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Chapter 165 Su Yuan: Captain Wang is incompetent, it seems I must step in! (4K views, please vote!)

"This isn't right. So much time has passed, why hasn't the clearance team made a single move?"

Su Yuan looked at a rescue team member who was waiting anxiously, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the team member patiently explained:
"Expert Xiao Su, most of the secret realms involving inheritance and assessment have a time limit of fifteen days or even more than a month."

"This is why the Jinhua Mountain Secret Realm was initially expected to take more than a month to develop."

"But the inheritance assessment for the Crimson Face and White Bone Temple is different!"

"The assessment period stipulated therein is much shorter than that of ordinary inheritances, and because it is a Demonic Sect inheritance, the assessment content is even more difficult."

"Let alone cracking it within twelve hours, even cracking it within twelve days would be considered fast."

After hearing this explanation, Su Yuan couldn't help but glance at the Taibai Tianji at the fourth ring road.

So it seems that my teacher is indeed deeply entrenched in evil.

If there were no time limit, he might be able to clear all nine levels within five days.

But after this assessment, Su Yuan was even less willing to participate in the inheritance assessment.

Although the system regarded him as a powerful and ruthless figure, the system had so many bugs that its judgment was invalid.

He is clearly kind-hearted by nature, how can he compete with Zhu Qingqing, a giant of the demonic path, in terms of talent?
We can't compete at all!

Time flew by, and another four hours passed.

The miracle did not happen. Even Captain Wang, the most senior and experienced member of the rescue team, could only barely make it to the seventh ring.

Rather than relying on Captain Wang, we should rely on Tai Baiji.

This person passed another test and entered the third stage.

But there's no time left!

There's only a little over an hour left.

Both the rescue team members and the expedition team members who had been trapped in the heritage assessment for more than 46 hours were already somewhat desperate.

"Captain Ye, there's only a little over an hour left. Is there really no way to clear the level quickly?"

"If we wait any longer, the killing formation in the inheritance ground will be activated!"

"I'm so anxious," said one of the rescue team members.

During those ten-plus hours, Ye Muyu was not just watching a show.

Her eyes gleamed with an obscure light, as if she were calculating something.

Centered on the head of this Elder of the Heavenly Pavilion, a wave of heat emanated from it.

Clearly, the other party's consciousness has entered a state of overclocking.

Upon hearing the question, Ye Muyu ended her deduction, her tone remaining calm:

"In situations where normal attempts to pass through the level are insufficient, killing the master of the formation is the best solution."

"But after calculating for so long, I found that the ancient cultivator named Zhu Qingqing was very cautious, and the decapitation plan was almost impossible to carry out."

"Its true form is hidden within one ring of the inheritance site, and apart from following the rules to pass the test, there is no other loophole to directly enter the first ring."

Someone asked cautiously:

"What if we launch a direct attack?"

"You and Master Taibai are both at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and you don't care about damaging the artifacts. If you launch a direct attack..."

"It's impossible. Even if Senior Brother Taibai and I attacked with all our might from both inside and outside, we still couldn't break through this great formation."

Ye Muyu shook her head:
"This formation is well maintained. Although it is not as powerful as when it was first built, it is still a Nascent Soul level killing formation."

"Only by having a Nascent Soul True Monarch personally arrive can this formation be forcibly broken and the people inside rescued."

"But... time is too short. The most likely person to arrive first, True Monarch Wang Lan, is still training on Iron Mountain Star."

"Even if he sets off immediately upon receiving the news, it will still take him nine hours to get there."

The rescue team members fell silent.

Nine hours!

Once the Nascent Soul True Monarch arrives, everything will be settled, and Captain Wang and the others will definitely be safe.

However, the first members of the expedition team to enter the inheritance assessment were in danger.

Once this formation is activated in a little over an hour, it will wipe out the members of the expedition team. Apart from Master Taibai, who can withstand it, everyone else will only face certain death!
More than a dozen precious lives are about to be lost before their very eyes.

This made everyone present feel very heavy-hearted.

However, at that moment, Ye Muyu suddenly turned to look at Su Yuan beside her and asked:
"Su Yuan, why haven't you said anything yet?"

"If you have a way to break through the inheritance test, please speak up boldly. After all, you are the one among us who has the deepest understanding of the demonic path."

Chen Nuoyi chimed in from the side:

"Yes, Su Yuan, you always have the most ideas."

Su Yuan: "..."

No, Professor Ye, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, how come you slander people without even blinking?
But facing the expectant and admiring gazes of Chen Nuoyi and the other rescue team members, Su Yuan couldn't refuse.

After careful consideration, he looked at the puppet woman who stood motionless at the entrance of the great formation and asked in spiritual script:
"Excuse me, could you reveal what the first question of the inheritance assessment is?"

The puppet woman answered simply:

"The abbot has given instructions, so I can tell you the contents of the first three questions directly."

"The first question is to learn how to make the Crimson Face and White Bone Puppet."

"The second question is to learn how to operate the Crimson Face and White Bone Puppet."

"The third question is to learn how the Crimson-Faced White-Boned Puppet uses the art of seduction."

"At the same time, the examinee must personally practice each step of the learning and understanding of the first three questions."

Upon hearing this, the rescue team members gasped in shock.

"The 'Crimson-faced, White-boned Puppet'—does it refer to the human puppets we saw at the gate tower?"

"This...this is too evil! It's utterly immoral!"

"No wonder Captain Wang and the others have been unable to pass the first three tests. Putting aside the difficulty of making human puppets, they just can't get past the test of conscience and morality!"

The rescue team members fiercely criticized the evil and darkness of the old cultivation world.

However, they did not notice that after hearing the puppet woman's leak of the exam questions, Su Yuan fell into a deep silence.

Damn it, if you put the first three questions together, it's the whole book on learning how to make the Crimson Face and White Bone Puppet?
However, it makes sense, since the White Bone Temple's foundation lies in this demonic secret technique.

Whenever it comes to inheritance, learning this secret method is inevitable.

In other words, as long as he goes to try out the challenges, he can skip the first three levels!

Don't even mention that you've mastered this secret technique through the system's rewards.

Even without learning it beforehand, the double comprehension bonus from the "Demon Lord" title will allow you to pass the first three levels in less than three hours!

As a result, because I scared myself, I wasted more than ten hours outside the formation!
Oh no! We've been fooled by Captain Wang and his bunch of good-for-nothings!

None of them have ever been a demon, so they can only guess how to solve certain levels. It would be a miracle if they could even make it through!

What a mess!
As Su Yuan was heartbroken, the rescue team members stopped their verbal attacks on the ancient demonic sect and looked at him expectantly:

"Expert Su, do you have any solutions for these problems?" Su Yuan remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"I can go in and try, but whatever I do during the challenge, please don't question me."

"Everything is for saving lives. I have absolutely no intention of learning any demonic or secret techniques, absolutely not!"

The rescue team members were clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation, nodding excitedly and looking expectant.

Expert Xiao Su is finally about to show his amazing skills!

But then, everyone suddenly remembered the time limit of more than an hour, and their hearts sank again.

With only a little over an hour left, even if Expert Xiao Su has a profound understanding of the demonic path, it's impossible for him to pass through the evil demonic inheritance in such a short time...

But in order not to affect Su Yuan's mood, they ultimately said nothing.

"Su Yuan, be careful in everything you do."

Chen Nuoyi tugged at Su Yuan's sleeve.

"Don't worry, even if I fail the inheritance test, a Nascent Soul True Monarch will step in to cover me in a few hours. I will be in no danger."

Su Yuan smiled at the girl, then strode into the entrance of the Inheritance Land.

Upon entering the Jiuhuan area, the road we had come from was immediately blocked by a thin fog, making it impossible to turn back.

When the other rescue team members, who were also in the ninth ring, saw Su Yuan, they simply nodded to him and did not dare to approach him to disturb him, so as not to affect the thinking of the other challengers.

Su Yuan nodded to them and looked ahead.

A virtual spirit stele appeared, detailing the method for creating the Crimson-faced, White-boned puppet.

This includes how to select materials, how to refine flesh and blood, and how to transform human puppets into forms more suitable for bewitching others.

At the same time, a woman's body that looked almost real appeared in front of Su Yuan, along with various refining materials.

These materials are similar to 3D stereoscopic projections; they can be touched, disassembled, and combined.

Such a physical projection is entirely derived from the formation, requiring a very advanced array technique.

It can only be said that although the ancient times were primitive, the development of the cultivation civilization was quite advanced, and many of the technologies can still be used by the modern cultivation world.

Fortunately, it was a physical projection, so Su Yuan didn't feel any psychological burden when he started to fight.

The method to pass the level is very simple: just comprehend the contents of the spirit inscription stone tablet and create the physical projection into the Crimson-faced White-boned Puppet.

Su Yuan interlaced his fingers, loosened his knuckles, and then aimed at the material in front of him. His nimble fingers shot out like lightning, flying up and down!
Start speedrunning!
Beyond the land of inheritance.

"The first challenge is to physically modify the body of a young woman and turn her into a puppet... Expert Xiao Su is so young, can he really handle it?"

A member of the rescue team looked at Su Yuan's retreating figure with a worried expression.

Other rescue team members echoed this sentiment, fearing that Su Yuan might suffer some psychological trauma while saving people.

But before they could exchange more than a few words, someone who was closely monitoring the situation suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"It...it moved!"

"What moved!"

Some people are confused.

"Expert Xiao Su has made a move! He... he's actually gotten up and headed towards the Eighth Ring Road! He's successfully passed through the passage leading to the Eighth Ring Road!"

Amidst the exclamation of the rescue team member, everyone saw Su Yuan stroll leisurely through the first obstacle and enter the second.

Someone subconsciously glanced at the time that had passed on their watch.

three minutes!
"Three minutes? How is that possible!"

"Even disregarding the time spent comprehending demonic secrets, the process of creating a puppet must be extremely complicated."

"To create a human puppet in three minutes, only an old demon who has handled thousands upon thousands of human puppets could do it."

"How exactly did expert Xiao Su manage to do that?"

"Even cheating wouldn't work this well!"

The rescue team members were all shocked.

But the shock Su Yuan brought them didn't stop there.

After pausing briefly at the Eighth Ring Road, Su Yuan walked directly into the Seventh Ring Road!

He spent even less time on the Eighth Ring Road; the time was reduced to less than three minutes!
Two minutes later, they were even more horrified to see that Su Yuan had so easily surpassed Captain Wang's progress and reached the sixth ring!
In other words, Su Yuan spent less than eight minutes mastering the entire method for creating the Crimson Face and White Bone Puppet!
They have even reached a pinnacle of skill!
Because of his ridiculously fast completion speed, no one even suspected that Su Yuan was a genius in the demonic path.

Even the most brilliant and talented demonic genius wouldn't be this fast!

They preferred to believe that this expert, Xiao Su, had cheated!
Just as everyone was exclaiming and discussing in surprise, Ye Muyu smiled and spoke:

"Everyone, I think Su Yuan was able to pass the first three trials so quickly because he had previously come into contact with similar demonic secret techniques."

"He may have even seen the method of making the Crimson-faced White-bone Puppet in some ancient books."

"This is a good thing for us, as it means that the probability of rescuing Senior Brother Taibai and the others has greatly increased."

The rescue team members then realized what was happening.

As for Ye Muyu's mention of Su Yuan having previewed the method for crafting the Crimson Bone Puppet... let's just pretend we didn't hear it, since it was all for the sake of saving people.

Despite their shock, the tension among the crowd did not subside at all.

The middle three stages and the last three stages will definitely be more difficult.

Chen Nuoyi looked at the puppet woman and asked in a deep voice:

"Our teammate has easily passed the first three rounds. Can you tell us the questions for the next round?"

After a moment's blink, the puppet woman replied:

"The abbot judges that this examiner named Su Yuan is the most likely person in history to pass her test."

"An exception can be made for this person. The following are the three questions for the test."

"Question 1: Use your own abilities to make the Crimson Bone Puppet reach Grade A hardness."

"Question 2: Through your own abilities, make the operation precision of the Crimson Bone Puppet reach Grade A."

"Question 3: Use your own abilities to make the charm attribute of the Crimson Bone Puppet reach Grade A."

"Here's an explanation: Grade A is the highest rating our sect gives to its disciples under the same conditions."

"The day after the abbot created his first puppet, he raised all three of its ratings to Grade A."

"The Abbot has high expectations for Su Yuan's performance, and therefore grants you permission to observe Su Yuan's actions in the next three trials."

After the puppet woman finished speaking, a crystal-clear projection was directly projected into her eyes, which were no different from those of an ordinary person.

The screen showed all of Su Yuan's actions after entering the Sixth Ring Road, as if it were filmed right up to Su Yuan's face.

Chen Nuoyi and the others watched Su Yuan on the screen with a mixture of worry and anticipation.

Can he raise all three of the puppet's attributes to Grade A in the limited time he has left?
Normally, this would take months or even years of study to achieve.

So what amazing plays will Su Yuan make next?

…………Dividing line…………

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