"Game over."A cold voice echoed in Li An's ears.The world he inhabited spun.Three seconds later, he plopped down on the dark red square of the Martial Master Realm, gazing at the desolate, empty earth before him with a dazed look.Three portals connecting the three realms stood silently before him.Beyond these portals stood a dozen eliminated contestants.The expressions on their faces were similar.The demon contestants' eyes were filled with hysteria.The Asuras were filled with murderous intent, their faces fierce, as if blinded by rage.The three realms of the Xiu Sheng Temple all had a painful past.The demons were enslaved by the God Realm for eons.The ancient Asura Realm battled ancient beasts and was slaughtered by the God Realm's inhabitants.This was what these geniuses witnessed today. The world created by the divinely-powered was too real. Even after their bodies emerged, their hearts still sank into it.Half an hour later, the flying sand and rock test concluded.Forty-three contestants stood atop the dark red circular plaza.Emperor Qi, arms folded across his chest, stood high above, gazing down at these young lives.His face was expressionless, a stark contrast to the head coach they once knew.He emanated a terrifying, ancient aura.Suddenly...The pressure intensified.Several bewildered geniuses, suddenly vomiting blood, retreated.Then... Emperor Qi glanced at the group with a cold glance and said calmly, "The Baptism of Killing Intent will be repeated monthly starting next month.""Physical fitness test, Mystical Realm Earthquake, Flying Sand and Rocks, will also be repeated monthly.""A year has twelve months, so there will be twelve rounds of these events.""After this, a new round of the Stage Competition will begin.""This is the entire content of the first year of the Temple Cultivation.""One final word.""Each round of Flying Sand and Rocks will be different. I hope you can stay in the Secret Realm longer and gain a clearer understanding of your history.""You don't have to dwell on the suffering of the past.""The Secret Realm is a lie. No matter how well you perform within it, you can't change anything.""But you can change the future.""Disband."Emperor Qi left, disappearing into the blood-red sky.The eyes of the 43 geniuses on the ground remained somewhat dazed.Li An's gaze fell on the contestants who had just vomited blood from the shock.One of them was Zhao Yanbian from the human race. This guy had been teetering on the brink of insanity since he came out, and his symptoms hadn't improved over time. If Di Qi hadn't forcibly shaken him awake, the consequences would have been disastrous.And at that moment, he clearly saw Zhao Yanbian crouching on the ground, weeping.His sobs weren't ugly, but they exuded a profound, sorrowful pain.Li An sighed, then turned and headed towards the Cultivation Saint Treasure Tower.He ranked only 21st overall in Flying Sand and Rocks, a middling level, and earned 300 Cultivation Saint points.A few minutes later, Shuangxue's joint assets arrived.Li An now held a total of 4,450 Cultivation Saint points.Over 3,000 of them belonged to Shuangxue.He had to accept the money; Shuangxue wouldn't be happy.After all, she said it was her way of protecting herself.By becoming stronger, she could better protect herself.4,450 points, in preparation for the physical fitness test in 10 days. Li An's goal was to take first place in the Strength Group and maintain his previous results in the Speed and Physical Strength Groups.He had a vague feeling that the next round of competition would be fiercer than he had imagined.The previous flurry of sand and rocks had awakened both the Shuras and the Demons.Yun Linxin was right.The geniuses present all possessed similar talents, each one a transcendent being. What he could achieve, others could achieve.Li An walked towards the Xiusheng Treasure Tower, surrounded by silent geniuses. Almost everyone's expression had changed.They were no longer cliques, arm in arm, chatting and laughing as before. Instead, they were silent, trotting forward with a quick pace, their gazes fixed straight ahead. Even those who had clashed with Li An didn't spare him a second glance.Becoming stronger, becoming stronger than anyone else, changing the future of our race—this was everyone's top priority.Li An quickly gathered the resources he needed within the Xiusheng Treasure Tower. Three of each: Concentrating Mind Pill, Giant Beast Blood Food, and Marrow Cleansing Pill.Then, he paid 500 points for cultivation and headed to the second floor.As expected, powerful bloodlines were already for sale there.Got it.Sea Zen Fish, a sea creature with terrifying self-healing abilities, originating from the ancient Shura Realm.Special-grade Sea Zen Fish Essence Blood, 1500 points for cultivation.Buy now, two.Empty his wallet, Li An turned and headed home.Back in his dorm, he immediately devoted himself to cultivation.Ten days later, his realm progress reached 73%, and the rate of progress began to slow.His physical body score rose again, from 122 to 128.Ten days later, the second round of physical fitness testing began.And the order of the new round of testing was determined by the average score of the previous round.Li An's previous contestant was not of the Shura Clan, so he no longer had to endure the overwhelming killing intent.But new rules had been introduced. Charging for more than one minute is not allowed.At first glance, it seems a bit targeted at Li An.But from a broader perspective.The human race only has two charging players, Li An and Yun Linxin. The Ancient Shura Clan has three, and the Demon Clan has even more, six.So Li An has nothing to say.One minute is enough.He scored 161 points.That's already a very high number, but he wasn't first.Zhao Shaolong scored 169.Zhen also scored 166.Li An dropped directly to third place.He looked at Zhen.Zhao Shaolong's 169 was no problem; his last score of 145 was already a score he'd been suppressed for.But what about Zhen?In just one month, he'd improved from 150 to 166.That's too fast!And next month, this guy will start absorbing the Ascension Pill and strive for the Seventh Realm.Next, the Speed Group.Zhao Shaolong still took first place, but Zhen's score was significantly lower, only increasing by 5 points.In the physical strength test, Zhen's score didn't even change.This suggests that he used all of his resources from that month to improve his lethality.It seems he was frightened by Li Ang's strength and was anxious, worried that he would be surpassed next month.Zang was furious, not because of the score, but because he hadn't agreed to the bet with Li Ang.Who knew that this time, he would suddenly be prohibited from charging for more than one minute?If he had known earlier, he would have made the bet with Li Ang and won back this month.
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