Chapter 493 - 222: So What, Divine Will? Truly Unprecedented
Chapter 493: Chapter 222: So What, Divine Will? Truly Unprecedented
This time, Xiao Lingchen’s Spiritual Power strength had directly surpassed Xia Lianxue’s!
"It seems this Xiao Lingchen was truly holding back before!"
Zhu Mingyi looked at the data on the screen and chuckled, clapping his hands. "This number confirms it—he’s definitely stepped into the Divine Realm. And his foundation is remarkably stable, otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have such strong Spiritual Power."
Everyone in the hall broke into a clamor of discussion.
It seemed that in their eyes, the suspense in the race for the top spot was back on.
As for Lin Ye, who had just performed a miracle, he was automatically excluded from this clash between Divine Realm experts.
The main screen remained focused on Xiao Lingchen’s face, which was filled with confidence. He seemed quite pleased with his result.
However, amidst this peaceful atmosphere,
a name on the overall ranking board to the side shot to the top once again, as unexpectedly as a lightning bolt tearing through the night sky!
[NO. 1: Lin Ye (Ninghai)]
[Spiritual Power Strength: 60,789.5]
This result was a resounding slap in the face to everyone who had just insisted that the Spiritual Power of someone in the Gang Condensation Realm could never challenge the Divine Realm!
Upon seeing the ridiculously long string of digits on the leaderboard, the entire viewing hall once again plunged into a suffocating, eerie silence.
’Who am I?’
’Where am I?’
’Why is it him again!!!’
After a brief, dazed moment, an uproar even more violent and frenzied than before erupted!
"No way! What the hell is going on?!"
"Sixty thousand? A Spiritual Power strength of sixty thousand? What the fuck, he’s in the Gang Condensation Realm and he has sixty thousand?!"
"This is insane! The whole world has gone completely insane!"
Li Kai Nian felt a rush of blood surge from his chest straight to his head.
His face, which had maintained its composure for years due to his status and cunning, finally started to crack!
His right fist, hidden beneath his seat, clenched tightly, his arm trembling slightly from the force. An unprecedented light burst forth from his eyes!
’It’s hard to even keep from smiling right now.’
He had been quite annoyed when that official from the Yanjing Education Bureau had made his earlier remarks.
Mostly because everyone knew the man was just stating common sense.
But deep down, he just couldn’t accept it.
’Who says common sense is always right?!’
He slowly turned his head and, with a broad smile, looked at the Yanjing Education Bureau director beside him. The director was staring blankly, his mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg. Li Kai Nian spoke slowly.
"My dear colleague, I am quite certain that our candidate from Ninghai is truly only in the Gang Condensation Realm. As for this score... well, I have no idea what to make of it. Could you perhaps help us analyze it again?"
The director pushed his glasses up his nose, trying to feign composure.
But his trembling hands and utter speechlessness betrayed his awkward predicament.
Several nearby officials who were sipping water snickered, secretly delighting in the scene.
To be honest, they’d been sick of this self-proclaimed expert for a while, with the way he acted like he knew everything.
Seeing him get proven so wrong and be forced to shut up was just incredibly satisfying.
In the main seat in the front row.
"This... is illogical!"
An expression of pure shock finally appeared on Yi Jiugao’s face, his pupils even contracting slightly!
He had considered that with Lin Ye’s monstrous physique, his Spiritual Power might also defy logic, perhaps even catching up to or matching Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue.
But that was the absolute limit of what he could imagine.
He never could have imagined, however, that Lin Ye wouldn’t just catch up, nor would he just match them.
Instead, he had completely crushed them, surpassing their scores by nearly six times!
This was completely beyond his comprehension!
Just as the entire viewing hall began to question their understanding of the world over Lin Ye’s score, an announcement once again broadcasted throughout all the testing sites.
[The Spiritual Power Strength Test has concluded. We will now begin the final static test: the Spiritual Factor Potential Test.]
[All examinees, please sit cross-legged and cooperate with the testing instrument.]
Zhu Mingyi could no longer maintain his composure. Without even turning his head, he barked an order to the adjutant behind him:
"Tell the technical department to lock the main screen’s camera on Lin Ye!"
"As for the other two, just move them to the secondary screens!"
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant immediately relayed the command on his personal terminal.
Soon, the image on the main screen switched. The pure-white testing room where Lin Ye was located now commanded everyone’s attention.
Lin Ye followed the instructions and sat down cross-legged.
The next moment, the ceiling above him silently split open. Three metal rings, shimmering with a faint light, slowly descended and hovered above his head.
A flicker of surprise crossed Lin Ye’s eyes as he saw the three rings.
’He was all too familiar with this three-ring structure—it was the classic design of the All-Seeing Instrument!’
’He hadn’t expected the Imperial Capital’s testing facility to be so extravagant as to integrate an All-Seeing Instrument into every single room!’
HUMMM—
The three rings began to rotate slowly, each at a different speed and in a different direction, emitting a low hum.
An invisible force field instantly enveloped Lin Ye. He could clearly feel the dormant, free-roaming Spiritual Factors within his body—those not yet assimilated by his Celestial-Attracting All Things Spirituality—being forcibly stimulated by this power, becoming incredibly active!
Lin Ye was secretly delighted.
’To think I could get a free, full-body stimulation from an All-Seeing Instrument just by taking an exam! The effect can’t compare to consuming Asking Dust directly, but hey, free is free.’
He immediately closed his eyes, focused his mind inward, and actively cooperated with the All-Seeing Instrument’s power, stirring up the free Spiritual Factors scattered throughout his body like a myriad of stars.
These factors were completely independent of the Spiritual Factors that already formed his Celestial Attraction Array of Myriad Phenomena.
Lin Ye himself was surprised. He hadn’t expected to generate such a massive amount of new, free-roaming Spiritual Factors in the short time since awakening his First Martial Arts Spirituality.
This was practically a clear sign that his second Martial Arts Spirituality was already on the path to awakening!
[Ding! You have gained a buff: Spiritual Factor Storm!]
At the same time, a new progress bar quietly appeared on Lin Ye’s system panel.
[Second Martial Arts Spirituality Awakening Progress: 0.86%]
Watching the number slowly but steadily climb, Lin Ye’s mood grew even more pleasant.
However, he also clearly noticed that the progress was increasing much more slowly than when he had awakened his Celestial-Attracting All Things Spirituality.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Two minutes passed...
Five minutes...
On the secondary screens, the All-Seeing Instruments above Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue’s heads had begun to slow down, a clear sign that their tests were nearing completion.
One after another, they both opened their eyes.
On the main screen, however, the three rings above Lin Ye’s head were still spinning at a frantic speed. The humming grew even louder, showing no signs of stopping.
In the viewing hall, everyone exchanged strange looks.
"What... what’s going on? Why isn’t his test finished yet?"
"Yeah, everyone else is almost done. Is he just getting warmed up?"
From the main seat, Zhu Mingyi’s brow gradually furrowed.
He turned his head and whispered to his adjutant, "Go and confirm that the All-Seeing Instrument in Lin Ye’s testing room hasn’t malfunctioned."
On such an important occasion, with so many people watching, a blunder like a mechanical failure would reflect very poorly on them.
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant immediately took out his personal terminal and relayed the order.
A moment later, he leaned in close to Zhu Mingyi’s ear, his expression strange. He reported in a hushed voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Reporting to the Chief, the technical department confirms the machine is operating normally. It’s just..."
"Just what?"
The adjutant swallowed hard, his voice trembling with disbelief.
"It’s just... the engine for that All-Seeing Instrument has been running at maximum power almost since the test began. And even now, it still hasn’t managed to fully stimulate all the free Spiritual Factors in his body!"
"Due to the prolonged overload, the consumption of Asking Dust is far exceeding projections. The tech department is asking if... if they should reduce the energy output."
After hearing the report, Zhu Mingyi’s furrowed brow instantly smoothed out, replaced by an expression of near ecstasy!
"Are we really so poor that we need to worry about the cost of Asking Dust?"
"Keep going! I want to see this for myself today. Let’s squeeze every last drop of potential out of this kid and find out just how terrifying his second Martial Arts Spirituality can be!"