Menglin was sweating profusely, but he refused to back down. He raised his head and shouted, "Old Ancestor Xing Hu, I wanted to climb to a higher level in the Rolling Ice Cauldron Mountain, but I didn't have the strength to do so. Is there a problem with that?
Then may I ask Old Ancestor Xing Hu, why did the four great powers hold this competition?
Is it just to show off in front of us ordinary martial artists? "
Meng Lin did not have a good impression of the Awakening Dragon King Stronghold. Now that he was being interrogated by Old Ghost Xing Hu, who was constantly pressuring him with his terrifying aura, he was naturally enraged. The pride in his bones made him unable to help but loudly rebuke.
"Tsk tsk?
You're still so stubborn? "
Old Ancestor Xing Hu snorted and increased his pressure by another ten percent.
Even a high-level Transcendent realm martial marquis wouldn't be able to hold on for long under such pressure.
Menglin's face was red, but he was even more unyielding. The resentment in his heart burst out as he raised his head and laughed. "What a Awakening Dragon King Stronghold, what a peak quasi-sage ancestor.
You're bullying a junior like me.
How awe-inspiring!
Yes, you're a peak quasi-sage and can easily crush me, but have you thought of the consequences? "
"Ha!"
With a roar, Menglin couldn't hide anymore and had no choice but to use the Azure Dragon Emperor Armor.
In an instant, Menglin not only felt the pressure on him loosen, but his body also emitted an extremely domineering and unyielding aura.
"Not good!" Old Ancestor Yi shouted and stepped forward. A pressure crashed toward Old Ancestor Xing Hu.
Boom!
The two ancestors' powerful forces collided, setting off a terrifying energy wave that pushed the surrounding judges back.
Awakening Dragon King Stronghold's chief, Xing Ningzhu, also stepped forward and said with a smile, "Old Ancestor Xing Hu, are you really going to vent your anger on him?"
"Forget it," said Green Soul Overlord. "You and I both know that even if he did trigger the Ice Rippling Pusan, whatever he gains from it will still belong to him.
In the world of martial dao, everyone has their own opportunities. Old Brother Xing Hu, why are you worrying about this? "
Old Ancestor Ying Xian laughed strangely.
"Old fogey Xing Hu, he's not someone you can bully. If you want to die, don't drag us down with you."
Old Ancestor Xing Hu's heart sank. He immediately remembered that the other party was most likely from the Holy Spirit Island. His face was gloomy, and he broke out in cold sweat.
Suddenly, Ancestor Xing Hu grinned and sneered, "You three, don't pretend to be peacemakers here. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Then, Patriarch Xing Hu looked at Menglin and smiled faintly. "What happened just now was just a whim. I wanted to test your talent and potential.
Not bad, not bad!
You have such pride and perseverance in your heart of martial arts. Your future is limitless.
It's precisely because I cherish talent that I couldn't help but test it out. "
As expected of an old ancestor at the peak of the secondary saint realm. The speed at which he changed his attitude was simply exaggerated.
"Hehe!"
Meng Lin, who had an evil smile on his face, pretended to be overwhelmed by the favor and cried out: "This little one is slow-witted. I didn't understand Ancestor's good intentions earlier and almost blamed Ancestor wrongly."
Old Ancestor Xing Hu smiled and nodded.
"Not bad. You're worth teaching.
I heard that you only chose the martial arts talent test in the second round of the talent test. With such a determined heart of martial arts, your future is really limitless. "
"Alright, the third round of the assessment is over.
There's no time to lose. Let's enter the fourth round immediately.
We old fellows shouldn't interfere too much. "Green Soul Overlord came out to smooth things over.
Menglin took this opportunity to return to the participating team.
He was a little more wary of Old Ancestor Xing Hu in his heart.
He knew very well that he was definitely targeted by Old Ancestor Xing Hu.
Being targeted by an old monster at the peak of the secondary saint realm, no matter the reason, was always unpleasant.
After three rounds of assessment, less than 20,000 of the 400,000 or so candidates were left.
Even if there were only 20,000 left, it was still extremely shocking.
To Menglin's relief, Yunke also passed.
The fourth round was the actual combat test. It was also the round where injuries were most likely to occur among all the rounds.
The remaining 20,000 martial artists were all left behind by the great waves of elimination. All of them were in high spirits, rubbing their fists and palms. Their eyes were full of eagerness, eager to show off their skills in the fourth round.
"The fourth round tests a martial artist's actual combat power. It also tests the strength of your martial arts, the degree of control of your martial arts, and the battle experience!"
"In this round, you will enter the Martial Arts Hall for the assessment.
In the Martial Arts Hall, there are countless secret rooms with mechanisms. Each secret room has different levels of puppet beasts.
There are a total of ten levels of secret rooms.
You only have three chances to challenge them.
Finally, the 8,000 highest ranked candidates will enter the next stage of the assessment.
The rest will be eliminated. "
"You must want to ask, how is the ranking determined?"
"The rules for the ranking are, of course, determined according to the level of the secret room you challenge.
Take the top 8,000. "
"There are a total of ten levels of secret rooms. You must want to ask, if the level of the secret room you challenge is the same, how to determine whose ranking is higher and whose ranking is lower?"
That judge chuckled and said again, "If the level of the secret room you challenge is the same, then use all the time you take to challenge that secret room to determine the ranking.
For secret rooms of the same level, the shorter the time you take, the higher the ranking. "
There were only a total of ten levels of secret rooms. There would definitely be a large number of candidates challenging the same level.
Using the time spent to challenge to subdivide the ranking was also reasonable.
Whoever took the shortest time meant that their combat power was stronger.
With such a subdivision, the ranking was very easy to distinguish.
These 20,000 martial artists who could stay were not idiots.
They naturally understood this rule the moment they heard it.
Many of the examinees secretly warned themselves that they had to be 120% alert.
Of the 20,000 martial artists participating in this round of assessment, only 8,000 would stay in the end.
No one wanted to be eliminated. Everyone wanted to advance to the next stage of the grand competition.
After familiarizing themselves with the rules, Menglin and many other contestants followed the group of judges, arriving at the Martial Battle Hall in a grandiose manner.
This Martial Battle Hall was extremely spacious. Countless secret rooms were scattered all over the place.
Ten rooms arranged in rows, no less than able to accommodate several thousand contestants taking the assessment at the same time.
Ten rooms arranged in rows, that was because these secret rooms were divided into ten levels, from level one difficulty to level ten difficulty, forming a step-by-step difficulty level.
"You all see these ten secret rooms, right?
From one to ten, the difficulty increases step by step.
Each has three challenge opportunities, the result will be calculated according to the best one.
However, you have to remember, three chances, as long as you fail once, it's equivalent to a complete failure.
Therefore, when you choose the difficulty level, best consider thoroughly first.
Because you can't afford to fail. "
That head judge was very patient, explaining the rules in detail.
Menglin and the rest of the martial artists all nodded their heads.
After a full three days, it was finally Menglin's turn.
"I challenge level five," Menglin opened his mouth and said.
"What?" The judge jumped in fright. Challenging level five right off the bat, wasn't this too risky?
"Level five is equivalent to the difficulty of Divine Power Level Five. When you enter, you'll face a Divine Power Level Five puppet beast.
Have you decided? "
This judge was kind.
He could not help but remind Menglin.
Because he felt that this choice of Menglin's was seriously too risky.