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Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 764: Dazzling Results
"How many cultivators do you think will pass the assessment in this last group?"
Atop the high platform, cultivators who had already passed the assessment such as Zhao Xuanmu and Hu Yangyun were lined up, their spirits high as they stared at the small tower, speculating about the pass rate of this group.
"Among these ten, that brother at the Myriad Manifestation Realm should be able to pass the assessment. As for the others, their aura seems rather faint," Hu Yangyun said, squinting his eyes as he began to analyze.
"Especially that red-clothed fairy and that little child, both of them have a very weak aura, seemingly just having stepped into the Life Spring Realm— their Realms aren't stable yet. To pass the Divine Soul Pressure assessment should be as difficult as ascending to the heavens."
"That little child looks quite young, at most twelve or thirteen years old. To have stepped into the Life Spring Realm at such an age, his talent must be extraordinary. Even if he doesn't pass the assessment this time, he can come again next year," remarked the young cultivator, Zhang Yun, who had broken the record during the assessment.
While they were speaking,
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh"
Several figures flashed by, and Ji Huo'er and the other nine had already entered the treasure tower.
As everyone's figures disappeared into the tower, Yun Hongguang, Ji Huo'er, and Ye Shiyi entered the small tower.
The next moment, everyone saw clearly the state of the people inside the tower and were simultaneously stunned.
"What's going on?"
They discovered that after the red-clothed young girl entered the small tower, she had not fallen into the Illusionary Fixed State.
Instead, she looked around curiously, her lively eyes examining everything, seemingly very curious about her surroundings.
"Why hasn't she fallen into the Illusionary Fixed State?!"
All of them had this question in their minds while many looked towards the assessment elder on the high platform, wondering if there was a problem with the assessment.
"The assessment is proceeding normally!" The assessment elder understood the doubts in everyone's minds and his deep voice echoed in their heads.
"There is no problem with the small tower. Could it be that she... she is no longer afraid of the Divine Soul Pressure of the small tower?"
"But that's not right. The assessment elder clearly stated that regardless of one's Realm, upon entering the small tower, they would face different levels of pressure, and one hundred breathing times were the standard for all Realms. How could she possibly be immune to the pressure of the small tower?"
While everyone was shocked and puzzled, Ji Huo'er, driven by curiosity, had already started walking towards the center of the small tower.
The center of this small tower also consisted of seven levels, and she quickly disappeared entirely into the first level, vanishing from everyone's sight.
"She's gone?!"
"She actually went to the center of the small tower..."
For a moment, many young talents exchanged glances in wonder.
Ji Huo'er's figure had disappeared, but the competition was still ongoing.
Suppressing their curiosity, they continued to watch the competition in the arena.
By the ninth breath, the first cultivator was eliminated.
At the twenty-fifth breath, the second person was eliminated.
At the thirty-sixth breath, the third person was eliminated.
By the fifty-fifth breath, three people were simultaneously expelled from the small tower.
At the seventieth breath, the seventh person was eliminated.
After seventy breaths had passed, only Yun Hongguang, Ye Shiyi, and the vanished Ji Huo'er remained in the small tower.
"That child is so formidable? He's lasted so long?"
The elimination of seven cultivators in quick succession, with Ye Shiyi still persisting in the tower, surprised everyone.
"Indeed, it's quite unexpected. To cultivate to the Life Spring Realm at merely over ten years of age... Could it be that his Soul is also incredibly strong?"
Time ticked away slowly.
When a hundred breaths were reached, everyone let out a roar of excitement.
Because by then, there was no movement from within the small tower; Yun Hongguang and Ye Shiyi were still in the Illusionary Fixed State.
"To think that three people have passed!"
Zhao Xuanmu and the others were also quite surprised, the ones they had least expected and the ones they had doubted the most had all passed the assessment.
Especially Ji Huo'er—after entering the small tower, it was as if nothing happened to her at all, and she went towards the center of the small tower.
That was even more astonishing to them.
Though the time had come, the assessment was not yet over—their limits had not been reached.
The one hundred and tenth breath.
"Can these two still not have reached their limits? Could they be about to break the record again?"
"Who exactly is that kid, to be able to persist for so long?"
Yun Hongguang and Ye Shiyi remained in the Illusionary Fixed State and had not been expelled.
The one hundred and twentieth breath.
Many cultivators held their breath as Yun Hongguang and Ye Shiyi continued to hold on.
"The record is within reach."
The one hundred and twenty-fifth breath.
Yun Hongguang could no longer hold on and was spat out by the small tower.
As Yun Hongguang was expelled, he also received his assessment results within his soul.
"One hundred and twenty-five breaths, I've successfully broken the record!"
"I am in first place!"
Yun Hongguang was excited in his heart and mind, and had he not maintained his image, he would have jumped up long ago.
With that thought, he looked around proudly, holding his head high and puffing out his chest, ready to welcome the enviable gazes of everyone.
One hundred and twenty-five breaths was already a very impressive achievement.
But the next moment, Yun Hongguang realized that everyone's gaze was not directed at him but continued to focus on the small tower.
"What's going on? Isn't the assessment over? Why are you still staring at the small tower?"
"I've already broken the record, why aren't you paying attention to me, why aren't you cheering for me?!"
Yun Hongguang was very puzzled in his heart and looked up to the small tower.
"Holy shit, how is this kid still up there?!" Yun Hongguang exclaimed, jumping up in shock.
Ye Shiyi was still in the small tower, steadfast as a mountain, showing no signs of discomfort from the pressure.
The timer on the small tower had shockingly reached one hundred and forty.
"Impossible, the Divine Soul Pressure inside the small tower increases incrementally, and the pressure for each additional breath doubles, the pressure at one hundred and forty breaths would be much stronger than at one hundred and twenty, how could he last so long?"
In fact, like Yun Hongguang, all the cultivators shared this doubt.
But Ye Shiyi did not care about the doubts of the crowd.
The timer continued to rise, and he remained inside the small tower.
One hundred and fifty breaths.
One hundred and sixty breaths.
One hundred and eighty breaths.
At that moment, with every ten-breath increment, the prodigies burst into an uproar.
"Could this kid be cheating!" Yun Hongguang fumed internally, thinking while looking for someone to discuss with.
But the next moment, he realized there was no one around him.
Then it hit him: "Where is Miss Ji?"
"Where is Miss Ji?"
Yun Hongguang suddenly awoke with a start, looked around, and only then noticed that Ji Huo'er had disappeared from the arena.
"What's happened?"
"Could it be that Miss Ji failed the assessment and left in sorrow?"
Yun Hongguang did not see Ji Huo'er and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was the case, which filled him with regret: "Such an immortal-like lady as Miss Ji, to think she did not pass the assessment!"
Of course, what he regretted even more was that without Ji Huo'er entering the academy, he would miss his chance to be close to her.
"No, I can't let this opportunity with such a beloved and beautiful Miss Ji pass by, even if she did not pass the assessment, and we don't enter the same academy, it's not as if there's no chance we can be together!
As long as I, this young master, am sincere and earnest, Miss Ji will surely be moved by me!"
He was already planning to look for his Miss Ji as soon as the assessment concluded.