Conquer the game world

Chapter 83 Three-Star Talent
"This Yan Sen is actually quite a genius. He's probably met his match this time," someone in the crowd who recognized Yan Sen remarked with a sigh.

"That's right, Yan Sen's talent is well-known. I think this kid probably just barely made it past the fifth level, and only made a brief appearance on the sixth level before coming out. Besides, I think this guy is definitely good at fighting, and his talent may not be better than Yan Sen's. Who knows what he will achieve in the future?" someone chimed in.

Indeed, Ye Feng's entry into the sixth level shocked everyone present, but some people also expressed envy and jealousy, saying that if someone is good at fighting but not talented, they will definitely fall behind in future cultivation. Therefore, some people thought that Ye Feng's glory was only temporary.

"Hmph, no matter what, a win is a win. Yan Sen probably won't get first place in this assessment." Some people envied and were jealous of Ye Feng, while others disliked Yan Sen and expressed their dissatisfaction.

Yanluo Sect sets up certain rewards for each entrance examination to encourage everyone to participate. Of course, such rewards can only be obtained by ranking in the top ten. In terms of practical combat, Ye Feng is undoubtedly the first. However, the examination results are a comprehensive evaluation based on talent and practical combat. At present, no one knows Ye Feng's talent yet. Naturally, some people hope that Ye Feng's talent is poor to satisfy their own sense of balance, while others hope that Ye Feng will strongly suppress Yan Sen to satisfy their vanity, as if they are the ones who suppressed Yan Sen.

The subsequent assessments were unremarkable; not only did Ye Feng achieve a sixth-level score, but no one even reached the fifth level, while quite a few people managed to reach the fourth level.

Ye Feng saw Yan Qi and two others among the examinees. With the help of the weapons given to them by Ye Feng, they had barely passed the first level. As long as their talent wasn't too bad, they had at least basically obtained the qualification to enter the Yanluo Sect.

"Alright, those who have passed the first level of the assessment can go over there to continue with the talent test." After everyone came out of the Illusion Tower and no one else participated in the assessment, Yu Lin announced.

"It's about to begin. I really want to see how much talent Ye Feng has. I bet he's at least six stars, just like Yan Sen," someone in the crowd said. This person hadn't even passed the first level of the assessment, so he had failed, but he still stayed to watch the others. Clearly, what he was most looking forward to was how high Ye Feng's talent was.

Among the crowd, there were quite a few people like him who hadn't passed the test but stayed behind. These people stayed to watch the excitement. The talent test required activating talent stones, which consumed a lot of resources. Unless one's family was extremely wealthy, it was absolutely impossible to afford it alone. Therefore, ordinary people could only take the test when there was a sect assessment.

The Talent Stone actually looks like a huge, ordinary stone with a pattern of ten stars on it. The number of stars that flashes during the test indicates your talent level, which is quite obvious.

Yu Lin looked at the Talent Stone and placed energy stones into the dozen or so energy slots in front of it. These energy stones were consumables used to activate the Talent Stone.

Energy stones are a consumable item used in daily cultivation. With energy stones, one can quickly restore soul power to increase cultivation speed. However, energy stones are relatively rare items, so this expenditure is not something that everyone can afford. Even some large families are unwilling to spend such a price to test a talent. It would be more worthwhile to use these energy stones to cultivate a powerful expert. Therefore, this also shows that Yanluo Sect is quite confident.

However, while these energy stones are very useful to these cultivators, they are not very useful to someone like Ye Feng, since Ye Feng himself does not cultivate.

After Yu Lin placed the energy stone inside, he activated his soul power and injected it into the talent stone. The talent stone, which had been shrouded in darkness, began to emit a shimmering light, so dazzling that people turned their heads away, unable to look directly at it.

Fortunately, the light passed quickly. After the light faded, the talent stone only emitted a faint glow. Although the glow was not strong, it had a more peculiar feel compared to the initial light.

"Alright, those who have passed, come forward one by one, place your hands in this spot, and inject your soul power." Yu Lin pointed to a spot on the talent stone where there was a palm-shaped groove.

The candidates who passed lined up to undergo the talent test. Generally, it wasn't a big problem for a martial artist who could pass the first level to achieve a three-star talent. After a series of tests, only one martial artist was eliminated because his talent was only two stars. Everyone else passed the test smoothly.

The eliminated person was already in his twenties and possessed a decisive and ruthless aura. He was a master who had been trained in the army for a period of time. It was precisely because of this that he passed the Illusion Tower test despite not being particularly talented or strong. Moreover, his score seemed to be on the third level, which was much better than other martial artists who only passed the first level. However, unfortunately, the Yanluo Sect had strict rules, and even so, this martial artist lost the qualification to enter the Yanluo Sect.

In fact, what Yanluo Sect really cares about in this kind of test is the level of talent of the newly recruited disciples, because the requirement for three-star talent is not too high and can be basically achieved. If it is only to eliminate disciples who do not meet the requirements, there is no need to go through such trouble.

Yan Sen arrived in front of the talent stone, placed his hand in the groove, and began to inject soul power. At this moment, the talent stone shone brightly, much brighter than before, and finally all six stars on the talent stone lit up.

"Six stars! Yan Sen really does have a six-star talent." Yan Sen's talent had been tested before, and some people present knew about it, but most people had only heard about it and didn't dare to believe it. Now, seeing Yan Sen's six-star talent, they were all filled with envy.

What does a six-star talent mean? It means that even if Yan Sen's strength is currently lacking, his future cultivation will be much smoother. His path to cultivation will be significantly less obstructed. Even if others are currently weaker than him, if their talent is far superior, they will easily surpass him and trample him underfoot soon. In other words, possessing a six-star talent means that even if one's strength is temporarily insufficient to pass the first level of the Illusion Tower, one can still enter the Yanluo Sect. Of course, with such high talent, passing the first level of the Illusion Tower is a very easy matter.

"Yes, Yan Sen is not bad, he deserves to be properly trained." Zuo Song, who hadn't said much until now, nodded and said.

Next, it was Ye Feng's turn to test his talent. Everyone's attention turned to Ye Feng. Ye Feng's previous combat power was truly terrifying, and everyone wanted to see just how good his talent really was.

Of course, some of these people were looking forward to seeing Ye Feng's genius-level talent, while others hoped that Ye Feng's talent was just trash. Some were anxious and unsure of what they were thinking.

Ye Feng followed the example of the previous examinees and placed his hand in the groove. Ye Feng had no idea about injecting soul power and didn't quite understand how to do it.

However, as soon as Ye Feng placed his hand on it, before he could even react, his magic points began to be consumed in large quantities, and a surge of power flowed from Ye Feng's body into the talent stone.

To be honest, Ye Feng was quite apprehensive at first. If the test showed that he had no talent at all, then he would be doomed. However, Ye Feng was determined to enter the Yanluo Sect no matter what. Although he was unsure whether his power would be useful, Ye Feng still wanted to give it a try. Now that he saw that power was being transmitted, Ye Feng felt relieved.

Seeing this, Ye Feng was too lazy to make any more moves and let the talent stone absorb his magic points. Finally, after the talent stone had completely absorbed Ye Feng's magic points, its light shone brightly, even surpassing all the previous lights.

"Holy crap, is a genius about to be born?"

"This light is significantly stronger than Yan Sen's; I estimate it's at least a seven-star light," someone in the crowd remarked.

"This, is this guy a monster?" Elder Yu stood up when he saw this strange phenomenon. He was speechless for a moment. Heavens, is this going to give my Yanluo Sect an unparalleled genius?

Finally, the light on the talent stone faded, and everyone stared intently at it, including Yan Sen, as if afraid that if they missed it, they would never see it again.

The stars on the talent stone lit up continuously, but stopped at the third star. After everyone waited quietly for a while, the number of stars on it stopped increasing.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this thing?" someone below asked in confusion.

"How could that be? This talent stone was created by a powerful senior; it's impossible for it to have any problems." Upon hearing someone's question, Yu Lin snorted and replied.

"Ye Feng, with a talent rating of three stars, has passed the assessment and can enter the Yanluo Sect." Yu Lin announced after coughing, feeling a slight disappointment in his heart. Originally, Yu Lin had placed high hopes on Ye Feng.

"Sigh, I was overthinking it. Peerless geniuses aren't so easy to find. Getting one Yan Sen would be about right," Yu Lin thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile.

After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted into various discussions, some expressing regret, others gloating. Meanwhile, Bei Linhan, who had been watching Ye Feng from the sidelines, remained expressionless. Although she didn't know Ye Feng's secret, in Bei Linhan's view, this talent stone was merely a test of soul power. In her opinion, Ye Feng, who cultivated spiritual power, was already doing well just by passing it.

"Ye Feng, is it? Even if you're lucky enough to reach the sixth floor this time, you'll be my defeated opponent soon enough." Yan Sen said, looking at Ye Feng. After witnessing Ye Feng's talent, Yan Sen breathed a sigh of relief. The oppressive feeling Ye Feng had given him before was gone, replaced by strong confidence. Moreover, Yan Sen had made up his mind to crush Ye Feng under his feet as soon as possible and make Ye Feng never be able to raise his head again.

(End of this chapter)