"If you can truly make the Upper Character Stone Tablet light up, I guarantee that our Clan Master will definitely give you that opportunity."
Yao Cheng said.
"Really? Why?"
Wang Yuxian asked with wide eyes.
"Because this Talent Testing Formation was left behind tens of thousands of years ago by that great being."
"That is why it possesses absolute authority."
"If you can truly make the Upper Character Stone Tablet light up, then our Spirit Race will not only refrain from causing you any trouble — we will treat you as honored guests."
Yao Cheng said.
"That kind of good fortune? Then it seems things have gotten simpler."
At those words, Wang Yuxian even patted Chu Feng on the shoulder, smiling brightly. "Chu Feng, you heard all that, right? Whether the two of us can get out of this safely depends entirely on you."
"I'll do my best."
Chu Feng smiled. Though the smile was faint, inwardly he was quite delighted.
Chu Feng had a certain degree of confidence in himself — after all, when it came to talent assessments, he generally achieved the best possible result.
"If you really can make the Upper Character Stone Tablet light up, that would be truly wonderful."
"But for now, let's wait a little while. Once they finish their testing, you two can go test as well."
Yao Cheng said to Chu Feng and Wang Yuxian.
At this, the two of them nodded. After all, this had been the plan before they came.
They would wait first. If the Spirit Race dispersed immediately after the testing was done, they could test in secret.
If the Spirit Race refused to disperse, they would then take the risk and test their talents openly.
While waiting, Chu Feng noticed that in the plaza, aside from the Talent Testing Formation, there was also a stone statue.
The statue depicted an ordinary man — plain in appearance, plain in dress.
But around the statue, not only had a small shelter been built to protect it from wind and rain, but in front of it, offerings of fresh food and heavenly treasures had been presented.
"Senior, who is that figure being honored?"
Chu Feng asked curiously.
What people worshipped was usually either their founding ancestor or some legendary bodhisattva or deity.
But this one looked like an ordinary person.
"That is… the great being who brought that powerful force to our Spirit Race tens of thousands of years ago."
Yao Cheng said.
When he spoke of that great being, Yao Cheng's eyes were filled with reverence.
"So your Spirit Race created this statue in offering to show gratitude to that senior?"
Chu Feng asked.
"No."
"This statue is what that great being transformed into."
Yao Cheng said.
"What?"
"This is what that great being turned into?"
Hearing this, both Chu Feng and Wang Yuxian were greatly astonished.
How could a person turn into a stone statue?
Moreover, they could not sense any trace of life from the statue. Even if he had been dead for many years, there should normally have been some lingering aura left behind.
But that statue was plainly nothing more than a rock.
"I'm not deceiving you. It truly is what that great being transformed into."
"Sigh… to speak of it, our Spirit Race has failed that great being. We are sinners. We have wronged him."
After saying these words, Yao Cheng bowed toward the statue across the void, his heart filled with remorse.