the highest cultivation was a Saintess called Xi Ling.
Her cultivation level was actually at the fourth level of the fifth realm…
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