Su Ye declined the invitation. He wanted to keep a low profile now and didn't want too many people paying attention to him. After all, he wasn't Heaven's chosen one.
Keeping your head down was the way to go.
The Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples and the War Goddess from Deer-Hunting Academy didn't press him. They came from the ancient Pure Land and knew that clinging to someone would only backfire.
At the storm's center, under everyone's watchful gaze, was Little One, still bathing in the Seven-Colored Divine Light high in the air. Bathed in divine light, he tempered his spirit and comprehended the Seven-Colored Dao.
Everyone looked at Little One with burning eyes, each gaze hotter than the last. Milk Baby had already been extraordinary, and now that he had been cleansed by the Seven-Colored Divine Light, he would become even more exceptional.
What's more, Little One had broken the record with just one leg, causing an even greater sensation. The news spread at an astonishing speed, and the Void God Realm was the first to be shaken.
In the upper regions of the Void God Realm stood many cave abodes established by powerful forces. The moment these forces learned the news from the stone tablet in the air, they were deeply shaken and could hardly believe it.
"This Milk Baby is truly invincible. When he rises in the future, he'll surely reign supreme."
"He broke three records in a single day. The first two were a bit shameless, but the last one was based on genuine strength."
"His one-legged burst of power surpassed Shi Yi's. His physical body must have reached the extreme."
"Don't overlook that Da Wa, either. Though he's not as good as that Little One, he broke Shi Yi's record with both legs. That alone is enough to be called astonishing."
At that moment, many powerful forces sent out experts to investigate the Big and Small Milk Babies' origins, hoping to bring them into their ranks.
Where some wanted to win them over, others wanted to snuff them out.
The Rain Clan, for instance, sent even more people to investigate the Little One's identity. They weren't afraid of someone breaking Shi Yi's record. What they feared was a seven- or eight-year-old, because someone that age would stir the most sensitive presence in their hearts.
Initial Land.
Little One pushed his way out of the crowd. He didn't like being the center of attention, because the people around him were looking at him with such burning gazes that he felt a little scared, as if they wanted to eat him.
"Thump."
When Little One saw Big Gold Dog drooling at him, he kicked the dog without hesitation. How dare this dog drool over him?
"Why don't you break my record instead? These people's stares are too creepy."
Little One came to Su Ye and said this. Breaking the record felt great, but the attention it brought made him uncomfortable. He wanted Su Ye to take his place.
Su Ye shot him a sidelong glance. He'd worked so hard to keep himself out of the spotlight—how could he possibly step forward now? After thinking it over, he said, "What are you afraid of? Just be more vicious than they are, and they'll be the ones who are scared. Some Beast Kings will show up in a bit. Subdue them all and eat them, and these people won't look at you so hungrily anymore. They'll be afraid of you instead."
"Beast Kings?"
Little One blinked his big eyes, anticipation filling his gaze.
Breaking Shi Yi's record wasn't enough for him.
It only meant that his physical body surpassed that of his older brother. It couldn't determine their true combat strength.
Now he wanted to find out how strong his older brother really was, and the best way to judge that was through those Beast Kings.
"Let's not worry about the Beast Kings just yet."
Little One took out three pieces of Precious Bone and looked at Su Ye with hopeful eyes. "I've got three of the four pieces now. Once I get one more, I can obtain the complete Treasure Art."
"You want me to get the last piece for you?"
"Yes."
Little One nodded. "Go get that last piece, and I'll let you study these for free. I know your eyes are special. You only need one look to grasp the Primal Runes on a Precious Bone. But there's one here you haven't seen before. Get that last piece for me, and I'll let you take a look at this one."
There were four pieces of Precious Bone in the passage at the Initial Land, forming a complete Magic Array. Little One had obtained one at first, and Su Ye had obtained one as compensation. Just now, when Little One broke the record with one leg, the shock had spread to the passage at the Initial Land, giving him the third piece. Now only the last piece remained. Once they got it, they would have a complete and powerful Ancient Precious Technique.
Su Ye looked conflicted. This was a deliberate trap set by Little One. Right now, Little One was the most eye-catching and popular fellow here. But if Su Ye broke the record of this popular kid now, he'd surely find himself caught in the eye of the storm.
Little One noticed Su Ye wavering and smiled. When Su Ye had told him about that trick earlier, he'd understood that using it would cause quite a stir. Yet he'd still chosen to go through with it. Surely Su Ye would make the same choice now.
"This Treasure Art isn't an ordinary one. It involves space and lets you shift through it. If you master it, you might even comprehend spatial traversal. I roughly measured the distance earlier. It's not very far, only a dozen or so meters, but if you can traverse that distance instantly in a fight, it'll be astonishing. And this is only a fragment. The complete version would be even more powerful."
Little One idly toyed with the Precious Bone in his hand, acting as though he were speaking to himself, though he seemed to be deliberately saying it for Su Ye to hear.
"Alas."
Su Ye sighed. The bait was impossible for him to refuse. He looked at Little One and said, "Even if I break the passage and beat your record, do you think people will take you any less seriously?"
"No."
Little One's small face was earnest. "But they'll take you more seriously. There's no way you can stay out of this. We share our blessings and bear our troubles together."
"But I haven't enjoyed any blessings."
Su Ye gave Little One a resentful look.
"How have you not? Didn't I share this peerless Treasure Art with you?"
Little One replied seriously, his big eyes utterly innocent. Then he thought of something and grinned. "If you don't want to break the passage, you can break my Greatest Plunderer record instead. That works too."
"Forget it. I'll break the passage after all."
Su Ye rejected the suggestion without a second thought and walked toward the passage at the Initial Land. He looked at the enormous bluestone with an exasperated expression. It wasn't that he wanted to pick a fight with the passage. It was that the Bear Child had it in for the thing.
Boom!
With a deafening crash, the passage that had only just been restored collapsed once more.
An ancient stone tablet appeared, with a line of text on it: "Shattered the passage of the Initial Land..."
The crowd's gazes immediately turned toward it, full of surprise and shock. Wasn't it far too easy to shatter the passage?
Quite a few people had tried just now, but hadn't been able to budge it at all. Yet these two Milk Babies were each more impressive than the last, and had destroyed it with ease.
But was it really okay for the two of you to keep destroying it one after another?
Su Ye ignored the strange looks from the crowd and tossed the Precious Bone in his hand straight to the Bear Child. Then he looked at everyone with an exasperated expression and said, "Don't look at me like that. I was forced into this. This fellow had already obtained three pieces of Precious Bone, and now he wants the last one to complete the set and claim the complete Ancient Precious Technique. He forced me to help him gather them."
"Four pieces of Precious Bone?"
The crowd seized on the most important part of his words: that the Little Milk Baby now had four pieces of Precious Bone, not just one or two.
Not far away, the smile on Little One's face froze. He hadn't done it himself not only to make things difficult for Su Ye, but also because he didn't want anyone to know he had four pieces of Precious Bone. Yet Su Ye had blurted it out, thrusting him straight into the spotlight.
At once, pairs of greedy, burning eyes locked onto Little One.
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