Soon, the second round of the trial began.
This time, Chu Feng entered a new world again.
But this world was pitch black, with only a staircase in front of Chu Feng emitting a faint glow.
The steps extended upwards, but since only a small part of the glowing steps could be seen, Chu Feng was not entirely sure where the rest led.
However, Chu Feng did not think too much about it, because the topic of this round of trial was relatively simple. It was the word “potential”. The so-called potential meant testing latent ability.
For this kind of test, Chu Feng was already very familiar.
Since the surrounding world was all dark, and only that staircase emitted a faint light, then that staircase was the answer.
Chu Feng walked towards the staircase.
Buzz—
As soon as his foot stepped onto it, he felt a slight reaction in the bloodline within his body. At the same time, the steps under his feet not only glowed a bit brighter, but the illuminated portion also increased slightly.
At this moment, Chu Feng could see that the staircase indeed extended upwards.
It was like a heavenly ladder!!!
If it had only been a guess before, now Chu Feng was completely certain that this staircase was used to test potential.
What Chu Feng needed to do was very simple. He just had to climb along the steps. Of course… to pass this round of trial, he had to climb to a certain height.
Chu Feng continued to climb. As he ascended higher and higher, the staircase became brighter and brighter.
Gradually, the originally dark ground began to be illuminated, and even the void gained light.
Chu Feng was the centre of this light. He was like a gradually rising sun. The higher he rose, the brighter and wider the light from the staircase became.
Chu Feng guessed that when he used the light from the staircase to make all the darkness in the world disappear, then he should have passed this round of trial.
But as Chu Feng climbed, he also discovered that the reaction in his bloodline grew stronger and stronger, and his body began to endure invisible pain.
Noises started ringing in his ears, the steps in front of him began to twist and distort, and his vision, hearing, and body were all affected.
But the most terrifying thing was… a terrifying power surged into Chu Feng’s mind. That power disturbed his mind and made his heart restless.
If he could not resist this interference, Chu Feng would not only be unable to continue climbing, but he might even fall from the steps and fail completely.
This made Chu Feng realise that the staircase was not so simple. It did not only test potential, but also tested a martial cultivator’s mental fortitude and perseverance.
If it only tested potential, it would not be difficult for Chu Feng to reach the top of this staircase.
But if it also tested mental fortitude and perseverance, then even for Chu Feng it became a real challenge.
Fortunately, Chu Feng’s mental fortitude and perseverance far surpassed ordinary people’s.
This had nothing to do with talent. That perseverance and fortitude were forged through the hardships he had endured.
After realising something was wrong, he slowed his pace, giving himself more time to adapt to the pain the staircase brought and its influence on his mind.
Originally, Chu Feng had moved very quickly. In just the time it takes to burn one incense stick, he had already reached a considerable height.
But later, Chu Feng became slower and slower. Sometimes, in the time of one incense stick, he only took one step forward.
After a full thirty-six hours had passed, Chu Feng’s face was deathly pale and he was panting heavily, but his gaze remained as firm as ever.
As for the staircase beneath his feet, it was now shining brightly, like the sun itself, illuminating the entire world.
This world was not particularly special. The ground was covered with ordinary fields of flowers, and even the sky was not especially blue.
But compared to the pitch-black darkness when Chu Feng first entered this world, the current world was breathtakingly beautiful.
And at this moment, Chu Feng stood at the very top of the staircase, with vast white clouds drifting only beneath his feet.
There was no doubt that Chu Feng had successfully passed the trial.
The second round, the potential trial, was not easy, but Chu Feng still passed it successfully with his own perseverance and mental fortitude.
After passing the second round, the mysterious person did not give Chu Feng any time to rest.
He had only just returned to the cave when, accompanied by the mysterious person’s voice, the third round of trial began.
Chu Feng entered a new world. This one was magnificent and beautiful. Above the void, not only were the stars brilliant, but it was filled with meteor showers. However, those meteor showers were not falling downwards. Instead, they danced and swirled around Chu Feng like spirits from the ninth heaven.
This round tested comprehension.
Within the magnificent star map was hidden a martial technique.
Chu Feng had to comprehend it within the time it takes to burn one incense stick, or he would fail.
But this round did not trouble Chu Feng. Compared to the second round’s trial, this third round testing comprehension was much easier for him.
Before the time of one incense stick was up, Chu Feng had already comprehended a martial technique called Wolong Three Styles.
This was a sixth-rank Supreme Forbidden martial technique.
It was created by the founding ancestor of the Wolong Martial Sect.
…
The fourth round of trial, Chu Feng entered a completely new world again. This round tested wisdom.
Actually, what Chu Feng needed to do was very simple. Find a way to leave this world, then leave it. The time limit was one year.
A one-year time limit seemed far too long.
But in reality, in this world, Chu Feng’s martial power and mental power were sealed, even the world spirit space was sealed. Chu Feng could not communicate with Dandan or Yusha at all. He could only rely on himself, and all the treasures on his body had lost their effect.
In this world, he was just an ordinary person. To leave here, he could only use the resources of this world.
He needed to find the method to leave, find the location to leave from, then find the fastest means of travel, and even avoid encountering dangerous creatures.
Here, Chu Feng truly felt the weakness of ordinary people.
This world was only a small one. If Chu Feng still had his cultivation, let alone leaving easily, he could even tour every corner of this world in a single day.
But after becoming an ordinary person, let alone one day, even in a hundred years he might not be able to walk through the entire world.
To make someone like this leave the world within one year was truly too difficult.
But after all, Chu Feng was not an ordinary person. Even though his abilities had become those of an ordinary person, his experience made him extraordinary.
After adapting to being an ordinary person and to the state of an ordinary body, even though he needed to eat and sleep every day to survive, Chu Feng still managed to pinpoint the location to leave this world in just half a month.
And by making use of mountains, rivers, nature, and various tools, Chu Feng greatly increased his travel speed. In just half a year, he arrived at the place to leave this world.
Buzz—
After passing the trial, just like before, Chu Feng first returned to the cave.
“The fifth round of trial, martial, begins.”
The mysterious voice rang out again. As the scenery around Chu Feng changed and he entered a new world once more, Chu Feng knew that this fifth round of trial had officially started.
“Wait a minute, Chu Feng, what is going on?”
“Wasn’t the fourth round of trial just starting?”
“How did it suddenly become the fifth round?”
But as soon as the fifth round began, Dandan asked in great confusion.
After some conversation, Chu Feng finally understood everything.
The fourth round of trial just now was one that Chu Feng had started alone.
Chu Feng had spent a full six months and more inside the world of the fourth round.
But in reality, it was an illusory world, and even the time was fake.
Although Chu Feng had experienced half a year, in the real world, only an instant had passed.
“My heavens, so you went through half a year all alone with the body of a mortal?”
“This… is too cruel, isn’t it?”
After learning about Chu Feng’s experience, Dandan’s first reaction was heartache.
Leaving aside the dangers an ordinary mortal body would face, just the loneliness alone was enough to break many people.
“It is fine. Did I not pass it?”
“Besides, facing the challenges of the world with the body of a mortal is actually quite interesting.”
“After all, I was once an ordinary person too.”
Chu Feng said with a smile.
“Listening to you say that makes me feel it is such a pity. If only this queen could have experienced it together with you.”
“Then it would definitely have been much more fun.”
“Chu Feng, hurry and tell this queen. What exactly did you go through? Were there any particularly interesting things? Tell this queen everything in detail.”
Dandan urged again with a face full of curiosity, clearly unwilling to miss any part of Chu Feng’s experience. She demanded that Chu Feng tell her in detail what he had gone through.
“My queen, I will tell you anything you want to know.”
“But right now, I am afraid it is not possible.”
Chu Feng looked into the distance. There, a figure had appeared and was approaching him.
That person emitted the aura of a sixth-rank Supreme.
His face was ferocious, and his intentions were clearly hostile.
Chu Feng knew that this fifth round of trial had officially begun.
