Chapter 1276 - 19: Expansion Pack [Winter Is Coming]

Wang Liyao is considered unparalleled... With five items in the comprehensive assessment remaining, she surely won’t score zero in all of them. Even if she performs poorly, as long as she gets a full eleven points, she can still defeat those in the Middle A-class.

"Sister Lingyun, what about our Great Celestial Pride Grade A Initial Stage..." Zhen Shicong’s face turned pale as he asked.

"Calling me sister is useless. Only those with the most excellent bloodline can earn favor from the Treasure Manual." The Treasure Manual Spirit Lingyun swept a pitying glance at him, "In the past, your talents were considered decent. But now, according to the rules, I can only give you zero points."

"Does it have to be this realistic..." At that moment, Zhen Shicong’s heart was about to break.

Not long ago, Sister Lingyun’s attitude towards him was still very amiable, with words like "Do your best," and "As long as you perform well in other areas, you will most likely be the Saint Son this time," still echoing around him.

But after someone better came along, he couldn’t even call her sister anymore. Starting with zero points means that even if he scores full marks on the five comprehensive qualities, he still can’t compete with Wang Liyao!

I, Zhen Shicong, have yet to showcase my "talents" of calculated strategy, and have yet to spread my wings, but have I already been clipped?

The level of internal competition in this struggle for the Saint Son made Jiang Zhencang’s forehead drip with sweat.

He has been acquainted with Lingyun for thousands of years and of course knows Lingyun’s "mercantile face," even the Grade A ones can only score zero points. If it were young him participating in this struggle for the Saint Son, he might have lost the fighting spirit in the first round.

This struggle for the Saint Son is truly terrifying~

"Shouzhe, the internal competition of this Saint Son struggle reached this level, you are quite significant for this~" Jiang Zhencang gloomily glanced at Wang Shouzhe across several seats, his tone full of resentment, "Even the Great Celestial Pride Grade A can only score zero, how is this different from getting knocked out early?"

"Saint Master Jiang is mistaken." Wang Shouzhe replied calmly, "The increased difficulty of this struggle for the Saint Son seems to be due to the Wang Family’s participation, but in essence, it stems from the rise in the overall national power of the Daqian Kingdom. If it weren’t for this, how could each peak and vein suddenly have so many Great Celestial Pride Grade A individuals appearing? The struggle of the Imperial Sons is affected by bloodline proximity and other factors, so the effect is not obvious. But the struggle for the Saint Son is different, contenders regardless of pedigree or bloodline surname can participate, and the gap then becomes apparent."

Jiang Zhencang said with emotion, "Yes, today’s era is ultimately not like before. The total resources the Saint Land possesses now can’t be compared to the past."

In fact, the contender actually launched by the Wang Family was only Liyao alone, and even she was jointly cultivated with Celestial River Zhenren and the Southern Desert Wang Family.

As for Lici, Yingxuan, Lvwei, etc., it is purely because the Saint Land is now increasingly wealthy, causing spontaneous internal competition.

However, the internal competition reaching such a level exceeds everyone’s expectations. Each of the Nine Sacred Veins of the Saint Land has its own agenda, but it results in even the worst being Great Celestial Pride Grade A!

"I suggest we disregard anything below unparalleled," muttered the Treasure Manual Spirit Lingyun, "The cost to activate the Trial World once is significant, next the Saint Land will cultivate a Lingxu Realm Middle to Late Stage, which will inevitably require a large expenditure, so let’s save where we can."

However, this remark immediately angered the candidates for the Saint Son.

Lingyun’s excessive emphasis on bloodline advantage is one thing, but now they’re even thinking of depriving them of the chance to trial?!

It’s not easy for the elders of each vein to cultivate an elite. They’ve saved resources for so many years, and this time they’ve even put their reserved savings into action.

Even if they know that even participating may seem hopeless, they can’t be deprived of this last glimmer of hope!

"Sister Lingyun, I actually think it’s good for everyone to participate in the trial together." Wang Yingxuan was not at all discouraged by falling behind in scores, confidently scanning the group of future "subordinates," "The overall caliber of this year’s Quasi-Saint Sons and Quasi-Saintesses can be called elite, train them well, and they will all be capable elites in the future. I heard from my Master that the trial process itself is very nurturing. I, Wang Yingxuan, am destined to lead Lingyun Sacred Land to rise, so naturally, the more outstanding talents, the better."

She’s already thinking of them as subordinates?

"Xuan’er is right." Wang Liyao also calmly chimed in, "Since so many excellent talents have suddenly emerged, it is sufficient proof that our Lingyun Sacred Land’s ascension is irresistible. Resources aren’t saved but earned. The more talent we have, the stronger our Saint Land will be, allowing us to seize more resource spots in the future."

Having been influenced by her father from a young age, Wang Liyao naturally absorbed these ideas unknowingly. She witnessed the growth of the Wang Family from a small Ninth-Grade Noble Family into its current state, so she is certainly no easy person to deal with.

Soon, Wang Lici and Junior Sister Lvwei also echoed in agreement.

Under the unified opinion of the four unparalleled ones, the Treasure Manual Spirit Lingyun had to seriously consider before saying: "Then it’s pleasantly decided, I also hope our Lingyun Sacred Land can rise soon."

Soon.

With Jiang Zhencang’s authorization, the trial pods were activated one by one.

Everyone entered these artifact creations from the Divine Martial Dynasty era with apprehensive yet excited hearts.