Chapter 46: Ninth Rank - Testing
Lin Heng's body sank into the turbulent waves of the medicine pool, and with one closed eye, he felt the powerful medicinal properties surging and foaming.
Following the method taught by Uncle Niu last night, his mind was clear and he opened up all the pores on his body. Suddenly, a surge of powerful medicine energy poured into his body like it had found its way in.
The new warrior does not have a spiritual sea, and at the beginning of washing with medicine, the absorbed potential will choose the cleanest and weakest point of consciousness to open up the spiritual sea. When the spiritual sea is stable, the first strand of medicinal power forms the divine nucleus seed, which then absorbs more medicinal power to continuously strengthen the divine nucleus seed.
If it's a natural talent, the absorbed medicinal power can make the nucleus of the divine seed, which is as big as a bowl, grow two or three times in size.
Lin Huan was different from ordinary people, his spiritual sea had already formed, and a "potential vortex" had been generated.
The surging medicinal power flooded into his body, thoroughly cleansing and refining his bones, tendons, and blood. The "Nascent Power Vortex" in the Sea of Consciousness slowly rotated.
In that eerie cave, he woke up from his sleep and unknowingly entered the first stage, generating a "Concealed Power Vortex". However, until before entering the medicine pool, the concealed power of his "Concealed Power Vortex" was very shallow, with weak circulating force, which was the initial strength of the first stage. Now, the medicinal power surged in endlessly, and threads of concealed power like silkworms' silk flowed from all parts of his body into the "Concealed Power Vortex". His strength also grew slowly and imperceptibly.
Just as all the new warriors entered the state of medicine washing, in less than a cup of tea time, a digit with a rank appeared on the roof of their small house.
"Secondary divine core, secondary divine core, tertiary divine core..." The patriarch, Huo Tianzhao, and the other elder's line of sight swept from left to right towards those numbers, their faces slightly tense. "Quaternary divine core. Hmm, Haizi is a quaternary divine core, not bad!" They had been scanning past secondary and tertiary divine cores, when they suddenly saw a quaternary one, and only then did they show a slight smile.
The numbers shining on the roof are the reactions produced by a special tool according to the new warrior's absorption of the potential force in his body, which is also the test of the "Sacred Core Seed" mentioned earlier.
"The Divine Core Seed" is the origin of a warrior, and the higher the rank, the broader the development space.
To become a warrior, one must face two tests: the affinity test in "Seal of Heaven and Earth" and now the verification of "Divine Core Seed".
The main purpose of this test is: to test the quality of the "Divine Core Seed" of a new warrior, and express his qualifications in data.
Due to the varying medicinal properties of each village, the number of days spent in the medicine pool can only be compared within the same village. The small hut in the medicine pool is a specially made testing tool that can accurately divide new warriors' "Sacred Seed" into first grade, second grade... up to ninth grade.
According to the allocation, levels 1-3 are low-quality qualifications, levels 4-6 are medium-quality qualifications, and levels 7-9 are high-quality qualifications. In terms of quality, most new martial artists are between low and medium quality, and those who reach level 7 are extremely rare, while those who reach the divine core at level 9 are absolutely extraordinary and shocking.
For hundreds of years, the only Ninth-Grade Divine Core in Qingtian Town was Chen Que from Chenjia Village.
"Grade 5 Divine Core. Yang Liu Zi is a Grade 5 Divine Core!" Finally seeing a relatively impressive seedling, the few big shots' embarrassed expressions slightly eased.
But good luck only went that far, continuing to sweep down, they were all second and third-rate, with only one slightly higher being fourth-rate. It's no wonder it's the worst session, in previous years there were at least three or four fifth-levels, and sixth-levels also had one or two. Among the more than 30 people present, there was only one fifth-level divine core, which was really too shabby.
They swept all the way and walked forward, walking to the end, coming to Lin's small house.
His gaze fell on the numbers on Lin's house, and they all froze in unison, their eyes wide with shock: "Nine... nine levels!!!"
" Ninth rank!!! " Was I seeing things, two elderly clan members immediately came over to rub their eyes several times. Until they looked again, confirming that what they saw was indeed correct.
Several elderly tribe members gazed deeply at the scene, and then their faces were filled with uncontrollable wild excitement, some even jumping up in a loss of composure!
Ninth-grade divine core! The legendary ninth-grade divine core!!! —— From this, a powerful hand appeared in Qili Gou, comparable to Chen Jiacun's Chen Que!
They were completely shocked: Ninth-grade Divine Core, an existence that absolutely broke the record! And Qili Gou actually appeared, how could these clan elders who had devoted their hearts and souls to Qili Gou not be overjoyed? Without a doubt, Lin Heng would soon become famous throughout the land, becoming an existence that was not inferior to Chen Que, this abnormal being they had always envied and resented.
Damn it! This is destined to be a day that will go down in the history of Qili Gou, with a new warrior possessing a 9th-grade divine core, the status of Qili Gou will face a complete upgrade!
The eyes of the elders were all cast on Huo Tianzhao, and at this moment, they deeply sighed in admiration, only then did they realize the venomous sharpness of this old tribe leader's gaze. Huo Tianzhao not only saw through Lin Huarong's inner shocking potential early on, but also he was the only one who dared to use such a desperate tactic and had the guts to defy all public opinion, putting all his bets on Lin Huarong, which led to today's miraculous scene.
Huo Tianzhuo was also stunned at this time. Although he had high hopes for Lin Huan, he never thought that Lin Huan could produce a 9th-grade divine core. This...this..., could it be that the heavens have changed their attitude and are now blessing Qi Li Gou? Damn it, a 9th-grade divine core! What kind of awesome talent is this?!
Although he boldly chose Lin Heng as his successor, he was worried that he might have misjudged him and ruined the future of Qili Gou. At this moment, he finally felt at ease!
Chen Que relied on his nine-grade divine core and entered the second grade at the age of 20. With Lin Heng's sudden appearance, this miracle is not far from Qili Gou!
He had originally planned to exhaust the resources of Qili Gou, determined to bring Lin Huan into the second-grade realm within fifteen years and take control of the clan's power. He did not expect that Lin Huan would bring him a huge surprise, turning out to be a Nine-Grade Divine Core with a natural endowment!
Damn it, you've hit the jackpot! As they say, when one man gets the Tao, even chickens and dogs rise to heaven. Chen Que's stunning talent has brought unprecedented benefits to Chenjia Village, leading all the villages to rack their brains searching for their own "Chen Que". And now, Qili Gou has unexpectedly produced a young talent who can rival Chen Que!
Lin Lin, I, Huo Tianzhao, have won this bet!
He recalled the bold decision he made yesterday, feeling slightly complacent. Who else would have dared to take a worthless piece of trash that everyone discriminated against and suddenly make him the successor to the tribe's leader? The scene from yesterday where all the elders opposed him in unison flashed before his eyes, and now seeing their submissive and worshipful expressions, he truly felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
Bo Le recognizes a thousand-mile horse, Lin Huan is like being buried in a dilapidated and inferior horse shed, but he is not afraid of pressure, with his discerning eye, he accurately pulled out this extraordinary horse.
Lin Heng was immersed in his medicine washing and didn't know what was going on outside.
A surge of potent medicine poured into the "Nourishing Power Vortex" from all parts of his body, first generating resistance as it merged with the vortex's internal energy, before gradually integrating and joining the turbulent flow. Although Lin Lang had absorbed a vast amount of medicinal power, the Nourishing Power Vortex was like a deep, black hole - once he fell into it, he became insignificant.
This is also one of the reasons why it's extremely difficult for a first-rank official to be promoted to the second rank, and one of the reasons why ordinary people can't achieve this without decades of hard work and diligence.
A first-rate warrior's power is mainly derived from the "Power Vortex". Once an attack is launched, a brief consumption will naturally occur. However, after adjustments, the "Power Vortex" can recover to its full state. The power in the vortex flows and rises along a wavy line towards the top of the circle, and once the transparent and illusory sphere is washed away by the vortex, it becomes a real sphere. At this point, Lin also enters the second rank, and a second Power Vortex appears in his Sea of Consciousness.
Huo Tianzhao, a character like this, was promoted to the first rank at the age of 21, but it took him eighteen years to be promoted to the second rank. Now he is only in the later stage of the second rank. It can be seen that every step up on the path of cultivation is difficult and long.
The endless medicinal power was absorbed and converted by Lin Huan into a stored power that filled the One Product Whirlpool, but just like a small stream filling a lake, it's hard to say when it would be full.
Huo Tianzhao, several elder tribesmen and Niu Da Shu had already thrown the other test-takers aside, surrounding the small hut where Lin Huan was. Guarding this precious pearl that was about to soar into the sky. The house had been sealed early on, fearing that the martial artists would be distracted. They couldn't see Lin Huan's situation, but staring at the two words "Nine Ranks" on the roof of the small hut, their emotions were already surging.
Jiǔ pǐn shén hé, this future pillar of Qī Lǐ Gōu, how will he perform? How many days can he last? Can he break the 50-year unbroken record in one go?
Two hours passed, and the young people who couldn't absorb the medicine began to come out of the small houses. According to experience, less than a day's time meant that the absorbed medicinal power was weak, and it would be difficult for them to advance to first-rate in the future. Two hours, alas! The young man coming out looked at those tightly closed houses with great regret.
On the day of Xiang Feng's new warrior birth, all production and work in the entire Qili Gou Village came to a halt, with everyone focusing on Yao Xian's progress. The other villages also sent people to monitor each other's situations, constantly paying attention to detailed news about their opponent Yao Xian.
Lin Heng's nine-grade divine core quickly spread like a wild grass in the wilderness, not only spreading throughout the village, but also rapidly flowing to other villages, even reaching Qingniu Town.
"Bang" like a stone hitting the lake, creating a huge wave, Huo Tianzhao and Zong Lao, who were wholeheartedly monitoring Lin Heng, didn't know that the entire Qingniu Town was already shaken.
The ninth-grade divine core, a genius named Chen Que appeared. Similarly, another ninth-grade divine core emerged out of thin air. —— Without a doubt, it would be the appearance of another astonishing and extraordinary figure.
