Published: December 27, 2024
Buzz!
An invisible glow descended, instantly clearing a space in the square, forming an exceptionally vast circular area.
One by one, the refiner participants stepped into the open space, while the martial artists who were not participating in the assessment, even if they were Heaven Saints, could only retreat and move away from the assessment area.
Surprisingly, there weren't many participants entering the open space; counting them all, there were only around twenty to thirty thousand.
This was nothing compared to the martial artist assessments, which often had hundreds of thousands or even millions of participants.
However, this was quite normal, as the Tian Gong's assessment was extraordinary. Just the registration requirements were very strict; only Earth Level refiners qualified to participate, and how many Earth Level refiners existed across the land? They had to also be above Earth Level and possess a certain degree of potential.
Thus, even with several major states joining forces, only this number of participants was approved.
Among them, even the weakest one was an early-stage Earth Level Master, who would be considered a master-level figure in a city like Cang Xuan City, holding a prominent status.
This was Qin Chen's first time participating in such a refiner assessment in the Heavenly Realm, and he was quite curious about how it would proceed.
Normally speaking, the most direct way to assess refiners was through refining, for instance, the certification of the refiner profession would directly require them to forge their strongest Holy Weapon. Based on the quality of the Holy Weapon, it would be evaluated.
However, Qin Chen knew it would be anything but simple.
The Heavenly Gong required powerful geniuses in refining, not just the strongest refiners. To assess a refiner's potential was quite challenging; they would inevitably use some special methods, similar to the Ancient Saint Tower, rather than letting martial artists simply battle it out.
While Qin Chen was in thought, he suddenly felt a chill in the air. He turned his head and saw Yun Mengze staring at him ominously, a cruel smile curving his lips, with murderous intent surging from him.
"Why does Yun Mengze's aura seem a bit strange?"
Qin Chen frowned. He wasn't surprised that the other had broken through to half-step Heaven Saint; if he could break through, others naturally could too. Moreover, Yun Mengze was the master of Yun State; who didn't have some treasures to enhance their power?
What concerned him was Yun Mengze's aura, which had subtly changed since their recent encounter in front of the Ancient Saint Tower. However, this change was quite subtle; even Qin Chen only sensed a hint of strangeness without being able to pinpoint the specific change.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this time our Tian Gong's refiner department's assessment consists of three rounds. All refiners who pass all three rounds will be able to join our refiner department and receive our training."
A powerful figure from the Tian Gong's refiner department soared into the sky, speaking with a rumble.
Three rounds of assessment? The crowd showed solemn expressions. The more rounds of assessment there were, the more it indicated that the assessment was not simple. For example, the warrior assessment only required passing the three levels of the Ancient Saint Tower, which was straightforward, while three rounds represented the evaluation of a refiner's qualifications in all aspects, with no chance for luck whatsoever.
"Enough nonsense, let's start the first round of assessment. The first round will be the array formation assessment."
"You all know that to become a top-tier refiner, one must be well-versed in various array formations because a powerful array or inscription can unleash the true power of a Holy Weapon."
As the powerful figure's voice fell, a high platform suddenly flew down from the horizon.
During its descent, the platform rapidly rotated and enlarged, ultimately landing to form an incomparably broad twelve-tiered stairway in the square.