Silencing Curse

At this moment, the first to react was none other than the elderly examiner, who was at Second Transcendence advancement.

He stared at the screen for a few seconds, then suddenly said in a deep voice, "Everyone, record this battle in shorthand. Also, from this moment on, no one is allowed to leave more than 100 meters away from me."

His voice wasn't loud, but every word carried an undeniable authority.

All the proctors looked at him at the same time.

The old man's expression was serious, even carrying an unprecedented solemnity. They immediately understood.

This is a report.

"As you've all seen," the old man said slowly, "This student named Su Mu, from any perspective, has already exceeded our understanding."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"In just eight days since his awakening, he has already acquired two SSS-level cards, two SS-level cards, and one semi-embedded A-level card. Even just one of those cards would make any other student a monstrous genius. And he alone possesses four or five cards at that level."

"And then there's his Soul Power recovery speed. He created over a hundred kilometers of Dungeon Space in seven days; a normal student couldn't even do one-tenth of that."

"And his speed in clearing monsters. He finished off the fifteenth wave of 16,000 monsters, and his score coefficient remained at one."

"Any one of these things happening to any one person would be astonishing enough. But all of these things are concentrated in one person." The old man took a deep breath. "I must contact the higher-ups of the Dungeon Master Association immediately."

Everyone nodded in unison, without any objection.

They Taiqing what this meant.

Geniuses of this caliber, once they mature, will be the pillars of the Great Xia Dynasty's future.

Before he grows up, his information must never be known to those alien races.

The old man said nothing more, turned around and walked to the edge of the platform, taking out a dark gold token from his sleeve.

The token was engraved with intricate runes. He touched the token with his fingertip, and the runes lit up. An invisible wave emanated from the token, penetrating the spatial barrier of the secret realm.

The communication lasted for less than a minute.

The old man put away the token and returned to the light screen, his expression even more serious than before. He didn't speak, but simply stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze returning to the light screen.

Less than a minute later, the air on the platform suddenly felt heavy.

Everyone felt an extremely deep sense of oppression coming from the void, as if an invisible mountain was slowly pressing down.

The aura was deep and lingering, without any aggression, but its mere presence caused all the dungeon raiders below the Second Transcendence advancement to catch their breath.

A figure emerged from the void.

He was a middle-aged man, tall and slender, wearing a dark blue robe with a dark gold belt around his waist, from which hung an antique jade pendant.

His face was thin, with slightly high cheekbones and deep-set eyes, but his eyes were surprisingly bright, like two balls of cold fire compressed to the extreme.

His hair was already gray, but it was neatly combed and tied back with a simple wooden hairpin.

His aura was as deep and unfathomable; as he stood there, the surrounding air seemed to distort silently.

The moment everyone saw the middle-aged man, their eyes widened in slight surprise, followed by an undisguised respect, and they all bowed in greeting.

"Elder Xiu."

The voices were uniform and respectful.

Elder Xiu nodded slightly in return. His gaze swept over everyone present before settling on the old man.

The old man bowed respectfully.

Then Elder Xiu spoke up, "Comrade Elder Zhao and everyone else, I'm sure you all already have a guess about Su Mu."

Everyone nodded.

At that moment, Elder Xiu walked to the light screen and glanced at the young man standing high in the dungeon.

His gaze lingered on Su Mu for a few seconds before shifting to the card panel beside him. The data of five cards— Little Drill Wind, White Bone Spirit Benbo'erba, Babo'erben, and Green Lion King —came into view one by one.

His brow twitched slightly.

"A genius of this caliber," Elder Xiu finally spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears, "Must never let those alien races know about him before he has fully matured."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"As you know, some alien races possess unique and special nests, and their methods are extremely bizarre. They employ mind control, memory theft, soul parasitism, and can even extract information from the depths of a person's consciousness without the person noticing."

His tone was flat, but every word was like a water-soaked stone, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.

"It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that geniuses at this level can't afford any more losses." Elder Xiu's gaze darkened for a moment. "I don't want what happened to 'Lin Hao' to happen again."

Lin Hao.

The moment those two words were uttered, everyone present changed their expressions.

Five years ago, an SSS-level Awakened One appeared in the Great Xia. His talent was extraordinary, and he was designated as a "key training target" by the Association. However, just ten days after his awakening, his information was leaked, and a group of alien assassins infiltrated the city and killed him before he could defend himself. This incident shocked the entire Great Xia. The Association's higher-ups were furious and executed more than a dozen leakers in one fell swoop, but Lin Hao could never return.

That was the most devastating loss for the Great Xia Dynasty in nearly ten years.

Everyone nodded, knowing what was about to happen.

Elder Xiu raised his hand, and a ball of dark golden light condensed at his fingertips.

"I will place Silencing Curse on you." His voice remained calm. "If anyone speaks of what you have just witnessed about Su Mu, I will be the first to know, and you will suffer the consequences."

He paused, then added, "If I were to use it on you, no one could resist."

Everyone nodded.

No one dared to disobey.

To disobey at this time only proves that one has something to hide, doesn't it?

And what can you do even if you oppose it?

Faced with a genius of this caliber, the higher-ups would spare no effort to protect them.

Anyone who resists may be killed on the spot.

At the same time, the dark golden light from Elder Xiu's fingertips exploded in mid-air, transforming into dozens of fine threads that entered the brows of everyone present.

Everyone felt a slight tremor deep within their souls, as if something had been branded into the deepest recesses of their consciousness. Normally, it had no effect, but the mere thought of uttering a certain name would immediately trigger a backlash.

"I apologize for offending you all." Elder Xiu withdrew his hand, his tone indifferent.

"No, no, we wouldn't dare." Everyone shook their heads.

"We understand. Caution is necessary for a genius of this caliber."

"Don't worry, Elder Xiu, we know what we're doing."

Elder Xiu nodded and said nothing more.

After doing all this, he did not leave, but stood with everyone else in front of the light screen.

No one said anything more.

They can no longer be as free as before.

They used to chat and joke around occasionally, but now everyone was silent, their eyes fixed on the screen.

Because standing before them was Elder Xiu.

Third Transcendence.

Moreover, he is among the top ten strongest dungeon masters at the Third Transcendence rank in the entire Great Xia.

They rarely see people of this caliber.

Even in the provincial capital's Dungeon Master Association, you'd only ever see a leader who's at the peak of the Second Transcendence advancement.

Elder Xiu is one of the very few people who truly stand at the top of the Great Xia dungeon master pyramid.

He stood there, silent, yet the atmosphere on the entire platform seemed to drop several degrees.

The image was still playing on the screen.