"I think that you are just mistaking me for someone else." Rocky immediately pretended that he had no
knowledge of Holden.
"Really? It seems that you are asking for it, brat!" At this point, Holden could not suppress his anger
any longer. He remembered that Rocky made a fool out of him the last time they met.
"Are you sure about picking a fight with me? Don't you know that the Spiritual Emperor Contest has a
rule that will instantly disqualify those who fight in private?" Rocky directly threatened him so that he
would get off his face.
"Of course, I know!" Holden stammered upon remembering the said rule. He was so angry that he
almost forgot it.
After seeing that Holden did not dare to make a move, Rocky scoffed at him and walked away.
Of course, Holden was still fuming in anger as he stared at Rocky's back. Then, after thinking for a
while, he decided to continue following him.
Before long, Rocky entered another test area which focused on spiritual power.
As they entered, several participants were currently taking the test. The test was actually simple. A
Spiritual Emperor only needed to put their hand on a spiritual ball. Then, the spiritual ball would emit
the corresponding light based on their spiritual power.
The stronger one's spiritual power was, the higher kind of light would be seen in the ball.
There were seven colors that could possibly be emitted by the spiritual ball—red, orange, yellow,
green, cyan, blue, and purple. Red signified the lowest level of spiritual power, while purple indicated
the highest. Generally, for Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage, they could emit a light that ranged
from red to yellow. For Spiritual Emperors at the medium stage, they could produce a light between
yellow and cyan spectrum. Lastly, for Spiritual Emperors at the premium stage, they could emit a light
above the cyan spectrum. In fact, if the light turned out to be purple, the Spiritual Emperor must be at
the peak.
Just like in the strength test area, many spectators were discussing with each other as they watched
the amazing performances of the participants.
"Look at that! Another Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage was able to turn the spiritual ball into
yellow!"
"It means that his cultivation method is at least at the medium stage!"
"I can see that most of the participants this year are talented."
"Ha! That is not a big deal. Half a year ago, my spiritual power had already reached the orange
spectrum. I should be able to turn it to yellow this time," Holden murmured to himself while he followed
Rocky from behind. He uttered it in disdain to let Rocky know how confident he was in this test.
"Really? Then you must be so powerful," Rocky commented at Holden's remarks sarcastically.
"Of course. I am what they call a genius. Humph! I'll bet that your spiritual power won't even turn the
ball into orange," Holden jested, belittling Rocky and his strength.
However, Rocky just shrugged his shoulders and let out a casual smile. He was not offended at all
because he knew his own capabilities.
Afterward, Rocky presented his jade token to register for the test. Holden did the same, thinking that he
could humiliate Rocky this time.
Then, about five minutes later, several Spiritual Emperors, including Rocky and Holden, were called to
take the test of spiritual power at the same time. It turned out that among their batch, two of them were
Spiritual Emperors at the medium stage.
As the test began, everyone put their hand on the spiritual ball in front of them and started infusing it
with their spiritual power. Eventually, the spiritual balls started to change in appearance.
As expected, the spiritual balls of the two Spiritual Emperors at the medium stage changed the fastest.
In the blink of an eye, the balls transformed into yellow and were gradually turning green.
At the same time, the color of Holden's spiritual ball was close to turning orange.
Even the spiritual balls of the other Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage were about to turn orange.
However, Rocky's spiritual ball had not changed at all. It was not even red yet.
At this moment, the spectators could not help but sneer at Rocky. They felt that he was embarrassing
himself because his spiritual power was too weak to be even recognized by the spiritual ball.
In less than five minutes, one of the Spiritual Emperors at the medium stage finally turned his spiritual
ball into green.
Then, not long after, the other Spiritual Emperor at the medium stage was also able to do the same.
At the same time, Holden did not want to be outperformed. In an instant, his spiritual ball started to
become yellow.
The other Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage had already turned their spiritual balls into orange
and were working hard to turn them into yellow.
Meanwhile, Rocky's spiritual ball had already turned red. But it was pretty obvious that his progress
was too slow compared to the other Spiritual Emperors that were on the same level as him.
After a while, the spiritual ball of one of the Spiritual Emperors at the medium stage was already close
to turning cyan. Hence, this made quite a stir in the audience.
On the other hand, Holden had finally broke through and his spiritual ball now emitted a genuine yellow
color.
Seeing this, the crowd was also shocked. This was supposed to be the highest level that could be
attained by a Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage. Hence, they recognized Holden to be a talented
young man.
Meanwhile, the spiritual balls of the other Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage were still stuck in
between orange and yellow.
As for Rocky, his spiritual ball had not even started to turn orange.
Soon enough, the spiritual ball of one Spiritual Emperor at the medium stage had finally stopped
changing colors. It seemed that he had already reached the limit.
Another Spiritual Emperor at the medium stage was still trying his best.
After his spiritual ball attained the yellow color, Holden deemed that it was useless to go on.
Not long after, the other Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage also started to give up. Since they
failed to turn the spiritual balls into yellow, their final grades were marked as orange.
"Hey, you! Just stop struggling, will you? You won't be able to change it into orange. Don't waste your
effort!" Seeing that there was so little progress in Rocky's spiritual ball, Holden could not help but mock
him.
At the same time, the people also started making rude comments. They felt that Rocky was just
wasting everyone's time because it was impossible for him to break through to the next level given his
progress.
But just as the people grew impatient, Rocky's spiritual ball suddenly turned orange. The change was
so abrupt that it actually surprised the spectators.
"What the hell? That transformation was so sudden." Even Holden was a bit dumbfounded, and his
expression began to become serious.
At this point, Rocky's spiritual ball still showed steady changes, but the progress was really slow.
Because of that, the crowd began to whine again. They all thought that Rocky was just stalling, but
there was no way that he could turn it into yellow.
"Sir, can you maybe do this faster? If this is your limit, then you can just say so." Even the recorder had
to approach Rocky to make him hurry because a lot of time was being wasted.
"Oh? All right. I'll do it faster then." As he was slightly reprimanded by the recorder, Rocky suddenly let
out a devious smile. Then, in a flash, he channeled all his spiritual power into the spiritual ball in front of
him.
In the blink of an eye, the spiritual ball turned yellow.
Seeing this sudden development, the crowd burst into an uproar. No one expected that Rocky was just
hiding his real strength, making the breakthrough so abrupt.
Holden's eyes also widened in shock. He could not believe that Rocky's spiritual power was just as
strong as his. Of course, this instantly made him frustrated.
But the most astonishing part was just about to happen. Not long after Rocky's spiritual ball turned
yellow, it transformed directly to green. It was a color that was already equivalent to the spiritual power
of a Spiritual Emperor at the middle stage.
"Hey, that's impossible! How could he possess that kind of spiritual power?"
"Isn't he only at the primary stage? How can his spiritual power be equal to the ones at the medium
stage? Is that even possible?"
"He had very slow progress at the start, but his spiritual power suddenly shot through the roof.
There must be something wrong with his spiritual ball!"
At the same time, Holden was rendered speechless. He thought that Rocky was just lucky to have
broken the 1, 500-pound Strength Testing Stone during the test of strength. But when he saw how
Rocky displayed his spiritual power in this test, he had doubts that it was just out of pure luck.
'What the hell? Am I just being tricked by this guy? He must be a cunning master who's just hiding his
real strength to keep a low profile.' Holden could not help but swallow hard as he pondered on these
thoughts.
After some time, Rocky's spiritual ball finally stopped changing.
As it happened, the entire audience fell into a deafening silence.
At the same time, the onlookers stared at Rocky in disbelief. They could not fathom how he was able to
reach the strength of a Spiritual Emperor at the medium stage when he was clearly just at the primary
stage.
"I'm telling you! There must be something wrong with the spiritual ball! That is the only logical
explanation!" Even the recorder was still stunned upon witnessing Rocky's performance. Hence, in
order to be sure, he quickly reported the incident to the organizers of the contest, the Di Clan.
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