The figure that flew over was a middle-aged man. However, this person was not made of flesh and blood. Instead, he was made of a kind of dark golden metal.
"This is …!"
Su Mo was astonished. This was the first time he had seen a man made of metal. How could it survive?
"Su Mo, this is a puppet. As long as its energy is not exhausted, it can live forever."
Seeing Su Mo's astonished expression, Wu Sheng explained, "Low-level puppets don't have spiritual intelligence, but top-level puppets are as intelligent as ordinary people."
"Oh? A puppet? "Su Mo was astonished and amazed.
While they were talking, the middle-aged puppet had already flown above the square and stood in the air.
In this place, no one could fly, but this puppet was not restricted at all.
The middle-aged man stood in the air and scanned the crowd with his grayish-white metallic eyes. He said, "Not bad, this batch is much stronger than the previous ones. I hope that some of you can join the Firmament Palace. Even if you can't become an official disciple of the Firmament Divine Skill Palace, it's not bad to become an unofficial disciple."
The middle-aged man's voice was very hoarse, as if two pieces of metal were rubbing against each other. It made people's eardrums numb.
An unofficial disciple?
The crowd looked at each other. They were the top geniuses under the age of 25 in the entire East Continent. Any one of them was famous in their own domain.
Geniuses like them, regardless of whether they were in a family or a sect, were all favored by the heavens to be nurtured.
Even so, they were not even qualified to become an unofficial disciple of the Firmament Palace.
However, they knew very well that becoming an unofficial disciple of the Firmament Palace was better than becoming a pro-disciple of some powerful people in the East Continent.
In the Firmament Palace, there were many powerful ancient martial arts Legacies and countless treasures. As long as one could become a disciple, the benefits would be unimaginable.
"Congratulations on passing the first test of perseverance. However, this is just the beginning. If you want to obtain the Legacy and even become a disciple of the Firmament Palace, you still need to work harder."
The middle-aged puppet pointed at the stone pillar in the square and continued, "This testing pillar can test your talent, including your Martial Soul, body constitution, bloodline, willpower, and so on. There are nine levels in total. You are qualified to participate in the next test if you reach the fourth level or above! If you reach the sixth level, you can directly become an unofficial disciple! Once you reach Lv 7, you can directly become an official disciple of Firmament Palace. "
"They are indeed choosing a successor!"
Su Mo understood. The Firmament Palace had been appearing for so many years to choose a successor. However, Su Mo was also puzzled. The Firmament Palace was a force from ancient times. Could it be that they had not chosen a suitable successor after so many years?
If that was really the case, then how high was the standard for choosing a successor?
Su Mo had no idea what kind of talent one would need to reach Lv 7 to become an official disciple!
"As for these nine Attribute Steles, they represent nine different attributes. Attribute talents are also divided into nine levels. If any attribute reaches the fourth level, you will be considered qualified and have the opportunity to participate in the next test. If any attribute reaches the sixth level, you will directly become a registered disciple. If any attribute reaches the seventh level, you will also directly become an official disciple."
The middle-aged puppet explained the situation to everyone.
It seemed that the Firmament Palace also attached great importance to physical properties. Even if one's talent did not meet the requirements, as long as his physical properties were high enough, he would be qualified.
After saying that, the middle-aged puppet stood upright in the air above the square, waiting for everyone to take the test.
Many geniuses were not in a hurry to take the test. They had all been here in the previous session, so they knew their test results very well.
Some of the geniuses who came here for the first time heard the middle-aged puppet's words and were eager to take the test.
"I'll go first!"
With a loud shout, a figure rushed up.
It was a young man in a teal robe, about 20 years old, and his cultivation was at Lv 6 True Spirit Realm.
The nine Attribute Steles were neatly arranged together, and the talent test pillar was in front of the nine steles. Therefore, the young man in a teal robe walked up to the pillar and began to test his talent.
The young man in a teal robe looked a little nervous. He took a deep breath and slowly pressed his palm on the pillar.
Everyone watched with interest. From this person's test results, they could almost see the difficulty of the test.
The young man in a teal robe placed his palm on the surface of the stone pillar. Suddenly, a dazzling milky white light burst out from the stone pillar and formed two blazing halos.
"Talent of Lv 2, not qualified!" The middle-aged puppet in the sky immediately shook his head.
"Only Lv 2?" The crowd was very surprised. This person had reached Lv 6 True Spirit Realm at such a young age, so his talent was definitely not weak. However, the test result on the pillar was so low.
Su Mo was also a little surprised. If he only had Lv 2 talent, how amazing would he be if he had Lv 7 talent?
This kind of test pillar was similar to the one used in the Top-100-talent Competition, but obviously had a higher rating standard.
"Lv 2?"
The young man in a teal robe was also shocked by his test result and looked stunned.
Originally, he had guessed that it wouldn't be a problem for his innate talent to reach the fourth level or above. But now, that was not the case at all. This assessment pillar's standard was too terrifying! For a moment, the young man in a teal robe looked very lonely.
"Continue to test your properties." The middle-aged puppet's voice sounded.
Then, the young man in a teal robe walked up to the nine steles and began to test them one by one.
The nine steles represented Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, and Darkness. After the young man in a teal robe tested, the first five steles all lit up, while the last four did not respond.
Among the first five steles, only the Earth stele lit up with three halos, while the other four only lit up with two halos. This meant that the highest property of the young man in a teal robe was only Lv 3.
"Property talent, not qualified!"
The middle-aged puppet's cold voice sounded. Then, with a wave of his arm, the young man in a teal robe flew out of the Firmament Palace and was then transported out.
Everyone was silent. Once a person was not qualified, he would be immediately eliminated!
"Let me try too!"
Another genius went up for the test.
"Talent of Lv 3, not qualified! Property talent of Lv 2, not qualified! "The middle-aged puppet's cold voice sounded again.
"Let me try!"
"Talent of Lv 2, not qualified! Property talent of Lv 2, not qualified! "
"Talent of Lv 2, not qualified! Property talent of Lv 4, qualified! "
"… Not qualified!"
After the young man in a teal robe finished his test, the geniuses went up one by one. However, most of them were below Lv 4 in terms of talent and property talent, so they were all eliminated.
The geniuses who went up for the test with high expectations were all disappointed.
As long as one of the nine property steles reached Lv 4, one would be considered qualified. Even so, only one-tenth of the geniuses passed.
"Su Mo, let me try first!" Wu Sheng strode forward and began the test.
He placed his palm on the test pillar, which lit up with three milky white halos. Talent of Lv 3.
"Talent of Lv 3, not qualified!" The middle-aged puppet's voice sounded. Wu Sheng frowned slightly.
Then, Wu Sheng began to test his property. When he placed his palm on the Metal stele, four halos burst out of the stele. Metal property of Lv 4!
Wu Sheng was delighted. Metal property of Lv 4 was qualified!
Next, Wu Sheng tested the remaining eight properties. Only the Water and Wood steles lit up with halos, while the other steles did not respond.
"Metal property of Lv 4, qualified!" The middle-aged puppet nodded.
Wu Sheng was overjoyed. Finally, he passed.
Next, more and more people went up for the test, but most of them were eliminated. Only a few qualified.
At this time, Wenren Tianyi stepped forward and began the test.
It was Wenren Tianyi's first time in the Firmament Palace, so everyone was very curious about his talent level.
Wenren Tianyi placed his palm on the test pillar, and five halos burst out of the pillar.
"Talent of Lv 5, qualified!" The middle-aged puppet said.
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