The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Obtaining the Silver Token Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Obtaining the Silver Token Only two hours left until the designated time was up, there were less than sixty breaths remaining, yet Jing Yan had not emerged from the Earth Array.

Could it be!

Jing Yan encountered some trouble in the Earth Array?

Even Mu Liantian could not help but worry.

Inside the Earth Array, there indeed existed deadly dangers.

Although the dangers within the Earth Array were far less than those of the Heaven Array, but…

even for a martial artist at the Innate Peak Realm, if careless, one could still potentially die inside.

“Jing Yan, come out quickly!” Mu Liantian silently urged in his mind.

On the high platform, Shang Qu and the directors of the Outer Courts of the Three Major Academies were still arguing non-stop, trying to attract as many martial artists who had captured the Silver Token for their academies as possible.

At this time, not many people were paying attention to Jing Yan anymore.

That was true, almost everyone did not believe Jing Yan could pass through the Earth Array.

If Jing Yan did not die inside the Earth Array, once time was up, the formation would automatically transport him out.

“Whoosh!”

Just at that moment, at the exit of the Earth Array, a green figure suddenly appeared.

The appearance of the green figure immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

All the martial artists present were continuously watching the exit of the Earth Array, and every martial artist who emerged from the Earth Array exit would elicit a sound of amazement, followed by soft murmurs discussing the background of the martial artist who had passed through the Earth Array, and from which family they hailed.

Eventually, there would be a chorus of flattering congratulations.

But this time was obviously different.

Because the martial artist who appeared at the exit of the Earth Array was not a descendant of a major family from Lanqu County City, but the Jing Yan from the small city of Donglin City.

“How is it him?”

“Jing Yan!”

“Donglin City’s Jing Yan, the one who had a Sealing Order issued by the Three Major Academies.”

“How is this possible!

I remember, when he was passing through the Human Formation yesterday, it was very forced, and he only just managed to snatch the copper token at the last moment.

How could he have passed through the Earth Array?”

Many people could not accept it.

Originally, they did not even know Jing Yan, but because he had a Sealing Order issued by the Three Major Academies, they came to know of him and began paying attention to him.

Jing Yan barely made it through the Human Formation yesterday, how could he possibly get through the Earth Array?

The difficulty of the Earth Array is much higher than the Human Formation, even for martial artists at Late Innate Stage, it’s difficult to pass through, how could Jing Yan manage it?

Seeing Jing Yan’s figure appear, Mu Liantian slightly revealed a smile.

“This kid!” Mu Liantian muttered to himself.

His daughter, Mu Yunfei had said that Jing Yan possessed the combat power of a martial artist at the Innate Peak Realm.

With such strength, as long as he was a bit cautious, passing through the Earth Array shouldn’t be too difficult.

And yet, Jing Yan had again only just passed in the nick of time, Mu Liantian believed that this was probably deliberate by Jing Yan, timing his exit from the Earth Array precisely.

Just like yesterday when he was passing through the Human Formation.

Mu Liantian did not know why Jing Yan chose to do this, but, it was also an unimportant matter.

As long as he passed within the allotted time, it was acceptable.

At that time, Shang Qu, the director of the Outer Court of Divine Wind Academy, was stunned.

He widened his eyes as he looked at Jing Yan at the exit of the Earth Array.

Earlier, he had said that Jing Yan’s strength had probably regressed, and now Jing Yan had actually passed the Earth Array.

Then, the words he had uttered were like slapping his own face.

After being shocked, Shang Qu’s expression darkened once more.

He felt that the gazes of the people around him looking at him seemed to carry a mocking tone, which made him even more irate.

“This Jing Yan, he’s quite strong!” Shu Ling, the director of the Outer Court of Dao Yi Academy, said softly, and Liu Mei also slightly frowned.

The strength of Jing Yan had somewhat exceeded her expectations.

Although before, Deacon Qing Mo had said that Jing Yan possessed the strength of an Innate Peak Realm martial artist, she somewhat felt that there was some exaggeration in those words.

Now, having seen it with her own eyes, she fully believed that Jing Yan indeed possessed the strength of the Innate Peak Realm.

If she had known earlier that Jing Yan was so formidable, then perhaps, she should not have issued a Sealing Order against him.

Jing Yan having passed through the Earth Array and obtained the Silver Token was remarkable, and such martial artists were rare; each examination session of the Three Major Academies, an academy could only recruit five to six martial artists who had won the Silver Token.

Any martial artist who had won the Silver Token was worth the academy’s significant cultivation!

Qing Mo sighed softly, he did not say anything.

He had known of Jing Yan’s strength long ago and had advised Director Shu Ling not to issue a Sealing Order, but now that the Sealing Order had been issued, it was too late to say anything.

Once a Sealing Order was issued, it would not be easily withdrawn, even if Jing Yan had won the Silver Token, the Sealing Order would still be effective, and the Three Major Academies would not allow Jing Yan to enter their academies to cultivate.

And Huang Luo, the director of the Outer Court of Red Lotus Academy, similarly felt some regret.

Why regret?

Jing Yan was young!

Other martial artists who had passed through the Earth Array, the youngest of them were over twenty years old.

Jing Yan, however, had not yet reached twenty years, which highlighted Jing Yan’s talent and strength.

Such a martial artist was an extremely rare genius, and from the standpoint of Red Lotus Academy, Huang Luo naturally hoped Jing Yan could enter Red Lotus Academy to cultivate.

Huang Luo shook his head; he didn’t say anything.

Even if he regretted it, he couldn’t admit it, as it would affect his own dignity.

Since he had issued the Sealing Order, even if it was a mistake, he had to persist with it.

Near the exit of the Earth Array, Jing Yan exchanged his copper token for a silver token with the Armored Guards.

With a smile, Jing Yan put away the silver token.

Then, his gaze turned to the high platform and met the eyes of Shang Qu and others.

“Little beast!” Shang Qu muttered under his breath, grinding his teeth, “What if you got the silver token?

You still can’t join the Three Major Academies!”

Shang Qu was infuriated!

It was all this kid’s fault for snatching the silver token, damn it!

“Who are you?

Where did you come from?”

Jing Yan suddenly heard a stern voice nearby.

He turned to look and saw a man dressed in a silver robe.

This man had quite a handsome face, but his eyes were sinister, giving him a somewhat eerie appearance.

“And what about you?” Jing Yan knew he was the one being asked.

However, the man’s tone was very poor, filled with interrogation, which made Jing Yan uncomfortable, so his response was not polite either.

“Hmph, I am Wen Yuan of the Wen Family!” the man in the silver robe, Wen Yuan, declared proudly, “I have never seen you; you must not be a martial artist from Lanqu County City to have snatched a silver token!”

“Hehe, there are many people you haven’t seen,” Jing Yan said with a cold heart upon hearing the name Wen Yuan.

He held no good feelings towards the Wen Family or its members.

“Hm?” Wen Yuan frowned, his gaze growing even colder.

“Kid, don’t think that just because you got a silver token, you are strong.

You are nothing in my eyes.

I’m merely curious about your identity.

Getting a silver token just makes you garbage!” Wen Yan said with a tone of scorn.

Everyone who had come out from the Earth Array and obtained a silver token, he recognized.

They were all members of the large families of the Lanqu County City, which was within his expectations.

But Jing Yan’s sudden appearance annoyed him greatly.

“I never thought I was very strong, so don’t make such claims.

But honestly, even if I’m not very strong, I am certainly much stronger than you,” Jing Yan scoffed.

“Kid, are you seeking death!” Wen Yuan didn’t expect Jing Yan to be so arrogant and to talk back to him directly, anger boiling inside him as a hint of murderous intent was released.

“Wen Yuan, is it?

Little guy, don’t try to show off in front of me.

If you have the guts, let’s meet tomorrow,” Jing Yan said, turning his eyes quickly.

“Meet tomorrow?” Wen Yuan was slightly stunned, not immediately understanding Jing Yan’s implications.

“Yes, meet tomorrow!

Tomorrow, I will challenge the Sky Crossing Array.

If you have the guts, let’s do it together.

Let’s see who is really the garbage,” Jing Yan said with a smile looking at Wen Yuan.

Wen Yuan’s pupils sharply constricted!

Challenge the Sky Crossing Array?

He had never thought about challenging the Sky Crossing Array before.

The Sky Crossing Array was too difficult; in recent decades, no one had succeeded in crossing it.

Failing in the Sky Crossing Array cost the chance to enter the Three Major Academies, but more than that, the probability of death was very high.

Before the current assessments of the Three Major Academies, the mortality rate for martial artists who entered the Sky Crossing Array reached about half.

This meant that for every two people who entered the Sky Crossing Array, one would die.

Those martial artists daring to enter the Sky Crossing Array were not simple, all having great confidence in themselves.

Without such confidence, it was impossible to even consider challenging the Sky Crossing Array.

To have the ability to protect oneself within the Sky Crossing Array required strength at the Peak of Innate.

And generally, even Peak Innate Martial Artists found it difficult to pass through the Sky Crossing Array.

Only the top Peak Innate Martial Artists could possibly obtain a Golden Order by passing the Sky Crossing Array.

And every time a Golden Order was obtained, it was a significant event that shook Lanqu County City.

On average, it took about fifty years for a martial artist to snatch a Golden Order.

Wen Yuan looked at Jing Yan, speechless for a moment.

This kid, planning to challenge the Sky Crossing Array?

Was he serious about this or merely provoking him with his words?

“Swish swish swish!”

On a square at the side of the Earth Array, several figures appeared.

The time for challenging the Earth Array had come, and these martial artists had all failed to pass and were automatically teleported out.

Out of two hundred and four people who entered the Earth Array, only seventeen, including Jing Yan, had succeeded.

This means that less than one in ten who attempted the Earth Array successfully obtained a silver token.

Those daring to enter the Earth Array were among the best of the best.

Even so, less than ten percent managed to pass.

“This round of the Earth Array challenge is over!”

“Alas, it seems that four martial artists have died in the Earth Array.

Later, we will retrieve the bodies of the martial artists who died in the Array,” Mu Liantian said with a sigh.

Out of two hundred and four martial artists who entered, only seventeen passed successfully, and only one hundred and eighty-three were teleported out due to the end of the allotted time.

Thus, four martial artists had died in the Earth Array.