"Rules are only meant to filter the garbage. The Black Phoenix Palace might be able to break the rules if we find someone good."
A voice came out of the palace above the black phoenix's head.
Hai Tuo was slightly surprised. The Black Phoenix Palace was going to break their own rules?
He had been watching the matches, but he hadn't seen any kid worthy of the Black Phoenix Palace breaking their unchanging rules. Had he missed something?
Outside of the palace — Huan Lieshen, however, became solemn. He wondered if the information in the mysterious realm had been leaked. That was indeed possible. After all, many geniuses from various forces had come to train in his mysterious realm. Su Ping's attempt at the hundred-level monument had happened too fast for him to cover up the news.
"Those guys …"
Huan Lieshen became gloomy and thought quickly. He had already guessed that they had come for Su Ping. Apart from him, he didn't think that any of the other kids were worthy of the Black Phoenix Palace breaking the rules to recruit them.
Huan Lieshen's eyes flashed as he remembered the materials that Su Ping had mentioned. His mind was instantly connected to somewhere far away.
The Old Boxer on the Heavenly Fist Mountain snorted while Huan Lieshen was sneaking around. His voice rumbled in the void like thunder; it was clearly audible even though it was a vacuum.
"The Black Phoenix Palace is full of women. Are they going to break the rules and recruit a male disciple? Aren't they afraid that all the women in the palace will be disgraced?
"That's the Black Phoenix Palace's business. You don't have to meddle in it."
"Humph!"
The two of them were at loggerheads. The Old Boxer didn't say anything else, but he had found out that the target was indeed a man. He had basically figured out the whole story.
Hai Tuo stood in the void and blinked in confusion. The two of them seemed to have come with a goal in mind; they were already arguing before the matches even began. Although they weren't close, they wouldn't fight each other the moment they saw each other.
"Which kid are you interested in? Why don't I ask him to meet you?" Asked Hai Tuo curiously. At this moment, he was already eager to know who the two of them were fighting over.
"My lord, can't you tell? Heh, that makes sense. I don't think he's going to show his full strength in the earlier rounds. But since Huan Lieshen is here, he must know better. "
The Old Boxer sneered.
Huan Lieshen thought for a moment and said calmly, "You're rather well-informed."
"Oh?"
Beside him, Shadow raised his eyebrows. Is there really a monster hiding in this competition?
He recalled the previous matches. There were indeed a few promising candidates, but they weren't enough to be fought over. After all, they were all Ascendants and had seen too many geniuses. Even the geniuses who had a chance to reach the peak of the Star Lord State were only qualified to be recruited as disciples.
As for spending a lot of effort to recruit him, it really wasn't necessary.
After all, no matter how many peak Star Lords there were, they were just ants in front of the Ascendant State.
"What happened?"
Hai Tuo thought of something when he saw Huan Lieshen. "Did you find an unparalleled genius in your Illusionary God Mysterious Land?"
He was already confused when Huan Lieshen showed up. He immediately realized that the man had come with a target.
"Yes, there is one. He's quite talented, so I'm here to see his performance. I'm planning to recruit him as a disciple if possible." Huan Lieshen didn't intend to keep it a secret anymore. He said frankly, "I like that kid. I'll recruit him after the competition."
Hai Tuo smiled and said, "Since you've come in person, he must be quite outstanding. He's at least as good as the Sword God's young disciple."
"He's not just as good; he's an instant kill!" A pleasant but indifferent voice was heard from the Black Phoenix Palace at this moment. "He broke the record of a hundred floors in the all-class monument with a Fate State body. Even Huan Lieshen couldn't have done as well. This kid has the potential to reach the Ascendant State!"
"Heh, I like you. Why did I hear that he didn't respond to your offer?" The Old Boxer snorted.
Both Hai Tuo and Shadow were stunned. Is there a guy who broke a hundred floors in the all-class monument?
The master of the Black Phoenix Palace was right; he did have Ascendant State potential!
The odds of him reaching the Ascendant State were quite high if he was properly trained!
If he had an Ascendant State disciple, he would be twice as influential in the Ascendant State. After all, the relationship between a master and a disciple was as important as that between parents. Most experts' parents had died of old age; even if they were sent to the Star State, they wouldn't be able to live for tens of thousands of years.
An Ascendant State master and disciple, on the other hand, could stay together for a million years. They could live for an entire epoch as long as they weren't in danger!
Huan Lieshen narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I didn't know that the Old Boxer was also fond of gathering information."
Hai Tuo came back to himself with a strange look in his eyes. He said, "Since the three of you are all here for the same person, why don't you watch the competition first? It'll be up to you who accepts the other after the competition."
"Is my lord going to participate too?" asked the master of the Black Phoenix Palace indifferently.
Hai Tuo smiled and said, "I won't turn down the kid you're interested in if he's willing to be my disciple. Of course, I won't compete with you. Don't worry about that."
As the lord of a galaxy, he didn't have any Ascendant State disciples, so he didn't really care.
"You're truly broad-minded, my lord.
I admire you, "said the Old Boxer, then fell silent.
Huan Lieshen was relieved. He had been worried that Hai Tuo would compete with them. After all, none of them had as many resources as Hai Tuo did; it would be hard for them to compete.
"Who's this friend from this planet?"
The master of the Black Phoenix Palace shifted her attention to Rhea, sensing the Ascendant State power there.
"A friend from another galaxy. Maybe he's a friend of the disciple you're going to recruit," said Hai Tuo thoughtfully with a smile.
…
Not only were the planets in front of the media seething with excitement after the arrival of the two Ascendant State experts, but the contestants on the void continents were also excited.
Those who were accidentally eliminated heaved a sigh, knowing that they wouldn't have a chance to show off in front of the Ascendant State experts.
Those who made it to the next round, on the other hand, had excited looks in their eyes. If they could win the favor of an Ascendant State expert, they would be able to become their disciple.
Wouldn't they be able to do whatever they wanted in that galaxy if they had an Ascendant State expert as their teacher?
There are quite a lot of Ascendant State experts. Su Ping also saw the two Ascendant State experts in space. Counting the presidents of the five academies, there were quite a lot of Ascendant State experts in that galaxy. It was obvious that the Federation was as powerful as the Demigod Burial!
It seems that the Federation's overall combat ability is equal to that of three or four advanced cultivation sites, Su Ping calculated.
As for the top cultivation sites …
The gap was too huge.
Not to mention the Chaotic Realm of the Undead, which Su Ping was most wary of, even the elders of the ancient Golden Crows were all Celestial State experts. The ancestor of the Golden Crows was suspected to be hibernating; it would be beyond the Celestial State if it woke up; it could probably suppress the entire Federation easily.
Unless there was someone beyond the Celestial State in the Federation.
However, based on the clues Su Ping had gathered, Celestial State experts were already War Gods in the Federation. They were the top bigshots in the Federation!
Forget it. It's too far away from me anyway. Maybe I can go to the Golden Crows' world after the competition and look for the remaining materials for the Solar Bulwark.
Su Ping thought.
He already had a plan. He would go to the Archean Divinity with Joanna after he went to the Golden Crows' world to complete his reward.
Su Ping felt bad that he had owed Joanna too much.
Fortunately, Joanna had been working for the store and could still accumulate points for the next opportunity. The only difference was that her first trip to the Archean Divinity would be delayed.
…
Time flew.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The eliminated contestants had been relocated from the void continent. Only a few hundred contestants were left on the vast continent; the top hundred would be decided on that boundless stage.
The rules of the competition had been announced on the Internet a few days in advance.
Returning to the original drawing of lots, the rules would only change after the top 100 were decided.
"My opponent is … Holy King?"
Su Ping was surprised to see his opponent, as he didn't expect it to be someone he knew.
"Damn it!"
Holy King also saw his opponent. His face darkened. It was Su Ping, the monster.
He would rather face the Sword God's heir or the arrogant Dragon Emperor than this genius who had reached the hundredth floor and defeated a bunch of people.
"You might lose." Queen of the Seas stood next to him. Her green hair was draped over her shoulders like waves, and her skin was as fair as snow. Now that the survival competition was over, she and Holy King were enemies again. She was even prepared to fight him in the competition. She wouldn't go easy on him if she did. However, she didn't, and Holy King was probably doomed.
"Maybe?"
Holy King's lips twitched. "I won't waste my strength fighting such a guy. You all want me to be a pathfinder and see what he's capable of, but I'm not going to lead the charge."
Even though Su Ping had fought in the ten victories and the survival competition, and Holy King had checked Su Ping's battle records, he was certain that the guy hadn't used his real strength yet.
After all, the strength he had displayed in the survival competition was horrifying, but it was definitely not enough to reach the hundredth floor of the monument.
"Are you going to admit defeat? That's not your style, "said Queen of the Seas indifferently, raising her eyebrows.
"Then what is my style?" Holy King sneered and said, "You don't have to provoke me. I'd rather save my strength for later than losing to him and using up all my trump cards. Six Ascendant State experts are watching us right now. Maybe more are in space or somewhere else. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of those bigshots.
"It's also a skill to be able to see the difference in your opponent's strength and stop in time. A real man should know when to yield!"
"Men always say everything. Heh." Queen of the Seas sneered in disdain.
"You women do everything!" The Holy King also sneered.
In the crowd — a few students of the Dragon Tomb Academy were gathered around Dragon Emperor and the others. One of them was Dragon Devil. He looked at his opponent and then shifted his attention to the other side. He put on a cold smile and said, "That arrogant guy from Hugh Mia has drawn him. Humph. Let's see if he can win with just one pet!"
"Let Holy King test him." The Dragon Emperor narrowed his eyes, and a hint of relief flashed in the depths of his eyes. Before drawing the lots, the person he didn't want to meet the most at the beginning was that unknown guy. No one knew what method he had used to rush to the hundredth floor.
On the Blue Star —
Everybody in the world was paying attention to Su Ping, the lord of their planet. They were all shocked and silent when they saw that Su Ping had drawn Holy King.
That Saint King's previous performance was extremely powerful. He had an outstanding performance on both the Popularity Ranking and the Champion Ranking. He was always ranked at the top. In the previous survival battle, he had also accumulated a lot of identity badges. He was one of the candidates who had a chance of becoming the champion on the rankings published on various platforms. Even if he did not become the champion, he would definitely be in the top ten.
Nobody had expected that Su Ping would run into such a tricky guy in his first battle.
"Boss Su is rather unlucky."
"I wonder if Boss Su can win. I've seen Holy King's previous battles. He has two Ultimate constitutions, and his attacks are very intimidating too!"
"Even if he can win, he'll have to pay a heavy price and expose his trump cards; it'll be difficult for him to win the championship. However, Boss Su is definitely strong enough to make it to the top hundred, unless he runs into such tough opponents all the time."
Ji Yuanfeng, Qin Duhuang, Xie Jinshui and the others were all quite worried. Nie Huofeng heaved a sigh too. He hoped that Su Ping could amaze the entire Silvy system, so that the Blue Star would develop like a rocket. The rapid development of the Blue Star would spur everybody on the planet to grow and become a developed planet.
…
At that moment, the void continent was divided into ten states again.
Battles were taking place in the ten zones at the same time.
Hundreds of contestants were divided into ten zones, with fifty or sixty contestants in each zone.
Su Ping went to the seventh zone and saw Holy King.
He didn't say anything and simply waited in the staging area.
The battles up ahead began at that moment.
The Wooden Sword Boy named Linghu Jian was also in the seventh zone. He was in the third group, and his opponent was quite strong. However, Linghu Jian was still as arrogant as before; he defeated his opponent with a weird secret technique without drawing his sword.
Linghu Jian looked at Su Ping after the match and frowned, before he calmly returned to a student of the Sword Deity Academy.
The matches were still going on.
Fascinating matches were taking place one after another. The contestants advanced and lost one after another; the matches were obviously much more intense than those in the preliminary rounds. The contestants who had Star State pets would have attracted a lot of attention. However, none of the contestants had any Star State pets; they barely had any.
Very soon, Su Ping and Holy King were mentioned on the screen.
Su Ping flashed and flew to the second zone.
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