181: Textbook-style pretentiousness

Three days later.

Lin Fan opened his eyes; the effect of the chaos enlightenment pill had ended.

His Chaos Prototype had increased from 58% to 65%!

An increase of 7 percentage points!

Although he still hadn't managed to manifest all Laws, his understanding of Chaos had deepened by another layer.

"Getting closer..." Lin Fan muttered to himself, "Once my Chaos Prototype breaks through 70%, I should be able to initially manifest Laws."

By then, his combat power would undergo a qualitative leap!

"Master." Jingang's voice came from outside the door, "Wealthy Gold from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is here again, saying... there is an important matter."

"Let him in."

A moment later, Wealthy Gold squeezed into the Cultivation room again.

This time, there was no smile on his face; instead, it carried a trace of gravity.

"Champion Lin, something has happened."

"Speak."

"The Dark Hall... has spoken." Wealthy Gold said in a low voice, "They said they want to make you... unable to leave the Holy City."

Lin Fan laughed: "Is that it?"

"Not just that." Wealthy Gold shook his head, "We also received news that Fifth Sir... may have persuaded several other Enforcers to... tamper with your reserve assessment."

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes: "Specifically?"

"We are still investigating the specifics." Wealthy Gold said, "But the Pavilion Master asked me to tell you... the Myriad Treasures Pavilion can provide you with asylum, and can even help you... leave the Holy City in advance."

"And the conditions?" Lin Fan asked.

"The conditions remain the same: become a Supreme Guest Elder." Wealthy Gold said solemnly, "And the Pavilion Master said, as long as you agree, he can give you an extra World-Breaking Talisman... at a critical moment, it can tear space and teleport you a million miles away."

Lin Fan was silent.

The sincerity of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was indeed very high.

But he... did not need to run.

"Thank the Pavilion Master for me." Lin Fan said slowly, "But I will walk my own path."

"For these three months, I will stay in the Holy City."

"Whether it's the Dark Hall or Fifth Sir..."

A cold light flashed in his eyes:

"If they want to come, let them come."

"I, Lin Fan..."

"Will accompany them to the end."

Wealthy Gold looked at Lin Fan deeply, and finally nodded: "Understood. Then... keep the Guest Elder token; if you have any needs, activate it at any time."

He bowed and left.

In the Cultivation room, Lin Fan clenched his fists.

Chaos Qi flowed in his palms.

"Three months..."

"Once my Chaos Prototype breaks through 70%, once I have saved up 500,000 prestige value..."

"Whatever Dark Hall, whatever Fifth Sir..."

"I will crush them all!"

[Ding! Arrogant declaration, fearless of challenges, prestige value + 5000!]

[Current prestige value: 373,000 points!]

Three days later, the Enforcer reserve training officially began.

The training location was the "Enforcement Hall" in the core area of the Holy City. It was a pitch-black, towering building that exuded an ancient and majestic aura.

When Lin Fan arrived with Jingang, nearly a hundred people had already gathered on the square in front of the hall.

These people were all reserve candidates, from various regions and races, with the lowest cultivation being an Early Stage Martial Emperor, and the high ones even being a Peak Martial Emperor.

Lin Fan, this Peak Martial King, stood among them, looking particularly conspicuous.

"Yo, isn't this our great champion~" A strange, Yin and Yang voice rang out.

Lin Fan turned to look. It was a young man in a purple robe with a feminine face, playing with a jade thumb ring, his eyes filled with undisguised jealousy as he looked at Lin Fan.

"Let me introduce myself." The purple-robed youth walked up to Lin Fan, "Zixiao, direct descendant of the Zi family in the Central District, Mid-stage Martial Emperor, reserve candidate ranking..."

"Oh right, why am I telling you this? Anyway, some people rely on connections to become reserves directly; they don't need a ranking at all~"

As the voice fell, a few chuckles sounded around them.

Obviously, many people were dissatisfied with Lin Fan, this "airdropped" reserve.

Lin Fan glanced at Zixiao and didn't speak.

"Why, no words?" Zixiao raised his eyebrows, "Feeling guilty? It's true, after all, you only mixed in because of your relationship with Seventh Master, there's really nothing to say."

Lin Fan finally spoke: "Did you brush your teeth?"

Zixiao was stunned: "What?"

"Your mouth is so smelly, didn't you brush your teeth this morning?" Lin Fan asked very seriously, "Or is it that people from your Zi family... are all unhygienic?"

"You!!!" Zixiao's face turned red.

Some people around were holding back laughter.

"Lin Fan! Don't be too arrogant!" Zixiao said angrily, "This is not the Arena, there is no Seventh Master to back you up!"

"So what?" Lin Fan raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to fight?"

He looked Zixiao up and down and shook his head: "Mid-stage Martial Emperor? Forget it, too weak, I'm afraid I'll make you cry with one punch."

"You!!!" Zixiao was shaking with anger and was about to act when a majestic voice rang out:

"Quiet!"

An old man in a black Enforcer robe walked out of the hall, his aura unfathomable... a Martial Venerable!

"I am your training instructor, you can call me Venerable Black Feather."

Venerable Black Feather swept his gaze across the audience, paused on Lin Fan, and then continued:

"The reserve training lasts for three months and is divided into three stages."

"The first stage: Law assessment. Testing your level of Law comprehension and application ability."

"The second stage: Combat assessment. Fighting against foreign races, Vicious Beasts, and even Enforcer projections in a simulated battlefield."

"The third stage: Mission assessment. Executing a real Enforcer mission, graded based on completion."

"Only by passing all three stages can you become an official reserve."

"Now, start the first stage... Law assessment."

He waved his hand, and over a hundred independent light shields appeared on the square.

"Each person enters a light shield, inside there are nine Law trials. Passing more than six is qualified, passing all nine... there are extra rewards."

"Start."

As the voice fell, everyone entered the light shields one after another.

Lin Fan also walked into a light shield.

Inside the light shield was an independent space, with nine stone tablets of different colors floating in the center.

The first stone tablet was fire-red, with the word "Fire" carved on it.

"First test: Fire Law. Condense the Fire Law to light the stone tablet."

Lin Fan raised his hand, and a wisp of flame appeared at his fingertips.

But he thought about it and dispersed the flame.

"Using Fire Law is too simple..."

A playful look flashed in his eyes:

"How about... trying this."

Lin Fan's mind moved, and the Chaos Prototype operated.

The gray Chaos Qi condensed in his palm, and then... began to evolve!

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Fire!"

Hum!

In the Chaos Qi, a wisp of crimson flame was born out of thin air!

It was not an ordinary flame, but a... Chaos Flame containing a trace of Chaos aura!

The flame landed on the stone tablet.

The stone tablet was instantly lit, and then... melted.

It wasn't lit, it was burned away directly!

Outside the light shield, a flash of surprise appeared in Venerable Black Feather's eyes.

The second stone tablet, water blue, with the word "Water".

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Water!"

The Chaos Qi evolved into a crystal clear water droplet, which landed on the stone tablet.

The stone tablet did not get wet, but was... pierced through by the water droplet.

The third stone tablet, earth yellow, with the word "Earth".

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Earth!"

The Chaos Qi evolved into a speck of dust.

The dust landed on the stone tablet, and the stone tablet instantly turned into fly ash.

The fourth, fifth, sixth...

Metal, Wood, Wind, Thunder...

Lin Fan followed the same pattern, Chaos Manifestation Technique, manifesting all Laws!

Every Law manifested contained a trace of the truth of Chaos, and its power far exceeded ordinary Laws!

When he reached the seventh stone tablet... Space Law, Lin Fan stopped.

This stone tablet had the word "Space" carved on it, testing the application of the Space Law.

"Space Law..." Lin Fan narrowed his eyes.

His comprehension of the Space-Time Law was only 20%, and he was far from being able to manifest the Space Law.

But...

"Chaos encompasses all Laws, and space... is also within Chaos!"

Lin Fan fully mobilized the Chaos Prototype!

The gray Chaos Qi rotated, compressed, and evolved crazily!

Once, failed.

Twice, failed.

Three times...

Hum!

In the Chaos Qi, a wisp of silver Space power slowly appeared!

Although very weak, it was indeed the Space Law!

"It worked!" Lin Fan's eyes lit up.

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Space!"

The silver Space power landed on the stone tablet.

The stone tablet did not shatter, nor was it pierced, but... disappeared.

It was not destroyed, but transferred to another space!

"Space transfer..." A flash of brilliance appeared in Venerable Black Feather's eyes, "Chaos evolving space... this child's talent is terrifying!"

The eighth stone tablet, Time Law.

This time Lin Fan tried more than ten times before he barely managed to evolve a wisp of Time power, making the stone tablet's time flow speed up three times, barely passing.

The ninth stone tablet...

There was no word on it, just a blank space.

"Ninth test: Self-selected Law. Show your most proficient Law."

Lin Fan laughed.

Most proficient?

That is of course...

Chaos!

He raised his hand, and the Chaos Prototype operated at full power!

The gray Chaos Qi condensed, compressed, and evolved in his palm!

Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, Wood, Wind, Thunder, Space, Time...

Nine types of Laws, evolved one by one in Chaos, and then returned to Chaos!

Finally, the Chaos Qi condensed into a gray ball of light, slowly floating towards the stone tablet.

The light ball merged into the stone tablet.

The stone tablet... exploded.

It did not shatter, it did not melt, but was completely annihilated, turned into the most primitive particles, and returned to Chaos.

Nine tests, all passed!

And passed in the most shocking way!

The light shield dissipated.

When Lin Fan walked out, the square was silent.

Everyone was looking at him, their eyes complex.

There was shock, jealousy, fear, and also... admiration.

Zixiao's face was livid, his fists clenched... his score was seven tests passed, he originally thought he would be at the forefront, but he didn't expect Lin Fan...

Passed all nine tests!

And every test was passed in a crushing manner!

"Lin Fan, passed all nine tests, evaluation: Perfect."

Venerable Black Feather announced, his eyes full of praise:

"As a reward, you can enter the Law Secret Realm to Cultivate for three days... not the ordinary area, but the core area."

"In addition, the process of you manifesting the nine Laws just now has been recorded and will be used as a teaching case for subsequent reserves to refer to."

As the voice fell, a gasp sounded around.

Teaching case!

[Ding! Textbook-style prestige, prestige value + 5000!]

[Current prestige value: 378,000 points!]