Chapter 496: Chapter 223: Returning to Silence! SSS-Rank Potential

As long as Lin Ye could successfully awaken this Martial Arts Spirituality, he was guaranteed to become a Martial God at minimum!

He might even be comparable to the Realm Master Level powerhouses who truly ruled over entire regions of the Celestial Abyss Great World!

HISS...

Li Kai Nian felt a chill shoot up from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head.

’His Ninghai...’

’It’s given birth to a true dragon!’

’A true dragon destined to one day shake the cosmos and bring order to countless realms!’

In the main seat, Zhu Mingyi gazed at the three glaring S’s on the screen. Beyond his shock, a genuine smile spread across his face.

If he weren’t worried about appearances, if he didn’t have to maintain his dignified composure, he would have thrown his head back and roared with laughter!

Great Xia didn’t just have a worthy successor!

This was clearly another rising star, one capable of dominating an entire era and ruling over the Celestial Abyss!

Lin Ye stood up.

After breaking free from the illusion, he felt his Spiritual Power had seemingly reached a new level.

The effect was similar to that of his Observation Skill.

Both involved the sublimation of one’s spirit and soul after witnessing a scene so grand it touched upon the very laws of the universe.

When he awakened the Celestial Attraction of Myriad Phenomena, he had witnessed the universe’s creation from nothingness, the aggregation of all matter, the birth of stars.

This time, however, he had seen the complete opposite: the end of all things, the final tableau of the universe succumbing to heat death.

One represented aggregation; the other, dispersion.

One represented the beginning; the other, the end.

Lin Ye had a faint suspicion. ’This second Martial Arts Spirituality of mine is probably tied to concepts like destruction or finality.’

This made him happy, but also brought a hint of trouble.

The SSS-rank potential rating meant this spirituality’s potential was immeasurable.

But it also meant that the resources required to truly awaken it would likely be astronomical.

He had only managed to awaken the Celestial Attraction of Myriad Phenomena by brute-forcing it with massive quantities of Asking Dust.

’Now, for this new SSS-rank spirituality, how much more Asking Dust will it take to max it out?’

The pathetic 1.57% on the progress bar seemed to be silently mocking his poverty.

’Looks like I still have a long way to go.’

Lin Ye shook his head, pushing the thought aside, and strode into the passage leading to the next testing area.

...

Meanwhile, in the observation hall, the examination hadn’t paused for him.

While Lin Ye moved to the next testing room, the main screen briefly switched to the dynamic testing room where Xiao Lingchen was.

The Punching Power Test.

It was a seemingly simple test, but one that directly reflected a candidate’s pure physical strength, power generation technique, and skill in using Gang Sha.

In the hall, everyone’s attention finally shifted away from Lin Ye for a moment, refocusing on the number one genius of the Imperial Capital.

On the screen, Xiao Lingchen stood before a massive force-sensing target, his expression composed, even a little relaxed.

He casually flexed his wrist, letting out a few crisp cracks from his joints.

The test targets of the Dubhe Cube were completely different from those found in ordinary martial arts dojos.

They weren’t physical objects, but were integrated directly into the structure of the building, making the entire wall a sensory surface.

Their internal structure contained an incredibly complex force-dampening and impact-dispersing architecture, theoretically capable of withstanding and measuring any attack below the Celestial Human Realm Level.

"Please attack the target when ready."

A mechanical voice prompted.

Xiao Lingchen took a deep breath, his gaze turning sharp and fierce.

He stomped his right foot back, his body coiling like a taut longbow. In an instant, power exploded from his core, surging through his body and converging in his right fist!

BOOM!

He threw the punch!

There were no flashy techniques, only an explosion of power in its purest form!

The moment his fist slammed into the wall, the entire surface rippled violently like a lake struck by a boulder. Visible waves of energy spread out in concentric circles!

The entire testing room seemed to tremble slightly from the force of the blow!

In the observation hall, everyone subconsciously held their breath.

The next second, an astonishing number appeared on the screen!

[Candidate: Xiao Lingchen]

[Punching Power: 5,447.6 tons]

Meanwhile, on a secondary screen, Xia Lianxue’s results appeared at almost the same moment.

[Candidate: Xia Lianxue]

[Punching Power: 5,399.8 tons]

Another terrifyingly high score, nearly identical to the last!

In any previous year, a score like that would have sent the crowd into a frenzy. It would have been enough to instantly secure the title of top examinee.

But today, unfortunately, was different.

The reaction in the hall was far less enthusiastic than expected.

Although most people still marveled at the monstrous talent of the two geniuses, they couldn’t quite muster the same sense of awe.

It was as if these two world-shaking scores were nothing out of the ordinary.

’Hmm, over five thousand tons. Not bad, I guess.’

’Yeah, that’s pretty damn good.’

’Alright, who’s next?’

Inexplicably, such thoughts surfaced in the minds of most people in the crowd.

It couldn’t be helped.

After the constant barrage of Lin Ye’s reality-shattering, monstrous stats, everyone’s psychological threshold for shock had been raised to an absurd, unprecedented level.

With a monster boasting a Qi and Blood index over 40,000 and a life index of 260,000 right in front of them, looking at a couple of 5,000-ton punches just felt... underwhelming.

Just then, the feed on the main screen switched again.

The young face that everyone both eagerly anticipated and held in awe finally appeared in the dynamic testing room.

He’s here!

In the observation hall, everyone instinctively sat up straight, their eyes glued to the screen.

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