Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 956 - 906: Keep a Low Profile (2nd Update)

As Ye Chen stepped into the combat circle, "shua," countless gazes turned toward him.

"Hmm, an Upper God King? And so young?"

"For someone at the God King Realm to pass the Middle Heavenly Divine Venerable recruitment trial, it is extremely difficult. Among all the God Kings who attempted earlier, only a dozen or so were true genius God Kings possessing the combat power of a Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable or an Upper Immortal Divine Venerable, and they managed to pass the test."

"This person might not find it so easy to pass the recruitment selection."

"Did anyone notice? This God King isn't from the True Spirit Sacred Beast race of the True Spirit Divine Kingdom; he's human."

"I wonder which Divine Nation he came from to reach the True Spirit Divine Kingdom."

"I don't know either."

"Let's see what methods he has."

Numerous voices discussed as many scrutinizing eyes surveyed Ye Chen.

Amidst all the chatter, Ye Chen's gaze was sharp as he stood in the combat circle and looked toward the yellow-robed elder.

The yellow-robed elder didn't waste any words and directly activated the black puppet for the fight.

The black puppet towered at over three zhang, several times taller than Ye Chen.

Standing in front of this Middle Heavenly Divine Venerable-level black puppet, Ye Chen became increasingly aware of the mystique surrounding the roaring black flames on the puppet.

However, Ye Chen felt no panic in his heart.

What a joke.

Given Ye Chen's current combat power, tearing through Upper Immortal Divine Venerables would be effortless—why would he fear a mere Middle Heavenly Divine Venerable-level puppet?

Forget Heavenly Divine Venerable-level; not even Immortal Divine Venerable-level could harm him in the slightest!

Everyone assumed Ye Chen had been brought to the True Spirit Divine Kingdom by some Immortal Divine Venerable or Sovereign to broaden his horizons, but they didn't know Ye Chen had traversed half the universe by himself to reach the True Spirit Divine Kingdom!

At this moment, standing in the combat circle, Ye Chen was deliberating. Having just arrived at the True Spirit Divine Kingdom and facing such a spectacle, he saw no need to genuinely reveal his full strength.

Passing the recruitment test was sufficient; the rest could be handled discreetly.

After all, the higher profile he maintained, the more attention he'd attract—which might bring a heap of troubles.

"The Blue Extreme Iceflame cannot be used; otherwise, it would easily burn the black puppet into nothingness."

"The Origin Slash, which uses starry origin power, is too overwhelming. It might attract the notice of the Sovereign-level experts in the True Spirit Divine Kingdom."

"The wind-patterned divine power of the Eternal God Body—defeating the black puppet with it would be overkill too..."

With scores of overpowering techniques at his disposal, Ye Chen pondered which relatively weaker method he should employ.

If the martial artists in the arena knew Ye Chen's current thoughts, most of them would be utterly shocked!

Many of them lacked even the ability to battle the black puppet.

Yet Ye Chen was deliberating on which less-than-optimal method to use to make his move!

After some thought, Ye Chen decided.

"I'll use the simplest foundational technique of the Eternal God Body—Earth Divine Pattern."

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Ye Chen's contemplative expression was taken by the surrounding martial artists as fear upon facing the black puppet.

Some burst into laughter, mocking, "Little God King, run away quickly! That black puppet is about to attack!"

As these voices rang out, the black puppet's blazing black flames surged outward—it lunged straight for Ye Chen.

"Watch out!"

Seeing this, several young ladies from the True Spirit Divine Kingdom cried out in alarm.

These girls seemed genuinely worried about Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen was imbued with a mysterious allure stemming from his repeated transformations of life origin. Coupled with his identity as a human, this naturally captured the attention of the True Spirit Divine Kingdom's maidens.

Even the young True Spirit Sacred Beast girl from the Wind Feather Mink clan, who had transformed into winged mink form and won her recruitment trial earlier, cast concerned glances toward Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's attraction to so many young women made quite a few male martial artists from the True Spirit Divine Kingdom jealous.

"Hmph, just a human with good looks—and he gets this much attention?"

"Good looks mean nothing. Strength is what matters."

"I reckon he'll be eliminated in less than ten seconds."

These mocking remarks drew dissatisfied glances from the female martial artists, but they only made the men more bitter as they eagerly anticipated Ye Chen's defeat by the puppet.

However, their expectations were swiftly dashed.

Though Ye Chen seemed unimpressive, the black puppet struggled to get close to him as he continued to evade.

Ten seconds passed—Ye Chen had not been eliminated.

Thirty seconds passed—Ye Chen appeared to have grasped the black puppet's movement patterns and even started countering it.

After fifty seconds, Ye Chen summoned a flying sword, persistently striking at the black puppet.

Finally, after a duration equivalent to one cup of tea, Ye Chen successfully slew the black puppet in the arena.

"He won?"

Many who had doubted Ye Chen hadn't anticipated this outcome.

If Ye Chen had crushed the black puppet with overwhelming power, they might have begrudgingly accepted it.

But they had clearly watched Ye Chen slowly wear down the puppet—and yet, he passed the test. This left the martial artists who had hoped for his defeat somewhat resentful.

"Just sheer luck."

"This is only the initial recruitment test. When the young lady personally selects people, he'll certainly get eliminated."

They could only console themselves this way.

Meanwhile, several young female martial artists casting their attention toward Ye Chen secretly breathed sighs of relief.

"Pretty decent strength."

"For a God King to fight a Middle Heavenly Divine Venerable-level puppet, he could be called talented."

"He's a human genius."

Amid the varied reactions of the crowd, Ye Chen wiped his forehead, jumped out of the combat circle, and grinned at the yellow-robed elder. "Senior, I've passed the initial recruitment test, haven't I?"

The yellow-robed elder, unable to discern Ye Chen's concealed strength, plainly saw him perform as though evenly matched with the black puppet. He nodded in response. "Little one, you've passed."

"However, you must remain cautious. Even if you're ultimately selected to accompany our Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion to gather medicinal herbs, don't wander recklessly—it could endanger you."

"For a God King Realm martial artist to possess Middle Heavenly Divine Venerable-level combat power is commendable. But amidst the many dangers of the True Spirit Divine Kingdom, this is still insufficient, so be vigilant."

Ye Chen cupped his hands respectfully toward the yellow-robed elder. "Rest assured, Junior will take care."

With that, he moved to the victory circle under the elder's instructions.

"Hehe, Ye Chen, this steward is rather kind, even showing concern for you. If he knew you didn't even use ten percent of your combat strength to defeat the black puppet—that even defeating him, a Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable, would be effortless—he would be terrified!"

From the Ice Snow Jade Pendant on Ye Chen's body, Xiaojiu's voice chimed in.

Ye Chen smiled faintly and transmitted back to Xiaojiu, "Low-key, low-key."

After Ye Chen stepped into the victory circle, many eyes turned toward him.

Of course, several exceptionally capable martial artists—those with Immortal Divine Venerable-level combat power—merely glanced at him with disdain before redirecting their attention to the ongoing trials.

Ye Chen remained unbothered by their attitudes.

His purpose was solely to blend into the Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion's team for smooth passage to the Nine Lotus Holy Mountain. Once there, he would devise plans to continue his journey to the Extreme Spirit Sea.

These individuals were mere fleeting acquaintances, and Ye Chen didn't care how they perceived him.

Yet, though Immortal Divine Venerable-level martial artists might disdain Ye Chen, a number of Heavenly Divine Venerable-level martial artists showed curiosity toward him.

Especially several Heavenly Divine Venerable-level martial artists from other Divine Nations.

A slightly plump youth squeezed his way to Ye Chen, striking up a conversation as if they were old friends. "Fellow cultivator, which Divine Nation are you from?"

"I'm from the Qi Yue Divine Nation. My name is Kuang Meng. I'm an Upper God King with the combat power to defeat Superior Heavenly Divine Venerables. In my Divine Nation, I'm considered the number one God King!"

"You must also be quite skilled; I'm guessing you could rank within the top ten God Kings of your Divine Nation."

"Once we're selected for the Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion's herb-gathering team, let's stick together."

Ye Chen hadn't anticipated this overly friendly fat God King to say so much in a single breath.

He smiled at Kuang Meng. "My name is Ye Chen, and I'm from a very distant Divine Nation. Working together? Sounds good."

Upon hearing Ye Chen's response, Kuang Meng gleefully patted his shoulder, confidently assuring him, "Ye Chen, don't worry. When we travel together, I'll watch out for you. The Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion's herb-gathering team is said to be quite safe. Just don't wander recklessly, and you'll have nothing to fear."

"I've even befriended a few other Heavenly Divine Venerable fellow cultivators. Let's all stick together later—I'll introduce you to them."

With that, Kuang Meng pulled Ye Chen to meet several other Heavenly Divine Venerable martial artists in the victory circle.

While Ye Chen and Kuang Meng engaged in conversation, the recruitment trials continued outside.

After several more hours, all battles concluded.

Among the tens of thousands of martial artists who had arrived, many God Kings opted to forgo the test.

Of the over eight thousand participants, only about six thousand passed the initial recruitment trial.

"This time, we'll be recruiting three thousand martial artists to join our Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion's team to collect divine medicine across the eight regions."

"Next, those of you who passed the preliminary selection, follow me to meet the young lady. She will finalize the roster."

After the results were confirmed, the yellow-robed elder addressed the victors in the circle.

With that, he took the lead and guided the group toward the interior of the Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion.

"The young lady?"

"It's rumored the Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion's young lady belongs to one of the true Five Major Ancestor Tribes, the Nine Flames Clan. Her own power is said to be extraordinarily formidable! Though very young—only twenty-one or twenty-two years old—she has already achieved the Earth Divine Venerable Realm. It's said her combat strength even rivals Middle Immortal Divine Venerables!"

"Also, it's said the young lady is exceedingly beautiful."

Numerous martial artists who had passed the initial test murmured among themselves.

In the crowd, Ye Chen's intrigue was piqued.

"A genuine member of the Nine Flames Clan?"

"Does that mean the steward isn't—? Hmm, I wonder what a lady of the Nine Flames Clan looks like."