Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 55: Hundred

"So many?"

Xu Yang was slightly startled. Xuan, Earth, General, Lord, King... that’s six stages in total.

Ordinary martial arts and cultivation techniques don’t have so many levels.

Wuo Longyue shook his head and laughed, "Actually, it’s not that many. The Xuan and Earth tiers can only be considered average, much like the difference between ordinary people and those with some talent; it’s the General, Lord, King, and Emperor stages that truly matter."

"It’s just that our Kunwu Division, as well as the Guo Wen and Helan Divisions, all only possess bloodline power at the General and Lord levels; as for King and Emperor—those levels are held exclusively by the royal clans."

With that explanation, Xu Yang understood instantly.

Only those who received a General or Lord level bloodline baptism could be considered true prodigies of the Barbarian Race.

Afterward, Wuo Longyue briefly introduced the methods of the secret realm’s trial.

After listening, Xu Yang was both surprised and a little overwhelmed; it was indeed as simple as he said.

The so-called trial is that the power of the bloodline will create, out of nothing, an opponent matching the challenger’s cultivation—a mindless puppet, so to speak.

But their battle experience is extremely rich, and their strength is not weak.

For a Xuan tier bloodline baptism, you must defeat three opponents!

Earth tier bloodline baptism, you must defeat six opponents!

At the General level, Ten Man Slaughter!

At the Lord level, Hundred People Slayer!

The King and Emperor levels are even more terrifying—Thousand Man Slaughter and Ten Thousand Man Slaughter!

You must know, these opponents’ power will increase continuously, and not a single one is weak.

It looks simple on the surface, but in fact, it’s very difficult!

According to past Kunwu Division bloodline trials, four to five hundred people would participate. Most only reached Xuan or Earth tier; those able to obtain a General tier bloodline baptism were less than one-tenth!

And for Lord tier, at most two or three outstanding ones per generation—sometimes, not even one.

But this time, Wuo Longyue looked brimming with confidence!

The reason was obvious—Blood Beast Elixir!

In the past, the Blood Beast Elixir was incredibly hard to refine, a batch would yield a few pills—rarely any top-grade ones.

In a year, only a handful of Blood Beast Elixirs could be given out!

But since Xu Yang arrived, in just a few months—

They’d distributed more than several years’ worth combined, and all were top-grade or high-grade!

The improvement in strength was, naturally, incomparable to before!

Xu Yang was feeling quite excited, too.

From the sound of it, the bloodline baptism was even more astonishing than the Blood Beast Elixir.

If nothing else, just how it could improve his physique would be enough to greatly boost both his combat power and endurance.

The Barbarian Race was born with powerful bodies.

Most of the Human Race didn’t cultivate the physical body, but if given such an opportunity, they would never miss it either.

A moment later.

At Wuo Longyue’s signal, two elders from the Kunwu Division took up positions on either side of the massive statue.

With a flick of their fingers they formed seals, then struck the statue in unison!

Boom!

A thunderous roar erupted from within the statue, echoing beneath the cliff.

Immediately after, a surge of inky-black ripples shot skyward, tearing through the clouds above!

The entire gorge was shrouded in a mighty and violent aura, as if they stood upon an ocean beset by a raging storm.

Everyone’s faces went pale, their minds swaying!

Even Xu Yang was no exception!

This aura felt as if he were facing the intimidation of a Yang Realm Martial Artist directly!

His heart trembled, his hair stood on end!

"This statue must be extraordinary as well!"

Xu Yang stared at the statue, clicking his tongue inwardly.

Suddenly.

The ebony waves abruptly parted, like a mass of thick ink; a fissure appeared around the Barbarian statue, swirling like a vortex piercing through the statue’s body.

On the other side, a vast, shadowy mystery awaited.

Wuo Longyue strode forward, shouting in a deep voice, "The bloodline trial begins now!"

As soon as his voice fell, there was a brief moment of deathly silence!

The next instant, countless figures streaked toward the vortex like lightning.

Hundreds swarmed into the entrance!

Just as everyone finished entering the secret realm— 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Wuo Longyue tapped his finger.

The inky waves swirling around the statue suddenly surged and shifted; in the blink of an eye, they split into countless independent areas, forming strange light screens that reflected the vast terrain inside the secret realm.

Through these screens, everything happening inside was perfectly clear to those outside.

"This time, with so many top-grade and high-grade Blood Beast Elixirs, everyone’s strength has skyrocketed. The number at General tier will at least multiply several times—there may even be more than ten at the Lord level!" an elder murmured excitedly, face flushed.

"Maybe even more. The Guo Wen Division may have gotten thirty percent of the Profound Snake Blood Ore, but they don’t have someone as monstrous as Mr. Xu among their Pill Masters; our Kunwu Division is on the rise."

Wuo Longyue’s smile grew wider, joy impossible to contain, his heart pounding with excitement.

Looking at Xu Yang inside the screen, the corner of his mouth curled up as he murmured, "Once this bloodline trial is over, we must make this kid stay in the Kunwu Division for good; within five years, he may even be able stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the royal clans!"

The core elder nearby heard this, breathing quickening, eyes blazing.

Just imagining it was enough to make one’s blood race.

Inside the secret realm—

Xu Yang sized up his surroundings.

The world wasn’t large; it was flat and open.

The ground was divided into distinct regions, each like a jade platform; at the end of every platform stood a slightly smaller Barbarian statue, compared to the one outside!

The sky was gray, lifeless and still.

Yet he could vaguely sense a terrifying, immense, indescribable power hidden throughout this secret realm.

"I suppose this is the power of the Barbarian bloodline."

"Mr. Xu, these jade platforms are for the trial; once you step onto one, it will trigger the statue and the trial will begin."

Wuo Ling spoke up nearby, "Each time you pass a challenge, you get half a quarter hour to rest; after you finish, the statue will release the bloodline’s power for the baptism."

"The process is extremely painful—since you’re Human, Mr. Xu, please be careful."

Xu Yang nodded slightly.

Wuo Ling hurried toward a jade platform.

She too had obtained significant Blood Beast Elixirs; this bloodline trial, she was determined to push herself to the limit and transform!

Xu Yang stood at the side of a platform; he didn’t step on immediately, but looked around at the others.

Some people couldn’t wait to set foot on their platforms, activating the statues.

Boom!

The air rippled—a tall Barbarian figure appeared, clad in ancient armor, holding a long blade, gazing coldly at the challenger.

"All at the Middle Stage of True Void," Xu Yang’s eyes flashed.

Since it went by cultivation level, he had a huge advantage.

"Kill!"

Boom!

Two figures crashed together savagely. Blades flashed, wind howled—the force shook the air.

In just a dozen breaths, the Barbarian had already defeated his first opponent, then after a brief rest, the second appeared out of thin air.

The cultivation was still Middle Stage of True Void, but this one was far stronger—at least thirty percent tougher than the last.

The third opponent was virtually at Peak of Mid-stage True Void.

The fourth was at Late Stage of True Void!

Watching the trial of several Barbarians, Xu Yang’s expression grew intent. With such escalation, completing the Ten Man Slaughter was no easy feat!

The General-level Ten Man Slaughter was a true watershed compared to the Xuan and Earth tiers!

The tenth opponent would be at least a minor realm above the challenger himself.

"With my strength, I’ve got to get at least a Lord-level baptism, right?"

Xu Yang licked his lips, stopped watching the others, and stepped onto the platform in one stride!