Chapter 97 – First Round Elimination (2/2)

‘But to be able to refine a stance first I will have to understand it fully just like I did with the Supernova stance.’

Seeing that Ye Wei was able to refine the stance and received cosmic energy, Pu Yuan laughed while saying, “The Supernova stance is a very special stance; not only is it evolvable, it’s also customizable so to speak. The evolved stages of this stance are different for each user, and strictly speaking, you are actually creating a new stance every time you refine it. Therefore it is entirely possible that you will receive cosmic energy every time the stance is refined.” Pu Yuan explained.

‘I wonder if this boy’s Supernova stance will become as strong as master’s… Either way, I guess I can say that I did not waste three hundred years now that I met this kid!!’ Pu Yuan stared at Ye Wei as his eyes were heating up. ‘He is definitely the most qualified person here to become master’s successor. I am glad someone this talented showed up after all these unworthy people came and failed…’

‘However…’ Pu Yuan exhaled slowly and calmed his excitement. He frowned as he remembered what was written on his master’s will.

“Master said whoever deciphered eighty-one runes would be qualified to take the next test!” Pu Yuan looked at Ye Wei, Lin Zi Yan, and Jin Yan. But he frowned and felt uneasy, if he did not swear to follow his master’s will, he would have directly chosen Ye Wei as the only candidate to inherit the Glacial Emperor’s legacy.

“As stated from his will, whoever deciphers more than eighty-one runes of the Supernova stance shall inherit everything, and in the case where there is more than one person who meets the requirement, a second test shall be held…” Pu Yuan announced.

“What are your names?” He pointed at the cultivators who qualified and asked.

“Jin Yan!”

“Mister Pu Yuan, my name is Lin Zi Yan.”

“I am Ye Wei.”

‘All three of them passed the test, but this Ye Wei is by far the best suited to become the temple’s next master.’ Pu Yuan sighed. In his opinion, although Lin Zi Yan and Jin Yan did pretty well on the test they were not even close to Ye Wei’s level.

‘But I have to follow master’s will to the letter!’

“The test is over. All three of you have passed.” Pu Yuan waved his hand, and three pillars of blue light fell onto Ye Wei, Lin Zi Yan, and Jin Yan.

“What, that’s it? Only three of us passed?” Hong Xun, Xue Yao, and the others felt deflated as they looked at the chosen three, but on the other hand, they understood the distance between them and the trio was quite vast.

The Glacial Emperor was a legend. Literally, everyone in the room wanted to inherit his legacy. This was a once in a lifetime chance, and most of the cultivators were feeling pretty down because they had failed.

“Congrats!” After a few sighs and sobs, Hong Xun, and Xue Yao overcame the negative emotions. They were glad that at least there was still a chance that Jin Yan would be eliminated, so they walked up to Ye Wei and Lin Zi Yan and shook their hands.

“Thank you so much!” Ye Wei answered smilingly.

Just after Ye Wei showed his gratitude, some of the Warriors were starting to disappear. They were teleported out of the labyrinth by Pu Yuan.

In mere moments, there were only about thirty Warriors left in the temple. Xue Yao and Hong Xun were confused, so they looked at each other, ‘Huh? Why haven’t we been teleported out?’

“Little ones!” Pu Yuan’s hoarse voice sounded.

“Eh?” Hearing his voice, everyone raised their heads and looked towards him.

“Although the rest of you did not pass the test, suffice it to say, you guys are talented enough to have deciphered a respectable portion of the Supernova stance!” Pu Yuan smiled as he relayed the good news. “Back in the day, master had eight close servants including myself. We are his disciples, and all seven of my comrades made their names famous in different corners of the continent while I was left behind to guard this temple!”

“I can not let you inherit the Glacial Emperor’s legacy, but to reward your efforts I would like you to meet his other disciples and see if you can learn something from my old friends’ descendants!” Pu Yuan waved his arm and seven jade amulets appeared out of thin air as they quietly levitated above the Warriors’ heads.

“There is a runic teleport array inside each of these amulets. Activating them will transfer you to the owners of the other halves of these amulets.

“The legacy of the Emperor’s disciples!?” The Warriors looked at the amulets and the fire in their eyes was relit.

‘Of course, it would be nice to inherit what the emperor left for the world, but from what I can see the emperor’s servants are stronger than their titles sound. I can definitely learn something that will make me someone strong!’