Chapter 442: Su Chen's Stunning Performance

Chapter 442: Su Chen's Stunning Performance

At this moment, to the onlookers, the young man in the pond displayed a variety of expressions.

Some were so frightened that they were at a loss, while others remained calm, waiting for the fifteen minutes to pass.

There were still others who complained about the dirtiness of the mud in the pond.

These people had yet to see the illusory realm, their minds still being restrained by external appearances.

Such warriors either had a deep-seated aversion to mud, or their mental states were simply too poor.

The fifteen minutes passed quickly.

Senior Yin Nu said softly, "You can come out now."

Inside the pond, the top geniuses began to emerge.

beads of cold sweat on his forehead, it felt as if a mad cat was scratching at his heart.

"In the face of monsters, even a momentary hesitation due to the environment can cost you your life."

Hearing this, Ming Yao Yao, Lu Jia, and the others were stunned once again.

No one would have expected Su Chen to be the forty-seventh to emerge from the pond.

However, Ming Yao Yao and the others did not even look at Su Chen.

After the Headmaster finished speaking, the head of the Skywing Tower stepped forward to convey Senior Yin Nu’s intentions.

When he emerged, Su Chen had already cleaned the mud off his body, and it took him a while to regain his composure.

However, it was very regrettable that while alchemy could bring about a significant boost in physical strength, it could not similarly benefit one’s mental state.

Only those who could genuinely earn the title of "Heaven's Talent" would receive such treatment.

Inside the illusory realm, after Senior Yin Nu’s words, the black hands instantly turned violent.

It was as if the loss felt even worse than in other formal matches-ups.

Su Chen’s performance in the first stage was indeed astonishing.

However, the gap between this recognition and the actual performance was still significant.

Long Guini commented on this to the other disciples from the Heavenly Wind Valley, emphasizing that there was still a long way to go before advancing further.

On the sidelines, Long Guini saw Su Chen still standing in the pond, looking relatively calm.

But this first stage of the Sacred Jade Competition was one he had silently set for himself, and Xu Junnian had lost it, with the major sect disciples still clearly holding an advantage. "It’s only natural to be afraid of dirt and fatigue, but one’s own ability was limited and could not impart the illusory realm to others. Those youngsters who were still fretting about the dirty mud seemed to have completely missed Senior Yin Nu’s warning. After all, they had ties with the Tiangang City, and they were using the illusory realm solely for their own cultivation, still fearing that the slightest bit of mud might soil their clothes. The top hundred had already emerged, and the others were now vying for the top three hundred spots, those who hadn’t even qualified to participate. This indicated that the mystic realm was not a place for the younger generation to step into. At this moment, Fu Jianyun was still stuck in the pond, but Senior Yin Nu’s methods left Su Chen feeling even more amazed. The mud pond test, after careful consideration, truly aimed to help the young generation correct their flaws. "For example, you can only move forward two steps; you can’t go much further," he hurriedly added.

For instance, if Fu Jianyun couldn’t withstand it in certain mystic realms, but this reminder was indeed a valuable lesson. The first to emerge from the pond were the disciples of their own sect, and their elders’ faces were nearly split with laughter. Not only did they emerge first, but they also did so a bit better than the others. Although he had heard from many people about how Ming Yao Yao tested Su Chen that day, seeing this scene, he held back his words.

The young geniuses from the Zhuming Palace and the Rain and Wind Tower, most of whom had emerged among the top hundred from the pond. Even if their performance here was not up to par, in their sects, they were still considered treasured genius disciples.

Regarding Ming Yao Yao’s matter, Su Chen did not want to get involved, finding it too troublesome to deal with.

It was a harsh lesson, and there might not even be a chance to redemption.

In the pond, Su Chen experienced every detail, feeling the many difficulties that began to surface. Moreover, seeing many of his peers standing firm, his heart also began to race. Fu Jian Yun felt that he had exhausted all his strength, just barely managing to resist those black hands, thinking of Su Chen made him feel even worse.

In the face of an enemy, this method is also extremely effective.

In the pond, six people remained and none of them emerged.

Seeing some people nearby remain calm and composed, those who felt suffocated and desperate seemed to have regained some of their composure.

"This Su Chen, I wonder how he managed to obtain some benefits from Zhu Ming Palace."

Not only did they doubt their chances of winning the subsequent trials, but they also questioned their very eligibility to participate.

Especially their elders.

The elders from Zhu Ming Palace were still in a daze, while their attendants reacted much faster.

Many of the younger generation were directly startled by this strange situation, as if they were truly being dragged into the mud by these dark hands and beginning to suffocate. This state of affairs frightened many of the onlookers.

Fu Jianyun deeply felt the sense of being outdone by others.

Not far away, Fu Jianyun forced herself to remain calm.

The two Transformation Realm powerhouses who accompanied her were also offering their own assessments.

And they had also noticed something.

The tests of the Great Zhou Dynasty were originally tailored for Fu Jianyun.

Her father was still the Headmaster of Tiangang City, and subconsciously, she even hoped that Tiangang City would fall into ruin.

A Headmaster from Skywing Tower came out to announce the results of the trial.

The first stage of the test, which lasted for one and a half hours, was now over.

The other young people from Zhu Ming Palace and Rain and Wind Tower had their eyes fixed on top talents like Ming Yao Yao and Xu Junnian.

You, Fu Jianyun, couldn't bear it, but the talented young people of the Jin Kingdom could.

In the end, Fu Jianyun managed to hold her own, being the 280th person to emerge from the muddy pond.

The feeling of frustration in her heart filled her entire chest.

Seeing Su Chen emerge before them was indeed unexpected.

Originally, these muddy, pitch-black hands were only crawling on the bodies of the crowd.

Long Guini looked at the people from Tian Feng Valley and commented.

After the Headmaster of Skywing Tower left, the Headmaster returned.

Even now, the people from Tian Feng Valley looked down on Tiangang City.

Even the current Su Chen could create such an illusory realm.

Over at Zhu Ming Palace, several elders and three disciples directly stated their thoughts.

After the Headmaster of Skywing Tower finished speaking, he didn't say anything further.

Learning that Su Chen's ranking was forty-seventh, Xu Junnian felt even more frustrated.

Within the illusion, the crowd could now see more than just themselves.

Senior Huang, standing nearby, heard this and added to it.

The attendants didn't know how impressive Su Chen's performance was; they only knew that Su Chen's body was dirty.

As for Sang Mo Yuan, Ming Yao Yao, and the other core disciples from major sects,

The top one hundred would directly advance to the second stage.

After returning, the old mountain wine, a treasure of the courtyard, must be brought out."

Basically, this also represents the top one hundred among those participating in the trial.

At this moment, Su Chen's thoughts were still lingering on the illusion.

Not long after Su Chen emerged from the pond, more and more people began to come out.

A sect like Tian Feng Valley didn't have a single person qualified to participate in the trial.

They began to announce the upcoming trials for the day.

This ranking, except for Senior Jing and Senior Huang, was somewhat expected.

"Hmm, looking at this state, you should be able to participate in the subsequent trials.

Being eliminated in such a state would indeed be a bit embarrassing.

All of you young talents, Senior Yin Nu wants you to remember this.

The top one hundred who emerged were mostly disciples from major sects.

No one else had anticipated this.

Su Chen's latent talent is definitely not lacking.

It's not that they didn't support him; they did acknowledge Su Chen to some extent.

The voice sounded light, but it seemed like everyone could hear it clearly.

It took a long time for the disciples to snap out of their daze.

If one's strength is sufficient, one can also create an illusion for others in the future.

After realizing that the illusion wasn't just for oneself, it seemed less frightening.

After Su Chen obtained the forty-seventh position and emerged from the pond, he quickly walked towards the area where Zhu Ming Palace was located.

The snow carving wine he had saved was also taken out to share.

Senior Jing looked at them with a smile on his face.

In fact, he was very worried that he wouldn't make it into the top one hundred.

Those who stood on the sidelines and watched this trial, their gazes became increasingly focused.

The illusions before their eyes were merely the remnants of the games played by Jingbo Immortal.

The one speaking was the Transformation Realm powerhouse who had come with Zhu Ming Palace.

"Elder Su ranked forty-seventh, coming out ahead of you all."

Long Guini spoke with great interest, and as he spoke, Su Chen began to walk out of the pond.

In the blink of an eye, he could see others who had entered the pond together.

Senior Jing and Senior Huang, standing nearby, smiled.

"Goodness, you’re trying to trick us."

"Zhou Kingdom is a remote place, but the limits of its strength and potential are indeed as such."

"But no one can deny the connections within."

"Jin Kingdom truly does produce a generation of geniuses. In this illusory realm, many can indeed pass through."

"The results, however, are quite different from their previous assessment of Su Chen, not aligning at all."

"Though this mental realm test may not serve as a direct measure of a young person’s talent and potential."

"This mental realm test isn’t one that easily differentiates the participants."

"Don’t speak out of turn; it was your voluntary decision to bet on this."

"The Sacred Jade Competition attracts the most outstanding over three hundred young talents from Jin Kingdom."

After a while, the two other Transformation Realm powerhouses from Zhuming Palace finally came to their senses.

"If Little Friend Su can’t make it into the top hundred, I’ll bring out my fifty-year-old bamboo tube wine to share with everyone."

At this moment, they were only carefully experiencing the illusory realm created by Senior Yin Nu, looking to see if there was anything worth learning.

The gap was clearly visible.

However, these young people, acting on their own, had already involved Su Chen.

He, whom they looked down upon, walked out of the pond early.

Inside the illusory realm, those black hands under their feet seemed to pull him down madly.

But in Long Guini’s commentary, Su Chen walked out of the mud-filled pond of Tianfeng Valley, step by step, leaving everyone stunned.

Seeing Su Chen still trapped in the mud, they were not so anxious anymore.

It was as if they were giving themselves a chance.

That’s what this family of three had decided to listen to.

If I hadn’t seen it clearly for myself...

The disciples of major sects are indeed far superior to the warriors of minor sects in terms of raw strength.

Over at Skywing Tower, they should have also noticed something amiss.

Some people’s strength was not enough, unable to withstand the surging illusory realm.

At this moment, however, they were grabbing the ankles of the participants, pulling them down with all their might.

Fu Jianyun had previously thought that as long as he surpassed Su Chen, this result would be enough.

If not corrected during the competition, but encountered in future real battles.

The crowd outside couldn’t see this environment.

Even to be ranked among the top hundred.

But they could see the condition of all the young people in the pond.

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case.

But Jin Kingdom would not let you off.

From this, it can be seen that Senior Yin Nu truly put effort into the young.

Not far away, Xu Junnian of the Rain and Wind Tower walked out of the pond a bit earlier than Ming Yao Yao and the others.

Su Chen stood to one side, watching.

When Ming Yao Yao and a few others returned, they were also stunned to see Su Chen.

It was as if they wanted to drag him into the mud.

In the future, when facing monsters, you might encounter even dirtier and fouler environments.

The time intervals were getting shorter, one after another walking out from inside.

Even Mu Dan Ying, who came from Tiangang City, was even worse.

These six were destined to be eliminated.

Before, inside that illusory realm, they could already see others around them.

In Jin Kingdom for so many years, he truly hadn’t encountered such a test.

Long Yunyun, standing beside Ren Xiuyao, looked at Su Chen’s figure and occasionally sneered.

The other two, though puzzled, also took out their treasured good wines and placed bets with Senior Jing and Senior Huang.

The illusory realm constructed by Senior Yin Nu was very similar to the one constructed by Immortal Jingbo.

"Little Friend Su looks to be in a pretty good state, quite steady."

"That Su Chen, he... came out... in forty-seventh place."

For Su Chen, this change actually had little impact.

Seeing this, Senior Yin Nu stepped forward, standing by the pond and softly coughing.

To save time, he only announced those who were eliminated.

If one couldn’t even make it into the top three hundred.

In the Sacred Jade Competition, such direct eliminations were few, possibly just over twenty people.

It’s just a question of whether one can win the opponent in the competition to advance to the next stage.”

Don’t be too harsh on yourself.

In reality, he was already quite anxious.

Especially when Ming Yao Yao looked at Su Chen and then looked back at him.

At this moment, in this mud-filled pond, someone had just overcome the influence of the mud.

Of these, Su Chen was completely unaware.

Of the disciples from 101st to 300th place, only half could enter the second stage.

The opponents for the competition were already set, the top and bottom ranks would face off.

Each sect’s elders watched over their own disciples.

If they felt their disciples could not bear it, they would step in to protect them.

Of course, this would also mean their sect’s disciple conceded.

(End of Chapter)

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