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The training grounds.

Father and son put away their broken longswords and walked side by side toward the side hall.

Qie Yunzhou's steps were as steady as ever, but a closer look would have revealed the shock and wild joy deep in his eyes.

The Myriad Existences Realm at eleven years old!

Even the word "genius" could no longer describe him.

He could already imagine what an enormous storm would sweep through the entire Azure Cloud Realm if this news spread.

Before long, the two arrived at the side hall.

Lin Wantang had already prepared breakfast and was sitting there waiting for them.

As the person who knew Qie Yunzhou best, Lin Wantang spotted the shock and wild joy in his eyes as soon as she saw him.

Her delicate brows rose involuntarily.

"You're back. How did the spar go? How did Qiong'er do this time? Did you go easier on him?" Lin Wantang watched the two take their seats and teased them with a light laugh.

This was hardly the first time they had sparred. Last time, after Qie Qiong reached the Unity of Heaven and Man and made a breakthrough by absorbing a Solid Core, he had sought Qie Yunzhou out for a spar.

Qie Yunzhou took a deep breath and looked at his wife with blazing eyes. "This time, I didn't hold back. Wantang, we're going to witness a miracle the entire Azure Cloud Realm has never seen!"

Lin Wantang paused and gave her husband a puzzled look, then glanced at her son, who sat calmly beside him. "Oh? A miracle? With the Solid Core's help, Qiong'er broke through to the middle stage of the Solid Core realm over these past three months. Even if his Dou Qi has now advanced to the late stage, that would be astonishing enough. Is there more good news?"

She unconsciously looked at Qie Qiong, hoping to find a clue on his face.

Qie Qiong listened to their conversation and, seeing his mother look at him, concealed it no longer. "Mother, I gained a little insight last night and was lucky enough to enter the Myriad Existences Realm."

The spoon Lin Wantang had been using to drink her porridge dropped into her bowl.

Her eyes widened, and for several full breaths she failed to react, her face full of disbelief.

The Myriad Existences Realm?!

She knew that Qie Qiong had only just entered the Heaven and Man Unity Realm three months ago.

"The Myriad Existences Realm?... Is it the Thunder of the Myriad Existences Realm?" Lin Wantang asked, looking at Qie Qiong.

Other than Qie Qiong absorbing that lightning-attribute Solid Core and gaining sudden enlightenment into the Thunder of the Myriad Existences Realm, she could think of no other possibility.

"No." Qie Yunzhou shook his head. "He comprehended the Metal of Myriad Existences and clashed with my Myriad Existences of Wind. That was when I found out too."

But after the tremendous joy passed, the expressions of the experienced couple immediately turned serious.

Lin Wantang fixed her gaze on Qie Qiong. Alongside the pride and wild joy in her eyes was a trace of worry.

"The Myriad Existences Realm at eleven..." Lin Wantang's voice grew somewhat grave. "This news absolutely must not get out!"

Qie Yunzhou picked up where she left off, his voice low. "That's right. The implications are far too great, far beyond what we can bear. Qiong'er, if your age and the speed of your breakthrough are leaked, they'll surely bring a joint manhunt from the two empires. Even the Thunder Sacred Land might make a move in secret."

The Cangyun Empire had always snuffed out the geniuses of the two empires. Though the Chuyun Empire had joined forces with the Thunder Empire against the Cangyun Empire, it would never want a monstrously gifted genius to emerge in the Thunder Empire either.

And within the Thunder Empire, there were also factions that absolutely did not want an excessively gifted genius to appear. The most likely was the Thunder Empire's imperial family.

The limit of what they could tolerate was another faction producing someone at Demigod Rank, but absolutely not someone at Deity Rank.

That was because the present-day Chuyun and Thunder Empires were themselves cautionary examples.

They had divine artifacts and secret weapons sent from the Divine Realm by the Thunder God King, but those weapons could never stand against a Deity.

"So, Qiong'er, we must keep it hidden!" Lin Wantang went to Qie Qiong's side and gripped his arm tightly.

"We must keep it hidden for ten years. Then we can announce that you've become a Transcendent, Qiong'er. You can enter the Thunder Sacred Land, and your growth won't be slowed by much," Qie Yunzhou said as well.

Ten years from now, Qie Qiong would be in his twenties. If he announced his advancement to Transcendent then, at the very least, there would be no major problem with the Thunder Empire.

The Qie Clan was a family that had produced a Saint Rank Transcendent, so they knew that there were differences even among those in the Myriad Existences Realm.

If Qie Qiong weren't so young, the Myriad Existences Realm of Metal alone would not have posed any problem.

With a sixth-grade True Meaning, even forming a Deity Heart was difficult; Peak Saint Rank was essentially the limit.

Qie Qiong watched his parents planning for him, and a warm current flowed through his heart. He nodded earnestly. "Father, Mother, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

He was no ignorant child, and compared with the original story's protagonist at the same age, he was far too far ahead.

Once that was settled, the focus of the three naturally shifted to the goal they had already set: destroying the Xiong Clan!

"The Xiong Clan..." Qie Yunzhou's eyes turned cold. "Whether or not the Thunder Lizard incident last time was their scheme, Kang Zhixuan's betrayal is certain. Add the enmity between our families, and now that Qiong'er has made his breakthrough, we can't give them another chance."

In the thousand years between the two clans, the gap in their fighting strength had never been as great as it was today. Both Transcendents of the Qie Clan were Myriad Existences Realm experts, while the Xiong Clan had only two ordinary Title Rank fighters. This was their best opportunity.

A cold light flashed in Qie Qiong's eyes. Of them all, he was the angriest about Xiong Zhixuan being an undercover agent.

"Father, what's the plan?" Fighting intent burned in Qie Qiong's eyes. Ever since comprehending the Myriad Existences Realm of Metal, he could finally have a proper fight.

"Plan?" A scornful smile curled Qie Yunzhou's lips. "Why would we need a plan to deal with two ordinary Title Rank fighters? The two of us will go straight to Cangshan County City!"

Of the Xiong Clan's two Title Knights, Xiong Biao could no longer really be considered an ordinary Title Rank fighter. He ranked ninetieth on the Cangyun Empire's Heavenly Rankings, putting him nearly on par with the forty-fifth-ranked fighter in the Thunder Empire.

But the Qie Clan's current generation had produced two Myriad Existences Realm Title Knights. It could only be said that the Xiong Clan was unlucky and fated to face this calamity.

"Attack the Xiong Clan directly?" Lin Wantang frowned slightly. "They've been established in Cangshan County City for many years. They must have formations, and their clan has quite a few knights as well."

"A formation depends on the person controlling it. Even if their formation is powerful, holding off one Myriad Existences Realm Title Knight would be no easy feat." Qie Yunzhou's voice was full of confidence.

"Qiong'er and I are both in the Myriad Existences Realm now. If we join forces, we can kill those two before long."

Formations also needed people to control them. The two clans had been roughly equal in power and strength for a thousand years, and with the help of the Qie Clan's formation, Qie Yunzhou could briefly resist a Transcendent Level expert.

The Xiong Clan's formation was much the same. Although the gap between a Transcendent and a Title Knight was far greater than the gap between a Title Knight at the Unity of Heaven and Man and one in the Myriad Existences Realm, it still could not defeat him.