"I heard a few disciples discussing it when they went to Tiandou City to purchase some goods; at the time, I scolded them, warning them to be careful not to invite trouble. Who would have thought the rumors were actually true!"
Tang Chen's eyes were empty. Damn it, I don't even know if it's true or not...
"Fake!"
Gu Rong yelled angrily at the scene.
Dammit, spreading rumors takes just one tongue, but refuting them requires running off one's legs!
"Why the hell don't you defend yourself?!"
Gu Rong slapped Chen Xin hard and then immediately retracted his hand as if he was really afraid of being misunderstood.
Chen Xin just shook his head and sighed, too lazy to bother with the matter.
His relationship with Gu Rong was indeed normal. What the bunch from the Hao Tian Clan didn't realize was, the truth is often more explosive, and the person he had an unusual relationship with was actually someone else.
At that moment, Chen Xin silently looked toward Miss Ning's twin ponytails and sighed in his heart – the Sect Master was truly angry; she didn't even let him help tie her hair that morning.
Everyone could actually figure out the truth, but if this challenge continues, it really makes it hard to stay calm.
Bi Bidong couldn't help but ask, "Senior, how much time is left in the challenge?"
Lin Yi answered calmly, "Three minutes."
The council hall.
"Alright, stop asking about such things. What does it have to do with us?"
Tang Xiao glared at the fifth Elder.
"If you have to ask the old Sect Master, ask about something related to this Soul Master competition, something that'll help us secure the final victory."
Tang Hao said, "Yes, what we really want to know is about that youth, Lin Yi."
Tang Xiao, puzzled, said, "Youth? You mean a boy? I only had a glance last time, but he seemed really good-looking, he should be a girl, right?"
Tang Chen broke down and said, "Right."
Tang Hao was about to contradict his older brother but was surprised to hear an affirmative answer from his grandfather.
"A girl?!"
Tang Hao rose from his seat in astonishment.
A girl had severely injured him with a single punch that night?!
All the rumors were wrong! It was actually a girl!
Lin Yi: "..."
At this moment, everyone silently turned their gaze to Lin Yi.
Now, even Senior Lin Yi was implicated.
Could it really be a case of a girl disguising as a boy, just like Xue'er did before...? Thousand Waves silently glanced at Lin Yi but was immediately intimidated by the aura of the other's returned gaze.
Alright, alright, I was wrong; the Senior must be a real man.
Tang Hao suppressed the surprise in his heart and then asked the question he cared about most, "Grandfather, can Lin Yi really gift others Martial Souls?"
"Right."
Tang Xiao's eyes flashed with surprise, and he heard Tang Hao continue to ask, "So was there a young man at the scene who reached Hyper Douluo level and was gifted the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Martial Soul?!"
Tang Chen: "Right."
Tang Hao's eyes widened, just as he was about to ask more, he found that Tang Chen had disappeared in an instant.
The council hall had one less person out of the blue.
"Where's Grandfather?"
"Grandfather!"
The brothers sat heavily in their seats, while the five Elders immediately went out to search every part of the Hao Tian Clan but eventually returned with nothing.
Tang Xiao said solemnly, "It seems Grandfather must have gone back; he just came to give us some key information just now... But why did Grandfather keep only answering with 'right'?"
Tang Hao: "It must be that we've been guessing the correct answer all along, Grandpa must be very satisfied with our test."
Tang Xiao heard this and broke into a smile.
At that moment, as if he thought of something, he asked hastily, "Why did you ask the last question so excitedly just now?"
Tang Hao: "Ah Yin has been taken away, and I can now confirm that she is in Soul City."
Tang Xiao: ???
...
Inside the space channel, Tang Chen walked out anxiously.
Before everyone could demand an explanation, Tang Chen immediately bowed to Poseissi and said, "I'm sorry, Xi Xi."
Afterward, he bowed to Gu Yuena, Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, Dai Ben, and Zhu Zhuyun, apologizing to them in turn.
Finally, Tang Chen stood up, approached the grandstand, and knelt on one knee before Lin Yi: "Senior, I was wrong. I shouldn't have spread rumors about your gender. I can only hope those two bastards don't go spreading it around."
Lin Yi looked indifferent: "It's a trivial matter. No need to worry about it."
Having said that, he looked towards the panel, which was about to draw the type of reward enhancement for Tang Chen.
A moment later, the content appeared.
[Luck Enhancement for this reward is 100%]
Lin Yi said, "The enhancement you got from using the Prop Card is a 100% luck enhancement for this reward, meaning, if you were to draw a Big Wheel as the reward later on, then you would definitely receive the highest quality option from it."
Tang Chen nodded, "So that's what it means. I get it now."
Lin Yi: "Now, let's draw your reward."
The content on the panel flickered and soon became fixed.
[Complete the unfinished Asura Ninth Test on the spot, finish the test and receive a 5% Divine Power enhancement from the Asura God, or if the test is unfinished, receive a 1% Divine Power enhancement from the Asura God.]
Lin Yi read the reward content to Tang Chen.
Upon hearing this, Tang Chen couldn't help but be shocked. The Asura Ninth Test, which he was obstructed from completing at the time, could now be completed here?!
But why isn't completing the test equivalent to inheriting the Asura God?
It seemed as if Lin Yi guessed Tang Chen's confusion and explained, "The Asura Ninth Test that appears here no longer connects to the Eight Tests from the past. You can treat this as an individual Ninth Test that I'm offering you using my own abilities, which is different from your test before. Thus, completing this test has nothing to do with inheriting the divine power. You need to understand this point clearly."
Tang Chen nodded, and immediately asked, "What is the content of the Asura Ninth Test?!"
Lin Yi revealed a smile: "That, the Asura God surely knows very well."
In another space, the gazes of the other six gods all turned to the Asura God.
The Sea God said inopportunely with a laugh, "I told you, this reward would definitely involve the Asura God in the end. Wasn't I right?"
The Angel God glared at him.
At this moment, Evil asked, "What is the content of the ninth test?"
"Defeat me."
"What?! You're saying the content of the Asura Ninth Test is to defeat you?! Are your divine tests that difficult? You are the Supreme God after all!"
Evil said in surprise.
The Asura God took a deep breath: "Defeating me is just the question for the test. I'll pull my punches depending on the opponent's performance. The test result isn't simply about him winning to be considered complete. It's about my satisfaction. If I'm satisfied, the test is passed. However, since it's placed here, it probably needs to be modified to require defeating me outright to win."
Having said that, he looked down at Tang Chen.
The latter exclaimed from the platform, "What?! The test content is to defeat the Asura God?!"
Tang Chen, who had just heard the test content from Lin Yi, was somewhat panicked.
How could he possibly defeat the Asura God?
So, the result of this reward would be only to get a 1% divine power enhancement, right?
Lin Yi said with a smile, "How is defeating him impossible? Don't forget that your reward enhancement is a 100% fortune enhancement. This means that you are destined to win the duel, guaranteed to win with absolute luck."
ps. This chapter's update is to follow up on Tang Chen's reward outcome, so as not to leave readers unsatisfied. However, it also counts as the update for the fifth, so there will still be another update at 11 PM on the fifth. But there will be only one update, please understand; I am currently working on stockpiling chapters.