Since everyone now knew his identity as Basil, Rocky now had no reason to hold back his real strength. On top of this, he was itching to know how powerful he really was.
He relentlessly fought one battle after another in the Myriad Illusionary Array and made it to the fiftieth pass in only a couple of hours. But he knew that he still had a lot more to give.
A few moments later, he was now at the sixtieth pass.
At the same time, people started to gather around the Myriad Illusionary Array.
However, they didn't come for Rocky's awesome display of his skill, but for another Spiritual Emperor from the spiritual race. The fact that he participated in the competition was already something people didn't expect.
What was more, he was already challenging the sixtieth pass, which meant that he was one step in front of Rocky.
"Wow, Basil is really powerful! He's already making his way towards the sixtieth pass!"
"I wonder how powerful he really is. Is he actually a middle-grade Spiritual Emperor? I remember he was just a Spiritual King when he first entered the Sky-suppressing School, but now he managed to improve his strength like this in such a short span of time! He really is one of a kind!"
Four hours later, Rocky had already reached the sixty-ninth pass! For most, this was the limit of a middle-grade Spiritual Emperor.
The talented Spiritual Emperor from the spiritual race mentioned earlier managed to reach the seventieth pass, one step in front of Rocky.
There was only one pass between the two.
Everyone was at the edge of their seats, waiting for Rocky to proceed with the pass, but to their dismay, he decided to call it quits in an anti-climactic fashion. He didn't want to reveal to everyone that he was actually as capable as a high-grade Spiritual Emperor.
However, he still made sure to break the record reached by a middle-grade Spiritual Emperor, which was recently sixty-fifth passes.
After Rocky withdrew from the test, the talented Spiritual Emperor also stopped at the seventieth pass.
After the limit test, the potential test was next in line for them.
Because of Basil's captivating performance, people swarmed the entrance of the Imperial Soul Testing Array to watch. They wanted to know whether the previous test was only a fluke or if he was the real deal.
Up to now, Rocky's ranking was still the third place. If he didn't perform well in the potential test, he would miss the opportunity to enter the third round.
While everyone was waiting in anticipation for the test to start, the crowd started buzzing with talks about him.
"I think his soul potential is at least at the middle grade of the Earth Stage!"
"Maybe it's at the high grade of the Earth Stage!"
"Stop overestimating him too much! We can't guess the potential of his Imperial Soul based on his strength, since they're totally irrelevant!"
Four hours had passed as people heatedly discussed among themselves.
Then, the crowd hushed in silence as they saw Rocky finish the potential test in the Imperial Soul Testing Array. Everyone was itching to know the result, and as soon as it was announced, everyone was shell-shocked.
"Basil, the high grade of the Heaven Stage!"
"What? The high-grade of the Heaven Stage?! That's impossible!"
"Did I hear it wrong? This should be a mistake."
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