The nine of them were divided into four groups, with one of them having a bye.
As the Ascendant State expert took action, a vast continent appeared above his head. That would be the battlefield for the final battle.
Dragon Shepard from the Heavenly Dragon Star Zone was in the first group.
His opponent was Six Lives Buddha from the Light Dust Star Zone.
Six Lives Buddha was a bald monk. Churches were everywhere in the Light Dust Star Zone, and Buddhism was the most popular religion among them. Even in the age of interstellar technology, religion was still popular. On the contrary, it had more believers.
The two of them entered the battlefield; Su Ping and the others watched from outside the temple.
A lot of Ascendant State experts who had heard the news were also there to watch the battle between the best geniuses of the universe.
The strength that Su Ping, Diaz and the others had displayed had already attracted the attention of many Ascendants.
Although those geniuses were still weak, it wouldn't take long for them to become famous in the universe.
"Are you going to continue the challenge later?"
Su Ping looked at Su Jin 'er who wasn't far away while he was preparing for the battle.
Although it was difficult for her to resist the Star Lord general's axe, she managed to do so without being killed on the spot; she had passed the test.
Su Jin 'er's face was still pale. She shook her head and said with a bitter smile, "My opponent is Luo Ying, who is probably even stronger than you. I'm not going to embarrass myself. I'm already in the top ten anyway; I'll have a share of the Divine Sea and the final prize after the battle."
Su Ping nodded; he wanted to persuade her not to. After all, although Su Jin 'er had Ascendant State potential, she wasn't as strong as those who had made it to the end.
Even Diaz was much stronger than her.
Both of them had Ascendant State potential, but there were differences between them.
Many warships were anchored in the void, carrying magnificent Ascendant State experts. The venue of the competition was the Divine Sea Mysterious Realm. Few people were qualified to enter it, since it was an SSS-level mysterious realm with the highest rating in the universe. Only Ascendant State experts were able to enter and exit freely.
Several people were standing on one of the warships; all of them looked excited.
"I didn't expect him to be able to reach this step."
Ciro's eyes were filled with fervor. Su Ping had passed the trial, killed the void beast lord, and passed the trial just now. He had successfully become one of the top nine. Even if Su Ping gave up now, he would still be in the top ten!
And with Su Ping's performance, if he was lucky, he had a chance to compete for the top three!
"I heard that the Star of Origin he used to live in jumped to the Death Land of our galaxy for some reason. It's a free gift." Hai Tuo was also there. He had hurried over as soon as he learned that Su Ping had won second place in the first trial.
After all, he was a monster from his own galaxy. Since he had reached such heights, how could he, as the Overlord, not cheer for him?
Also, he had investigated Su Ping's past; the Planet of Origin used to be in the Galaxy, not in Silvy. Su Ping was now participating in the battle as a representative of their galaxy, making Silvy famous across the universe and attracting the attention of the real bigshots. That alone was worth thanking Su Ping.
"I didn't expect that he would become Lord Supreme's disciple."
Huan Lieshen, who was wearing a golden robe, had complicated feelings.
If he had humbled himself and offered more benefits in the mysterious realm, would he have had a chance to recruit Su Ping?
Even if Su Ping became Lord Supreme's disciple, he would still have been Su Ping's master, and he might have been able to get close to Shen Huang because of that.
"We can't limit such a genius," said Hai Tuo immediately after hearing what Huan Lieshen said.
Huan Lieshen came back to himself and said angrily, "What are you worried about? Do you think I'll do something? Are you kidding me? He's Lord Supreme's disciple. Who dares to piss him off? It's impossible for them to assassinate him. No matter how careful a Lord Supreme is, he can always find the culprit, unless … "
Speaking up to here, his voice paused, and his eyes narrowed.
Hai Tuo became solemn too.
He was already satisfied that Su Ping had reached such a high level; he was more concerned about Su Ping's safety.
Only geniuses who could grow up were valuable.
Although Su Ping had become Lord Supreme's disciple, Lord Supreme had his enemies too, and Lord Supreme's enemies were also Lords Supreme.
Even though they wouldn't take action in person, the forces behind them might try to trip him up.
"We don't have anything to give him; we can only try our best to protect him," said Ciro in a low voice.
Hai Tuo nodded. "Let's see if he'll train in seclusion with Shen Huang after the competition, or if he'll return with us. If he returns, I'll stay with him until he becomes a Star Lord. It'll be worth it even if I have to guard him for a thousand years."
Huan Lieshen was stunned; he couldn't help but glance at him, apparently not expecting Hai Tuo to be so bold.
An Ascendant State expert, the lord of a galaxy, was willing to sacrifice a thousand years to protect a kid?
On the other side — a few people were standing on a warship.
One of them was tall and had an imposing appearance. He looked to be in his forties, but his face was handsome. One look at him and one could tell that he was extremely handsome when he was young. Beside him stood a delicate girl who was 1.6 meters tall.
"Shen 'er, is he the genius you know?"
Asked the middle-aged man to the girl.
The girl was none other than Xingyue Shen 'er.
She couldn't enter the Universe Divine Sea on her own, so she had to ask her father to take her there to watch the competition. She wanted to see how far Su Ping could go and cheer him on.
"That's right!"
Xingyue Shen 'er raised her chin and gave her father a grin. "Old man, he's a member of my alliance. Didn't you say that my alliance was a joke? Hehe, my Alliance of Stars has long been famous in Silvy. Everybody knows that Su Ping, the best in the galaxy, is a member of the Alliance of Stars."
She sounded quite proud.
It was also a fact. Of course, it was partly because she had spread the news.
As a matter of fact, countless media outlets and organizations had been trying to get information about Su Ping the moment he became the best in the galaxy.
Even the pacifier he had used when he was a kid could be sold at a sky-high price.
Xingyue Shen 'er's men spread the news, and it immediately went viral. Everybody in the galaxy learned about the Alliance of Stars!
So many people had applied to join the alliance that she couldn't keep track of them all. Many of them were dominators in the Star Lord State!
Those Star Lords might be stronger than Su Ping at the moment, but many of them would never achieve as much glory as Su Ping had achieved in such a short period of time!
After all, dominating the galaxy wasn't something that could be achieved with cultivation, unless one became an Ascendant State expert.
Otherwise, one would have to have real achievements!
"You were just a blind cat running into a dead mouse." The middle-aged man was lost for words. He rolled his eyes, but he couldn't deny it in the end. He was quite happy that his daughter had made friends with such a genius. He felt more reassured about his daughter, who had always been a headache for him. It seemed that she had done something decent apart from her mischievous behavior.
Having such a genius as a friend would be a great help in the future.
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and asked, "How is your relationship?"
Xingyue Shen 'er said proudly, "Of course. He's my little brother, and I'm the leader. What do you think of our relationship?"
Ignoring her nonsense, the middle-aged man asked, "What do you think of him? Is he good in all aspects?"
"Huh?"
Xingyue Shen 'er suddenly realized that something wasn't right. She looked at her father suspiciously. "Old man, what are you thinking? Damn it. Are you trying to marry me off? He's only one of the top ten in the finals. He's just a little bit more talented. Are you going to sell your daughter to him? "
"Nonsense. You're a girl. How can you talk like that?" The middle-aged man was so angry that he almost blew his mustache, but then he remembered that he hadn't grown a mustache for hundreds of years.
"You're an Ascendant State expert anyway. Can't you be more reserved?" Xingyue Shen 'er said in disdain, "I admit that he's indeed a genius, good-looking, and decent. I think we can get along well, but marriage depends on feelings!"
"Do you have feelings for him?" asked the middle-aged man immediately.
Xingyue Shen 'er rolled her eyes and said, "No. I haven't spent much time with him. How can I have feelings for him? Besides, I don't know what feelings are. I've never been in a relationship. Anyway, don't think about it. I won't marry anyone before I reach the Ascendant State. I'm going to make my name resound in the universe on my own!"
"You won't marry anyone before you reach the Ascendant State?" The middle-aged man widened his eyes. Since when did the girl have such dangerous ideas?
"When will you grow up?"
"I've grown up a long time ago!"
"Can't you be more mature? All you do is cultivate and watch cartoons. Ordinary people stop watching such childish stuff when they're fifty. How old are you? Aren't you tired of watching cartoons after decades? "
"Decades? I've been cultivating every day. How can I watch cartoons for decades? Besides, not just decades, I can't even watch cartoons for a lifetime. What else can I watch? Melodramatic TV series? "
"… Can't you learn from your cousins and travel around when you have time and learn how to arrange flowers?"
"Who says I haven't? Someone gave me a rose last time, and I put it in his nostrils. "
"…"
The middle-aged man was completely speechless and desperate.
He had given birth to such a little devil. He had failed to teach her well; there was no way he could teach her now.
She could say three sentences for every sentence he said, and he would be infuriated!
…
At the same time — in the void battlefield —
The first battle began as the countdown began.
Dragon Shepard summoned all his pets the moment the battle began. Dragon roars echoed in the sky; a dozen of them overlapped, making for quite a spectacular and awe-inspiring sight.
Everyone outside the arena got goosebumps and felt their scalps go numb.
Then, all kinds of dragons with rare bloodlines appeared. Any one of them would have been fought over; even Star Lords would have been jealous.
However, some of the dragons were obviously auxiliary in Dragon Shepard's hands.
Soon, a dragon formation was established under his control.
As for himself, he had fused with one of the dragon beasts. Dragon horns grew from his forehead, scales and wings grew all over his body. His eyes turned amber and were filled with a cold luster.
On the other hand, Six Lives Buddha put his hands together, as if he were chanting Amitabha.
"A real dragon formation!"
"They're all rare dragons. There are even Obsidian Star Dragons and Purple Lightning Fire Dragons."
Outside — the Dragon Emperor, who had already been eliminated, was shocked. He had been working toward the dragon formation too, but his dragons were obviously not as good as Dragon Shepard's. Their bloodlines and combat ability were obviously lower!
Soon after, the dragon formation was established, and a holy light of enhancement appeared. All the dragons were greatly strengthened, and so was Dragon Shepard's energy.
"You've already missed your chance to attack."
Dragon Shepard looked at Six Lives Buddha coldly and condescendingly. Then, he waved his hand and roared. The dragons roared and the soundwaves spread out.
The explosive impact swept out like a whirlpool.
The bald monk, however, remained calm and tranquil. He said in a low voice, "Buddha says that what can't be seen doesn't exist."
The explosive attack suddenly disappeared, as if it had been swallowed by something. It was quite weird.
Dragon Shepard narrowed his eyes.
Many people outside the battlefield changed their expressions.
Su Jin 'er widened her eyes and exclaimed, "Sakya Path! He's grasping the Sakya Path of Time and Space! "
"Sakya Path?"
Su Ping was standing next to her in confusion.
Su Jin 'er came back to herself and quickly explained to Su Ping, "The Sakya Path is also called the Path of Time and Space. Those who grasp the Path of Time and Space are called Sakya Path in the Light Dust Star Zone. It's said that Sakya was a primordial being who could turn into three beings and preside over the past, present, and future."
It was possible to grasp a lot of laws in the Fate State, but there were four supreme laws that were hard to grasp.
The first was time, the second was life, the third was destruction, and the last was chaos.
Those four supreme laws corresponded to the four ultimate paths. Anyone who could reach the Ascendant State with any one of those laws would be invincible in their level.
"Since you can control time, I'll shatter it and destroy everything. My path can break all paths!"
Dragon Shepard's eyes were cold. His previous attack had been transferred to a different time, and regular attacks couldn't have done any damage to the bald man. So, he had to resort to the most powerful attack, so that time and space couldn't lock him down. He wanted to make sure that time and space couldn't confine him!
Roar!
The dragon beasts roared again. This time, all of them suddenly turned their heads and looked at one of the gigantic dragon beasts that was covered in grayish-black scales.
In the next moment, all the dragon beasts flew toward this dragon beast.
This dragon beast's body suddenly expanded, becoming over ten thousand meters long, like a giant mountain that reached the heavens!
Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed all the other dragons.
Everybody was shocked; such a beast was ten thousand meters tall, even among Star Lords.
"What's he doing?"
Someone asked in shock.
(End of Chapter)
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