Chapter 2170 - 2163: A Worldly Person

"Top-level Explorer’s License?"

Many people heard Zhang Menglong’s response and couldn’t help but sneer.

There are four levels of explorers, each capable of exploring different areas and depths, and the time they can stay in the Blood Pond also varies.

Under normal circumstances, a Junior Explorer can only go about 200,000 meters deep, that is, the shallowest area of the Blood Pond, and can explore at this depth for about 5 minutes.

A Senior Explorer, however, can go down to about 250,000 meters and stay for over 10 minutes.

The requirements for a Senior Explorer are even higher; they must withstand depths of 300,000 meters and be able to stay for more than half an hour!

As for a Top-level Explorer, currently, there are so few people with this license that they don’t exceed a hundred! They must withstand pressures deeper than 400,000 meters and work at this depth for up to an hour!

Generally, a Junior Explorer has about the strength of a fifth order Transcender peak to sixth order Transcender, while a Senior Explorer is usually a sixth order Transcender peak.

Senior Explorers require the strength of a seventh order Transcender, while Top-level Explorers are eighth order.

Of course, with the help of certain equipment or medications, a person’s physical condition can be improved for a short period, but overall they fall within this range.

Yet now, a First Grade Transcender is claiming he wants to take the Top-level Explorer’s exam—isn’t that ridiculous? Just the Junior Explorer’s exam alone would be enough to crush his body into a pulp.

"Don’t you find it funny?" Zhang Menglong didn’t care about the reactions of others, but felt puzzled by the young man’s calm response before him.

"Not funny at all," the young man said, "You don’t seem like an idiot, nor like a madman. If you’re neither, that just means you’re confident and capable of passing the test!"

Hearing this, Zhang Menglong was even more surprised, "But I’m just a First Grade Transcender. Don’t you think this is some idiotic behavior to gain attention?"

"Why make a big deal out of it," the young man shook his head, "I’ve seen more abnormal people; I’ve even seen a First Grade Transcender kill an eighth order Transcender! If that person were here, I bet they’d easily get the explorer’s license too."

Zhang Menglong was stunned. Judging by the young man’s age, it was impossible that he was from the same era as his elders; if he witnessed such a battle, that First Grade Transcender shouldn’t be his elder.

This was quite astonishing—other than his own Zhang Family, there was someone so exceptionally powerful?

"Those are the real fools," the young man added, "Judging someone by appearance and superficial strength is always the most foolish behavior."

"Seems like you’ve seen quite the world!" Zhang Menglong laughed.

"I wouldn’t say I’ve seen the world, but I’ve certainly met many diverse people, including some who exceeded ordinary people’s understanding. My gut tells me I’m about to meet another today!"

"Quite a few people are participating today?" Suddenly, a robust voice came from the entrance of the hall, and three people—two men and one woman—walked into the exam hall.

The middle-aged man in the center had an epaulet on his shoulder, and Zhang Menglong knew what it represented: it was a Top-level Explorer, while the man and woman on either side had Senior Explorer epaulets.

"An eighth order Transcender and two seventh order Transcenders, this Holy Soul Alliance truly is full of hidden talents!" Zhang Menglong marveled.

In the Mansha Kingdom and the Qinglan Kingdom, it’s hard even to see a Transcender above the fifth order, yet in the Holy Soul Alliance, those overseeing the exams are this powerful!

"Leon, this is your sixth time attempting the Senior Explorer’s exam, right?" One Senior Explorer said to a seventh order Transcender taking the test, showing that they were already familiar.

"Hahaha, this time I’m sure I can pass," said Leon, the Transcender, "Last time, I was just a few seconds short. I could have gritted my teeth and made it, but that darn examiner ended my test straight away!"

"Don’t underestimate those few seconds. They could easily wreak havoc on your body. This is for your own safety," the examiner said, "But I think this time there shouldn’t be any issue. If there hasn’t been some progress over these years, that’d be unacceptable."

"Hmm?" The examiners’ eyes suddenly fell on Zhang Menglong. Spotting a fourth order Transcender in this exam hall was very rare.

Up to now, the lowest realm among those who obtained the explorer’s license was a third order Transcender, a special case whose body was extraordinarily strong from being soaked in Spiritual Beast blood long-term.

"Little guy, did you walk into the wrong place?" The female Transcender giggled at Zhang Menglong, as if she saw something extremely interesting.

Hearing this sound, Zhang Menglong couldn’t help but feel a little creeped out. This woman had the strength of a seventh order Transcender, her age probably exceeded his grandmother’s by many times, and now speaking to him so enchantingly, it was quite off-putting.

"Isn’t this the Explorer’s exam hall?" Zhang Menglong replied, "If so, then I shouldn’t be in the wrong place."

"Kid, for someone your age with First Grade Transcender strength, that’s not bad, but you’re far from being able to enter the Blood Pond. If you’re short on money, I can help you out; there’s no need to joke around with your body,"

"Does the exam say First Grade Transcenders aren’t allowed to participate?" Zhang Menglong retorted, "From what I see, as long as you pay, you can participate, right?"

"Ugh, just won’t listen to advice," the woman shook her head seeing Zhang Menglong’s demeanor, "Forget it, young people these days are so stubborn, needlessly taking risks when there are other ways to avoid 30 years of struggle."

In her mind, it seemed she already saw Zhang Menglong as someone in dire need of money, a desperate person seeking any solution.

"Come over here, let’s verify your identities first!" The head examiner led them through an electronic door. During registration, their spiritual power and soul had already been scanned, now ensuring there’s no proxying for the exam.

In addition, the device would also check certain parameters in their bodies, to prevent people from taking some short-term enhancers to pass the exam.

Nonetheless, the probability of such incidents is quite low. If caught cheating, they’d never be able to participate in the exam again, so the explorer’s certification is quite valuable.

After passing through that electronic door, they arrived in a rather spacious room filled with glass chambers, each about 3 meters in diameter and 10 meters high—these were the devices for their examination.

"Crack!" 47 glass chambers were opened, matching the number of participants in this test.

"Go in," the head examiner said, "This device will simulate the high-pressure environment of the Blood Pond. As long as the pressure intensity and duration meet the standard, you’ll get the corresponding level of explorer’s license, simple as that!"

"Once it begins, the equipment will monitor your physical signs. If they become unstable, the device stops automatically. Of course, if you feel unwell earlier, you can simply choose to stop, we’ll be observing throughout."

"Begin!"