Primordial Emperor
Chapter 410: A Man of Infamy Is Just Like This

Chapter 410: Chapter 410: A Man of Infamy Is Just Like This

""My God, another one with a perfect score; are all the Heavenly Prides of this generation so incredibly talented?"

"It’s indeed incredible. It’s been years since a Heavenly Pride with a perfect score appeared, and now we have two in this generation. Surely, there won’t be a third one."

"A third one? What are you joking about? Do you really think Heavenly Prides are as common as cabbages?"

The martial artists around were all staring at the martial artist named Ouyang Xuan with astonishment, envious of such natural talent.

Just like before, the Inner Sect Elders immediately flew to Ouyang Xuan’s side, offering to take him as a disciple.

However, just like Xia Wanxin before him, Ouyang Xuan rejected all the Elders’ invitations and didn’t join any of their tutelages.

This led the surrounding martial artists to wonder if there was something wrong with Ouyang Xuan’s head. After all, Xia Wanxin came from a powerful background and never lacked Cultivation Resources since childhood, but ordinary martial artists like them couldn’t compare to a lady of her stature.

In the eyes of the crowd, Ouyang Xuan’s actions were foolish. He thought too highly of himself just because of his decent Talent and dared to refuse the invitations of Inner Sect Elders.

What the crowd didn’t know was that Ouyang Xuan’s ambition wasn’t to be taken under the wings of these Inner Sect Elders, not even considering the Peak Masters of the Inner Sect as his intended masters.

His goal was to become a disciple of those reclusive ancestors of the Formation Sect, for only by studying under them could one become a supreme martial artist, transcending the Heavenly Human Realm.

Otherwise, even if he became the disciple of the current Heavenly Human Realm Elders, he might enjoy a moment of glory, but with his Talent, he could possibly surpass these mentors in less than ten years.

Ouyang Xuan actually had a notorious reputation among the four courtyards, but nobody had expected his Talent to be so powerful, actually achieving a perfect score.

By this point, three of the four notorious figures in this generation’s four courtyards who couldn’t be provoked had appeared, and each one had a perfect score. The surrounding martial artists couldn’t help but think, all four of these untouchables might end up with perfect scores.

With that thought, their gazes simultaneously turned towards Lin Chen.

The Inner Sect Elders’ dignity had taken a hit after being turned down twice when offering apprenticeship.

In the past, those who they sought out in the Outer Sect competition would fawn over them, begging to be taken as disciples.

But now, it seemed the tables had turned. They were the ones losing face, asking disciples to join their tutelage, only to have their invitations declined.

Being Inner Sect Elders, they had their own dignity and pride; hence, they stopped offering apprenticeships and simply watched the competition unfold.

They were also curious to see how many prodigious Heavenly Prides were among the competitors this time.

Indeed, it wasn’t surprising that Xia Wanxin and others rejected their offers. In the past years, the highest score anyone achieved in the second round of assessments was ninety, and those were considered excellent Heavenly Prides.

Even then, some disciples would choose their masters when being scouted.

But, there has never been an outright rejection like Xia Wanxin’s before.

However, if one thought about it, the level of Talent possessed by people like Xia Wanxin was perfect scoring. Although only ten points higher than ninety, that gap represented an insurmountable chasm between heaven and earth.

Given a Heavenly Pride like Xia Wanxin, with a little guidance, it wouldn’t take many years before she surpassed the Inner Sect Elders in Cultivation. The Elders were well aware of this, but it still sat uneasily with them being rejected by a junior.

Mu Qianqiu, however, was a different story. She was a benchmark of combat power within the Formation Sect, nothing like the present Inner Sect Elders.

But Ouyang Xuan still had expectations; he had always wanted to join the ranks of those secluded Elders of the Formation Sect. If that failed, then turning to Mu Qianqiu wouldn’t be a bad fallback.

After all, as strong as Mu Qianqiu was, she was still not on the same level as the reclusive ancestors of the Formation Sect.

At that moment, with everyone’s gaze fixed on Lin Chen, he stepped up to the stele without hesitation and placed his palm on it.

Hum—

A bright light appeared, and a string of characters emerged over Lin Chen’s head, recording his Talent and score.

However, when the crowd looked above Lin Chen’s head, they were shocked to find his Talent was not as strong as they imagined.

"Lin Chen, Cultivation at Ninth Layer of the Melding Earth Realm, Talent superior, score ninety points."

The conspicuous characters that appeared above Lin Chen’s head soon vanished.

Seeing Lin Chen’s Talent was not on par with Xia Wanxin, Qin Kaifeng, and Ouyang Xuan, the crowd felt a collective sigh of relief, feeling much more balanced.

In the span of several days, Lin Chen had broken through from the Eighth Layer to the Ninth Layer of the Melding Earth Realm.

The truth was, with Lin Chen’s physique and the Cultivation Technique he practiced, if the stele had truly detected his real Talent, the light would have soared more than a hundred zhang, surpassing the stele’s limit, and he would have been beyond comparison to Xia Wanxin and the others.

But Lin Chen didn’t want to expose too much of his Talent. Having come to the Formation Sect alone without the strong background of Xia Wanxin and Qin Kaifeng, and with the Zhao Family in the sect as his enemy, getting too much attention due to his Talent might lead to an untimely demise without even knowing it.

Without absolute strength, Lin Chen had to conceal his Talent. However, that didn’t mean he needed to be low-key or timid.

The surrounding people all discussed among themselves, consoling themselves with remarks like how one of the four infamous names wasn’t so exceptional after all.

But little did they know, Lin Chen had only spent three short years reaching the current Ninth Layer of the Melding Earth Realm.

Three years ago, Lin Chen’s Cultivation was crippled by Mu Qingxue and Li Chu, essentially starting from scratch.

What others took over a decade to cultivate, Lin Chen achieved in just three years.

Moreover, his combat power far exceeded the Melding Earth Realm; if he revealed all his trump cards, Lin Chen could even fight a Reverting Void Realm martial artist."