Chapter 939: The Trial Begins

Chapter 939: Chapter 939: The Trial Begins

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Lin Kuang couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief. Good, good, he’d rushed all the way here and finally managed to arrive right on time.

"Then may I ask, what’s the process for recruiting Disciples into the Supreme Divine Sect? What do I have to do to become a Disciple of the Supreme Divine Sect?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Lin Kuang asked again.

"Very simple. See that stairway?"

This stairway has a total of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps. If you pass one third of it, you can become an Outer Sect Disciple; if you pass two thirds, you can become an Inner Sect Disciple; if you reach the top, you can become a Core Disciple!

Of course, that’s only the initial assessment. If you pass it, tomorrow there will be a competition.

Through the competition we’ll select Disciples. We value potential greatly, but strength can’t be lacking either.

Also, we will recruit only ten Outer Sect Disciples, six Inner Sect Disciples, and just three Core Disciples.

If you successfully reach the summit but lose in the competition, you can choose to become an Inner Sect Disciple.

If you reach two thirds of the way up and lose in the Inner Sect Disciple competition, then you can choose to become an Outer Sect Disciple.

Of course, if you only pass one third, and then lose in the Outer Sect Disciple competition, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to leave.

Looking at Lin Kuang, the middle-aged man spoke very calmly.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang couldn’t help clicking his tongue inwardly. The Supreme Divine Sect really was strict about recruiting Disciples!

Only ten Outer Sect Disciples, six Inner Sect Disciples, and three Core Disciples, while the young Martial Artists who had come here numbered at least in the thousands, if not more.

After all, this was the Supreme Divine Sect. Its yearly recruitment was a grand event, and becoming a Disciple of the Supreme Divine Sect was something everyone would be proud of.

Moreover, the resources within the Supreme Divine Sect were countless. As long as you had potential and strength, the Supreme Divine Sect would never be stingy with its resources.

That was also one of the things that made the Supreme Divine Sect so attractive.

In addition, the reason the Supreme Divine Sect controlled its yearly intake of Disciples so strictly was also because of resources.

Quality matters more than quantity—this is the rule of the Supreme Divine Sect. Too many people are useless; only elites are truly important.

"Alright, I understand. Can I climb the mountain now?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Lin Kuang asked again.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded and at the same time handed Lin Kuang a Token.

"Keep this Token on you. If the pressure on the mountain is too great and you can’t endure it, then crush this Token and you’ll be teleported down to the foot of the mountain.

Of course, if you crush the Token without having passed one third of the steps, then you’re not qualified to become a Disciple of the Supreme Divine Sect."

Tossing the Token to Lin Kuang, the middle-aged man spoke again.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang nodded and took the Token.

"Thanks for the info."

Saying that, Lin Kuang found an open spot and started to rest.

During the flight of over ten days, the energy in Lin Kuang’s body had been somewhat depleted.

Although that wasn’t really a problem for Lin Kuang, he still wanted to raise himself to Peak State before climbing the steps.

After all, Lin Kuang wasn’t stupid. He could feel that climbing these steps absolutely wouldn’t be easy, and he didn’t dare be careless.

Besides, since Lin Kuang had come, he was naturally aiming for the summit.

After all, becoming a Core Disciple meant far more resources and much greater authority.

"Come on then, I don’t believe these steps can stop me!"

Lin Kuang thought to himself, then began to restore the energy in his body.

As Lin Kuang started recovering, surging Profound Qi madly poured into his body, leaving the watching Martial Artists all stunned.

"This is the Profound Qi absorption speed of a Martial Artist? This is almost catching up to a Martial Artist of the Contending Realm, isn’t it?

And if I’m not mistaken, this kid is only a Martial Artist at the Initial Stage of the True Realm, right?"

In the crowd, a young Martial Artist who was also at the Initial Stage of the True Realm spoke, his voice full of shock.

Hearing this, the others all nodded one after another, staring at Lin Kuang like he was a monster, their eyes filled with disbelief.

At that moment, the middle-aged man also turned his gaze on Lin Kuang; after all, he hadn’t expected Lin Kuang to be this powerful.

"Looks like this kid might really give us a surprise.

Tsk tsk, hope he does give us a surprise."

The middle-aged man thought to himself.

Time flowed quickly; in the blink of an eye an Hours passed, and the energy in Lin Kuang’s body was restored to Peak State.

"Almost there. Time to climb the steps!"

Lin Kuang thought to himself, then suddenly stood up.

The moment Lin Kuang stood, almost everyone’s gaze landed on him.

"Kid, there’s one more thing I need to tell you. When climbing the steps, you’re not allowed to use any Spiritual Artifact or even any Demi-God Artifact. Otherwise, you’ll be considered to have lost.

Of course, all kinds of Secret Techniques and so on, you can use as you like."

Seeing that Lin Kuang was about to start climbing, the middle-aged man spoke again.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang was slightly taken aback, then nodded to show he understood.

After all, what they were assessing was potential and strength. If you relied on a Demi-God Artifact to reach the peak, what potential would that show, what strength?

Seeing Lin Kuang nod, the middle-aged man didn’t say anything more.

Seeing this, Lin Kuang took a deep breath, then stepped forward and set foot on the stone steps in front of him.

The moment both of Lin Kuang’s feet landed on the first step, he immediately felt a powerful pressure.

"As expected, these steps really are extraordinary.

But this level of pressure is nothing to me."

Thinking this, Lin Kuang braced against the pressure and walked upward step by step.

In fact, the instant Lin Kuang stepped onto the stairway, his figure vanished; no one could see him anymore, as if he had entered another space.

At this moment, the middle-aged man suddenly waved his hand, and an image appeared ten meters in front of him. Within that image, everyone could clearly see Lin Kuang’s figure as he climbed the steps.

"Come on, come on, place your bets! I bet this kid stops within five thousand steps."

Someone shouted.

"Five thousand? That’s a bit much, isn’t it? I’ll bet four thousand five hundred."

Someone else spoke.

"Not necessarily. I feel this guy’s strength is very strong. I’ll bet he reaches seven thousand steps and becomes a Core Disciple."

Another person spoke up.

"Damn, are you crazy? Out of the tens of thousands of us who came, only those five freaks became Core Disciples, and you think this kid can too?"

Someone said, looking utterly unconvinced.

"I think he can. As for whether he really can or not, that’s not up to me. If he can’t do it, then I lose, that’s all."

The one who had spoken earlier said again.

Hearing this, the others stopped talking, and all started placing bets, gambling on where Lin Kuang would ultimately stop.

By this time, Lin Kuang had already braced against the pressure and climbed more than three hundred steps, but compared to the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps in total, three hundred-plus really wasn’t much.