Xu Qingyun

Song Zijun had no idea where the "Star Picking Hand" real killing move was or how it was unleashed. In fact, most of the teenagers in the arena hadn't figured it out either.

This made Song Zijun feel very defeated. As the saying goes, the bystander sees most of the game, but even he, as an observer, couldn't understand what had happened. If Liu Yuxing had used the "Star Picking Hand" against him, the outcome would have been predictable.

They didn't even know how they died.

Yi Yun said, "'Star Picking Hand' is a finger technique, hidden within the killing moves of the sword technique... the sword technique is just a decoy."

The essence of the "Star Picking Hand" is to condense a vital energy, which can be used to manipulate objects or to directly kill enemies.

The phrase "plucking stars" describes the state of a "Star Picking Hand" when cultivated to its peak, where one can harness this vital energy to pluck stars from the sky.

Of course, this is just an exaggeration.

While the "Star Picking Hand" technique can be incredibly effective when used to catch the opponent off guard, its effectiveness diminishes significantly if the opponent is prepared.

Therefore, the Liu Family tries to conceal the attack effects of the "Star- Star Picking Hand," which makes many inexperienced young martial artists unclear about it.

Liu Yuxing attack on Yi Yun was executed flawlessly in every aspect. Unfortunately, Yi Yun not only possessed the Heavenly Eye Bead but also had the Purple Crystal within his body, making him extremely sensitive to energy.

Although the Hidden Strength fluctuations emitted by Liu Yuxing were completely invisible to the naked eye, they were as conspicuous as flames in the Hidden Strength to Yi Yun. How could Yi Yun possibly be caught off guard?

Therefore, this doomed Liu Yuxing to failure.

"So that's how it is..." After listening to Yi Yun's words, Song Zijun recalled the scene of Yi Yun fighting against "Star Picking Hand" and finally understood the principle of "Star Picking Hand".

In reality, relying on offensive techniques that rely on surprise attacks is ultimately not the best approach, especially at the level of a sage. With their third eye fully opened and their senses incredibly sharp, surprise attacks become extremely difficult.

Yi Yun sat down in his seat. From now on, no one would dare to challenge Yi Yun.

Even Liu Yuxing was knocked out by Yi Yun with a single brick, so what's the point of fighting them? Going on stage with Yi Yun is just asking for a beating.

He spent a fortune on Dragon Scale Rune, only to make things difficult for himself. Those who challenged Yi Yun before must be heartbroken.

Yi Yun sat in his seat. Every time it was his turn to play, he didn't even need to stand up; his opponent would concede defeat beforehand.

Yi Yun's victory over Liu Yuxing marks his fifteenth consecutive win.

The next eighteen, nineteen, twentieth games...

Yi Yun unsurprisingly achieved a 20-game winning streak and also won the bet against Hong Dao Society.

Li Hong's face was already ashen, like it had been covered in frost.

What can he say now?

Among the newcomers, Yi Yun has reached the very top level. The only ones who can rival Yi Yun are probably Chu Xiaoran and Qiu Niu!

Li Hong had no choice but to accept his defeat.

"Brother Hong, the brothers suffered a crushing defeat this time..."

A disciple of the Hong Dao Society, weeping, told Liu Yuxing that he had lost 1,200 Dragon Scale Rune, which he had pawned and some of which he had borrowed from friends.

Now everything is lost, and those friends are already coming to collect their debts. After all, IOUs and similar documents are not protected in Tai'a Divine City.

The thought of repaying this Dragon Scale Rune in the future filled the Hong Dao Society disciple with bitterness; how could he possibly repay it?

Li Hong remained silent. He estimated that Yi Yun's wealth had accumulated to over 100,000 Dragon Scale Rune over the past few days of competition.

A newcomer earned 100,000 Dragon Scale Rune Tai'a Divine City just a few months—it's practically defying the heavens!

Li Hong's estimate was entirely correct. By the end of the third day of the competition, Yi Yun's accumulated Dragon Scale Rune had officially surpassed the 100,000 mark.

Including what he had spent before, Yi Yun's total number of Dragon Scale Rune reached 120,000.

The amount of Dragon Scale Rune he received earned him a place on the Dragon Scale Ranking!

The Dragon Scale Ranking is calculated by adding up a person's existing Dragon Scale Rune with all the Dragon Scale Rune they have previously consumed in the Myriad Treasures Pagoda, various Training Ground, and other properties in Tai'a Divine City. This total value is then used to rank the person on the Dragon Scale Ranking.

Glory Points are not included in the Dragon Scale Ranking because the Dragon Scale Ranking assesses the trial participant's ability to earn wealth in the future.

As for Glory Points, they are mostly rewards from the Divine City after a trial participant completes a certain achievement. They do not reflect the ability to earn wealth, so they were removed.

Since the Dragon Scale Ranking calculates total wealth, the longer one stays in Tai'a Divine City, the more advantageous it is.

A trial participant who has spent two or three years in Tai'a Divine City and whose strength is decent can earn one or two hundred Dragon Scale Rune a day, which adds up to forty or fifty thousand a year.

Yi Yun's 120,000 Dragon Scale Rune made him the undisputed number one among the newcomers. As for the second-year and third-year trial participants, Yi Yun also surpassed the vast majority of them.

Yi Yun's current ranking on the leaderboard is over 6,000, which is considered mid-tier!

The number of people on the leaderboard reached over 6,000 in three months, which is unprecedented in the history of Tai'a Divine City over the past century.

In no time, Yi Yun's reputation in Tai'a Divine City grew louder and louder, and many powerful and experienced trial participants began to pay attention to Yi Yun.

They initially thought Yi Yun was just lucky, but now, Yi Yun has proven his terrifying potential by defeating Liu Yuxing with the Sky-Flipping Seal.

Such a person is a dragon hidden in the abyss, destined to soar to the heavens in the future!

Are you Yi Yun?

On the third night, right after the battle in the arena ended, Yi Yun, Zhou Kui, Song Zijun, and others went out to eat together when a curly-haired young man appeared in front of Yi Yun.

"Hmm?" Yi Yun glanced at the young man and saw that he had a faint smile on his face and seemed to be very friendly.

"It's me," Yi Yun said.

"Ha! It's a pleasure to meet you!" The curly-haired youth bowed to Yi Yun. "My name is Lan Bai. I'm from the Prince Chu's Estate. I reported Brother Yi's situation to my Lineage before, and the Lineage elders are very interested in him. In a few months, there will be a short newcomer vacation. I wonder if Brother Yi would be interested in visiting the Prince Chu's Estate's Mansion?"

The curly-haired youth said, handing Yi Yun a jade slip.

Yi Yun was taken aback for a moment. He connected his spiritual power to the jade slip and scanned its contents. He immediately understood the curly-haired youth's purpose. The youth was representing the Prince Chu's Estate to win him over, and the letter promised Yi Yun various benefits.

This included a fiefdom the size of a medium-sized city under the jurisdiction of the Prince Chu's Estate, vast tracts of fertile land, a luxurious mansion, and hundreds or even thousands of maids and servants.

Every year, the Prince Chu's Estate also provides Yi Yun with a considerable amount of elixirs, relics, various armors, weapons, and magical artifacts.

Even in the last clause, the Prince Chu's Estate promised that after Yi Yun turned fifteen, they would find seven exceptionally beautiful and talented young women to serve as Yi Yun concubines, and to engage in Dual Cultivation through sexual intercourse.

The condition was that Yi Yun become a guest of the Prince Chu's Estate's residence.

Yi Yun was stunned for a moment; he had been won over!

This was truly the first time he had encountered something like this.

Beside Yi Yun, Zhou Kui Song Zijun, though unaware of the contents of Yi Yun's jade slip, could guess that the other party was trying to win Yi Yun over, and were filled with envy.

This is the difference between top geniuses and ordinary geniuses...

Yi Yun has only been in Tai'a Divine City for three months, and someone has already come to rob him.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" The curly-haired youth rubbed his hands together, eagerly awaiting Yi Yun's answer. Just then, a pleasant male voice rang out, giving one a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.

"Lan Bai, it's been so long! You haven't improved at all! You're just deceiving the newcomers again!"

Yi Yun was taken aback and turned to look. He saw a young man in a blue robe walking towards him. The young man looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and white teeth. He had a very heroic air about him.

Upon seeing the young man in the blue robe, Lan Bai's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He opened his mouth, but his voice was dry.

"Xu... Xu Qingyun..."

Huh? Xu Qingyun!?

Upon hearing this name, Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he was somewhat surprised.

Xu Qingyun, ranked fourth on the Heaven Ranking, is that him!?

Yi Yun had a strong impression of Xu Qingyun; he was ranked in the top five on both the Heaven and Earth Rankings!

Xu Qingyun has been in Tai'a Divine City for five years, and this year is his last.

He's a seasoned trial participant through and through!

Standing next to Yi Yun, Song Zijun and Zhou Kui were also stunned. For these newcomers, Xu Qingyun's status was far too high; they simply couldn't get close to him.

Just like this rookie ranking competition, the rookies are fighting tooth and nail, it's the most important thing, no matter what kind of competition it is, they all have to come to the arena to watch.

However, for those ranked in the top 100 of the Heaven Ranking and Earthly Ranking, this kind of competition is nothing and there is no need for them to pay attention to it, because the gap in strength between them and the newcomers is too great!

The curly-haired young man chuckled awkwardly, then said, "Brother Xu, you're joking. I would never deceive a newcomer."

"Heh." Xu Qingyun glanced at the jade slip in Yi Yun's hand, reading its contents in the blink of an eye. He shook his head in disgust and said, "It's the same old trick again. Giving such meager benefits, you think you can trick newcomers into signing Soul Contract with your Prince Chu's Estate's Mansion? What a clever scheme..."

"Hmm? Soul Contract?" Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. Just from the name, he could roughly guess what it was.

It seems that the benefits offered by the curly-haired youth are conditional upon signing Soul Contract.

The curly-haired youth might not be able to explain this Soul Contract clearly. Yi Yun is a little better off; he is mature and has lofty goals, so he won't be fooled. However, if other newcomers are only thirteen or fourteen years old and lack discernment, coupled with the temptations of beautiful furnaces and other such nonsense, it's not impossible for them to be fooled.

"Besides the strife, everything in this Tai'a Divine City is fraught with danger..."

Yi Yun shook his head inwardly. The curly-haired youth approached with a friendly smile, and Yi Yun had no idea that the other party had such intentions.

"You'd better leave here quickly, otherwise..." Before Xu Qingyun could finish speaking, the curly-haired youth chuckled dryly and said, "Brother Xu, Brother Xu, I was wrong, I'll disappear right now, I'll disappear right now!"

The curly-haired youth spoke, then bowed and scraped as he retreated.

Yi Yun glanced at Xu Qingyun with slight surprise. This Xu Qingyun didn't seem to have any airs of a master.

...(To be continued~^~)