Chapter 178: Third place twice, the witch from Cao family applied to fight!
Not long after Nie Yuan sat down, the ground in the hall began to shake slowly, and the seats of the five major families moved back, revealing a spacious old man with white hair and high spirits appeared at the entrance of the hall and slowly walked to the center of the square.
"This man's name is Sheng Yao, he is one of the eight elders of Danta and a true high-ranking official of Danta."
As Nie Yuan was looking at the old man, Ye Zhong's whisper rang in his ears.
As early as when the old man appeared, slight fluctuations were heard from the depths of his soul, indicating that the old man's soul power was not low.
At least taller than anyone else in the hall.
Because those people didn't make him feel strange.
In the center of the square, the old man Sheng Yao looked around and said with a smile, "Since the five major families are all here, let's prepare for this assessment. I will still preside over it. I think everyone has no objection, right?"
"Hehe, Elder Sheng, with your status and position in Danta, who dares to question you?"
In the hall echoing with the old man's laughter, Cao Ying smiled and replied.
The old man obviously had a good impression of Cao Ying, or it could be said that Cao Ying's talent gave her a high status in the Dan Realm.
In response to Cao Ying's words, the old man smiled and responded with a few words before getting to the point.
"It's almost time. Candidates from the five major families, please enter the venue."
Elder Sheng Yao said seriously.
Nie Yuan did not rush to stand up, and Ye Zhong took this opportunity to introduce the contestants to him.
The young man arranged by the Dan family was named Dan Xuan, the one arranged by the Bai family was a man named Bai Ying, the one arranged by the Cao family was Cao Xiu, and the one arranged by the Qiu family was Qiu Ji.
Cao Ying, the evil woman of the Cao family, was not present and seemed to be here only to watch.
"Cao Xiu is not particularly talented in the Cao family, but he works very hard. Therefore, among the younger generation of the Cao family, he even surpassed Cao Dan and ranked second. You have to be careful, Mr. Nie."
Ye Chong spoke very quickly.
Nie Yuan had already stood up and was walking towards the center of the square with steady steps.
"Ye family representative, Nie Yuan."
Facing the white-haired old man, Nie Yuan bowed.
Elder Sheng Yao had a smile on his face. "I heard that your soul power has reached the spiritual realm. It's great to be able to reach this level at such a young age."
"It's just a spiritual realm, it's nothing unusual."
Nie Yuan's calm but not at all suppressed voice spread throughout the hall.
Elder Sheng Yao on the opposite side was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect Nie Yuan to answer like this.
The four people who also took the test were dumbfounded.
But then a look of indignation appeared on his face.
After all, this is Danta, and they are already the best among the younger generation of Danta. How could someone be so arrogant in front of them?
Ignoring other people's reactions, Nie Yuan focused all his attention on the prompts.
It's just a matter of words.
The emotion value scrolled through several pages quickly, and the amount increased by nearly ten thousand at once.
This job is really worth it!
Nie Yuan was secretly delighted. He was attending the alchemy conference and could also obtain 50% of the Ye family's assets.
Elder Sheng Yao regained his smile and said, "It's a good thing for young people to have confidence. I look forward to your performance in this alchemy meeting."
Nie Yuan nodded.
Elder Sheng Yao took out an object wrapped in black cloth and placed it on the ground.
Swish!
After the black cloth was pulled off, a stone tablet about ten feet high was revealed. Unlike ordinary stone tablets, this one was a completely transparent object, and it would be more appropriate to describe it as crystal.
"This assessment is divided into three parts. The first part is called soul testing. As we all know, the soul is the foundation of a pharmacist."
Elder Sheng Yao pointed at the crystal and said, "You just need to inject your soul power into it, and your soul value will be displayed on the mirror disk. Usually, a soul value of 400 or above is considered a pass."
In the center of the crystal-like stele, there is a transparent disc that looks like a mirror.
"Which of you comes first?"
Elder Sheng Yao asked, but his eyes fell on Nie Yuan first.
Nie Yuan looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, as if he was unaware.
It is too boring to expose all your strength in the first level, and it is also difficult to harvest enough emotional points. Only with ups and downs will the emotional fluctuations be great.
"I come!"
The man from the Cao family took the initiative to step forward.
Elder Sheng Yao nodded gently, "Okay, in the tests of the five major families over the years, the highest record holder is still 976 left by Cao Ying, which has not been broken so far."
His eyes were filled with anticipation.
Inside the hall, everyone else was also looking at the center of the square.
Cao Ying, dressed in black, lowered her eyes slightly and played with a jade bead in her hand. She seemed to be uninterested, and her eyes occasionally swept across Nie Yuan's back in the venue.
Cao Xiu placed his palm on the stone tablet. After a brief silence, the number eight hundred and forty-six appeared on the mirror.
Following them are Qiu Ji with 707, Bai Ying with 785, and Dan Xuan with 903.
"pity……"
Looking at the record that still hadn't been broken, Elder Sheng Yao's gaze immediately fell on Nie Yuan.
The soul in the spiritual realm should be able to do it.
Danxuan, Cao Xiu, Cao Ying, and other family members followed Nie Yuan's footsteps.
"Don't be nervous, just place your palms on it and inject your soul power into it."
Elder Sheng Yao was worried that since it was Nie Yuan's first time meeting someone and he wasn't from one of the five major families, he might not know much about it, so he specifically reminded him.
Nie Yuan placed his palm on the stone tablet.
After a brief calm, blood-red numbers appeared on the mirror and continued to rise.
In just one or two breaths, he surpassed Bai Ying and Qiu Ji's records.
So fast! As expected of a spirit realm soul, Nie Yuan might have a chance to break the record left by Cao Ying.
Elder Sheng Yao feels that he can witness a new achievement today.
however.
When the value exceeded 800, the growth rate suddenly slowed down, and finally the value stopped at 845.
"Hey, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry..."
Elder Sheng Yao saw Nie Yuan's action and quickly raised his hand to stop him, but he was still a step too late. Nie Yuan had already moved his hand away from the stone tablet.
"What's wrong, Elder?"
Nie Yuan looked calm.
"If you are really a spirit realm soul according to Han Li, your soul value must be more than this number."
Elder Sheng Yao felt a little regretful.
Nie Yuan smiled faintly, "As long as we maintain the top three results, we can keep the title of the five major families of the Ye family, right?"
That's right...
Elder Sheng Yao still hoped to see a new record, but Nie Yuan had already moved away, so testing again would not be against the rules.
"Ye Zhong, is this the person you're looking for? He doesn't look very reliable, and he's also very arrogant."
An old woman from the Bai family said to Ye Zhong with a hint of sneer on her face.
An old man from the Cao family said, "You're trying to control the ranking after only the first round. You're not so confident that you're much stronger than the other four. If you take fourth place in the next two rounds, you might not be able to keep your third place in the overall result."
not far away.
Ye Zhong said nothing. He held a handkerchief in his hand and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Mr. Nie, don't play with fire. This is not the time to hide your strength.
Before coming to the hall to formally participate in the assessment, he thought that Nie Yuan might not be strong enough or was nervous, which led to failure.
But I never thought that Nie Yuan would do something like controlling the rankings.
If you are not careful, you might end up in trouble.
The Ye family can no longer withstand such troubles!
"This guy is interesting." Cao Ying looked at Nie Yuan with interest. It had been a long time since she saw such a confident guy in Danyu.
Let’s see. If he’s still like this in the second level, I’ll go meet him in person in the third level!
Disregarding the other four major families is somewhat of a provocation to Danta!
In an instant, Cao Ying made a decision in her heart.
Inside the venue, Elder Sheng Yao calmed himself down and began the second round of assessment.
"The next test is soul control."
Elder Sheng Yao took out a pitch-black iron pillar and weighed it in his hand. "Don't underestimate its lightness. If you hold it with your hands, it really is nothing. But if you use your soul power, it will be like a thousand-pound weight."
After catching the black bead again, he raised his eyes and pointed his finger above his head, "The test will begin later. Many soul-testing beads will be sprinkled from the ceiling. You need to use your soul power to catch as many soul-testing beads as possible without using your fighting spirit. Whoever catches the most soul-testing beads will get the best score!"
At this point, Elder Sheng Yao looked towards the woman in black not far away, "The soul control result is still held by Cao Ying, who has received a total of eighty-nine souls."
Many eyes were focused on Cao Ying.
Only Nie Yuan yawned, looking a little bored.
Elder Sheng Yao shook his head secretly, as if provoking Nie Yuan was of no use.
"If there are no problems, then the test will begin. Before that, I would like to give you a small reminder: do not try to catch multiple soul-testing beads at once."
With a serious look on his face, Elder Sheng Yao glanced at the five people in front of him.
The figure then retreated.
There was a crackling sound coming from the ceiling above the hall, followed by the appearance of densely packed dark holes, from which rolling noises could be heard.
The next second, countless black beads poured down like a torrential rain.
Nie Yuan and the other four dispersed early, each occupying a position, staring at the falling black bead.
Faced with the falling black bead, Qiu Ji and Bai Ying did not perform well. The power of their souls appeared above their heads, trying to catch the soul-detecting bead.
However, the seemingly light beads directly pierced through the palms condensed by soul power, went straight through, fell to the ground, or hit their heads.
Cao Xiu and Dan Xuan performed slightly better. After the initial panic, they found the coping skills and put away the soul-testing beads one by one.
Is it that heavy?
Retracting his gaze, Nie Yuan thought about it and his soul power turned into a palm.
A black bead fell into the palm of his hand. His palm trembled slightly, but it did not sink, nor was it pierced. Instead, it caught the black bead.
“It’s not particularly troublesome.”
Nie Yuan felt confident, and he waved his soul hand, sweeping it and directly took all the black beads into his palm.
In an instant, the dense raindrops seemed to disappear suddenly.
Cao Xiu, Danxuan, Qiu Ji and Bai Ying all raised their heads and looked up into the air in astonishment.
"what?!"
"So many black beads, he took them all by himself?"
"Are the souls in the spiritual realm so terrifying?"
Everyone present was stunned.
Elder Sheng Yao's face was filled with shock and he felt full of disbelief.
With so many soul-detecting beads, even I couldn't take them all so easily.
You must know that every additional soul-testing bead will increase the burden on the soul!
Bang!
The round jade beads fell to the ground and rolled away, but Cao Ying seemed not to notice.
"His soul power is definitely not an ordinary spiritual realm!"
Cao Ying had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that the number of soul-detecting beads held in the air by Nie Yuan was definitely no less than one hundred and fifty.
This terrifying number is something that cannot be achieved even at my current spiritual level.
The result of Cao Ying's secret test not long ago was just over 100, less than 110.
"Is the Ye family's ancestral grave smoking? Where did Ye Zhong find this powerful man?"
The old woman from the Bai family's eyes widened.
"If this is the result, then this kid did have the capital to hide his secrets in the first level."
The Cao family elder's tone was full of emotion.
Ye Zhong, who was not far away, heard what the two said and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
One is third, one is first, and as long as they are not the last in the final round, the title of the Ye family among the five major families will be completely preserved!
Ye Zhong silently touched his chest, his rapidly beating heart slowly returning to a steady rhythm.
It would be better if Mr. Nie could do less of these heart-pounding moves.
Suddenly, a rapid sound interrupted Ye Zhong's thoughts.
The soul's palm in mid-air trembled slightly, and soul-detecting beads leaked out from between its fingers, hitting the ground with a rapid "dong dong" sound.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the hundreds of soul-detecting beads were gone.
No!
Ye Zhong grabbed his clothes tightly on his chest.
In the venue, Nie Yuan sighed softly, as if he was frustrated by his failed attempt to show off.
"So it's just a pretense."
The old woman from the Bai family suddenly smiled and said, "Ye Chong, you are looking for someone to take the test, but don't you want to make these details clear to them?"
Popular? Nie Yuan goes out early and comes back late, so it's hard for me to even see him.
Ye Zhong sighed inwardly.
"It's a pity. Given his situation just now, if he had taken them one by one, he would have no problem breaking Cao Ying's record, but at least taking first place in this level."
The Cao family elder shook his head, his tone quite regretful.
Elder Sheng Yao also had the same idea.
"Boy, I've already reminded you that if you take it step by step, you will definitely have a chance to break the record this time, and taking first place won't be a problem."
Elder Sheng Yao had seen hope just now, but who knew that disappointment would come so suddenly.
Nie Yuan smiled and said, "I underestimated the Soul Testing Pearl a bit."
Sheng Yao shook his head and began to count the number of soul-detecting beads of the five people.
Compared with the past, everyone’s soul bead testing results were not good this time.
Because Nie Yuan intercepted all the remaining soul-testing beads along the way.
After some calculations, Nie Yuan ranked third with twenty-eight stars, Cao Xiu and Dan Xuan ranked first and second respectively, with only one or two more stars than Nie Yuan.
The third one again?
When he got the result, Elder Sheng Yao couldn't help but glance in Nie Yuan's direction. Could it be that this kid didn't do it on purpose?
But catching so many soul-measuring beads is already a huge burden on the soul. How could it have enough energy to observe the number of soul-measuring beads in other people's hands?
As soon as the third place ranking was announced, people from other families present couldn't help but whisper.
Some people think it is a coincidence, while others suspect that Nie Yuan is really hiding his strength.
Ye Chong clenched his fist, squeezed out a stream of water from the handkerchief, shook it twice, and wiped the sweat off his forehead and face again.
"Luckily, we're in third place again. As long as we hold on at the last level, the Ye family will be completely saved."
Ye Zhong comforted himself.
Elder Sheng Yao began to explain the content of the third level test. "The final test is very simple. The five of you will enter this circle and fight each other with your souls. Whoever can stay in the circle at the end will be the winner. The ranking will be arranged in the order of the first time you leave. The later you go, the higher your ranking will be."
In the direction of his finger, there was a red circle ten feet wide.
Nie Yuan walked into the circle.
The rest followed closely behind.
At this moment, a sweet laugh suddenly sounded: "Elder Sheng, the Cao family wants to change people midway, is that possible?"
Suddenly, a woman in black stood up from among the seats, her pretty face smiling like a flower.
When Ye Zhong looked over, his handkerchief immediately slipped off his body and his mouth opened wide, forgetting to close it.
(End of this chapter)
