Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 264 - 273: The First Place Is Actually You?
"Haha, are you surprised? If it weren’t for the next stage, I could have reached even eighty meters. But you’ve managed to reach fifty meters, which is not bad at all. The first stage shouldn’t be a problem for you." Luo Er Mu laughed.
Wei Qun looked at Luo Er Mu gloomily and said, "Don’t be too happy too soon; you might not be so lucky in the second stage."
Chu Linfeng was also quite surprised internally, not expecting this woman to have such an impressive physical defense. He asked, "Er Mu, what’s your realm now to be able to reach such a distance?"
"Me? I am now at the First Layer of the Celestial Martial Realm. Why? Don’t tell me you guys are still hovering at the Earth Martial Realm!" Luo Er Mu stared directly at Chu Linfeng and his companion, trying to see if they were being truthful.
"We’re both still at the Earth Martial Realm, so we couldn’t reach your spot. I didn’t realize you were this capable." Chu Linfeng laughed, slightly astonished by Luo Er Mu’s power level, but considering that Meng Ji was already at the Divine Martial Realm, he didn’t find it too surprising.
"Let’s go. The second stage awaits us, and we all need to strive to reach that most mysterious stage," Chu Linfeng said.
Quickly, the three joined the seventh group, which now had over seven hundred people remaining, a testament to the severe casualties.
Many faces were still quite pale, clearly due to excessive depletion of Star Power.
Soon everyone stopped, and those who passed the first stage sat down and began absorbing Star Crystals, preparing for the second stage.
At this moment, the powerful force within Chu Linfeng’s dantian was slowly being fused with Chaos Qi. The Chaos Qi within the Earth Star Pill had reached an unprecedented saturation, making further absorption unnecessary.
Wei Qun, having spent a considerable amount of energy, also sat down and took out a lower-grade star stone to start absorbing.
Chu Linfeng observed and then took out an upper-grade star stone, saying, "Use this one. It will help you recover faster."
Luo Er Mu noticed that Chu Linfeng wasn’t absorbing Star Power and asked, "Why aren’t you absorbing Star Power? Are you thinking of giving up this time?"
"Me? I didn’t use much Star Power at all, so there’s no need," Chu Linfeng replied.
Luo Er Mu showed a puzzled expression, "Managing to reach sixty meters without spending Star Power? Who are you kidding? I used up half to reach seventy-five meters. Forget it! I’m going to absorb some more. Give me a star stone."
Chu Linfeng was taken aback by the straightforward request but still handed him an upper-grade star stone, saying, "Absorb it slowly. I’m going to look around." He then left immediately.
From a distance, Chu Linfeng had already noticed a large triangular frame not far from the training ground, formed by three intersecting stone pillars. A huge bell hung in the center of the frame, its color bronze with a diameter of over five meters and a height close to ten meters, truly massive.
To strike such a large bell and make it ring would indeed be a challenge, suggesting a higher difficulty for the second stage.
Those who had passed the stage were generally absorbing Star Power, trying hard for this stage.
Time passed slowly, and by the time the last group arrived, it was already noon. At this moment, dozens of people in golden armor descended from the sky, among them was Grand General Luo Ping.
Everyone stopped their training as it was time to announce the top performer of the first stage and the associated rewards.
Luo Ping stood impressively in front of everyone and said, "Your performance was excellent. Only the outstanding ones could stand here. In this world of survival of the fittest, only the truly strong will earn everyone’s respect.
Many died in this first stage, and these people do not deserve your sympathy because they were weak. The weak are meant to be eliminated.
Now I announce the results of this stage. You all have your tokens showing your distance, which should be very clear to you.
Those with distances below forty-nine are directly eliminated, but you can receive corresponding rewards as I have previously mentioned.
From the records, over three thousand four hundred people remain eligible for the second stage test. Those below forty-nine, please leave the training ground and follow the Royal Guard to collect your rewards.
Now the top ten of the first stage have emerged, and it’s time to distribute their corresponding rewards. Tenth place, No. 3270, ninth place, No. 521... fourth place, No. 4125, each receiving five hundred star stones, please come forward to collect them.
Seven people stepped out, stood quietly in front of the Royal Guard, and accepted their rewards one by one.
Although five hundred star stones may not be much, the honor of being in the top ten out of over ten thousand people is indeed something to boast about.
"Third place, No. 7619! Come up and receive your reward!"
Chu Linfeng saw that this was the person who had contended with him in the final moments, surprised he ranked third.
"Brother Long, this person is from our seventh group, definitely not simple. We do have experts in our group!" Wei Qun laughed.
He was now immensely pleased, having passed successfully; without Chu Linfeng advising him to hold back, using Star Power only at the last moment, he wouldn’t have reached fifty meters.
"Stop talking, just watch quietly. Everyone left here is a master. You should focus on figuring out how to pass the second stage," Chu Linfeng said.
"Second place, No. 9104, come up and receive your reward!"
A young man, around twenty, stepped up with an angry expression, puzzling everyone.
"I know him; he’s the youngest son of the current Prime Minister, named Ying Tianchou. He reportedly reached the Celestial Martial Realm at seventeen and is now close to the Third Layer. His expression is likely because he didn’t get first place, which must be a blow to his pride," someone not far from Chu Linfeng said.
Indeed, he was remarkably powerful, achieving the Third Layer of the Celestial Martial Realm before twenty; the Imperial City is indeed a place of hidden talents.
Everyone now speculated about who could be first, and discussions filled the training ground, though Chu Linfeng stood there calmly, unaffected by the speculation.
"First place, No. 7816!" Luo Ping announced loudly, "His distance reached ninety meters, which even surprised us. Let’s find out who this low-key expert truly is."
The crowd erupted. Everyone should have already known this person was from the seventh group, but the outstanding score wasn’t revealed by Luo Ping immediately.
"Wow, from our seventh group, truly impressive!" Wei Qun laughed.
"Not like it’s you, so why are you happy!" Luo Er Mu remarked, coming over to stand beside Chu Linfeng.
"Wait a minute, that number seems familiar. I remember mine is No. 7815, could it be Brother Long?" Wei Qun exclaimed in surprise.
Luo Er Mu realized too, as he was No. 7817, with the three having registered together, that middle number was indeed his. He immediately shouted, "My God, the first place is you..."
