"Oh! It seems like I'm going ahead once again," Rean said with a smile.
Roan nodded in response and didn't say anything as he focused on concentrating on his own test later. On his way to the spatial door, Rean also saw that Trinio and Kaleu would take part in the competition as well. "Oh! So, you guys are confident in your speed, huh?"
"Hahaha!" Trinio laughed in response. "Not as much as you, of course."
Once inside the new room, they quickly noticed that this room was basically a huge straight path. Thanks to the spatial formations, they couldn't even see the end of that path.
The elder responsible for this test then appeared to explain the rules, telling all of them, "Well, you would need to be an idiot to not understand what the rules are. Just charge forward. The first to cross the finish line wins! It's that simple. As to how you intend to do that, I couldn't care less."
How could the others not understand the hidden message in the elder's words? Just like the second Soul Power Test, there were no rules that stated one couldn't disturb other competitors.
Rean couldn't help but think to himself after that, 'The tests are quite random. Some allow you to disturb others, while some don't. I wonder why they have such differences.'
If Fabio could hear what Rean said, he would have answered straight away. It's simply because he found it funnier. Not that someone would complain to this Royal Family member about his motives anyway.
Everyone had paid attention to the twins. Naturally, quite a few looked at Rean when he entered this competition. However, because of his average display in the Strength Test, people weren't as wary of him as they were in the past. In the end, he was still a Soul Transformation Realm cultivator in the Middle Stage. There was no chance for him to beat the Saint Realm cultivators that were focused on speed.
With that being said, the Saint Realm cultivators taking part in this competition were a lot warier towards each other than the young white-haired man. Even if Rean used that dark area (Roan's Death World) at the start, the path was several times bigger than what its max range could cover. They could simply ignore it and focus on protecting themselves against the real opponents.
Because of that, a weird situation happened just as the speed test was about to start. Rean...was almost completely alone on the right side of the path. The only exceptions were Trinio and Kalau, who were his friends. "You won't use that dark thing on us, right?"
Rean felt like crying after hearing that. "I'm not the one who uses that. That's Roan. I do know how he does it, but I have never tried it before." Of course, only Kaleu and Trinio heard that. Since no one wanted to get close to him, he definitely wouldn't give them a reason to do so. "Anyways, I'll go all out from the start, so you guys take care of yourselves."
Trinio and Kaleu nodded in response, preparing for the start of the test.
The elder saw that everyone got in their own positions and obviously saw the big gap in Rean's post. Nevertheless, he didn't say anything and waved his hand. "Start!"
Everyone immediately dashed forward. No one tried to stop using abilities against others as there were too many cultivators around. The first priority of the top contenders was to leave the crowd behind, which they did in less than a minute. However, no one knew just how far this path stretched. So, surprisingly, those at the Saint Realm focused on speed stayed within range of each other.
There were two reasons for that. First, one could run out of Divine Energy before the test was over. Second, anyone who decided to take the lead would most likely become everyone else's target.
They all looked around and quickly took notice of their main contenders and their cultivations. Sure enough, there was simply no one below the Saint Realm in the front group. The white-haired twin that everyone took notice of was nowhere to be found, which made them think Rean wasn't good at speed, just like the Strength Test. 'In the end, he's just that, a Soul Transformation Realm cultivator.'
Although the elder didn't say how far away the finish line was, he obviously knew it. The total distance was just 350 kilometers. Although it might look a lot, for the Saint Realm Cultivators at least, such a distance wouldn't take more than two hours or so to be surpassed. If these guys were in the Realm of Mortals, let alone two hours, it wouldn't be surprising if they only took thirty minutes since they could simply fly. Alas, the Realm of Gods had its restrictions.
In the first one hour and a half, none of them attacked anyone. Seeing that made Fabio feel quite bored, so he passed a message to the elder responsible for this test. Soon after, that elder communicated with everyone. "The top contenders already completed 80% of the total distance." That was all that he said.
However, it was more than enough for all those Saint Realm cultivators to understand where they were standing at the moment. They knew how much Divine Energy they still had, so many of them increased their speed straight away.
At the same time, the others began to use their skills to try and disrupt those behind and ahead. One didn't need to be a genius to understand that it had quickly turned into a battle royale. It was everyone for themselves.
*Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...*
Explosions of Divine Energy and Elements could be heard everywhere at the front. Everyone was a target. Everyone was the attacker. Anyone who tried to go much further ahead would immediately be struck by the joint effort of those that were behind. Instead of speed, it looked more like a test of resistance to see who could hold on longer.
Eventually, one of these cultivators saw a chance and used his movement technique to detach himself from the main group.
"After him!"
The others noticed it and immediately stopped attacking each other and focused on the competitor ahead. Just like that, they all rushed at full speed to the finish line while trying to stop the guy ahead.
However, the guy didn't care as he laughed. "Hahaha! I can see the finish line! This Divine Vein will be the Vintch Sect's! You can't stop me anymore! I'm the fir-"
It was then that his words stopped as his body froze in place. However, it wasn't because someone used a technique to do that. He was the one to stop by himself.
He wasn't the only one, though. The competitors behind him also stopped as their eyes widened in surprise. The reason was basically the same one as the Vintch Sect's cultivator.
Last but not least, Fabio, the elder responsible for the test, the elders in the watching room, the participants who were watching outside also looked at the scene in front of them with wide eyes. Literally, everyone went completely silent!
Right ahead of them, sitting on a table and drinking some tea, was a young white-haired man. He looked at the other participants and showed an expression of surprise. "Oh, you guys finally arrived. Indeed, you guys are really fast. I wasn't even able to finish my tea before you arrived. Praise! Praise!"
Rean...had won this test quite some time ago...
