Almighty Genius

Chapter 1953 - 1505: Trialist Token!

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"Baka~~~"

When Tian Gang Chunyi and the others returned, what they saw were all the corpses of their fellow disciples, and almost instantly, they roared in fury.

The sound was quite violent, showing how angry he was at the moment, as if a wave of anger was released.

Unfortunately, no matter how angry he was, it was meaningless. The disciples of Sakata Shrine left at the hotel were all killed, not leaving a single survivor!

"Speak! Who the hell did this?"

The face of the Grandmaster-level Peak strongman was also quite unpleasant, finally discovering a terrified waiter, he roared in immense anger.

The terrifying aura almost scared the poor waiter to death, his legs wet in fear, leaking urine and feces, passing out directly.

However, there were plenty of surviving witnesses, basically Qin Fang and the others didn't target these ordinary waiters, rather intentionally letting them see the act.

"It's him!"

After several waiters carefully described, the appearance of the perpetrator gradually became clear. Most were unfamiliar people, seemingly not famous figures.

But as Tian Gang Chunyi and the Grandmaster-level Peak strongman's gaze focused on one person, they almost simultaneously gasped.

Obviously, they both recognized this perpetrator...

"Aoki Ryuichi... so it was you!"

Tian Gang Chunyi even roared through gritted teeth, knowing who the culprit was, "Kitatori Kazuo, you've gone too far..."

Seeing this perpetrator's image, although there were small flaws in the description, it didn't affect Tian Gang Chunyi's judgment.

He discovered one of the culprits was an expert very similar to Aoki Ryuichi of Anping Shrine, almost 80-90% alike, basically confirming it was him.

And based on the information Sakata Shrine received, Aoki Ryuichi indeed came to Sapporo with Kitatori Kazuo, and during their two Shrine clash, Aoki Ryuichi didn't show up.

Now, all the experts of Sakata Shrine were killed, and among the culprits was Aoki Ryuichi. To say the disciples' slaughter had nothing to do with Anping Shrine was something Tian Gang Chunyi wouldn't believe...

"Someone! Follow me to slaughter Anping Shrine..."

Tian Gang Chunyi's power was formidable, his talent extraordinary, but he had a very volatile temperament, easily provoked.

If not, he wouldn't have clashed directly with Kitatori Kazuo earlier...

Now, so many experts of Sakata Shrine were killed, and they already have evidence of the opponent's actions, there's no way to hold back, roaring to lead his experts over for revenge!

"Wait! There might be an issue here..."

However, the elder at Grandmaster-level Peak suddenly frowned and called out, sensing something strange in the matter, not easily fooled after living for decades.

"Elder..."

Tian Gang Chunyi's eyes glared, looking at the elder, his tone not friendly, even though the elder was much stronger than him, "Facts are right before us, what's the issue?"

"Sigh..."

The Grandmaster-level Peak expert sighed lightly, decades of experience told him there was an issue in the matter, but he couldn't find any reasonable evidence.

"Hmph! Everyone, let's move..."

Tian Gang Chunyi saw the elder say nothing, he snorted coldly, immediately leading his men out, the Grandmaster-level Peak strongman helplessly sighed, following along.

He was Sakata Shrine's elder and also Tian Gang Chunyi's protector in this Priest trial, couldn't let Tian Gang Chunyi fall into trouble.

"Tsk tsk, Old Qin, your move is really ruthless..."

As Tian Gang Chunyi led Sakata Shrine's experts to seek revenge on Anping Shrine, Qin Fang and the others were already lurking afar.

Seeing this scene, Ji Xiang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, Qin Fang's move of "Move Flowers and Join the Trees" was executed powerfully.

"Alright! We should retreat... staying any longer won't benefit us!"

Qin Fang smiled, the plan going smoothly, achieving their goals.

Involving Grandmaster-level Peak strongmen and battles between two Holy Lands, was something they, at Grandmaster-level Initial Stage, couldn't participate in.

Even knowing they could continue benefiting from the chaos, the risk was equally great...

Now, it's just that Sakata Shrine is blinded by hatred. When they calm down, they might discover the loopholes here.

Instead of being hunted down by experts from the two Great Holy Lands later, it's better to withdraw now as if they'd never appeared here. This may bring many benefits to Qin Fang and the others by remaining uninvolved.

Just like that, Qin Fang and his companions vanished without a trace, as if they had never been here at all.

Qin Fang and the others didn't care about the uproar between Anping Shrine and Sakata Shrine because news came from Sakura's side.

After disappearing for several days, Sakura returned to Hokkaido Shrine, but she remained silent about the disappearance, only saying that it had nothing to do with Hattori Hisanari.

Although Hokkaido Shrine was somewhat dissatisfied with Sakura's reply, the fact that Sakura had returned and even showed signs of a breakthrough extinguished all criticism.

"Mr. Qin, I have fulfilled my promise. I hope you will not break your word..."

After a brief moment of peace, Sakura handed a token to Qin Fang, and very solemnly expressed her hope, clearly still mindful of the condition she had initially proposed.

"Miss Sakura... rest assured, at the appropriate time, I will fulfill my promise!"

As for the condition, Qin Fang wasn't too concerned, as he was currently far from reaching the time to fulfill that promise.

"I can wait slowly..."

Sakura gave Qin Fang a deep look, her tone serious.

But after saying this, she departed gracefully, as if there was never any entanglement between her and Qin Fang and his group.

"She's truly a strange woman..."

Watching her distant figure, even Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter.

Sakura, back at Hokkaido Shrine, returned to being the cold and dazzling Holy Woman she once was, the shimmering little stars in her eyes disappeared.

"Is this the certificate for participating in the priest trials?"

However, Qin Fang didn't focus on exploring a woman's inner thoughts, but turned his attention to the token Sakura had given.

The priest trials are a necessary assessment for becoming the Great Divine Priest of the Taoist God Sect; every Great Priest has emerged from these trials.

The old generation of Great Priests is about to retire, naturally the selection of new Great Priests has begun, and the priest trials have resumed.

The Great Priest is the supreme ruler and spiritual pillar of the Dao Shen Sect, holding a highly revered position, almost equal to Fusang's Imperial Family.

Even Fusang's Emperor respectfully calls each Great Priest "teacher."

Because the Great Priest's position is very important, the priest trials are extremely sacred, allowing no flaws or disrespect.

Pre-set selections are absolutely impossible; every Great Priest fights through the priest trials to emerge.

To become a Great Priest, one must first become a trialist; in principle, every member of the Fusang Martial World is eligible for this.

But in reality, the requirements for trialists are very strict...

Firstly, the trialist themselves must be a Fusang person!

Secondly, they must belong to a force affiliated with the Dao Shen Sect; chaotic forces like Japan Wanderers are ineligible.

There are some other minor conditions, but they are not crucial, and can almost be ignored.

The token is a certificate for trialists, but not everyone can get it, even those who meet the requirements.

In principle, each sect affiliated with the Dao Shen Sect can have one trial qualification and obtain a trialist token, and the Six Great Holy Lands are treated the same.

But in reality, large forces like the Six Great Holy Lands can't just prepare one; they have many subordinate sects, and they can freely allocate these trialist tokens.

The trialists of the Six Great Holy Lands are essentially seed players from each Holy Land, the future geniuses who will inherit the sect master position.

The priest trials are extremely harsh, where death is very common. If such talented individuals die during the priest trials, their respective Holy Land has to train new heirs.

There may be some backup heirs, but they might not meet the Holy Land's standards...

Therefore, for the Great Priest position or the future sect master's heir, each Holy Land will send multiple trialists to participate.

The reason Qin Fang sought Sakura's help was due to Sakura's position in Hokkaido Shrine; since her chances of competing for Great Priest were slim, participating was her priority, producing a token wasn't a big issue.

Moreover, Sakura herself has some personal motives, though she didn't directly disclose them to Qin Fang...

Sakura is quite clear why Qin Fang wants the trialist token. Although she doesn't think Qin Fang will succeed, having spent so much time with Qin Fang, even she feels he might truly have hope of success...(To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)