Time flew.
The trial was almost over in the blink of an eye.
Su Ping ran into several contestants from other star zones during his hunt. Some of them were attacked by zombies, but Su Ping didn't help them; after all, it was dangerous for him to deal with the zombies on his own.
The contestants from other star zones tried to rob Su Ping of their Divine Cores, only to be suppressed by Su Ping and eliminated in advance.
As Su Ping had expected, the Ruins of Divinity were like Celestial's small worlds; the contestants were teleported away when they were about to be killed.
32000 Divine Cores. I wonder where I'll rank, but it shouldn't be a problem for me to make it to the top hundred. Su Ping said to himself. He had been careful and conscientious along the way. He believed that his hunting efficiency was quite high. It was unlikely that he would be eliminated. If everything went well, he might even make it to the top three.
I'll have to ask my master or Senior Brother You Long about the zombies and the Ruins of Divinity later, Su Ping thought, remembering the zombie whose eyes were familiar.
Although he had never seen the zombie's face before, its eyes were so familiar that he had to have seen it before.
The trial was soon over.
Su Ping was fighting a zombie when he was suddenly enveloped by a magnificent power and left the deeper space. He was already back on the Chaos Divine Grass when he reappeared.
Su Ping looked around, only to find that there were fewer people around him; only a few familiar faces remained.
Su Jin 'er was not far away; she looked at him too. Her face was covered in dust, but she smiled when she looked at Su Ping.
On the other side — the young man who had golden wheels in his eyes, whom Su Ping had enslaved, was also eliminated.
Su Ping also saw Linghu Jian, the Sword God's disciple.
The Dragon Emperor, the Thousand Leaves Holy Lady and the others were all gone. Kleisabet, Ibetaluna and the others who had been protected by Su Ping had also been eliminated.
Su Ping was somewhat regretful, but he also knew that it would be difficult for them to survive in the Ruins of Divinity.
Even he could have been eliminated early if he was unlucky enough to be targeted by the Ascendant State zombies.
"294 survivors!"
A magnificent man flew over; it was an Ascendant State expert. He looked down at everyone like a god and said, "Survival requirements have been met. Now, we'll count the Divine Cores you've obtained. The top hundred will be eligible to participate in the next round."
"One Star Lord Divine Core is equal to five Divine Cores!
"Now, everyone, please take out your Divine Cores."
Of the twelve star zones, only a few hundred people's eyes.
Everybody took out their Divine Cores and piled them up in front of them. Some of them only took out a few hundred Divine Cores, while others took out thousands. The pile was almost half the height of an adult.
Su Ping took out the Divine Cores while checking the others. He was finally relieved to see that most of them had hundreds or even thousands of Divine Cores.
Still, it wasn't a surprise.
After all, it wasn't easy to hunt a thousand Star State zombies in only a few days.
Very soon, many Star Lords arrived and began to count the items.
The counting was done quickly; the number of Divine Cores could be seen as soon as they scanned with their consciousness.
The Star Lords began to register.
Everybody exclaimed when Su Ping took out the Divine Cores. The geniuses who had hunted a thousand Divine Cores widened their eyes when they saw the mountain of Divine Cores in front of Su Ping. They thought that they had hunted enough to make it to the top hundred, or even the top ten.
But it turned out that there were too many geniuses!
Apart from Su Ping's pile of Divine Cores, many other people had also taken out a large number of Divine Cores.
The pile of Divine Cores in front of Su Jin 'er was so high that it reached her head. However, she was stunned when she saw Su Ping's Divine Cores. She then shook her head with a bitter smile; she didn't expect that they would be forced to withdraw from the competition. It would be too embarrassing if their identities were exposed.
"Humph!"
A young man in a blood-red robe had a mountain of Deity Cores in front of him. His eyes were filled with disdain as he surveyed the entire place. When he saw that there were a few people who had a mountain of Deity Cores in front of them, his expression changed slightly and his gaze turned cold.
He had thought that he was the most outstanding one, but there were still a few others!
Very soon, the number of Divine Cores was calculated.
"First place, Luo Ying of the Black Pupil Star Zone!"
"The number is 43292!"
"Second place, Su Ping of the Golden Star Zone, 39201!"
"Third place, Stephen Lello of the Sword Billow Star Zone, 39200!"
"Fourth place, Dragon Shepard of the Heavenly Dragon Star Zone, 31382!"
"Fifth place …"
The Ascendant State expert announced the rankings one by one. Once the top ten were done, the rest of the contestants' rankings were displayed on a virtual screen.
The others quickly searched for their names. Some simply looked at the hundredth place; many of them were desperate when they saw that they had 8,209 Divine Cores.
They knew the number of Divine Cores they had; they didn't need to check to know that they had been eliminated.
"I didn't advance …"
Linghu Jian put on a bitter smile when he saw the number of Divine Cores in the hundredth place. He had only hunted a little more than two thousand Divine Cores, which was far from the passing mark.
Are they really the top geniuses of the universe?
He had always been ahead of his peers since he was a little boy; he was the most dazzling person on the entire planet and galaxy. However, he hadn't even made it to the top hundred in the vast universe.
It wasn't hard to imagine what kind of monsters had made it to the top hundred.
"Second place?"
Su Ping was slightly surprised to see the ranking, but he soon accepted it. It was just as he had guessed; he had at least made it to the top five. He didn't know that he had almost reached the top.
He hunted more than four thousand Divine Cores than I did. This guy is quite fast. Su Ping's eyes flashed. He knew that he hadn't wasted much time during this period; he had been hunting day and night. His method was quite effective; he had even used the Dark Divine Constitution of the Sorcerers.
However, someone had surpassed him by more than four thousand Divine Cores.
"Only one Divine Core?"
On the other side — a young man with a deep face and a strong nose — was stunned; he was only one Divine Core behind the second place. That was truly amazing.
He couldn't help but look at Su Ping in the crowd and observe him.
Su Ping, on the other hand, was observing Luo Ying, who was at the top of the list. He was a slim young man in black; there were obscure scales on his exposed skin that emitted dark purple lightning.
Luo Ying was also observing the other top rankers. When he saw Su Ping looking at him, he looked at Su Ping too. Neither of them moved their eyes away; they simply stared at each other in silence.
Luo Ying suddenly put on a smile and gave a weird look, as if to say, "I'll be waiting for your challenge."
Su Ping smiled and looked at the others.
Although Luo Ying was at the top of the list, the others couldn't be underestimated. After all, nobody knew if they were hiding their strength; some of them might be better at fighting than hunting.
"The top ten will be given a chance to enter the Soul Sea.
"The time limit is ten minutes.
"Those in the top three will be given thirty minutes.
"The champion will be given an hour.
"As for the rest of you, take a good rest here and prepare for the competition in two days. By the way, the Supreme Martial Artists have already discussed and decided to give you all a new topic. The battle in two days will be exceptionally cruel. I hope you all can prepare yourselves well. At that time, you will really die!"
Said the Ascendant State expert casually.
Everyone's heart trembled when they heard this.
They knew that the man wasn't trying to scare them; they would really be killed.
"What's the Soul Sea?" Su Ping was rather curious. The second place was twice as long as the first place, while the other top ten contestants could only enter for ten minutes. It was obvious how precious the Soul Sea was.
"The ten of you, come with me."
The Ascendant State expert waved his hand and moved Su Ping and the other nine contestants to his side. Then, he flashed away with them and reappeared outside a temple.
Two Ascendant State experts were standing outside the temple, as if they were guards.
An obscure but sacred aura was spreading out of the temple; it was obvious that a Celestial was inside.
The Ascendant State expert bowed and said, "Dear Celestials, I've brought them to the Soul Sea."
"Okay, go ahead."
An indifferent voice came from inside; it was none other than Mu Shen, who had spoken earlier.
"The Soul Sea is the core area of the Divine Sea Mysterious Realm. It's a special place where you can absorb a vast amount of divine power, as well as countless souls and whispers of ancient gods. Stay true to your heart and comprehend it; the opportunity to reach the Ascendant State is hidden there." Shen Huang's voice suddenly echoed in Su Ping's head.
Su Ping was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and nodded at the temple.
The Ascendant State expert returned at that moment and flashed again with Su Ping and the others. When they reappeared, they found themselves in a golden world. Vague, red shadows could be seen floating in the golden world.
The Ascendant State expert looked at Su Ping and the others with a smile and said, "Go in. I'll pull you out when the time is right. All you need to do is comprehend it wholeheartedly; it's a rare opportunity."
Even though Su Ping and the others were still geniuses, they were destined to reach the Ascendant State in the future. Once they reached the Ascendant State, they would be the best of their peers; they might even become Heavenly Lords. Therefore, even Ascendant State experts wouldn't put on airs easily. After all, a thousand years would pass in the blink of an eye for Ascendants; those kids would grow up.
The others seemed to know what the Soul Sea was; their eyes glittered.
The next moment, everybody flew in; it was a race against time.
Su Ping felt as if he were in an ocean of divine power the moment he entered; it was even denser than Joanna's Divine Power Pond. Apart from the aura of divine power, Su Ping also sensed a vast, ethereal and ethereal will, as if there were paths floating around him like ribbons.
"Path …"
"So, there's something deeper beyond the path."
"Is this the feeling that Ascendant State experts seek?"
Su Ping felt that his consciousness had touched something that looked like dust, but there was a boundless universe inside the dust. He was deeply shocked, and then he suddenly understood something. If the laws became the path and the path became the world, what would the world become?
Why did one have to comprehend paths?
"God …"
"Invisible, but omnipresent … That's what gods are!"
Su Ping felt that his mind was empty, as if he had gone through some kind of baptism. His mind had become empty and vast. The many incredible beings he had seen in the cultivation sites were reappearing in his mind. There seemed to be something more to those beings, which made Su Ping see them more clearly. What he felt was even more shocking and awe-inspiring.
"I'm lonely …"
"I'm dying. Come and keep me company."
"Gu Zhantian, why are you going there on your own? Do you want to slay the heavens on your own?"
All of a sudden, many "voices" invaded Su Ping's mind. Some were wailing, some were crying, and some were roaring.
In a trance, Su Ping saw a man in white standing in a broken void, holding a divine sword. He turned around and looked back; his eyes were indelible. He said softly, "I'm going to slay the heavens. I'm going to slay the heavens so that those things can't arrive!"
"You can't go!"
"It has to be me!"
Someone roared, but the man in white became even more unrestrained; he was releasing a brilliant aura.
The broken void drowned him; more wails were heard.
"Time's up."
Suddenly, a voice was heard. Su Ping felt that his body was light; then, all the voices were gone. He opened his eyes again, only to find himself standing outside of the golden world, back to where he had been before.
There was only one person left in the golden world at the moment: Luo Ying.
The others around Su Ping had already come out. Some of them closed their eyes, as if they were still perceiving their gains, while others looked distressed.
"There are too many Divine Soul thoughts mixed in there. The interference is too strong."
"It's affecting my understanding of the Ascendant State. Damn it!"
"I'm told that this is a special ninth space, a forbidden land. Even we can enter it for certain reasons."
Su Ping was stunned.
The ninth space was a very deep space.
Su Ping didn't know how many layers there were in the universe, but he could only tear open the fifth space with his current combat ability. He would run into horrifying void creatures in the sixth space; most of them were Star Lords!
Even Star Lords would be in danger in the sixth space.
As for the seventh space, Su Ping didn't dare to imagine it.
He didn't expect to find himself in the ninth space!
He was strong enough to instantly die while standing inside, not to mention tearing it open.
Were all the images I saw in the ninth space? They must have happened in the primeval times. The person who said he would cut off the path of heaven must have been an unparalleled genius in the past, Su Ping thought.
(End of Chapter)
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