Chapter 1443: Testing Talent
Chapter 1443: Testing Talent
Once the Cultivation Heaven Domain Lord spoke, who would dare argue further?
Heavenly God Hao Han’s words were reasonable, but regardless, procedures still had to be followed. The oath he had made in the past now needed to be presented before everyone—to see whether it truly achieved the results he once proclaimed.
“Good!”
The Great Elder stepped forward and said loudly, “Now that everyone is present, let us revisit the promise the Fourth Elder once made. He claimed that he would cultivate a disciple whose talent was not outstanding, yet who would defeat all the geniuses of our Cultivation Heaven God Domain!”
“We all remember this very clearly. Now that the time of the oath is nearly up, your return means you already have your answer. You may now present it to us.”
Among all the elders, the Great Elder held the greatest opposition toward Heavenly God Hao Han, so it was only natural that he would personally preside over this matter.
He continued in a deep voice, “We will now begin talent testing. Each disciple must pass by the Talent Stone Tablet here, which will determine their innate talent. Let us first see what kind of talent your disciples possess.”
Nearby stood a massive stone tablet, its surface completely blank. This was the Talent Stone Tablet, something Yi Tianyun was seeing for the first time.
He had encountered similar stone tablets before—ones that measured strength—but determining someone’s talent so decisively was something he found questionable.
In Yi Tianyun’s view, this kind of stone tablet was the most useless and most unfair thing imaginable. He would never erect such an object within the Three Realms God Domain.
Once tested, one’s future was essentially sealed. No potential, no later growth—everything was ignored. It was no different from being sentenced in advance, with no chance of change.
Such an object was terrifying. A single test decided one’s destiny.
“Who will go first?” the Great Elder asked, his gaze sharp.
“I will.”
Li Tiantian Heavenly Venerable stepped forward first. As the senior disciple, it was appropriate for him to lead. Heavenly God Hao Han nodded slightly, saying nothing.
Li Tiantian Heavenly Venerable quickly arrived before the stone tablet, placed his hand upon it, and poured his full power inside.
Wave after wave of energy surged into the tablet. Soon, a faint glow appeared, and talent grades began to manifest.
One grade… two grades… three grades…
The numbers rose steadily, displaying the result clearly.
“Master, how does this thing determine talent?” Yi Tianyun frowned.
“These are worthless tools,” Heavenly God Hao Han said disdainfully. “They lack any real foundation. At best, they detect spiritual root aptitude—but even that is vague and narrowly defined. Everything about it is empty.”
“Fourth Elder, are you implying that our Cultivation Heaven God Domain’s long-established testing method has been wrong all along?” the Great Elder snorted coldly.
“Yes,” Heavenly God Hao Han replied openly. “Using this alone to define someone’s future is meaningless. Things like luck, willpower, comprehension, and adaptability cannot be measured here. Yet you decide someone’s entire life based on this—how absurd.”
“Ridiculous!” the Great Elder immediately refuted. “This method has allowed us to identify countless geniuses. After cultivation, most of them reached the levels we expected!”
“That may be true,” Heavenly God Hao Han said calmly, “but you also eliminated countless other possibilities.”
He waved his hand, clearly uninterested in further debate.
“Hmph! Possibilities?” the Great Elder sneered. “You said this long ago and remain just as stubborn. Then let us see how powerful the disciples you selected truly are!”
Soon, Heavenly Venerable Li Tiantian’s result was revealed.
Sixth-grade talent.
The maximum was ten grades. Sixth-grade talent placed him firmly in the middle—neither outstanding nor poor.
“Sixth-grade?” The elders burst into laughter.
“So average! Only sixth-grade talent—he wouldn’t even qualify to enter the Cultivation Divine Hall!”
To enter the Cultivation Divine Hall, one needed at least seventh-grade talent. Heavenly Venerable Li Tiantian clearly did not qualify.
“Is that so?” Heavenly God Hao Han said calmly. “Then how do you explain his Upper Heavenly Venerable cultivation?”
The laughter abruptly stopped.
Upper Heavenly Venerable was already a high-tier existence within the Cultivation Heaven God Domain.
A sixth-grade talent surpassing most seventh-grade geniuses—how ironic.
“You must have poured an enormous amount of resources into him to force his breakthrough!” someone retorted unwillingly.
“Oh?” Heavenly God Hao Han sneered. “Are you saying I alone possess more resources than the entire Cultivation Heaven God Domain? If resources alone were enough, why don’t you smash out a few more Upper Heavenly Venerables yourselves?”
The Great Elder’s face turned alternately pale and livid.
They had indeed spent vast resources on many late-stage Middle Heavenly Venerables—yet no matter how much they invested, breakthroughs never came.
Because some things could not be forced with resources alone.
What was needed… was comprehension.
Comprehension was not solely determined by talent. It was influenced by countless factors.
“This is an exception!” the Great Elder waved his hand sharply. “Test the next one!”
“Very well.”
Heavenly God Hao Han gestured for Yue Qian Heavenly Venerable to step forward.
Yue Qian Heavenly Venerable placed her hand on the stone tablet.
The result appeared immediately—
Fifth-grade talent.
“A fifth-grade talent reaching mid-stage Upper Heavenly Venerable,” Heavenly God Hao Han said with a faint smile. “How does that feel?”
Everyone was stunned.
They had expected at least seventh or eighth-grade talent—but instead, the results were even lower than before.
Was the stone tablet malfunctioning?
Yi Tianyun smiled to himself. Heavenly God Hao Han had clearly come today to slap faces—and hard.
The expressions of the elders grew increasingly ugly. The surrounding geniuses were equally shaken.
Their superior talent… yet weaker cultivation?
Did this not mean that the Cultivation Heaven God Domain’s long-held doctrine was fundamentally flawed?
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