The distant, Barbarian Universe Country, Manka Star.
"Whoosh!!"
A sharp, cold blade flashed past.
In the arena, a Universe Level Desolate Beast, tens of meters tall and covered in white fur, let out a miserable cry and fell into a pool of blood, its body severed from its head.
The three-meter-tall, dark-skinned young man from Manka Star glanced at his achievements, slowly sheathed his War Blade, and leaped away from the arena.
"Prince Wuka, the Ancestor summons you."
A Manka Race Immortal clad in silver armor spoke with a smile.
"Commander of the Man Ya, take me to see the Ancestor."
The boy spoke.
The Immortal God flew with Wuka, and before long, the two appeared in an Elder Gu castle on the Manka Star.
This place is inhabited by the strongest member of the Manka Race, a being of the Universe Venerable level.
Even the Immortal God Man Ya was cautious and prudent when he came here, but the boy named Wuka was very casual, clearly a frequent visitor to this place.
"Grand Ancestor, what do you need me for?"
Wuka entered the main hall and asked directly.
" Wuka, I heard that even Universe Level 9 Desolate Beast are no match for you. That's impressive. To have such strength at the Star Level is something even your father couldn't match back then." Manka Venerable walked over, patted Wuka's head, and said affectionately.
"Ancestor, those Desolate Beast are nothing—they're incredibly stupid. Killing those things in the arena is far too easy."
Wuka spoke confidently.
As the number one genius of the new generation in the Barbarian Universe Country, Wuka has the confidence to do so.
Manka Venerable chuckled and said, " The Desolate Beast are indeed no challenge for you, but something challenging is about to happen."
" Peak Genius Tournament?" Wuka's eyes lit up, revealing an expectant expression. He had been waiting for this day for a long time!
"Your father told you, didn't he? That Wu Man guy can't hide anything from anyone."
Manka Venerable smiled and continued, "That's right, the Peak Genius Tournament hosted by the Virtual Universe Company will begin in five years. This Genius Battle will be presided over by your grandmaster Myriad Laws Venerable, and it holds great significance for you!"
Manka Venerable's tone was somewhat serious.
" The Myriad Laws Venerable is an extremely powerful Universe Overlord, whose strength far surpasses that of me, the Ancestor. Most importantly, the Myriad Laws Venerable may become a pillar of Human Race in the future."
Therefore, many geniuses wanted to join his ranks.
In just a few hundred years, you have mastered the basics of " Qingshan One Space Basic Edition " and successfully analyzed the Law Essence, which is enough to pass through the fifth level of the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge.
In previous years, this would have been the best performance ever, and a decisively strong one at that.
Even after thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City, very few of the previous geniuses managed to cross the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge. You haven't even been to Chaos City yet, and you're already at the pinnacle of those geniuses.
However, don't be arrogant.
Manka Venerable gave him earnest advice.
"This Genius Battle is no small matter. The quality of the participating geniuses will be much higher than before. Some Universe Venerable are even disregarding their reputation to personally guide their juniors, using unimaginable resources to improve their strength. They want their juniors to achieve great results and join the ranks of Myriad Laws Venerable. If Myriad Laws Venerable becomes a pillar of Human Race in the future, they can also rely on this relationship to get close to Myriad Laws Venerable."
"These geniuses have gained unimaginable benefits, and their strength has naturally increased rapidly! They cannot be treated with common sense. Perhaps some of them are even more talented than the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge at the Star Level."
Hearing Manka Venerable's words, Wuka gripped his sword hilt and said without fear, "Ancestor, rest assured, in the Genius Battle, no matter who I encounter, I will slay them with my War Blade. I will prove to Grandmaster Myriad Laws Venerable that I, Wuka, am the most outstanding genius, and no one else is my match."
"Haha, confidence is a good thing—our young man from Manka Star needs your kind of indomitable spirit. However, you still need to be cautious—given your father's connections, Myriad Laws Venerable will definitely pay extra attention to you during the competition, so you must perform brilliantly and absolutely cannot afford to fail."
Manka Venerable continued.
"Your strength isn't a big problem; you still have five years to improve. However, your willpower is still insufficient. The Peak Genius Tournament is held in Virtual Universe, where everyone's physical attributes are the same, and no one can carry soul-guarding treasures. To avoid encountering those heaven-defying illusionists, you must strengthen your willpower to withstand their illusionary attacks. So, after some thought, I've decided to send you to the Aragami Ruins on the Aragami Star for training. Although the Aragami Ruins are fraught with danger, they are very helpful for training your willpower, honing your swordsmanship, and improving your combat abilities. Didn't you complain that the Desolate Beast in the arena were boring? The Aragami Ruins are filled with countless Desolate Beast; you can kill to your heart's content."
"Rest assured, Ancestor, I will go to the Aragami Ruins to train right now, and I will definitely not let my willpower become my weakness."
"Well, to save time, I'll have the Man Ya Divine Kingdom Teleportation you there. Train hard and don't slack off!"
" Wuka understands."
Inside the royal palace of Manka Star.
After bidding farewell to his parents, Wuka left Manka Star with Man Ya, heading to the perilous Aragami Ruins for training.
The main hall of the imperial palace.
Xing Yue, the goddess of the Starry Tree Race, looked in the direction her son had left, a hint of worry flashing in her gentle eyes.
"Husband, those Aragami Ruins are too dangerous. Wuka is only at the Star Level Nine, yet our ancestor sent him there for training. What if he encounters danger?"
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"Don't worry, honey."
Wu Man smiled, pulled his wife into his arms, and said, "That boy Wuka has been guided in cultivation by our ancestor since birth. Our ancestor has always cared for him deeply; how could he possibly let him fall into danger? If I'm not mistaken, the protective talisman on Wuka probably hides at least a Marquis Level Alien Race servant. If Wuka is in mortal danger, our ancestor's servant will come to his rescue. Of course, if it's not mortal danger, then Wuka will have to get through it on his own."
"My lord, Xing Yue is worrying too much. This is Wuka's first time going out for training—"
"Haha, it's alright, I promise it's alright— Wuka is the hope for the continuation of our Manka Star royal bloodline. He hasn't married or had children yet, and neither our ancestor nor my father will let him die."
Hearing this, Xing Yue relaxed. The bloodline of Manka Star is rare, and the royal family is the only one. If the lineage is broken, they will have to be adopted from other branches. Therefore, they will definitely protect Wuka very well.
She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Husband, didn't you say the other day that you already had the strength to cross the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge? When do you plan to cross that 18th Heavenly Bridge?"
"No rush. I plan to break through to the Immortal God first, and then attempt the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge. Although it will be more difficult, I am confident that I can make it through. At that time, I will be a true King-level Immortal God, and I can then learn the Body Amplitude Secret Technique taught by my teacher."
"The secret technique that Yi Yun cultivates?"
Xing Yue said in surprise.
"Yes, that kind of secret technique is too precious, and the resources required to cultivate it are outrageous. The teacher only taught it to Yi Yun and Zhen Yan —not even Ling Yu was taught it. He must have been planning to teach it to us after we broke through to the King Rank. Once we cultivate that Amplitude Secret Technique, I, as a King Rank, will be quite strong. Wuka, that kid, got a little cocky after being praised by the Ancestor. He probably thinks that I, his father, am less talented than him. I want to see what kind of expression he has after I become King Rank Grandmaster."
Wu Man secretly felt a sense of anticipation.
"Why are you arguing with a child? The ancestor only said that Uka's talent was better than yours to encourage Wuka."
"Constant encouragement won't work. How can a person grow without experiencing some setbacks? I have a feeling that Wuka will suffer a blow in this Genius Battle," Wu Man speculated.
" Wuka already has the strength to cross five levels of the Heavenly Bridge!" Xing Yue exclaimed in shock.
"Have you forgotten my teacher Myriad Laws Venerable? In recent years, apart from the time of Ling Yu, the academic performance of the Ganwu Universe Country has been very poor. Now that my teacher is in charge of the Ganwu Universe Country, he will definitely cultivate one or two geniuses. With my teacher's intervention, unimaginable miracles may happen. I hope that kid Wuka won't be too discouraged."
"My husband is right."
Xing Yue nodded, and the couple followed suit.
Meanwhile, in the Initial Universe, the Qingshan Residence.
Ling Yu walked to the middle of the courtyard and reached out to catch a slowly falling maple leaf.
His gaze turned toward the direction of the Ganwu Universe Country.
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"My teacher has been Universe Venerable for many years, and that annoying guy Golden Sword has also crossed the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge, even sending emails to others to brag about it— Wu Man is probably close to doing so too—I should also go and challenge the 20th level of the Heavenly Bridge and the World Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain."
Conquering the World Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain, will reward you with 100 billion points. As the personal disciple of the Myriad Laws Venerable and the Chaos City Lord, Ling Yu doesn't care about these 100 billion points.
Instead, one needs to overcome the glory of the World Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain.
Our teacher, Myriad Laws Venerable, had already conquered the Primal Heavenly Mountain at the World Lord Level. Among all of her disciples, only she had the opportunity to share the same honor as her teacher.
Moreover, after passing through the Primal Heavenly Mountain, she could confidently break through to the King-level Immortal God, and cultivate her teacher's Body Amplitude Secret Technique, and also—
Ling Yu's thoughts were racing, and she recalled that past event.
When she and Ling Xi's father were seriously injured, they sent her to be raised by her uncle's family on Spirit Soul Star.
After that, he left Spirit Soul Star and was never seen again.
She was only a few years old at that time.
My younger sister is still in swaddling clothes.
Ling Yu didn't remember what happened back then, she only remembered a name.
Marquis Canglan!
She still remembers the look of her father's gritted teeth when he mentioned that name.
The precocious Ling Yu secretly memorized this name.
Later, her father disappeared and never returned. She and her sister were discovered by Marquis Silvermoon and sent to the Ganwu Mystic Region. Because of her outstanding talent, she was also taken in as a disciple by Marquis Silvermoon.
Ling Yu never told anyone about this, not even her younger sister; she kept it buried deep in her heart as a secret.
Once she broke through to the title of Purple Feather King, the Chaos City Lord elevated her authority to the Universe Venerable level.
Only then did she investigate the secret from back then.
Her father died on Canglan Star —her original family was also wiped out. Her uncle's family escaped because they were far away in the Ganwu Universe Country and had never had any contact with her father before.
And that Marquis Canglan is now the Canglan King, a powerful King Rank of the Universe Mercenary Alliance —his teacher is the Demon Shadow Venerable of the Universe Mercenary Alliance!