166: Chapter 166 If these items are too expensive, will they sell well?

Outside the vortex.

Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion had been waiting anxiously, feeling restless.

"None of the previous ones lasted ten minutes. How long has Brother Long been inside?"

"He won't run into any trouble, will he?"

"Say something, Brother Dog!"

"Shut up!"

Mad Dog snapped at him, continuing to stare blankly, though inwardly he was sweating for Tang Long as well.

Theoretically, the longer one lasted, the closer one was to success, but Tang Long's trial time was indeed too long.

As far as he knew, most legacy trials ended within ten minutes because the longer the time, the longer the inheritor suffered damage; reaching this level was generally the limit.

A small number reached thirteen or fourteen minutes, but that was because the legacy technique was special.

And Tang Long had been in the vortex for over twenty minutes now.

On the other side, Ye Qingzhou and the others were also whispering.

"How long has it been? Twenty-five minutes?"

"Just a few seconds short."

"If he can hold on for this long, he should basically be successful, right?"

"If he succeeded, wouldn't he have come out? But there's no sign of him yet, it's hard to say."

"Yeah. With that intensity of lightning attacks, hitting for over twenty minutes, even solid spiritual metal would have been blasted to slag. How could a flesh-and-blood body withstand it?"

"Unless... he hasn't moved from the spot and hasn't even started the trial."

"Ah? Is that possible? Why would he do that?"

"We all failed. He just wants to hold on a bit longer so he has some face when he comes out."

Ye Qingzhou and the others couldn't help but look at each other. Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion, who were nearby, glared at them upon hearing this, but surprisingly, they didn't scold them.

Because, based on what they knew of Tang Long, he might actually be capable of doing such a thing.

Even Miao Manman felt this speculation had some rationality to it.

But just then, a Blood Refining guard suddenly said, "There is another possibility."

"When I was a student, a classmate of mine also encountered the opening of the Gate of Heavens Legacy."

"During the legacy, he almost lasted until the end, but he was seriously injured. He couldn't complete the final step, nor did he have the strength to come out, so he could only lie on the spot panting."

"By the time the Gate of Heavens Legacy closed on its own and he was ejected, he had missed the best window for emergency treatment, and he was completely ruined."

"He was taken home and, after being paralyzed in bed for half a year, he chose to commit suicide."

Another guard chimed in: "I remember the person you're talking about, too. It's such a pity; he was originally the most outstanding genius of our generation. Both in talent and strength, he was far stronger than us."

"Yeah. Especially his astonishing physique; he was called the Iron Man back then. No one could have imagined he would end up like that later."

"No wonder the teacher said back then that the Gate of Heavens Legacy is both a heaven-sent opportunity and a genius's graveyard."

Their words plunged the scene into silence.

Not to mention Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion, even the few members of the White Clothing Society knew that Tang Long was truly extraordinary and could definitely be called a genius.

At this moment, even Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but worry for Tang Long; after all, he was a newly allied partner. If he really became a cripple because of the trial, it would truly be a loss for him.

How would he report this when he got back?

Say he was disabled in the line of duty? Hopefully, he would still know how to behave then.

What if he died?

Then it would be hard to say whether Mad Dog and Golden Scorpion would cooperate.

At this moment, Miao Manman, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"He will definitely succeed!"

Everyone couldn't help but cast sympathetic looks.

She was a Thunder Spirit Body and had encountered the lightning-type Wuque Method legacy of the Gate of Heavens Legacy; it should have been a heaven-sent opportunity.

Yet she had failed, and after the failure, she had suffered a huge blow, dazing in place for a long time.

Everyone could understand how desperately she wanted to see Tang Long bring out the Wuque Method.

Although Ye Qingzhou felt uncomfortable, he still comforted her gently.

"You're right, Tang Long will succeed."

"Sister Manman says it's possible, so it must be possible."

"That's right! The Deputy President is the authority on lightning-type, she has the most say."

"Go Tang Long."

Miao Manman looked at him calmly, then looked at the others.

Just now, she had suffered a major blow, and her confidence had almost collapsed.

But hearing everyone constantly talking about Tang Long made her suddenly feel hope again. After all, she had seen some kind of miraculous power from Tang Long, and Tang Long had mastered the Open-Ring Forbidden Method.

Although he didn't have a Thunder Spirit Body, in all honesty, she believed Tang Long's endurance was definitely stronger than her own, which was why she had reached that judgment.

As for the people around, they were just talking about failure earlier, and were only agreeing with her now.

So she shook her head, "You are being insincere; you don't actually believe it. But I believe he will definitely succeed."

Everyone probably understood that Miao Manman just had that straightforward personality.

But they were all very embarrassed.

Time passed the thirty-minute mark.

A guard asked Ye Qingzhou again, "Young Master, should we continue waiting?"

Ye Qingzhou naturally understood what his subordinate meant.

They were currently holding two important prisoners, and they needed time to rush back to the city; they also needed time to process the prisoners and conduct formal interrogations. The faster they interrogated something out, the more they could expand the results.

After all, the intelligence system was a race for the first move; every minute wasted here increased the difficulty for subsequent progress, and might even result in nothing.

He was also very anxious.

However, if Tang Long could bring out a Wuque Method, the significance would be different.

In the recent period, he had already calculated that Tang Long was indeed very interesting, with many novel ideas.

When he stepped down and became the new President of the White Clothes Society, he would have value in being recruited.

If Tang Long passed the Wuque trial, his resume would inevitably get a major boost.

How to recruit him?

It was nothing more than fame and fortune, and Tang Long, this snob, happened to fall for that.

Let his grandfather pull strings to have this person specially recruited into the National Academy!

If this person was sensible, he could be promoted to the Imperial Academy after a few years of training.

His grandfather would get a genius with an amazing resume, plus a Wuque Method, and would definitely be happy.

Tang Long would be directly promoted to the country's highest institution, and would be a court official upon graduation; he had no reason not to be willing.

And what about himself? He had cracked a major espionage case, recommended talent for the country, and incidentally poached Xu Chaoyang's corner; could the Emperor not be happy?

But... why hadn't he come out yet?

After a few seconds of silence, he waved his hand, "Let's not wait anymore, we're going back."

Miao Manman suddenly said: "You guys go back first, I want to keep waiting."

"You..."

Just as Ye Qingzhou was about to speak, the vortex of the Gate of Heavens Legacy suddenly burst into strong light, blinding everyone.

After flickering continuously several times, it suddenly extinguished, and then a figure appeared in the same position.

"Tang Long!"

"Oh my, Brother Long, you finally came out, you nearly worried us to death!"

"He's not hurt badly, right? He looks okay, much better than others."

"Brother Long, did you succeed?"

Seeing Tang Long come out, Ye Qingzhou and the others also felt very surprised and crowded around.

Miao Manman was the first to rush to Tang Long, "Tang Long, your trial was successful, right!"

With so many people chattering, Tang Long couldn't respond to everyone, so he could only nod with a smile.

And the reason he took so long to come out was that the halo just wouldn't turn off.

Coming out with the halo was too shocking; there was no need, and he didn't want to show such a trump card to others casually.

So he could only wait inside.

Then... he went back to the first stage.

It wasn't because of the Barbarian Blood, but the Eight Sceneries Technique; whether it was body tempering or Empowerment, the consumption of spiritual energy was enormous.

Strictly speaking, the Eight Sceneries Technique was not a single lightning-attribute technique.

For example, the first scenery, Thunder Rain Patrols the Sky, was activated with dual lightning and water attributes.

The second scenery, Thunder Drum Steams Clouds, was also dual lightning and fire attributes.

Lacking the corresponding attribute, using another attribute to temporarily substitute was possible, but the power would be greatly reduced.

Of course, it was still a lightning-type Wuque Method after all, and the proportion of lightning spiritual energy used was still as high as sixty percent.

Tang Long originally had a few thunder spirit stones in his hand, but under this kind of consumption, it could be said that it was just a drop in the bucket.

According to his preliminary estimate, the thunder spirit stones needed for one Empowerment would be at least thirty or more, equivalent to about 2.4 million blue sea coins.

If the item is too expensive, can it sell well?

And he felt that the money he had on hand didn't seem to be much at all.