978 Mad Lord Chu Yu (1/2)
There was someone else on the seventh floor! Mo Wen was curious. By rights, there were only a few people who were currently on the Path to Creation. Was he now running into those few geniuses from Huatian Palace?
It was obvious that the person had noticed Mo Wen's arrival, and he looked over rather curiously.
The person was a young man. He did not look too old, about twenty years or so. Though his appearance was nothing out o the ordinary, his eyes were sharp. When they looked over at you, you would feel a sense of awe emanating from them and would involuntarily feel scared.
”You must be Mo Wen,” the person greeted him. It seemed he knew who Mo Wen was.
”That's right. And you are?”
Mo Wen moved forward. He knew that the people he would meet here were probably those few from the Tianhou Palace. Rumor had it that they were the most talented group of the younger generation of Tianhou Palace.
”I'm Chu Yu. I'm not sure if you need me to give you a more detailed introduction?” Chu Yu said with a smile. The two of them had never met before. He knew who Mo Wen was, but he was not too sure if Mo Wen knew who he was. He was not conceited enough to assume that everyone in the world knew who he was—although, his name had spread far and wide in the Peng Lai Immortal Realm and those who did not know of him were few and far between.
”There's no need. Lord Chu is a disciple of the four Palace Lords of the Huatian Palace. How is it possible for me to not know of the famous Mad Lord Chu Yu from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm?” Mo Wen said with a smile. He had long since heard of the Four Geniuses of Tianhou Palace, and Chu Yu was a disciple of the four Palace Lords of the Huatian Palace. Apparently, he was even related to Palace Lord Chu by blood.
There were four Palace Lords in Huatian Palace. Aside from Xiao Hongyu, Lord of the Main Palace, there were also three Deputy Palace Lords. However, they were usually referred to as Second, Third, and Fourth Palace Lord instead of Deputy Palace Lord. Almost all of the Four Geniuses who were here now had a connection to the Palace Lords of Huatian Palace.
Chu Yu had quite a reputation in the Peng Lai Immortal Realm. He carried the moniker ”Mad Lord,” but not because he was arrogant and complacent. On the contrary, he was courteous and humble and rather straight-laced; he also had no tolerance for filthy things. The reason he was referred to as the Mad Lord was solely because he was forthright when it came to business. He would rather break than bend, and he had left people tongue-tied because of some dark dealings.
”You're too kind! Brother Mo's name is one I've heard. Head of Parliament Mo mentioned you before, so we can stop with the pleasantries now,” Chu Yu said with a smile.
”Brother Chu, why have you stopped here?” Mo Wen asked curiously.
He had stopped here at the Hundred Battle Test. Could he be aiming to clear the seventh floor and attain the highest achievement for this test?
”Brother Mo might now know about this, but the seventh floor of the Hundred Battle Test is giving me some trouble. This is embarrassing, but it's been slightly over a month since I arrived here.”
Chu Yu laughed bitterly. Initially, he had been the quickest one to clear the first six tests, but the other three had quickly overtaken him when they reached the seventh test, the Hundred Battle Test. Now even Mo Wen, who had started later, had caught up with him.
”Oh, but why are you so hung up on this, Brother Chu?” Mo Wen asked in shock. He knew that the highest achievement would grant the person rather shocking awards, but what was the point of that if he had to stay here because he could not pass this round?
Besides, the Hundred Battle Test imposed a time limit on the people who took the test, and they could only linger for a maximum of one month. If Chu Yu dragged this on for any longer, he would be on the verge of being forcefully escorted out of the Hundred Battle Test.
”Brother Mo, you might not know this but there are limits to my power. I did not get any creation talismans in the six tests before this, so I'm afraid my affinity with the Creation Pool ends here if I don't get one now.”
Chu Yu sighed. On the Path of Creation, there was one chance per round to get a creation talisman. However, it was frighteningly difficult to get one.
”Creation Talisman?” Mo Wen looked at Chu Yu suspiciously.
”Are you unaware of this, Brother Mo?” This time, it was Chu Yu's turn to be shocked. Mo Wen had made it all the way here, but he was unaware of the creation talismans. Was he not rather closely acquainted with Head of Parliament Mo? Had Mo Wen not been told about this?
”Could you explain, Brother Chu?” Mo Wen already had a faint inkling what this creation talisman was, but he still asked Chu Yu to explain it to him in order to confirm his beliefs. It was true that he had not known about the creation talismans before and, judging by what Chu Yu was saying, only those who obtained the highest achievement at every test would get one. Which meant…
”The creation talisman is a status symbol that was handed out during the test by the Ancient Creation Sect to the person with the highest achievement. In the Ancient Age, there were a lot of people who took part in the tests for the Path to Creation. Naturally, those who were outstanding enough to obtain a creation talisman would receive special benefits from the Creation Sect. During that time, getting the creation talisman was a symbol of glory and strength, and it guaranteed that you would receive special training from the Creation Sect in the future.”
”It's just a shame I'm so slow-witted. I didn't manage to get a single creation talisman in the first six tests, so this seventh test is my last shot.”