723: Chapter 723 Jiang Kaiyi burned out, yet remained violent.

Su Yuan and the Little Venerable Saint released their Martial Skills at almost the same time, hitting sixty thousand arrows.

As it turned out, the speed at which the sixty thousand arrows Su Yuan knocked away hit the ground was faster than the Little Venerable Saint's.

To a certain extent, this showed that Su Yuan was slightly stronger than the Little Venerable Saint at the same Realm.

This was what Jiang Kaiyi thought.

Zhou Xinyan and the others did not know Su Yuan, and although they had never met him, they did not look down on Su Yuan before the trial began.

Why was that?

Su Yuan had come together with the Little Immortal Saint.

This point alone was enough to prove Su Yuan's strength.

If his strength were not great, how could he have come with the Little Immortal Saint?

They all knew the Little Immortal Saint cultivated the sword and likely would not take this seriously, so the person who came with the Little Immortal Saint was the main contender for the inheritance of the crimson sovereign.

"Very good, your performance has exceeded my expectations."

The Crimson Venerable Phantom praised everyone and then continued.

"Next, we will begin the second trial: the Spear Technique Strength Trial."

"Once the trial begins, a boulder made of a special material will descend from above your heads."

"If you can pierce the boulder within three spear strikes, you will pass the second trial."

The Crimson Venerable Phantom smiled mysteriously toward Su Yuan and the other nine as he said this.

"I will not reveal in advance what level of strength is needed to pierce the stone; you will experience it for yourselves shortly."

At those words, the nine Chizhen Pavilion Disciples who had lost their eligibility all looked toward Jiang Kaiyi.

Jiang Kaiyi recalled the boulder from the second trial, and his body subconsciously trembled slightly.

He had been in despair when he faced the boulder above him last time.

Let alone piercing the boulder, hundreds of spear strikes had only left a small pit on its surface.

The depth was only one centimeter.

The entire boulder was two meters thick; with his strength, how could he possibly pierce it?

"Once you are ready, ascend to the second tier of stairs."

The Crimson Venerable Phantom said with a faint smile.

Zhang Yuzun immediately left his spot and headed toward the second tier.

Su Yuan followed closely behind, while the others slowly made their way to the stairs.

Only Jiang Kaiyi remained where he was; the first trial had truly taken a lot out of him.

Seeing Su Yuan and the others standing on the second tier, Jiang Kaiyi sighed helplessly, gritted his teeth, and stepped up as well.

He would not be able to pass the second trial anyway, so continuing to recover was useless.

Besides, everyone else had already ascended; Jiang Kaiyi did not think he had enough Face to make ten Disciples from overlord-level forces wait for him.

The eleven of them ascended the second tier, their positions remaining the same as on the first tier, but Su Yuan and the others were spaced even further apart.

The nine Chizhen Pavilion Disciples obediently stepped down from the first tier and kept their distance to observe the trial process.

To be honest, these Disciples had been under immense pressure; now that they had lost their eligibility, they felt relieved and their moods improved significantly.

Most eyes were focused on Zhang Yuzun and Su Yuan; few people paid attention to the other nine.

Since they were observing, they naturally had to watch the strongest individuals.

Everyone was currently at the Mid-stage Star King Realm; perhaps they could learn something from them.

Seeing that everyone was ready, the Crimson Venerable Phantom spoke softly.

"The second trial, begin."

Eleven loud booms erupted in succession as eleven boulders suddenly appeared above everyone's heads, about a hundred meters away.

The boulders descended slowly, specifically giving Su Yuan and the others time to release their Martial Skills.

Suddenly, the eleven of them stepped back in unison, making it easier to exert force without having to crane their necks to watch the boulders fall.

The boulders appearing directly overhead meant they could not watch them with a normal line of sight.

So they backed up to a spot where they could see them with just a slight tilt of the neck.

Jiang Kaiyi stared at the boulder in his sight, channeled all his remaining strength, and unleashed a terrifying Martial Skill.

Bang!

The attack was grand and powerful, but it only left a very faint white mark on the boulder's surface.

A white mark appeared on the boulder, but overall it looked no different from its original state; the mark was so shallow it was barely visible without close inspection.

Jiang Kaiyi then launched a frantic barrage of Martial Skills at the boulder, unleashing everything he had with reckless abandon.

Barring any surprises, this would be his last time participating in the inheritance of the crimson sovereign.

He would not have such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity next time.

Since it was his last time, Jiang Kaiyi wanted his journey in the chizun legacy space to end with some dignity.

At the very least, he had to surpass his past self.

Meanwhile, on Su Yuan and Zhang Yuzun's side.

Zhang Yuzun still used the same Martial Skill he had used to blast the arrows; with one spear strike, the power was vaguely greater than before.

Spurred by Su Yuan's performance, Zhang Yuzun also gave his all.

He could not be outperformed by Su Yuan, or it would truly seem like Su Yuan was suppressing him.

A Thunder Dragon charged straight at the boulder, ruthlessly piercing the two-meter-thick stone in an instant.

Just like in the previous trial, Su Yuan unleashed the Breaking Three Forms with a second acceleration toward the boulder, piercing it in an instant.

Watching the boulder dissipate into starlight fragments in the air, Su Yuan thought to himself that the boulder's surface likely had a defense level at the Transcendence Realm Initial Stage.

Piercing the boulder was equivalent to having them defeat an opponent three Realms higher within three spear strikes.

On Zhou Xinyan's side, he also pierced the boulder with a single strike; his Martial Skill was so powerful that the spear technique's release created a terrifying sound.

Meng Yuqian, standing next to Zhou Xinyan, had to release two Martial Skills to pierce the boulder.

A moment later, ten of the eleven had pierced their boulders, all within three strikes, except for Jiang Kaiyi.

Even though Chen Shenxiao was using a spear, he still pierced the boulder in one strike.

Most weapons share commonalities; as long as the application of force is somewhat correct, they can unleash a certain amount of power.

Chen Shenxiao's talent was Heaven-Defying; even without using sword techniques, he could exert terrifying power.

At this moment, Jiang Kaiyi was still giving his all to release Martial Skills, attempting to pierce the boulder through the sheer volume of attacks.

But the boulder was getting closer and closer, with less than two meters left.

When the boulder was only fifteen centimeters away from him, Jiang Kaiyi's feet shifted as he left his spot and appeared beside the nine Chizhen Pavilion Disciples.

With a heavy sigh, Jiang Kaiyi thought, "Is it still impossible?"

Panting, he looked toward Su Yuan and the others; their condition was no different from the previous trial, all looking completely relaxed.

Is this the gap between me and the top Geniuses of Huiqiong Star?

We are all at the Mid-stage Star King Realm, yet there is a chasm-like distance between us.

Jiang Kaiyi felt a mix of emotions, feeling very bitter.

However, this emotion only lasted for a moment; Jiang Kaiyi had long known he could not compare to them, so his mindset quickly leveled out after the bitterness.

Immediately after, a hint of a smile appeared on Jiang Kaiyi's Face.

At the final moment, the mark he left on the boulder's surface was deeper than last time, by about 0.5 centimeters.

Regardless of whether he passed the second trial, making progress was enough to prove that Jiang Kaiyi had not Cultivated in vain during this time.

The second trial ended, and the Crimson Venerable Phantom looked at Su Yuan and the other nine with a Face full of smiles.

"Very good, all ten external aids have passed the first two basic trials."

"The upcoming third trial will not be as simple as the first two."

Jiang Kaiyi and the others pricked up their ears to listen intently.

Although the next trial had nothing to do with the ten of them, they were incredibly curious about what the third trial would entail.