Some Brat Caught Me Off Guard and Ambushed Me

"Hahaha, striking first to seize the initiative, striving for the top spot." Zhulong King watched as Ling Xuan's ranking instantly soared to first place, a gratified smile appearing on his face.

"Zhulong, is this the exceptionally outstanding descendant you were talking about?"

On Tianzhou Island, due to the invitation of Zhulong King, almost all the idle immortal powerhouses of the Giant Axe Martial Arena had come to watch this year's genius competition.

In the lives of these eternal immortal powerhouses, there were very few geniuses worth their attention, and their interest in past genius competitions was limited to only a few select matches.

This year's competition was clearly one of those rare few.

Not only was there a super genius rumored to appear once every hundred million epochs, but there was also the outstanding descendant that the old man Zhulong was so proud of.

Zhulong King was incredibly ancient; over the long passage of time, most of the ancient existences in the Giant Axe Martial Arena had become familiar with him and were willing to give him face by coming to support this living fossil.

It could also be considered a small amusement in their long lives.

"Haha, yes, that's the kid." Zhulong King praised without any restraint.

"Then we shall see what is so special about this kid. If he is truly as gifted as you say, then I wouldn't mind taking on another disciple." A man wearing purple scale armor joked.

"Go away, if this descendant of mine needed an immortal master, would it ever be your turn? He and I share the same fire and space attributes; am I not more suitable than you?" Zhulong King huffed, his beard twitching.

"Hahaha, what a stingy old man. Just tell us, how outstanding is this kid? Can he make the universe masters come down to take on disciples?"

"You all just watch carefully. This time, my Zhulong clan will definitely make a name for itself in the universe." Zhulong King was in high spirits.

"This old man must be crazy. Can one era really produce two supreme geniuses?" A friend teased.

Virtual Universe, Zhulong Continent, Ling Xuan's home.

Ling Yue was searching for Ling Xuan's figure on the virtual screen when she suddenly saw her father, who should have been participating in the genius competition, appear in front of her and lean in to watch the match together.

"Dad, aren't you participating in the genius competition?" Ling Xue asked, curiously and pointedly.

"Don't mention it. I had just entered the world area and hadn't even gathered my wits before I was ambushed by a brat." Ling Tianhe sighed.

"Dad, you were eliminated that quickly? And you said you wanted to compete on the same stage as Xiao Xuan?" Ling Xue dealt her father another blow.

"Nonsense, I was ambushed! That kid has no sense of sportsmanship. Everyone was dizzy right after teleporting, and only that kid could launch an attack. If that's not cheating, what is?" Ling Tianhe's voice grew quieter as he spoke.

Because he discovered that the profile of the brat on Ling Yue's screen looked very much like the guy who had ambushed him.

And the more he looked, the more familiar he seemed.

On the streets of World Area 77, Ling Xuan had transformed into the incarnation of the Grim Reaper.

The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear moved at his command, each swing trailing a crimson-gold afterimage.

"Even a mosquito is meat, no matter how small!" His gaze was like lightning as he locked onto a contestant fleeing in panic a thousand meters away, his figure flashing to appear right in front of them.

"Yanmo, spare me! I am of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom royal family."

"What a coincidence, so am I." Ling Xuan sneered and decapitated him with a single strike.

As for royal families or whatever, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord didn't care at all; on the contrary, super geniuses like himself were the perfect tools to help him pay off his debts.

From the south of the city to the north, his hunting was non-stop.

One strike, one kill; one strike, one kill. No one could withstand a second strike from him.

Because every time he attacked, it was like a sea of fire turning the heavens, showing no mercy and killing anyone he saw, earning him the name Yanmo.

The number on the leaderboard jumped continuously, soaring to eight million in just three days.

"Only 8 million points?" Ling Xuan shook the non-existent blood off his blade and sighed, "This efficiency is too slow. Can't they make the world area smaller?"

With these points, there was still a long way to go before he could securely hold the first place.

Although the second-place score was less than a million at this moment, the preliminary rounds had only been going on for three days, and the truly fierce slaughter had yet to begin.

"On to the next city!" Flames erupted around Ling Xuan, and he sped toward the northern city like a meteor.

The contestants in this city had either been killed by him or had fled to other cities long ago.

Perhaps there were some hidden deep, but they had already been scared out of their wits by him and dared not show their faces.

Just as he approached the city walls, five distinct domains descended simultaneously.

An earthy-yellow gravity domain caused his figure to sink violently, as if he were carrying a mountain; a deep blue ice domain instantly froze his protective flames; a dark green wood domain eroded his meridians, making every breath feel like a knife cut.

"An ambush?" Ling Xuan's pupils shrank, yet he showed no sign of panic.

The origin energy around his body circulated frantically, forcibly breaking through the gravity restraint. The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear traced a strange arc in his hand, and the runes glowed brilliantly.

In an instant, thousands of fiery blade beams poured out like a rainstorm.

Amidst the roar of shattering domains, five figures appeared.

The leader was just about to execute a secret technique when Ling Xuan's blade beams were already before his eyes.

The blade light was like lightning, weaving through the enemy formation, each contact eliciting a scream.

When the last person dissipated into light particles, Ling Xuan's points panel settled at 9,226,542.

"Killing powerhouses really does increase points faster. No wonder so many transmigrator predecessors liked to lie low in the early stages and slowly hunt down the powerhouses on the leaderboard in the later stages."

However, Ling Xuan had no intention of lying low; the ancient battle intent of the human race was hidden within his blood, and slow harvesting was simply not his style.

The powerhouses in this city had yet to witness his strength, unlike the previous city where they would flee the moment they saw him, making it impossible to catch up once they gained a bit of distance.

Ling Xuan began a massacre once again, and the fearsome reputation of the Yanmo echoed throughout the city once more.

"This little guy is quite impressive!" An immortal elder draped in a nebula robe stood up abruptly. "His point growth is miles ahead of everyone else across all cosmic nations. He has at least stepped over the threshold of the Laws of Space. With this level of strength, he is a shoo-in for the top spot in previous genius competitions. Plus, he is young; his future is promising!"

His exclamation was laced with unconcealable envy.

They wouldn't get their hands on the super geniuses who appeared once every hundred million epochs, but they could certainly try to recruit the genius from the Zhulong King's family!

"Hahaha, how about it? Is this little guy of mine outstanding enough?" The laughter of the Zhulong King resounded throughout the entire spectator plaza. "For trillions of epochs, nothing has made this old man's heart beat this fast, except for the threshold of breaking through to become a Universe Venerable!"

This ancient existence, who had lived through trillions of epochs and had been stuck at the peak of the King level for over a trillion years, found himself clenching his hands involuntarily.

Another King-level existence nodded slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes: "Old man Zhulong hid this well. He never revealed that there was such a monster in his clan. I'm afraid he was playing the pig to eat the tiger, wasn't he?"

Before the words could fade, they were drowned out by a chorus of discussions.

"The compatibility between this child's blade technique and the Laws of Fire is perfect. He is worth taking under my wing for cultivation..."

"In your dreams, this child is destined to be with me."

Listening to the surrounding praise, the Zhulong King's rugged face flushed with excitement.

All of you are dreaming?

This little guy of his must apprentice under a supreme existence. Even if he had to throw away his old face, he would never let such a pearl be covered in dust.

Did they really think this old man had lived all these years in vain, only knowing a bunch of brats whose ages didn't even add up to a fraction of his own?

Compared to these youngsters who were only tens of billions of years old, the connections of the old Zhulong were unimaginable.

Time flew by in the blink of an eye. Ling Xuan was invincible in his assigned world sector. In the first ten days, he slaughtered a city every three days, maintaining an incredibly high efficiency. By the tenth day, he had accumulated over twenty million points, firmly securing the number one spot in the world sector.

Now, almost everyone in the entire world sector knew that the number one in their sector was a murderous maniac.

It wasn't that no powerhouses had considered uniting to surround and kill the Yanmo.

But because it was still too early, no one had many points, and there was a risk of being eliminated if they failed.

"Run! The Yanmo has arrived in this city!" Ling Xuan had just arrived at a new city, and before he could even begin his slaughter, the contestants in the entire city grew tense.

"Leave your points behind." With a single slash, the entire city fell silent once again.

Those who were lucky enough to survive could only flee to cities far away from Ling Xuan to escape the slaughter.