Chapter 874

Inside the fifth zone.

Su Ping looked at the enormous planet above his head. Rhea wasn't even the size of a competition zone compared to the Void continent, but he could still see it clearly from a short distance.

Su Ping was relieved to see that Fairy Bi didn't have any conflicts with the Ascendant Gods there. If they did, he would have to ask Fairy Bi to leave. After all, the Ascendant Gods couldn't do anything to the shop under its protection. If they were to attack the shop, it was hard to say who would be the one to die …

Su Ping went back to his cultivation since that was the case.

He didn't bother to participate even when his name was called; he would be disqualified when the time was up.

Su Ping summoned the Little Skeleton and merged with it.

The Little Skeleton was so small that it didn't cause much noise when it was summoned. After all, it had concealed its aura to a minimum.

With the Little Skeleton on guard, Su Ping was able to focus on his cultivation in peace.

"The first Star Chart I sketched out earlier, the Three Gods Star Chart focuses on killing. It allows the Star Power to contain a terrifying destructive attribute. This kind of destructive power can even cause damage to ordinary Rule Bending Power in the absence of Rules. It seems that the Star Power alone already contains some kind of mysterious Rules, or a power even more terrifying than Rules."

The second star map is the Eight Harmonies Star Map.

Su Ping was fully focused on his cultivation. The Chaos Star Map was the first cultivation technique that the system had given him. Cultivation techniques were the core of a cultivator and wouldn't be changed easily.

Since the system was going to train him, the cultivation technique must be beyond Su Ping's imagination.

Su Ping had long sensed that the cultivation technique wasn't simple. Now that he had grasped the first star map, the astral power in his body had increased dozens of times and reached an unbelievable level. In terms of astral power, Su Ping believed that he was one of the best in the universe among his peers.

If he could master the second star map, Su Ping felt that his combat ability would be doubled again. It wouldn't just be a simple doubling, but an even more horrifying level. By then, he would even have the courage to fight a Star Lord!

Even a Star Lord's power would be a super dimensional strike for him, but he would still be able to take it!

Boom!

Su Ping set up a barrier of astral power around him to block all probing and sat down to cultivate.

The cells in his body rotated like stars and exerted immense strength, slowly outlining the star map under the control of his mind.

However, the outlining was extremely slow. The star map had a strong repulsive force that couldn't be accomplished by arranging the cells in his body into a star map. He had to understand a certain balance in the repulsive force. The star map would be stable once the balance was reached. He wouldn't even have to maintain it with his mind.

While Su Ping was cultivating —

The matches were still going on outside.

As the eleventh round of competition began, more and more people accumulated ten wins and obtained the ticket to advance to the next round. Among the 639 contestants with ten wins in the first batch, there were also dozens of contestants with eleven wins. Their results were far ahead of the others.

"He really didn't try to break through."

In a certain section, the young man with a wooden sword watched Su Ping's match that was about to end. Su Ping's name was dimmed, which meant that he had lost.

But the young man with the wooden sword knew that Su Ping wouldn't lose. He must have given up.

After all, Su Ping's opponent was someone with eight victories and his performance was mediocre. The young man with the wooden sword thought that he could defeat Su Ping easily with his sword.

There was no way such a person could defeat Su Ping.

"Doesn't he care about the 15 victories?"

The other students from the five academies noticed Su Ping as well. They immediately guessed what Su Ping was thinking. They sighed and felt sorry for him.

They wanted to see how Su Ping would achieve 15 victories. They believed that Su Ping was capable of doing so, unless Su Ping was unlucky enough to run into the top geniuses one after another and exhaust his strength.

After all, if this guy with the potential to ascend to godhood couldn't achieve 15 victories, then who else could?

"Is he saving his strength so that he can win the championship …?" Someone thought. The more they thought about it, the more they thought it was possible.

Su Ping was saving his strength so that he could win the first place.

After all, that was a substantial reward. The 15 victories were just a gimmick.

"Maybe he just doesn't care about the gimmick and that's why he doesn't want to participate." Some people were speculating about Su Ping's mentality. Su Ping had been able to hold back the Illusion Hunter God's desire to recruit a disciple. A person like him wouldn't be swayed by fame and fortune.

While the students from the five academies were thinking about Su Ping, the other geniuses that had made it to the next round were competing with each other and collecting information about each other.

Although they were geniuses, extremely proud and conceited, they were not stupid.

Besides, the Ascendant One was watching and the Lord of the Solar System was there. Blindly showing off their strength wouldn't necessarily win the Ascendant One's favor. The biggest enemy of a genius wasn't danger, but arrogance!

Time zipped by.

In the blink of an eye, the 15 rounds of the first round had come to an end.

Thirty-two people had won 15 victories. People believed that those 32 were the best of the best in the competition and that they would definitely make it to the Top 100.

The young man with the wooden sword and the Dragon King weren't among the 15 winners.

They lost interest when they saw that Su Ping hadn't made it to 15 victories. It was as if the title had lost its value.

"That was close. I almost lost."

In the fifth zone, a girl looked pale. That day, she had barely won 10 victories and qualified for the next round.

She turned her gaze to somewhere in the zone where there was a thread of astral powers floating in the air. She knew who was inside.

"He won 10 victories easily and I was almost eliminated. There is no hope for me to make it to the Top 100. Is this the gap between us …"

Yuan Linglu wore a bitter face. She was from the Blue Planet. The Hugh Mia Academy had found out that her constitution of the thunder family was extremely rare. She had been given special attention by the academy.

Her teacher had told her that she was only there to hone herself and not to put too much pressure on herself. It would be best if she could make it to the next round, but it wouldn't matter if she couldn't. After all, one victory or defeat couldn't decide one's life.

Still, she didn't want to lose.

Compared to the other geniuses in the academy, she was lagging behind. She had wasted too much time on the Blue Planet!

Still, she was ahead of many other geniuses in the academy. That was why she could be so proud.

But the moment she saw Su Ping, all her pride crumbled.

Su Ping had also grown up on the Blue Planet, a barren place. He had also wasted a lot of time. However, he had reached a level that she couldn't reach in a short time after he entered the Star Sky.

Only then did she realize that the so-called barren environment couldn't limit a genius.

Or rather, it could limit a monster.

Su Ping was a real monster, one that only appeared once in ten thousand years!

I can't compare with him. Luckily, I've made a name for myself in the Star Sky … Yuan Linglu looked away. She had given up on the idea of comparing herself with Su Ping. The only thing that made her feel better was that compared to the others, she was quite outstanding. Being able to make it to the top ten thousand had already exceeded her teacher's expectations.

The fifteen rounds of auditions were over.

The long auditions and the fierce competitions in the ten zones had also come to an end.

Then, it was time for those who made it to the Top Hundred to fight for the real competition.

Those who made it to the Top Hundred would receive great rewards and benefits. They would also become famous in Silvy, because they would represent the entire galaxy and compete against the top geniuses of the entire Star Sky.

The ones who stood out in the end would have a chance to enter the main arena. That was a competition that involved the entire Star Sky, the Federation, and every galaxy!

Even if only one percent of the participants remembered their faces, that would still be billions of people.

Fame was extremely terrifying. In any era, fame could be converted into wealth.

When a certain amount of wealth was accumulated, it could even be stronger than combat ability. You could hire and order some experts to fight, including Star Lords!

After all, Star Lords also needed cultivation materials, and wealth could be transformed into small resources that could be exchanged for hard currency to purchase rare resources. It was just that the conversion rate was low, and a lot of money would be wasted. However, once you had a certain amount of money, you would never be afraid of wasting it.

To put it bluntly, if all the wealth in the Federation was gathered, it could even buy the life of an Ascendant State warrior!

"Is the first round of the selection a survival battle?"

Su Ping woke up from his cultivation. He was still exploring the second Star Map during the silent cultivation. Although he had made some progress, it was impossible for him to finish the second Star Map in one go.

Su Ping learned the rules of the following matches while browsing the virtual network.

At the same time.

A figure appeared in the sky above the Void Continent. It was as dazzling as the sun and attracted everyone's attention.

The special aura he emitted seemed to have a special ability that made everyone involuntarily look at him.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate all the winners. You have done an excellent job and you have not disappointed me."

Hai Tuo stood in the sky with a smile. "The next selection will be held in three days. To ensure fairness, you are not allowed to leave this continent. You can have a good rest during these three days."

Many people were awed by the words of the ruler of the entire galaxy.

They were already aware of the rules of the following matches and they didn't pay much attention to them.

On the other hand, they were excited to be able to see an Ascendant State warrior.

"Next, those who have passed the selection will leave their names on the Star Peak. Your names will be spread across the entire Silvy!"

"As long as the Star Peak stands, the legend will never cease!"

Hai Tuo raised his hand and pointed. A crack suddenly appeared in the sky above the continent and a giant mountain slowly rose from it.

This mountain peak was much taller than Mount Everest. The mountain was majestic and towering like a pagoda that reached the heavens.

There were smooth stone walls on the Star Peak with names recorded on them. Each name contained a special power. When one probed it with their consciousness, they could see the virtual image of the person on the name.

The eyes of the participants lit up when they saw the mountain that had carried countless glory and the geniuses of the past.

Those who had failed were filled with regret and envy.

On the other hand, those who had only won nine times were filled with regret.

"Let's begin."

Hai Tuo gently pushed the Star Peak to the center of the continent. At the same time, the seals on the continents were loosened. Those who had qualified for the Star Peak could fly out at will.

Those who had failed could also fly out of the continents, but none of them dared to fly to the Star Peak and leave their names there.

No one would have the guts to play tricks under the nose of an Ascendant State warrior.

Su Ping didn't care much about the ceremony. After all, it was a grand event of such a large solar system. It was normal to have some ceremonial things. He flew toward the Star Peak.

Many people in the entire Silvy System had a special feeling about leaving their names on the Star Peak. They were thrilled to see those who had qualified for the Star Peak, as if they were the ones doing it.

There were portals in every continent that could lead them to the Star Peak.

Su Ping went to the Star Peak and carved his name on a random stone wall. He sensed that the Star Peak contained a special rule, which should be the power of an Ascendant State warrior.

Perhaps this mountain was immortal, or in other words, it was something similar to a secret treasure.

Su Ping returned to the venue and continued his cultivation after he left his name.

The others were not as calm as Su Ping. They were picking and choosing, trying to find the best place to leave their names. Even the dragon king and Osron were not as calm as they used to be. Some of them were grinning coldly, while others were glowing.

After everyone had left their names, the Star Peak glowed with a divine light and was put away by Hai Tuo.

Then, there were three days of rest.

There was no day and night cycle on the Void Continent, but those three days were calculated according to the Federation's time.

The audience outside could only watch the highlights of the matches during those three days, which were the clips of the winners' matches.

The other platforms were also speculating and analyzing the favorites to win the championship.

Su Ping didn't care about any of that. He just wanted to go back to his store and cultivate. However, the continent was locked down, so he had to stay in the venue.

The other participants, those who had failed or made it to the finals, were discussing in groups of three to five.

Some were recovering from their wounds.

"It's finally over. I failed, but I don't feel so stressed anymore."

"You don't feel stressed. You only won five matches. You knew you were going to be eliminated."

"I wonder who will win the championship this time. Hurry up and place your bets. I think there are a few people in our section who have the potential to win the championship. They never showed their real strength. Even the list of favorites ignored them."

"We can only be onlookers for the rest of the matches."

As the auditions came to an end, many of the defeated participants were sent away by the Star Lords who were in charge of their sections.

They went back to their respective places.

The only ones left on the Void Continent were those who had advanced.

Three days passed. On the third day, Hai Tuo flew to the sky above the continent. He suddenly waved his hand and the entire continent trembled as if the sky were falling.

Su Ping, who had been cultivating, looked outside at once. He noticed that the fifth section, or rather, the fifth continent, was moving!