Death... and me

Well, although Divine Energy Capability was very important for a cultivator, the same could be said for their control over it. This test benefited those with high amounts of Divine Energy, sure. However, it would be useless if one didn't know how to control it properly.

Control might not look like it had anything to do with the amount one could store. However, that was wrong. Control was directly linked to it. The cubes accepted Divine Energy to go up, but how one would distribute it inside the cube, how much, and at what rate...suppose a cultivator has 100 points of Divine Energy while another one has one 90. The guy with 100 spends 10 points of Divine Energy per hour. While the one with 90 points can do the same thing, spending only 8 points per hour. In the end, who has the best capability? Obviously, it would be the guy with 90 points since the guy with 100 points would run out of Divine Energy earlier.

That was how this test worked and why Roan joined, even though he was an entire realm below the people with the highest cultivations. Not only was his natural Divine Energy reserves three times larger than someone at his own level, but his control was also top-notch.

The only irredeemable thing was that...this competition was too boring! All the participants did was keep the cube above one meter from the ground, that's all.

Fortunately, the cube was made to use a huge amount of Divine Energy nonstop. With that said, those with the lowest Divine Energy Capability and control didn't take more than a minute to let their cubes drop from one meter. Their results were quickly noted down as they stepped aside to watch the rest of the competitors.

Rean watched it from outside and couldn't help but yawn, muttering to himself, "So boring..."

Well, everyone was more or less feeling the same. The only ones not feeling like that were obviously the participants themselves. It was very hard to keep up with the cubes' absorption speed.

Ten minutes into the test, over 30% of the participants had already left.

By twenty minutes, over 50% were gone.

Everything continued like that for one hour, when the number of participants had finally dropped to less than one hundred. Only then did people return to pay attention to it. It wasn't because the test had become more interesting now. No! Instead, it was because Roan was basically the only cultivator below the Saint Realm who was still holding on.

The twins already got so much attention. And now, here they were, messing everything up again.

One hour and ten minutes. The number dropped to just twenty cultivators... and the black-haired Soul Transformation cultivator was still there.

One hour and fifteen minutes. Only nine cultivators remained...with Roan and his Soul Transformation Realm cultivation still in the mix.

One hour and twenty minutes. By now, everyone could tell that this test would finish soon. Those nine cultivators had become only three...with Roan still there.

Let alone the elders of the several powers, even Fabio found Roan's Divine Energy Capability ridiculous for his cultivation level. 'How many cultivators in the Royal Family can match his Divine Energy reserves at the same cultivation level? Probably only twenty or so. Even I am starting to become curious as to how the twins ended up in such a small city.'

Fabio then shook his head after that. 'No, perhaps it's his Divine Energy Control that's making up for his lack of cultivation. However, that only makes it even more impressive.'

One hour and eighteen minutes. Only two cultivators remained in the test. One of them was a guy called Ion Ui, a member of the Praler Sect. As mentioned before, this was one of the three top sects of the Cosec City Region. As for the other, it was obviously Roan and his near-forgotten Lukimira Sect.

Both he and Ion had ugly expressions, obviously showing how hard it was to keep the cube up. In Ion's case, his pride simply didn't allow him to lose to someone at the Middle Stage of the Soul Transformation Realm, so he held on. As for Roan, he only wanted to know his limit. If a Divine Vein came out of it, then so be it. He couldn't care less about Ion.

The test continued for three more minutes until finally...

*Clang...*

A cube fell on the ground after it descended below one meter. With that, the winner had been decided...and it was Roan!

*Wow!*

The Praler Sect couldn't believe he lost this test as he knew just how big Ion's Divine Energy Reserves were. "Impossible!"

Obviously, Ion thought the same thing, exclaiming, "How the hell are you still holding on?! You must be cheating!"

Roan glanced at him for a moment while he did his best to keep the cube above one meter. "Hmph! Sure, my Divine Energy Capability is slightly lacking compared to yours. That much, I admit. However, you SUCK at controlling it. Now, shut up because I haven't finished yet."

Ion was taken aback for a moment. However, he didn't dare to do anything as the City Lord elder was watching. Anyone who disturbed a competitor would be immediately eliminated from the assembling.

Even though Roan said that, Ion was indeed an entire realm above himself. Roan was also at his limit at the moment. In the end, Roan was only able to hold for another minute or so before his cube fell on the ground. His result was very similar to Ion, so he understood that his limit at the moment was somewhere around the Middle Stage of the Saint Realm.

Back in the elders' room, Kayla didn't even know what to say anymore. All she could feel was the countless gazes on her from all around. Of course, she was also extremely happy with the result, and so were Cynthia, Wuxan, Jusis, and the other Lukimira Sect elders.

Surprisingly though, the first one to laugh out loud was Ranmgues. "Hahaha! Hey, Kayla. I hope you stick to your words."

Obviously, Kayla knew what she said before. "Hmph! I have two Divine Veins now. Of course, I won't renege on our agreement. The mine is Qianbel's for the next 100 years."

It would be a lie if Ranmgues said he wasn't jealous. Hell, it would be hard to find some other organization there that wasn't. However, guaranteeing the Divine Stone Mine was already a very good outcome for him. After all, that was his Qianbel Sect's main objective when they arrived at the assembly. "Then, it is settled."