Nine Revolutions Star Transformation

Chapter 267: Chapter 276: The Second Trial Begins

Seeing the appearance of the Royal Guards, many people stopped talking; they all knew that today’s trial was about to begin.

At this moment, Luo Ping’s authoritative voice rang out from the sky: ”Today is the second stage of the trial, which determines the qualification for the final stage. Everyone needs to unleash their most potent attacks without any reservations.

The trial rules are clear: when attacking the bell, inject star power into the token to reveal the time value.

The result is based on the duration of the time value; you can use any martial skill and weapon to attack the bell.

This bell is something not even a master of the Divine Martial Realm can easily damage, so feel free to attack it. The reward rules remain the same as in the first stage. Good luck, brave men of the Celestial Dragon Country! Let the trial begin!”

Following Grand General Luo Ping’s words, a jubilant cheer erupted in the training ground, with everyone feeling quite excited.

The first group lined up in thirteen columns, each with a hundred people, proceeding to the test one by one to maintain order.

The first person to step forward was a young man who seemed to be almost thirty years old, perhaps his last chance to qualify for the Royal Guard recruitment. Failure here means no more opportunities forever.

He appeared somewhat nervous as he slowly walked up to the bell, looked it over, and then took out the token, injecting star power into it.

Then, a fiery red long sword appeared in his hand. He stood motionless there, eyes tightly shut, but the surrounding fire element molecules gathered swiftly onto his sword.

Chu Linfeng knew the man’s martial skill was a fire-element fused attack, definitely powerful. Given his age, he undoubtedly was a master of the Celestial Martial Realm.

Once he attacked, the resultant time could reveal the average attack duration of a Celestial Martial Realm expert, which was of great interest to everyone.

”Bursting Fire Continuous Slash!” he suddenly shouted. Then his long sword swiftly slashed out, seeming as though the surrounding space was torn apart by this blow.

Chu Linfeng saw a fiery sword aura two meters long strike the bell, the gigantic energy causing rapid air movement around that formed powerful gusts.

Simultaneously, the surrounding space visibly quivered; the sheer attack power left everyone astonished.

Immediately, a massive bell sound resonated in everyone’s ears as the bell swung back and forth on its stone pillar supports. The young man was sent flying several meters by the mighty rebound force after unleashing this formidable strike.

Struggling to his feet, he stared at the bell before him in shock, involuntarily spewing a mouthful of blood.

”He actually got injured; the bell’s rebound force is terrifyingly strong. It’s too frightening,” someone murmured in the crowd.

The bell sound lasted for about half a minute before stopping. The young man, his face pale, walked over to a Royal Guard by the bell, exchanged a few words, and slowly made his way down.

”Not bad! Thirty-nine seconds of achievement! This result should pass! Everyone has three chances. If you are satisfied with your score, you can stop. One thing I forgot to mention: the greater the attack power, the greater the rebound force. Prepare mentally,” Luo Ping added.

This revelation was undoubtedly a psychological blow to everyone; the first person’s performance indicated that powerful martial skills may inflict injuries due to rebound force, yet if not employed fully, the bell won’t sound long enough, leading to elimination.

Discussion rose among the crowd, and Chu Linfeng looked at Wei Qun, saying, ”Even if shaken, you must give your all. It’s perhaps a test of psychological resilience.

As Royal Guards, you’ll face many dangers and even death. Without this courage, elimination is certain.”

”Brother Long, I understand. Don’t worry, even if I get hurt, it won’t kill me, nothing to fear,” Wei Qun replied confidently.

The second person stepped forward, also approaching the bell, but hesitated visibly before taking out a large sword and injecting star power into it.

After several seconds, he forcefully slashed out a blade aura about a meter long, indicating decent attack power, but he clearly didn’t use full force. His poised attack meant the rebound force didn’t fling him like the first person, just nudged him back a bit.

The bell still emitted a massive sound, but it didn’t last long and soon faded away.

Upon hearing the bell sound, the youth showed slight disappointment, clearly dissatisfied, so he went over and wielded another slash, yielding similar results.

”You have one more chance; will you continue?” a Royal Guard asked directly.

Chu Linfeng then chuckled, ”This youth can’t shake off the fear of rebound injury in his mind, so repeating the attack will yield the same result, and might even decline due to star power depletion.”

The youth declared, ”I want to try once more!” Slowly approaching the bell, deeply focused, injecting star power on his sword blade, now looking confident, free of prior worry.

As he slashed again, there was a slight spatial tremor, though not as powerful as the first person, but still noticeable.

The blade struck the bell, likewise releasing a loud sound, then the bell rang, and the entire person was sent flying several meters.

After a while, he clambered up, gazing at the bell before him in awe, a smile faintly visible at his mouth corner.

”Thirty-seven seconds, impressive! Knowing to unleash the strongest attack last. Only attacks that injure through rebound force reveal true power. Hopefully, everyone won’t hold back; Royal Guards don’t recruit cowards!” Luo Ping remarked, leaving everyone curious about how he immediately knew the result.

Then the third person ascended, with prior experiences on hand; he initiated his strongest attack directly, which, perhaps due to weak power, rendered him gravely wounded by the rebound yet failed to sustain the bell ringing long.

One after another continued onward. Three hours later, over six hundred people had attacked the bell, with the best result sustaining a fifty-one-second ring, achieved by the individual ranked third in the first stage, whom Chu Linfeng was quite familiar with.

Wei Qun’s heart held constant worry and anxiety, seeing advancing scores excel; he felt his passing chances slim.

Finally, it was his turn. Chu Linfeng tapped his shoulder, saying, ”Stay calm; believe in yourself, and you’ll pass!”

”Brother Long! I won’t let you down!” Wei Qun nodded resolutely, then stepped toward the bell...