99 Chapter 98

"Already?!"

Twelve figures were somewhat astonished.

Although the 'Mountain' secret technique was considered the introductory secret technique of the Red Kun lineage.

But understanding it thoroughly was no easy task.

Especially for third and fourth rank Evolvers.

But how long did Lin Yuan take?

Half an hour?

To be precise.

It was twenty-three minutes.

At least, all twelve figures were sixth-rank Fallen Star Evolvers, possessing formidable consciousness.

Upon a brief recollection, it was confirmed that Lin Yuan took 23 minutes from the moment he sat down to when he was transported to the Fifth Star Cave.

"I didn't expect this Golden Mark to have such formidable insight."

"Indeed, the performance in the first three star caves was average, but suddenly in the fourth star cave, he surged ahead, leaving the three Crimson Marks behind."

"Kawu, how do you feel now, any regrets?"

Among the nine figures below, one of them teased.

Kawu frowned.

He had noticed Lin Yuan since the second star cave.

Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Yin-Yang attribute rules overlapped with his light rules in certain areas.

Some senior brothers suggested he take Lin Yuan as a disciple.

But at the time, Kawu thought that taking on a disciple was not just a matter of talk. He intended to observe Lin Yuan's subsequent performance.

Now he had indeed seen Lin Yuan's performance.

But...

"What a pity."

Kawu sighed inwardly.

To comprehend the 'Mountain' secret technique in twenty-three minutes, aside from anything else, in terms of insight alone, he was definitely the strongest among all the candidates in this Seven-Star Cave.

Even the three Crimson Marks couldn't compare.

But now that he knew about it, other senior brothers knew about it too.

If he had spoken up to take Lin Yuan as his disciple back in the second star cave, the other senior brothers wouldn't have contested. After all, Lin Yuan's performance at the time was just average, in line with the normal level of a Golden Mark.

There were over a hundred Golden Marks, enough for the twelve of them to each have one. If Kawu wanted an ordinary Golden Mark, none of the senior brothers would object.

It's just now...

Kawu glanced at the three figures above.

He could feel that these three senior brothers who surpassed the sixth rank were also interested now.

With this, he completely lost hope.

The three figures above were also observing Lin Yuan.

Compared to the nine figures below, these three figures were much calmer.

As beings who surpassed the sixth rank, these three figures were well aware that insight was difficult to measure concretely compared to other aspects such as bloodline, physique, strength, and so on.

The simplest example was that some Evolvers had strong insights into wind rules but were exceptionally ordinary in other rules.

"Golden Mark Lin Yuan, hails from the Dawn Galaxy's medium-sized life planet, Canglan Star, born into an ordinary family, twenty years old."

The three figures began to peruse the information about Lin Yuan.

Most of what they could find was public information, while deeper-level information... indicated insufficient permissions.

"Not enough permissions?"

"Is he secretly monitored by the three Goddesses?"

"It seems his background is fine; with the attention of the Goddesses, he definitely wouldn't be an alien in disguise."

The three figures weren't particularly surprised. At their level, they naturally knew that within the Cosmic Alliance, the three Goddesses also evaluated every citizen.

If a citizen had something special about them, it would catch the eyes of the three Goddesses.

Although the three Goddesses wouldn't directly offer help, they would also intentionally block information about them.

Indeed, blocking information would attract the attention of those who were interested.

For instance, if everyone else didn't block information but he did, wouldn't it be self-explanatory?

But it must be understood that the criteria for the three Goddesses to judge exceptional talent were not only in the field of evolution but also in humanities, sciences, gastronomy, and so on.

And the blocking of information was not permanent. For example, after a period of time, if the three Goddesses felt that you were no longer an exceptional talent, they would also lift the blockade.

By probability, on every planet, there would be one or two citizens whose information had been blocked by the three Goddesses.

This prevented strong aliens from specifically targeting citizens whose information had been blocked for assassination.

After all, you wouldn't know who exactly you were assassinating.

For the aliens to spend countless costs and sacrifice many important pawns just to kill an expert in... gastronomy?

"Regardless of whether he had any extraordinary experiences, just by comprehending the 'Mountain' secret technique in twenty-three minutes, his insight is definitely not low. Now it's all about his performance in the Seventh Star Cave."

The three figures conversed among themselves.

As far as they were concerned, so-called extraordinary experiences were quite normal. Among the candidates who entered the Seven-Star Cave world, even the lowest-ranked Silver Marks, who hadn't had any extraordinary experiences?

"Indeed, the test of insight in the fourth star cave was just a rough direction, but the test in the Seventh Star Cave will determine whether he's suitable for our Red Kun lineage."

The three figures looked at Lin Yuan with satisfaction.

They had even decided that even if Lin Yuan's insight wasn't suitable for comprehending many secrets of the Red Kun lineage, they would take him under their wing.

After all, Lin Yuan's terrifying feat of comprehending the 'Mountain' secret technique in twenty-three minutes was too incredible. If he wasn't suitable for the Red Kun lineage, they would collect the cultivation techniques of other powers and try them out one by one.

In any case, such a genius couldn't be allowed to slip away.

Fourth Star Cave.

All the Evolvers who were contemplating the statues were suddenly in an uproar.

When Lin Yuan left, the statues emitted light, and a column of light appeared.

This was clearly not a normal 'disconnection'.

But rather the characteristic of passing the test.

In less than half an hour, he passed the test.

Many examinees felt as if they had lived on a pig's back.

"My teacher said my talent is the strongest he has ever seen, but it's also because of this that I need to join a more powerful force."

In the distance, a silver-haired woman thought silently to herself.

"Joining a powerful force is not only to gain a higher platform but also to meet other geniuses. This way, I can avoid arrogance and continue to progress."

The silver-haired woman breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she deeply understood that what her teacher said was right.

Seeing Lin Yuan pass the fourth star cave test in much less time than her immediately ignited a drive within the silver-haired woman.

"I'm almost there."

"Just a little bit more."

The silver-haired woman looked again at the statue in front of her, immersing herself in deep contemplation.

"I really want to smash this statue with an axe." The burly man, nearly three meters tall, was feeling somewhat restless.

Originally, he was already feeling a bit anxious while contemplating. Seeing someone pass the test now only added to it.

Especially since the person who passed the test was not one of the other two Crimson Mark but a Golden Mark that he hadn't paid much attention to.

"I, of the Three-Eyed Clan, am naturally adept at contemplation. I didn't expect someone to beat me to it."

A man with a blood-colored line on his forehead thought to himself.

"But I'm almost there too."

The man with the bloodline on his forehead looked up at the statue, and the bloodline on his forehead seemed to slowly spread out.

Fifth Star Cave.

Lin Yuan appeared here.

"Directly transported to the fifth star cave."

Lin Yuan felt a bit regretful.

Originally, he had planned not to leave immediately after comprehending the 'Mountain' secret technique but to stay in the fourth star cave and see what other statues could comprehend.

Although all the statues were identical, theoretically, for the sake of fairness, the secrets they contained were also identical, but what if?

"The secrets of the 'Mountain' technique are truly unique."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yuan began to carefully sense the changes in his body.

When he activated the 'Mountain' secret technique, his qi and blood condensed, and he felt like a towering mountain, immovable.

Lin Yuan could feel that his physique and flesh were slowly improving.

Although the extent was almost imperceptible, it was indeed a real improvement.

After a moment.

Lin Yuan began to look around.

"The fifth star cave."

According to the information given by Fang Qing, the tests of the first three star caves were about the physical body.

Whether it was the gravity of the first star cave, the speed of the second star cave, or the reaction force of the third star cave, they were all targeted at the physical body.

After the fourth star cave, the tests in the fifth star cave, and the sixth star cave, were about the soul.

"The test of this star cave: follow the mountain path to the top of the mountain to pass."

"Hint: There is no danger to life in this star cave test."

"To reach the top of the mountain." Lin Yuan looked up and saw a mountain peak not far away.

The mountain peak was about a hundred meters high, and at the foot of the mountain was a narrow mountain path entrance.

Lin Yuan's expression became slightly solemn.

Even without thinking, he knew that it wouldn't be so simple to climb the mountain.

"No danger to life."

Lin Yuan glanced at the hint tablet again.

In the rules of the Seven-Star Cave test, there were two premises for elimination.

One was staying in a certain star cave world for more than a month.

The other was death.

"Let's try climbing the mountain first."

Lin Yuan arrived at the foot of the mountain, paused for a moment, and stepped onto the mountain path with his right foot.

Buzz!!

An invisible force suddenly descended.

Inside his Niwan Palace. (Mind Palace or Soul Depository, basically it's where the soul resides)

The black and white Tai Chi forces began to tremble violently.

This sudden force, ignoring Lin Yuan's many defenses, directly attacked his soul.

Boom boom boom.

The black and white Tai Chi millstone slowly began to turn.

Soon, it crushed the invisible force.

"This... is a soul attack?"

Lin Yuan suddenly realized.

He understood the content of this star cave test.

It was soul defense.

At each step, one would experience a soul attack.

If one endured it, they could step onto the next step.

If one couldn't withstand it, they would briefly fall into a state of consciousness and roll down from the steps.

Lin Yuan finally understood why it was said that there was no danger to life in this star cave.

With the physical strength of a third or fourth rank Evolver, even if one rolled down from the mountain top, there wouldn't be any injuries.

Of course, during the climb, none of the soul defense weapons could be used.

This included Lin Yuan's Soul Calming Bell.

Just as Lin Yuan was contemplating.

Another wave of soul attacks descended.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Inside his Niwan Palace.

The black and white Tai Chi millstone began to turn slowly.

Soon, it crushed the soul attack.

Suddenly.

[Your insight is extraordinary, enduring soul attacks, refining your soul defense.]

In a trance.

Lin Yuan noticed that within his Niwan Palace, the black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' seemed to become more stable.

"There are benefits to this as well?"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

His extraordinary insight not only allowed Lin Yuan to comprehend techniques, evolutionary paths, various secrets, and even rules far beyond other Evolvers, but it also enhanced his adaptability.

The adaptability here was quite broad in scope.

For example, in the Dragon and Tiger World, Lin Yuan's consciousness descended into a baby's body. Just as he was about to freeze or starve to death, he comprehended means to resist the cold and hunger.

Now, enduring soul attacks, the black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' within Lin Yuan's Niwan Palace was being shaken.

Thus, he comprehended a method to stabilize his soul.

Of course, this adaptability had its limits.

In the Divine Weapon World, Lin Yuan entered a spatial crack and was instantly crushed to pieces without any time to comprehend.

But the soul attacks on the first step clearly couldn't quickly break Lin Yuan's soul defense.

"Good, good, good."

Lin Yuan felt joyful. He naturally understood the importance of the soul. The higher the soul defense, the safer he would be.

Boom.

Another soul attack descended.

This time, however, the black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' within Lin Yuan's Niwan Palace was much more stable. Just by increasing its speed slightly, it easily dissipated the soul attack.

[Your insight is extraordinary, enduring soul attacks, refining your soul defense.]

Instantly.

The black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' became even more stable.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan simply stayed on the first step.

Allowing wave after wave of soul attacks to descend, stimulating the slow transformation of the black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' within his Niwan Palace.

Ten minutes later.

The soul attacks on the first step.

Had already lost the ability to shake the black and white Tai Chi 'Star System' within Lin Yuan's Niwan Palace.

The descending invisible force couldn't even approach the edge before dissipating on its own.

Lin Yuan reluctantly stepped onto the second step.

The soul attacks on the second step were slightly stronger than those on the first step.

But for Lin Yuan, it wasn't much. Unless it could quickly overwhelm him, any damage he suffered would only help him become stronger.

By the time Lin Yuan reached the sixth step.

Whoosh.

Another figure appeared in the Fifth Star Cave.

It was the Crimson Mark evolver, Silver Spirit.

"The fifth star cave."

Silver Spirit's first glance fell on Lin Yuan climbing the steps.

At the same time, she understood the nature of the test.

"It took so long just to climb those few steps. It seems the test must be quite difficult." At this moment, Silver Spirit had already regarded Lin Yuan as a fellow Crimson Mark like herself.

Although in the Seven-Star Cave tests, everyone wasn't in competition. As long as they passed all seven star caves, they could join the Red Kun lineage.

As for the quantity, there were no restrictions.

But after seeing Lin Yuan's performance in the Fourth Star Cave, Silver Spirit subconsciously compared herself to him.

"I'll join in too."

Silver Spirit approached the foot of the mountain and confidently stepped onto the first step.

"Hmm?"

"Not difficult at all."

The descending soul attack only slightly shook the outer edge of Silver Spirit's soul before being blocked.

Second step.

Third step.

Fourth step.

Fifth step.

Silver Spirit continued to climb towards the mountaintop.

Unconsciously, Silver Spirit had already climbed forty steps.

The entire mountain peak was a hundred meters high, with about three hundred steps.

At this point, the descending soul attacks had made Silver Spirit cautious.

She subconsciously glanced downward.

Seeing Lin Yuan still lingering on the seventh step.

"This guy."

A strange expression appeared on Silver Spirit's face.

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