"…"
Elder Yan was lost for words.
You challenged all the top ten two years ago?
Su Ping had only reached the Star State a little more than a year ago. Who gave you the courage to do that?
"You defeated the top ten so quickly. Given your current combat ability, you should be able to make further progress, right? I'll make an appointment for you. Which rank do you want to challenge?" said Elder Yan instantly.
He was looking forward to seeing Su Ping's limits.
Su Ping, however, shook his head and said, "Forget it. My master said that I would be allowed to leave if I could defeat the top ten. I've already seen the other people's methods. There's no need to wait."
Elder Yan was stunned. He asked, "Don't you want to see your rank?"
"It's meaningless." Su Ping, however, said, "I don't care about my rank when I'm in a life-and-death situation. I only need to know how strong I am, and I know the upper limits of the Star Lord State."
Elder Yan looked at him in a daze, finding it hard to believe that a genius like Su Ping would say something like that.
Shouldn't that be the most important thing for a young man at such a young age?
"Do you really want to leave?" Elder Yan stopped trying to persuade him. After all, he already knew that Su Ping could easily defeat the top ten. He believed that Su Ping would definitely rise to the top of the Divine Lord Rank when he became a Star Lord. As for the actual rank, it wasn't that important.
"Yes." Su Ping nodded.
"Is the outside world really that attractive to you? The Celestial Court is a holy land for cultivation that countless people dream of. You have everything you want here!" said Elder Yan.
Su Ping smiled and said, "But I don't have any friends."
"Friends?" Elder Yan was stunned.
"My friends are still waiting for me. I don't want to keep them waiting," said Su Ping with a smile.
Elder Yan looked into his eyes and fell silent. He simply said, "Got it. I'll inform Divine Lord. He's dealing with some tricky matters. You must be careful when you leave. Although most people respect you because you're Divine Lord's disciple, Divine Lord is not without enemies. Some of them are just ants that he can't see, but they can threaten you."
"Okay." Su Ping nodded.
That was also why Divine Lord had allowed him to leave only when he had the combat ability to reach the top ten.
Most of those ants were Star Lords.
Ascendant State experts would pay with their lives if they killed him. His master had a way of finding his murderer; therefore, those Ascendant State experts wouldn't attack him; it wasn't worth it.
"Go back and wait for news. Master will summon you when he's free," said Elder Yan.
Su Ping nodded.
They returned to the training palace. Su Ping looked at the temple where he had lived for three years. There were a lot of familiar maids and guards; they were all very respectful to him.
Now that Su Ping had left, those people would stay there and wait for his return.
Speaking of which, I haven't explored the Celestial Court yet, Su Ping suddenly thought of something.
However, when he thought of the size of the Divine Court, he quickly gave up on this idea. If he really wanted to walk around in detail, it would be enough for him to walk around for decades. It wouldn't be too late for him to come back in the future when his realm was higher. Now was not the time for him to relax. At least, he hadn't become a god yet, so he wasn't really powerful.
Thinking that, Su Ping secluded himself in the training room again.
Elder Yan shook his head after seeing that Su Ping hadn't relaxed for even a moment. He couldn't think of any reason why someone as talented as Su Ping couldn't succeed.
The only thing he was worried about was that Su Ping was stuck in the Ascendant State.
After all, even the most talented geniuses would be stuck in that bottleneck; they would never be able to recover from it. Most of the geniuses at the top of the Divine Lord Rank had a chance to reach the Ascendant State, but they were stuck in the Ascendant State for various reasons. Therefore, they could only make progress as Star Lords; they were destined to never reach the Ascendant State!
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Ping was summoned by his master while he was cultivating.
Soon after, Su Ping arrived at the most magnificent temple at the center of the Celestial Court, accompanied by Elder Yan.
Countless golden-armored guards were standing on the stairs outside of the temple. Every one of them was a Star Lord, and they were able to establish formations. Their leaders were all in the Ascendant State; they could unleash the combat ability of a Heavenly Lord once they established a formation!
Shen Huang was sitting on the throne inside the temple, as if he were a god who ruled the world.
"I'm told that you've already defeated the top ten on the Divine Lord Rank?" The Divine Lord was quite gentle when he saw Su Ping. He was quite shocked when he heard the news from Elder Yan. He calculated that Su Ping had already reached the top ten after only three years, which was much more than he had expected.
"Yes, master," Su Ping replied calmly after bowing.
The Divine Lord smiled after seeing Su Ping's demeanor. All his disciples were geniuses with pride; he was already used to it. Besides, Su Ping was the most talented one among all his disciples. He had thought that it would take at least a few decades for Su Ping to do that, but he had done it in the Star State.
Su Ping had condensed a small world in the Fate State, making him an anomaly. It was reasonable for him to fight Star Lords in the Star State. After all, he had a small world and the power of faith, which allowed him to resist Star Lords. However, the top ten on the Divine Lord Rank were all top geniuses of the Star Lord State; they couldn't be compared to regular Star Lords.
"Your progress is beyond my expectations. I thought that you would have to become a Star Lord to be able to do that. So, I'm going to modify the Star Lord training that I prepared for you," said the Divine Lord with a smile.
"Thank you, master. I'm sorry to have troubled you." Su Ping instantly thanked him.
"I'm told that you're here to say goodbye and leave the Celestial Court?" The Divine Lord hadn't forgotten that Su Ping had asked for a way to leave the Celestial Court three years ago. It seemed that the generous treatment in the past three years hadn't dissuaded his disciple. According to Elder Yan, it was because of a friend …
Was it a girlfriend or a boyfriend?
The Divine Lord was curious, but he didn't ask further. He wouldn't meddle in his disciple's personal affairs, as long as he didn't neglect his cultivation.
"Yes." Su Ping nodded and said, "Thank you for taking care of me in the past three years, master and Elder Yan. I'd like to travel and do something I'd like to do."
The Divine Lord looked at him with a smile and said, "I won't restrict you. Since you're capable of reaching the top ten of the Divine Lord Rank, I'll allow you to leave. Just keep in touch with the Celestial Court after you leave. If you need any resources, we'll send them to you. Don't delay your cultivation."
Su Ping was relieved and quickly thanked the Divine Lord.
"Mother Yun," said the Divine Lord all of a sudden.
In the void in front of him, a ray of light suddenly folded and twisted. Then, the figure of a slender woman slowly appeared. She was wearing an ancient cloud dress and had an ethereal aura. Her cheeks were beautiful, and she looked gentle and mature.
"It's an honor to meet you, Divine Lord."
The woman quickly knelt and bowed to the Divine Lord.
"I'll give you a mission. Take care of my disciple for a hundred years, or wait until he reaches the top of the Divine Lord Rank. You'll be free after that," said the Divine Lord indifferently, "You'll be destroyed if anything happens to him!"
The woman was surprised. She looked at Su Ping and quickly accepted the mission. "Thank you for your kindness, Divine Lord!"
The Divine Lord looked at Su Ping and said, "Mother Yun will take care of you. I won't have to worry about you even if you have to travel. “
Su Ping was stunned for a moment. He looked at the woman in midair and immediately sensed her awe-inspiring aura. Based on his experience fighting the Star Lords on the Divine Lord Rank, he could tell that the woman wasn't a Star Lord, but an Ascendant State expert!
My master has sent an Ascendant State expert to protect me for a hundred years?
Su Ping felt grateful and thanked the Divine Lord again.
"Is there anything else you want? Just tell me," said the Divine Lord with a smile.
Su Ping was flattered, but then he remembered what happened during the Universe Geniuses' Contest, so he immediately asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time. "Master, some of the corpses we entered during the Divine Sea Mysterious Realm seemed to have retained their consciousness. I'd like to know what happened to those corpses."
He had never forgotten the woman's corpse he saw during the trial.
The other party's eyes gave him an extremely familiar feeling, as if he had met them before.
"Huh?"
Divine Lord didn't expect Su Ping to ask about that. It had been three years since the competition ended. "Apotheon Mu is in charge of this world and he knows more about it. But as far as I know, this is an ancient world in the depths of the universe. I can sense part of the aura of the Archean Divinity in this world. Some people speculate that this is a piece of land that was torn off by the Archean Divinity."
His gaze was a little distant as he said, "This involves the most ancient period of history. According to the current investigation of various relics, there was a fierce war in the ancient times, which caused many worlds to be torn apart. Even the Archean Divinity where the gods lived was no exception. However, this period of history has been buried for too long, and the information that can be found is only a few words. There is no way to know what really happened in that era."
Su Ping was slightly stunned, as he found the description familiar.
The trial was actually a piece of land from the Archean Divinity.
He suddenly remembered that the Demigod Burial was also a piece of land from the Archean Divinity.
In that case, the Archean Divinity might have been divided.
"So to speak, the corpses up there used to be gods?" Su Ping asked quickly, "Then, why did they turn into those weird creatures?"
The Divine Lord shook his head and said, "It was caused by the previous war. It could be some kind of virus infection, or it could be some kind of strange force."
Then, he looked at Su Ping and asked, "Why do you want to know about this?"
Su Ping's expression changed. He didn't know how to explain, but he thought that his master must have noticed the change in his mentality. If he lied, he would be seen through. So, he had to tell the truth. "When I was participating in the contest, I saw something strange on one of the corpses. I felt that the corpse seemed to have a mind of its own, and it gave me a very … intimate feeling. That's why I wanted to know more."
"Intimate feeling?"
The Divine Lord could tell that Su Ping wasn't lying. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Maybe it's because of the Golden Crow bloodline in your body. It's said that the Golden Crow is an ancient deity with the bloodline of the gods. That's why you felt that way when you saw the ancient gods."
Su Ping nodded and didn't elaborate.
However, he felt that it might not be the right explanation.
After all, he didn't have such a strange feeling when he saw other corpses.
The female corpse, however, gave him a very familiar feeling.
Unfortunately, the trial didn't belong to his master, but to Mu Shen. Otherwise, he would have begged his master to let him explore it again.
…
After saying goodbye to his master, Su Ping was ready to leave the Celestial Court.
Mother Yun stayed by his side and became his personal guard.
When he left, Elder Yan and the Divine Lord gave Su Ping a spaceship that could only be purchased by Ascendant State experts. It could jump to any place in the universe, and had access to forbidden areas and mysterious realms.
Also, the weapon system attached to the warship was quite powerful; it could easily annihilate Star Lords and pose a threat to some Ascendant State experts. He wouldn't be scared of any Star Lords if he stayed in the spaceship.
However, it was obvious that he couldn't stay in the spaceship all the time. Therefore, the Divine Lord had sent Mother Yun to follow him as a double insurance. Su Ping would be safe as long as he didn't do anything stupid.
Su Ping was grateful for his master's arrangement. He believed that he would stay in the store and that he wouldn't run into any danger. That being said, there was always a chance that he would receive a quest from the system and he would have to go out and hunt for pets.
"You gave Mother Yun to him? You didn't plan to do that before."
Inside the temple — Elder Yan couldn't help but chuckle after Su Ping left.
The Divine Lord chuckled and said, "It's all because the kid's progress is too fast. He reached the top ten of the Divine Lord Rank in three years when he was only in the Star State. Even I didn't manage to do that. However, the Divine Lord Rank didn't exist back then. I killed a lot of regular Star Lords, but I never met a top one …"
There was a hint of regret in his eyes as he spoke.
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