He had to figure this step out. Kadin’s sword attack left a very deep impression on Wang Zhong and inspired him. Previously, Wang Zhong had been trying to stabilize and stack his Soul Power, but the effects weren’t very good.
Wang Zhong’s maximum Soul Power limit was around 11,000 Grassos now, but it would be extremely hard for him to stack it until 12,000. Based on this figure, his power was inferior to that of Kadin, who certainly put in a lot of effort into revising his attacks.
Wang Zhong’s supreme control of Soul Power was definitely unprecedented, but that referred to his control on the micro-level. However, if he wanted to stack his Soul Power, that would be a macro-level technique, and his delicate micro-level control wouldn’t be of much help.
This was easier said than done. In reality, runes were the foundation of the Holy Land; even the Federation’s knowledge of runes was passed down from the Holy Land. It had been passed down for hundreds of years, and the runes seemed to have already existed from the start; perhaps it was left behind by a civilization in the Dimensional World. Legend had it that even the Holy Saint Teacher was only considered a ‘translator’ at most. To want to come up with a whole new method was wishful thinking.
The Soul Power Circuit!
The things that Simba rambled on about had caused Wang Zhong to form an entirely different outlook on the world compared to people in this era. People in this era were followers and felt insignificant, while in the old-civilization era, humans were the masters of the world and felt invincible. Innovation and breaking out of stereotypes were as normal as breathing.
To put it simply, it was something like a circuit board. What Wang Zhong needed to do now was to continuously experiment with different combinations.
Wang Zhong had a very logical and clear way of thinking. Regardless of whether it was the external runes, which took the shape of circular arcs, or the internal linear circuits, all of them were composed of basic elements. Complicated circuits were just stacked combinations of basic circuits. Once he made sense of the circuit’s ‘basic language’, his objective could be considered complete. Wang Zhong woke up at the thought of this.
Cultivating in the desert was a happy, quiet, and peaceful affair for Wang Zhong, as there were no disruptions or distractions. There was Sister Hong and Gong Yi to help him with trivial daily tasks, so he was able to be more focused and engrossed in his training. He had such a good time there, he was almost reluctant to leave.
The other was the Holy Death Day. That was related to Adalia as well. It was the day that the Holy Saint Teacher disappeared from the Holy City during the summer solstice.
The former was a grand festival, while the latter was a mourning festival that involved everyone in the Holy Land. The purpose of the Holy Death Day was to mourn the death of Adalia, the Holy Saint Teacher, and also to remind everyone to remain alert to the dangers that the Dimensional World posed. Every year, the entire Holy City halted all celebratory activities 10 days before and after the Holy Death Day. Weddings and other similar celebratory events were not allowed. If you had something to celebrate, you could eat a feast at home secretly, but it would be your fault if you celebrated out on the streets.
For the Holy Disciples who wanted to be promoted to Teachers, Teachers that were at the Heavenly Soul Stage who wanted to be promoted to Great Teachers, or people in the various subsidiary professions who wanted to be promoted to Great Masters or Grand Masters, it would all happen within the 10 days if you followed the normal procedure. During this period of time, many legendary big shots in the Holy City might appear. Of course, that was their business. For the commoners, such as this batch’s newcomers, these 10 days represented their hope to be promoted to Holy Disciples.
However, the assessment content was decided by the teacher in charge every year. Although the essence of the test remained the same, there were many factors subject to variation; thus, there were all sorts of rumors about the test. Now, there were only two confirmed things.
The first was that if someone reached the Peak Heroic Soul Stage within half a year and this was verified by a teacher, they would be promoted to Holy Disciple directly. This had always been a tradition in the rank-advancement competition. Although reaching the Peak Heroic Soul Stage was just a matter of time for most Heroic Souls, there was no doubt that those who were able to reach the Peak Heroic Soul Stage within half a year would most likely go on to become powerful experts. Of course, in recent years, this had caused instances of serious ‘fraud’. Some of the people caught cheating were expelled from the Holy Land, while some were able to stay. This depended on whether you were able to curry favor with a Teacher.
It was still unclear now who would be promoted to Holy Disciple via the Peak Heroic Soul Stage way. There seemed to be quite a few people who were not bad in this batch of newcomers, such as Carolyn and company who had made the fastest progress in their cultivation journey. However, there weren’t any rumors about them reaching the Peak Heroic Soul Stage, let alone the others.
The official test rules weren’t released yet, and it was impossible to guess them, so more people focused on the second route, the subsidiary profession test.
It was just gaining the title of an official apprentice, and it didn’t seem like a big deal. Many newcomers had their eyes set on this route, especially those who had spent more effort on their subsidiary jobs in the past six months. They were very eager to display everything they had learned on the test over this period. However, if these people thought that it was easy to gain an official-apprentice title, they were terribly wrong. In fact, looking at previous years, the number of newcomers who passed the subsidiary profession test was significantly lower than those who passed the Holy Disciple rank-advancement competition the normal way.
Suddenly, everyone in the Holy City was extremely busy. Everyone was working hard for their big day.
What made most newcomers lose hope was that they only had to inquire a little to know that there weren’t any extraordinarily talented geniuses in this batch that were worthy of the higher-ups’ attention. However, the overall strength of this batch was pretty strong.
The first person was Gui Hao. After all, his talent was recognized even before he entered the Holy City. Although his actions were very annoying, he managed to survive under the protection of his family. It was said that his Soul Power had already reached around 7,000 Grassos, almost reaching the Peak Heroic Soul Stage. He was definitely one of the newcomers who were considered to have made fast progress.
In the midst of busy preparations and tense atmosphere, the Holy Death Day arrived, and the Holy Disciple rank-advancement competition officially commenced too. The assessment content was finally released. Those who entered the Thousand Gorge Fish Forest and were able to come out safely would be considered to have passed the test this time.
