On the plaza surrounding the Creation Martial Tablet, countless eyes were fixed on the ten figures on the stone platform. However, most gazes were drawn to the white-robed figure at the very front.
Half an hour had passed since the Creation Martial Tablet was activated, yet the ten figures hadn't moved an inch.
Those familiar with this situation understood that the martial arts these ten had obtained were likely of considerable rank!
Just as everyone was waiting with anticipation, Lin Chen, seated at the last position, suddenly stirred.
"Buzz!"
Lin Chen abruptly opened his eyes. Simultaneously, nine pillars of light descended from the Creation Martial Tablet, intertwining above Lin Chen's head to form a blurry image.
"Hiss, a Ninth Grade Martial Art!"
Upon seeing the indistinct image formed by the nine interwoven beams of light, a clamor instantly erupted across the entire plaza.
Ninth Grade Martial Arts were the highest-ranked among advanced martial arts. In the Great Yan Dynasty, any Ninth Grade Martial Art was enough to incite fierce competition among various forces. Even powers like the Four Great Clans would personally intervene.
Well, except for the Lin Clan, of course!
Moreover, such a high-ranked martial art was the first to appear. According to past conventions, the remaining individuals who hadn't finished would only obtain higher ranks.
This meant that at least nine Ninth Grade Martial Arts and one Creation Martial Art would emerge from this activation of the Creation Martial Tablet.
A total of ten martial arts above the Ninth Grade were about to appear. It seemed that this hadn't happened often in the many years since the Creation Martial Tablet was first activated, had it?
After opening his eyes, Lin Chen wore a smile on his face, evidently quite satisfied. Although he had also tried to learn a Creation Martial Art, he had only grasped it to the Seventh or Eighth Grade. A Ninth Grade Martial Art was already good, a pleasant surprise.
Lin Zheng looked at Lin Chen returning to the group, a satisfied smile on his face, and nodded slightly before turning his gaze back to the stone platform. There, four more clansmen, including the Young Clan Leader, had yet to finish.
Just as Lin Chen sat back down in the group, Wu Ci of the Martial Alliance suddenly opened his eyes. Immediately afterward, the Creation Martial Tablet projected nine more pillars of light, converging above Wu Ci's head to form another blurry image.
"Another Ninth Grade Martial Art!"
Despite being somewhat prepared, the appearance of another Ninth Grade Martial Art still caused a stir.
The commotion caused by Wu Ci's acquisition of a martial art seemed to trigger some mysterious mechanism. In the next moment, Lin Xue, Mu Qianqian, Qin Shi, and Huangfu Jing opened their eyes in unison.
"Buzz!!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Creation Martial Tablet shone brightly, casting nine dazzling rays of light above each of the four, intertwining to form four blurry images.
"Four Ninth Grade Martial Arts!"
The appearance of a Ninth Grade Martial Art was already a grand spectacle, but now, with four Ninth Grade Martial Arts appearing simultaneously, the momentum was even more extraordinary.
Many in the crowd watched this astonishing scene with awe.
However, in the Wang Clan's group, Wang Yan, who had been knocked unconscious by Lin Ke'er's sword earlier, had now regained consciousness. Watching the dazzling light, a deep jealousy flashed in his eyes. He even glared venomously at Lin Ke'er, who was still sitting there without moving.
Wang Yan hated both Lin Ke'er and Lin Dong. If Lin Dong hadn't provoked and ridiculed him earlier, causing him to lose face, these guys wouldn't have dared to jump out and question him. If Lin Ke'er hadn't insisted on obstructing him, he, Wang Yan, would definitely have had a seat among the ten on the stone platform. But now...
It was all the fault of this dog couple!
Just as murderous intent was brewing in Wang Yan's eyes, Wang Tong reached out and placed a hand on Wang Yan's shoulder, shaking his head at him.
In the crowd, everyone's eyes were fixed on the remaining four figures: Lin Dong, Lin Ke'er, Lin Feng, and the Lin Clan's Young Clan Leader, the Sword Saint Lin Xuan!
The four people are all from the Lin Clan!
At this moment, many people were secretly marveling at the abundance of talent within the Lin Clan. The Sword Saint was one thing, and Lin Feng, as the number one person in the Lin Clan, was another, but Lin Ke'er, who had been previously unknown, was able to easily defeat Wang Yan, and Lin Dong, who came from a branch family, had brazenly killed Teng Lei.
"The rise of the Lin Clan is unstoppable!"
This was the feeling that almost everyone had in their hearts when they saw those four figures.
One Sword Saint was enough to support the sky for a clan, not to mention that the Lin Clan, while possessing a Sword Saint, also had so many geniuses.
And the young clansmen of the Lin Clan, when those gazes from all around looked over, each and every one of them straightened their backs in unison, their expressions overflowing with pride and arrogance.
Inside the Ancient Tablet space, the wind, filled with the vicissitudes of time, swept across the plaza, gradually smoothing out all the commotion. All eyes were fixed on the four figures on the stone platform.
Under such silent observation, movement finally came from the stone platform once again.
"Buzz buzz!"
Lin Feng, dressed in a maple-red robe, suddenly opened his eyes, and the entire Creation Martial Tablet began to tremble continuously. Immediately afterward, in the midst of those shocked gazes, countless beams of light erupted, illuminating the entire plaza sky with dazzling colors.
Finally, those countless dazzling rays of light converged above Lin Feng's head, forming a huge figure. The figure stood with his hands behind his back, one palm in a striking posture, and a vast aura directly assaulted the face.
That kind of grand momentum, that astonishing scene, had surpassed the previous Lin Chen, Lin Xue, and others. Obviously, that was not a Ninth Grade Martial Art.
"This is a Creation Martial Art! As expected of the number one genius of the Lin Clan!"
Just as Lin Feng had finished acquiring his martial art, Lin Ke'er also suddenly opened her eyes.
Immediately, the Creation Martial Tablet, which had not yet quieted down, trembled again, and countless rays of light surged out once more. Finally, above Lin Ke'er's head, a vast spirit array with countless stars twinkling within it converged.
"Spirit array, a spirit array comparable to a Creation Martial Art, hiss!"
Looking at the vast spirit array above Lin Ke'er's head, a more enthusiastic uproar erupted once again in the plaza.
A Symbol Master's spirit array has always been rarer and more precious than martial arts of the same level, and its power is even more unpredictable. Therefore, it is generally accepted that a Symbol Master's martial art is a cut above the martial art of a normal cultivator.
A Creation Martial Art, a spirit array comparable to a Creation Martial Art!
Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er's talents were already beyond doubt, and the two of them came from the Lin Clan. The most crucial thing was that there were still two people, also from the Lin Clan, who were still inheriting martial arts and had not finished.
Wouldn't that mean that this time, the Lin Clan would be able to obtain a full four Creation Martial Arts!
At the thought of this, the gazes of many people quietly changed. If there were no accidents, the sky of the Great Yan Dynasty should be about to change!
In the Wang Clan's group, Wang Yan looked at the infinitely glorious Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er, his fists constantly clenching, the killing intent in his eyes almost unable to be suppressed. Jealousy was about to drive Wang Yan completely mad.
"Wang Yan, calm down!"
Wang Tong quickly comforted Wang Yan upon seeing this. If Wang Yan dared to cause trouble, it was very likely that all of them would be directly killed by the Sword Saint with a single sword strike.
On the platform, the phenomena caused by Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er ended one after the other. Just as they were about to get up and descend from the stone platform, the next moment, Lin Ke'er and Lin Feng's expressions suddenly changed, and they abruptly turned their heads to look at the Creation Martial Tablet.
"Buzz buzz buzz!!!"
An even more astonishing fluctuation emanated from the Creation Martial Tablet. That fluctuation was like a wave, one layer after another, constantly strengthening.
At the same time, streams of majestic heaven and earth energy were actually being drawn by the Creation Martial Tablet. Faintly, the sound of energy tides could be heard.
"This is..."
Under the gaze of countless astonished eyes, the Creation Martial Tablet suddenly erupted with an even more dazzling light than before, and under that brilliant light, the entire world seemed to dim.
"Boom!"
Another earth-shattering sound rang out, and the endless light suddenly turned pitch black in an instant. At the moment when the black light appeared, the whole world seemed to fall silent. As the endless black light surged, it seemed to possess the domineering power to trap the world within it.
Witnessing such a terrifying phenomenon of heaven and earth, everyone was shocked, especially when they saw the light finally converging above Lin Dong's head, they were even more dumbfounded.
"Hiss! Such a phenomenon, it's actually Lin Dong!"
"This kind of movement is far stronger than the martial arts obtained by Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er before!"
"This, could it be that Lin Dong's talent can actually surpass the Sword Saint?"
"How is that possible..."
Looking at Lin Xuan, who still hadn't moved, many strong individuals had expressions of disbelief. No one would ever doubt the strength and talent of the Sword Saint. In fact, before this, no one would compare so-called geniuses with the Sword Saint.
Because, in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, almost everyone believed that no one in the entire Great Yan Dynasty was qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as the Sword Saint. When a name was enough to be placed in front of the Sword Saint, it was already the supreme praise for that person.
But now, looking at the white-clothed figure who still hadn't moved at all, and looking at Lin Dong, who had caused the terrifying phenomenon, many people seemed to be wavering.
With such a phenomenon, could it be that the Sword Saint can obtain even more powerful martial arts than this?
"Something's not right, with this kind of energy tide, Lin Dong seems to be preparing to break through to the Qi Creation Realm!"
"Hiss, how terrifying is this child?"
"This kind of talent has already surpassed Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er, I just don't know about the Sword Saint..."
"The Sword Saint... should be able to win, right!"
If it were before this, this answer would definitely be said from these people's mouths without hesitation and with certainty, but now...
Feeling the increasingly strong Origin Power fluctuations on Lin Dong's body, many people's eyes were filled with shock. Almost everyone did not expect that the most outstanding and unexpected performer in front of the Creation Martial Tablet would actually be Lin Dong.
Between heaven and earth, terrifying Origin Power converged into a powerful energy tide, constantly converging towards the Ancient Tablet, and Lin Dong also relied on his powerful physical body to frantically absorb the energy of heaven and earth, and the Origin Power fluctuations in his body also continued to climb upwards.
In the Great Demon Gate team, Mu Qianqian, who had returned to the team, looked at the dazzling figure, her eyes filled with brilliance, and compared to her, Lin Ke'er, who was still on the stage, had much more reserved eyes, but also with an obvious smile, not knowing whether she was happy for Lin Dong to have this opportunity, or happy that Lin Dong's performance would definitely be recognized by the elders of the clan.
Lin Feng, who was standing opposite Lin Xuan, suddenly frowned, looked at Lin Dong's figure, and said with doubt.
"Something's not right, Lin Dong's aura is already about to advance to the Qi Creation Realm, but the energy tide caused by the Creation Martial Tablet is still increasing!"
At this time, it was not only Lin Feng who noticed something was wrong, but also many strong individuals with considerable strength in the square also noticed the abnormality.
"Something's not right, this energy tide doesn't seem to be entirely caused by Lin Dong."
"It feels like Lin Dong was able to borrow the energy condensed by the Creation Martial Tablet to help himself advance because he communicated with the Creation Martial Tablet."
"Who caused the Creation Martial Tablet to condense energy..."
Before this question could be asked, the answer was already obvious.
So far, among the ten people on the stone platform, the remaining nine people have already made a move, and have already accepted the martial arts inheritance, only one person, still has no movement or reaction.
The Sword Saint!
"As expected of the Sword Saint, not only is his swordsmanship extraordinary and holy, but his talent is also like this!"
Previously, all the doubts had completely transformed into admiration, even awe, at this moment.
But soon, a brand new question appeared in the minds of many people.
"The remaining nine people have all completed their martial art inheritances, so why is it that Sword Saint still hasn't made any move?"
"Not only that, but Sword Saint has also triggered the Creation Martial Tablet, gathering so much heaven and earth energy. What is the reason for this?"
The Creation Martial Tablet is the place where the Ancient Sect's martial art inheritances are located. Everyone comes here in the hopes of obtaining a martial art inheritance from it. However, Sword Saint has already triggered the Creation Martial Tablet, indicating that he has also communicated with the Tablet Soul.
And Lin Dong, who also communicated with the Tablet Soul, has already obtained an extremely powerful Creation Martial Art and can also cultivate using the Creation Martial Art. So why hasn't Sword Saint shown any signs of obtaining any martial art inheritance?
"Does Sword Saint really even care about Creation Martial Arts?"
These words came from who knows where, causing everyone to gasp. That's right, for Sword Saint, who is already capable of creating Creation Martial Arts himself, does he really need to obtain a Creation Martial Art inheritance?
As soon as this question flashed through their minds, the answer was about to emerge—no, he doesn't!
So, what is Sword Saint doing? An incredibly crazy idea was uncontrollably born in the hearts of countless people—creating a martial art!