At that very moment, outside the great hall.
As a strand of Corona's mind-soul drifted up into the sky, he glanced again at Meng Chuan's retreating back.
His gaze seemed to pierce the barriers of space and time, settling on Meng Chuan. "That old turtle from the Grand Void Star Region really must be losing his touch, choosing a child with no innate attraction to light."
"A little comprehension, a little talent, and an excellent physique, but that's about it..."
Without even the most basic innate aptitude for phototropism, the difficulty of reaching tier ten would increase thousands or tens of thousands of times. Becoming a Cosmic Legend was almost impossible.
This was the cruel, inborn hurdle that barred countless supergeniuses throughout the universe.
How could a being like this possibly catch Charlesman's eye?
Still, he took a few more looks.
"Hmm?"
His gaze seemed capable of discerning everything in existence. Even most of what Dark Abyss had concealed could not obstruct him. Almost everything about Meng Chuan lay exposed.
"Tsk, tsk... but you certainly practice a mixed bag, and your cultivation covers a lot of ground. A Dao Creator at such a young age, too. What, hoping to become a Supreme who attains the Dao?"
To ordinary people, Dao Creators were exceedingly rare and exalted, but Charlesman thought little of them.
Creating a Dao might simply be a gift from a burst of inspiration, an act of luck. Even relying solely on strength and accumulated knowledge, he had created nearly a thousand Dao laws himself, so it proved nothing.
Hum...
The mind-soul that could survey all of Radiant Star slowly fell dormant. With it, the entire planet began to move.
Viewed from above the entire Beta Star Domain, a fiery red sphere of light could be seen beginning to