Golden potential?

Chapter 615: Golden Potential? [First Update]

Since Ye Tian only completed 70% of the inscription and did not achieve full inscription, he could not receive additional rewards.

However, Ye Tian was very satisfied with just completing the assessment.

After all, his immortal soul strength was not very powerful to begin with. Although it was stronger than other Great God-level individuals, it couldn't compare to the immortal souls or Souls of Star River Level or even Cosmic God powerhouses.

The fact that he could pass the fourth round of assessment already surpassed everyone in the Ghost Race.

How high was such an achievement? What was there for him to regret?

“The fourth round of assessment is complete. The fifth round of assessment is about to begin!”

The Artifact Spirit's voice came.

Ye Tian composed himself, waiting for the arrival of the fifth round of assessment.

Whoosh!

The void shifted.

Ye Tian suddenly found himself in a void, and in an instant, countless figures appeared.

At first, Ye Tian thought these people were his assessment targets, but he quickly realized that these figures were incredibly illusory, not in a Soul body state, but in a Void Shadow state.

In other words, these people were not real existences.

Moreover, these people belonged to various races, but most of them looked like the Artifact Spirit, clearly individuals from the Nether King Civilization “620”.

“The way of the spirit, when pushed to its extreme, can be entrusted to the void and eternal in the world.”

A clear voice resounded through the void.

Ye Tian found many people sitting cross-legged, listening to a lecture from someone whose body was so massive it could rival a planet.

This person had two horns on his head, clearly a powerful being from the Nether King Civilization.

He was expounding on the Nether King Civilization's way of the spirit, which was the way of the Soul, and everyone else was listening to this lecture.

Like the others, this lecturer, though as vast as a planet, was also illusory.

“This is a scene of a lecture, presented before me!” Ye Tian understood.

At this moment, the Artifact Spirit appeared before him.

“Assessor, this is a lecture from a powerful being of our Nether King Civilization. This powerful being's strength has reached the Supreme-level of your Universe, and is a Soul Supreme. If your Universe has no special Soul Defense, you might be instantly killed by our Soul Supreme. The fifth round of assessment is to listen to this Soul Supreme's lecture and comprehend a Soul Secret Art from his lecture. Remember, it must be a Soul Secret Art comprehended from this lecture, not a Soul Secret Art you learned from the outside. The Netherworld God Temple has its own method of authentication; if you cheat, you will definitely be eliminated! As for the time, this time you will be given a longer period, a total of 3 years.” The Artifact Spirit said.

“Understood!”

Ye Tian nodded.

After the Artifact Spirit left, Ye Tian also sat cross-legged, carefully listening to the Soul Supreme's lecture.

He had never encountered the way of the Soul before, and being able to listen to a Soul Supreme expound on the way of the Soul this time was definitely a great Opportunity.

Even if he couldn't create a Soul Secret Art, he would definitely benefit greatly.

Time passed bit by bit. Ye Tian consistently listened carefully to the contents of the Soul Supreme's lecture, simultaneously comprehending the principles within.

Just like that, two and a half years passed.

During this time, Ye Tian never attempted to create a Soul Secret Art. Instead, he focused on understanding and comprehending the various ways of the spirit spoken by the Soul Supreme, even trying to penetrate the Profound Meaning of every single phrase and word.

“Time is almost up. It's time to use the last six months to create a Soul Secret Art!”

Ye Tian murmured.

The Nether King Civilization's standards for Soul Secret Arts were much higher than those in this Universe.

Some Soul Secret Arts in this Universe would be considered unqualified in the Nether King Civilization, only incomplete secret arts, and thus would not meet the assessment standards.

Therefore, Ye Tian had to create a Soul Secret Art that met the Nether King Civilization's standards.

This was very difficult, but Ye Tian had to try.

And the direction Ye Tian chose for the Soul Secret Art was Defense Secret Art, which was a relatively simple type of secret art, easier to create than some bizarre secret arts.

If Ye Tian were to create those unusual and rare secret arts, he would have almost no hope of succeeding.

Day after day passed. During this time, Ye Tian failed again and again, but each failure brought Ye Tian some experience, letting him know where he still had deficiencies.

Just when only ten days remained until the deadline, Ye Tian finally created a Soul Defense Secret Art.

“Boundary Soul Art!”

Hum!

A cubic barrier appeared around Ye Tian, enveloping his immortal soul.

This Soul barrier could protect his Soul from external damage, and its effect was even comparable to a Pseudo-Esoteric Grade Soul Defense Talent effect.

“Assessor has successfully created a Soul Secret Art. Assessment successful!”

The Artifact Spirit's voice came.

Then, the Artifact Spirit appeared before Ye Tian, looking at him with a slightly surprised expression, and said, “Not bad, you actually passed the fourth round of assessment, much stronger than the so-called Ghost Race.

Next is the fifth round of assessment. This fifth round does not test strength, nor does it test spiritual comprehension; it only tests Soul potential. Originally, since you could pass the fourth round of assessment, your potential must be very strong, but it still needs to be tested. If your potential is exceptionally outstanding, the Netherworld God Temple might even grant you a powerful inheritance exceptionally, without even needing to go through the sixth round of assessment and subsequent assessments. So, the fifth round of assessment is crucial!” “Understood!”

Ye Tian responded.

Whoosh!

The Artifact Spirit led Ye Tian to a grand hall, in the center of which was a crystal ball.

“Go up and hold the crystal ball. Different colors of light will be emitted based on your potential. The lowest level is white light, followed by red, blue, and black. Above that are purple and gold, with gold being the highest, but even in the era of the Nether King Civilization, golden potential individuals were extremely rare. Any clansmen who could reach purple potential were considered top-tier geniuses. Your Universe is actually not suitable for cultivating the way of the Soul, because the rules of the Universe have changed, so the Soul potential of people in your Universe should not be high. I think your potential is at most black. Don't underestimate black potential; if you can reach black potential, you can obtain a very powerful inheritance from the Netherworld God Temple. Even with the suppression of the Universe's rules, it can still make your Soul strength reach an extremely terrifying level…” the Artifact Spirit said.

Ye Tian didn't speak. Instead, he walked up and held the crystal ball with both hands.

Then, the crystal ball began to emit light.

From the initial white light, it quickly turned into red light, blue light…

The Artifact Spirit was not surprised. Everyone's potential was revealed little by little, so it had to start from white light and gradually show potential, not instantly turn black or purple.

Soon, the crystal ball displayed black light.

“Black potential, as expected, he's not an ordinary person. He can obtain a good inheritance!”

The Artifact Spirit said.

But soon, the Artifact Spirit showed a surprised expression.

Because the black light became more and more intense, gradually revealing purple, which was clearly purple potential! “Purple potential, in this Universe where the rules have drastically changed, a living being with purple potential has actually been born? That's too incredible. His Soul strength isn't strong? No, he hasn't cultivated any Soul methods, so it's normal for his Soul strength not to be strong!”

The Artifact Spirit muttered to himself.

However, purple potential was still not Ye Tian's limit.

When the purple light became extremely intense, a wisp of golden light seeped out from the boundless purple light.

At this moment, the Artifact Spirit's mouth dropped open, revealing an expression of disbelief.

“Golden potential!”

The Artifact Spirit shouted.

In the cosmic epoch where the Nether King Civilization resided, golden potential individuals were incredibly rare; often, an entire era would struggle to produce even one golden potential Soul cultivator.

And golden potential individuals also had a title—Future Soul Supreme! Any Soul cultivator with golden potential, as long as they were not restricted, would inevitably become a Soul Supreme in the future, while purple potential individuals only had a small chance of becoming a Soul Supreme.

Thus, it is evident how rare golden potential Soul cultivators are.

If comparing two cosmic epochs, golden potential is equivalent to the current Supreme-Ranked Prince.

“I wonder how intense his golden light is. The more intense the golden light, the stronger his potential. Ordinary Soul Supremes are also different from Peak Soul Supremes. The most terrifying Soul Supremes can even instantly kill ordinary Soul Supremes with just a glance.” The Artifact Spirit thought to himself.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

The golden light grew more and more intense, gradually filling the entire hall.

“This is impossible!”

The Artifact Spirit cried out.

The intensity of this golden light had already exceeded his understanding. He had never seen such intensely golden light potential recorded in the Netherworld God Temple's archives.

Time passed bit by bit, but the golden light showed no sign of stopping its spread; it was still surging wildly.

Suddenly.

A 'crack' sound caught the attention of both Ye Tian and the Artifact Spirit. Both man and Artifact Spirit looked towards the crystal ball.

A crack had appeared on the originally crystal-clear crystal ball, and this crack was growing larger and larger.

“It's going to shatter!”

This thought appeared in Ye Tian's mind.