Probing and Jealousy

Virtual Universe, Lanhui City on the Kasolo Island.

Kasolo, surrounded by a murderous aura, looked at Jiang Yao and felt that there was some inexplicable change in his aura, as if a violent and domineering will was hidden in the scabbard and within his body.

"You've actually started staying home almost every year these past few years, and you rarely even go Virtual Universe ..." Kasolo felt that there was something else going on with his disciple.

Normally, other geniuses would be spending all their time in the Killing Field by this point.

Jiang Yao chuckled but didn't reply. He couldn't very well say that he had been focusing on creating a unique martial art for the past few years, could he?

He discovered that since the Xu Yuan Space was upgraded to the second level, it was incredibly useful, even more convenient than the Virtual Universe. Although it still had many limitations, it was perfect for testing moves and fighting, making him seem like a reclusive otaku.

However, ever since Jiang Yao's gains in the Trial God Kingdom were exposed, Kasolo knew that this disciple was no ordinary person. Fortunately, he was not the kind of strict and meticulous teacher. He knew that he had taken Jiang Yao as his disciple with the intention of cultivating him as an assistant to obtain the Yinhu Island.

The stronger his disciples are, the better it is for him; otherwise, the inheritance he had given up on the Zhenhuang Stele might have been wasted.

Having even the Inheritance Token of a great being like Yedier, it's quite normal for him to have other extraordinary encounters.

"After you inherited the Zhenhuang, I have nothing more to teach you. Once you enter the Virtual Universe, you will naturally have more powerful teachers to guide you. However, you must not neglect the cultivation of the Zhenhuang Sacred Body and the Eye of Zhenhuang."

"Hehe, once you go to the Virtual Universe Company, you'll find that even a super power like that doesn't have many secret manuals comparable to <Zhenhuang>, and they're certainly not ones you can buy right now."

"The resources that Virtual Universe Company can provide are definitely beyond what I can match. Your teacher has only cultivated these two ultimate techniques to the third level with an 8x amplitude. The resources required for the Fourth Layer of 'Zhenhuang Sacred Body' are something I haven't been able to collect even after all these years of fighting on the Outer-Region Battlefield. Otherwise, I would already be King Level combatant, and I wouldn't have been so severely injured by this poison. You, on the other hand, are very likely to surpass my achievements in 'Zhenhuang Sacred Body'."

"As for the Lingtong Race, you don't need to worry. With me on Yinhu Island, they won't dare to act rashly. However, I can't guarantee anything about the Zhenxuan King," Kasolo laughed. "But the better your performance in the final battle, the less likely the Zhenxuan King will dare to make any underhanded moves. He also has clan ties to him. Even if he has died once and his personality has become more and more obsessive, the Talun Race will not allow him to act recklessly."

Jiang Yao nodded emphatically. This was also what he was determined to do. Even if it wasn't to intimidate Zhenxuan King, but simply to protect the Inheritance Token, he would definitely show his full strength and wouldn't hold back in any way.

A floating island above the Xuanshang Continent.

Jiang Yao appeared out of thin air at the teleportation point of the floating island. Guided by the staff, Jiang Yao arrived at a plaza.

"The God of Slaughter has arrived!"

"He's that monster who can wield two different Controller Divine Weapon? He doesn't seem as insane as he appeared in the videos."

"Tsk tsk, three Origin Law, I wonder how he cultivated them. I struggle to even comprehend one Origin Law..."

"Jiang Yao, nice to meet you. My name is Moyilin. Whether Xuanshang Universe Country can achieve good results in the Genius Tournament this time depends on the two of us."

A tall, thin man with silver scales covering his face walked up to Jiang Yao and greeted him with a smile.

These arrogant words were spoken without any attempt to lower the volume, so everyone present could hear them. Some people didn't care, some looked indignant, but no one dared to refute them.

Everyone knows that the tall, thin man is Moyilin, the number one star-level genius of the Youyuan Secret Realm. More than half of the thousand star-level geniuses in the Xuanshang Universe Country come from the Youyuan Secret Realm and the Tianxuan Secret Realm. They know each other well, and no matter how resentful they are, they cannot change this fact.

Jiang Yao nodded in response. Although Moyilin had a smile on his face, a strong hostility could be read from his snake-like vertical pupils.

But Jiang Yao didn't care. His opponents weren't these stellar-level geniuses, but the seven Trial Tower in the Trial Space.

Moyilin wasn't angry at Jiang Yao's coldness; her pupils, however, shrank to almost a tiny dot, sending chills down one's spine.

This wasn't driven by anger, but by excitement.

Moyilin has been targeting Jiang Yao for the past few years. At the beginning, he almost never won against him, but later he was able to kill Jiang Yao before he himself was killed.

When the final battle takes place, and Jiang Yao, who is confident and widely considered qualified to compete for a spot in the Primal Secret Realm, finds himself dead by his own blade, one wonders what his expression will be.

No one can be above him. Jiang Yao is no exception. Once he joins the Virtual Universe Company, he will surpass Sima Yan, Daiqin, and others one by one.

Suddenly, a powerful pressure enveloped the entire plaza, causing the expressions of all 1,000 geniuses to change slightly, and some of the weaker ones even trembled involuntarily.

However, most of the geniuses present remained calm and did not lose their composure; in fact, many of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A giant with a full head of silver hair, wearing a golden cloak, and standing about ten meters tall, had a somber and imposing expression.

"As ordered by the King, I will lead this year's Genius Tournament." The giant's voice echoed throughout the square, "Geniuses from the Tianxuan Secret Realm and the Youyuan Secret Realm should all know me. Those who don't can address me as Lingcang Marquis."

Lingcang Marquis's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Jiang Yao and Moyilin: "You two are the only two geniuses among this group from my Xuanshang Universe Country who have a chance to enter the Primordial Secret Realm. Jiang Yao even has the strength to compete for a spot in the Primal Secret Realm. Don't let the King down!"

"Yes," Jiang Yao and Moyilin both replied respectfully.

Lingcang Marquis's gaze fell on Jiang Yao. In fact, according to common sense, Jiang Yao should not have been able to obtain a spot in the Primal Secret Realm. However, he was one of the few people who knew that Jiang Yao had possessed a Special Lifeform. Even Youyuan Venerable was paying attention to this kid's performance in the final battle.

There are numerous precedents of possessing Special Lifeform in the universe. Usually, these Special Lifeform will also give some feedback or even blessing to the possessed person. Even though the Genius Tournament simulates the physical bodies of the contestants to the level of a normal human Star Level Nine, this blessing may not necessarily fail.

That's why he dared to say that Jiang Yao was capable of competing for a spot in the Primal Secret Realm.

After looking at Jiang Yao with a puzzled expression, Lingcang Marquis turned to him and said, "Muluo, Lun, Hedi, the three of you have a chance to enter the top 1,000 in the universe, but that still requires luck. As for the others, hmph, they have no hope at all."

Having said that, Lingcang Marquis ignored whether these geniuses were unconvinced and coldly said, "Follow me!"

"... The Xuanshang Universe Country team is at Building 0012." A middle-aged man in a white robe bowed respectfully.

Lingcang Marquis nodded and led the group into the building. "Take your number tags and go to your respective rooms. Feel free to rest or chat as you like. By the way, you can enjoy free food at the restaurant downstairs in this building with your number tags. Many of the dishes and drinks are extremely expensive. If you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to eat here again."

Having said that, Lingcang Marquis transformed into Flowing Light and disappeared.

"Grown ups!"

The waiter in front of Restaurant No. 1 in the square bowed respectfully.

As Lingcang Marquis entered the restaurant, he was noticed by hundreds of Immortal Experts.

"Lingcang Marquis?"

"Hey, I didn't expect it to be you. The last time you led a team was a thousand epochs ago, wasn't it?"

"Lingcang Marquis, I heard that your Xuanshang Universe Country has produced two geniuses who can compete for the top ten this time. One is named Moyilin, and the other is... what was his name again?"

"Hmph!" Lingcang Marquis sneered at the white-robed man who had asked him the question, "What are you pretending to be confused about? You've all heard of Jiang Yao, haven't you? You might have even sent him emails."

"Haha, Lingcang Marquis, you're wrong. What email would I send? Those Yedier Inheritance Token are things that even those King-level powerhouses want. How could I dare to covet them?"

"What? Your Xuanshang Universe Country's King-level Immortal failed to obtain the Inheritance Token from this kid?"

Lingcang Marquis smiled and said, "Once Jiang Yao enters the Virtual Universe Company, the sect leaders in Chaos City will naturally compete for him. How could it possibly be our Xuan Shang's chance to become immortal?"

That being said, Lingcang Marquis knew that this was all because the Xuanshang Universe Lord had given the order. Otherwise, how could the several King-level Immortal under the Xuanshang Universe Country's ruler have sat idly by without taking any action to contact Jiang Yao?

While these leaders from other Universe Country might not covet the Inheritance Token themselves, it's understandable that they would come to test the waters, given that their teachers, clans, and even superiors are likely powerful King-level who have achieved the highest rank.

Lingcang Marquis quickly changed the subject. "Marquis Chisui, your Yuanchen Universe Country has indeed produced a genius. It is said that he has comprehended the Origin Law of Fire to the level of a World Lord. His illusion techniques and Soul Attack are difficult for even a Universe-level expert to match. It seems that the spot in the Primal Secret Realm will definitely belong to your Yuanchen Universe Country."

The Marquis Chisui, clad in golden armor, shook his head. "Sima Yan still has quite a few weaknesses. As Illusionist, he doesn't have much of an advantage in the Trial Tower, and if he encounters an opponent with strong soul defense, he might very well be caught off guard and suffer an unexpected defeat."

Although his tone was humble, Marquis Chisui's expression was still quite smug.

"Besides, even if Sima Yan can enter the Primal Secret Realm, he still can't compare to Jiang Yao. He'll probably be accepted as a disciple by a powerful expert Invincible King-level or even stronger as soon as he arrives in Chaos City. In terms of future growth, no genius can compare to him."

The tone of the Marquis of Marquis Chisui was tinged with a hint of sourness. A mere star-level genius had managed to rise to the top in one step simply because he got lucky and obtained Inheritance Token from an immortal God Kingdom of the Shixing Race. He even attracted the attention of Invincible King-level and Universe Venerable who would take him as a disciple. Even they, the marquises and Marquis Immortal, couldn't help but be jealous.

Usually, only those unparalleled geniuses who appear once every tens of millions of epochs are likely to entice those great beings who stand at the pinnacle of immortality or even surpass immortality to take them as disciples.

Not to mention Jiang Yao, even Sima Yan is widely recognized as the strongest genius of this generation, is still quite far from being a "peerless genius who appears only once every ten million epochs".

Not only was he lucky, but the timing was perfect; he just happened to run into the Genius Tournament, otherwise this kid would have been dead long ago.

Lingcang Marquis did not respond to Marquis Chisui's sour words, but only smiled without saying a word. To be honest, even he was not without jealousy towards Jiang Yao, after all, the Inheritance Token was obtained by Jiang Yao right under his nose.