Overlord Blade Master

Whoosh!

As a ripple of space-time fluctuations appeared, Zhou Zheng's figure materialized inside a tavern.

"Hey, a new face!"

A surprised voice rang out.

Zhou Zheng turned to look and saw a man in fitted golden clothes with twin blades at his waist. The man was sitting alone at a round table, holding a wooden tankard and gulping down alcohol.

"Hey, I'm talking to you. What are you spacing out for?" the man asked again.

"Isn't this the Time-Space Arena?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"So it's your first time here!" The man laughed. "Come, sit, sit. I'll tell you about it!"

Though Zhou Zheng was puzzled, he sat down.

"008, bring this guy a cup of Azure Wave Dew. Put it on my tab!" the man called into the air. Soon, a wooden tankard appeared before Zhou Zheng, filled to the brim with liquor that looked vividly jade-green.

"I'm the Overlord Blade Master. What should I call you?" the man in gold asked.

"Lightning Swordsman," Zhou Zheng replied.

"Haha, that name is really interesting!" Overlord Blade Master burst into laughter.

Zhou Zheng said nothing. In a sense, their names did feel rather similar.

"Come, try the wine first!"

Overlord Blade Master spoke again.

"Tell me about this place first," Zhou Zheng said.

"You really are cautious." Overlord Blade Master smiled, unconcerned. In the Temporal Temple, anyone who wasn't cautious had died long ago.

"You should already know from the Temporal Temple that the Time-Space Arena is open only to Silver Token Divine Envoys and Gold Token Divine Envoys, right?" Overlord Blade Master asked.

"Mm."

Zhou Zheng nodded slightly. That was indeed the information the Temporal Temple had given him.

And since this place was called an "arena," it was obvious that Gold Token Divine Envoys and Silver Token Divine Envoys could spar with one another here.

"Actually, you can just think of this place as being exclusively open to Silver Token Divine Envoys. I've been here for so many years, yet I haven't seen a single Gold Token Divine Envoy!" Overlord Blade Master said, then asked, "You aren't a Gold Token Divine Envoy, are you?"

"Of course not." Zhou Zheng shook his head directly.

The requirements for becoming a Gold Token Divine Envoy were harsh. One either had to grasp First-grade True Meaning or possess the potential to comprehend First-grade True Meaning.

"Then let's continue." Overlord Blade Master smiled before saying,

"You came here presumably to see the strength of other Silver Token Divine Envoys. But battle requires both sides to agree, and there are only so many Silver Token Divine Envoys. It's impossible for someone to always be available to fight you anytime, anywhere, so this tavern exists!"

"I see."

Zhou Zheng nodded. This was a waiting area. If there was no suitable opponent, one could wait here until one appeared.

"So the two of us can enter the arena?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"In theory, yes." Overlord Blade Master smiled, then asked, "But what's your number?"

"Number?" Zhou Zheng was somewhat puzzled.

"You can also think of it as your rank. The lower the number, the higher the rank!" Overlord Blade Master said.

"From my experience, a battle is only worthwhile if the difference between the numbers is within a thousand. Otherwise, it's just a waste of time. Of course, if a highly ranked expert challenges me, I won't refuse. After all, fighting experts lets you learn a thing or two."

"My number is 9958," Zhou Zheng said.

"Over nine thousand."

Overlord Blade Master was somewhat surprised, then laughed. "I haven't seen this kind of ranking many times. Brother, could the True Meaning you grasp be some extreme True Meaning, like Void Realm True Meaning or Great Creation True Meaning?"

Extreme Second-grade True Meanings had the advantage of being exceptionally powerful in certain aspects, but their overall capabilities were poor. True Meanings such as Void Realm True Meaning and Great Creation True Meaning were not only extreme, but their extremes were not offensive in nature. This resulted in those who grasped them having very weak combat power.

Of course, if one could grasp another offensive True Meaning while also possessing Void Realm True Meaning or Great Creation True Meaning, it would be different. Their combat power would undergo a qualitative transformation.

However, grasping one Second-grade True Meaning was already incredibly difficult. Grasping two Second-grade True Meanings was not something an ordinary person could achieve.

Zhou Zheng did not explain. He only had Proto True Meaning right now. Where would he get True Meaning?

However, those who could become Silver Token Divine Envoys probably started at Second-grade True Meaning. Overlord Blade Master's guess was not entirely unreasonable.

Could my ranking be the very last one? Zhou Zheng secretly wondered. Although Proto True Meaning was certain to evolve into True Meaning, the gap between Proto True Meaning and actual True Meaning was still enormous.

Even though Zhou Zheng grasped two Second-grade Proto True Meanings, if he encountered someone with genuine Second-grade True Meaning, he would absolutely be crushed.

So he truly might be ranked last.

So there are more than nine thousand Silver Token Divine Envoys in the Temporal Temple? Zhou Zheng was secretly shocked. The Temporal Temple truly was a colossal entity, with so many Silver Token Divine Envoys existing simultaneously in a single era.

One had to know that grasping Second-grade True Meaning did not necessarily mean one could become a Silver Token Divine Envoy.

Some people only managed to grasp Second-grade True Meaning after hundreds of years of tempering. Such people had nearly exhausted their potential and definitely could not become Silver Token Divine Envoys.

To become a Silver Token Divine Envoy, it was not enough to possess sufficient strength. One's talent and potential also had to be sufficient.

For someone like Zhou Zheng, who had become a Silver Token Divine Envoy so readily, his potential was likely a major contributing factor.

His two Proto True Meanings guaranteed that he would eventually grasp two Second-grade True Meanings, while his age of less than thirty proved that his current potential was far from exhausted. The possibility of him achieving even greater accomplishments in the future far exceeded that of others.

"Still, meeting is fate. I'll play with you for a while!" Overlord Blade Master suddenly said.

"Forget it. Thank you for the kind offer."

Zhou Zheng shook his head. He had only come to the Time-Space Arena to see what it was like. As for battle? He would wait until both of his Proto True Meanings had evolved into True Meaning!

Otherwise, fighting anyone right now would just be asking for a beating. There was no point at all.

"Haha, then let's drink!" Overlord Blade Master raised his wooden tankard in a toast. Zhou Zheng no longer refused. After returning the gesture, he took a large gulp from his cup.

The liquor was incomparably cold, but the instant it went down his throat, Zhou Zheng felt a burst of heat. After that, waves of warm comfort spread through his soul. For a moment, even his mood seemed to become unburdened.

"This wine?" Zhou Zheng looked at Overlord Blade Master in astonishment.

"You can't drink this wine anywhere else. It counts as one of the small benefits the Temporal Temple provides us. The Azure Wave Dew you're drinking is the cheapest kind, costing only one hundred Time-Space Points!" Overlord Blade Master said calmly.