Walk in with confidence, walk out in defeat!

Just as Mo Hu was explaining the function of the divine stele to Ye Chuyun, a massive figure approached them, drawing the attention of everyone in the grand hall.

Both Ye Chuyun and Mo Hu were drawn to this giant presence as well.

Astonishingly, it was also a human!

However, this individual stood a full three meters tall, completely bald, clad in leather armor, with skin that appeared slightly pale. At this moment, he was gazing at Ye Chuyun and Mo Hu with a look of utter disdain.

[Name]: Titan (Human)
[Tier]: First-Tier
[Origin World]: Tianze Star (Intermediate World)

"Are you two done talking yet?" the Titan asked, looking at them with thinly veiled contempt. "If you aren't going to take the Heavenly Dao Assessment, please step aside and let me through."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew the surrounding crowd's attention.

"Look! It's someone from an intermediate world, and he's about to take the First-Tier Heavenly Dao Assessment!"
"Ah, he's from Tianze Star. They have quite a modest reputation in the Gods and Demons World. Rumors say their region has entered the All-Races Battlefield twice and cracked the top one thousand."
"What? The top one thousand? There are at least seven, eight thousand, or even tens of thousands of regions participating in the All-Races Battlefield. To make it into the top one thousand is simply incredible."
"Tianze Star has survived in the Gods and Demons World for at least fifty years. This Titan must be a newcomer. Coming to take the First-Tier Heavenly Dao Assessment now, he's probably aiming for a C-grade or higher."
"A C-grade assessment? That requires a combat power of over 6,000! If he can really pass that, becoming an Earth-tier powerhouse in the future is a sure thing, isn't it?"
"Well, it's not quite that exaggerated. That's the Earth-tier we're talking about! Even if he passes a C-grade assessment at the first tier, it doesn't mean he'll pass C-grade assessments at the second tier or all the way to the tenth tier."
"Besides, fewer than ten percent of people manage to pass a C-grade assessment. It's not guaranteed that this Titan will succeed."
"Hehe, let's just sit back and watch the show."

The crowd buzzed with lively discussions.

Ye Chuyun and Mo Hu also looked at the Titan with curious expressions.

Shortly after, Mo Hu pulled Ye Chuyun aside.

"Fellow clansman, this guy comes from an intermediate world, and moreover, from the fairly renowned Tianze Star. We'd better not provoke him for now," Mo Hu whispered. "Since he's also taking the Heavenly Dao Assessment, he can serve as a live example to demonstrate it for you."

"Good idea," Ye Chuyun nodded, then turned his gaze back to the Titan.

Naturally, he already knew how the Heavenly Dao Assessment worked. But since this Titan had jumped the queue, he didn't mind watching the spectacle unfold.

He had heard of Tianze Star's great reputation in his past life as well. Back then, when their Blue Star region was selected into the All-Races Battlefield, Tianze Star's region was among them. However, their Blue Star region had been far too weak at the time, able only to hide and barely scrape by until the battlefield ended. Meanwhile, Tianze Star had slaughtered its way through everywhere, ultimately securing a ranking in the top five hundred and winning numerous rewards from the Heavenly Dao.

Ye Chuyun was quite curious to see just how formidable this Titan from Tianze Star truly was.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed squarely on the Titan.

To initiate the Heavenly Dao Assessment, one first had to undergo verification and evaluation. All one had to do was place a hand upon the divine stele to trigger the assessment.

With this in mind, the Titan decisively pressed his massive palm against the divine stele.

Hum!

The divine stele emitted a dazzling radiance as the evaluation commenced. Throughout the process, a confident smile remained plastered across the Titan's face.

After about a minute, the light faded, and a glowing "B" grade symbol materialized on the light gate.

This indicated that the tier of the Titan's Heavenly Dao Assessment was B-grade!

It was a full grade higher than the C-grade everyone had speculated moments ago!

Upon seeing this evaluation grade, the smile on the Titan's face grew even wider as he strode directly into the light gate.

He left behind a crowd in the hall that remained frozen in utter shock.

It took quite a while for them to snap back to their senses and resume their chatter.

"Did you guys see that? B-grade! Just a moment ago, I guessed this Titan was C-grade. It seems I underestimated him."
"Heh, if he passes a B-grade assessment, who knows what kind of class talent he'll acquire? I'm so envious."
"Envious? If you're envious, why don't you hurry up and finish your own First-Tier assessment? Aren't you D-grade? If you pass, you can also get a powerful class talent."
"Ugh, I don't dare. If I fail, my grade will drop by one tier, turning into an E-grade assessment."
"You have to complete it whether you dare or not, unless you want to stay in this Temple of Destiny forever?"
"Well... that wouldn't be entirely impossible, I suppose."
...

Ye Chuyun watched quietly, a trace of fleeting shock flashing in his eyes.

He hadn't expected this Titan to actually have some genuine capability. A B-grade assessment required a combat power of at least 8,000. As expected of an intermediate world—reaching 8,000 combat power at level 10. The upper limits of such worlds were vastly higher than Blue Star's.

He had only managed to reach a combat power of 12,000 thanks to his SSS-grade talent and all sorts of miraculous fortuitous encounters. Yet people from intermediate or even high worlds achieved it effortlessly. People from Blue Star had to break their backs just to reach Rome, whereas individuals from these worlds were literally born in Rome. Truly, it was enough to make a person green with envy.

Furthermore, the higher the difficulty of the assessment, the lower the probability of passing. In his previous life, when he underwent his first-tier assessment, he had been evaluated at E-grade. Yet he had failed that assessment. Following the failure, his E-grade dropped straight down to F-grade, and it was only then that he barely scraped through the assessment, acquiring a mediocre warrior-class talent.

He wondered if this Titan would successfully pass the B-grade assessment. Ye Chuyun thought with rising interest.

"Fellow clansman, he's already gone inside to start the assessment. Aren't you going to follow him in?" Mo Hu asked with a hint of perplexity, seeing that he remained stationary.

Ye Chuyun smiled. "No rush, no rush. Why don't we wait and see whether this Titan ultimately passes the B-grade assessment first."

Hearing this, Mo Hu's eyes lit up brightly. "Ah, I see! Now that you mention it, I'm quite eager to see whether he can actually clear the assessment too."

The others shared the exact same sentiment. Some people who arrived at the Temple of Destiny were not in any rush to take their Heavenly Dao Assessments; they preferred to linger and see if any exceptional powerhouses would appear.
...

The wait for everyone was not particularly long. After about an hour or so, the light gate began to vibrate violently.

The massively built Titan stumbled out of the light gate in a staggered, disheveled manner, looking almost as if he had been physically thrown out.

"Impossible! How could I possibly fail?!"
"I was only off by a tiny fraction!"

The Titan roared furiously at the light gate, turning his head back with an expression of bitter, unconcealed resentment.