"What do you mean? I don't get it," Rocky said while looking at Gloria innocently like a child.
"Have you reached the medium grade of the Emperor Realm already?" Gloria demanded. She seemed
to have seen through his facade and noticed something.
"What makes you say that?" he asked her in return. Truth be told, he didn't expect her to figure out that
he had hidden his true strength. However, her guess wasn't entirely correct.
"Among the Spiritual Emperors who were sent to spy on you tonight, at least three of them were at the
medium grade. With the strength you displayed publicly, you wouldn't have easily dealt with them
unless they were intimidated by your real strength. Moreover, your extraordinary performance during
the Spiritual Emperor Contest suggested that your strength should have leveled up to the medium
grade long ago..." This proved that Gloria was exceptionally smart to have come up with such
speculation.
"It seems I can't hide it from you. It's true. My strength has reached the medium grade," Rocky
confirmed and nodded discreetly.
"You're horrible. You know that Valeria and I were so worried about you!" Gloria pouted as she shot
Rocky a disapproving look. However, Rocky being a medium grade Spiritual Emperor was actually
beneficial for her.
"I didn't realize you were worried about me." Rocky shrugged.
"Humph. I know you're secretly rejoicing at the fact that two beautiful ladies care about you. No man
has ever been able to make both me and Valeria worry about him so much before you." Gloria shot him
a stern glare.
"Well, if there's nothing else for us to talk about, I'll leave now," Rocky mentioned. He had no intention
of continuing this conversation with her because of her exceptional intelligence. He was afraid that the
more he talked, the more skeptical she would be about his true strength.
"There's a nice, cozy room for you to stay in and yet you insist on staying outside? Are you making an
excuse to leave and go on a date with that woman from the Di Clan?" Gloria asked, a hint of jealousy in
her voice.
"Whatever you say!" Rocky turned around, pulled the door open, and left without any further
explanation.
Seeing Rocky leave with no hesitation, Gloria felt even more alone. She had no idea how she would be
able to capture his heart and make him fall for her now.
Meanwhile, the Spiritual Emperors who were ordered to spy on Rocky returned to report their findings.
The faces of all the Godly Geniuses, including Israel's, fell upon hearing that the apprentice pharmacist
who stayed with Rocky wasn't a pharmacist at all. The apprentice pharmacist was actually a powerful
Spiritual Emperor who even killed a low grade Spiritual Emperor with a single strike. They had no
intention of just sitting back and waiting. Now that they had alerted their opponents, they were all
planning on how to eliminate Rocky.
On the morning of the next day, all the candidates who passed the second test the previous day
gathered again in the square of the Boundless Manor.
Today, only Colton appeared before them. Crosby and Enrique had gone back to their own sects to
deal with other affairs.
"Everyone, please prepare yourselves before following me to the Heavenly Library," Colton informed
them.
"The third test is to be held in the Heavenly Library!" Rocky heard Eunice exclaim beside him suddenly
upon hearing the announcement.
He and Carla immediately looked to her.
"What kind of a place is the Heavenly Library?" Carla asked curiously.
"The Heavenly Library is a place built by our ancestors blessed with mysterious skills to conduct secret
cultivations. What makes it special is that any warrior who possesses a strength equal to or above the
Emperor Realm is given the chance to learn a random unique skill as long as they proved that they
were skilled enough. The catch is that each warrior only has one chance. The Heavenly Library is
usually used to assess the Spiritual Emperor's potential," Eunice explained to the duo.
"Have you ever been in there?" Rocky asked her.
"Not yet…" Eunice shook her head.
The Heavenly Library's existence wasn't a secret in the Ethereal Region, so many of the Spiritual
Emperors and the representatives of the forces watching knew about it as well. When they heard that
the third test was to be held in the Heavenly Library, they were overjoyed because they would be able
to learn a unique skill if they were lucky enough. This would be good for their future cultivation!
Moreover, the skills they would learn there would be extraordinarily rare.
The Spiritual Emperors who weren't able to take the third round of the test funded their chests in
annoyance. They regretted not performing well enough in the previous round.
Meanwhile, the candidates who would take part in the third test followed Colton to the Heavenly
Library. The audience followed closely behind as well.
The library was a circular, two-story building located at the end of the Boundless Manor.
The library was often used by the Di Clan to test the potential of the Spiritual Emperors. The circular
platform on the second floor was especially used as a reviewing stand. And the Spiritual Emperors
participating in the third round would cultivate in seclusion on the first floor.
There was an enchanted barrier separating the first floor from the second floor to prevent any
interference.
By then, all of the qualified Spiritual Emperors had already entered the first floor while the spectators
filled the second floor.
"The third test is about to begin. Please take your seats here, everyone," Colton announced as he
stood in the middle of the field and looked around at all the candidates.
All the Spiritual Emperors, including Rocky, took their seats.
"The third test is actually pretty simple. It will be to test your comprehension. The Heavenly Library was
built with a special mysterious technique, so you can only imagine the various unique skills that the Di
Clan has collected over hundreds of years. However, every Spiritual Emperor that enters this place has
only one chance to learn a skill. Otherwise, he fails and it would be useless to return over and over.
The official standard for passing this third test is to learn one unique skill here!" Colton exclaimed,
revealing what the contenders needed to achieve during the third test.
Because the requirements of the test were just as expected, it didn't cause too much of a commotion.
"However, due to the time schedule, the third test will be limited to one day only. Anyone who fails to
comprehend a unique skill by then will be eliminated and won't continue to the fourth round held in the
Holy Heaven Palace," Colton continued.
The audience burst into an uproar. They knew that the unique skills he mentioned were different from
the spiritual skills they were all familiar with. No matter how talented the Spiritual Emperor was, it would
certainly take time to comprehend and master a single spiritual skill. To comprehend and master a
unique skill of the Di Clan within a day seemed nearly impossible.
One day would certainly not be enough.
But what they didn't know was that due to the Heavenly Library's special structure, one's
comprehension and learning process could be sped up. The challenge's time limit of one day was
actually something possible.
"The test begins now!"
As Colton finished, countless words written in glittering gold suddenly appeared on the first floor. They
flew through the air, spiraling and intertwining with each other.
Colton disappeared for a few moments before reappearing at the top of the first floor. Then, an invisible
yet powerful force made its way throughout the entire first floor and enveloped all the candidates firmly
in its grasp.
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