Chapter 73: Chapter Seventy-Three: Second Trial, Talent Test!

The stone cave is deep.

Entering the stone cave feels like entering a new world.

There is no oppressive feeling from the opening; all that exists is a vast emptiness before the eyes.

After two years, Su Yu and Du Nian Guan slowly arrived at a ruined plaza.

On that plaza, the western province's geniuses were already standing.

Leading them was Yang Qi.

Yang Qi stood beside a huge stone on the plaza, slowly placing his palm on it.

"What are they doing?"

Du Nian Guan asked doubtfully.

Su Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.

As the two had just entered the plaza, a familiar old voice suddenly sounded in their minds.

"Second trial, talent test; those who qualify may pass!"

Talent test....

Upon hearing these four words, Su Yu's expression involuntarily turned somewhat strange..

If it were a talent test, for Su Yu it would pose no difficulty at all.

After all, he himself had been detected to possess a golden talent.

Su Yu and Du Nian Guan exchanged a glance, then both looked toward Yang Qi on the plaza.

What kind of talent could this western province's top person possibly have?

All that was seen was Yang Qi lightly placing his palm on the stone.

Accompanied by a series of faint undulations.

On that stone, a green light soon appeared.

Soon, the green light was directly covered by blue.

However, the light on the stone had not yet stopped.

Next, a purple light shot up into the sky, carrying powerful undulations.

It illuminated the entire sky.

"Purple?"

Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Du Nian Guan beside him shook his head slightly and said.

"If it were only purple, you'd be underestimating Yang Qi; to hold the position of the western province's top person, mere purple talent would be impossible!"

Indeed, just as Du Nian Guan's words fell.

An orange light burst forth from the stone instantly.

It surged in the void above.

Even on the firmament, ripples of orange spread.

Orange!

His future achievements will at least reach the Grand Master realm!

This is the talent potential of the western province's top person!

And the western province's geniuses exclaimed excitedly.

"As expected of Elder Brother Yang! With orange talent, he will surely assault the Grand Master realm; with a bit of fortune, even assaulting the Marquis rank is possible!"

They watched excitedly as this scene unfolded before them.

For them, the more impressive Yang Qi was, the stronger their pride became.

Song Yun, at this moment, also glowed with vigor, as if that orange talent were his own.

He turned his head to look at Su Yu and the others, letting out a sneer.

"These two wastes from Jiangnan Province probably have never seen orange talent!"

Wu Jie also let out a cold laugh.

"How could a mere Jiangnan Province possibly have someone with orange talent? Although Su Yu claims to have surpassed the Holy Spear Marquis, he's only exceeded in some records; his talent may not be that formidable!"

"That's right; current resources are far better than those of previous generations, so surpassing the Holy Spear Marquis is reasonable, but talent is different—it's innate and cannot be changed!"

The western province's geniuses continually echoed their agreement.

They kept praising Yang Qi while constantly stepping on Su Yu and Du Nian Guan.

After a moment, Yang Qi slowly withdrew his hands.

At the same time, the old voice sounded again above the plaza.

"Orange talent, excellent! Reward: Blood-Congealing Pill!"

Buzz—buzz—buzz!!!

The space trembled slightly; a crystal-clear pill appeared in the void, Yang Qi took the Blood-Congealing Pill in his hand and stored it away.

Seeing Yang Qi holding the Blood-Congealing Pill, Su Yu's eyes lit up.

I never expected the talent test to also have a reward.

Su Yu licked his lips, his eyes glimmering with anticipation.

Next, the western province's geniuses stepped forward one by one to test their talent on the stone.

In an instant, various colors burst forth repeatedly on the plaza.

However, aside from Yang Qi reaching orange talent, none of the others reached that level.

The strongest among them was merely purple.

Most of them still only had blue talent.

These were after all repeat students; even with blue talent, they could cultivate to the Organ Tempering Realm.

The sound kept echoing.

Those with purple talent obtained the Four-turn Condensing Blood Pill, while those with blue talent were directly eliminated.

It is clear that it is not merely a simple talent test.

Song Yun's face looked somewhat grim; he was one of those with blue talent, and having just been eliminated, he naturally felt extremely unwilling.

"Why is it that those with blue talent cannot receive the inheritance?"

You should know that, in West Province, blue talent is already considered quite good; most ordinary people cannot even awaken any color.

Yet here, the minimum requirement is actually purple talent, which means future achievements cannot be lower than the Flying Heaven Realm!

Out of the more than ten geniuses from West Province, in the end, aside from Yang Qi, only three others were not eliminated.

For a moment, the atmosphere among the West Province team became somewhat unpleasant.

Because this meant that six of them would stop here.

Du Nian Guan and Su Yu exchanged a smile; Du Nian Guan strode forward, grinning as he looked at the West Province geniuses.

"Everyone, make way, it's my turn!"

Du Nian Guan's smile caused the West Province crowd to involuntarily surge with waves of anger.

In their eyes, Du Nian Guan's smile was undoubtedly mocking them.

"Hmph! Wait until you're eliminated—I'll see if you can still smile then!"

Song Yun let out a cold snort, watching Du Nian Guan press his palm against the stone.

Instantly, a faint ripple spread.

On the stone, green and blue light began to flicker.

The eliminated West Province geniuses stared fixedly at the stone, especially Song Yun, who kept silently chanting.

"Absolutely no purple, absolutely no purple!"

Yet the fact still disappointed him.

The next moment, purple light on the stone instantly shone upon the heavens!

An aged voice sounded.

"Purple talent qualifies; reward: Four-turn Condensing Blood Pill!"

Du Nian Guan grinned as he placed the Four-turn Condensing Blood Pill in his hand and said.

"Thank you, thank you for yielding."

His smug expression again provoked waves of annoyance among the West Province geniuses.

But there was nothing they could do about it.

Those who passed really had the right to mock them.

Watching Du Nian Guan succeed, Su Yu smiled slightly, stepped forward, and slowly walked toward the square.

For a moment, everyone's gaze gathered on Su Yu.