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Chapter 97: The Fifth Star Cave (Subscription Requested)
Chapter 97: The Fifth Star Cave (Subscription Requested)
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Numerous Evolvers entered the transparent passage one after another.
Lin Yuan, however, stayed put, intending to observe a little longer.
After all, it was a rare opportunity to witness so many Evolvers unleashing their full power at the same time.
Just then, the burly man towering at almost three meters tall stepped up to the transparent passage.
His limbs were extraordinarily thick, and he carried a huge axe on his back, resembling a humanoid beast.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The burly man stomped his foot, unleashing a terrifying power as he charged towards the transparent passage.
"Terrifying!"
"Is he really a member of the Human Race with such immense strength?"
"Could he be one of those starry sky beasts or giant beasts?"
The other Evolvers were astonished, and they quickly backed away.
With the amount of power this burly man was displaying, even the aftermath of his attack would likely injure a typical third-stage Evolver.
"Strength."
Lin Yuan's eyes turned solemn.
From this nearly three-meter-tall man, he sensed an endless amount of strength.
[Your comprehension talent defies the heavens, and your understanding of the rules of power is gradually improving.]
"The rules of power?"
Lin Yuan pondered.
Compared to the ubiquitous spatial rules, the rules of power were much more ordinary. However, this burly man had a profound understanding of them, which might be why he was listed as one of the three Red Mark Evolvers.
"I really want to get close to these Evolvers."
Lin Yuan yearned, knowing that to other Evolvers, the Red Mark Evolvers were high and mighty, only to be looked up to.
But in Lin Yuan's eyes, each Red Mark Evolver was a treasure trove waiting to be discovered.
"There will be more opportunities in the future."
"As long as I can smoothly enter the Chi Qiu bloodline, I won't worry about lacking opportunities."
Lin Yuan calmed his thoughts.
Soon after, the man with a blood mark on his brow also passed through the transparent passage.
"Wind?"
Lin Yuan's expression turned thoughtful.
He sensed the wind's undulations from the man with the blood mark on his brow.
His speed through the passage was second only to the silver-haired woman and was even faster than the nearly three-meter-tall burly man.
Several hours later, Lin Yuan had seen enough. Although there were still other Evolvers arriving from the First Star Cave, they didn't offer much help to him.
It was better than nothing.
Thus, Lin Yuan didn't want to waste any more time.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to get up, another Evolver appeared.
This Evolver was a young man, yet he gave Lin Yuan a strange sense of familiarity.
"Fang Qing?"
Lin Yuan instantly recognized him.
This was because Lin Yuan had sparred with him on numerous occasions.
In order to better understand the 'Ancient God' evolutionary path, Lin Yuan had deeply sensed Fang Qing's bodily changes more than once.
So even if Fang Qing altered his appearance and transformed his body, Lin Yuan would still recognize him at a glance.
"Finally made it through," Fang Qing said as he arrived at the Second Star Cave, heaving a sigh of relief.
The gravity test in the First Star Cave had truly put him at a disadvantage, and he had no choice but to use an 'Ancient God' secret technique to barely make it through the final stretch of the race.
"Is this star cave testing speed?"
Fang Qing also noticed the other Evolvers passing through the transparent passage and understood the nature of the test.
"Speed?"
"Reach the end of a 40,000-meter passage in ten seconds?"
Fang Qing's expression changed slightly.
This would require moving at over ten times the speed of sound. While it might not be challenging for a fourth-stage Evolver, Fang Qing was only a third-stage Evolver at present.
"Impossible."
"I need to ask Teacher."
Fang Qing immediately disconnected from the virtual world.
Only the testers were allowed to enter the Seven Star Cave World, while others were blocked from entering.
As an independent intelligent being, the white-bearded old man naturally couldn't enter.
If Fang Qing wanted to contact the white-bearded old man, he had to exit the Seven Star Cave World first.
Upon seeing Fang Qing disappear, Lin Yuan immediately understood that he had likely gone to seek assistance.
"It should be fine," Lin Yuan mused.
He thought that Fang Qing should be able to pass the Second Star Cave.
Compared to the First Star Cave, the test of the Second Star Cave was even simpler.
After all, to pass the First Star Cave, one had to endure the hundred-mile race course under the crushing gravity.
There might be clever ways to get through it, such as using other means or secret techniques to reduce the pressure of gravity.
But one still had to complete the entire course.
On the other hand, the test of the Second Star Cave was simply to reach the end of the 40,000-meter passage within ten seconds.
This allowed for a lot more flexibility and gave many forbidden techniques a chance to be employed.
After all, with only a ten-second time limit, even the most dangerous forbidden techniques could be sustained for that short duration.
At the moment, everyone was in a virtual world, and their bodies were simulated, so even if they paid a huge price, they could easily recover.
Fang Qing just needed to choose a forbidden technique that squeezed out his potential, and even as a third-stage Evolver, he would have a chance to pass the Second Star Cave.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Yuan stepped forward.
"It's the Golden Mark Elder."
"Greetings to the Golden Mark Elder."
"Please go first, Golden Mark Elder."
The other Evolvers watching by the passage immediately spoke respectfully.
To ordinary Silver Mark Evolvers, there was no distinction between Red Marks and Golden Marks.
After all, both were equally unattainable existences that commanded their reverence and respect.
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
He took a step and entered the transparent passage.
Boom!! In an instant, Lin Yuan had crossed several thousand meters.
He traversed the 40,000-meter-long transparent passage in less than seven seconds.
Only when Lin Yuan reached the end did the terrifying sonic boom echo through the passage.
The dozens of Evolvers standing by the passage swallowed their saliva.
"This Golden Mark Elder is too fast."
"Indeed, he feels faster than the other Golden Mark Elders."
"He's too formidable. But why is he only coming to challenge the Second Star Cave now?"
"Keep your voice down. A Golden Mark Elder is not someone you can discuss so casually."
The dozens of Evolvers lowered their voices. They still hadn't figured out a way to pass the Second Star Cave, yet Lin Yuan had done so with unparalleled ease.
This stark contrast stirred complex emotions within them, a mix of reverence and disappointment.
Once upon a time, they had been peerless geniuses on their respective planets.
Third Star Cave.
This one had an outer space backdrop.
As soon as Lin Yuan appeared, he felt the absence of gravity.
His body naturally began to float.
"Hmm?"
With a slight movement of his mind, Lin Yuan's body descended.
"Outer space?"
Lin Yuan looked around.
It was merely a simulated outer space environment.
There wasn't any radiation to be found.
"Is this star cave testing reaction speed?"
Lin Yuan looked at the stele beside him, which described the test of this star cave.
[Safely pass through the meteor belt ahead that stretches for ten thousand miles.]
Countless meteors drifted within the meteor belt.
Being touched by a meteor meant elimination.
Lin Yuan looked up at the vast and mighty meteor belt that resembled a dragon.
This test wasn't actually difficult.
The main challenge was adapting to the outer space environment.
And more specifically, it was about adapting to a zero-gravity environment.
For third-stage and fourth-stage Evolvers, most of their time was spent on planets.
Suddenly being placed in a zero-gravity environment like this would definitely affect their abilities.
In this state, entering the meteor belt and facing the endless stream of meteors, if their reactions were even slightly slower, they would be eliminated.
It must be known that the rule of this star cave is that you are out not when you die from the meteor but when you are touched by it.
"However, for me, this is as easy as it gets."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
For Lin Yuan, who possessed the Taiji Domain, this test was a piece of cake.
Zero-gravity environment? Within his domain, Lin Yuan was a god, and recreating gravity was but a mere thought away.
Furthermore, with his mastery of the Taiji Domain, Lin Yuan could foresee the countless meteors within the meteor belt, allowing him to make judgments in advance and decide whether to avoid or change course.
In fact, the test of the third star cave could be easily passed as long as one mastered a domain.
It was basically not challenging at all.
It was just that not all Evolvers could master a domain.
For fourth-stage and fifth-stage Evolvers, only a handful would have the potential to master a domain, but most of them at this level still did not possess one.
Half a day later.
Lin Yuan smoothly passed through the third star cave.
He arrived at the fourth star cave.
"That last wave of meteors, tsk tsk."
Lin Yuan's mind flashed with the scene from earlier.
An endless stream of meteors poured forth.
If not for Lin Yuan's mastery of his domain, even if he traded places with another Evolver, even a Golden Mark Evolver, there would still be a significant chance of elimination.
However, Lin Yuan was also clear that the meteor wave was entirely random and even a low-probability event. His encounter with it was simply bad luck.
"The fourth star cave."
Lin Yuan exhaled lightly.
More than half of the Seven Star Cave trials were now behind him.
"Here."
Lin Yuan looked around and found himself in a palace.
Statues several meters tall were neatly arranged, and the Evolvers sat beneath them, frowning in deep thought.
Among them were the three Red Mark Evolvers.
All the Evolvers who had gone before Lin Yuan were stalled at this star cave.
"What is the test of this star cave?"
Lin Yuan looked at the stone tablet beside him.
"This star cave tests your insight."
"You can choose a statue, and as long as you comprehend the secret art contained within, you will pass the test."
"Testing insight?" Lin Yuan's gaze swept across each of the statues.
He found that these statues were identical, and the secret art they contained should be the same as well.
"Looks like the difficulty is quite high."
Lin Yuan glanced again at the three Red Mark Evolvers.
The silver-haired woman.
The man with a blood mark on his brow.
The burly man towering at almost three meters tall.
At this moment, the three of them sat in front of the statues, deep in thought.
Especially the burly man carrying a huge axe on his back; his fists clenched and unclenched, and Lin Yuan felt that if not for his restraint, the burly man might have smashed the statue by now.
In the Seven Star Cave World, within a mysterious space.
Twelve figures focused their attention on the fourth star cave.
Among the seven tests of the Seven Star Cave, the difficulty varied from person to person, but the fourth and seventh star caves tested the same thing.
Insight.
"I wonder who will be the first to pass the fourth star cave."
"It should be Silver Spirit. She was the first to enter the fourth star cave, spent the longest time pondering, and her insight is not bad."
"Indeed."
"Silver Spirit should be the first among the three Red Mark geniuses to pass the test."
"I can't be sure who will be the first, but the last one will definitely be that 'Brute'."
The twelve figures bantered with each other.
'Brute' referred to the nearly three-meter-tall burly man.
He walked the path of the rule of strength, and his specialty was breaking all techniques with sheer power. As for something that required a lot of time to ponder and comprehend, it was a headache for him.
So the twelve figures unanimously believed that the Brute would be the last of the three Red Mark geniuses to pass the fourth star cave test.
"Hahaha, indeed."
"I think that three-eyed guy has a good chance of being the first to pass."
"After all, the third eye of the Three-Eyed Race can see things that ordinary beings cannot."
The twelve figures conversed with each other.
Their gazes were fixed on the three Red Mark geniuses.
As for the others, even if they were Golden Mark geniuses, spending ten days or half a month to pass this star cave test would be their limit; how could they compare to the Red Mark geniuses?
"This statue here."
Lin Yuan walked to a secluded corner and chose a statue.
To ensure fairness, each statue in the palace was identical, and the secret art they contained was the same as well.
"It's you."
Next to another statue, a figure sat cross-legged. Her hair was green, and she exuded a somewhat ethereal aura.
She was the Golden Mark Evolver with green hair whom Lin Yuan had encountered in the hundred-mile race of the first star cave.
"Just sit in front of the statue and stare at it to begin your insight."
The green-haired woman noticed Lin Yuan and blinked before reminding him.
She had a good impression of Lin Yuan. During the hundred-mile race in the first star cave, Lin Yuan had not made a move on her, indicating that he was not difficult to get along with.
"Alright."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He sat down in front of the statue he had chosen.
Then he raised his head to stare at the statue in front of him.
A moment later.
Lin Yuan felt that the statue in front of him had changed.
It was no longer just a few meters tall but had transformed into a towering mountain that reached the heavens.
["Your insight defies the heavens. By staring at the unknown statue, you have comprehended the secret art of 'Mountain'."
Boom! Lin Yuan's thoughts returned to him, and countless insights poured into his mind, forming a unique secret art.
This secret art could stabilize one's essence, energy, and spirit, making one as steadfast as a mountain standing tall in the world, unmoving and unshakeable.
"Is this secret art a way to solidify one's foundation?"
Lin Yuan quickly thought to himself.
Within the Cosmic Human Alliance, there were countless evolutionary paths to choose from.
Each evolutionary path had different cultivation conditions, but without exception, the more solid one's foundation was, the easier it was to cultivate the evolutionary path.
Hum! The 'Mountain' secret art circulated within Lin Yuan's body.
Subtly, Lin Yuan's qi and blood sank, and his spirit gathered, making him as solid as a small mountain sitting there.
As if sensing Lin Yuan's change, the statue in front of him suddenly started to glow.
A pillar of light descended from the heavens, and Lin Yuan disappeared from view.
Lin Yuan's departure caused quite a stir.
The other Evolvers who were meditating in front of their statues immediately opened their eyes, filled with astonishment as they looked at the spot where Lin Yuan had been sitting.
Even the silver-haired woman, who had been meditating in a distant corner, raised her head to look over.
In a mysterious space within the Seven Star Cave World.
The twelve figures who had been joking with each other, both the three above and the nine below, stopped talking. Their gazes shifted from the fourth star cave to Lin Yuan, who had now entered the fifth star cave.
(End of Chapter)
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