The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3740 - 3730: The Weight Is Too Much! (Sixth Update)

However, the Dark Domain operates under its own distinct set of rules!

Within this Cloud Clearing Hall, once a mentor agrees to impart their knowledge, if the student demonstrates the capability to continue their cultivation training, the mentor is obligated to teach!

Nevertheless, as a general rule, very few martial artists can truly absorb the core essence of the teachings.

After all, each Cloud Clearing Hall mentor serves for a limited term of approximately ten years. Within a decade, even with dedicated study and diligent training, one could at best grasp the fundamentals, couldn't they?

Achieving true mastery of the essence remains a distant goal!

Following this, the mentor would be reassigned, and seeking to learn from a new mentor would result in a steep increase in tuition fees, potentially severalfold!

But at this moment, an unforeseen circumstance appeared to be unfolding!

For a brief period, the expressions of all three mentors turned quite grim; none were willing to see the skills they relied upon for their livelihood be completely acquired by another!

In response to Hong Jin's inquiry, Ye Chen simply offered a faint smile and stated, "I am naturally here to learn."

"Learn?" Huang Quan scoffed coldly and retorted, "Kid, are you unaware of the Cloud Clearing Hall's regulations? You must successfully complete the prior course before advancing to the next subject. Have you accomplished this? And you have the audacity to seek further learning?"

Ye Chen's countenance remained unfazed as he replied, "Of course, I am aware. Esteemed sirs, please accompany me to the assessment arena."

With those words, he paid no further mind to the three elders, merely turned, and proceeded towards the assessment arena.

The three elders were taken aback by his statement, and subsequently, their gazes grew somber one by one!

Ye Gu inquired, "The two of you, what is our course of action now?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Jin let out a grim chuckle and declared, "Heh, In that case, we shall simply observe and ascertain this kid's intentions. I truly doubt he could master the rudimentary Cloud Clearing Three Techniques within a single day!"

The three elders rose in unison and made their way to the assessment arena.

Within the assessment area of this Cloud Clearing Hall, a crimson Treasure Bead, a scroll that appeared blank, and a uniquely shaped statue of a wild beast were present.

These three items served as the criteria for evaluating whether an individual had attained the introductory level of the Cloud Clearing Three Techniques!

Hong Jin looked at Ye Chen with a mocking expression and stated, "Kid, we have arrived at the assessment arena. Pray, commence your demonstration without delay."

In their estimation, this young man surnamed Ye was ninety-nine percent likely engaging in mere bluster! Perhaps he harbored a scheme to find some sort of shortcut?

Heh, however, they were not individuals who could be easily deceived!

Regardless of any minor stratagem Ye Chen might attempt, they were resolute in seeing through it!

Ye Chen, upon hearing this, offered a slight smile and stepped into the assessment arena, approaching the crimson Treasure Bead and entering its designated assessment range. As Ye Chen advanced, the hearts of Hong Jin and the others gradually tightened with anticipation!

Three pairs of eyes were fixed intently upon Ye Chen, refraining from missing even the slightest detail!

And Ye Chen himself? His demeanor was one of composed indifference.

At this moment, it seemed as though the three elders were the ones undergoing assessment, with Ye Chen acting as the examiner...

Just then, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, and an unusual vibration suddenly emanated from within his body!

The instant this vibration manifested, Hong Jin exclaimed in astonishment, "How can this be possible!"

This particular vibration was intimately familiar to him; it was precisely the characteristic fluctuation of the Tongyuan Technique!

This cry of surprise also startled the other two elders; the three of them instantly became exceedingly alert, their gaze fixed upon the crimson Round Pearl!

They then heard a distinct cracking sound, and a fissure appeared on the surface of the red Round Pearl!

Witnessing this, Hong Jin was momentarily stunned, then immediately filled with elation!

This kid's prodigious spiritual root was indeed formidable, but!

He was still too impatient for results, too reckless, was he not? After only a single day, his cultivation training remained somewhat insufficient!

If this Round Pearl did not completely shatter, it could not be considered a successful assessment!

Just as Hong Jin was about to speak and expel Ye Chen from the assessment arena, a crisp shattering sound clearly resonated in everyone's ears!

They observed as the crimson Round Pearl within the assessment arena disintegrated completely!

It transformed into swirling dust, dispersing throughout the entire arena!

Hong Jin, Huang Quan, and Ye Gu were all rendered speechless, utterly dumbfounded!

To successfully pass the assessment for the Tongyuan Technique, one merely needed to induce the red Round Pearl to fracture.

However, even in its shattering, there were degrees of impact!

A martial artist who had diligently trained for a year could, at best, barely manage to break the red Round Pearl into chunks, fragments roughly the size of a thumb, perhaps?

But Ye Chen!

In the span of a single day, he had managed to obliterate this red Round Pearl into mere dust!

Dust so fine it was almost invisible!

Hong Jin’s eyes were trembling madly; his emotions were barely contained!

Even if he did it himself, he might not have been able to achieve better results than Ye Chen, right!?

For a fleeting moment, a hint of fear entered the look he cast upon Ye Chen!

What kind of monstrous talent did this kid possess!?

However, the precise moment that crimson Round Pearl was pulverized, Ye Gu and Huang Quan let out a collective, subtle sigh of relief.

The reason?

Ye Chen’s obliteration of the red Round Pearl unequivocally demonstrated his possession of a heaven-defying spiritual root within the Tongyuan Technique. In mere hours, he had apparently brought this introductory Tongyuan Technique to a state of near perfection?

Indeed, that alone was sufficiently daunting.

But!

If that was the case, then Ye Chen’s likelihood of succeeding in the assessments for the remaining two Cloud Clearing Three Techniques plummeted to virtually zero!

After all, the occurrence of supreme talent in not one, but two—or even three—techniques simultaneously was practically unheard of!

A subtle flicker of schadenfreude couldn’t help but grace the eyes of the two as they glanced towards Hong Jin!

At this juncture, Ye Chen’s gaze shifted back to Hong Jin, a smile playing on his lips as he inquired, "Master Hong, would you please tell me, does this achievement count as passing the assessment?"

Hong Jin’s teeth ground together. Under the unblinking stares of Huang Quan and Ye Gu, his vexation intensified. Despite standing there with a darkened expression for a considerable duration, his mind racing to the point of near despair, he remained utterly incapable of conjuring any plausible justification to reject Ye Chen’s successful completion of the assessment!

The Round Pearl had already been reduced to mere dust; how could he possibly be deemed to have failed?

If this wasn't considered passing, then no one in this entire world could ever pass...

With a forced, cold snort and evident reluctance, he finally conceded, "You passed! You audacious brat, you actually dared to feign ignorance before this old man? I admit defeat this time. Get up here, posthaste!"

"Get up there?" Ye Chen tilted his head, looking at Hong Jin with a touch of amusement, and asked, "For what purpose should I ascend?"

Hong Jin bellowed in fury, "You! Do you still wish for this old man to impart the Magic Skill for the continuation of your Tongyuan Technique cultivation training or not! Did you not just pass the assessment? Then why linger down there! This old man has no time for frivolous delays!"

Ye Chen simply shrugged, replying, "Master Hong, have you perhaps forgotten? I stated my intention to fully master the Cloud Clearing Three Techniques. Currently, I have only passed one assessment; are there not still two remaining?"

In that instant, the atmosphere within the entire assessment arena seemed to halt.

Hong Jin, Ye Gu, and Huang Quan all stared at Ye Chen with wide eyes, their gazes fixed in disbelief, as if their eyeballs were about to detach from their sockets!

Th-this kid genuinely intended to pass the assessments for all three Magic Skills?

Had anyone else uttered such a declaration, it would undoubtedly have been met with scornful derision!

However, Ye Chen had just achieved the impossible!

The words emanating from Ye Chen’s lips commanded a weight that rendered them impossible to dismiss, even if they had wished to!

Their significance was simply too profound!