Chapter 1303 - 1303: Could the Immortal Array Have Malfunctioned?

"Hahahaha!"

The uproarious laughter of the Three-Eyed Tiger shattered the awkward silence.

"You just praised him to the heavens, rolled out the grand red carpet, and I thought he was incredible."

"After all that fuss, his combat power is zero, just like me?"

He gleefully pointed at everyone present, mercilessly mocking them.

"So, the one you admire has zero combat power, huh? Then you should worship me too!"

The tiger demon even deliberately pulled out a pen and paper.

"Come, come, who wants my autograph? I'm in a good mood now, don't miss this chance, hahaha..."

Of course, no one wanted his autograph.

Everyone present, be they the onlooking immortals or the Purple Nether Palace's gatekeeper disciples, felt as if they had been slapped.

"How could this happen?"

"How could Master Lian Xiao fail such a simple test?"

"What on earth happened?"

They couldn't wrap their minds around it.

Lian Xiao Supreme himself, who had fallen to the ground, even forgot to get up. He sat there in a daze, lost in deep thought about life.

As a peerless genius, he had grown up surrounded by flowers and praise.

The amazed and admiring gazes and praises of others were part of his daily life.

Although he had made mistakes while crafting high-end runes, those were normal errors.

You could say he had never been embarrassed in his life.

His image had always been perfectly maintained, right?

But this time, his disgrace had shattered the skies, and his disheveled image was enough to be a lifelong stain—a heart demon level one.

"This can't be!"

"I don't believe it!"

"How could Senior Brother Lian Xiao fail this test?"

The other young man and woman, two disciples of the Spiritual Clarity Talisman Tower, despite their outcries and inability to accept it,

deep down in their eyes, there was a hint of glee and schadenfreude.

As fellow geniuses in the Talisman Dao, they had been overshadowed by Lian Xiao Supreme, their brilliance completely covered.

It's impossible to say they didn't have any feelings about it.

Now that Lian Xiao had fallen, they finally had their chance to shine.

"I don't believe this Testing Immortal Array is so hard!"

"Yeah, I really don't believe it!"

The two acted all indignant, as if the task of defending the reputation of the Spiritual Clarity Talisman Tower had fallen to them.

"I'll avenge Senior Brother Lian Xiao, take down this Testing Immortal Array!"

"I'll join in!"

Many onlookers were left smirking and speechless.

Your desire for attention is almost overflowing; do you think we can't see it?

Avenge Senior Brother Lian Xiao?

If you two actually passed the test, wouldn't Lian Xiao be even more embarrassed?

Lian Xiao Supreme himself was so angry he spat blood again.

Damn it, if I didn't pass and you two did, wouldn't that spread the word that I'm inferior to both of you?

But fortunately for him, what he feared did not happen.

Brother Cheng was still very impartial.

The moment these two excitedly stepped into the Testing Immortal Array, they were also subjected to a rune deprivation.

So these two Talisman Tower disciples, who had only learned runes, naturally followed in Lian Xiao Supreme's footsteps.

They both spat blood and flew back, crashing heavily onto the ground, landing face-first.

The onlooking immortals were once again dumbfounded, barely able to look.

"What on earth is going on?"

They were utterly stupefied.

"Hahahahaha..."

The Three-Eyed Tiger burst into laughter again.

"Another two zero combat powers, what a pleasure to meet!"

"Turns out we're all at the same level, interesting..."

"Why are you still standing there? Give them applause, shouldn't three zero combat powers earn some cheers?"

The dead silent crowd finally erupted.

"What the hell is happening?"

"This can't be!"

The spectators couldn't help but express their impressions, and it was intense.

"How could the geniuses of the Spiritual Clarity Talisman Tower have zero combat power?"

"I thought I was seeing things, but turns out everyone saw the same scene?"

"This is too absurd, unbelievable..."

"Could it be, as that guy said earlier, they're just impostors?"

"I guess it's possible, otherwise it's unexplainable."

"No way, these three don't seem like charlatans to me."

"Does a fraud have 'fraud' written on their forehead? The Testing Immortal Array doesn't lie!"

Hearing the discussions, the three disciples of the Spiritual Clarity Talisman Tower were nearly driven crazy.

Of course, they weren't impostors.

But they themselves didn't know what was going on.

Brother Cheng had temporarily deprived them of their rune skills, not permanently lost, so they still had the knowledge of runes, just couldn't use it at the moment.

But they hadn't realized that at all.

The few gatekeeper disciples of the Purple Nether Palace, who had earlier been full of respect and flattery, now looked at them with a change in their eyes.

Eyes filled with suspicion and hostility.

That's understandable. Just think of how arrogant these three were just a while ago, and now to think they might actually be liars; who could feel good about that?

"There's been a mistake!"

Lian Xiao Supreme finally snapped out of it.

With an elegant gesture, he leapt up, dusted off the dirt from his clothes, and wiped the blood and bruises from his face.

After fixing his image, dressed in white, he once again approached the entrance with a stern face.

"There's a problem with this Testing Immortal Array."

He slightly raised his chin, exuding the tone of indisputable authority.

As if, since he said so, it must be true.

This confident demeanor and posture indeed managed to intimidate everyone.

After all, this genius's arrogant style couldn't easily be faked by mere swindlers.

And the other two disciples hurriedly got up, and stood shoulder to shoulder with their senior brother.

"Yes, there must be a mistake!"

The two angrily glared at the gatekeeper disciples of the Purple Nether Palace.

"Your Purple Nether Palace is truly capable, you did this to make our Spiritual Clarity Talisman Tower a laughing stock, resorting to such despicable means, utterly shameless!"

"Did you intentionally adjust the standards of this Testing Immortal Array so that only an Eighth-Grade Grandmaster could pass, thinking you could deceive us?"

"What a sinister plot!"

The crowd couldn't help but feel confused at their words.

These three really didn't look like impostors.

Their failing the Testing Immortal Array was truly odd.

Could it be that someone tampered with the array internally?

If that's the case, then it's Purple Nether Palace's fault, not these three's inadequacy.

Considering it requires an Eighth-Grade Grandmaster to pass, which is too high a standard, there's hardly anyone in the Land of Dao Extinction who can assure themselves of not failing.

To be honest, even the few gatekeeper disciples of the Purple Nether Palace were a bit unsure.

Could it really be that the Immortal Array was malfunctioning?

But even if the array was malfunctioning, the standard couldn't exceed the Sixth-Grade limit, that's the maximum testing limit for this array.

They exchanged a glance and finally decided to send someone inside to try.

If they went in and also got thrown out, then it meant the array was indeed broken.