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Chapter 9

A huge group of people gathered in front of 20 human-sized stones. This built-in front of the Main gates of Seven Profound Martial House.

The way these stone pillars works is very simple. One has three tries to deliver a punch above 1000 Jin…

The huge group will split up into twenty smaller ones. So that the whole thing wouldn't take that long.

Sure enough, the whole thing started. One of the supervisors for this trial walked over on a platform and gave an opening speech.

A summary of this is that there are three trials and the ones who will get the top ten positions will be rewarded. For the first place, is a Crimson Gold Dragon Marrow Pill.

In simple terms, it's a pill made by a Xiantian-level cultivator. Not even a Houtian-level cultivator could get the materials needed to make one!

Even if the pill is made from a ferocious beast with just a drop of Dragon blood. It's more than enough to spring-shot one's cultivation at such early stages.

Is it impressive? Yes, for these people, because most of them started to drool when they heard it.

For the simple reason that such a pill normally would not appear in such a backwater place. In Sky Fortune Kingdom Xiantian is a myth, a story, and Houtian is like a Godly Being. So a pill of such level?

It's the greatest treasure.

And for Xiao Tian Long? He wants to get his hands on this. The moment he gets it… he will mass produce it and give it to people which could be useful to him.

Like Lin Ming. He wants that martial arts fanatic to beat up Zhu Yan. Once he beats up that idiot, a fallout will happen which will cause a certain girl to end up as fallout damage…

This means that he will sweep in and save her from a bad fate which will she will end because of her old connection to Lin Ming.

Yes, it's that very same girl which caused Lin Ming to become obsessed with Martial Arts. The martial freak no longer cares about her but the rest? The rest will try to do things to her to try to get to Lin Ming.

That's why Xiao Tian Long will rather have her as a maid. It's ten thousand times better fate as her cultivation will reach realms she never imagined with her limited view on cultivation.

Anyway… back to the pills for the first place is the Xiantian level pellet.

For second, third and fourth place is Golden Snake Scarlet Pill.

A pill created from a hundred-year-old Golden Scarlet Snake gallbladder. While it sounds gross this pill is like Crimson Gold Dragon Marrow Pill. The difference is how potent are the effects…

While this one just like the Xiantian one is extremely rare…pretty sure only one could get from being part of a sect and trade with their contribution points. One could not just get it from a shop with gold taels.

The other 6 places are Soul Gathering pills which one could buy for 200 gold taels each. Nothing rare about those.

"How good is that Crimson Gold Dragon Marrow Pill?" Lin Ming asked Xiao Tian Long. Since he didn't get those memories he is more like the clueless one here this time.

"As the name says the materials come from a ferocious beast with a drop of dragon blood. That kind of beast could easily deal with Houtian-level experts."

"...Xiantian?"

"Most likely…"

"...Brother Long your knowledge about the pills is impressive." Lin Xiaodong with some awe exclaimed when he heard the explanation.

"It was more like a guess on the value of that pill." The outworlder shrugged the praise off. His gaze went back to the woman who was explaining. Sure enough the moment she was done she stepped aside.

Then a man got up on the stage, he was dressed in black clothes with a cold pale face. The guy looked like a serial killer and the three-foot-long knife he had on his back only increased that feeling.

And the reaction from people? The peanut gallery is treating him like a superstar!

"Is that's Ling Sen?"

"What someone from Heaven Abode is doing here!?"

From the looks of it, Ling Sen was famous, but Lin Ming did not know of him. He turned and asked Lin Xiaodong,

"Who is this Ling Sen?"

Where the ex-fatty used to be half asset when it used to be with martial arts he was quite gossipy and knows the people in the capital.

"Hmm… Lin Sen is twenty years old and he entered the Heaven Abode last year. The one thing which stuck with me is that he asked of his own volition to be sent to the frontlines for a whole year where he killed countless people.

His cultivation should be at Bone Forging Stage, while some people say his fighting prowess is close to Muscle Altering Stage."

Lin Ming's eyes slightly widened hearing that.

"How good do you think he is Brother Long?"

"He is a pure killing type of Martial Artist. You can feel his killing intent affecting the whole area. There is no doubt that he is following the slaughter path as his martial way."

"Slaughter?"

"It's similar to my Sword Intent, where I train my sword intent and make it more potent he is doing the same thing with killing intent."

"...Martial path… from killing people?"

It appears Lin Ming this time is much more clueless without those memories…

"Yes. Sharpening his killing intent. You can feel the temperature dropping. This shows how strong is his killing intent already."

Xiao Tian Long didn't go to more details, though he remembered something.

"And we saw him before. Remember our meeting with Zhu Yan? This guy was standing next to that insecure fellow."

"He was? I don't remember…" Lin Meng said with a thoughtful look while trying to recall it.

"... That Zhu fellow took all the spotlight, Brother Ming. I don't remember either." Lin Xiaodong said with a thoughtful look as well.

'These two… they are just bad at this aren't they?' The outworlder shook his head how these two forget people faces like that.

"Just remember that you might going need to fight this guy. As that Zhu Yan could buy him off to attack you inside the Seven Profound Martial House." Xiao Tian Long words made Lin Ming get serious. This time he looked at the guy to remember his face…

Sure enough, Ling Sen extremely casually hit the stone pillar and the light glowed it showed.

4900 Jin!

The peanut gallery exploded with astonishment. Lin Ming was one of those! This guy has almost twice as much strength as he has!

"Not surprising. Ling Sen is one of the greatest talents of Sky Fortune City's youngest generation, it would be shocking if he didn't have results like that."

To Lin Xiaodong's words, Lin Ming slowly nodded. There was fire in his eyes he needs to surpass this guy!

Offer showing of Ling San walked away, he did his part, part of tradition is to show off, to show to these kids that there is heaven above another heaven. Not that he likes wasting time like this and showing off.

Sure enough, the test has started.

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"850 Jin! Fail!"

"900 Jin! Fail!"

Sure enough the amount of 'Fail' Xiao Tian Long heard was quite absurd… don't they know their strength? It's like… they get delusional and still come here regardless…

It's like Lin Xiaodong said… it's already an 'Honour' to attend and fail the first trial… this is simply absurd…

"1000 Jin! Pass!"

Xiao Tian Long's eyes went to the side where he saw a teen dancing with a teary look on his face as he passed the first trial… barely…

'Though the second one will weed out the rest of 'losers' leaving only those with Grade Four or Grade Three talents.'

Then…

"2300 Jin! Pass!"

The peanut gallery once again exclaimed with shock! That's twice needed to pass the test!

Though this was done by a seventeen-year-old…

"This Sun Ping is not a threat to me. He is already seventeen and has been in the Third Stage for quite a while. He could barely deliver 2300 Jin." Wang Yanfeng said as he waved his fan. He narrowed his eyes as he gauged Sun Ping.

"Young master, it's your turn."

"Mm." Wang Yanfeng folded his fan and handed it to his attendant.

As Wang Yanfeng stepped in front of the stone column, many people begin to recognize him.

"It's Wang Yanfeng of Yuelu City!"

The peanut gallery started whispering about him being fifteen and that he was in Viscera Training and all that nonsense.

Then it was even worse when they saw him breathe in…

Yes… breathe.

There is one thing about Viscera training that all five organs in one body are coated in True essence. But that's not all as depending on how solid one's foundations are in cultivation one could see 'twin snakes' when one is breathing.

Basically… taking in air through one nose… it looks like Twin Snakes…

This shows that this Wang Yanfeng has solid foundations and is quite good.

As the moment he hit the stone pillar the light lit up.

"2400 Jin! Pass!"

Generally speaking, at Viscera Training one starts with 2000 Jins but this teen already is above that level, and he just entered the stage, it was not bad…

However, before the Peanut Gallery can recover a burly teen smacked the Stone Pillar and got…

"2400 Jin! Pass!"

This Wang Yanfeng thunder was stolen in less than 5 seconds…

This burly teen was at the second stage and had what is called inborn divine strength…

In Earth's layman's terms… he had good genes and is born tall with robust muscles…

That Wang Yanfeng could only snort with dissatisfaction. Already thinking that pure strength is not the only important faction. While just a few seconds ago he thought it was important.

Xiao Tian Long could only snort in amusement at this place. He doesn't need to watch comedy shows. This place is one whole big comedy with so much hypocrisy…

"Let's get this over with Brothers." The teen said that as he approached the Stone Pillar.

He took a deep breath and got into a proper punching stance.

"That's Xiao Tian Long! Quick! Let's watch!"

"That's the one which Miss Qin favours!"

***BANG***

The light glowed and showed.

"My God! It's 2900 Jin!"

"This boy, this boy is simply a vicious beast in human form! A few hundred more jins and he would have caught up to someone at the Fourth Stage of Body Transformation!"

"No, this isn't right, it's just not right. The young fellow is only at the Second Stage of Body Transformation. Is he also someone with inborn divine strength?"

"Eh? Divine Strength? No. I simply eat healthy food and exercise every day." Xiao Tian Long said with a shrug as he walked over to where everyone who passed was standing.

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"As expected from Brother Long! Now, it's this Young Master's turn!" Lin Xiaodong walked over and rolled up his sleeves. He was behaving like this is a joke. Since he knows he will pass.

However… the moment he hit the Stone Pillar.

**BANG**

"2500 Jin… Pass!"

Lin Xiaodong snorted with a happy smirk before walking over

next to Xiao Tian Long. They bumped fists. The only one left was Lin Ming.

'This can't be happening! Who are these cockroaches!?'

*BANG*

"...2700 Jin… Pass."

'Damn it all! Who are they dare to smack into my face with this farce!'

By the end of all of this Wang Yanfeng was fuming. He lost his face 4 times in a row!

"Brother Feng, these kids came out of nowhere and dared to steal Broth Feng's limelight. Brother Feng truly was robbed." A man at Wang Yanfeng's side said.

"Shut up! I know! I can see it!!!" Wang Yanfeng fumed even more crazy.

Xiao Tian Long could only shake his head. It's absurdly easy in this place to gain enemies… like… they only did what they should do but he already has countless awe and jealous looks. Even some killing intent.

While Lin Ming didn't pay attention Lin Xiaodong was smirking silly. He already exceeded what his father expected of him…