"Having something of this scale happening so recently, I don''t think it''s over so soon, Wilbur. From now on, we''ll have to be more careful," said Heaton.


    "I understand, Mister Heaton," said Wilbur.


    The next day, all the participants who advanced to the second round returned to thepetition venue. Sade stood beside a massive swimming pool, and he was holding a tiny ck bead the size of a bean in his hand. He said, "I will throw this ck energy bead into the water in a moment. It will dart around underwater once it enters. Each of you will only have ten minutes and one chance. If you can capture the ck energy bead within ten minutes, your time will be recorded, and the best will be selected. Otherwise, you will all be eliminated. There are only ten spots avable for this test. Now, let''s begin."


    Sade threw the ck energy bead into the water after speaking. The bead dove in and moved like a small fish. It darted and swam rapidly underwater. Its speed was over ten times faster than that of any fish, so fast that it was nearly impossible to follow with the naked eye.


    "Next up, please wee the first participant to enter thepetition."


    A cultivator in silver armor stepped onto the tform. He gazed at the massive pool below. He unleashed powerful energy from within, his hands gathering energy as he aimed at the position of the ck energy bead underwater. Then, with relentless force, he struck out with over a dozen consecutive palm strikes.


    Boom!


    Boom!


    Boom!


    Explosions urred on the water''s surface, sending sshes of water into the air. Unfortunately, the force was not strong enough. It merely sted the surface water upward while the ck energy bead continued to move almost along the bottom of the pool. As a result, it was not forced out of the water by the powerful energy.


    The cultivator clenched his jaw when he saw that and amplified his energy. He unleashed palm strikes after another, with each onending every five seconds, aiming to st the ck energy bead from the bottom of the pool.


    His power increased, but his speed significantly slowed. The cultivator kept his gaze fixed on the ck energy bead, but his attack speed was always a tad too slow. He could not catch up to the ck energy bead as it darted around at the bottom of the pool.


    The cultivator changed his strategy after five minutes. He stopped tracking the ck energy bead and focused on the path it was bound to follow instead. He began attacking the same spot relentlessly, hoping to intercept the bead as it passed through.


    Water sshed continuously. Finally, at the nine-and-a-half-minute mark, a burst of water sent the ck energy bead flying into the air. The cultivator leaped forward when he noticed it, he grabbed the ck energy bead andnded back on the tform.


    "I got it!" he eximed.


    "Nine minutes and fifty seconds. Congrattions, it''s a nice performance," said Sade.


    Soon, the second cultivator started thepetition. The cultivator with the silver armor inspired him a lot. He started to unleash energy attacks at one spot from the very beginning.


    However, he was soon baffled because the ck energy bead changed its route as if it was charged with a different energy. The route was different from the route when the silver-armored cultivator was attempting to capture it.