Chapter 148: Ch 148- Final Round

The instant the cultivators saw someone walking side by side with Qin Jiang, everyone was shocked.

They could not help but wonder who this young man was.

Some of them had already recognized Mo Yuan. His name had become very famous in Cang Lan Base recently, especially after the beast tide. However, no one dared to start talking in front of Sovereign Realm cultivator.

Everyone simply stood quietly and waited for Qin Jiang’s instructions.

Meanwhile, Mo Yuan quietly activated his Cultivation Talent.

In an instant, information about the cultivators in front of him appeared in his mind.

Mo Yuan quickly glanced through their talent panels.

As expected, most of them did not have any talent worth copying.

Then his gaze landed on Ming Yue.

The moment he checked her talent panel, Mo Yuan’s expression remained calm on the outside but inside, a storm had already erupted.

Human: Ming Yue

Cultivation Talent: Exceptional Grade

Enlightenment Talent: Exceptional Grade

Regeneration Talent: Superior Grade

Endurance Talent: Superior Grade

’What the hell? Two Exceptional Grade talents?’

Mo Yuan was genuinely shocked.

Until now, he had hardly seen anyone with even an Ultimate Grade special talent. As for Exceptional Grade special talents, he had never encountered one.

Her Exceptional Grade Cultivation Talent was already shocking but he could understand it to some extent. Even David possessed an Exceptional Grade Cultivation Talent, so it was not completely unheard of among the strongest geniuses.

But the Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent was something else entirely.

Mo Yuan immediately understood why Ming Yue had been able to adapt to her opponents so quickly.

’So that’s the reason.’

’Her Enlightenment Talent allows her to understand her opponent’s techniques after watching them for only a few exchanges.’

That explained everything he had seen during the tournament.

She had not actually copied her opponent’s technique.

Her understanding was simply so terrifying that after seeing a technique several times, she could quickly grasp its basic principles and reproduce it herself.

Mo Yuan continued looking at her talent panel.

’She also has two more special talents.’

Regeneration and Endurance.

Both were Superior Grade.

Mo Yuan took a slow breath.

’Three special talents and one of them is Exceptional Grade while the other two are Superior Grade.’

He had never seen a talent panel like this before.

For a moment, Mo Yuan almost wanted to copy her Enlightenment Talent immediately.

Unfortunately, his Copy and Paste Talent was still on cooldown.

There were still eight days before it could be used again.

’I’ll copy it as soon as the cooldown ends.’

Mo Yuan’s eyes flashed with anticipation.

An Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent could be extremely useful to him. His Boundless Saber art was still at Minor achievement with 9x boost, what if it increased to Major achievement.

Mo Yuna’s eyes flashed with excitement.

While Mo Yuan was observing Ming Yue, Ming Yue was also looking at him.

Just like everyone else, she was curious about this young man who had appeared beside Qin Jiang.

She had heard many people mention Mo Yuan during the tournament but this was the first time she had actually seen him.

’Who exactly is he?’

Before she could think any further, Qin Jiang’s voice suddenly sounded.

"Follow me."

He turned around and walked toward the stairs leading deeper into the building.

The fifty cultivators immediately followed.

Mo Yuan also followed behind Qin Jiang.

As they descended, Mo Yuan became increasingly curious.

’Where exactly are we going?’

The Human Federation Tower was already enormous but Qin Jiang was leading them deeper underground.

After walking down several flights of stairs, they finally reached a massive underground passage.

The underground area was enormous.

It was almost three times larger than the underground arena Mo Yuan had seen inside the Mu family’s manor. The arena itself was also much bigger and the formations surrounding it were far more powerful.

Mo Yuan could clearly feel the strength of the formations even from a distance.

The other cultivators were also looking around in surprise. None of them had expected the Human Federation Tower to have such a huge underground arena.

Soon, several employees of the Human Federation arrived and began preparing the arena.

Qin Jiang waited until everyone had settled down before speaking.

"Out of the fifty participants, only twenty-five will qualify for the Secret Realm. You will draw a number from this container. Those who draw the same number will fight each other."

Everyone immediately became serious.

"The winner will obtain a spot in the Secret Realm and the loser will be eliminated."

After Qin Jiang finished speaking, an employee walked forward carrying a large container.

One by one, the fifty cultivators stepped forward and picked their numbers.

After everyone had finished, Qin Jiang said, "Find the person with the same number as you."

The cultivators immediately began looking around.

Soon, fifty people were divided into twenty-five groups.

The atmosphere became much more serious.

One young man looked at the number in his hand before searching through the crowd. When he finally found the person who had drawn the same number, his face instantly became pale.

It was Ming Yue.

He stared at her for a moment before letting out a helpless sigh.

’Why did I have to get her?’

Ming Yue had already taken first place in the preliminary round. Her strange ability to copy and understand techniques had already been witnessed by everyone.

He knew that his chances of winning were extremely low.

Soon, all twenty-five pairs had gathered.

Qin Jiang looked at them and said, "Those with the first number, come forward."

The first pair immediately walked into the arena.

The formations around the battlefield activated, covering the entire arena with a faint barrier.

The battle began and Mo Yuan watched quietly standing beside Qin Jiang.

However, after watching for a while, he lost interest.

’Too weak.’

With his current strength, battles at this level could no longer attract much of his attention.

The other participants were geniuses compared to ordinary cultivators but compared to Mo Yuan, the gap was simply too large.

He had not come here to watch the tournament anyway.

His main purpose had been to find a useful talent.

Now that he had discovered Ming Yue’s Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent, there was not much reason for him to stay.

One battle after another ended.

Some participants won after a fierce fight, while others were quickly defeated.

Eventually, it was Ming Yue’s turn.

Her opponent walked into the arena with a bitter expression.

He looked at Ming Yue, then looked at the sword in his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, he sighed.

"I forfeit."

The entire arena became quiet for a moment.

Ming Yue looked slightly surprised but she did not say anything.

The referee immediately announced her victory.

There was no shame in his decision. He already knew that he was unlikely to defeat her, so there was no reason to waste his strength in a battle he could not win.

After the remaining battles finished, the twenty-five winners were selected.

The other twenty-five participants were eliminated and asked to leave.

Qin Jiang looked at the remaining cultivators and said, "The opening date of the Secret Realm will be notified to you later. Until then, you can do whatever you want."

The cultivators nodded.

One after another, they left the underground arena.

Mo Yuan also followed Qin Jiang back toward the elevator.

Soon, the two returned to the 100th floor.

The Secret Realm selection tournament had finally come to an end.