The fifteen minutes of rest time passed quickly. Lin Tian temporarily entrusted Lin Xi to an old man he was familiar with in the city. Then, under the guidance of the examiner, he followed the examinees to the location of the second round of assessment.
The second round of assessment was to test one's mental state!
The path of martial arts was full of ups and downs. Talent was important, but so was one's mental state. If one only had strong talent without a tenacious mental state, their future martial arts achievements would be uncertain. They might even be inferior to those with weaker talent.
One had to know that there were many temptations in the world. Power, wealth, and beauty could be fatal to a martial artist. If one's mental state wasn't strong enough, it was possible to get lost in it and lose the motivation to move forward.
Therefore, talent was only a prerequisite.
Without a tenacious martial heart, it was useless no matter how strong one's talent was.
The location of the Nine Yang Martial House's mental state test was in a spacious courtyard behind the Martial House. In the center of the courtyard was a large array. The array was carved by a Spiritual Sea Realm expert. It was an illusion array that was specially used to test a martial artist's mental state.
Lin Tian followed the other examinees to the Martial House's back courtyard.
Mo Sen and Xiao Yun were also in the crowd. Their faces were extremely gloomy as they stared at Jiang Xiaofan's back like a poisonous snake.
"Elder Mo, you are back."
In front, the examiner in charge of the second round of assessment stopped.
A forty-seven-year-old middle-aged man walked in that direction. His aura was very steady.
Seeing this middle-aged man, Mo Sen's face lit up as he approached him.
"Uncle."
Approaching the middle-aged man, Mo Sen called out.
The middle-aged man nodded at him and casually glanced at the examinees. Then, he looked at the examiner in front. "I heard that there is a nine-star talent martial artist. Who is it?"
The examiner was about to answer, but Mo Sen beat him to it.
"It's him. That wild brat from the Lin Clan."
Mo Sen pointed at Lin Tian.
The middle-aged man was called Mo Yi. He was from the Fengjian City's Mo Clan and was also one of the elders in the Nine Yang Martial House. After hearing Mo Sen's words, he looked at Lin Tian with cold eyes.
After a moment, he retracted his gaze and looked at the examiner in front.
"Bring them to the testing location. Tell them the rules in advance."
After greeting him, he led the way to the backyard.
During the second round of assessment, the elders of the Nine Yang Martial House would occasionally come personally. This time, his nephew Mo Sen was participating in the martial house's assessment. Furthermore, he was a five star talent, so he naturally had to go and take a look.
"Humph!"
Mo Sen sneered and swept a glance at Lin Tianyi before following Mo Yi to the backyard.
Lin Tian's expression was calm. He was extremely disdainful of Mo Sen's actions. He followed the crowd, and under the guidance of the examiner, they soon arrived at the location of the second round of testing.
"All of you go in. Later on, all of you will fall into a huge illusion. The content of the illusion is the second round of the test. There are a total of three stages in this round of the test, and the time limit is four hours. The earlier you walk out of the illusion, the stronger your state of mind is. Those who have not walked out of the illusion after four hours, will be disqualified and will be eliminated."
The examiner said.
As he finished speaking, all the examinees entered the formation one after another.
"Activate the formation!"
Seeing that all the examinees had entered the formation, the examiner shouted loudly.
Lin Tian stood in the formation. The moment he heard the words "activate the formation," the scene in front of him changed drastically. A blood-red space appeared in front of him. Countless malicious spirits bared their fangs and brandished their claws. There were even Ox-head and Horse-face striding towards him. The iron chains swayed, and the huge axes were awe-inspiring. It was as if they were going to drag him into eternal hell.
Lin Tian's expression was calm, and he did not care at all.
After living two lives, would he still be afraid of malicious spirits?
He stood still on the spot. The malicious spirits, Ox-head, and Horse-face rushed over and directly passed through his body.
The first stage, passed!
"Boring."
He said indifferently in his heart.
In the next moment, the scene changed again. The sun was setting in the west. At the end of the horizon, thousands of soldiers and horses were galloping, causing the ground to tremble. Thousands of cavalrymen were holding battle spears, and all of them were surrounded by bloody Battle Qi as they charged towards him.
Lin Tian stood still on the spot, and his expression did not change at all.
A few days ago, on the green mountain outside Fengjian City, he had an incomparably realistic dream. Nine unfamiliar figures were fighting in front of him, tearing the sky apart and sinking the earth. Heaven, earth, yin, and yang were all twisted and turned upside down because of the nine people's battle.
Compared to that dream, what was the scene in front of him?
Thousands of cavalrymen rushed over, and the powerful aura shot into the sky. However, when they got close to Lin Tian, the illusion could not hold on at all. The thousands of cavalrymen collapsed in an instant and disappeared on the spot.
The second stage, passed!
"The last stage."
Lin Tian muttered to himself.
In the third stage, he appeared in a luxurious palace. The palace was filled with ripples of pink gauze, and there was a fragrance in the air. Dozens of beautiful girls in transparent thin clothes, their skin faintly discernible. They danced their enchanting figures and slowly approached him.
In an instant, the palace was filled with the color of spring, and the aura of extravagance intertwined in every inch of the air.
The dozens of girls laughed coquettishly. They were charming and moving, like dozens of fairies.
"Come on!"
A seductive voice sounded, and the dozens of girls leaned against Lin Tian. Their jade-like skin rubbed against Lin Tian's body as they slowly took off their clothes. In an instant, dozens of graceful and moving bodies were presented in front of Lin Tian without reservation.
This was a primal temptation, enough to make any man's blood boil.
"Tsk."
Lin Tian stood still, and the corner of his mouth curled into a sneer. He looked down on everything.
As a person of two lifetimes, in addition to the incident with Xiao Yun after transmigrating to this world, he deeply understood a principle. In this world, if you had no money, no power, and were not strong enough, beautiful women were just floating clouds and bubbles.
Right now, he had nothing. Therefore, to him, all of this was an illusion.
Being in this palace, his heart was like a boulder, and he was as immovable as a mountain.
Now, all he had to do was cultivate and become stronger!
On a white jade platform in the courtyard, Mo Yi looked at the array with his hands behind his back. Beside him were two other people. These two were also elders of the Nine Yang Martial House. One was called Mu Qing, and the other was called Shi Dong.
"There are many outstanding talents in this assessment. Who do you think will be the first to walk out of the illusion in this second round of assessment?"
Mu Qing said.
This person looked at the array in front of him, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Tian.
The elder in charge of the first round of assessment had already told the results of the talent assessment to Mu Qing and the other elders. Mu Qing was naturally full of expectations for such a nine-star talent.
"It's hard to say. Determination and talent have nothing to do with each other. Some martial artists are extremely talented, but their determination is extremely weak. And some martial artists have extremely low talent, and they don't even have the talent to cultivate, but their determination is extremely frightening. "
Shi Dong shook his head.
"Mo Yi, what do you think?"
"Same."
Shi Dong smiled and said, "However, no matter how outstanding this batch of candidates are, in terms of determination, no one can compare to that child Mo Ji. That child can be considered the strongest martial artist I've ever seen in my life."
"That's true. That guy's martial heart is truly terrifying. It's as if he was born for martial arts."
Mu Qing agreed.
Mo Ji was Mo Yi's nephew. Hearing their conversation, Mo Yi couldn't help but smile.
"That child Mo Sen is influenced by his elder brother. His determination can't be too bad. I think that the first person to walk out of the illusion, Mo Sen's chances should be higher."
Mo Yi said.
Shi Dong nodded. "It's very possible."
"Speaking of which, how long did Mo Ji take? It seems to be a quarter of an hour."
"That's right, a quarter of an hour. Counting it, it's only been a quarter of an hour. We can still rest for a while."
The three of them chatted and laughed.
However, in the next moment, their expressions froze at the same time.
In front of them, in the array, Lin Tian suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's going on?"
"Could it be …"
The three people's expressions changed.
In the array, Lin Tian calmly glanced at the other candidates in the array. Then, under the examiner's widened eyes, he calmly walked out of the array.
"This …"
Looking at Lin Tian walking to the side, the examiner in charge of the second round of assessment was almost petrified on the spot.
A quarter of an hour, out of the illusion!
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