Chapter 1164: Eternal Spirit! The Assessment Begins!

Time passed quickly, and when there were only fifteen minutes left until nine o'clock.

Accompanied by a powerful pressure, a middle-aged man wearing battle armor suddenly appeared on the plaza.

This man did not actively release his aura, but the powerful pressure naturally emanating from him made the entire plaza fall silent!

"It's Lord Nien, who guards the beast trial zone! A peak-of-universe-level powerhouse!"

Kelan gazed at Nien with burning eyes.

Although he was a Tier-2 genius, he still had self-awareness.

If he could ultimately break through to universe-level, that would already be quite good.

To reach the strength of a lord like Nien, one would not know how many opportunities and cultivation it would take.

"A peak-of-universe-level powerhouse!" Xu Jingming's gaze was equally fervent.

Such a powerhouse only needed a casual strike to slay the Star-Peak Molten-Core Blood Dragon.

And resolve Blue Planet's greatest crisis.

"Fortunately, when I was on Blue Planet I encountered the Void-Breaking Tower of the Noah Empire and obtained the qualification to enter the Holy Land.

Otherwise, even if I could later enter the universe,

I don't know how much time it would have taken to come into contact with these powerhouses..."

Xu Jingming felt secretly grateful in his heart.

This was the importance of a platform. If he had developed on a planet like Green Mist Star,

at best he would only have come into contact with Star-Glory-Peak powerhouses.

But now, super powerhouses could be seen everywhere.

Better to be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken — this is an eternal, unchanging truth.

"One last time, I will emphasize the rules of the assessment rating.

Each of you has a dedicated serial number. During the process of slaying beasts,

the beasts' tier, strength, and other information will be recorded correspondingly under your serial number.

The entire assessment lasts twenty-four hours. After twenty-four hours, the assessment ends.

Your rating will be determined based on your own strength and the number and tier of beasts you slay.

If you encounter a life-threatening danger midway, you may directly shout 'Withdraw,' and an energy barrier will naturally protect you.

However, this also means your assessment rating ends early."

Nien's voice rang out across the entire plaza.

Regarding this kind of assessment method, Xu Jingming was actually already very familiar with it.

The only pity was that the assessment time was too short — only twenty-four hours — and he simply could not slay too many beasts.

But after the assessment rating ended, there would still be plenty of time to come to this trial zone.

After introducing the assessment rules, Nien said no more, floating in mid-air with his eyes closed, resting.

A few more minutes passed, and suddenly an unexpected change occurred!

The entire firmament plunged into absolute darkness!

The light of the stars, the reflection off the earth, the countless rays of light on the planet — all vanished.

Within this all-devouring darkness, a figure silently materialized in the sky.

It was a man clad in pitch-black battle armor, his bearing tall and straight.

Between his brows, a tiny pitch-black sword mark emanated a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

"It's an Eternal Spirit!"

"It's Lord Blacklight! Lord Blacklight has come!"

"I've been in the Holy Land for over a hundred years, and this is still my first time observing an Eternal Spirit from this close!"

"An Eternal Spirit in person! An opportunity! This is our chance!"

"..."

Waves of exclamations rose across the plaza.

Everyone present was a Star-Glory-level powerhouse; even when the light vanished, they could still perceive the changes around them through spiritual force.

"Eternal Spirit!"

Xu Jingming, who was observing that figure in the sky through his Purple Tenuity Eyes, was also secretly shocked.

This was the terrifying might of an Eternal-level powerhouse — mere existence itself was enough to make heaven and earth change color!

Moreover, even when he used his Purple Tenuity Eyes to observe, what he saw seemed not to be a living being, but a walking mass of 'Darkness Origin'!

Below Eternal, there was still a lifespan limit. But after breaking through to Eternal-level, one was immortal and indestructible.

Unless killed, one would naturally live forever and never die.

This was also why Eternal-level powerhouses were called Spirits.

They were already on a completely different level of life from ordinary people.

"Noah Empire's pillar 'Blacklight,' an Eternal Fourth-Stage powerhouse.

He has mastered the origin of the Laws of Darkness and Gale, and his Darkness Law has even received the acknowledgment of the Origin Law!"

The information Xu Jingming had gathered last night surfaced in his mind.

That peak-of-universe-level Nien, whose presence had seemed so awe-inspiring a moment ago,

before the might of this Eternal Spirit, seemed unable to stir even a single ripple.

"Too powerful..."

Xu Jingming's heart brimmed with anticipation — anticipation that one day he too would become an Eternal Spirit.

As an Eternal Spirit, for this assessment rating, there was naturally a dedicated observation room.

His figure quickly vanished into midair, and the entire world finally returned to light.

After the black light, several Eternal Life divine spirits arrived at the third planet one after another.

The Law Origins each of them grasped were all different, yet not a single one had received the acknowledgment of the Law of Destruction.

The Law of Destruction is a high-tier law, extremely difficult to gain the universe's acknowledgment.

Therefore, the vast majority of Eternal Life-level powerhouses, unless they truly possessed heaven-defying talent,

even if they had once cultivated high-tier laws, in the end would not waste any more time on them.

Gaining law acknowledgment through ordinary universe laws is the path taken by the vast majority of Eternal Life-level powerhouses.

And among them, the one Xu Jingming paid the most attention to was an Eternal Life divine spirit named 'Lu Wen'.

This person was a fifth-stage Eternal Life, grasping the dual-system laws of thunder and lightning and light, and had received the acknowledgment of the Thunder Lightning Law Origin.

If one were to choose an Eternal Life divine spirit as a master, it would absolutely have to be 'Lu Wen'.

Of course,

he also had self-awareness; even with his level-1 genius talent, he might not necessarily be looked upon favorably by these Eternal Life divine spirits.

On the contrary, the treatment received by Leimeng, who was of the Giant Spirit race, was different again.

"Our Noah Empire has a total of ten Eternal Life-level Pillars of State.

Excluding the four who are out and about, the remaining six have all arrived.

They are already waiting in the VIP room. Once the assessment and rating ends, I will take you to meet them.

At that time, based on the conditions they offer, you may simply choose one to take as your master."

The Universe-level powerhouse following beside Leimeng spoke.

That is to say, the Empire Lord Noah had already set about breaking through to the Dominator level and had no time to teach students.

Otherwise, this Giant Spirit clansman would certainly have been the Empire Lord's student.

"Understood."

Leimeng's deep voice rang out, and a trace of longing faintly surfaced deep within his eyes.

Eternal Life divine spirits, even for someone of his rare bloodline, were likewise extremely lofty existences.

"The assessment and rating begins; all students, enter the field!"

When the time came to exactly nine o'clock, Niyin announced on schedule that the assessment and rating had begun.

Thus, the people on the plaza instantly transformed into streaks of flowing light, flying toward the region ahead.

"Although I am of the Giant Spirit race, to obtain more resources, I must reveal even stronger talent!

In this assessment and rating, I must go all out!"

Leimeng roared within his heart. Only then did flames encircle his entire body, and he leaped up over a thousand meters to enter the trial zone.

"It's finally beginning! I wonder what rating my Destruction Domain third layer will ultimately receive."

Xu Jingming's gaze was likewise burning hot. A flash of pitch-black Lei Guang, and he charged straight into the trial zone.