Swish swish swish.
Many evolvers entered the transparent passage one after another.
However, Lin Yuan didn't go in; instead, he intended to watch for a while longer. After all, opportunities like this were rare, with so many evolvers exerting their full power at once.
Just then, a towering man nearly three meters tall approached the transparent passage. His limbs were incredibly thick, and he carried a huge axe on his back, resembling a humanoid beast.
Boom boom boom! With a powerful stomp, the towering man unleashed terrifying strength and charged towards the transparent passage.
"Terrifying." "Is this immense power really human?" "Aren't those space monsters or beasts?"
Other evolvers were amazed and stepped back. Even the residual shockwaves from the towering man's burst of strength could probably harm an ordinary third-rank evolver.
"Strength."
Lin Yuan's gaze grew serious. He sensed countless power emanating from the towering man.
[Your Unrivaled Insight into the rules of strength is gradually deepening.]
"The rules of strength?" Lin Yuan pondered. Compared to the ubiquitous rules of space, the rules of strength were much more ordinary.
However, the towering man seemed to have a profound understanding of the rules of strength, which might be why he was designated as one of the three Crimson Mark Evolvers.
"I really want to have close contact with these evolvers." Lin Yuan longed for it. While other evolvers looked up to Crimson Mark Evolvers, for Lin Yuan, each Crimson Mark Evolver was like a treasure waiting to be discovered.
"There will be more opportunities in the future."
"As long as I can smoothly enter the Red Kun lineage, why worry about not having opportunities for contact?"
Lin Yuan collected his thoughts. Soon, the man with a bloodline marking on his forehead also passed through the transparent passage.
"Wind?" Lin Yuan looked thoughtful. He sensed the fluctuations of wind from the man with the bloodline marking on his forehead. His speed through the passage was second only to the silver-haired woman, much faster than the towering man.
After several hours, Lin Yuan had seen enough. Although other evolvers continued to arrive from the first star cave, their contributions to Lin Yuan were minimal. It was better than nothing, but not by much. Therefore, Lin Yuan didn't want to waste any more time.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to get up, another evolver appeared. This evolver was a young man who gave Lin Yuan an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Fang Qing?" Lin Yuan recognized him immediately. It was because Lin Yuan had sparred with him many times in order to better comprehend the Ancient God evolution path. So even though Fang Qing had changed his appearance, Lin Yuan still recognized him at a glance.
"Finally made it through." Fang Qing arrived at the second star cave and breathed a sigh of relief. The gravity test of the first star cave had caused him quite a bit of trouble, and in the end, he had to resort to the secret technique of the Ancient God to barely finish the last stretch of the track.
"So this star cave tests speed?" Fang Qing also saw other evolvers passing through the transparent passage, learning about the test's content.
"Speed?"
"Reaching the end of a forty-thousand-meter passage in ten seconds?"
Fang Qing's expression changed slightly. This equated to more than ten times the speed of sound. While it might not be difficult for a fourth-rank evolver, Fang Qing was only a third-rank evolver now.
"No, I can't do it."
"I need to ask my teacher."
Fang Qing severed the connection to the virtual world directly. Only the test-takers could enter the Seven Star Cave world; others were blocked from entering. The white-bearded old man was an intelligent life form and couldn't enter either.
Fang Qing wanted to contact the white-bearded old man, so he had to exit the Seven Star Cave world first.
Seeing Fang Qing disappear, Lin Yuan immediately understood that he must have gone to "seek assistance."
"It shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, feeling that Fang Qing should be able to pass through the second star cave.
Compared to the first star cave, the test in the second star cave could even be considered simpler. After all, to pass the first star cave, one had to endure and complete a hundred-mile track.
Although there might be some clever ways, such as using other secret techniques to reduce the pressure of gravity, ultimately, one still had to complete the hundred-mile track.
On the other hand, the test in the second star cave was simply to reach the end of a forty-thousand-meter passage within ten seconds. This provided a lot of flexibility and room for many forbidden techniques.
After all, it only required ten seconds, so even if there were great risks associated with forbidden techniques, sustaining them for ten seconds was not an issue.
At present, everyone was in a virtual world, and their bodies were simulated. Even if they paid a great price, they could easily recover.
Fang Qing only needed to choose a forbidden technique that squeezed his potential, and even as a third-rank evolver, he had a chance to pass through the second star cave.
After some thought, Lin Yuan took a step forward.
"It's a Golden Mark."
"Greetings, Lord Golden Mark."
"You first, Lord Golden Mark."
The other evolvers who were watching at the entrance of the passage immediately spoke respectfully.
For ordinary Silver Mark evolvers, there was no difference between Crimson Mark and Golden Mark. After all, they were both unreachable figures, and meeting any of them required respectful salutations.
Lin Yuan nodded slightly and stepped into the transparent passage.
Boom!!
Almost in an instant, Lin Yuan crossed thousands of meters. In the forty-thousand-meter transparent passage, Lin Yuan took less than seven seconds to reach the end. It was only after Lin Yuan reached the finish line that the terrifying sonic boom sounded.
At the entrance of the passage, dozens of evolvers swallowed nervously.
"This Lord Golden Mark is also too fast."
"Yes, it feels like he's faster than the other Lord Golden Mark we've seen."
"It's terrifying. But if this Lord Golden Mark is so powerful, why did it take him until now to come and challenge the second star cave?"
"Keep your voices down. We can't discuss Lord Golden Mark like this."
Dozens of evolvers lowered their voices. They still hadn't managed to pass the second star cave, and the result was that Lin Yuan had passed with unparalleled ease. This contrast made them feel complex emotions of awe and disappointment.
Once upon a time, they were all peerless geniuses on their respective planets.
The third star cave.
This was set against the backdrop of outer space.
Lin Yuan felt the gravity disappear as soon as he appeared. His whole body seemed to be floating.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's mind moved slightly, and his body naturally descended.
"Outer space?"
Lin Yuan looked around. It was just a simulation of outer space environment. As for various radiations, they were absent.
"The test of this star cave is... reaction speed?"
Lin Yuan looked at the stone tablet beside him, which described the test content of this star cave.
Safely pass through the 'asteroid belt' stretching thousands of miles ahead.
Within the asteroid belt, countless asteroids floated. As long as one was touched by an asteroid, they would be eliminated.
Lin Yuan looked up at the vast and majestic asteroid belt in the distance. This test was actually not difficult. The main challenge was how to adapt to the outer space environment.
To be precise, it was adapting to the zero gravity environment. For third and fourth-rank evolvers, most of their time was spent on planets. Suddenly finding themselves in such a weightless environment would definitely affect their strength.
In such a state, entering the asteroid belt, facing the sky filled with countless asteroids, even a slightly slower reaction would result in elimination.
It should be noted that the elimination rule of this star cave was not death by asteroid collision, but being touched by an asteroid.
"But for me, it's just too simple."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. For Lin Yuan, who possessed the Tai Chi domain, this level was simply a giveaway.
Zero-gravity environment? Within the domain, Lin Yuan was a god, capable of instantly simulating gravity. Moreover, with the Tai Chi domain, Lin Yuan could anticipate the situation of countless asteroids within the asteroid belt in advance, and make judgments ahead of time whether to avoid them or change routes.
In fact, as long as one mastered the domain, passing through the third star cave was easy.
There was basically no difficulty...
But... not all evolvers could master the domain.
Fourth and fifth-rank evolvers had the potential to master the domain, but most evolvers at this level still did not possess it.
Several hours later.
Lin Yuan successfully passed through the third star cave and arrived at the fourth star cave.
"That last wave of meteorites, tsk tsk."
Lin Yuan's mind flashed back to the scene just now.
Endless meteorites surged relentlessly.
If it weren't for Lin Yuan's mastery of the domain, other evolvers, even Golden Mark evolvers, would have a good chance of being eliminated.
However, Lin Yuan also knew that the last wave of meteorites was completely random, even a low-probability event. Encountering it was simply a matter of bad luck.
"The fourth star cave."
Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Most of the Seven Star Cave tests had passed.
"Here."
Lin Yuan looked around and found himself inside a palace.
Statues several meters high stood neatly, and evolvers sat beneath them, frowning in contemplation.
Among these evolvers were the three Crimson Mark evolvers.
All the evolvers who had walked in front of Lin Yuan had stopped at this star cave.
"The test of this star cave is..."
Lin Yuan looked at the stone tablet nearby.
"The test of insight." (Hehe)
"The examiner can choose a statue. As long as they comprehend the secrets contained in the statue, they can pass the test."
"The test of insight?" Lin Yuan's gaze swept over each statue.
He found that all the statues were exactly the same, and they contained the same secrets.
"It seems quite difficult."
Lin Yuan glanced again at the three Crimson Mark evolvers.
The silver-haired woman.
The man with a bloodline mark on his forehead.
The muscular man nearly three meters tall.
At this moment, these three were sitting in front of the statues, lost in thought.
Especially the muscular man with the giant axe on his back. Lin Yuan had a feeling that if it weren't for fear, this man might smash the statues out of frustration.
In the mysterious space of the Seven Star Cave, twelve figures focused on the fourth star cave.
Although the difficulty of the seven tests in the Seven Star Cave varied from person to person, the fourth and seventh star caves tested the same thing.
Insight.
"I wonder who will be the first to pass the fourth star cave."
"It should be Silver Spirit. She was the first to enter the fourth star cave, and her contemplation time was the longest. Her insight is not bad either."
"Indeed."
"Silver Spirit should be the first among the three Crimson Mark geniuses to pass the test."
"I can't determine who the first one is, but the last one must be that 'Brute Strength.'"
The twelve figures exchanged words with each other.
Brute Strength referred to the muscular man nearly three meters tall. He followed the path of the rule of strength and was best at overwhelming everything with pure force. As for things that required spending a lot of time to comprehend, he found them troublesome.
So the twelve figures unanimously believed that Brute Strength would be the last among the three Crimson Mark geniuses to pass the fourth star cave test.
"Hahaha, indeed."
"Actually, I think that Three-Eyed race has a chance to be the first to pass the test."
"After all, the third eye of the Three-Eyed race can see things that ordinary creatures cannot."
The twelve figures conversed with each other.
Their gazes were all focused on the three Crimson Mark geniuses.
As for others, even if they were Golden Mark geniuses, spending ten days or half a month to pass this star cave test would be the limit. How could they compare to Crimson Mark geniuses?
"This statue will do."
Lin Yuan walked to a secluded corner and chose a statue.
To ensure fairness, each statue in the palace was identical, and they contained the same secrets.
"It's you."
Under a nearby statue, a figure sat cross-legged.
Her hair was green, emitting a certain ethereal aura.
She was the green-haired Golden Mark evolver that Lin Yuan encountered in the hundred-mile track of the first star cave.
"Just sit under the statue and contemplate."
Seeing Lin Yuan, the Green-haired woman blinked and reminded him.
She had a good impression of Lin Yuan. At that time, on the hundred-mile track, Lin Yuan did not attack her, indicating that he was not difficult to get along with.
"Okay."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He sat under the statue he had chosen.
Then he looked up and gazed at the statue in front of him.
After a moment.
Lin Yuan vaguely felt that the statue in front of him had changed.
It was no longer just a few meters high but had turned into a towering mountain, reaching to the heavens and the earth.
[Your insight is extraordinary. By gazing at the unknown statue, you have comprehended the 'Mountain' secret technique]
Boom.
Lin Yuan's thoughts returned, and countless insights poured into his mind, forming a special secret technique.
This secret technique could stabilize one's spirit and energy, standing firm like a mountain in the world, unmoving.
"Is this secret technique a kind of solid foundation?"
Lin Yuan quickly thought to himself.
Within the Cosmic Human Alliance, there were countless paths of evolution as vast as the sea. Each path of evolution had different cultivation conditions, but without exception, the more solid one's foundation, the easier it was to cultivate and evolve.
Buzz. The 'Mountain' secret technique operated within Lin Yuan's body.
Vaguely, Lin Yuan's blood and energy sank, his spirit condensed, and he sat there like a small mountain peak.
It seemed that the statue in front of him sensed Lin Yuan's changes.
Suddenly, the statue began to glow.
A beam of light descended from the sky, and Lin Yuan disappeared instantly.
Lin Yuan's departure was not quiet.
The other evolvers around, who were contemplating the statues, immediately opened their eyes and looked at the position where Lin Yuan had just been sitting in astonishment.
Even the Silver-haired woman who had already contemplated most of the statues looked up at this moment.
In the mysterious space of the Seven Star Cave, in a certain layer.
The twelve figures, whether the three above or the nine below, stopped their banter at the same time. Their gazes shifted away from the fourth star cave and focused on Lin Yuan, who had already entered the fifth star cave.
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