Saber intent spread out from Xiao Chen's body. It was like one could hear sharp clanging sounds in the air, inspiring the urge to cover their ears.
Many people came to the city affairs hall to handle the Outstanding Talent Token and other matters. When they saw this scene, they could not help but look over.
When they saw that someone dared to clash with Liu Yun's aura, they could not help feeling surprised.
Liu Yun was very famous in this vast Dark City. He was extremely strong, even able to defeat some Consummation Blue Robed Emperors.
"What a fellow! To think that you really have some skill. Ba Tu, I accept your bet!"
Liu Yun said indifferently to Ba Tu as he withdrew his gaze. Anticipation lit up in his eyes.
Ba Tu sent a voice projection back, Xiao Chen, are you confident? I did not recognize that Xia Yang at first glance. This fellow is also very famous in Dark City. He is not inferior to the descendants of the Great Bandits of the Black Sea.
"His Outstanding Talent Token should have reached its time limit, so he is here to reapply for it. If you are not confident, then I admit defeat. I will ask my uncle to help you apply for an Outstanding Talent Token."
Xiao Chen replied calmly. There is no need. Just go ahead and gamble. Bet as much as you want. I will help you win it all in one go.
With Xiao Chen's words, Ba Tu immediately calmed down. He smiled and said, "Liu Yun, let's make the bet bigger this time. The loser will give the winner two hundred Essence Stones. How about that?"
Two hundred Essence Stones!
The moment Ba Tu said that, not only did Liu Yun's expression change slightly, but even the surrounding young cultivators who were watching felt shocked.
Essence Stones could only be extracted from King Spirit Veins. They were essential for Emperor Wu's cultivation. Without advancing to Emperor Wu, there was no way to purchase Essence Stones through normal channels. They could only obtain them at auctions.
These outstanding talents had the backing of the Great Bandits and lived in the resource-rich Black Sea. Hence, they could rely on their clans to obtain some Essence Stones every month.
However, they only obtained about twenty Essence Stones every month. They still had to rely on Holy Spirit Veins to cultivate.
Ba Tu wanted to bet two hundred Essence Stones in one go. It looked like he had been holding back his anger and wanted to make a big bet.
Xia Yang's eyes were burning with fighting spirit. "Brother Liu, just agree with him. The guy next to him happens to have some conflicts with me. Let's break his spirit here first."
Liu Yun secretly sent a voice transmission to ask if he was really confident. He only had three hundred Origin Essence Stones on him, and he had saved them up.
"Don't worry. My Thunder Fire Art has already reached the tenth layer. It is more than enough to defeat him in the test of the Outstanding Talent Token," Xia Yang guaranteed confidently.
Liu Yun had always looked down on Ba Tu and did not want to lose in front of him. With Xia Yang's guarantee, he immediately agreed to Ba Tu's request and said loudly, "I happen to be lacking Origin Essence Stones. If you want to give them to me, I naturally have no objection!"
"Ba Tu and Liu Yun are at loggerheads. This is going to be a good show!"
"What a big bet. 200 Origin Essence Stones. If I had 200 Origin Essence Stones, my cultivation would increase by 20%!"
"Stop speaking nonsense. Your clan does not have a Sovereign Martial Emperor holding down the fort. Where are you going to get two hundred Origin Essence Stones? Even if the elders of your clan found them, they would use them for themselves."
Ba Tu and Liu Yun's huge bet immediately attracted the attention of the many youths who came to apply for the Outstanding Talent Token.
Aside from the descendants of Great Bandits who could use their connections to apply for the Outstanding Talent Token, the Outstanding Talent Token was also open to the public.
As long as one cleared the checkpoints set by the City Lord's Residence's City Affairs Hall, they would obtain the Outstanding Talent Token as well, allowing one to enjoy many benefits in Black Sea City and a death-exemption medallion.
With the Outstanding Talent Token, no expert would dare to kill you. At the very least, this was a guarantee in the Black Sea.
Aside from this, one could enter many of the peak places in the city unobstructed with the Outstanding Talent Token and enjoy the most expensive treatment.
Not just the local outstanding talents of the Black Sea, but several outstanding talents from other sea regions also came to Dark City to apply for the Outstanding Talent Token.
Furthermore, in the Kunlun Realm, as long as one was not over fifty years old, one could be considered a youth. Hence, the City Affairs Hall was always filled with people.
There were many people who came, but only a few were able to successfully apply for an Outstanding Talent Token.
The reason was simple. The checkpoints set by the City Affairs Hall were too difficult.
Liu Yun and Xia Yang took the lead and entered the City Affairs Hall. Xiao Chen and Ba Tu followed closely behind. After registering according to the City Affairs Hall's rules, they were led into the testing hall.
The vast and majestic testing hall was bustling with people. When Xiao Chen saw this, he found it somewhat strange. Unexpectedly, there were so many people here to apply for the Outstanding Talent Token.
A quick count gave at least one hundred people, ranging in age from twenty to fifty. Some were strong, some were weak, some were strong, and some were of different races.
There were humans, Fiend Race, Ghost Race, and even some Demon mixed-blood cultivators. This was a great eye-opener.
Dark City truly lived up to its reputation as a gathering city. Just the test for the Outstanding Talent Token could attract so many outstanding talents.
These people were all different. However, the pride they exuded was not as wild and unruly as they usually were. They were all very similar.
After being immersed in the Black Sea for a long time, one would develop a baleful aura that was very hard to get rid of. However, this baleful aura would not affect the minds of outstanding talents. Instead, it would be used by them to strengthen their auras.
Liu Yun's appearance attracted everyone's attention. This descendant of a Great Bandit was very famous and in the limelight.
In comparison, the descendant of a Great Bandit like Ba Tu attracted much less attention. After all, this Dark City was a place where strength reigned supreme, a place where the strong were worshipped.
If Ba Tu's eldest brother were here, the situation would be different.
"Dong!
Dong! Dong! "Dense footsteps resounded. Countless people rushed in from outside the City Affairs Hall to watch the excitement. This made the young outstanding talents participating in the Outstanding Talent Token feel strange.
Although the Outstanding Talent Token's test did not prohibit spectators, it was rare for such a bustling scene to appear under normal circumstances.
There had to be something strange about this.
Indeed, after asking around, the crowd learned about the bet between Ba Tu and Liu Yun. They all showed strange expressions.
"Who is that white-robed bladesman? To think that he dares to compete with the Thunder Fire Sovereign's descendant!"
"I don't know. I've never seen him before. He looks like he is only a middle-stage Great Perfection Blue Robed Emperor. His cultivation is weaker than Xia Yang's."
"This white-robed bladesman must have a great background. Otherwise, Ba Tu would not be so bold."
"Haha! That might not be the case. I feel that he is just bluffing. He is just a nameless person. It is hard to say whether he can obtain the Outstanding Talent Token or not. How can he compete with Xia Yang?"
"That's right. He will definitely lose!"
The crowd discussed the matter. Some of the young outstanding talents participating in the test purposely stopped, wanting to let the two fight one on one.
The two took up the responsibility and went to the first stage of the City Affairs Hall's test.
The test of strength!
Xiao Chen was no stranger to this test method. It was the same as the one he used in front of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion. The hundred-meter-tall stone tablet was connected to an iron man through an exquisite formation on the ground.
The difference was that this time, the metal man's chest, throat, forehead, and other areas were marked in red.
After the old man beside the stone stele explained it to Xiao Chen, he knew that the testing stone stele here was closer to actual combat. The vital parts of the stone stele were reinforced, making it harder for one's strength to penetrate.
Just like martial artists, they would definitely put up extra defenses at their vitals.
If one was confident, one could attack the vital parts of the metal man. If one's strength could penetrate it, one could light up more gems on the stone stele.
If one's strength was insufficient, then sorry, one's result would be extremely low. One would be eliminated in the first stage.
Most people would not choose to attack the vital parts. They would just use the normal method to test their strength.
The City Affairs Hall Elder guarding the first stage said expressionlessly, "The first stage is to test your strength. If you want to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token, you have to light up the sixth row of gems at the very least. Lighting up one gem is one point. The highest score for this stage is ten points. "
Xiao Chen's expression changed involuntarily. In the previous test at the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, the ones who could light up the sixth row of gems were almost all Consummation Blue Robed Emperors.
In this place, the minimum requirement to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token was to light up the sixth row of gems. The threshold was extraordinarily high.
No wonder Liu Yun said that even a Great Perfection Blue Robed Emperor might not be able to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token.
As for the subsequent scores, Xiao Chen knew that this test had a total of three stages. In the end, the scores would be added up to determine one's ranking among all the outstanding talents taking the test.
"In this first stage, I will make you fall into despair!"
Xia Yang was very confident in the test of strength. After the old man finished speaking, he walked over step by step.
With every step Xia Yang took, a layer of purple lightning-attributed fire burned on his body. His aura was startling. Sparks even appeared high in the sky in the vast hall.
If not for the restrictions in the hall, the lightning would have burst out.
"Thunder Fire Art! This is a Profound Cultivation Technique created by the legendary Martial Emperor, the Thunder Fire Sovereign. Its explosive power is extremely ferocious!"
"I wonder which layer Xia Yang has cultivated it to? As long as he reaches the seventh layer, he will be able to defeat that white-robed bladesman for sure."
The legendary Martial Emperor, the Thunder Fire Sovereign, was very famous. Although the Xia Clan was no longer as powerful as it was in the past, no one dared to underestimate the might of this Thunder Fire Art.
Xia Yang took ten steps. With every step he took, a layer of purple lightning-attributed fire appeared on his body. When he finished taking ten steps, the crowd exclaimed.
Amid the layers of lightning-attributed fire, Xia Yang's aura was extremely strong. He was no weaker than a regular Consummation Blue Robed Emperor's; he might even be stronger.
"Unexpectedly, he cultivated the Thunder Fire Art to the tenth layer. This Xia Yang really hid himself deeply. He will probably shock everyone in this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting."
"There is no hope. Ba Tu's two hundred Essence Stones are probably gone!"
After charging up his strength, Xia Yang roared and punched the metal humanoid. The light on the testing stele flickered, and rows of gems lit up rapidly.
Soon, all the gems on the fifth row lit up. The first purple gem on the sixth row lit up, followed by the second, third, and fourth gems.
The seventh … the eighth … the ninth …!
This caused an uproar. Xia Yang's punch lit up a total of nine gems on the sixth row. This was a startling result, surpassing most Consummation Blue Robed Emperors.
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