However, for Rocky, whose strength had actually reached the high grade already, the body of his Imperial Soul was powerful enough to pass this kind of test.
Therefore, no matter what kind of attacks his Imperial Soul received, such as breaking its meridians or bones, it was not harmed in any way.
Then, after overcoming the hellish torture, Rocky successfully passed the last floor of the human pass and entered the first floor of the earth pass.
Meanwhile, the other contestants, who were also taking the test, had exhibited varying performances. Some of the feeble ones that displayed a weak potential of their Imperial Souls could only hold on up to the third or fourth floor of the human pass. After that, they had to give up the test.
Hence, after everyone had taken the tests on the first six floors, ten of the original twenty participants had failed and quitted, while the rest continued and entered the earth pass. Apart from Rocky, Michelle, Carla, Eunice, Moore, and Holden, three middle-grade and one high-grade Spiritual Emperors made it to the earth pass.
However, the earth pass was actually the formal start of the test. In here, all candidates would have a hard time. It didn't matter whether one was weak or strong, because the challenges they were about to face had nothing to do with their strength.
Right off the bat, two candidates, including Holden, failed to pass the first floor, where the test of greed was conducted.
Upon reaching the second floor, the remaining participants carried out the test of evil intention. Surprisingly, even Michelle, who had a stable performance on the earth pass, had almost failed.
At the same time, Moore and two other middle-grade Spiritual Emperors also barely passed.
On the other hand, Carla and Eunice had evidently shown less trouble in handling the test because they had been cultivating their minds since childhood. It meant that their ambitions and desires were not that strong to lose their focus.
But among all of them, the only one who had a consistent performance from the beginning until now was Rocky. He used to have fame and power as Prince Crimson, and later on, he even became the successor of the Holy Lord. Right now, he was living as a chosen Godly Genius. In other words, he had already experienced everything in life. So any desire or honor was not that appealing to him anymore.
Hence, when they reached the third floor, the gap between the potentials of their Imperial Souls had been pretty apparent.
Soon enough, Eunice and two other middle-grade Spiritual emperors were eliminated.
Then, on the fourth floor, where the test of inner demon was conducted, Moore and the last middle-grade Spiritual Emperor were eliminated. Thus, at this point, the only remaining ones were Rocky, Carla, Michelle, and a high-grade Spiritual Emperor.
As they reached the fifth floor, they underwent the test of soul connection.
This test was to examine the connection between the Imperial Soul and its master. The participants would experience all kinds of extreme circumstances and various temptations. Thus, in the end, only those who could display an incredibly strong will could pass.
Of course, the four remaining participants were very talented. So, their Imperial Souls were naturally more powerful and fearless compared to the Imperial Souls of the others who had already failed. In the end, all of them successfully passed the challenge.
The sixth floor, which was the last one in the earth pass, was the most difficult one yet. Here, the participants had to deal with the test of death.
For Rocky, since he had already experienced several kinds of deaths, he was not even fazed at all. Therefore, among the four, he was the fastest to pass it.
Obviously, for the other three, no one among them experienced death itself. Hence, the test actually came as a great challenge for them.
However, Michelle was still able to overcome it through her extraordinary talent and unyielding spirit. So far, only she and Rocky were the ones to succeed in the test.
In the end, the other two failed. It meant that Rocky and Michelle were the only ones who qualified to proceed to the heaven pass.
However, right after entering the heaven pass, Rocky decided to deliberately suppress his Imperial Soul, knowing that his performance from the beginning was already enough to establish a good ranking. Hence, he immediately failed.
At the same time, Michelle also gave up and failed to pass the first floor of the heaven pass. It seemed that only extraordinary talents would really be able to reach its upper floors.
Then, after Rocky and the other participants were sent out of the Imperial Soul Testing Array, the Spiritual Emperor of the Di Clan, who was in charge of monitoring the test, began announcing the results of each candidate's Imperial Soul potential.
He first announced the results of the ones who were eliminated in the human pass.
Afterward, he then announced the results of the Spiritual Emperors who reached the earth pass.
"Holden, the low grade of the Earth Stage."
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