Chapter 81 - Potential (1/2)

Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon

In the dim sky, heavy snow fell.

Many geniuses stared at the countless hailstones floating in the sky. When the third round began, the hailstones rained down again. One by one, they shot down at newly-elevated speeds.

It’s too fast. Many geniuses felt like the hailstones had arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye. They barely had time to think and react. Before they could dodge, the hailstones had hit their bodies.

It’s over. I got hit.

c.r.a.p.

That’s too fast.

Many geniuses were struck. The number of geniuses that were struck by hail increased.

An invisible force hoisted them up and threw them towards the spectators.

“Although they have reached Archean Mountain’s minimum requirements, not being able to withstand the third round means that they only have ordinary reaction speeds.”

“Unless one is especially outstanding in other aspects, there’s no value in nurturing them.” The G.o.dfiends chatted casually. Only the most outstanding geniuses were qualified to enter Archean Mountain. Ordinary geniuses would waste the G.o.dfiend Blood Pool’s powers.

…

The third round quickly ended, and 58 geniuses were thrown out.

There were still 181 geniuses standing in their circles. Meng Chuan and company waited attentively. The hail stopped for a moment before it rained down for the fourth time. Its speed had obviously increased again.

Too fast.

This… Many geniuses had only seen the hailstones flying over. By the time their brains reacted, the hailstones had already hit them.

Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+

Many geniuses were lifted into the air. This scene caused the spectators to exclaim in shock. This was because there were simply too many people who had been eliminated in the fourth round of hail. The number of geniuses floating in the air was greater than the number of geniuses left in the circles.

I’ve actually managed to survive. The geniuses who remained in the circles heaved sighs of relief. Only then did they realize how few people remained standing in the circles. A total of 102 people had failed the fourth round. There were only 79 people remaining.

These 79 geniuses were very outstanding. They had either consumed rare treasures and forged a robust G.o.dfiend foundation, or they had extremely high talent and excellent reaction speed.

Of course, there were very few people who had G.o.dfiend foundations like Meng Chuan and Yan Jin. There were only about ten of them. Most of them had only consumed one or two ordinary treasures, with a few consuming a drop of G.o.dfiend Jade Marrow Liquid. They were 50–80% stronger than typical geniuses. The more robust one’s foundation, the stronger their G.o.dfiend bodies were. They naturally had an advantage in terms of reaction speed.

Whoosh. King East River stood there, staring coldly at everything. With a thought, the hail began falling for the fifth time.

Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+

Countless hailstones rained down, and the 79 geniuses immediately tried their best to dodge. The spectators watching from afar were all extremely nervous. They knew very well that Archean Mountain only chose twenty people! How would they choose? It was based on the results of the comprehensive a.s.sessment. The results from the preliminaries’ three segments and the final a.s.sessment were combined and used to select twenty people.

Therefore, the more outstanding one was, the higher the chances of obtaining a spot. If one wasn’t exceptionally outstanding, they had to excel in all aspects, making them well-rounded. Only then could they obtain a spot.

“Second Young Master, you have to clear it. You have to.” An elder watched nervously.

My dear disciple, my dear disciple… Just a bit more. If you pa.s.s the fifth round, your chances of getting a spot will be much higher. A fat elder watched nervously. I’m a useless master. I couldn’t afford to buy any natural treasures for you. You have to fight for it yourself.

Natural treasures that helped forge a G.o.dfiend foundation were too precious. Without consuming any rare treasures, the disadvantage was huge. To be able to hold on until now was testimony to an individual’s extreme talent.

Chuan’er. Meng Dajiang watched. Chuan’er has fought with a second Firmament demon monarch before. He could even withstand a prolonged pursuit. His reaction speed must be very fast.

Everyone watched nervously.

The hail was too fast. Many geniuses were hit before they could react. They were thrown out one after another. This continued until the fifth round of hail stopped.

Sigh.He didn’t manage to survive this round. Many spectators sighed when their hopes failed the fifth round.

He survived this round. My dear disciple survived this round. The fat elder was excited as he watched. His disciple—who had never consumed any natural treasures—had actually pa.s.sed the fifth round.