Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1680: Chapter 690: First Place and Knowing When to Stop (Double Chapter)

Before the Xuandao Hall, the Floating World Reflection Illusion Realm is opened for less than 15 minutes when silhouettes start to fall out of thin air.

The silhouettes falling from the void have bizarre expressions; some are making exaggerated movements, some are laughing out loud as they fall.

Some are crying bitterly.

Some are kneeling and begging for mercy.

All sorts of different reactions.

One look and it’s clear they’ve succumbed to their deepest desires and are trapped within the illusion realm.

Some of the candidate Viscounts regain consciousness shortly after falling out.

But they immediately understand they’ve been eliminated, their expressions turning extremely despondent in an instant.

Eliminated, now they are unable to become Viscounts of the Dao; they can only join the Xuanxin Dao Army or become a Loose Cultivator.

Among the eliminated Viscounts, some remain in a stupor even after leaving the illusion realm for several breaths, seemingly sinking deeper into it, their expressions and actions growing more exaggerated.

An expert from the Dao Palace hovers in the void and flicks a finger lightly, a splash of icy water dumps down on them instantly.

They wake up immediately.

A few even strip off their own clothes, utterly embarrassed, then turn into Starlight and leave.

The true elimination begins after 15 minutes, the silhouettes falling like dumplings, the Dao Palace experts busy with splashing icy water to awaken the eliminated, barely managing to keep pace.

Two quarters of an hour later, the number of eliminated candidate Viscounts has exceeded ten thousand.

Many passed the selection, went through the first round of the Dao laws, only to be silently eliminated in the second round.

After 45 minutes, the number of those eliminated exceeds fifteen thousand.

At this moment, the nobles and relatives waiting outside also become tense.

Because the most crucial moment has arrived.

As long as they aren’t eliminated in this last 15 minutes, it means they’ve passed the assessment and have become Viscounts of the Dongxuan Dao Palace.

The treatment between being a Viscount and joining the Xuanxin Dao Army is worlds apart.

Even the demeanor of Yutang King Zhu Shizhen turns tense.

His gaze burns into every eliminated candidate at this moment.

Fearful that Xu Jin might be eliminated.

Amidst the crowd outside, one hears a scoff or a helpless sigh now and then.

Several successors from Star Monarch Marquis Mansions have been eliminated.

This is the challenge of this round.

Willpower, intangible and unseen, often can’t be specifically trained for.

As the shadow of the hourglass in the sky wanes, True Monarch Tianzhang’s voice echoes.

”Eliminated candidate Viscounts, leave the Xuandao Hall within ten breaths; within three days, report to the Xuanxin Dao Army camp and obtain appropriate status.

After three days, late arrivals will not be accepted into the Xuanxin Dao Army.”

As these words are spoken, Yutang King Zhu Shizhen beams.

Xu Jin’s position as Viscount is secure.

With Xu Jin’s position as Viscount secured, considering his previous performance and strength, his status within the Dongxuan Dao Palace will certainly not be low.

Once the news of Xu Jin’s marriage to his sister spreads, the pressure on their Yutang Royal Mansion will slightly lessen.

It’s only slightly lessened because Xu Jin’s cultivation level is still too low at present.

However, don’t underestimate the young and struggling!

Potential and the future are the most terrifying prospects.

The Yutang Royal Mansion’s decline in status, beside the disappearance of true monarch experts, lacking top-tier Star Monarchs like Star Monarch, mainly stemmed from losing possibilities for the future.

His sister is currently a Star Monarch.

But due to various reasons, her lifelong cultivation level will also stop here, with no chance of further progress.

As Yutang King, he was originally the one most likely to support the Zhu Family’s future, especially with becoming a Viscount ahead of time.

But three years ago, a jest by True Monarch Bixuan pushed the Yutang Royal Mansion into the abyss.

Even now, Zhu Shizhen still remembers that evening at the banquet.

True Monarch Bixuan, under the guise of providing guidance, ultimately declared that his talent is limited, compounded by the Divine Soul injury a decade ago, ensuring his cultivation level is limited, and breaking through to Star Monarch is his limit.

Even if he breaks through to the Tenth Rank Star Monarch, his lifetime cultivation will stop at Great Star Monarch, not even reaching Star Monarch.

Let alone Star Monarch, or even True Monarch.

Just that one sentence sealed the future of Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion.

From that day on, the Yutang True Monarch Mansion, which still held some prestige, began its decline.

Started being surrounded and stared at by experts...

In less than ten breaths, the area before Xuandao Hall emptied.

Several Star Monarch Realm experts from the Dongxuan Dao Palace surrounded the area in all directions.

Whenever someone fell out, they used icy spiritual power to awaken them immediately.

Because from this moment onwards, everyone falling out from the illusion realm is a Viscount.

All Viscounts of the Dongxuan Dao Palace.

At the very least, they hold promise of reaching Star Monarch rank.

Destined to be the future elite of the Dongxuan Star Realm, their reputation must remain untarnished.

Treatment, henceforth, will be different.

”Ultimately, over twenty thousand were eliminated; thus, the number of Viscounts this time exceeds three thousand, even approaching four thousand.

It marks the largest selection of Viscounts in decades.

Even double the number from twenty years ago.

Is it possible the Imperial Palace is planning an expansion again?”

Though Yutang King Zhu Shizhen has fallen from grace, finding himself in a difficult position, his status is high enough that only nobles of True Monarch level can discern the top echelon’s movements.

He naturally observes some clues from the various changes.