767: Chapter 767, The Mysterious Realm of Spiritual Light, has ended; rewards will be announced.

As Peng Wenyun prayed, time ticked away second by second.

Ten seconds, dozens of seconds, one minute.

A minute and a half...

Sha Hongxuan and Luo Yize's hearts pounded; they were incredibly nervous at this moment, their eyes fixed intently in Peng Ming's direction.

There was still half a minute left; if Peng Ming still couldn't defeat Peng Quan's star consciousness projection, then they would successfully surpass Peng Wenyun's pair and secure a spot in the top three.

Peng Quan watched this scene with calm eyes; with his strength, he could predict the outcome based on Peng Ming's Moves and consumption.

He could predict it with near-certainty.

"Peng Ming... it will take at least another minute to defeat my star consciousness projection."

"The top three of this Lingguang Secret Realm is, after all, beyond my Peng Family's reach."

Peng Quan thought to himself, finding the feeling quite strange.

As the force that opened the Lingguang Secret Realm, their own Disciples couldn't even make it into the top three.

Peng Family Disciples could choose to seek outside help, but as the hosts, they were too embarrassed to ask for help from overlord-level force reinforcements.

Furthermore, Peng Wenyun and Peng Ming's strength wasn't poor—they weren't inferior to Geniuses from some overlord-level forces—so they had no intention of seeking outside help.

Half a minute later.

Sha Hongxuan and Luo Yize's nervous tension suddenly relaxed, and the two let out a long sigh of relief.

Peng Wenyun was the same; his emotions gradually returned to calm as he silently accepted the reality.

Two minutes had passed, and Peng Ming still hadn't passed the third trial.

Thus, their total time consumed was more than Sha Hongxuan's pair, and their ranking dropped from third to fourth.

Nearly forty seconds later, the Peng Quan star consciousness projection opposite Peng Ming was forcibly defeated by him, and he passed the third trial.

After defeating Peng Quan's star consciousness projection, Peng Ming collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength.

He covered his face and sobbed softly, his heart filled with endless self-reproach.

Because his mindset was unstable, he had missed out on the top three of the Lingguang Secret Realm.

"It's fine. You and I have done our best; it doesn't matter if we didn't make the top three of the Lingguang Secret Realm."

Peng Wenyun sent a voice transmission to comfort Peng Ming.

Hearing Peng Wenyun's voice in his mind made Peng Ming even more self-reproachful, and bean-sized tears slowly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

On the other side, Chai Hao also successfully passed the third trial at this moment, defeating Peng Quan's star consciousness projection.

Deng Yu looked over at Chai Hao, glanced at the time consumed, and withdrew his gaze.

He had defeated Peng Quan's star consciousness projection relatively quickly; even if Chai Hao's time was slower than Peng Wenyun, Luo Yize, and the others, he couldn't bridge the time gap between them.

There was still a large time difference from the first two trials, so the second-place position was very stable and couldn't be shaken by those behind them.

What made Deng Yu helpless was that his and Chai Hao's ranking also couldn't Move up to take first place.

The time Su Yuan consumed was ridiculously short; there was simply no chance of catching up.

Deng Yu glanced at Su Yuan out of the corner of his eye. Su Yuan was sitting cross-legged in the combat area, his whole being faintly radiating an invincible Aura that surpassed all under heaven.

"One day in the future, Su Yuan's name will resonate throughout the entire Huiqiong Star."

Saying this silently to himself, Deng Yu stopped looking at Su Yuan.

The disparity in their strength was too great; Deng Yu couldn't even fathom the thought of catching up to Su Yuan.

This was the first time he had met Su Yuan, and it was also the time when the gap between their strengths was the smallest.

As time passed, the gap between him and Su Yuan would not shrink; instead, it would only grow larger and larger.

This was the heaven-and-earth difference between a Genius and a Little Saint-level Genius.

Gradually, Wang Chengzai also completed the third trial.

At this point, he let out a heavy sigh of relief; the Lingguang Secret Realm trial was over.

When he posted the mission to the Shenyuan Holy Land, Wang Chengzai never expected this kind of result from the trip to the Lingguang Secret Realm.

Nor did he expect that Su Yuan would be the one to take the mission, bringing him such a world-shaking surprise.

A moment later, Su Yuan slowly stood up and looked toward a certain direction to his front right.

Just as his feet touched the ground, the final battle ended.

At this point, the trials for everyone in the Lingguang Secret Realm were officially declared over.

Peng Quan didn't come before everyone immediately; he first withdrew the twenty-eight combat areas, then remained silent for a moment before releasing a gentle force to gather everyone together.

Standing before Su Yuan and the others, a smile appeared on Peng Quan's face.

"Congratulations to all of you for completing the Lingguang Secret Realm trials."

"This session of the Lingguang Secret Realm trials officially ends here. Next, I will announce the final rankings for everyone."

A large light screen appeared, and Peng Quan released his Star Consciousness to display the final rankings.

[First Place: Su Yuan, Wang Chengzai (1 hour, 53 minutes, 52.11 seconds)]

[Second Place: Deng Yu, Chai Hao (3 hours, 12 minutes, 26.23 seconds)]

[Third Place: Sha Hongxuan, Luo Yize (3 hours, 38 minutes, 16.56 seconds)]

[Fourth Place: Peng Wenyun, Peng Ming (3 hours, 38 minutes, 55.55 seconds)]

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Su Yuan looked at his and Wang Chengzai's ranking with a heart as calm as still water; achieving first place wasn't very difficult for him.

Wang Chengzai could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He originally wanted to shout and scream on the spot to release his emotions, but seeing that those around him didn't look very excited, he forcibly suppressed that feeling.

Then, Wang Chengzai clenched his slightly trembling fists and lowered his head, feeling excitement internally.

Looking at the second-place ranking for himself and Chai Hao, Deng Yu's expression was also very calm, just like Su Yuan's.

Their second-place ranking hadn't changed from the first trial until the end of the trials.

One could only say that he and Chai Hao had performed steadily.

Sha Hongxuan and Luo Yize smiled at each other; the gap between them and fourth place was only a few dozen seconds, and those few dozen seconds were exactly within their calculations.

Neither of them said anything, but Sha Hongxuan saw a deep look of gratitude in Luo Yize's eyes.

Without Sha Hongxuan giving his all, the two wouldn't have secured the third-place ranking.

Peng Wenyun had long since accepted the fact of being fourth and appeared particularly indifferent at this moment.

Peng Ming had a dejected expression and hung his head, feeling extremely guilty.

He only took one glance at the ranking before withdrawing his gaze, not daring to look a second time.

As a member of the Peng Family, he actually failed to place in the top rankings of the Secret Realm trial initiated by his own force.

The Lingguang Secret Realm is initiated once every fifty years. Peng Ming felt a deep sense of guilt, not daring to face Peng Wenyun or the other members of the Peng Family.

Seeming to notice Peng Ming's low spirits, Peng Quan said softly, "I have seen all your hard work."

"Those who failed to obtain the extra rewards for the top three need not be discouraged; this trip to the Lingguang Secret Realm will surely become a valuable experience."

"I believe in you; you will surely achieve better results in other areas next time."

"A temporary setback is nothing; maintaining a positive and upward mindset is what's most important."

Peng Ming's body trembled slightly upon hearing these words; he knew they were meant for him. His eyes instantly turned red as he fought back tears.

Then, Peng Quan's gaze fixed upon Sha Hongxuan and Luo Yize.

"Sha Hongxuan, Luo Yize, please accept the rewards for third place in the Lingguang Secret Realm."

As Peng Quan spoke, a qiankun ring appeared before the two.

"Brother Luo, you take it; we'll distribute the rewards later."

Luo Yize looked at Sha Hongxuan, wanting to say something, but the latter beat him to it.

"Alright, I'll listen to Brother Sha." Luo Yize accepted the qiankun ring with a face full of smiles.

Peng Quan looked toward Deng Yu and Chai Hao; the two glanced at each other, and Deng Yu took the qiankun ring containing the second-place rewards.

Finally, Peng Quan gave a slight smile and shifted his gaze toward Su Yuan and Wang Chengzai.