CHAPTER 125 DETAILS OF THE TEST
"Ha-ha." Colin waved his sleeve and walked over. "Richard, this little girl's remarkable talent is enough
for her to be an inner disciple," he said.
Elsa didn't agree at first. She gave Darren a look, waiting for his opinion.
"Say yes, Elsa." Considering the complex relationships among the different forces in the Holy Land,
Darren thought becoming an inner disciple would be beneficial to both Elsa and him.
Moreover, being a core disciple in the Holy Land would give Elsa access to various resources and
directions from martial skill masters, which was what every martial skill cultivator wished for. Of course
Elsa had the willingness to accept it, but it was all up to Darren.
"What about you?" Elsa asked.
"I have to see one thing done first," he answered.
Elsa knew clearly he was talking about his younger sister.
"Well, then." Elsa nodded to Darren, turned around and said, "I am willing to be an inner disciple of the
Lotus Holy Land."
"Good, we now have a new talented maiden with a promising future, ha-ha!" Colin said, happiness rose
from the bottom of his heart.
"Wow, I have a new beautiful sister," Cathy said as she walked to Elsa. "Welcome! We are happy to be
with you as an inner disciple of the Lotus Holy Land. I can play with you in future, I am definitely looking
forward to that," she said with a nifty smile.
"No problem, you are also very beautiful," Elsa responded to Cathy.
"Well, could you now tell us how you went through the last two rounds of the test, Darren?" Colin
reminded.
"Yes, tell us the details of the last two rounds of the test,"
all the ordinary disciples reiterated with excitement.
"The second round of the test was about physical strength and willpower," Darren blurted out.
"How did it test your physical strength and willpower?" Outer Elder questioned closely.
"Ha ha." Darren stood upright with his arms crossed on his back. "The round was divided into three
parts: you get burnt by roaring flames, get frozen by ice, and get struck by purple thunderbolt. Each
step could cause great suffering to the body," Darren said slowly.
"You are kidding me. Well, you did say it was quite dangerous, didn't you? I think with immense
strength and good physical body, one can withstand what you just described easily."
"Yes, then why did so many talents fail to go through this test? I don't believe it."
There were many disciples with strong physical strength in the Holy Land, they should have been able
to pass the test. Darren's words confused the other people.
"The roaring flames, ice, and purple thunderbolt were adjusted according to the participants' physical
strength. The stronger you are, the more powerful they become. The fierce strike will cause a man half-
dead regardless of his physical strength. Only men with extraordinarily powerful willpower and strong
body restoring capabilities could have a glimmer of hope in surviving.
However, even if a man could survive this round of the test, survival in the next round is surely
impossible."
The place was abuzz with constant rambling immediately after Darren's words.
"So that's why. No wonder no one passed the test all these years."
"No! How did you manage to come out unharmed if everything was that difficult?" one disciple asked in
disbelief.
Colin was also wondering about this. Darren was totally unharmed despite his horrifying narrations
about the trials.
How did Darren manage to survive the last round of the test?
Upon entering the second round, Darren found that all the three rounds were some kind of attacking
arrays left by rule cultivators.
He used his Spirit Power and saw clearly the rule silk threads that composed the three arrays in his
eyes.
Darren's Spirit Power was absolutely not powerful enough to control the three rules. But he was able to
destroy some of the rule silk threads with ease. Unlike other rule cultivators, Darren could connect with
his Omnipotent Talent Skill to see those silk threads of rule with his own eyes.
Without some effort, Darren destroyed the rule silk threads that could amplify the power of the three
arrays respectively. Then, he improved his physical strength by temporarily transforming into a demon
and dashed out as quick as possible. With those, he was able to complete the challenge.
But it wasn't something Darren could just reveal to the other people.
"Of course I have gone through the second round since I can tell you about it now. As for how I did it..."
Darren paused.
Colin knew Darren was unwilling to tell them his secrets. "It doesn't matter. Everyone has their own
special skills that should be kept unknown to other people. You don't have to talk about it. Just tell us exclusive content.
how you got through the third round of the test," Colin said.
"If it was me, I'm sure I wouldn't make it through the third round," Colin added.
His words aroused the other disciples' interests again. They were disappointed that Darren didn't tell
them the specific process of going through the second round. They wanted to know badly.
"What kind of test would it be, that even Mr. Li would be unable to complete?"
"In the third round of the test, a bronze mirror was placed inside. It could clone ten participants who
were exactly the same with the real participant,"
Darren said in a flat voice. That mirror was similar to the big bell Darren had encountered in the Starry
Tower. The difference was that the clones made by the mirror were not as perfect as those made by the
big bell.
"Not bad." Colin nodded. "The bronze mirror in the third round is a treasure that has been inherited
from the ancient times. It could clone up to ten participants in front of a warrior below the supreme
stage of the Wonder Realm.
As I said, I wouldn't be able to pass the third round of the test. How could someone possibly defeat ten
clones of themselves all at the same time?" Colin said.
So how in the world did Darren get through it?
"Darren defeated his ten clones?"
"It is too overwhelming, too astounding."
Darren ignored the surprised disciples and continued, "The bronze mirror is a treasure, that's true. But
it could only duplicate participants' cultivation level and martial skills and improve their strength by
approximately three times. It would by no means duplicate the hidden powers of the participants. Do
you understand what I'm saying, sir?"
What he meant was that each Darren duplicated by the bronze mirror was at the first stage of the
Mysterious Realm and possessed Darren's blade and sword martial skills. Moreover, each and every
one of Darren's duplicates was three times stronger than Darren in the Mysterious Realm.
But Darren could beat masters at the supreme stage of the Mysterious Realm with his hidden means.
Ten of his duplicates at the first stage of the Mysterious Realm shouldn't be any trouble for him even if
their fighting capacity was three times stronger.
It was as difficult as climbing up to heaven to challenge an opponent nine stages higher. This kind of
talent had never been seen in the Lotus Holy Land before.
"If my estimation is right, your real strength level must be at least five or six stages higher than the first
stage of the Mysterious Realm in order to defeat all ten clones," Colin analyzed.
"More or less," Darren wanted to say no more words.
"Genius, you are really a genius, Darren," Colin praised. "Your potential is on par with the disciples of
the Ancient Families."
"The Ancient Families?" Darren got a little surprised when Collin compared him to the disciples of the
Ancient Families. They seemed to be extraordinary judging from Colin's tone.
"Correct, talented disciples of the Ancient Families usually can challenge someone whose cultivation
level is higher, which is unreachable for some talented disciples of our Holy Land," Colin said with a
sigh. "If you were at the fifth stage of the Mysterious Realm, you should consider taking part in the
groom-recruiting competition to be held on the day after tomorrow to help the Lotus Holy Land out. Pity,
such a pity," Colin continued.
"Let's get straight to the point. Would you like to be a supreme disciple of the Lotus Holy Land,
Darren?" Colin asked with conviction.
"Supreme disciple, my goodness! It's so enviable."
"I am wondering what his treatment will be as the first supreme disciple of the Lotus Holy Land."
All of the other disciples cast admiring glances at Darren.
But to everyone's surprise, he rejected Colin's proposal.
"Hum? Darren, are you stupid? Why did you reject his offer?" Outer Elder blurted out, even he was
anxious for Darren.
"I plan to take part in the groom-recruiting competition of the Holy Maiden. I heard only outer disciples
could qualify for it. Do you mind elaborating on that?" Darren replied.
Hearing Darren's words, Colin frowned as it was the first time that he felt disappointed with Darren's
behavior.