CHAPTER 433: CHAPTER 335 KUI BULL_2

"Next, everyone please follow the numbered order, 10 beasts per group, to commence the exam!"

Soon, the first batch of "candidates" stepped onto the "exam site."

They were ten Spiritual Beasts of different attributes, species, and vastly different sizes.

If the "candidate" was a Spirit Master, they only needed to send one of their Spiritual Beasts to participate in the assessment.

The disciples of Canglan Palace carefully checked the "admission card", which was a jade token, and then arranged the competing Spiritual Beasts in a circular formation, enclosing the Tide Giant and Tide Witch in the center.

"Skah!"

After a roar from the Tide Giant, its fist smashed fiercely onto the ground.

Whoosh!

to 8-meter high waves rapidly swept around.

Boom!

The powerful Tidal Force burst forth instantly.

Almost at the moment of contact, the Unihorn Goldfish and Ghost Face Flower, both at Monarch First Stage, were blasted out by the strong tide, even though they had released their domains and defensive moves.

But it was useless!

The huge tidal wave, carrying a million tons of force, smashed through their domains and defensive barriers like breaking bamboo, then directly blasted them outside the water curtain!

Direct elimination!

"That was fast!"

"Too difficult!"

The audience exclaimed in surprise.

The difficulty of this preliminary round seemed to be much more challenging than in previous sessions!

"2 seconds 02."

"2 seconds 23."

The moment they were pushed out of the water curtain, two times appeared on an ancient mechanical device outside the water curtain.

Each Spiritual Beast carried a signal receiver, which would display the respective time the moment they left the competition arena.

Soon, the 8 Spiritual Beasts that withstood the first wave of the tidal assault also began to falter.

In the furious Tidal Domain, they were like lone boats in a storm, at risk of sinking at any moment!

Clang!

At this moment, the elegant fingers of the Tide Witch plucked the strings of her harp. The sound was beautiful and moving, seemingly harmless, but the tides released by the Tide Giant became even more tumultuous, each wave carrying unparalleled immense force.

Boom!

Two consecutive enhanced tidal whirlpools surged towards all the Spiritual Beasts.

Two more Spiritual Beasts were eliminated.

Soon, Chen Mo discovered that the strength of the tide was gradually increasing.

Initially, the strength of the first round’s tide might only be at Third-stage Monarch, but after two rounds, it directly escalated to Monarch 5th Rank!

Roughly every 10 seconds, the waves would become stronger!

In just 40 seconds, only one "survivor" remained out of the ten competing Spiritual Beasts in the second batch.

It was an Aurora Jellyfish at Monarch Seventh Rank, a jellyfish-type Spiritual Beast that emitted a beautiful radiance.

It completely liquefied its body to blend into the tidal whirl using a watery form, but as the whirl’s speed and impact force increased, it started losing control over its position.

Boom!

As the intensity of the tidal whirl upgraded again, it was also flung out.

"1 minute 02 seconds!"

"Congratulations to contestant number 8 from the Yun Meng Family for successfully passing the preliminary exam."

The disciple from Canglan Palace responsible for hosting the competition announced the result.

The tidal whirl gradually stopped.

Seeing this, the Spirit Masters around began discussing.

"Is the preliminary always this challenging!?"

"With only one out of ten moving on, that means less than a hundred Spiritual Beasts will participate in the second round."

"In the previous Canglan Grand Ceremony, the top 100 were directly promoted to the finals. The main purpose of the Canglan Grand Ceremony’s assessment is to select talents, so the primary objective of the preliminary is to filter out some weaker Spirit Masters or Spiritual Beasts."

"Ah, I don’t ask for much, I just want to make it into the top 100 and secure a 3rd Level Blessed Land!"

...

"According to this pace, it will soon be our turn."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but think.

Testing 10 Spiritual Beasts in half a minute, even including the preparation time, would be just over a minute.

He was contestant 699.

It would probably be less than two hours before his turn.

Soon, the second batch of contestants who were ready came onto the field.

"Ao~"

The White Dragon Lady seemed to have spotted an old acquaintance, excitedly pointing at a black turtle, as she introduced it to Chen Mo and Chen Meng

"That Monarch Eighth Rank Panlong Turtle was defeated by me in the last Canglan Grand Ceremony, and because it lost to me, it missed out on the top 100."

White Dragon Lady had already made it into the top 100 in the last Canglan Grand Ceremony, thus she was exempted from the preliminary trials this time.

And that Panlong Turtle ranked 128th in the last event.

"It has mastered the perfect-level Calming Sea Divine Needle, this time it should be able to achieve good results. I guess it could last 1 minute!"

White Dragon Lady speculated.

"Maybe not, from the second round when the Tide Witch makes her move, the tidal waves began to incorporate spiritual attacks. Relying solely on physical strength will not suffice."

Chen Mo spoke.

His spiritual power was now immense, when the Tide Witch played her harp, he sensed that a spiritual attack had perfectly merged into the tidal swirl. If the contestants did not realize it and tried to resist solely with their physical bodies, they would likely be at a disadvantage.

Boom!

The second round of the test had already begun.

As White Dragon Lady said, the turtle immediately deployed its Rock Domain and then used the Calming Sea Divine Needle. A golden phantom appeared on its body’s surface, and its defensive power and weight increased by nearly 10 times instantly!

The first wave of the tide came, and it didn’t move at all.

Its posture was like "let the strong be strong, the breeze sweeps the hill."

But from the second wave onwards, the turtle wasn’t so calm anymore, the spiritual attack in the tide made it feel a great pressure.

However, the turtle evidently wasn’t too bright and didn’t realize it was a spiritual attack, it just felt that this year’s preliminaries of the Canglan Grand Ceremony were rather tough!

seconds later, only the turtle was left in the field.

But the golden barrier on its shell was already shattered like a spiderweb, reaching its limit!

Bang! Bang!

With the surge of the seventh wave!

The golden barrier completely shattered, the Panlong Turtle’s muscles bulged attempting to resist, but ultimately it was still washed away by the tidal wave.

"1 minute 26 seconds! Congratulations to contestant number 19 from Turtle Immortal Island, Panlong Turtle advances!"

Xiao Jiu stared into the tidal swirl, suddenly having a bold idea.

"Woo~" (Chen Mo, can I participate in the preliminaries this time, please?)

"Okay."

Chen Mo nodded.

Staying for one minute, no matter who it was, would be a breeze.

Originally, he planned to let Xinghai go.

After all, with Xinghai’s size there, its light scales could also greatly weaken all kinds of magical and spiritual attacks.

It was highly probable that even at full power, the Tide Witch and the Tide Giant’s Tidal Domain could not shake Xinghai at all.

Chen Mo thought about this scene and felt quite thrilled.

But sending Xiao Jiu would be equally good.

Time ticked by.

Almost every round, at most, only one contestant advanced, and often times several rounds passed without a single Spiritual Beast lasting over 30 seconds.

Until...

"Contestant number 699, Chen Mo!"

"It’s our turn."

"Jiu Bao, go for it!"

"Woo~"

The Wish-making White Fox elegantly walked to a cylindrical stone platform, then closed its eyes and began to mobilize the Origin Fire within its body.

Soon, three differently colored flames ignited at the tips of its three tails.

They were the Light Fire, symbolizing purity and cleansing power, the extremely hot Corona Flame, and the Green Lotus Heart Fire, representing spiritual power.

"It’s that young prodigy from a mysterious force!"

"Entering the preliminaries is actually a Fire Element Spirit Beast. A Third-stage Monarch daring to do this? Does it really not know what death is?"

"Wait, this White Fox’s growth level seems to be already at Monarch Fifth Rank."

"Advancing two levels in 10 days, are you kidding me!?"

...

Seeing the Wish-making White Fox ascend the stage, the surrounding Monarch Level Spiritual Beasts and Master Level Spirit Masters who spotted Chen Mo began to discuss.

days ago, their registration had stirred a minor commotion.

Many Spiritual Beasts knew about this Canglan Grand Ceremony featuring a too-young Spirit Master and a mere half-year-old Monarch Level Spiritual Beast!

Even the Kui Bull, sitting atop the platform with its eyes closed in feigned sleep, also opened its eyes and glanced at Chen Mo and the Wish-making White Fox.

It had also heard the recent rumors about the prodigy boy and girl.

"Must be a Spirit Master talent aiding in the cultivation of Spiritual Beasts! After the grand ceremony ends, I’ll have someone ask, and if willing to join Canglan Palace, I could allocate a spot at the Candle Dragon Altar for him."

This totemic great demon thought to itself.

Clearly, it didn’t expect Chen Mo could go very far.

Passing the preliminaries would already be quite the achievement.