Yun Ce's mind was swirling with thoughts when his private phone rang, startling him.
The name displayed on it was Xu Ning.
He dared not delay and hurriedly answered.
"Brother Yun Ce, I wonder what your Yun Family has decided?"
"Rest assured, Lightning Release Nintaijutsu will belong to Qi Yuan alone. Our Xu Family absolutely won't pry into it."
"And even if Qi Yuan can't practice Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, the payment will still be yours."
Yun Ce narrowed his eyes. Xu Ning's relationship with Qi Yuan was far from ordinary!
Their Yun Family wasn't a clan with a Kekkei Genkai inheritance, yet a Level Seven King emerged among them every so often.
Their generation was an exception, but given some time, the Yun Family would definitely recover its strength.
They were far more stable than those so-called Kekkei Genkai clans.
And Lightning Release Nintaijutsu was the foundation that allowed them to become Kings!
But the head of the Yun Family wasn't him. It was his elder brother.
He couldn't make the decision on something like this.
Of course, Xu Ning wasn't doing this for Qi Yuan.
All the payments she had promised would be provided by her senior sister, Bai Ling, far away in Qing Province.
They even included two S-rank ninjutsu.
Bai Ling was sparing no expense for her nephew, Qi Yuan.
However, Xu Ning didn't hold out much hope. How could anyone agree to trade away a secret technique that was their ultimate trump card?
Yunlong, nearby, had clearly heard their conversation too.
He beckoned, and Yun Ce immediately handed him the phone.
"Oh, is that little Xu Ning? Your elder brother's still in good health, isn't he?"
Xu Ning froze on the other end, then quickly sat up straight.
He was also a Great Grandmaster Realm expert, and Xu Ning herself wasn't ranked low on the Grandmaster Rankings.
Yet compared with a freak who could kill a King Beast above his own level, they all fell far short.
"Brother Yunlong, sorry for troubling you!"
Yunlong dispensed with the pleasantries and said directly, "I don't want your payment!"
Just as I thought, Xu Ning thought. How could the Yun Family possibly agree to trade?
Yet in the next moment, her expression became quite a sight.
"Once that little fellow comes to Mowu, I'll personally teach him Lightning Release Nintaijutsu!"
Xu Ning: "..."
She hung up with a peculiar expression. Did Qi Yuan and the Yun Family have some kind of life-and-death bond?
But just as she hung up, her communicator rang again!
It was her senior sister, Bai Ling!
"Hello, Junior Sister Ning'er, did the Yun Family agree?"
"If not, I can offer more!"
Xu Ning said speechlessly, "They don't want your things!"
Bai Ling immediately looked disappointed on the other end.
When she heard that Qi Yuan had actually chosen the Sharingan, she felt as though heaven had played a joke on her.
As a member of a visual jutsu clan, she understood the Sharingan, which bore some similarities to the Byakugan, very well.
If their Byakugan was often coveted, then the Sharingan was like shit in a toilet-people wanted nothing more than to turn around and run!
But then hope flared in her again.
Because he knew his nephew had the talent to practice the Eight Gates of Limitless, so he wouldn't necessarily have to die young.
That was why he wanted to obtain the Yun Family's Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, adding another layer of insurance.
"Senior Sister, are you listening?"
Bai Ling seemed to have missed something just now.
"I asked whether your Bai Family of Qing Province has any connection with the Yun Family at Mowu."
"The Yun Family intends to give Lightning Release Nintaijutsu directly to Qi Yuan!"
Far away in Qing Province, Bai Ling's eyes widened. Their Bai Family and the Yun Family had never had any dealings with each other.
Besides, given the Bai Family's ways, how could they possibly do something like this for her elder sister's child?
Back then, their Bai Family had contributed quite a bit to the Yang Family obtaining the Secret Realm inheritance that should have belonged to Qi Yuan.
At that thought, Bai Ling felt a little more scorn for the higher-ups of her own clan.
She fell silent for a while, then said, "I can't get away here. The Demon Beasts in Qing Province's Secret Realms are growing stronger and stronger."
"If I really can't come back, please look after little Yuan a little, for my sake."
Xu Ning's expression grew grave. "Has Qing Province's situation already become that serious?"
Bai Ling sighed. "We can barely keep control of the Secret Realm Space our Bai Family guards. If Lord Azure King hadn't issued an absolute order, that father of mine would have abandoned everyone in the city and fled long ago!"
At that thought, Bai Ling recalled what had happened to her elder sister back then. Their Bai Family was utterly rotten. If their ancestors came back to life, they would be angered to death all over again!
Xu Ning also knew about the Bai Family's situation.
Hearing Bai Ling's request, she agreed without hesitation.
Even setting aside her relationship with Bai Ling, Xiao Ying had told her that Qi Yuan had saved her life yesterday.
Xu Ning suddenly had a bold thought. If Qi Yuan really can overcome the Sharingan's curse, he and Xiao Ying would make quite a good match!
At that moment, in Fifth Town in the Planetary Space, the evaluations by the nine elite universities were nearing their end.
Guardian Cao Yang had also returned.
Their search had ended long ago.
A total of 806 people had entered the D-Rank Secret Realm. In the end, 714 survived, and over a hundred had suffered serious injuries.
Without a doubt, it had been more brutal than the previous Martial Trials.
There was nothing they could do about it!
These young people had to grow up as quickly as possible. The entrances to Secret Realm Spaces were increasing rapidly, while the number of Guardians kept falling.
If the situation worsened in the future, there might even be child soldiers!
Standing beside Qi Yuan, Geng PePe Waccabrada sighed. "My deskmate, Zhou Xiao, was attacked by a Level Two Peak Demon Beast while fleeing. There wasn't even a body left!"
Qi Yuan responded, "You still feel sorry for her? She nearly got you killed!"
Geng PePe Waccabrada sighed and said, "She's dead. I can't exactly spit on her corpse!"
Then she bowed solemnly to Qi Yuan. "Thank you for your help. I've learned a lot over these past few days."
"From now on, we're buddies who'll live and die together. We may not have been born on the same day, in the same month, in the same year, but may we..."
Qi Yuan cut her off, staring at her speechlessly.
After getting to know her over the past few days, he had discovered that this girl was so innocent she was a little foolish.
She trusted other people far too easily.
She would help count the money after someone sold her off!
Just then, a curtain rose over the Circular Square.
It displayed the admissions lists for the various universities.
Of the seven hundred or so people present, only a dozen or so had ultimately been admitted to these elite universities!
The rest could only apply for early admission to ordinary universities or take the college entrance exam!
Geng PePe Waccabrada's eyes soon lit up. "Yudu University! I got in!"
"Now I can be with Sister Qingqing again!"
Yan Qingqing had also been admitted to Yudu University two years earlier.
Her strength was said to be approaching the Grandmaster Realm now, and she was very well-known at Yudu University!
After celebrating, Geng PePe Waccabrada began searching for Qi Yuan's name.
But soon, her brows furrowed. It wasn't there?
The others noticed it too.
Qi Yuan, who had ranked first in the Martial Trial, hadn't been admitted to an elite university?
They looked at Qi Yuan with strange expressions.
Yet Qi Yuan showed no reaction.
Jia Nan had told him earlier that he feared the tallest tree would be the first to be battered by the wind.
He had erased all information about Qi Yuan's physical condition and his use of the Mystical Palm Technique.
The purpose was to keep him low-profile and prevent anyone with an agenda from noticing anything unusual about his Sharingan.
Just then, a representative wearing Mowu University's badge on his chest hurried onto the stage.
He had just received confirmation from the president.
"Who is Qi Yuan?"
His shout immediately drew everyone's attention to Qi Yuan.
The Mowu University representative, whose surname was Zhou, smiled and said, "Congratulations, student Qi Yuan. You've been accepted into Mowu University's early admissions program!"
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