Chapter 93: Seven Stars Cave, Chi Kun lineage

In the cold starry sky, a look of surprise appeared on the face of the Red Kun Star Lord.

As a great figure at the Star Lord level and an existence surpassing Tier 6, the Red Kun Star Lord rarely experienced such emotions anymore.

"It seems quite a few geniuses have emerged from this arena tournament?"

The match footage in front of the Red Kun Star Lord suddenly paused, then split into more than a hundred screens, playing the competition videos separately.

These hundred-plus screens corresponded to over a hundred Evolver contestants.

These individuals were naturally the 'geniuses' spoken of by the Red Kun Star Lord.

The Morning Dawn Star System was one of the eight major star systems in the Chi Kun Star Region, possessing 120,000 living planets.

And on these 120,000 living planets, arena tournaments would be held, and rankings would be determined.

Out of such a massive base of Evolvers, the Red Kun Star Lord selected only a little over a hundred. It could be said they were meticulously handpicked, with one appearing out of trillions of miles.

The Red Kun Star Lord's gaze paused deliberately on the first three screens.

The Evolvers on these three screens were respectively a Silver-haired woman, a man with a third eye growing between his brows, and a rugged, burly man holding a giant hammer.

"Spatial talent. Indeed a good seedling."

The Red Kun Star Lord watched the Silver-haired woman's combat video for a moment, then nodded slightly and commented.

"I didn't expect there to be someone from the Three-Eyed Race as well?"

The Red Kun Star Lord glanced at the Three-Eyed man.

The Three-Eyed Race was a branch of the Human Race. Even within the same Human Race, there were different branches, such as classification by skin color into yellow, white, and black people.

And the Three-Eyed Race was an extremely rare kind among the Human Race.

So rare that they could not even form a specific Family. As for the reason, the Legacy of the Three-Eyed Race was not passed down from father to son, but awakened randomly.

Furthermore, the probability was terrifyingly low. Currently, throughout the entire Cosmic Human Alliance, the number of the Three-Eyed Race did not exceed 100,000, scattered across various parts of human territory.

Of course.

Their sparse numbers made the talent of the Three-Eyed Race exceptionally powerful. It was said that the eye between the brows of the Three-Eyed Race could see the operating rules of the Universe and unleash a blow far surpassing their own strength.

"The Force Rule has entered the elementary stage; stepping into Tier 6 in the future should not be a big problem."

The Red Kun Star Lord looked toward the final rugged man holding the giant hammer.

Comparing with past arena tournaments, just having one of these three appear would be considered good luck. To have all three appear consecutively this time, no wonder it surprised the Red Kun Star Lord.

After viewing the first three Evolvers, the Red Kun Star Lord's gaze moved downwards in sequence.

At the sixty-eighth position, the Red Kun Star Lord saw Lin Yuan.

"Two extreme attribute rules, this path will not be easy to walk in the future."

After making this comment, the Red Kun Star Lord didn't pay too much attention.

Not easy to walk applied only to Evolvers below Tier 6.

In the eyes of the great Red Kun Star Lord, it was just like that.

"Since this arena tournament has produced so many geniuses, let us initiate the trial of the Seven Stars Cave."

The Red Kun Star Lord pondered for a moment, waved a hand, and said, "For these 118 Evolvers, bestow the Red Mark upon the top three, and the Golden Mark upon the remaining 115. In addition, bestow the Silver Mark upon the top ten of the arena tournaments on each planet."

"They shall enter the Seven Stars Cave together."

Central Continent manor.

After finishing his Cultivate, Lin Yuan connected to the Virtual World, just as he was about to look for Fang Qing to spar and thereby research the 'Ancient God' evolution path.

A prompt suddenly popped up in front of him.

"About to enter the Seven Star Cave World."

"Please get ready."

"5, 4, 3"

The countdown began.

Lin Yuan's expression was stunned.

This was the first time he encountered a scene in the Virtual World where he was forcibly dragged over without his consent.

There wasn't even an option to refuse.

The next moment.

The countdown ended.

The environment around Lin Yuan shifted, and he arrived in a huge white jade square.

At this moment, Lin Yuan could only see the scenery within a few meters centered around him. As for further away, it was shrouded in layers of hazy mist.

"Please adjust your face and physique."

A mechanical voice rang in his ear.

"Is it to hide my identity?" Lin Yuan thought thoughtfully, slightly modifying his appearance and figure to make his overall demeanor a bit colder.

Once Lin Yuan finished adjusting, the surrounding mist suddenly dissipated.

Taking a glance, Lin Yuan discovered that millions of Evolvers were scattered across the square.

The auras of these Evolvers varied; they were at least Tier 3 Evolvers, and there were even quite a few Tier 4 Evolvers.

"The markings on their faces?"

Lin Yuan distinctly noticed that on the side of every Evolver's face, a Silver Mark was engraved.

"Why is mine golden?"

Lin Yuan touched the side of his face. Although he couldn't see it with his eyes, at his level, perception alone was enough to inspect every detail of himself.

"And this Seven Star Cave World."

Lin Yuan scanned the surrounding square, having a vague guess in his heart.

"They should know something?"

Lin Yuan looked not far away, where three Evolvers were gathered, talking in low voices among themselves.

Lin Yuan walked over.

These three Evolvers clearly noticed Lin Yuan.

Especially when they saw the Golden Mark on the side of Lin Yuan's face, an expression of awe and fear immediately appeared on their faces.

"Respected Golden Mark Lord."

Before Lin Yuan even walked up, the leading Evolver among the three bowed slightly toward Lin Yuan and said.

"Golden Mark Lord?" Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged. The 'Golden Mark' within the title should refer to the Golden Mark on the side of his face.

In other words, a Golden Mark was more noble than a Silver Mark? At least from the expressions of these three Evolvers, Lin Yuan could draw this conclusion.

"Mhm," Lin Yuan replied casually.

"The three of us all come from 'Ice Sea Star'. I wonder which planet the Golden Mark Lord comes from?"

"Moon Spirit Star," Lin Yuan replied casually.

Moon Spirit Star was a high-level living planet in the Morning Dawn Star System, and also the birthplace of the 'Primal Force' evolution path purchased by Lin Yuan.

"Moon Spirit Star, I've heard of it. It's a very powerful planet."

"I didn't expect Moon Spirit Star to produce a Golden Mark Lord in this arena tournament."

"In this Seven Stars Cave trial, the Golden Mark Lord will definitely be able to pass."

Through the active flattery of these three Evolvers, Lin Yuan immediately understood the purpose of the Seven Star Cave World.

"The Red Kun Star Lord's trial?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

As early as the mid-to-Late Stage of the arena tournament, Lin Yuan had known that the top ten of the arena tournament might eventually receive the attention of the Red Kun Star Lord.

Even the Goddess of Wisdom was intentionally or unintentionally hinting to Lin Yuan to seize this opportunity.

During the competition for the global top ten, Lin Yuan directly erupted with Tier 4 strength, which was also to display his talent.

Originally, Lin Yuan thought he would at most receive some kind of reward from the Red Kun Star Lord.

"The Seven Star Cave World is a Virtual World specially created by the Red Kun Star Lord to test geniuses. As long as one breaks through the seven star caves, one will be qualified to enter the Chi Kun lineage."

"Of course, before entering the Seven Star Cave World, the Red Kun Star Lord will bestow three types of insignia—'Red Mark', 'Golden Mark', and 'Silver Mark'—based on each Evolver's performance in the arena tournament.

The Red Mark has the highest status. Evolvers bestowed with the Red Mark basically possess infinite potential and are future Tier 6 seeds.

As for the Golden Mark, although inferior to the Red Mark, they are also peerless geniuses, with not many appearing even in an entire Star Domain; the probability of them stepping into Tier 6 in the future is also extremely high.

As for the Silver Mark, they are the top ten of the arena tournaments on each planet.

Although on their respective planets, these Silver Mark Evolvers are dazzling 'star' Evolvers.

But here, they appear extremely ordinary. Which one of those who can enter the Seven Star Cave World is not an existence like this?"

"The Chi Kun lineage."

Lin Yuan's gaze grew slightly fervent.

Without a doubt, the Chi Kun lineage was the strongest force in the entire Chi Kun Star Region, and the Red Kun Star Lord was an existence surpassing the 'Star-Falling Class'.

If Lin Yuan could enter such a force, it would have tremendous benefits for his own growth.

Not to mention anything else, just in terms of safety, it would allow Lin Yuan not to worry for a very long time in the future.

Besides, if he could closely contact an existence like the Red Kun Star Lord and receive guidance from him,

For Lin Yuan, the effect would far exceed meditating on his own.

Heaven-Defying Comprehension was particularly good at this aspect.

"It's just a matter of how to break through the seven star caves." Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.

To know how to break through the seven star caves, he at least had to know the specific details.

For instance, through what method were the trials cleared?

Once the content of the trial was known in advance, one could naturally expand their advantage.

Although Lin Yuan currently possessed Tier 4 strength and had begun to comprehend numerous rules, he would not underestimate other Evolvers in the slightest.

Let alone fellow Golden Mark Evolvers.

Above the Golden Mark, there was still the Red Mark.

Since an existence like the Red Kun Star Lord had designated him as a Golden Mark, he must feel that he hadn't reached the standard of the Red Mark yet.

In other words, Red Mark Evolvers were even stronger than Lin Yuan is right now.

Just as Lin Yuan was pondering,

Above the huge white jade square,

a towering phantom suddenly emerged.

"Twenty-four hours later, the Seven Stars Cave trial will officially begin."

"Friendly reminder: The Seven Stars Cave trial is divided into seven stages. As long as you break through the seven star caves, you will pass."

"Finally, the process of the trial must not be divulged to the outside world; otherwise, you will suffer punishment from the Cosmic Human Alliance and punishment from the Star Lord."

After saying this, the towering phantom disappeared.

"Must not divulge the trial process?" Lin Yuan furrowed his brows slightly.

They were required to do so, and other Evolvers who had come to the Seven Star Cave World in the past would surely also be subjected to this restriction.

This meant that the difficulty for him to obtain intelligence on clearing the stages would increase infinitely.

Because the threshold for intelligence was raised and fewer people knew about it, scarcity would naturally drive up value. Thus, wanting to obtain related intelligence again would not be easy.

Perhaps Evolvers from major forces and backgrounds knew the content of the trial, but they certainly wouldn't tell Lin Yuan for no reason.

"Hello, I come from Morning Dawn Star."

A short-haired man walked over. The marking on the side of his face was impressively the same as Lin Yuan's—both were golden.

"Morning Dawn Star?" Lin Yuan gave the other person an extra look.

Morning Dawn Star was the primary star of the Morning Dawn Star System, and it was the most prosperous region in the entire star system.

It was also the place with the greatest number of high-tier Evolvers, and even Tier 6 Falling Stars were not lacking there.

"Moon Spirit Star," Lin Yuan nodded.

"Do you need to exchange intelligence?" The short-haired man suddenly lowered his voice.

Being able to become a Golden Mark Evolver recognized by the Red Kun Star Lord meant one was bound to be a peerless Genius who had begun contacting the Origin rules.

Such a Genius most likely had a powerful force behind them.

Although the trials of the Seven Star Cave World were strictly prohibited from being divulged, for major forces, there were many ways to circumvent this, amounting to nothing more than how much price was paid.

"You speak first." Hearing this, Lin Yuan immediately had the intention of getting a free ride.

Anyway, even if he couldn't say anything back later, the other party wouldn't be able to do much to him.

"Which of the seven star caves is the hardest?" The short-haired man wasn't stupid either, and first probed with a question.

"Which one?" Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

He didn't know either; how could he determine which one?

"The seventh one," Lin Yuan said calmly.

According to Lin Yuan's past experience, the last stage had the highest probability of being the hardest.

"You're lying to me." The short-haired man turned around and left.

"Hm?" Lin Yuan wasn't without gains.

At the very least, he learned that the hardest stage of the seven star caves was not the seventh one.

"Could the first stage be the hardest?" Lin Yuan pondered inwardly.

This somewhat violated the logic of clearing trials; what if everyone was eliminated in the first stage?

Soon.

Another Golden Mark Evolver walked over.

"The first stage is the hardest," Lin Yuan replied.

"You lack sincerity." This Golden Mark Evolver shook his head, gave Lin Yuan a strange look, and likewise turned and left.

Next.

Several more Golden Mark Evolvers intended to exchange intelligence with Lin Yuan.

Evolvers able to appear in the Seven Star Cave World were at least Tier 3 starting out, and their intelligence was definitely not a problem. It was impossible to let Lin Yuan easily freeload on the trial content.

"Respected Golden Mark Lord."

An Evolver with a Silver Mark displayed on the side of his face walked in.

"I know the trial intelligence of the Seven Stars Cave, and I am willing to tell this intelligence for free," this Silver Mark Evolver said directly.

He had been observing Lin Yuan nearby for a long time, determining that Lin Yuan knew very little about the Seven Stars Cave.

"What are the conditions?"

Lin Yuan said calmly.

"I hope that when the Golden Mark Lord enters the trial ground, you can do three things for me," the Silver Mark Evolver stated.

"Which three things?" Lin Yuan looked at the other person and asked.

"I don't know about that." The Silver Mark Evolver shook his head. The Seven Stars Cave trial was ever-changing; nobody knew before the trial began.

"Then forget it."

Lin Yuan shook his head and refused.

This request was too broad. What if the other party asked Lin Yuan to go kill Red Mark Evolvers? Or hand over the opportunity to pass.

Should Lin Yuan hand it over or not?

"You really don't need it? The trial intelligence of the Seven Stars Cave is a priceless treasure. Knowing it in advance and making related preparations will greatly increase the passing rate."

Seeing Lin Yuan refuse, the Silver Mark Evolver was somewhat disappointed, but did not give up.

"Unless you state the specific things first."

Lin Yuan said again.

"I will only know after entering as well." Seeing that Lin Yuan would not budge, the Silver Mark Evolver could only leave with regret.

After several more Evolvers demanded exorbitant conditions using the clearance intelligence, Lin Yuan simply disconnected from the Virtual World and returned to reality.

Central Continent manor, underground training ground of the main building.

Lin Yuan rubbed the space between his brows and fell into a brief thought.

"Intelligence is very important," Lin Yuan knew this very well in his heart.

This was much like an examination; one person got the answers in advance, while another could only take the test blindly. The situations faced by the two were naturally different.

Moreover, the matter of the Seven Stars Cave had an even greater gap than merely getting or not getting the answers.

If it were just answers, with Lin Yuan's Heaven-Defying Comprehension, even without the answers, he could still score a 'full score'.

But in the Seven Stars Cave trial, if other Evolvers, relying on intelligence advantages, intentionally tried to trick Lin Yuan or set traps for him,

a slight mistake could possibly lead to direct elimination.

"Ask the Goddess of Wisdom."

Lin Yuan began connecting to the Goddess of Wisdom.

With the Goddess of Wisdom's status in the Cosmic Human Alliance, she surely knew the contents of the Seven Stars Cave trial.

But it depended on whether she was willing to speak.

"Citizen Lin Yuan lacks sufficient authority."

The solemn and cold voice of the Goddess of Wisdom came over.

This didn't exceed Lin Yuan's expectations. The rule of the Seven Stars Cave trial was that the trial process was not allowed to be divulged; otherwise, one would suffer punishment from the Cosmic Human Alliance and the Star Lord.

The punishment from the Cosmic Human Alliance here was crucial, meaning that divulging it would violate the laws of the Alliance.

Under such circumstances, the Goddess of Wisdom definitely wouldn't inform him.

After all, one of the operational foundations of the three major goddesses was the laws of the Alliance.

"Forget it."

"Even without intelligence, I can still break through the seven star caves."

Lin Yuan sighed and already intended to give up.

That a few Evolvers knew the Seven Stars Cave trial intelligence was something the Red Kun Star Lord was certainly aware of. Even so, it was still not eliminated.

Clearly, he believed that even without knowing related intelligence beforehand, there was still the possibility of breaking through the seven star caves.

"Strength is the foundation of everything."

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and continued to Cultivate.

At the same time.

Outside Manor Number Sixty-Six where Lin Yuan resided,

a guest was welcomed.

This guest was precisely Fang Qing.

At this moment, Fang Qing's expression was numb.

In his ears, the roaring of the White-bearded old man continuously echoed.

"You good-for-nothing, in terms of strength you are inferior to Lin Yuan, and in terms of Aptitude you are left far, far behind."

"At a time like this, instead of thinking about befriending the other party, what are you waiting for?"

"Regarding the intelligence on the Seven Stars Cave trial, Master specifically prepared it when he was alive. Why aren't you hurrying to deliver it to Lin Yuan now?"

"If you delay any longer, once Lin Yuan obtains the intelligence, won't it be too late when you go to deliver it?"

The urging roars of the White-bearded old man continued to stream in.

Just one chapter for today.

The subsequent detailed plot outline of the new volume needs to be polished a bit more.

Without nailing down the subsequent detailed plot outline, I wouldn't dare to write, fearing it might collapse.

Much love ~ ~ ~