Su Mu smiled and said, "It's very simple. People with a silver glow have at least 1000 points. People with a golden glow have at least 10,000 points. This glow can be actively turned on or off. Those without any glow, like you, either don't have enough points (under 1000) or are being low-key and have turned off their aura."
Li Shuang's pupils constricted slightly.
Points actually had such a function?
"What about those on the Genius List and Powerhouse List? What kind of glow do they have?" Li Shuang asked.
Suddenly, excited voices rang out.
"Su Yun, 53rd on the Genius List!"
"He's here to brave the Sea of Silence!"
"Come and see!"
"Su Yun, cultivation: Soul Transformation stage. His previous best record was entering ten li into the Sea of Silence! Will he make a breakthrough this time?"
Li Shuang looked up and saw an arrogant man, with the large words "Genius List 53" floating above his head, parading around!
These words even had special effects, making them look utterly gaudy.
Li Shuang's lips twitched involuntarily.
She felt... a little embarrassed for him.
However, in Myriad Law City, this title was clearly an honor. Everyone looked at Su Yun with envy in their eyes.
His Soul Transformation stage cultivation wasn't the highest, but he was 53rd on the Genius List! Among all cultivators under a hundred years old, he was one of the top 53!
Geniuses of this caliber could fight above their cultivation level!
Su Yun was accustomed to such attention. He walked to the Sea of Silence with a cold and proud expression.
The guardian of the Sea of Silence smiled at him: "Shall we begin now?"
Su Yun glanced ambitiously at the endless black sea, then calmly said, "Begin!"
"I hope you can make a breakthrough this time," the guardian smiled. He waved his hand, and a small white boat appeared in the black ocean.
The white boat bobbed on the black sea, a stark and striking contrast.
Su Yun jumped into the small boat without hesitation. Then, he protected himself with spiritual energy, and the boat quickly moved forward.
Li Shuang, like everyone else, stood there watching curiously.
Su Mu explained to her.
"The soul bodies in Myriad Law City perfectly replicate the main body's condition. The Sea of Silence tests the application of spiritual energy. This ocean is turbulent, with strong winds and waves appearing from time to time. Only spiritual energy can propel the boat through the wind, frost, rain, and snow. Generally, reaching five li indicates the spiritual energy level of the Golden Core stage. Six li indicates the Nascent Soul stage. Eight li indicates the Soul Transformation stage. Ten li indicates the spiritual energy level of an ordinary Integration stage cultivator."
"And Su Yun, with only Soul Transformation stage cultivation, has achieved the spiritual energy control level of the Integration stage. He truly lives up to his reputation on the Genius List."
Su Mu sighed, "The sea area from ten to twenty li is generally where Integration stage cultivators venture. If one can break through twenty li, that's equivalent to an ordinary Void Refinement stage powerhouse."
"Also, each person's record in the Sea of Silence will be converted into points. Su Yun's previous record was ten li, which is equivalent to 1000 points. For every li advanced thereafter, another 1000 points are awarded. If one can advance to twenty li, they can directly obtain 20,000 points."
This was also briefly explained on the stone tablet next to the guardian.
Li Shuang took a quick look; these points weren't fixed.
For the first five li, each li advanced only gave ten points.
From five to eight li, each li advanced gave fifty points.
From eight to ten li, each li advanced gave one hundred points.
Only after ten li would the points see a qualitative leap.
Li Shuang watched Su Yun's challenge with curiosity.
The Sea of Silence was originally calm, but as the challenge began, the sea surface started to churn with waves.
A large water screen broadcasted Su Yun's entire challenge.
Su Yun navigated the first nine li of the sea area with ease.
At the critical point between nine and ten li, in addition to the waves, strong winds also appeared. Su Yun desperately used his spiritual energy to protect the small boat, and after fifteen minutes of struggle, he crossed the ten-li mark.
This was his previous achievement.
Su Yun was now challenging eleven li!
However, after ten li, the difficulty of the Sea of Silence also took a leap. Su Yun tried his best, but in the end, he was still dozens of meters short of the eleven-li marker.
The next moment, Su Yun's soul body appeared on the shore, his face looking somewhat grim.
"Just a little bit more," the guardian nodded. "Good luck next time."
Su Yun took a deep breath, gritting his teeth and saying, "Next month, I'll be back!"
His body quickly disappeared into the crowd.
The discussions among the people, however, had not stopped.
"To have the spiritual energy level of the Integration stage while only in the Soul Transformation stage, that's already very strong."
"But even such a monster can only rank fifty-third."
"Yulan, who is first, has already reached nineteen li."
"Hiss. Could it be that she can really advance to the Void Refinement stage at just a hundred years old?"
"Impossible, impossible. The Void Refinement stage is not that simple."
"The top three on the current Genius List are all in the Integration stage. But even the most peerless genius wouldn't dare to say they can definitely advance to the Void Refinement stage. How many people reached the Integration stage early but remained there until their lifespan ran out?"
Everyone was discussing animatedly.
Li Shuang listened beside them.
Su Mu couldn't help but ask, "Do you still think you can surpass these monsters now?"
Li Shuang curved her lips: "Why not?"
She walked forward and said to the guardian, "I challenge the Sea of Silence."
"Show me your Myriad Law Eye," the guardian said.
A bronze eye appeared in Li Shuang's palm.
The guardian's expression immediately became casual: "The lowest-grade bronze eye."
He sensed for a moment: "And, this is your first time in the Sea of Silence."
"Yes. I just got this bronze eye," Li Shuang said calmly.
"Go ahead," the guardian waved his hand indifferently. A small boat immediately appeared on the Sea of Silence.
Li Shuang jumped onto the small boat and instantly disappeared.
Su Yun's challenge had attracted widespread attention, and the guardian had even specially projected the scene onto a water screen for everyone to watch.
However...
There was no need for an unknown newcomer like Li Shuang to appear on the water screen.
The guardian yawned and lazily closed his eyes to rest.
On the Sea of Silence.
Li Shuang began her first attempt.
At first, the sea surface only had slight waves. Li Shuang's spiritual energy cultivation was already very solid, and she firmly protected the small boat, moving forward quickly.
The beginning was very smooth, and Li Shuang's small boat quickly passed the five-li mark.
Reaching the five-li sea area was a level that ordinary Golden Core stage cultivators could achieve.
Li Shuang's current spiritual energy was at the level of just entering the Golden Core stage.
The first few hundred meters were also relatively easy.
But soon, the wind and waves grew stronger, and the small boat became increasingly bumpy.
If one's spiritual energy was abundant enough, they could forcefully pass by fully protecting the small boat with spiritual energy.
Li Shuang was only at the initial Golden Core stage, and her spiritual energy was far from being able to forcefully pass.
This forced her to utilize every single wisp of spiritual energy to its utmost!
Li Shuang's pupils constricted.
This Sea of Silence was truly interesting.
One could forcefully pass with abundant spiritual energy.
Or one could challenge the limits by perfectly controlling spiritual energy.
This place tested spiritual energy!