Published: November 30, -0001
On the black stone monument, numerous traces were densely packed, but there were also many blank spaces.
The lowest traces were around ten meters, relatively shallow in depth, while the highest ones were almost in the middle of the stone monument.
Among them, there was a fist imprint located about fifty to sixty zhang away from the stone monument. The entire fist imprint was deeply embedded within the stone monument, giving off a profound and vast terrifying feeling from a distance.
It seemed that just a glance could shatter one's soul.
This made Di Tianyi and the others fix their gazes in concentration.
Fifty to sixty zhang is more than a hundred meters. For a Mystic Level warrior, leaping to such heights was nearly impossible.
Even for a fifth-tier Wuzong, jumping that high was no easy feat; perhaps only a sixth-tier Wu Zun could accomplish it.
However, now on this stone monument, there were quite a few traces above a hundred meters, making Di Tianyi and the others frown slightly.
According to the restrictions of the Ancient Southern Capital, only warriors below twenty-four years of age could participate in the assessments. Could it be that these traces were left by geniuses who had participated in the assessments?
If that were truly the case, what kind of genius could achieve such heights?
"You talents from the five nations must have had quite a few who participated in the Ancient Southern Capital's assessments in the past. Are these traces left by the geniuses of your five nations?"
As if having the same doubts, many geniuses from the Dawei Dynasty couldn't help but turn to look at the talents from the five nations and began to inquire.
Among them, the fourth prince Zhao Wei was scrutinized by a genius from the Dawei Dynasty.
"This..." After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Wei forced a smile and said, "Though I am a genius from the five nations, this is my first time participating in the Ancient Southern Capital's grand competition. This trace stone monument is naturally my first time seeing it, but from what I understand, the grand competition of the five nations has a history of a hundred years, and in that time, the Ancient Southern Capital has held assessments nineteen times. However, there has never been a trace stone monument appearing during any assessment."
Zhao Wei affirmed.
As someone from the five nations, he certainly conducted investigations to prepare for this grand competition, but in the history of a hundred years of the five nations, this trace stone monument indeed appeared for the first time.
Not only Zhao Wei, but the other talents from the five nations answered similarly.
This made many geniuses from the Dawei Dynasty frown.
If that's the case, then the trace stone monument should be like the true meaning of martial arts in the first round, activated due to special conditions.
Since the traces on the monument were not left by people from the five nations, it was highly likely they were left by geniuses who participated in the assessments from some time period between the five nations.
Even further back, it could be that before the Dark Era, when the Ancient Southern Capital's power had not yet been destroyed, the traces were left by geniuses of their own power.
"But even if they were geniuses before the Dark Era, they couldn't have left traces at more than a hundred meters, right?"
Di Tianyi and the others still felt doubtful.
Moreover, the traces at the very top certainly did not seem to be left by ordinary warriors; the strength of the one who left them must far exceed theirs.
"Stop overthinking it. The priority now is to pass this third round of assessment."
As they regained their focus, everyone once again gazed at the black stone monument before them.
"A height of ten meters should be easy, right?"
"Any Heaven Level warrior would easily jump over ten meters; the only difficulty should be leaving a mark on this black stone monument."
"The will of the Ancient Southern Capital mentioned leaving marks with true energy, meaning that the physical body cannot make contact with the black stone monument; one can only use true energy to attack the black stone monument."