"Huh?"
Fang Hanxue was so shocked that she tensed up like an arrow. However, she was stunned when she saw the newcomer's face, and her eyes bulged.
"Mon, mon … Ah, it's Mr. Su!" Fang Hanxue quickly swallowed the words she was about to blurt out in surprise and shock.
She didn't expect to run into the monster champion the moment she arrived. She had asked him to take care of her earlier, but she had run into him the moment she arrived!
God bless me!
"Are you hurt?" Su Ping frowned when he saw her.
Fang Hanxue was shocked. Her surprise was gone, and she quickly said, "It's fine. It's just a minor injury. I have healing drugs and antidotes. I won't be a burden to you!"
"Is that so? Then conceal your aura and keep up with me," said Su Ping.
"Okay!"
Fang Hanxue quickly nodded. She then took out a few precious pills from her inventory and swallowed them without hesitation. Her wounds were soon healed, and her astral power surged out. She was instantly back to her peak state, and even the flesh on her shoulder that had been cut off was regenerated.
When she recovered, she thought of the silver-armored woman who had fled earlier and immediately said, "Mr. Su, a companion from our galaxy is nearby. Do you want to protect her?"
She didn't blame the silver-armored woman for fleeing earlier. After all, it would have been pointless for both of them to stay.
"Okay."
Su Ping nodded. Since he needed the help of a team, he wouldn't just send one or two people.
A moment later —
Su Ping and Fang Hanxue met up with the silver-armored woman. Her jaw almost hit the ground when she saw Su Ping and Fang Hanxue together. She didn't expect the monster champion to be the one who had suddenly disappeared!
She was instantly overjoyed.
Even if they were to be eliminated, they would be able to last for a very long time. In fact, there was even a slight chance that they would be able to enter the top 100 by relying on this powerful person!
The silver-armored woman was named Shirley; she was also a descendant of a noble family.
"You've already killed the person who ambushed us?"
"Not kill, defeat."
Fang Hanxue and Shirley were shocked when they learned that Su Ping had taken care of the genius who had ambushed them. They didn't expect that Su Ping would take care of the person whom they couldn't deal with so easily. The gap between them was too huge!
"There's an ambush!"
The three of them sneaked for dozens of miles before Su Ping suddenly stopped. The surrounding forest was quiet without any abnormalities. However, after Su Ping spoke, it seemed a bit strange.
Both Fang Hanxue and Shirley were shocked. They immediately stopped moving, fearing that they would disturb Su Ping. They also looked around warily and detected the enemy with secret techniques, hoping to be of some help.
Su Ping's gaze was cold and disdainful as it swept through the surroundings. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he instantly tore space apart and vanished.
Three people were hiding in the tertiary space behind a certain giant tree. They were also geniuses from the same galaxy who had reached out to each other through special means. They had set up secret arrays around them, ready to hunt down the geniuses who had arrived.
"Not good!"
Seeing that one of the three geniuses had suddenly disappeared, the three of them had goosebumps all over their backs. Then, they saw a golden fist coming from deeper space and smashing one of them.
Shocked, the man roared and slashed with his saber; laws surrounded him like chains, displaying a ferocious and horrifying power.
However, the golden fist was unstoppable; it easily crushed and suppressed him, knocking him out of the tertiary space and into the forest in the secondary space. He broke a dozen trees in a row and vomited blood.
While the golden fist was punched, a thunderous kick was launched and kicked the other two away, forcing them out of the tertiary space and into the trees.
As soon as one of them got up, he was surrounded by two beautiful women who suddenly jumped out from beside him. Immediately, a series of secret techniques greeted him, and he was defeated in an instant. He was transferred and eliminated.
The other two were caught up and defeated by Su Ping and quickly finished off.
"He's so strong!"
Fang Hanxue and Shirley had witnessed the battle with their own eyes. They would have failed for sure if they had been alone. The three geniuses were strong and had set up an ambush, but Su Ping had found out where they were hiding and killed them in the blink of an eye. Not only was he strong, but he also had abundant battle experience!
It's true that those monsters have been honed through countless battles. I'm still not as good as them! the two girls thought at the same time.
Su Ping led the two girls forward after taking care of the three geniuses. Soon after, their badges glowed again, indicating that there were geniuses from other galaxies nearby.
…
While the elimination matches were going on in the deep space continent, a lot of warships and aircraft carriers had arrived from various places in space and gathered there to observe.
There were many powerful clans gathered here. The contestants here were mostly members of their own clans or orphans picked up by other clans. They were worried that their geniuses would be too dazzling and would be killed by other clans as soon as the competition ended. Therefore, they waited here to observe the background of the other clans.
Some other strong races were also there to recruit geniuses.
Apart from them, some Ascendant State experts were also observing from the Celestial Court.
There was a luxurious palace in that area. Outside the palace was a platform that allowed one to see the entire cosmos outside of the Celestial Court. Only Ascendants were qualified to enter and receive guests there.
"I don't think I saw Tongtian this time. Why isn't he here for such a lively event?"
On the platform — an old man in golden armor who looked like a golden dragon chuckled.
A silver-robed, white-haired young man next to him said casually, "I heard that he's training in seclusion. He must have sensed the upcoming calamity due to the recent cosmic fluctuations. Many of his old friends are also training in seclusion. Hehe. What's the point of cramming?"
"It's hard for us to make any progress in ten thousand years. There's no telling how many Ascendant State experts will die because of the cosmic fluctuations. Maybe the heavens will weep and the Celestial State experts will bleed …" An Ascendant State expert was still worried. He couldn't help but look at the highest point of the Celestial Court, which was surrounded by dragons and phoenixes.
"I'm told that an Ascendant State expert saw an ancient coffin floating in the depths of the Blood Sea Space Zone. Space was twisted, laws collapsed, and demonic sounds were heard. Is it true?" asked an old Ascendant State expert solemnly.
"I've heard the rumors, too. It seems that the Lord Supreme of the Blood Sea Star Zone took action in person and sealed the coffin!" said another Ascendant State expert. He was wearing a white robe, which made him look like a traveler.
"I've also heard that a broken dragon head roared in the eighth space, looking for its master in a deep space in the Autumn Deer Space Zone. I'm told that it's a dragon species that went extinct a million years ago. Its master must've perished too!"
"Does the contract still exist if the master is dead?"
"Who knows? The horrifying figures in the ancient times might have a special way to create a special astral pet contract."
"It's probably a Celestial beast that's roaming in the eighth space. Tsk, tsk. I heard that the universe has nine layers. I wonder what kind of creatures can survive in the ninth space. Is there a path above the Celestial State?"
"Who knows? Celestial State is already the best we can hope for."
"Tsk, tsk!"
"What an eventful year!"
Someone remarked.
The others talked about the recent events for a while, but they couldn't come to a conclusion. Then, they finally focused their attention on the competition taking place on the deep space continent.
The Ascendant State experts had seen too many competitions of geniuses. Although some unprecedented geniuses would emerge in each competition, most of them would perish; only a few would succeed and become Ascendants like them. Only the strongest of the top geniuses in a hundred competitions would have a chance to become a Celestial State expert.
Therefore, they were already used to seeing the performance of those kids, even though they were far more impressive than the average Fate State cultivators.
After observing for a while, someone chuckled and said, "I heard that the Divine Sea Mysterious Realm has changed recently. The average strength of the contestants this time is obviously higher than in the previous competitions."
"Indeed. Look at those two kids. They're quite arrogant; they're still in the mood to hunt the advanced Star State beast and eat it."
"That kid over there isn't bad either. He's starting to show his strength."
"Those guys are all teaming up. It seems that they're under the orders of the people behind them. It's indeed a great way to increase the acceptance rate."
The Ascendant State experts were enjoying the show while drinking and eating, like ancient emperors watching entertainers performing in front of their palaces.
…
Inside the deep space continent —
Several hours later, eight people had gathered around Su Ping. Although the deep space continent was boundless, there were a hundred people in Silvy. He had defeated dozens of people along the way and met a couple of geniuses from his own galaxy. He then gathered them with his badge.
One of them was Sword Maniac from the Sword Deity Academy. He was also a top-ranked genius, but he had encountered a genius from another galaxy the moment he arrived. The two of them had a fierce battle, causing quite a commotion.
The guy was very strong, only slightly weaker than Linghu Jian. He was heavily wounded, but thankfully, Su Ping had scared him away; Sword Maniac was lucky enough to survive.
He had also become a member of the team, following Su Ping's lead.
"Take a break and treat your wounds."
After walking for a while, Su Ping decided to stop and take a break to give them time to rest.
"Let's hunt some wild beasts for dinner." Two young men volunteered. They didn't leave until Su Ping nodded in agreement. A moment later, roars of wild beasts echoed in the forest, but they soon died down. The two young men returned with a beast that looked like a crocodile.
A young man in white frowned and said coldly, "Wouldn't it be too eye-catching to eat here? This place is full of geniuses. We'd better be careful."
The two young men were stunned; they couldn't help but look at Su Ping.
Su Ping waved his hand and said, "It's fine. I happen to be hungry too. We can just beat anyone who dares to come. After all, there will only be a hundred of us left. There will be a life-and-death battle sooner or later!"
"That's true, but we should at least wait for more people before we act so brazenly. When the time comes, our chances of winning will be higher." The young man in white frowned, not quite agreeing with Su Ping's idea. He felt that the latter was too arrogant.
Su Ping raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "It's fine. I'll take care of it."
The young man in white's face slightly changed. Seeing Su Ping's indifferent expression, he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything.
The others looked at the young man and shook their heads. He still didn't understand that it was them who needed to rely on Su Ping, not the other way around.
Even without those people, Su Ping would still be able to survive to the end.
"Ignore him. Let's eat."
Sword Maniac also walked out. He was the strongest genius here besides Su Ping. He was also arrogant and would only submit to the strong. Now that Su Ping was next to them, he would feel a little cowardly if they continued to be timid.
After all, even if they ran into geniuses from other galaxies, they wouldn't be able to gather a large number of people right away. They would definitely have the upper hand if they had Su Ping as their leader.
The two young hunters were delighted to receive Su Ping's permission. They quickly skinned the beast and gave its core to Su Ping.
Su Ping didn't hesitate. He summoned the Little Skeleton and threw it to it.
The Little Skeleton bit the core and sucked it in. The color on the core quickly dimmed; it soon turned into a white stone and shattered.
The Little Skeleton had eaten its fill; its body had turned into a skeleton. The runes engraved on the skeleton were withdrawn. It rested next to Su Ping without a trace of vitality. If any wild beasts were to pass by, they would only think that it was the remains of a human child.
The others wore weird expressions when they saw the Little Skeleton. They knew that the complicated patterns on the skeleton were a sign of the profound understanding of laws. The Fate State skeleton had to be extraordinary.
Soon, the beast was cooked. Fang Hanxue and Shirley started the fire. Someone had brought cumin with them; the aroma immediately spread out.
Fang Hanxue cut off the fattest part of the beast's leg with her sword and gave it to Su Ping. Su Ping took it and ate it. Then, the others began to divide the rest of the meat.
The young man in white was drooling, but nobody paid any attention to him. He was too embarrassed to approach them, so he could only hold himself back.
While everyone was eating and drinking, a giant rock suddenly appeared in the deep space above their heads and smashed down with a tremendous force as if it had teleported.
Su Ping narrowed his eyes and punched. The boulder weighing tens of thousands of kilograms was shattered. The others quickly became alarmed, knowing that an enemy had invaded.
"Kill them!"
Sword Maniac instantly unsheathed his sword and locked onto the enemy's position.
The other geniuses took action as well. They summoned their strongest battle pets and merged with them. They didn't use their secondary pets because they didn't want to cause too much of a commotion. After all, top geniuses like them were more powerful than their battle pets and their battle pets could only be used as support.
(End of Chapter)
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