Chapter 61  : Chapter 061: Sharpening the Spear Before the

Battle

Upon hearing Yang Zhen’s words, everyone laughed, especially a few practitioners surrounding successors of the Great Sects, their laughter was especially exaggerated.

“What’s the point of remembering us? If you’ve got the guts, come after us!”

“You only have two hours, you’d better hurry up and cultivate. Maybe you can catch up with the final competition stage, though you might not even pass the first round.”

Boom!

A wave of terrifying energy fluctuations came, and the Sky-Piercing Pestle radiated an endless force. The ferocious energy wave surged out in all directions, blanketing the entire trial area of the peak of light in the blink of an eye.

Yang Zhen looked up in surprise, even outside the trial field, he could feel the tremendous suppression the huge array had on the Spirit Soul.

The Spirit Soul symbolized a practitioner’s spiritual power. The stronger the Spirit Soul was, the more force it could withstand. Some strong Spirit Soul practitioners could even kill lower cultivation practitioners with a single thought, ensuring an instant kill.

This was why Spirit Soul power was so popular on the mainland of the Nether State.

However, refining the Spirit Soul was extremely difficult. Ignoring the fact that there were few Cultivation Methods that could refine the Spirit Soul, the endless pain that came with Spirit Soul refinement was not something ordinary people could endure.

Therefore, any practitioner who had cultivated Spirit Soul power often had a strong advantage over practitioners of the same realm.

The trial began, and many people started walking towards the Sky-Piercing Pestle.

Taking the Sky-Piercing Pestle as the center, the trial ground of the Peak of Light had ten circles in total. Each circle represented a different level of array suppression. The further one went in, the more terrifying the Spirit Soul suppression would be.

The faces of those who entered the first trial circle changed drastically. After bearing the immense pressure, they all turned to look at Yang Zhen, showing their schadenfreude looks.

However, everyone had some doubts in their hearts. After all, Yang Zhen was too cunning. Despite his claims to be unprepared, who knew if he was lying?

Yang Zhen still hadn’t moved, and except for Lan Fangyue, who was still outside, everyone else had entered the first trial circle, including Land Snow and Princess Changyang. Seeing how they had stopped on the first layer, it was clear that they could still cope with the pressure, exhibiting an aura of ease and proficiency.

“You really didn’t make any preparations?” Lan Fangyue looked at Yang Zhen with disbelief.

Yang Zhen shook his head, glanced at the schadenfreude practitioners, and strode towards the first trial circle with a serious expression.

Seeing Yang Zhen walking over, everyone was startled, their expressions shifting. Even Yun Jie and Zeng Bishu halted, looking at Yang Zhen with doubtful faces.

“Could it be that this bastard really pretended?”

“We’ll know when we see it!”

They exchanged glances, both showing playful smiles.

Almost everyone had heard about Yang Zhen’s background, a disciple from a small sect who made his mark at the Nether State grand meeting and had even comprehended Sky Crossing Void by a stroke of luck. Without enough time to cultivate, he had joined the trials of the three countries.

Such a small sect disciple was indeed lucky, but it was very likely, as Yang Zhen said, that he had never cultivated the Cultivation Method that refined Spirit Soul.

Yang Zhen ignored the others’ gazes. He stared at the first trial circle on the ground, took a step, and stamped down on it heavily.

Boom!

A wave of terrifying energy came, like a huge hammer that hit straight at Yang Zhen’s head. The heart-wrenching pain made Yang Zhen’s head dizzy. He retreated involuntarily out of the first trial circle.

How terrifying!

Yang Zhen looked at the first trial circle with a baffled expression on his face, feeling rather discouraged.

Could the first layer be this scary?

The feeling of being hit by a big hammer on his head was simply unbearable.

Roars of laughter rose all around. All the practitioners burst out laughing, looking at Yang Zhen’s dejected expression.

“You can’t even withstand the first level, and you came to participate in the tri-nation trials? What a disgrace.”

“Yang Zhen, I am waiting for you here. I’ll stand right here without moving. If you can touch my clothes, I’ll quit voluntarily!”

“Ha ha, this is just hilariously pathetic. You can’t even enter the first level, did you ever practice spirit soul power at all?”

It was as if they had seen the funniest thing in the world; everyone was laughing uproariously. Some even laughed so hard that they failed to steady their spirit soul and almost got expelled by the formation.

“You all just wait!” Before Yang Zhen’s eyes were people finding joy in his misfortune, he memorized their faces one by one.

Lan Fangyue came to Yang Zhen’s side with an odd expression, “Yang Zhen, don’t force it. If you injure the Sea of Knowledge, the loss won’t be worth it.”

The Sea of Knowledge stores the practitioner’s spirit soul power. Only when the spirit soul power is strong enough can it accumulate in the snow mountain in the Sea of Knowledge and form spiritual consciousness.

Yang Zhen took a deep breath and asked, “Can you attack others inside the trial area?”

Lan Fangyue gave a bitter smile, “Let’s not mention whether you can get in. Even if you could, you can’t initiate a fight in there. Once there is true essence fluctuation, the formation will expel you, so you would lose.”

Yang Zhen nodded, turned around, and left.

“Where are you going?” Lan Fangyue hesitated as he watched Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen waved his hand, “You go ahead, don’t wait for me. I’ll go practice a cultivation method and then come right back.”

Lan Fangyue paused and looked helplessly at Hua Youyue. After seeing Hua Youyue nod, he turned and headed towards the trial area.

There were only a few advantage spots around the Celestial Mace, and they would be taken if he was too late.

On the Cloud Platform, a middle-aged lama laughed and looked at Yang Zhen with interest. He said to Hua Youyue beside him, “So this is the young man who managed to comprehend Sky Crossing Void by luck. Who would have thought even the Flower Tower Master misjudges people sometimes.”

Next to the middle-aged lama, a refined-looking middle-aged scholar in black robes nodded, “As it seems, Flower Tower Master actually gave a dark gold tower plate to such a person. This is not very appropriate.”

Hua Youyue remained indifferent, not bothered by their words, slowly replied, “Who I want to give it to is not up to Lachan Temple or Heartless Sect to decide.”

The Lama snorted coldly and stroked his beard, “I have heard that many people covet this dark gold tower plate. I wonder how long Yang Zhen can keep it.”

After he finished, the lama and scholar exchanged glances, both showing profound smiles, but their smiles were quickly replaced by astonishment. The scholar laughed and watched Yang Zhen approach, “So, does Yang Zhen think he can solve his current problem by seeking Flower Tower Master?”

The lama chuckled, “Flower Tower Master is unparalleled in beauty and skills, perhaps she will be able to help Yang Zhen. You must help him.”

Nobody seemed to hear the verbal sparring among the three people. The grudges between Hua Youyue, Lachan Temple, and Heartless Sect had a long history. Their relationship was already bad, so when the lama and scholar saw this opportunity, they couldn’t help but ridicule Hua Youyue.

Although Hua Youyue kept her face expressionless, everyone could see the impatience and coldness in her eyes.

Yang Zhen approached and looked at the lama and scholar in surprise, then noticing the cold in Hua Youyue’s eyes, he immediately realized what was going on.

“Do you have any cultivation methods for refining the spirit soul? Can you lend it to me?”

Hua Youyue opened her mouth to speak, but the lama laughed loudly, looking at Yang Zhen with amusement, “Young man, don’t tell me you actually think that quick practice can help you compete with the geniuses?”

“How is it any of your business?” Yang Zhen gave the lama a glance.

The scholar snorted coldly, “Impudent, do you know who he is?”

“None of my business!” Yang Zhen rolled his eyes.

“You…” Both the lama and scholar were enraged.

The corner of Hua Youyue’s mouth showed a hint of a smile. She looked at Yang Zhen meaningfully. The coldness in her eyes not only disappeared but was replaced with a sense of satisfaction..