Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing gave Lin Qingzhu a strange look.

The woman said that as long as she survived, she would definitely be noticed by a high-ranking official in Heaven.

Ye Qing guessed that either her strength was extremely high, or she had been keeping a low profile to avoid being assassinated by the other four families.

Or perhaps she possesses some truly terrifying characteristics.

Of course, in this world, talent and special abilities seem to be linked.

However, now that Lin Qingzhu had said that, Ye Qing understood the general situation; things were much more complicated than he had imagined.

“Of course!” Lin Qingzhu said, “In short, I’ll definitely encounter a lot of trouble if I go in. If you’re worried, you don’t have to come with me!”

Ye Qing tentatively asked, "You mean, if you survive, you won't even need to earn points to be noticed by them, right?"

Lin Qingzhu nodded and said, "Yes!"

"In other words, we can just hide when the time comes!" Ye Qing said.

“That’s the principle,” Lin Qingzhu said. “But… we can’t avoid it, because this year’s Genius Battle is different.”

"By the way, what are the specific rules for this Genius Battle?" Ye Qing asked.

"This time, almost all the geniuses in the universe will gather here. Judging from previous years, the number ranges from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand!" Lin Qingzhu said. "We will all enter the place where the Genius Battle takes place, which we call the Spirit Realm!"

"The Spirit Realm?" Ye Qing asked, his expression shifting.

"That's the closest place to the Heavenly Court, a stunningly beautiful planet. The Genius Battle takes place on an island on this planet, which is connected to the Heavenly Court. Entering it offers endless opportunities!" Lin Qingzhu said. "And unlike the previous rules, this time, it will be a survival-of-the-fittest format!"

"Escape?" Ye Qing frowned and said, "What do you mean!"

“Based on past experience, every time they dump everyone on this island and make them stay for three years. Only those who survive are given points!” Lin Qingzhu said.

"Calculate integration?" Ye Qing's expression shifted. "What integration?"

"Every participant who enters will receive an identity card!" Lin Qingzhu said. "This identity card can be used to view the surrounding environment, and it can also be used to broadcast live any battles that occur!"

“Once we get it, we must infuse it with our soul power to establish a connection before we can enter the island. Otherwise, we will be killed by the island’s rules!” Lin Qingzhu said. “The way to obtain points is also very simple: we must seize these identity tokens. For example, if you lose your identity token, then… you will lose the qualification to stay inside. Once the identity token is not on your person for more than three days, the rules will prevent you from leaving the Heavenly Court!”

"One point for each identity card?" Ye Qing asked.

Lin Qingzhu shook her head and said, "No, an identity card with a soul is worth one point, while an identity card without a soul is worth... five points!"

"A soulless..." Ye Qing's expression shifted, "A dead person?"

Lin Qingzhu nodded.

Ye Qing gasped.

The score difference is indeed huge, and this is indeed a way for the Heavenly Court to eliminate geniuses!

“Tell me the details this time!” Ye Qing said.

"This time, it's supposedly a survival mode. Apparently, every so often, the island will be filled with areas that we can no longer tolerate. I don't know exactly what they are; it could be poison, or some other rule!" Lin Qingzhu said. "And this area will keep shrinking, in other words, it will keep forcing people to gather together!"

"This is too cruel! Isn't this forcing everyone to fight and kill each other?" Ye Qing said.

"These are the rules set by the Heavenly Court, and no one can disobey them!" Lin Qing said with a wry smile, "Even if they are unreasonable, we still have to participate!"

"Of course, if... you feel it's too dangerous, you can press the button on your identity tag to leave early, as long as it's in a safe environment!" Lin Qingzhu said, "But most people can't bear to leave; the allure of the Spirit Realm is too great. Three years—if you stay inside for three years, I can guarantee you a very high probability of breaking through to Immortality, or even stronger!"

"I understand!" Ye Qing said, "Then logically speaking, since you've concealed your strength, you shouldn't have any problems facing them, right?"

"It's fine to deal with one person, but they'll definitely team up against me!" Lin Qingzhu said. "So I have no choice but to find some people to help me!"

"How many spots do you have on Tianxuan Star?" Ye Qing asked.

“There are hundreds!” Lin Qingzhu said.

“That’s indeed a big problem!” Ye Qing said. “However, it’s not too bad. The people who are really going against you are the four major families. The others are just opportunists because they see that your family is weak. As long as we deal with the people from those four families, the problem won’t be too big! Then we can take the initiative to strike!”

"Yes!" Lin Qingzhu nodded and said, "No matter what, let's wait until that time comes to talk about it!"

During the conversation, Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Okay!"

As he spoke, he looked up at the arena outside.

Lin Qianyu and the others did not rush to the arena!

This is also Ye Qing's strategy. Lin Qianyu and Jinlian can only go up after all the mid-stage Transcendent experts have gone up to the arena. Without using her special abilities, she should have no problem dealing with most of the early-stage Transcendent experts, but it will be a bit difficult to deal with mid-stage Transcendent experts.

As for Chen Xuan, he will have to wait until the last day to come up, so there's no rush!

After a moment, a voice rang out from behind Ye Qing, saying, "Your name is Ye Qing, right?"

Ye Qing turned his head and saw a girl with her hair in a bun not far away, tilting her head and looking at him.

The girl had a belt around her waist with many throwing knives on it.

It was Chen Yuan!

"Hello!" At this moment, Chen Yuan extended her hand to Ye Qing and said, "My name is Chen Yuan!"

"Uh!" Ye Qing asked in confusion, "Is something the matter?"

"It's nothing!" Chen Yuan said with a smile, "It's just that we should have met before!"

"No, I don't think so!" Ye Qing said.

"When you arrived on Gamma Planet in the spaceship, you called my mom and asked about participating in the Genius Battle. I remember your voice!" Chen Yuan said proudly.

Ye Qing was taken aback. Back then... it was actually Chen Yuan's mother?

"I just killed Zhong Yi, and you dare to come over and greet me?" Ye Qing asked.

"So what?" Chen Yuan pouted. "Those people are annoying to begin with, and our family isn't well-liked on Gamma Star either! As for Zhong Yi, if I weren't outmatched, I would have killed him long ago! Humph!"