I Am Unstoppable

Chapter 173

Lailah shot Finlay a cold look. “No questions allowed. Here, I'm the one in charge. If I say that you're eliminated, then that means that you're eliminated. Now go!”

“Why are you acting so f*cking arrogant?” A candidate behind Finlay yelled at Lailah.

The other candidates immediately started to chime in, “Exactly. What are you being so arrogant for? Who are you trying to scare? Do you think that we will be afraid of you?”

Finlay led the rest of the candidates as they started to confront Lailah. He stared directly at Lailah and stated, “Ms. Hall, since we were ten, we had been instilled with the mindset that we have to get into the Divine Realm. We have prepared so long just for this day. If we were disqualified during the test, then we would have nothing to say. However, we just can't accept how unreasonable you're being right now.”

“You can't accept this?” Lailah responded frigidly. “Then very well. You don't have to.”

At that instant, the air seemed to freeze.

All they saw was a flash of movement in front of them.

Immediately after, they noticed that Lailah was still standing at the same spot.

However, there was now a fingermark on Finlay's forehead.

In the next moment, Finlay collapsed to the ground and died on the spot.

He had just been killed by Lailah.

Everyone else was stunned by the sight, and their eyes were filled with terror.

Even Jonathan felt that this was too brutal.

He knew that many of the candidates were from prominent families, so they lived pampered lives since they were young. They could only be where they were today because they had access to the finest resources for training. However, they were still filled with a sense of superiority.

None of them knew how harsh the real world was once they left the comfort and protection of their families.

Lailah glanced at the nine other candidates who had confronted her. “Are there any more questions?”

They trembled in fear, and their faces turned ashen. They then hurriedly made their way off.

Soon, Finlay's body was also carried out of the venue.

The old men behind Lailah remained silent, as there was nothing else they could say at that moment. Besides, the candidates who just withdrew had nothing to do with them.

Lailah scanned the remaining ninety-over candidates with a cold gleam in her eyes. Her voice was resounding as she boomed, “I know that all of you are exceptional individuals, be it at home or in your communities. However, there is one thing that you must be aware of. When you're in my presence or that of the Divine Realm, you are nothing. None of you mean anything to the Divine Realm. It is only when you prove your worth that you will be of value to us.”

Lailah paced slowly as she continued, “All of you are decent in cultivation. It is already an achievement that you are able to obtain the Nascent Soul. However, we are not short of experts here at the Divine Realm, especially Nascent Soul experts like you. If any one of you here has achieved the Celestial Soul, we will then provide preferential treatment for you. It's just a pity that none of you here have reached that stage.”

After pausing for a moment, she went on, “What is it that we need here at the Divine Realm? Firstly, we need experts. Secondly, we need loyal experts. And lastly, we need intelligent experts. Most of you have been pampered and raised in wealthy families since you were young. You probably took elixir pills to help you in your cultivation and received enlightenment from your elders. You would have minimal experience, which makes you useless to us.”

Lailah's words pierced through their hearts like a sharp blade, shattering their confidence and sense of superiority.

Unlike the rest of them, Jonathan paid no attention to her words. After all, he was different from the others. He had made his way here through his sheer hard work and determination.

“The test will be a cruel one. This time, we are only accepting four out of the many of you into the gates of the Divine Realm. The rest of you will be eliminated mercilessly. In the elimination round, some of you might end up losing your lives, while some may end up being permanently crippled. Your life and death are solely in your hands. As such, if there's anyone who wishes to withdraw now, please step forward.”

After Lailah finished her words, none of them stepped forward.

All of the candidates were in the Nascent Soul stage, and they wouldn't choose to back down without a fight.

“Very well!” Lailah scanned the crowd. “Since that's the case, then let the test begin. Everyone, please rise.”

The candidates instantly rose to their feet.

This time, they were more self-aware, and they stood up as straight as a ramrod.

“Get into groups of two, and we will begin the free sparring round. The winner will advance to the next round, while the loser will be eliminated. You may begin now!”

Everyone froze for a second after hearing Lailah's command.

In the next instant, they came back to their senses and started sparring.

A candidate next to Jonathan immediately charged at him.

Jonathan was constantly on his toes, so he instantly dodged the person's attack using a Shadow Step.

Hurriedly, the person went after him again.

“Do you think that I'm easy to pick on?” Jonathan scoffed. He then used the Mongrel Attack and kicked his opponent, sending the latter flying.

The candidate was also at the early stage of the Nascent Soul cultivation, but Jonathan realized that his combat skills were extremely weak. He was just no match for Jonathan.

With that, Jonathan also understood that wealthy families indeed had a different method for training their kids to become Nascent Soul experts. In reality, those who used such methods couldn't be considered true Nascent Soul experts. Even a Neutralizing Force expert with an abundance of experience in sparring could easily defeat them. Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

In other words, Jonathan successfully advanced to the next round.

The candidates who won were led to stand behind Lailah.

At that moment, there was a massive ongoing melee on the field.

Soon, Catherine also joined Jonathan as she took her place behind Lailah. She was a final-stage Nascent Soul expert, and she had genuinely worked her way up to obtain it. She was unlike those who only reached the stage through elixir pills and enlightenment. As someone who was rather emotionless, she didn't have any traces of fear or panic in a fight, allowing her to have exceptional combat abilities.

This melee wasn't one that allowed everyone to escape unscathed.

Those who were involved in intense sparring ended up being killed by their opponents.

Half an hour later, forty candidates remained standing behind Lailah, and the remaining fifty of them were eliminated.

As for why there were more who were eliminated, it was because some were accidentally injured.

The fifty eliminated candidates sprawled on the field as they wailed in agony. There were also more than ten candidates who were beaten to death.

Just then, a gust of wind blew past the field, and they could smell the faint scent of blood.

It was only then that the candidates understood how cruel the test really was.

Soon after, the eliminated candidates were cleared off the field, while the soldiers stretchered the dead bodies away.

“All of you. Go back to your original positions!” Lailah commanded.

The rest of them hurriedly complied.

Then, Lailah announced once again, “Get into groups of two and begin the free sparring round. The winner advances to the next round!”

This time, none of them hesitated, and they instantly broke out into fights.

A middle-stage Nascent Soul candidate launched his attack on Jonathan.

After all, Jonathan was only an early-stage Nascent Soul expert. He seemed like an easy opponent. This time around, his opponent wasn't a true Nascent Soul expert either. In a flash, Jonathan defeated him as well.

Catherine also defeated her opponent quickly, and the two of them made their way behind Lailah again.

Yareth had been observing the scene by the side, wearing a nonchalant expression on his face. To him, it was only natural that Jonathan and Catherine could smoothly advance to the next round. After all, if Jonathan couldn't even make it past the initial rounds, then he didn't deserve his respect.

At the end of the round, twenty people advanced, while the other twenty were eliminated.

This time, there were no accidental injuries.

It was undeniable that Lailah's test was brutal. Candidates were eliminated at the speed of light, and in the blink of an eye, only twenty candidates were left out of the initial hundred.

After ordering the soldiers to clear the eliminated candidates off the field, Lailah instructed the rest of them to return to their original positions.

She isn't going to keep eliminating us the same way, is she? Are we really going to continue sparring in groups of two?

Jonathan wasn't the only one who had those questions in mind.

However, the next elimination round caught them by surprise.

This time, Lailah invited one of the old men up onto the field.

Although his pace seemed slow as he walked out of the military base, he somehow reached Lailah in a few seconds. It was as if the distance beneath his feet had shrunk.

The old man had a scrawny figure, and he was dressed in black from head to toe. The wrinkles on his face looked as if they were carved with a knife, making him look exceptionally terrifying.

As he saw such an old man walking toward them, Jonathan couldn't help but grumble inwardly. After all, he had been traumatized by Sylvia's grandfather and Yareth. He thought that the older someone looked, the more powerful they were at cultivation.

His trauma was so severe that every time he saw an old lady on the streets, he would immediately assume that they were fighters as well.

He perfectly embodied the saying, “Once bitten, twice shy.”

When Jonathan saw the old man, he couldn't quite tell what they would be doing next.

At the same time, the rest of the candidates were also wondering what this old man would be doing here.

Soon, the mystery was revealed.

Lailah announced, “This is Mr. Meyer. He will be the examiner for the next round of the test. For this round, you will have to last at least three seconds against Mr. Meyer. If not, you will be eliminated.”

Once he heard her words, a chill ran down Jonathan's spine. As someone who was incredibly intelligent, he could instantly spot the trap in this round.

The biggest trap was that they had to last at least three seconds against Brandon Meyer.

Firstly, three seconds was a sufficient amount of time for an expert to defeat their opponent.

Secondly, a candidate could easily lose their fighting spirit if they just focused on the fact that they had to make it past three seconds. With that, it would be easier to defeat them.

“Who wants to go first?” Lailah asked as she scanned the crowd.

The candidates all fell silent.

None of them were willing to step up as they weren't familiar with Brandon's tactics. Whoever went first would be at a huge disadvantage, and there was a high chance that they would end up becoming sacrificial lambs.

On the other hand, Jonathan was unfazed. He was filled with courage after countless near-death encounters. Naturally, he wouldn't be afraid of such a challenge. Just as he was about to volunteer to go first, Lailah pointed at one of the candidates. “You. Step forward.”

That candidate was at the early stage of Nascent Soul cultivation and had obtained it through genuine cultivation. However, he lacked combat experience, and the reason why he could survive until now was mostly based on his luck.

As such, he was stunned when Lailah called him out, and his face turned as pale as a sheet.

“You are eliminated!” Lailah declared with a cold gleam in her eyes. “If you are so anxious when faced with a challenge, then you can forget about entering the Divine Realm!”

“Next! You over there! Come over!” Lailah then pointed at another candidate.

The next candidate was Benedict Turner, who was at the middle stage of Nascent Soul. He had a much stronger psychological resilience than the previous candidate. Once he was given the challenge, he walked out composedly. He was confident that he could last for three seconds.