Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 874 - 873: Geniuses Emerge

"It's Carl from the Giant Race!"

"Though Carl is just a Sealed Marquis Level talent, he is quite famous among his peers. I wonder if he can defeat the Desolate Beast Puppet!"

"Carl possesses giant bloodline; once unleashed, his power becomes boundless, enabling him to tear apart fierce beasts barehanded. He looks like a War God, so dealing with a Desolate Beast Puppet shouldn't be a problem!"

Among the crowd of young talents, some recognized this burly youth and began to discuss.

"Giant Race?"

Listening to the discussion around him, Chu Ming's eyes flashed with a hint of curiosity. The Giant Race is also a cosmic race, albeit not very powerful, attached to the Human Race. Nevertheless, there are some ancient beings within the Giant Race.

Boom!

Just as Carl stepped onto the Saint King Platform, the Desolate Beast Puppet transformed into a blurry shadow and charged at Carl, eradicating voids one after another, stirring up massive waves in the sky.

Roar!

"Get out of the way!"

Carl roared angrily, his immense muscles swelled furiously, and he punched with his right hand, resembling a terrifying spiral. In an instant, he collided with the Desolate Beast Puppet.

Rumble!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Both the Desolate Beast Puppet's and Carl's figures retreated simultaneously. Carl shook his reddened fist, his eyes revealing surprise; the power of the Desolate Beast Puppet exceeded his expectations. In the previous strike, he used at least ninety percent of his strength yet left no mark on the puppet.

Boom!

The Desolate Beast Puppet, neither feeling pain nor fear, stabilized itself and charged at Carl again, layers of blood-like fists overlapping in the air, transforming into a terrifying tidal wave.

Boom!

"Giant Berserk!"

Carl roared, his figure, towering at two meters among the young talents, suddenly expanded fivefold, reaching about ten meters in height. Every gesture contained terrifyingly potent power.

Boom!

Unleashing his giant bloodline, Carl attacked ferociously, matching even the Desolate Beast Puppet in strength.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rumble!

One large and one small figure engaged in a frenzied battle on the Saint King Platform; in no time, a hundred moves had passed. Carl grew even braver in combat, his eyes gradually turning scarlet, unleashing roars of fury.

Another hundred moves passed, Carl seized an opening in the Desolate Beast Puppet, sending it flying with a punch. The puppet was blasted a hundred meters away, struggling to stand up but collapsing again instantly.

"Qualified!"

The chief examiner said expressionlessly.

Talents like Carl, though having the chance to enter the Nine Elements Dao Palace, would never breakthrough to the Saint Dao Realm without unprecedented luck in the future.

Swoosh!

Carl's eyes gleamed with joy as he flew to the other side of the chief examiner, standing alone. Once the first assessment was completed, the examiner would lead them to the next talent assessment.

Swoosh!

...

One by one, young talents underwent assessments; though divided into nine Saint King Platforms, assessing tens of thousands simultaneously was still a massive task.

Strangely, there were no disturbances; everyone waited quietly by the side.

On the sixth Saint King Platform, after Carl with the giant bloodline passed the first assessment, more than a dozen young talents succeeded. Most were Sealed Marquis Level talents, with only two being Sealed King Level talents.

Swoosh!

A blue-robed figure darted from beneath the Saint King Platform, ascending rapidly, leaving mirages behind.

"It's Li Ke, the Swordless Water!"

As soon as the blue-robed figure stood on the Saint King Platform, exclamations rose from below. Li Ke, the Swordless Water, is a formidable Sealed Saint Level talent, ranking among the top twenty in this assessment.

Swoosh!

On the Saint King Platform, Li Ke remained swordless, standing leisurely, with an invisible Sword Momentum swirling terrifyingly around him.

Roar!

The Desolate Beast Puppet transformed into a violent blood wind, its right claw icy cold, tearing through airflow swiftly, entering within three meters of Li Ke; the air exploded continuously.

Whoosh!

Li Ke's expression was calm, and his right hand pointed like a sword, releasing an invisible water-colored Sword Aura that seemed to merge into space silently.

Thud!

The Desolate Beast Puppet's body stiffened, stopping mid-air, its suspended claws frozen in place.

Boom!

Instantly, the puppet's body shattered, splitting into pieces under the invisible Sword Light, yet moving forward due to inertia.

"Impressive!"

For the first time, the chief examiner smiled slightly, nodding at Li Ke. With his talent and strength, entering the Nine Elements Dao Palace as a Core Disciple would be no problem.

Swoosh!

Li Ke bowed to the chief examiner, then flew to another side of the Saint King Platform.

Among tens of thousands of young talents, only two thousand Sealed King Level talents existed. Thus, only one Sealed King Level talent emerged among every fifty young talents.

Sealed Saint Level talents were even rarer, totaling fifty or so, averaging five or six per Saint King Platform.

Though the Desolate Beast Puppet was strong, it couldn't withstand a single move from Sealed King Level talents, let alone those at the Sealed Saint Level. Thankfully, the Nine Elements Dao Palace had plenty of crafted Desolate Beast Puppets; they sufficed.

Following Li Ke, another Sealed Saint Level talent underwent the assessment: Xue Zang, the Unpredictable Lady!

Xue Zang wielded a set of Palm Techniques; her mastery of the Ice Law was unknown, but as soon as she revealed her aura, the Desolate Beast Puppet turned into an ice sculpture.

Not far from the third Saint King Platform, the black-clad Ghost Cat Lady Humor stepped onto the stage, silencing the entire platform, even the chief examiner harbored great expectations.

Boom!

As Ghost Cat Lady Humor ascended, the Desolate Beast Puppet charged at her unhesitatingly. No one knew what she thought.

Boom!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

When the puppet entered within two meters, Ghost Cat Lady Humor suddenly acted, her right hand transformed into a claw, tearing claw marks forth; the puppet's iron-like body was fragile as tofu under her strikes, instantaneously torn apart into pieces.

Rumble!

Unlike other Martial Artists defeating Desolate Beast Puppets, under Ghost Cat Lady Humor's claws, this puppet turned directly into powder.