Chapter 20: Golden Light

Chapter 20: Dazzling Golden Light

The vast plaza was filled with towering stone steles, sparkling brightly. Many beings gathered here, each one heroic and graceful.

Some Prodigies and outstanding talents from various races were in high spirits, eager to try. They all wanted this stele to shine with the most dazzling light, proving their talent surpassed their predecessors and leaving their names in history!

"Let me try first!"

A shy young girl walked forward, her voice soft and sweet. She appeared very delicate, making people feel a desire to protect her.

But when she stepped onto the platform, a great change occurred. Runes rose from her entire body, glowing brightly, and her face became incredibly serious, like a female War God.

She wanted to test her talent, hoping to join the Butian Sect. Therefore, she unleashed her full power, using every method, bursting with potential, and attacking the stone stele.

The radiance of Divine Power permeated the air, like falling rain. Her entire being unleashed its strongest strike, and with a thunderous boom, the hundreds of feet tall stone stele trembled, making a loud noise.

"It must glow red…" The young girl retreated, her eyes tightly shut, praying internally.

"Buzz!"

The ancient stele suddenly glowed with a green light, with faint wisps of red mixed in, illuminating the entire plaza and striking everyone's faces, as if full of vitality, with all things competing to grow.

"What a pity. This light already has a hint of red. If it could go one step further, she could have been directly admitted into the Sect," sighed a Butian Sect Elder who was stationed there.

Upon hearing this, the young girl opened her hazy eyes, her emotions shifting from nervous excitement to dejection, with a hint of unwillingness.

"It was just that little bit short. If only I had worked harder than usual, how great would that have been."

"Don't be discouraged, little girl. You're still quite good. When our Sect recruits again next year, come back for the assessment; you'll definitely pass!" the Elder comforted her.

"That's right. Anyone who can pass this stele's test and meet the requirements belongs to the Genius rank in our Butian Sect; they are very rare. Don't feel burdened," another white-haired Elder calmly stated.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. If all Disciples in the Butian Sect had to meet the minimum requirement for direct admission through this stele, it would be suffocating, making them feel utterly useless.

"Thank you, Senior!"

The young girl slowly stepped down from the stone platform, and then others came to test.

This was a Blond-haired young man of fifteen or sixteen, not belonging to the Human Race. He wore golden feathered robes, even his shoes and socks were golden, noble and handsome, and he had a pair of wings on his back, full of confidence.

He stepped onto the stone platform, his feet glowing. He walked with powerful, Dragon-like strides, very forceful, and directly unleashed his strongest strike towards the stone stele, without any hesitation, clean and decisive.

"Boom!"

A majestic aura surged forth, causing many people to retreat under its might. Everyone was astonished, not expecting such an extraordinary young Prodigy to appear, more powerful than most people present.

"Look, it's glowing red!" someone exclaimed.

The ancient stone stele glowed with a blood-like red light, dazzling and brilliant, dyeing the entire area red, like a blood moon descending upon the earth.

"Not just that, purple is emerging from the red light. Is it going to ascend to another level?" someone wondered in surprise, dumbfounded.

Once the light emitted by the stone stele advances to another color, it indicates that the being's talent will be even higher, their future potential very strong, and they will eventually become a renowned powerful expert in the world.

At this moment, even the Butian Sect Elder guarding here couldn't help but turn their heads, their eyes wide. They deeply understood what this stele's test represented.

If it glowed red, that person would have the potential to become a god in the future. If it emitted purple light, they might become a Master Level existence in the future. Golden light was even higher, immeasurable.

However, the purple light stopped and did not completely transform into purple. Red and purple alternated, emitting two colors.

"It's still a bit short. If it could completely glow purple, he could become a True Disciple of our Butian Sect!" one of the Elders said.

However, even so, he was still extraordinary. This Blond-haired young man would almost certainly grow into a Divine being in the future. If he had other Opportunities and underwent a transformation, he might go even further.

This stone stele's test only represented an estimation and could not completely represent a person's future. For example, some people belong to the category of accumulating strength and then bursting forth, suddenly rising at a certain moment and surpassing those who had higher talent than them in the past.

"Are you willing to join the Butian Sect?" the Elder asked.

This was a good seedling. Although he couldn't become a True Disciple of the Sect, he would still receive important cultivation and learn some of the Sect's Divine Abilities.

"I am willing!" the Blond-haired young man answered without hesitation.

The Butian Sect was renowned throughout the Three Thousand Provinces, a famous great Sect with countless powerful experts and world-shaking Divine Abilities, so naturally, many people wished to join.

Subsequently, the Butian Sect Elder handed him a token and told him to wait aside, as a dedicated person would guide him into the core area of the Sect.

This action astonished everyone present. This person so quickly obtained the qualification to join the Sect, without needing to go through other complicated assessment stages. But even more, they envied his talent.

"I want to try my talent too and join the Butian Sect!" a young man in his twenties said, seeing the previous person pass the test and feeling a desire to try.

However, regrettably, even though he had already stepped one foot into the Void Realm, he could not make this stele glow with a complete red light, thus failing to meet the conditions for direct admission.

"This stele considers the tester's age, Realm, potential, and other factors, and only after comprehensive evaluation will it emit the corresponding light."

The Elder reminded them, informing everyone that the runes within this ancient test stele would enter the body, thereby detecting Bloodline, bone structure, Comprehension Ability, and so on. It was not that the stronger one's power, the more likely they were to meet the requirements; age and other aspects also had to be considered.

Even if this person was only in the lowest Blood Moving Realm, if their age was sufficiently young, and they surpassed their predecessors in this Realm, possessing unique qualities, they could still make the stone stele glow with one of the three lights: red, purple, or gold.

Next, many more people stepped forward to test, and the results were a major blow. Some were even Geniuses from their tribes or clans, but here they ended up in obscurity.

At this moment, after leaving their mountains, they truly understood that there was always someone better, and joining a great Sect was not that simple; without certain talent, it was impossible.

"Don't be disheartened. This is for top-tier Prodigies who wish to directly enter our Butian Sect. You temporarily don't meet the standards, but that doesn't mean you can't do it. You can come back next year when we have a general recruitment. In fact, if you can make it glow green, you can basically join without a problem," the Elder said.

Upon hearing these words, the group of people present felt a little better. They were all outstanding individuals in their respective clans; otherwise, they would have felt too incompetent, their confidence completely shattered.

"Does anyone else want to try?"

Hundreds of people gathered in this place, all here for the test. Most had already taken it, but only a handful passed, and these few beings all came from great clans, possessing profound foundations and having received various baptisms since childhood.

"Little brother, are you here to test too?" Someone noticed Lin Fan, who was not even waist-high.

"No, big brother, I'm just here to watch!" Lin Fan said with an innocent smile, shaking his head. With so many people here now, he didn't want to attract too much attention.

He believed he could make this stele glow red or even higher. As a Primeval being, he had the confidence he should have; joining the Butian Sect would not be difficult.

Everyone shook their heads, also laughing self-deprecatingly. This was just a five or six-year-old child, and they no longer paid attention.

Much later, the crowd dispersed, and it became quiet here. No one else tried. In the empty plaza, only Lin Fan and a white-haired Elder guarding the place remained. As for the other, younger Elder, he personally led the successful Blond-haired young man away, heading into the Sect.

Lin Fan took quick, short steps towards the stone platform. Compared to the hundreds of feet tall ancient stele, he was as tiny as an ant.

"Little friend, are you going to test?" the white-haired Elder asked, watching him. He was a bit curious; such a small child wanting to try. It could be said that this was the youngest person he had ever seen come here, even a year younger than their Sect's Saintess.

"Yes, old grandpa!" Lin Fan said politely.

"Then go ahead and try, but be careful not to get hurt!" The Elder wasn't very concerned and continued to close his eyes and rest. He had not set any obstacles on this ancient stele; anyone could try.

Lin Fan circled the stele once, carefully examining it. It felt metallic to the touch, and he didn't know what Materials it was made of.

Then, he stood before the stele, tensing his legs, adopting a stance for exerting force. At the same time, his body also glowed, Blood Qi permeated the air, and a Blood Dragon soared above his head, emitting a thunderous sound.

"This Qi and Blood…" The Elder beside him was startled, suddenly opening his eyes wide, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"Ah…"

The next moment, Lin Fan roared lowly, his voice deafening. He suddenly exerted force, mobilizing all his power, swinging his arm, and with a boom, he struck out, shaking the Divine stele!

The runes within the ancient stele entered his body, resonating with him.

At this moment, golden Divine light surged from the stone stele, dazzling and brilliant, spreading out like a magnificent great sun, illuminating the entire world and making people unable to open their eyes.

The golden light was dazzling and incomparably brilliant!

At the same time, golden lotuses of the Great Dao descended from the Void Realm, accompanied by resplendent immortal light, submerging the entire area!

"What happened?"

The entire city trembled. Golden light covered the area, visible to everyone in the city, all utterly astonished. The anomaly that appeared in the sky was unforgettable.

"Oh my god, who exactly is that…"

"Heaven-Defying! Is a peerless Prodigy being born?"

"Go, hurry and see!"

"This is the most top-tier golden light… It's even bigger than the commotion the Saintess caused before. There's actually an anomaly occurring, alarming the world!"