Dragon Hidden in the Sky

"Are you planning to go directly to the Holy Mountain?" Ye Qing asked.

"Of course, if these people want to kill me, I will naturally kill them!" At this point, Yun Jin chuckled and said, "This Holy Mountain of the Genius Battle is a very mysterious place in the entire universe. It is said that even the most powerful beings in the universe, even the rulers of those level nine civilizations, cannot fully comprehend the Holy Mountain, and they can no longer comprehend the things within the Holy Mountain!"

“I’ve heard that for the geniuses of these nine major powers, a major goal is to help these powerful figures comprehend something within the Holy Mountain. If they achieve this, they might even be granted freedom!” Yun Jin said.

"Give them freedom?" Ye Qing's expression shifted. "What do you mean? Isn't the Heavenly Court's structure, and those top-tier powers, all backed by level nine civilizations? Aren't those geniuses from the races behind those powerful figures? Are they this ruthless to their own races?"

"Hey!" Yun Jin said with a smirk, "Are you busy?"

Ye Qing shook his head and said, "It's alright!"

“Let’s talk as we walk!” Yun Jin said.

Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded. In fact, he also wanted to find out the specifics of the Heavenly Court.

As Yun Jin walked, he said, "Actually, this universe has two sides, and the development of civilization is actually crooked."

"Crooked?" Ye Qing frowned and asked, "What do you mean!"

"Survival of the fittest, natural selection!" Yun Jin said, "This is the Heavenly Court's guidance for many civilizations. As civilizations develop, they undergo countless genetic screenings! Inferior genes are eliminated, and the bloodline of the race is continuously improved!"

“For example, when a civilization reaches level six, the vast majority of its inhabitants can quickly awaken their own unique characteristics!” Yun Jin said. “Then, in a very short time, they can cultivate a group of experts at the Inner Realm, Star Lord, and even Immortal levels. Under genetic selection, their overall strength will rapidly increase, and their civilization level will also quickly rise.”

“But!” Yun Jin said, “Have you noticed that under these circumstances, the characteristics of many civilizations are extremely singular, or even only one characteristic is present!”

Ye Qing's expression shifted, and he nodded!

Within the Milky Way, the Snowfox, Shadowfox, and Moonfox all seem to be like this.

"This is the result of survival of the fittest!" Yun Jin said, "In order to consolidate their rule, the ruler will always cultivate people of their own race, and then... constantly squeeze the living space of other characteristics. Over time, other characteristics will gradually diminish."

“While this kind of genetic selection can indeed preserve the lower limit, it also lowers the upper limit,” Yun Jin said. “And most civilizations in the universe are like this; their characteristics are relatively singular. And you should know that the strength of a characteristic, to some extent, determines a person’s upper limit!”

"This universe has never been fair. The limit of normal characteristics is to become a Venerable. The prerequisite for becoming a Saint is to have rare characteristics!" Yun Jin said. "Of course, there are exceptions, but very, very few people can break through this constraint!"

“Those level eight and level nine civilizations also sensed something was wrong, so they might have more special characteristics, but under genetic selection, it’s not that different. In addition, rare and unique characteristics are inherently highly random and mission-driven, so… it’s very difficult for such people to be born in advanced civilizations!” Yun Jin said.

Ye Qing looked at Yun Jin strangely and said, "How do you know so much? Aren't you from a lower civilization?"

"My master told me all of this!" Yun Jin said proudly.

"Your master?" Ye Qing asked疑惑地, "Who is he?"

"He's my trump card. With him around, I can throw a tantrum even here!" Yun Jin's smug expression deepened. "So if you come with me, I'll guarantee you'll be safe!"

Ye Qing glanced at Yun Jin, then said seriously, "To be honest!"

"Hmm?" Yun Jin looked at Ye Qing with a puzzled expression!

"If I were also at the late stage of the Transcendent Realm, you wouldn't be able to beat me!" Ye Qing said confidently.

"Stop bragging! You have no idea how powerful the unique characteristic is. The level suppression of the characteristic is like the bloodline suppression among alien beasts!" Yun Jin said, "But I can understand you. Everyone says you have two rare characteristics and are capable of crossing the twenty-five levels. Is that true or not?"

"Guess!" Ye Qing said with a chuckle.

Yun Jin pursed his lips, not continuing the topic with Ye Qing, but instead explained to Ye Qing, "And this Heavenly Court, after its discovery, was indeed built by the leaders of the nine top civilizations in this universe, the so-called Nine Emperors, with the participation of all civilizations above level seven!"

"However, the truly top-tier talents within the nine major powers of the Heavenly Court mostly do not come from level nine civilizations," Yun Jin said with a sneer. "Because under genetic selection, the difficulty for them to produce talented individuals is much greater than in some lower-level civilizations. In fact, the vast majority of rare and unique individuals appear more often in civilizations below level three!"

"Because of their rarity and other unique characteristics, they inherently possess a sense of mission to lead a civilization to a higher level!" Yun Jin said.

"This Genius Battle, to put it bluntly, is a scheme devised by the Heavenly Court, the top power in the universe, who are afraid of losing their share. So they set up this open conspiracy to attract geniuses from all over the universe, and then try to reduce their numbers!" Yun Jin said. "I guess many people know this, but the universe is essentially a puppet of these nine top powers. Even if they know it's an open conspiracy, under the current rules of the universe, everyone will still come!"

"After all, for most civilizations!" Yun Jin said, "they are only at level two, three, four, or five. Every time they advance to a higher level, a mountain of even greater civilizations hangs over their heads. Those civilizations, for their own benefit, will frantically try to stop and plunder them!"

"And geniuses come to this place hoping to make connections with people from advanced civilizations, seeking a glimmer of opportunity for their own civilizations, and also to enhance their own strength. In the end... the vast majority of people in the entire universe will still flock here!" Yun Jin said with a bitter smile, "Neither you nor I can escape this fate!"

"Therefore, many of those prodigies do not actually belong to the civilizations behind those powerful forces; they too have been marked!" Ye Qing said. "And if they comprehend something useful, their marks can be removed!"

“Yes!” Yun Jin said, “The control that a level nine civilization has over level seven and eight civilizations far exceeds your imagination!”