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The first attempt ended quickly in failure, as the man's energy aura was unable to attract the black energy ball at all. The man looked at his palm and frowned, saying, "How... How is this possible?"

He then changed to a different energy aura and tried again. This time, the black energy ball was attracted and slowly approached his right hand, eventually being successfully controlled by him, taking five minutes.

For the third attempt, the man adjusted his state and managed to control the black energy ball in three and a half minutes.

The second cultivator tried three times. The first two attempts failed, and in the third attempt, he barely managed to control the black energy ball in six minutes.

The third cultivator took seven minutes.

The fourth took five minutes.

The fifth took five and a half minutes.

Among the remaining twenty or so cultivators, everyone took more than five minutes, with no one achieving three and a half minutes. This piqued Wilbur's interest in the first contestant.

"Number 27!"

"I'm here."

Wilbur stepped onto the platform, released his energy aura, and extended his right hand. He drew in forcefully, causing the black energy ball to gradually move towards his palm. For the first attempt, he took five and a half minutes.

On the second attempt, Wilbur exerted more force, taking five minutes.

On the third attempt, Wilbur made a sudden effort and managed to control the black energy ball in four and a half minutes.

Amidst the crowd's cheers, Wilbur stepped down from the platform. In fact, Wilbur was intentionally holding back. Considering that all the previous contestants had taken more than five minutes and there were still twenty-three people after him, his current performance was already enough to advance to the next round. To avoid drawing attention, Wilbur deliberately slowed his speed by half.

Next, contestant number 28 took the stage. Soon, cheers erupted, and Wilbur turned around to see that this person had managed to attract the black energy ball in just three minutes. The subsequent two attempts were also three minutes, suggesting that the contestant was also hiding his true strength and unwilling to showcase more.

Among the remaining twenty or so contestants, most of the times were beyond five minutes, with only one talisman cultivator and two spirit curse cultivators managing to achieve two and a half minutes.

In the end, Wilbur and nineteen other contestants successfully advanced. As Wilbur was about to return to the snow mountain, a man's voice suddenly came from behind him, "Were you trying to hide your strength? During the competition, it seemed you didn't use all your power."

Wilbur turned around to find that the speaker was Herbert, the contestant who had taken the stage immediately after him. Their eyes met, and Herbert gave Wilbur a slight smile, shrugged, and said, "I was wondering if I could be friends with you. May I buy you a drink?"noveldrama