There were three people in front of Lin Zhen, one man and two women, a total of four including Lin Zhen.
There was probably someone else is attempting the trial ahead, and these people were waiting for their turn.
Two of these three were at the Star System Stage, with the short-haired man at a Tier Nine Star System level. He appeared quite powerful, at least equivalent to the level of the Five ghosts Lin Zhen had encountered before, with a Star Power of over 15,000.
The two women also looked pretty good. One of them was at the Black Hole Period and was clinging to the short-haired man, seemingly a couple or spouses.
This womanâs Star Power was also impressive, around 2,000. A Black Hole Period martial artist with 2,000 Star Power was undoubtedly very strong. An average Star System Early Stage martial artist had less than a thousand Star Power, so she could be considered a genius.
The other woman was also at the Star System Stage, with over 10,000 Star Power. She was as powerful as Xuan Jiang, looking incredibly beautiful. Even when compared to Yueâer and An Ning, she wouldnât fall too short. In an ordinary Life Star, she could be called the top beauty.
When Lin Zhen arrived, the gazes of the few people fell on him.
âOh, a handsome young man has arrived!â The beautiful woman at the Star System Stage laughed. Her smile was enchanting, making the Black Hole Period beauty beside her seem a little dull in comparison.
Lin Zhenâs appearance was undoubtedly outstanding, surpassing most men in handsomeness.
Martial Artists could usually figure out each otherâs true age. Lin Zhen, being over a hundred years old, was considered very young here.
The short-haired man holding the Black Hole Period woman sneered, âZhu Lingshan, why are you so shallow, only judging people by their appearance? Can being handsome fill your stomach? Is being handsome a sign of strength? Men rely on power. If itâs based on looks, there are plenty of pretty boys with better looks than him that are kept by female martial artists. Why donât you go find one for yourself?â
âSun Liang, are you an idiot? What does my praising someone elseâs looks have to do with you? Youâre just jealous.â
âIâm jealous of him for what?! For a Black Hole Period rookie like him, I could crush him with just one finger! Do I need to be jealous? Not to mention me, even my Xiaodie is stronger than him. She is your sister; you canât deny that. Look at this newcomer, hiding his star power, he must be afraid of people laughing at him. What can someone like him do? Rely on his face for a living or use it as a credit card? Heâs just attracting women like you.â
The woman named Xiaodie also giggled and cast a glance at Lin Zhen before turning her eyes away haughtily.
Zhu Lingshan huffed, âSun Liang, I know what you are up to. Since you failed to woo me, you deliberately found this woman whom I canât stand to disgust me. She is not my sister anyway.â
Xiaodie cooed, âSis, we are half-sisters with the same father. How can you talk like that? Youâve really hurt your sisterâs feelings. If you are jealous, why donât you marry Sun Liang too? We can follow the example of E Huang and Nv Ying, sisters serving one husband together. I wonât mind.â
Zhu Lingshan, pointing at Zhu Xiaodie, said, âDonât talk to me. If I knew you guys would follow me here, I wouldnât have come to endure this humiliation. I would rather spend 100 billion elsewhere!â
Seeing Zhu Lingshan upset, Sun Liang and Zhu Xiaodieâs eyes showed a hint of triumph.
Lin Zhen could clearly see that these two were deliberately provoking Zhu Lingshan, intending to upset her, so she would perform poorly during the Heavenly Gate trial.
Lin Zhen had a good impression of this woman, who seemed genuine and unaffected. Moreover, she had spoken up for him, so Lin Zhen didnât mind helping her out.
âMy dear sister, take it easy and donât fall into their trap.â
Zhu Lingshan suddenly came to her senses, âYoung man, youâre right, I canât do anything that would make them laugh at me.â
Seeing Zhu Lingshan calm down quickly, Sun Liang, and Zhu Xiaodie both felt annoyed.
âYou little brat! Donât meddle in other peopleâs affairs! Didnât your mother teach you that?â
Lin Zhen smiled, âMy mother taught me a lot, but what I remembered most was that when you encounter someone who spews crap, donât hold back and deal with them when necessary!â
âBastard! I see youâre looking for death!â
Sun Liang couldnât hold back anymore. In his eyes, a Black Hole Period ant like Lin Zhen actually dared to challenge him, which was absolutely intolerable.
Just as Sun Liang seemed ready to make a move, the white-haired old man in front of them suddenly turned around, âAnyone who wants to act recklessly here, I can make you evaporate from the face of the earth!â
With the World King speaking, Sun Liang immediately deflated, his face turning red with anger. Pointing at Lin Zhen and Zhu Lingshan, he said, âFine, fine, fine! I wonât bother with you today. Weâll see who does better in the Heavenly Gate trial. Zhu Lingshan, Iâll compete with you. Xiaodie, that smelly brat is also at the Black Hole Period. Are you confident you can crush him?â
Zhu Xiaodie glanced disdainfully at Lin Zhen: âHeâs just a pretty face, not worth mentioning!â
âZhu Lingshan, dare to give it a try? Loser cuts off one hand!â
Zhu Lingshan, looking at Sun Liang and Zhu Xiaodie, remained silent.
She was not as strong as Sun Liang, and she estimated that Lin Zhen would also be weaker than Zhu Xiaodie. Her own sister had a very high Black Hole Period strength, she wouldnât fall into their trap.
But she couldnât help feeling frustrated.
âOh, my all-powerful sister who always outshines me has chickened out, huh? Liang, this is really rare!â
Zhu Xiaodie laughed with her cheeks trembling, her face appearing somewhat sharp and harsh.
Zhu Lingshan tightly pursed her lips without speaking, her chest heaving. She was clearly enraged. If not for the fact that she had already paid the money, she would really like to leave immediately.
Just then, Lin Zhen suddenly spoke up, âIf weâre going to compete, letâs go. So, itâs two pairs of competitors, right?â
âYes! What, are you really going to compete?â
âOf course, the losing team will have one personâs arm chopped off. Dare to accept?â
âHahaha, hahaha! Alright, I want to see if youâll chop off your arm or Zhu Lingshan will when your team loses.â Sun Liang hesitated for a second, then agreed with a big laugh.
He thought that the newcomer was a bit stupid; they already had a guaranteed victory, yet he still wanted to step in. Perhaps he had some special healing medicine, so his hand could grow back after itâs severed.
It was apparent that his real motive was to impress the beautiful Zhu Lingshan and seize the opportunity to get close to her. This kind of trick was already old and overused to Sun Liang.
As for the possibility of Lin Zhen being very strong, he didnât believe it at all because, according to his common sense, a martial artist in the Black Hole Stage was simply trash.
But he added another condition: âHowever, when it comes to chopping off the arm, you canât do it yourself. Someone from the opposing team must do it.â
âFine, if we lose, Iâll have my arm chopped off. If you lose, you choose someone for me to chop off their arm.â
âDeal!â
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lingshanâs face changed, âDonât be impulsive.â
âDonât worry, sister. My arm can regenerate if itâs severed.â Lin Zhen winked at Zhu Lingshan, looking confident.
Zhu Lingshan sighed, not wanting to say anything more. However, she secretly made up her mind that if they really lost, she would sever her own arm. Her arm could also regenerate, so it wasnât a big deal.
But she didnât want to owe anyone anything. Although she noticed that Lin Zhen was quite handsome before, at this moment, he seemed too reckless.
The World King over there didnât care about their matters, as long as he got money.
Now that the bet was established, the people competing at the Heavenly Gate soon returned, silent and leaving without a word, clearly, their results were not satisfactory.
After this person returned, it was Zhu Lingshanâs turn.
Zhu Xiaodie cheerfully said, âGo ahead, sister, weâve all just arrived here recently and are challenging the Heavenly Gate for the first time. You should perform well and not lose confidence during your first attempt.â
Zhu Lingshan didnât respond to her and walked towards the Heavenly Gate.
Several people watched Zhu Lingshanâs back, as her slender figure drew many peopleâs gazes, even in a remote corner. After all, a beautiful woman always attracted attention.
Below the Heavenly Gate, there were impact points left by the gods of the Original World. People had to ascend from there, and there were even clearly marked distances.
Starting from the base of the Life Pillar to the top of the Heavenly Gate, it was exactly one million kilometers â not a millimeter off.
Looking up from below, the sky above was dark and deep, the deepest point being the Original World that people longed for.
The Dimensional Universe Company had set up screens at each ascension point to clearly record the martial artistsâ experiences while challenging the Heavenly Gate, allowing people at the lowest point to see their impact situation.
âLook at that, sheâs quite a dish, really top-notch.â
âYeah! We have no such beauties in our hometown. She is too far away, I wonder about her strength.â
âOrdinary beautiful people tend to have no strength, as they are used to relying on their looks. However, if martial artists are beautiful, they tend to have great strength, which proves that they donât rely on looks.â
âMakes sense, thatâs why Iâm so powerful.â
âGet lost, your face is too ugly; you have no other choice but to work hard.â
People chatted away, their eyes focused on the left screen, watching Zhu Lingshanâs impact situation.
Zhu Lingshan took a deep breath and then leaped into the air!
Her graceful figure soared into the sky at a speed already reaching thousands of times the speed of sound!
One hundred kilometers⦠three hundred kilometers⦠five hundred kilometers⦠one thousand kilometers!
In Lin Zhenâs view, Zhu Lingshanâs speed was quite fast, but many martial artists in other positions shook their heads slightly, as it seemed hopeless.
With this impact speed, it was impossible for her to surpass one hundred thousand kilometers, which meant she hadnât even achieved one-tenth of the impact value.
After all, they had been here for a long time and had seen many people challenging the gate, so they could roughly estimate someoneâs performance at a glance.
As expected, Zhu Lingshan slowed down after reaching twenty thousand kilometers, struggled at thirty thousand kilometers, and had nearly no Star Power left at forty thousand kilometers.
In the end, she exhausted all her strength, her sweat drenched her clothes, wrapping her delicate body and revealing her curves. Despite her efforts, her final impact progress was only fifty thousand kilometers before she failed.
One-twentieth of the progress, that was Zhu Lingshanâs final result.
Challenging the Heavenly Gate was indeed very difficult!