The tallest tree in the forest would be battered by the wind!
The Eighth Layer of the Inheritance Tower, the Sharingan, Eight Gates of Limitless, and the Mystical Palm Technique-all of these were concentrated in a single high school senior.
He would undoubtedly draw attention from all sides, even from Rogue Ninja organizations.
Those people had no taboos when it came to human experimentation.
Jia Nan then glanced at everyone present again and said slowly, "In that case, let's bring this year's Martial Trial to a close."
"Cao Yang's squad, hear my orders. Have the Sensor Ninjas search the entire Secret Realm Space."
"Medical squad, remain on standby. Don't give up on anyone still alive."
"Everyone else, start tallying the Chakra Crystals. These will determine the Martial Trial results!!"
With a wave of Jia Nan's hand, everyone present began following him out of the Secret Realm Space.
Everyone carried a bag on their back, filled with their gains from the past few days.
The most eye-catching were Qi Yuan and Geng PePe Waccabrada. The enormous bundles on their backs left everyone dumbfounded!!
Dozens of Guardians were already standing at the entrance to the Secret Realm Space.
They were preparing to tally the Chakra Crystals!!
Someone immediately began lamenting, "I was so busy running for my life that I threw away all my Chakra Crystals!!"
"Oh, give it a rest. Even if you hadn't thrown them away, you wouldn't have had many."
Liu Song was the first to open his backpack, sending a heap of Chakra Crystals spilling out with a clatter.
"Liu Song, 10 jin!!"
He gave everyone a smug look, but his expression immediately darkened when he saw Qi Yuan's and Geng PePe Waccabrada's bundles.
Geng PePe Waccabrada stepped straight up, carrying a huge sack like a weightlifter.
Then she set it on the scale, sending it tipping all the way to the other side.
"Geng PePe Waccabrada, 252 jin!!"
Qi Yuan swung his large bag down as well.
Thud!!
"Qi Yuan, 302 jin!!"
Everyone froze!!
How many Demon Beasts had these two killed?!
Even Jia Nan's eyelid couldn't help twitching.
Without question, Qi Yuan took first place in the Martial Trial!!
"Over 300 jin, my god! Wouldn't selling all that make him a multimillionaire on the spot??"
"Think bigger, will you? Wouldn't it be better to exchange them for Chakra Potions, sealing scrolls, or Explosive Tags?"
"What are you thinking? Explosive Tags are prohibited materials. You can't buy them even if you have money."
"Heh, that's just you!"
The next day, the Martial Trial rankings from the various Planetary Towns were already trending online.
Yu Province had five entrances to Planetary Spaces, but the Martial Trials hadn't all followed the same format this time.
Towns One, Three, and No. 5 Town had opted to send participants into Secret Realm Spaces for practical training.
No. 5 Town's Martial Trial rankings had now caught everyone's attention as well.
"First place, Qi Yuan!!"
"Who's that? Never heard of him!"
"What? He received the Sharingan? What the hell is No. 5 Town doing??"
"Must be someone with connections!! But why did he choose the Sharingan?"
Because of certain arrangements Jia Nan had made, many people didn't think much of Qi Yuan.
They merely assumed some provincial moneybags was paving the way for his son to enter an elite university.
But was there any point paving the way for someone with the Sharingan??
Ignoring the online trends, Qi Yuan went to Jia Nan's office after breakfast.
"You're here. Take a seat!"
"All the Chakra Crystals you obtained have been bought up. Their estimated value should exceed a hundred million, and the money will be transferred to your card soon!!"
"Of course, there will also be rewards from our Yu Province later. You don't need to worry about any of that!!"
Jia Nan was still all smiles.
But Qi Yuan could still sense a certain danger about him.
Ranked seventy-second in the Grandmaster Rankings?? Even if I went all out, I might not be able to beat him for sure!
Once one reached the grandmaster realm, the distinctions between the early, middle, late, and peak stages became increasingly pronounced.
Everyone listed in the grandmaster rankings was at least a late-stage grandmaster.
That meant every one of them had killed at least ten late-stage Level Five Demon Beasts!!
"I called you here today because there are some things you ought to know!"
Jia Nan slowly stood, then put away his smile and stared intently at Qi Yuan.
"Your Sharingan is quite unusual, isn't it!!"
"Or, in your Inheritance, it should be called the Mangekyō Sharingan, a powerful ocular technique!!"
Qi Yuan's pupils abruptly contracted. This wasn't what he had imagined.
He had thought the people of the Nine Provinces Alliance didn't know the Mangekyō Sharingan existed.
But now, perhaps the Mangekyō Sharingan wasn't much of a secret among the higher-ups.
On the surface, however, Qi Yuan remained perfectly calm and didn't respond to Jia Nan's words.
Still, that attitude had already confirmed Jia Nan's guess.
He didn't dwell on it and continued, "Although I don't know exactly what's going on with you right now, it's almost impossible for us humans to wield the Sharingan."
"That's also why we humans consider the Sharingan garbage."
"The Sharingan as it's generally understood can be wielded, barely, by experts at the grandmaster realm or above, but over time, even their bodies can't suppress the various pathological changes."
"But most importantly, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan alone isn't worth the attention of experts at the grandmaster realm or above. It would only be a heavy burden."
"So far, among our Human Race, only Great Grandmaster Yunlong, ranked first in the great grandmaster realm, has persisted in not removing his Sharingan."
Qi Yuan frowned. Great Grandmaster Yunlong had actually managed to reach first place in the great grandmaster rankings despite having the Sharingan??
"Did he enter the Eighth Layer of the Planetary Space and obtain a higher-level Sharingan??"
But Jia Nan slowly shook his head. "He received the Inheritance of the Level Seven King Kakashi, but during a battle, he accidentally awakened a power beyond the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!!"
Qi Yuan's entire body jolted.
If it was Kakashi's Inheritance, and he had unleashed power beyond the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, it could only be the Kamui Sharingan!!
Yet Jia Nan let out a heavy sigh. "But that power simply isn't something humans can wield. Great Grandmaster Yunlong is now nearly at the end of his life."
"That Sharingan is devouring his vitality every moment!!"
Qi Yuan keenly spotted a question at that moment. "Does that mean humans only learned about the Mangekyō Sharingan after Great Grandmaster Yunlong??"
But Jia Nan slowly shook his head.
"That's not the case. We humans knew about the Mangekyō Sharingan as far back as three hundred years ago."
"We humans can't wield the Sharingan, but those Demon Beasts and the royalty among them can!!"
"The royalty among those Demon Beasts can even wield the terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan!!"
"Royalty??"
Qi Yuan's eyes were filled with confusion. His previous standing had been far too low for him to obtain information like this.
"This royalty is also called the Foreign Races. Their intelligence and talent far surpass those of other Demon Beasts, but their numbers are extremely small."
"Based on our investigations, we've discovered that even across all these Secret Realm Spaces, the total number of these Foreign Races wouldn't exceed three digits!!"
"Their appearance is closer to humanoid."
Jia Nan opened his computer and pulled up several photographs.
Qi Yuan's pupils contracted again. The creatures in these photographs looked just like the monsters from the myths of his previous life.
They had beast heads and human bodies, yet their eyes were full of human emotions!!
"More importantly, these Foreign Races can enter the Inheritance Towers within the Secret Realm Spaces and obtain Inheritances."
"And the Mangekyō Sharingan they possess were obtained in the Inheritance Towers!!"
"It's said they control a Secret Realm Space with Sharingan, where many Demon Beasts possess Sharingan, and the Inheritance Tower inside contains the Inheritance of the Mangekyō Sharingan!!"
Qi Yuan's expression was now one of utter shock.
Perhaps thinking Qi Yuan was afraid, Jia Nan reassured him, "They're only a very small minority, and they also have to pay a heavy price to wield this ocular power!!"
"Generally, after it's used a few dozen times, the strength of this ocular power will drop dramatically or even disappear completely."
"That's why we humans can hold those dangerous Secret Realm Spaces."
Before you continue