The moment Li Shuang touched the stone pillar.
A dazzling white light lit up, and in an instant, the light surged upwards at an astonishing speed.
Three squares!
Six squares!
All were broken through instantly.
And then, the speed showed no sign of slowing down; it was still rising!
Seven squares!
This was already the standard for elite disciples of super sects, and now it was broken through instantly!
Eight squares!
Among these young talents, only You Lan barely reached eight squares.
But Li Shuang broke through eight squares in just one breath's time!
You Lan couldn't help but sigh!
Comparing yourself to others is infuriating.
She was already someone many looked up to.
And Li Shuang, she was not human at all.
She broke through eight squares so quickly.
So... the ninth square?
Everyone couldn't help but stare intently at the stone pillar.
The speed of the light's ascent was still incredibly fast.
Before they knew it, the ninth square of the stone pillar also lit up.
The entire place erupted in an uproar!
All eyes were focused here.
Many sects from higher up also flocked to the testing plaza.
Nine squares on the stone pillar!
This basically represented the pinnacle of humanity.
A true, once-in-ten-thousand-years super genius.
In this era, a genius of such caliber actually appeared in the human race!
Amidst the clamor.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Wait! The light is still rising, could it be, it's going to reach the tenth level?"
It wasn't said that the Mandate of Heaven had flaws.
Can one truly hope for someone to break through the tenth level, which is merely a display?
As soon as this person's words fell.
The light powerfully ascended to the tenth square!
The previously noisy scene suddenly quieted down.
The attendant's lips trembled.
Ten... ten levels...?
What level of genius was this?
He was momentarily speechless.
Li Shuang glanced at the bright stone pillar, thinking that this was probably enough.
She was about to remove her hand.
Suddenly.
She froze.
Her hand...
It couldn't move!
The stone pillar seemed to have a competitive spirit, determined to test the limits of her talent. After the light column reached the tenth square, it was still stubbornly climbing upwards.
Li Shuang was baffled.
It was just a stone pillar, why was it so stubborn!
Soon.
The light instantly ascended to the very top, with no further room to rise.
This stubborn stone pillar still refused to admit defeat.
Li Shuang tried to move her hand several times, but it was stuck as if glued, and she couldn't move it at all.
Li Shuang was a little speechless for a moment.
After the light ascended to the top and couldn't go any higher, the stone pillar actually started to make crackling sounds.
At first, everyone didn't react.
The next moment.
A terrified voice suddenly rang out.
"This stone pillar! It's going to crack!"
"What the heck???"
"Li Shuang's hand can't be removed!"
"Quick, someone quickly separate Li Shuang and the stone pillar."
"How can it be that simple! This stone pillar was forged by several of the human race's strongest! To achieve this, it would probably require a supreme master to act."
"Now, where do we find a supreme master!"
"If this continues, this stone pillar is probably going to crack completely! And we don't know if Li Shuang will be harmed!"
When the sect masters of the five great super sects appeared in the plaza, what they saw was this scene that made their eyes split with rage.
Heavens!!!!
The human race's top secret treasure, the Spirit-Detecting Stone Pillar, had actually started to show cracks?
If this thing were destroyed, who knows how much manpower and resources it would take to rebuild it!
"It's too late for the human race's supreme masters to come! The five of us working together might be able to separate them," Fu Xiao said decisively.
The other sect masters also agreed.
This matter could not be underestimated!
They were just about to begin.
Suddenly.
They saw a woman struggling to walk towards Li Shuang.
The few of them suddenly froze, and a thought flashed through their minds.
"Lin Qingling???"
That's right!
How could they have forgotten that there was also a Lin Qingling present, who was possibly the strongest human!
Her apparent cultivation wasn't that high.
However, a supreme human master could easily conceal their cultivation. It was normal for them not to be able to tell.
Everyone looked at Lin Qingling with solemn expressions.
Lin Qingling didn't know what these people were thinking; she only had one thought in her mind, which was that Li Shuang must not be harmed.
She struggled to get to Li Shuang, and then, she reached out to pull Li Shuang away.
The next instant!
An incredibly terrifying aura emanated from Lin Qingling!
The stone pillar, which was slowly cracking, suddenly quieted down.
The light dissipated!
Lin Qingling successfully pulled Li Shuang away.
The cracks on the surface of the stone pillar also slowly began to repair themselves.
The sect masters of the five great sects couldn't help but wipe the sweat from their brows.
Then.
Their expressions towards Lin Qingling became incomparably reverent.
That aura just now...
Although it was only for an instant.
But if that's not a supreme master, then what is?
Within the human race, there was actually such a supreme master hidden!
In the crowd.
Xue Luo's lips curled into an amused smile.
She had just given a small helping hand through Lin Qingling.
This seemed to have caused a slight misunderstanding.
However, it didn't matter.
"Xiao Shuang, are you alright!" Lin Qingling looked at Li Shuang a little nervously.
Li Shuang shook her head: "Master, I'm fine."
Li Shuang looked at Xue Luo from a distance.
Xue Luo was hidden in the crowd, showing no intention of revealing herself.
Li Shuang still gave her a grateful smile.
That aura just now was Senior Xue Luo taking action through her master.
Senior Xue Luo already possessed supreme-level combat power, so doing such a thing was effortless for her.
The attendant was bewildered for a long time, not knowing how to define Li Shuang's level. He could only say, somewhat dazedly, "Talent detected, Sword Sect, passed."
As soon as his words fell.
The several super sect masters had already rushed over.
"Greetings, revered sect masters," everyone bowed in unison.
Lin Qingling saw this and quickly pulled Li Shuang to bow as well.
Her waist hadn't even bent down yet.
The several sect masters instantly rushed over and helped her up.
Lin Qingling: "???"
The people around: "???"
The sect masters of the five great super sects actually showed fawning expressions towards the sect master of an insignificant sect?
They hadn't seen wrong, had they!
"S-senior..." Qu Lan stammered, "We are undeserving, we are undeserving."
Lin Qingling looked bewildered; she quickly said respectfully, "I am merely a cultivator in the Integration stage. It is proper to greet all of you seniors."
Integration stage???
Fu Xiao and the others looked at each other.
The senior's meaning was clear.
She intended to disguise herself as an Integration stage cultivator to the outside world.
Alright.
They all understood.
"Yes, yes, yes. Although you are only a cultivator of the Integration stage, you have nurtured a peerless genius like Li Shuang, so you deserve any kind of respect."
"Exactly, exactly, Li Shuang brought our sect's disciples out of the secret realm, we are too grateful to you."
The sect masters of the super sects, who had always been arrogant, were now one more humble and polite than the last.