Great One, You Come!

In the Land of Blood Slaughter.

Lin You still didn't know he'd nearly been forced into an arranged marriage.

Right now, his eyes darted left and right.

Searching for a suitable target to snatch from.

A total of one thousand Spirit Pearls, tens of thousands of prodigies.

The competition had reached a fever pitch.

Aside from a few big shots who'd secured one without trouble, the rest were being frantically fought over.

Lin You set his sights on the Spirit Pearl closest to him.

Over thirty geniuses from other star domains unleashed their techniques all at once.

The battle raged until heaven and earth went dark.

The void shattered into pieces.

Dharma forms, artifacts, and divine abilities flew out like they cost nothing.

Lin You pondered.

He absolutely couldn't wash out in this round.

How would he explain that back home?

More importantly...

This was his first fight since awakening the system—he couldn't be this pathetic.

With that thought.

Lin You steeled himself, ready to dive into the melee among the prodigies.

To see if he could grab a Spirit Pearl.

He moved.

He'd barely lifted his leg.

The thirty-plus prodigies fighting over it seemed to have noticed him long ago.

They all stopped at once.

Standing respectfully to the side.

Their posture was neater than a row of sentries.

"What are you doing?!"

"Are you trying to gang up on me or what?"

Lin You was startled, assuming a defensive stance.

Gang up on him?

Bro, don't mess around!

Have you ever seen ants ganging up on an elephant?

The strongest of us is only at Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, not even touching the Five Qi Towards Origin Realm.

How could we gang up on you, a True Core Realm expert?

Go die on purpose?

Looking my eyes!

"Great One, you go first."

A burly guy built like a small mountain forced a smile onto his face.

"?"

Lin You was a bit dumbfounded.

He eyed the other suspiciously.

Was there a trick in this?

The rest were as docile as kittens.

"You're the real genius, I admit it. Big bro, don't hit me, I don't want to be eliminated yet."

"Can't you read the room? Can't you see the big bro doesn't want to move? Hurry up and send the Spirit Pearl over!"

"Right, right, that makes sense."

"Big bro, once you take the Spirit Pearl, you can't hit us anymore, okay~"

Their string of baffling words made Lin You's head spin.

Before he could figure out what was going on.

He saw that Spirit Pearl, pushed by everyone's power, slowly float toward him.

Lin You reached out and grabbed it.

Looking at the multicolored Spirit Pearl in his palm, he examined it uncertainly.

"Is there something on this Spirit Pearl..."

"Could it be a trap?"

"You're trying to harm me!"

As his words fell.

Everyone shuddered.

The burly man quickly explained, "Brother!"

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

"How would we dare to harm you? This Spirit Pearl is a gift for you."

The others nodded frantically like chicks pecking at rice.

That fight just now.

They'd seen it all clearly.

A full five geniuses at the Five Qi Towards Origin Realm.

Couldn't even last a single move against this guy!

What kind of weight was that?

A solid top-ten candidate.

With the guts to scheme against him, they'd be better off focusing on fighting for Spirit Pearls.

Giving this big shot a Spirit Pearl.

He'd withdraw from the fight.

What a great deal!

No point in him messing with our scrappy little brawl.

Lin You tucked the Spirit Pearl into his chest, still uneasy.

It was too smooth.

"You're all geniuses..."

"How can I believe you're this kind-hearted?"

"You must be trying to harm me!"

With that, Lin You assumed a fighting stance.

"Come on!"

"I can take it!"

--Pfft...

Faintly.

It sounded like the crowd was spitting blood.

What the hell was this paranoia?

Giving him a Spirit Pearl wasn't good enough?

What, did he need to beat them up before he'd accept it?

If you like this book, to avoid losing it next time, remember to add it to your bookshelf.

Bastard, a complete and utter bastard!!!

The burly man was almost in tears; he was the one who'd just given the Spirit Pearl.

He dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Brother, please go rest, don't mess with our little scrap-fest."

"You're already at the True Core Realm, what do I have to fight you with?"

"I'm begging you!"

The burly man kowtowed frantically.

The other prodigies beside him also knelt in unison.

They just wanted to send this big shot on his way.

A boss had walked out of the newbie village.

How were they supposed to play?

The road was too clean.

They had no stones to throw!

A True Core Realm cultivator could serve as an elder in a lesser family.

And you, at eighteen years old, come to participate in the Heavenly Pride Competition!

Isn't this a blatant curb-stomp?

"Before I left, I promised my mother I'd make it into the top thousand."

"Bro, just give me a chance."

"Call off your divine power."

The burly man spoke through tears and snot.

He nearly launched into a sob story about his impoverished childhood.

The other prodigies were the same.

They wanted to leave but didn't dare.

If the Great One hadn't spoken, how could they go?

But if they didn't leave...

They watched the incense burning shorter and shorter, about to end at any moment.

They would all be eliminated.

At this moment, anxiety burned in their hearts.

Without another word, they just kowtowed frantically.

Shouting with their mouths.

"Great One, please call off your divine power."

"Stop tormenting us—it's almost over!"

"I beg you, just go somewhere cool and stay there!"

Lin You's face couldn't stop twitching.

Watching prodigies who had risen from other star fields weep like this.

He felt a twinge of reluctance as well.

The scene in the arena grew increasingly bizarre.

It left all the Great Ones outside the Land of Blood Slaughter utterly dumbfounded.

A cleared-out space.

Over thirty heavenly prides, like mortals worshipping Buddha, kowtowed without pause.

A somewhat simple-looking guy just stood there.

Such a strange sight.

Stunned everyone into wide-eyed silence.

"What's going on? Did that guy use some evil technique?"

"They... seem to be begging for mercy?"

"Just who is this person? Could he be that Prodigy with the Supreme Bone and Twin Pupils?"

A Great One spotted his own disciple among the kneeling prodigies.

He was furious.

"What the hell? How can a disciple of my clan be so spineless!"

"If you can't win, you can't win—no need to kneel and beg for mercy!"

Inside the arena.

Lin You held the Spirit Pearl.

With an air of complete detachment.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went back to snatching other Spirit Pearls.

Half an hour later.

The three sticks of incense burned out.

All who had seized a Spirit Pearl advanced to the next round.

Lin You was also lifted by the Great Heavenly Path and returned to the Lin Family camp.

But the talk about him had already exploded into the heavens.

That Great One who had earlier scolded his disciple for being worthless now looked at his panting disciple.

His face was full of satisfaction.

"Not bad."

"Though you wasted some time, you still managed to grab a Spirit Pearl."

"Excellent!"

That disciple wiped the cold sweat from his brow, his eyes filled with the joy of surviving a calamity.

"Whew..."

"That was close."

The Great One asked in confusion, "Close to what?"

"Close to dying."

The Great One, dissatisfied, brought up his earlier actions.

"Little Zhang, not that I'm trying to lecture you."

"The world's heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river; losing a fight is normal."

"But how could you disgrace our Zhang Family's face by kneeling and begging for mercy? That's too spineless!"

"As punishment, go face the wall at Repentance Cliff for thirty days."

Little Zhang looked up, staring at his own Great One as if he were an idiot.

"Even if I snatched the Spirit Pearl, I still get punished?"

The Great One said matter-of-factly, "What else?"

"You've completely thrown away the old Zhang Family's face."

"Tell me, why did you kneel?"

Little Zhang: "The other party was at the True Core Realm."

The Great One's voice instantly cracked, like a startled cat.

"What the hell?"

"True Core Realm?"

"Little Zhang, well done!"

"As they say, a wise man knows when to adapt!"

"Being able to take it and let it go at such a young age—I have high hopes for your future!"

Little Zhang: "..."

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