Chapter 91: The Terrifying Genius List! Pressure!

Chapter 91: The Terrifying Genius List! Pressure!

"Stop!"

The Grand Elder of the Little Immortal Sect waved his sleeve, pulling the Young Phoenix King to the side, his face dark.

"If you continue to be reckless and provoke the crowd, don't blame me for not intervening!"

The Young Phoenix King didn't even look at the elder; he just shot a cold glance at Su Changqing and then turned to Xuan Qingzi.

"Control your subordinates. If this happens again, I will kill him!"

With that, the Young Phoenix King strode away.

Su Changqing and Xuan Qingzi were taken aback by his words.

"Subordinates?"

Su Changqing glanced at his own attire and laughed, shaking his head without saying much.

Xuan Qingzi, however, looked at the Young Phoenix King's retreating back, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Underestimating others comes with a price."

...

With the arrival of the demon clan, the Little Immortal Sect's evaluation seemed to take on a different flavor.

The geniuses present occasionally glanced at the Young Phoenix King, their eyes filled with a cold, calculating light.

No one was foolish; the sudden appearance of demon clan geniuses at this time was undoubtedly aimed at the Ancient Stone Carvings.

They didn't know what deal the Little Immortal Sect had struck with the demon clan, but they understood one thing:

Today!

No matter what, they couldn't let a demon clan member outshine them!

"Activate the Ancient Stone Carvings!"

To avoid further conflict, the Grand Elder of the Little Immortal Sect immediately activated the Ancient Stone Carvings.

As the finger seals flashed, a massive void appeared in the sky above the platform.

An overwhelming ancient aura instantly filled the air, and a colossal stone pillar, a hundred feet wide and ten thousand feet tall, descended from the heavens!

The pillar was a pale gray, covered in countless intricate and mysterious patterns.

In the center of the massive stone pillar, there was a shallow groove that extended to the top, like a measuring stick.

The first nine thousand feet were marked in thousand-foot increments, but the last thousand feet were divided more finely, with each ten-foot segment marked!

Next to each of these marks, names were inscribed, but they were obscured by a special aura, making them hard to read clearly.

"That must be the list of the hundred greatest geniuses on the stone carving!"

Everyone present looked up with burning eyes at the thousand-foot section at the top of the pillar.

For ordinary people, the Ancient Stone Carvings were just a simple test of potential.

But for the greatest geniuses, this was a rare opportunity!

Anyone who could make it onto the list of the hundred greatest geniuses would receive a significant reward, and the top ten would receive the blessings of ancient times!

"Haha, let's see if your mediocre bodies can even make it onto the Genius List!"

The Young Phoenix King crossed his arms and looked at the top geniuses with a cold eye, sneering.

Today, he would make everyone here feel humiliated!

"Hmph! I'll go first!"

Faced with the Young Phoenix King's provocation, the other geniuses could only glare, knowing they were not on the same level.

Only one of the top geniuses stepped forward, striding to the Ancient Stone Carvings and touching the pillar with one hand.

Swoosh!

The endless mysterious runes carved into the stone flashed with light, enveloping the genius.

The wondrous light seemed to penetrate bones, soul, and blood, flowing around and then returning to the pillar itself.

In the next moment—

Boom!

The pillar erupted with boundless light, a brilliant ray of light shooting up from the groove.

A thousand feet, three thousand feet, seven thousand feet!

The light ascended at an incredible speed but finally stopped at the seven-thousand-foot mark.

Seeing this, the crowd erupted in murmurs.

"Only seven thousand feet? This is a top genius, and he can't even make the list?"

"Hiss! This is too terrifying. That genius is the core chief of the Sacred Yunxi Valley, and he can't even make the list?"

"Are you kidding me? If such a person can only reach seven thousand feet, I might only reach two or three thousand!"

The geniuses chattered among themselves, and the core chief of Yunxi Valley was somewhat dazed.

No one had expected the Ancient Stone Carvings to have such high standards.

But the attentive elders nodded in secret; seven thousand feet was already a terrifying number, befitting the title of top genius.

If ordinary sect disciples were to test, they might not even reach a thousand feet.

As for the list on the Ancient Stone Carvings?

It was replaced only once every ten thousand years, and the names on it were all the greatest powers in the world.

To surpass those people, one had to be an unparalleled genius.

"Is that all?"

The Young Phoenix King cast a disdainful glance at the prodigy. "Get lost, and let the next one try."

"You—"

Yun Xigou's face turned red with humiliation, but he gritted his teeth and stepped back. "I'll see if you can make it to the Prodigy List!"

The Young Phoenix King chuckled in disdain.

Prodigy List?

His eyes gazed at the highest point of the Ancient Stone Carving, his gaze burning with fierce arrogance.

What he wanted was the Ancient Blessing!

...

"I'll go!"

"Me too!"

The Young Phoenix King's arrogant insults and the terrifying difficulty of the Ancient Stone Carving stirred the competitive spirits of these top prodigies.

Two more stepped forward, placing their hands on the Ancient Stone Carving.

Light erupted, the measuring beams ascending, but one stopped at six thousand feet, and the other at seven thousand feet.

"To call yourselves prodigies? What a joke."

The Young Phoenix King's sneer echoed, and the two prodigies turned away with downcast expressions.

Being mocked by a beast race, the crowd's anger boiled.

The top prodigies felt even more pressure. If they, so many prodigies, were suppressed by a beast race, they would have no face left.

One after another, the top prodigies began their tests.

But the results were all similar, mostly around seven to eight thousand feet, with the best reaching just nine thousand feet, failing to make it to the Prodigy List.

Until a cold-faced youth with a sword bound to his back stepped up to the Ancient Stone Carving and touched it.

Boom!

Brilliant light spread, and a grand phenomenon appeared in the sky.

Countless swords floated in the void, and a surging light erupted from the youth's chest. Upon closer inspection, a dazzling small sword was contained in his heart.

The measuring beam on the Ancient Stone Carving shot up, stopping at the thirty-second position on the Prodigy List.

[Swordheart Saint Body]



[Lin Yuan]



The name on the thirty-second position of the stone pillar slowly faded, and the characters formed by the void's Dao essence were re-engraved.

A moment later, a misty light fell from the stone pillar, flowing into the youth's body.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up with surprise, and he slowly turned and stepped back.

"Ha ha ha, made it to the Prodigy List! Beast race, are you convinced now?"

Seeing a prodigy finally show his worth, the crowd turned to the Young Phoenix King and burst into laughter.

Thirty-second on the Prodigy List!

Compared to the previous prodigies, this was a significant leap.

Understanding the terrifying value of the Ancient Stone Carving, they knew just how powerful this thirty-second position was!

However.

The Young Phoenix King merely glanced at Lin Yuan and said coolly, "Average. He qualifies as a prodigy, but that's it. In the same realm, I could defeat him in ten moves."

This arrogant statement made the crowd's faces change repeatedly.

To still say such things after seeing Lin Yuan's talent, he was either stupid or truly confident.

Clearly, the Young Phoenix King was the latter.

"Even the thirty-second position on the Prodigy List doesn't impress him. Just how strong must his talent be?"

Thinking of this, the crowd's eyes widened as they looked at the highest point of the Ancient Stone Carving.

The atmosphere grew tense, and the remaining top prodigies stepped forward one by one.

During this time, two more prodigies with exceptional talent emerged, one ranking seventy-second and the other sixty-fourth.

The Young Phoenix King merely sneered, and though he said nothing, the crowd's foreheads were veined with anger.

With all the top prodigies tested, only two remained.

Su Changqing and Xuan Qingzi.

The crowd turned their gazes to the two.

"My turn~"

Xuan Qingzi stretched lazily, smiling at the Ancient Stone Carving.

"Daoist, are you confident?" Su Changqing asked softly.

"Confident?"

Xuan Qingzi thought for a moment. "I'll aim for the top ten."

Upon hearing this, the nearby crowd's eyes narrowed.

What an arrogant Daoist!

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