Thunder Rhino Gold and Kui Dragon Jade

After leaving the spaceship and saying goodbye to the Ape-man world lord who was about to leave, Jiang Yao walked to the huge blue Iceberg where a lot of people had gathered, preparing to look at the trial rules engraved on the Iceberg's ice wall.

"Thunder Rhino Gold? Kui Dragon Jade?"

Jiang Yao browsed the rules with some confusion. He searched the Virtual Universe Network but couldn't find any specific information about the two treasures.

"What is Thunder Rhino Gold? I've never heard of it before?"

"Yes, I even checked the previous trials, and I've never heard of these two things."

"I do know about the Inheritance Tower. My teacher attended the Xuanshang Auction and told me it was a treasure used by the Shixing Race to cultivate their members."

"I've heard our Clan Ancestor mention the Maze-Pattern Meta-Crystal..."

Clearly, Jiang Yao wasn't the only one with this question.

"Hehe, I happen to know about Thunder Rhino Gold and Kui Dragon Jade. I never expected to find two such treasures. I've really come to the right place!"

Jiang Yao turned around and saw a boy with two horns on his head excitedly waving his fist.

After receiving Jiang Yao's gaze, the boy asked with a smile, "I saw that you were escorted here by a powerful Ape-man Race lord, but I don't think you're Ape-man Race. Oh, by the way, my Qu Nuo, from the Beiwu Race."

Jiang Yao replied with a smile, "My name is... Yao, and the Realm Lord-level expert who escorted me was sent by my teacher."

With Yinhu Island looming large, Jiang Yao always found himself becoming more cautious.

Qu Nuo was somewhat surprised. "You're only at the Stellar level, yet your teacher is willing to let you participate in the God Kingdom Trial?"

"Aren't you a stellar-level being too? Aren't there many stellar-level people here?"

Qu Nuo shook his head. "You should know that this God Kingdom Trial is attended by cosmic-level geniuses, and the trial rules do not prohibit cosmic-level geniuses from attacking stellar-level geniuses."

Of course, normally, as long as you don't provoke a cosmic-level being, they won't bother you. Cosmic-level and stellar-level beings usually have different missions, or even separate missions in different regions.

But this trial is different. Everyone is in the same area, only the Inheritance Tower that need to be activated are different.

"I have no choice. I'm not the top genius in my clan, and I want to cultivate a secret technique to strengthen my body, but the resources required include some rather precious treasures that my clan doesn't provide for free. So I came to the God Kingdom Trial to see if I can gain anything."

Jiang Yao nodded. "I know. The rules say there are twelve elementary Inheritance Tower and one Higher Inheritance Tower. If you can collect 100 Thunder Rhino Gold, you can enter the elementary Inheritance Tower."

If you can collect 100 Kui Dragon Jade, you can enter the Higher Inheritance Tower.

"Only Stellar-level beings can enter the Elementary Inheritance Tower, so Cosmic-level beings should all be aiming for the Higher Inheritance Tower, while Stellar-level beings would enter the Elementary Inheritance Tower. Doesn't this separate their goals?"

Qu Nuo shook his head and said, "Then you don't understand the value of Thunder Rhino Gold. One of my clan's predecessors once went to the Tenth Battlefield the Outer-Region Battlefield and wrote a notebook. So I saw records of Thunder Rhino Gold and Kui Dragon Jade in this notebook."

Thunder Rhino Gold originates from the Jueting Thunder Rhino, a native monster in the Tenth Battlefield. They gnaw on a metal Jueting Ore, and it is said that the Jueting Secret Realm is named after it.

Only by consuming the Jueting Ore will the Thunder Rhino gradually grow a horn on its nasal bone. At the core of the horn lies a small golden substance called Thunder Rhino Gold. It is said that the Shixing Race of the Jueting Secret Realm refines thousands upon thousands of Thunder Rhino Gold into immortal weapons.

Qu Nuo glanced around at the attentive gazes of those around him, including Jiang Yao, and continued, "In other words, Thunder Rhino Gold is a raw material that can be refined into immortal weapons, and it is said to be highly favored by Immortal God who wield the Law of Lightning."

It's easy to imagine its value; even a small piece of Thunder Rhino Gold would be worth a fortune. Even if a Cosmic-level cultivator couldn't enter the Elementary Inheritance Tower, the value of Thunder Rhino Gold itself would be enough to tempt them.

As for Kui Dragon Jade, there isn't much recorded in the miscellaneous notes. It's only said that it originates from a powerful life form in the Jueting Secret Realm Kui Dragon. Kui Dragon's blood, once solidified, becomes Kui Dragon Jade. But I don't know what its effects are, though I can imagine it's definitely more precious than Thunder Rhino Gold."

The surrounding cosmic-level beings all wore thoughtful or even joyful expressions, while the stellar-level beings all had solemn, even extremely ugly, faces.

The Kui Dragon Jade is something that only cosmic-level powerhouses can compete for; even stellar-level geniuses wouldn't covet it. However, the Thunder Rhino Gold also has high value, and it's hard to guarantee that cosmic-level experts won't vie for it. The danger of this trial has exceeded expectations.

"Another spaceship has arrived."

"Such a big spaceship?"

"Didn't you see the markings on the spaceship? It must be the royal genius from the Tianxuan Secret Realm who has arrived."

Sure enough, the spaceship hatch opened, and out came thousands of humans who looked alike, all about three meters tall, with their bodies covered in blue patterns and their arms almost reaching their knees.

Judging from their aura, some are at the cosmic level and others at the stellar level.

An immortal member of the Xuanshang Royal Clan, whose body was also covered with cyan patterns but whose aura was exceptionally powerful, led over a thousand royal geniuses to Lingcang Marquis's side and respectfully bowed. "My lord, all the participants for the Tianxuan Secret Realm trial have arrived."

Lingcang Marquis then showed some expression, but he only nodded in acknowledgment.

"People from the Youyuan Secret Realm have also arrived."

Another uproar erupted from the crowd.

A spaceship even larger than the Tianxuan Secret Realm spaceship landed on the blue ice surface.

This time, there were more of them, and their appearances varied greatly. Some were covered in scales, some had horns on their heads, some were covered in fur, and some had three heads and six arms.

It includes both cosmic and stellar-scale objects.

Lingcang Marquis finally spoke, "Moyilin, you've come too? This trial is exceptionally dangerous."

The person called Moyilin who had become the focus of everyone's attention was a tall, thin man whose face was covered with silver scales. His pupils were vertical, like those of a snake, and his expression was cold and arrogant. He only showed an expression when faced with Lingcang Marquis's question.

Moyilin respectfully replied, "The strong are forged in the face of life and death. The training of geniuses in the Virtual Universe Company is even more dangerous. If one doesn't even dare to come to the God Kingdom Trial, how can one possibly carve out a path to becoming a strong person in the Virtual Universe Company?"

Lingcang Marquis nodded without saying much. He was a teacher in the Guluo Secret Realm, and he didn't care about the Youyuan Secret Realm. He wouldn't object to any decisions these geniuses made, and they would be responsible for the consequences of their own decisions.

"Virtual Universe Company? That's quite an boast..."

"Hey, you don't know Moyilin?"

"The number one genius of the Youyuan Secret Realm, a prodigy who is said to have a chance to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm in this Genius Tournament, and even break into the Primordial Secret Realm."

Seeing that Jiang Yao didn't seem to understand either, Qu Nuo transmitted his thoughts, saying, "Although the Xuanshang Universe Country has people who can enter the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company in every Genius Tournament, and even more than one person per session, in recent sessions, they have basically all entered the End-of-the-World Secret Realm. For over a hundred epochs, no one has been able to enter anything above the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm."

This Moyilin is a genius who has the potential to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and even compete for the Primordial Secret Realm. The Xuanshang Universe Country attaches great importance to him, and our Clan Ancestor has repeatedly mentioned him to us."

However, Qu Nuo's tone was not very friendly towards Moyilin, and it was clear that this example of "other people's children" that was repeatedly mentioned by her own teachers was not something that would make people feel good.

Later, spaceships from other major races and forces in the Xuanshang Universe Country, such as the Vajra Race and the Talun Race, arrived one after another.

"Aren't they all here yet? How long have we been waiting?"

"Have you forgotten that the Guluo Secret Realm is still missing from the Three Great Secret Realms?"

"Tch, what's with the attitude? Always showing up last..."

"Look at what you're saying. They're a treasure of our Xuanshang Universe Country. Even if it's late, you have to wait."

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the spaceship from the Guluo Secret Realm finally arrived.

However, only a few hundred people emerged from the hatch, and all of them were cosmic-level beings. Upon their arrival, they became the focus of everyone on the glacier, even stealing the spotlight from Moyilin.

Even Qu Nuo said with some awe, "The Guluo Secret Realm basically only accepts the top 1,000 geniuses from the Xuanshang Universe Country in the Genius Tournament and Strongest Battle, so there are basically no star-level geniuses. Moreover, very few people can enter the Ancient Guluo Secret Realm step by step through the Guluo Dojo. There may not be a lucky one in an entire era."

In almost every God Kingdom Trial, the biggest winners emerge from among the cosmic-level geniuses of the Guluo Secret Realm. Of course, sometimes geniuses from other major forces may occasionally appear and surpass them, but such cases are rare.

This time, Lingcang Marquis finally showed a smile and said to the more than two hundred geniuses of the Guluo Secret Realm, "The next Strongest Battle will be held at the Giant Axe Coliseum. As representatives of my Xuanshang Universe Country, you must do your best to secure a spot in the Giant Axe Universe."

After exchanging a few words with several of the most outstanding cosmic-level geniuses in the Guluo Secret Realm, Lingcang Marquis's voice boomed, exerting immense pressure on everyone.

"Now, all geniuses participating in the trial, please follow me into the teleportation channel in an orderly manner. No one else accompanying you, even those at the cosmic level or above, is allowed to enter!"

Having said that, he waved his hand and created a teleportation tunnel on the glacier.

"Wow!"

"Incredible!"

"Is that Space Fragment?"

"Just as Father said, there was no way to circulate the laws to repair it..."

Jiang Yao was secretly amazed after emerging from the teleportation tunnel.

On the vast, boundless black land, one can see distant forests, cliffs, rivers, and twelve faintly visible white towers, as well as a towering black tower reaching to the sky in the distance.

What's most astonishing is the sky. It's not a normal sky of the God Kingdom, nor even a space. It's filled with colorless Space Fragment, constantly colliding and turning into powerful particle streams that stir up even more fragments!

At the distant horizon of the God Kingdom, there was a cross-section where endless streams of particles rushed down from the sky, and the deafening roar of collapse could be heard from time to time.

That was the sound of a part of the God Kingdom being eroded by Spatial Turbulence, a sound like spiritual force smashing through the soul, causing inexplicable panic.

Lingcang Marquis pointed to the giant tower in the distance and said, "That is the Higher Inheritance Tower, while the other twelve white towers are low-level Inheritance Tower."

If you can collect 100 Thunder Rhino Gold, you can enter the White Tower; if you can collect 100 Kui Dragon Jade, you can enter the Higher Inheritance Tower.

But I need to say this upfront.

"Cosmic-level individuals are not allowed to collect Thunder Rhino Gold; otherwise, I will disqualify them from the trial."

Upon hearing this, the geniuses of the Three Great Secret Realms remained expressionless, while the star-level geniuses of other forces showed joy, and the cosmic-level geniuses all had gloomy expressions.

Lingcang Marquis snorted, "Don't think you can relax just because there are no cosmic-level Thunder Rhino Gold. The terrifying power of the Jueting Thunder Rhino is no less than that of an ordinary cosmic-level powerhouse, and they are also social creatures."

As for the Kui Dragon Jade, it is kept in the hands of even stronger beings, some of whom are even difficult for Domain Lord to deal with.

Let's talk about the Inheritance Tower.

The Primary Inheritance Tower typically contains the inheritance of the Law of Light or Law of Lightning.

The Higher Inheritance Tower contain even more precious treasures, such as the Maze-Pattern Meta-Crystal, and—"

The silver-haired giant's gaze swept over the cosmic-level geniuses of the Guluo Secret Realm, his tone enticing as he said, "Based on our past understanding of the Shixing Race, the existence of the Kui Dragon Jade within this God Kingdom means that there's a high probability that Lu Yuan's seed will also be present in the Higher Inheritance Tower."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of most of the geniuses participating in the trial, Lingcang Marquis continued, "Kui Dragon Jade is formed from the blood of Kui Dragon, a divine beast in the Jueting Secret Realm. Consuming Kui Dragon Jade can change one's physique and genes, and enhance one's affinity for the Law of Lightning. The more one consumes, the better the effect."

The silver-haired giant smiled as he looked at the many cosmic-level geniuses who were showing greedy expressions, "But this is not the best use for the Kui Dragon Jade. There is a plant life in the Jueting Secret Realm, which the Shixing Race calls 'Lu Yuan,' while our Human Race calls it 'Crimson Thunder Grass'!"

Crimson Thunder Grass is an extremely terrifying plant life form. In terms of power, it is no less than the famous Star-Eating Grass. If Crimson Thunder Grass can be cultivated to the Immortal Level, then it can unleash the 'Lu Yuan Absolute Prison', which we Human Race call the 'Crimson Thunder God Prison'!

As its name suggests, it is a hell for the gods! Its power is enough to annihilate Immortal God en masse! This is also the trump card that many powerful Immortal God of the Shixing Race rely on!

The most effective treasure for cultivating Crimson Thunder Grass is the Kui Dragon Jade!

As soon as the words were spoken, even the cosmic-level geniuses of the Three Great Secret Realms showed expressions of excitement and exhilaration.

Qu Nuo exclaimed in shock, "A plant life form even more powerful than the Star-Eating Grass, even if I couldn't cultivate it to the Immortal Level, would probably fetch an astronomical price at an auction!"

Lingcang Marquis's gaze swept over the cosmic-level geniuses present, finally settling on the few cosmic-level geniuses from the Guluo Secret Realm who had spoken earlier. "If you can enter the Giant Axe Coliseum in the next Strongest Battle, then the Crimson Thunder Grass will be enough for you to rely on for a long time, helping you explore various dangerous secret realms or venture into the Outer-Region Battlefield!"