Though Wang Xuetong clicked his tongue in amazement, he and the other judges made no trouble for
After Jiang Chen had gone inside, Wang Xuetong clicked his tongue again in admiration. "Before this, a whole crowd of people were clamoring for cross-domain participation. I always thought they were ignorant and reckless. Who would have thought that someone would actually go through with a cross-domain challenge?"
"Hehe, perhaps it's some rich young master fooling around. It's only been a little over a day. The Martial Domain and the Pill Domain aren't that easy to tackle."
"Mm, whether those two domains can even be completed in three days is questionable. I'd wager he found the difficulty too great, gave up voluntarily, and came to the Comprehensive Domain to try his luck."
The judges' assessment of Jiang Chen was remarkably unanimous.
Led by one of the judges, Jiang Chen found himself a seat and was quickly provided with a question scroll.
This scroll was similar to the one from the Pill Domain — thirty questions, with the same tiered difficulty levels.
The Comprehensive Domain covered a broader and more eclectic range of material. But for Jiang Chen, none of that posed a problem.
In his previous life, Jiang Chen had presided over the Celestial Academy of the Great World of the Taoyuan Heavens. His knowledge spanned the breadth of all the heavens — there was no domain he hadn't touched.
While none of these fields could compare to his mastery of alchemy, when it came to the
The questions in the Comprehensive Domain were indeed wide-ranging and varied, but that was precisely what suited Jiang Chen best. Every other candidate seated here might possess astonishing expertise in one particular area — some excelled at crafting talismans, others at constructing formations, some at mechanical arts, others at medicine, divination, and astrology, and still others at beast taming or forging divine weapons…
All of these fell under the umbrella of the Comprehensive Domain.
Every profession had its specialization, as the saying went.
But Jiang Chen was different from the rest. He wasn't merely a specialist in one field — he was truly versatile, a genuine polymath.
This was an advantage that none of the candidates present could match or ever hope to match.
The Divine Abyss Continent certainly had its share of learned and talented individuals. But when it came to comparing erudition or breadth of knowledge with Jiang Chen, there probably wasn't anyone alive who could even carry his shoes.
Still, though Jiang Chen navigated the Comprehensive Domain with ease, he couldn't quite handle it with the same effortless fluency he'd shown in the Pill Domain.
Some questions required careful deliberation before he could synthesize a thorough answer.
But a little over a day was more than enough time for him to work with.
Near the end of the third day, Jiang Chen finally completed every question, filled in his contestant number, and pressed his contestant badge seal onto the scroll.
The Comprehensive Domain selection was now finished.
Jiang Chen confidently rolled up the scroll. This time, he didn't bother submitting it early. The deadline was practically here already, so there was no point.
He was firmly convinced that even if there were supremely talented individuals among the candidates, none of them could possibly be as well-rounded as he was. His confidence was absolute.
As for the Pill Domain, Jiang Chen hadn't for a moment entertained the thought of losing.
The same went for this Comprehensive Domain. At the very least, one of the three spots was bound to be his.
This was the confidence born of true learning, and of the memories of a past life.
When the selection period ended, everyone was required to hand in their scrolls.
Good heavens — he hadn't imagined it!
"Brother Shao Yuan?" Lin Zhirong could scarcely believe his own eyes. He almost suspected he was hallucinating. But the evidence was right there — it was no illusion.
What he was seeing was genuinely Jiang Chen.
Seeing Lin Zhirong charge toward him with an expression like he'd seen a ghost, Jiang Chen offered a friendly smile and asked, "How did you do?"
Lin Zhirong was in no frame of mind to answer that question. Instead, he stared at Jiang Chen as though examining some kind of monster, looking him up and down, as if Jiang Chen had grown a second head on his shoulders.
"Brother Shao Yuan, you actually came to the Comprehensive Domain? Don't tell me you gave up on the Pill Domain selection!" Lin Zhirong sighed. "You really do know how to throw things away better than I do. I always thought I was the most willful and headstrong one. But it turns out… heh heh, Brother Shao Yuan, you've got me genuinely conceding."
Jiang Chen was speechless. "Who told you I gave up on the Pill Domain?"
"Uh, you didn't give up? Then how did you end up here, out of nowhere?" During the selection period, all candidates were sealed within the formations with no way to communicate with the outside world.
So when Jiang Chen had entered the Comprehensive Domain selection area, no one else had been able to see it.
"I finished the Pill Domain selection. Is that not allowed?" Jiang Chen replied, somewhat exasperated.
One person after another reacting this way — every single person giving him the same look — was genuinely getting on Jiang Chen's nerves.
Lin Zhirong wore the expression of a man staring at a freak, struggling to keep a straight face. He slammed a fist into Jiang Chen's shoulder. "Stop pulling my leg, would you? Finished the Pill Domain selection? You think that's like eating a meal or taking a nap? It's not that simple!"