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Chapter 1266: Chapter 16: Is This What the Contest for the Saint is About? (Seeking Monthly Votes)_4 Chapter 1266: Chapter 16: Is This What the Contest for the Saint is About? (Seeking Monthly Votes)_4 As for the others… haha~ Yao Chengchao, Little Green Snake, Zhen Shichao, Yu Nianyun: “…”

Why must they torment them when answering questions is already painful enough?

Days of effort always seem to fly by.

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed.

Under the joint urging of other veins in the Sacred Land, Jiang Zhencang, the contemporary master of the Sacred Land, finally could not resist the surging “public opinion” and officially announced the grand commencement of the competition for the title of Saint.

Soon, members from various veins, sharpening their knives, gathered at the top of Lingyun Holy Mountain.

Lingyun Holy Mountain is a majestic peak located near the center of the entire Lingyun mountain range. Snow covers its summit while its waist is shrouded in spiritual fog, with Spirit Birds flying and the Immortal Palace sometimes visible and sometimes hidden, giving it a fully immersive aura of a celestial sanctuary.

Lingyun Holy Temple was situated at the summit of this Lingyun Holy Mountain.

Perhaps to accommodate the public’s aesthetics and showcase their Divine Skills, which sometimes appeared quite peculiar compared to other veins, the Lingyun Holy Temple looked fairly standard. There was nothing particularly outstanding except for the character “Immortal.”

However, the rich Spiritual Energy surrounding the temple and the colorful aura faintly visible behind it were enough to astonish anyone.

Under the envelope of the colorful aura, the Laws of heaven and earth seemed to be drawn in and became clear, giving one the feeling that they might gain enlightenment at any moment.

Legend has it that this was the place where the founder of the Sacred Land, True Monarch Lingyun, secluded himself for enlightenment and broke through to the Mid Stage of the Transcendent Void Realm.

According to legend, that colorful aura was left by him.

According to legend, if one had great Opportunity and insight, they might be able to comprehend various grand Daos within this colorful aura, thus uncovering the secrets of transcending the void and soaring to the heavens.

Of course, legends are only legends. So far, no one had really comprehended any grand Dao from that aura.

After briefly explaining to Wang Shouzhe, Yao Chengchao, and other onlooking guests, Jiang Zhencang led them directly to the Trial Hall.

The Trial Hall was located at the side of Lingyun Holy Temple, within an inconspicuous side hall.

This side hall was sealed year-round, with tight Formations set up around it to prevent any peering, and was only opened during each Sacred Land competition.

As the last competition for the title of Saint took place over three thousand years ago, and all the elderly from that time had long passed away, no one knew what it looked like inside except for Jiang Zhencang, the master of the Sacred Land.

With Jiang Zhencang’s arrival, the Formation outside the Trial Hall automatically opened.

Wang Shouzhe stood behind Jiang Zhencang and looked up.

He saw that the main door of the Trial Hall was made of metal, exhibiting a silver-white matte finish. The door’s surface was painted with green, unknown pigments depicting complex and profound totem patterns, along with intricate inscriptions covering it, all looking very ancient and full of the Divine Martial Dynasty style.

Jiang Zhencang reached out and pressed his hand on the grand door of the Trial Hall, and a surge of Mysterious Energy flowed in, instantly illuminating the complex inscriptions.

After a moment, the long-sealed door slowly opened, revealing its true face.

Wang Shouzhe peeked inside over Jiang Zhencang’s shoulder, and his expression instantly stilled, showing a rare touch of confusion.

A sleeping pod?

He could see that directly opposite them on the other side of the room, against the wall, stood a row of cocoon-like metal cabins. Their shape, material, and structure resembled nothing else but the sleeping pods often found in science fiction novels.

What’s with this thick sci-fi vibe?

Stunned, Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but look in other directions, only to find that the entire Trial Hall was actually square in structure. To the left was a huge crystal screen wall occupying an entire wall, while to the right, there were rows of metallic seats that strangely resembled those in a movie theater.

Directly in front, and the positions to the left and right near the entrance, were rows of sci-fi style hibernation pods.

This stylistic choice seemed quite off.

A sense of ominous foreboding arose in Wang Shouzhe’s heart.

Apart from Wang Shouzhe, the leaders and disciples from the various veins seemed quite normal.

Obviously, they were unfamiliar with this “eerily familiar” stuff to Wang Shouzhe, and they even appeared amazed and shocked.

Jiang Zhencang gazed at those “hibernation pods” with a nostalgic look in his eyes, as if reminiscing about the glory days when he won the title of Saint.

After a moment, he turned back with a hint of pride on his face and said, “Everyone, these are the miraculous products of artifact refining from the Divine Martial Dynasty Era. The Quasi Sacred Sons and Quasi Sacred Maidens who participate in the competition for the title of Saint need only to lie in those ‘Cocoon Cabins’. Their consciousness will enter another virtual world.”

“The flow of time there is different from the outside world, and the background can be artificially set. Without shedding blood or complicated processes, it simulates wars, forces, harsh environments, and so on, setting various test points to evaluate the Quasi Sacred Sons and Quasi Sacred Maidens’ capabilities in command, charisma, opportunity, and other aspects.”

“To them, it serves as both an evaluation and a form of training. Even in the Divine Martial Era, it was used to train and evaluate the military capabilities of various officers.”

Everyone else was stunned and could not help but look up at those devices with admiration.

Who could have imagined that such wondrous objects existed? The Divine Martial Dynasty truly was extraordinary.

Wang Shouzhe, however, facepalmed, quite speechless.

As expected!

The source of that ominous premonition was now clear. Weren’t these devices essentially the holographic gaming pods from popular online game novels?

The competition for the title of Saint involved this? A contest of who was better at playing games? Wasn’t it a bit childish?

A series of skeptical questions popped up in Wang Shouzhe’s mind.

“This… Isn’t this just the complete set of equipment for training and evaluating senior military officers from the Divine Martial Dynasty? I didn’t expect that Lingyun Sacred Land would also have a set.” Jiang Xingyuan, worldly and wise, was also slightly shocked.

“This brother,” Wang Shouzhe asked, bowing, “do you know the origins of these devices?”

“Of course, our Immortal Palace also unearthed two training academy ruins,” Jiang Xingyuan said with a slight air of pride. “Although those two ruins were destroyed in wars, we still dug up a lot of documents and a set of backup military simulation training and assessment equipment stored in an underground vault. We at the Immortal Palace are still using it. It’s fun, but unfortunately, it uses up so much Immortal Crystal every time it’s activated. A huge price has to be paid to participate just once.”

“I see, thank you, brother,” Wang Shouzhe expressed his gratitude and bowed, but his mind was already racing.

It seemed he had underestimated this equipment. Although its stylistic choice was questionable, if used properly, it could play a role when enrolling in military academy in the future.

Otherwise, after the competition for the title of Saint concluded, should he discuss with Jiang Zhencang about borrowing it?

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhencang furrowed his brows in confusion.

Strange, why did he feel a chill down his spine?

He had no idea that just a meter away from him, Wang Shouzhe was already scheming on how to exploit the Sacred Land’s resources, and in just a short time, he had devised numerous plans.

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