Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing looked at the person in front of him with great interest and said, "Have you challenged the Ascension Tower?"

"Not yet. I'll wait until the true geniuses appear before I challenge them!" the man said confidently.

Ye Qing glanced at him in surprise and said, "It seems you are very confident in your abilities!"

"Since you've come to participate in this battle of geniuses, you should all have some confidence. It's not just me; who among us here doesn't have confidence? If you all come from a higher civilization, you'll naturally think, 'What are those from lower civilizations?'" the man said. "If you all come from a lower civilization, you'll naturally think, 'The gap between myself and those so-called geniuses isn't that big; the only difference is resources and the cultivation environment. Why can't I surpass them in three years?'"

This person has a rather interesting way of speaking.

But indeed, that's what Ye Qing and the others thought.

The universe is so vast, and among countless civilizations, only these tens of thousands of people have gathered here. Who among them is not a peerless genius selected from countless others?

Since he is an unparalleled genius, how can he convince others?

For example, after Ye Qing won against Zhong Yi, others might not necessarily be convinced of his abilities; they would only think that he had gotten lucky and had some extraordinary encounter.

True geniuses all have a "I am the best in the world" mentality. Even if they bow down to others, it is only temporary. For example, when a lower civilization faces a higher civilization, the difference in status forces them to bow down.

"Brother, you have an interesting way of speaking!" Chen Xuan chuckled and said, "What's your name?"

"Wang Zhe!" he said, bowing slightly. "And everyone else?"

"Chen Xuan, Ye Qing!" Ye Qing and the others simply stated their names.

"Brother Wang, could you tell me the rules of our Ascension Tower?" Ye Qing asked.

"The Ascension Tower has thirty-three floors. It is said that the people guarding it are all geniuses who will participate in the Genius Battle. They are selected from various forces in the Heavenly Court," Wang Zhe said. "And their purpose is simply to test talent!"

“For example, when you go on a challenge and go up, you’ll encounter people at the same level as you. If you’re in the early stage of the Extraordinary Realm, then you’ll encounter people in the early stage of the Extraordinary Realm as well. But among those in the early stage of the Extraordinary Realm, everyone’s strength is different. The higher you go, the stronger they become! From the fifteenth floor onwards, you generally need the ability to fight beyond your level to make it to the top!” Wang Zhe said.

Ye Qing asked with slight surprise, "So, you mean talent is differentiated based on combat strength at the same level?"

“Yes!” Wang Zhe said, “If you all consider yourselves invincible at your current level, you can fight your way up to the thirty-third level! But so far, the highest person to reach is only the twentieth floor!”

Ye Qing felt that this Ascension Tower did have some merit.

"What's on that screen?" Just then, Chen Xuan pointed to some screens not far away.

“That’s a live broadcast from the Ascension Tower. If someone enters it, it will be broadcast live!” Wang Zhe said.

Lin Qianyu frowned and said, "There are tens of thousands of people participating in the Genius Battle. Is it possible to challenge them all in time?"

“Each floor of this Ascension Tower has numerous battlefields!” Wang Zhe said. “There are ten battlefields for each level. Moreover, once you enter the second floor, you can continue challenging the first floor. So theoretically, more than three hundred people of the same level can challenge at the same time!”

"Then how do we watch the live stream?" Lin Qianyu said, "There are just too many split screens on the screen!"

"Go over there and buy signal glasses. Connect to the signal you want to watch, and it will be magnified in the glasses!" Wang Zhe said.

He has a lot of patience!

After saying that, he said with a grin, "Generally, once you pass the fifteenth floor, some forces from the Heavenly Court will contact you. That's a threshold. Once you pass the twentieth floor, perhaps a powerful force will take notice."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan swallowed excitedly and said, "I'll go set an example for you guys first!"

"Ouch!"

Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted in the crowd.

Ye Qing looked over and saw that on the Ascension Tower in front of him, one floor of lights had gone out, and above that floor, another floor had come on.

"Huh, we actually made it to the eleventh floor?" Wang Zhe said in surprise.

"The eleventh floor is alright!" Chen Xuan said.

"What if this person only took ten minutes or so to reach the eleventh floor?" Wang Zhe asked.

Ye Qing said with slight surprise, "Does this mean that she can kill almost everyone in front of her instantly?"

Wang Zhe nodded and said, "Because there aren't many people trying to pass the level, once he passes the fifteenth floor, the big screen will probably only be showing his situation."

"Her?" Ye Qing looked at her strangely.

"Yes, a woman, carrying a gun. She seemed to have gotten into some trouble with someone before going in!" Wang Zhe said. "The woman was quite pretty, and seemed to be from an eighth-level civilization. Why don't you observe her first?"

Ye Qing nodded.

"What kind of battlefield is this?" Lin Qianyu asked.

"She seems to be at the peak of the Extraordinary Realm!" Wang Zhe said. "This Genius Battle is indeed full of hidden talents. This person definitely has the combat power of an Immortal Realm. In terms of true strength, she can most likely enter the top 100 or even the top 50. However, it seems that she has some conflicts with those people. I guess she will have some trouble after entering the island!"

As he spoke, he pointed to a group of people standing in front of the Ascension Tower!

These people stood there, and no one dared to approach them. Ye Qing glanced at them and saw that there were about ten people in the group, both men and women, all wearing the same clothes. The clothes looked a bit like soft armor, which was blue and white.

"Are these people very capable?" Ye Qing asked.

"You don't know each other?" Wang Zhe's expression was somewhat strange.

Chen Xuan coughed and said, "To be honest, we are all from a lower civilization, and we were lucky to get here."

Wang Zhe said, "No wonder, I could tell at a glance that we are the same kind of people!"

Wang Zhe instantly became much more enthusiastic and said, "Let me formally introduce myself. I am Wang Zhe from the fourth-level civilization of Tian Shu Star!"

This is a civilization that Ye Qing has never heard of.

Chen Xuan said with slight surprise, "I see that you know a lot, and with your temperament, I thought you must be from a higher civilization."

"Ahem, I've been here for over a month, so I naturally know more about it." Wang Zhe coughed and said, "These people come from the Heavenly Court's academy, and behind the academy is a level nine civilization."