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The man with nearly three meters of brute strength and a line of blood on his forehead was also concentrating hard, trying to grasp the deeper understanding.

They had chosen to analyze stone statues that were more than ten meters tall; those that were only two or three meters high were never even considered.

“That Lin Yuan, why has he left again?”

“Hmm? A little strange, sits for a while and then leaves?”

Time slowly passed.

The twelve figures quickly noticed something unusual about Lin Yuan.

Because Lin Yuan never stayed at any of the stone statues for more than two hours.

At most, after an hour, he would get up and move on to the next statue.

In fact, this wasn’t really anything strange.

After all, not every stone statue was suitable for Lin Yuan.

One had to choose selectively.

However, the way other examiners chose their appropriate statue was by taking in over a hundred of them from a distance.

Each statue contained different evolution pathways, and their auras were certainly diverse.

This way, by encompassing all statues within one’s view, it was easy to spot those with auras contradictory to one’s own.

Thus, one could directly select from the statues whose auras were harmonious with their own.

This method was much more efficient.

But Lin Yuan, on the contrary, would test each one from start to finish.

Without skipping any of them.



“No harm in looking at each statue.”

“This way, you also prevent missing out. Maybe you’ll find an evolution pathway that’s extremely suitable for you?”

Among the three figures above, Gu Ze didn’t seem to care much.

Having a look at other statues was good too. At most, it was a waste of a little time, no major harm done.



Seventh Star Cave.

In a blink, several days had passed.

Lin Yuan had also discerned over fifty evolution pathways.

With so many pathways, the understanding of the nature of rules sparked countless spiritual lights in Lin Yuan’s mind.

For a moment, the subsequent path for the fourth rank at the eleventh and twelfth levels faintly took shape.

This was just the initial impact,

As time went on and the numerous evolution pathways kept interacting,

The push Lin Yuan received only grew stronger.

“This statue…”

At that moment, Lin Yuan approached a new statue.

This statue, nearly three meters tall, depicted a woman holding a torch of life, emanating a faint vitality.

“Haven’t you found a suitable one yet?”

Before Lin Yuan arrived, there was already another examiner contemplating at the base of this statue.

It was the green-haired woman.

Sensing Lin Yuan’s approach, the green-haired woman stopped her contemplation and greeted him.

“This statue contains an evolution pathway related to life. If you don’t find it appropriate, you should quickly choose another statue.”

The green-haired woman kindly reminded him.

While contemplating herself, she had observed Lin Yuan wandering for several days without settling down to contemplate at any statue.

“Life?”

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

And began to gaze intently at the statue in front of him.

Seeing this, the green-haired woman did not stop him.

One statue could allow multiple testers to contemplate, which was also part of the rules.

Although the green-haired woman didn’t believe Lin Yuan was suited for an evolution pathway related to life,

Since he wanted to try, she did not feel right to stop him.

An hour passed.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and exhaled softly, preparing to stand up and leave.

“Not suitable, right?”

The green-haired woman also opened her eyes and couldn’t help but speak up.

She had anticipated this scene, and during the past hour, she had spent little time contemplating, waiting instead for Lin Yuan to give up.

The green-haired woman could never have imagined that

When Lin Yuan stood up, it wasn’t to give up,

But because he had already successfully discerned the evolution pathway within the statue.

Ever since entering the Seventh Star Cave, the green-haired woman had taken a liking to this statue at first sight,

Feeling an immense compatibility with herself, she contemplated for more than ten days.

Finally, she had some thoughts and guessed that another ten days or so,

She might be able to discern the fourth rank chapter of the evolution pathway within the statue.

And then pass the test.

Lin Yuan smiled and said nothing more.

At this moment, his mind kept resurfacing the evolution pathway he had just discerned.

“Life…”

In Lin Yuan’s eyes, a hint of green emerged, eventually getting covered by a vast pattern of Taiji.

“You’d better go over there and check.”

The green-haired woman thought Lin Yuan was a decent person, since he hadn’t attacked her during the first star cave test.

She spoke softly and pointed in a direction.

The statues there were mostly related to Yin and Yang, which she felt might be more compatible with Lin Yuan.

“Thank you.”

Lin Yuan nodded.

There was no need for the green-haired woman to remind him,

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His next direction was to walk towards that side.



Mysterious Space.

The twelve figures all found Lin Yuan somewhat unfathomable.

Almost three days had gone by.

Lin Yuan had examined dozens of stone statues.

Yet he still hadn’t determined his choice.

Instead, he continued to move towards the next statue.

“Such a waste of time,”

“Does Lin Yuan have difficulty making choices?”

“Dozens of statues and none suit him?”

The twelve voices buzzed with discussion.

At first, when they saw Lin Yuan linger in front of statues similar to his own evolutionary path, they felt delighted.

But as time went on, they grew numb to it.

Because Lin Yuan truly was just lingering.

An incredibly brief linger.

In such a short time,

Nobody believed that Lin Yuan had comprehended the evolutionary path within the statue.

They only thought that Lin Yuan wanted to try the next statue.

The three figures above were also losing patience.



“The Evolution Path of Blazing Sun…”

Lin Yuan once again stood up from beneath a statue.

This time, the path he had comprehended belonged to the Yang attribute, which could complement the aspect of Taiyang in the Dao of Taiji.

“The Yang of everything…”

Lin Yuan looked thoughtful.

Even without combining it with Taiyin, the ultimate power of Taiyang was terrifying, adept at slaying and fighting.

Just as Lin Yuan was about to head to the next statue,

Buzz!!

Not far away,

A statue suddenly started glowing.

The figure standing beneath the statue disappeared in an instant.

“Has someone comprehended an evolutionary path?”

“Is it a Gold Pattern Evolver?”

“Sigh, we continue to strive.”



The numerous Evolvers all ceased their contemplations, whispering among themselves.

Although they only needed to comprehend an evolutionary path within a month to pass the trial of the Seven Star Cave,

There was no need to compare rankings or compete.

But seeing others leave smoothly made the remaining Evolvers slightly complex in thought.

It’s just like during an examination,

When seeing someone submit their paper ahead of time,

Even if that person’s grades might not be very good,

It would still put some pressure on the other students still taking the exam.

“He left so easily?”

Lin Yuan was slightly startled.

He then realized that others were different from him.

With Against-Heaven’s Understanding, the Seventh Star Cave was an unprecedented treasure trove for Lin Yuan.

The longer he stayed, the more he could improve himself.

But to those other Examiners,

After painstaking efforts, they finally comprehended the evolutionary path within the statue,

Lacking the energy and ability to comprehend a second one,

They naturally chose to leave without hesitation.

“It seems the evolutionary paths beyond the Sixth Rank are much more difficult than those of the Sixth Rank.”

Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted slightly, looking towards the silver-haired girl and the other two Red Patternn Examiners.

The first one to pass the Star Cave trial was a Golden Pattern Challenger.

His early comprehension didn’t mean his understanding was stronger than the three Red Patterns,

But the evolution path contained in the statue he contemplated was merely Sixth Rank.

Those three Red Patternn Examiners were contemplating paths that surpassed the Sixth Rank.

The difficulty of the two was not on the same level.

“I continue.”

Lin Yuan pondered for a while,

Then once more walked towards the next statue.

Time passed.

Two days later,

Lin Yuan arrived at the central peak, in front of the twelve-meter tall giant ‘cube’.

Merely by gazing from afar, Lin Yuan felt spatial fluctuations rippling.

Although nowhere near the spatial rift in the Divine Arms World, the space power it emitted was complete and orderly.

“An Evolution Path beyond the Sixth Rank.”

Lin Yuan’s expression became slightly grave; this was the first statue over ten meters tall he was contemplating.

The other statues, two to three meters in height, looked like mere pebbles compared to the ‘cube’.

“Begin contemplation.”

Lin Yuan steadied his mind, lifting his head to gaze at the massive ‘cube’ before him.