Martial Master

“During this refining master assessment, how did a fool like you show up?”

Bai Yu Tang glanced at Qin Chen, shaking his head in surprise. This kid was quite impressive before; who knew he was just a coward.

He no longer paid attention to others and focused on comprehending. How could he not sense the fighting spirit of Yun Meng Ze? Tch, just a small county, and he dares to challenge you, young master? I, Bai, must show you what true genius is.

Alongside their efforts, the buzzing sound echoed as rays of light illuminated the area. After a short incense stick's time, many refining masters had already stepped onto the second level—first a few hundred, then thousands, and finally tens of thousands.

In less than half an incense stick's time, the vast majority had already entered the second step.

This was natural; to participate in the assessment, one must at least be an Earth Level Refiner. How could they fail to even clear the first step? One could say that before the first three levels, there would hardly be many eliminations.

Yet at this moment, Qin Chen still remained motionless. The Heavenly Walking Master in the sky was nearly losing patience.

Even Ao Lie and the others were puzzled as to why Qin Chen had yet to move.

“Could it be that Qin Chen doesn’t know the assessment method of the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation?”

Qin Ting Ting couldn’t help but voice her thoughts.

The ancient medicine master and others were startled; could it be possible?

It seemed plausible, after all, Qin Chen had never heard of the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation before.

What should we do now! Qin Chen furrowed his brows, resisting the force from the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation while wondering what was happening.

In such an environment, comprehending the array patterns was clearly impossible. If all his Holy Essence was used to resist the force of the steps, how could he comprehend the array patterns? There must be something unknown to him.

But if it wasn't using Holy Essence to resist the force, what else could it be?

Refiners assess mental strength. If the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation simulates array paths, could it be using mental strength?

Once Qin Chen thought of this, his mental strength immediately spread out. To his shock, he noticed that the pressure he felt from the Holy Essence on his body instantly decreased. Moreover, when he withdrew his Holy Essence to resist, he was not pushed out of the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation.

It truly was using mental strength.

Qin Chen was speechless; such a simple principle, and he just now understood it.

No, it shouldn't be blamed on him, but on the Heavenly Work.

It should be noted that Qin Chen had only been in the Heavenly Realm for just over a year and had never participated in any refining master assessments. Even his ranking as a Refiner was determined not long ago at the Refining Pavilion. While his skills in refining were exceptionally terrifying, it was due to the ancient Sky Patch Palace's inheritance.

However, there was a time gap between the Sky Patch Palace and the current Heavenly Realm.

Not to mention, the array paths in the Sky Patch Palace that Qin Chen was familiar with didn't involve any pressure from the Holy Essence. There was only the assessment of mental strength, and this assessment was not so direct but subtly integrated into the process of drawing array patterns.

The Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation simulated the array paths; however, it lacked the powerful means of the ancient Sky Patch Palace, resulting in a vague imitation.

This was what led Qin Chen into a cognitive trap.

Realizing this, Qin Chen couldn't help but laugh at himself.

So that’s how it is! Using Holy Essence to resist the force on the Twelve Heavens Sacred Formation, it's likely that no one can even hold out to the third level.

Every participant must use mental strength to resist; as long as they use mental strength to fend off the pressure, the pressure from the Holy Essence would naturally weaken. This is an assessment of mental strength.