Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing looked him up and down.

This person exuded a powerful aura, clearly at the peak of the extraordinary realm, or even approaching the level of immortality.

He looked somewhat similar to Zhong Yi, and Ye Qing guessed that he must be the older brother Zhong Yi had mentioned who had entered the realm of genius.

"You are..." Ye Qing asked, squinting her eyes.

"Zhong Yi... is my younger brother!" The man said with a chilling murderous intent in his voice, "My name is Zhong Chen!"

"Is something the matter?" Ye Qing asked.

"You killed my brother! Tell me what happened?" Zhong Chen said through gritted teeth.

"He was asking for trouble, daring to provoke me. I killed him, so he can only blame his own stupidity!" Ye Qing said calmly. "I've already tolerated it many times!"

“I know you have some talent!” Zhong Chen sneered, “But you’re nothing but a lowly bastard from a inferior civilization. So what if my brother provoked you? You scum should kneel down in front of us. If my brother wants to kill you, you should stick your head out and let him kill you!”

"I never expected you would dare to lay a hand on my brother!" Zhong Chen said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing his words, Ye Qing and Lin Qianyu raised their eyebrows simultaneously. Ye Qing scoffed and said, "Are you an idiot?"

"What do you mean?" Zhong Chen asked.

Clearly, he didn't know what the word "idiot" meant.

"It's nothing, I was just scolding you!" Ye Qing said.

"You!" Zhong Chen roared in fury!

"Do you dare to lay a hand on me?" Ye Qing glanced at him disdainfully and said, "If you don't dare to lay a hand on me, then fucking get out of my way! A good dog doesn't block the way!"

"I've memorized your face and features!" Zhong Chen took a deep breath and said, "I've already notified all my fellow disciples and senior brothers and sisters who participated in the Genius Battle that if they see you, they must kill you!"

Ye Qing said disdainfully, "I'm not even afraid of the people from the nine top forces, why would I be afraid of a bunch of trash like you?"

As he spoke, he pulled Lin Qianyu along the other side towards the square, completely ignoring Zhong Chen's words.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Zhong Chen gritted his teeth and said, "I will definitely kill him!"

……

Ye Qing and Lin Qianyu didn't take this matter to heart at all.

Firstly, the island is very large, and it's hard to say whether the other party will encounter them.

Moreover, once inside, the geniuses will inevitably fight each other for points. Although this guy is at the peak of the extraordinary realm, he should be second only to those immortal-level combat power among the participants in the genius battle!

However, it's hard to say whether he can survive in this battle of geniuses. He was unlucky and encountered those immortal-level beings, who could easily kill him with a single slap!

Moreover, even if he were to encounter one, Ye Qing's research into its characteristics has already led to a certain level of improvement.

Even at the peak of the extraordinary realm, killing him isn't that easy!

However, Ye Qing had to admit that, in terms of cultivation level, he and Lin Qianyu were at the lowest level in this genius battle, and even in terms of combat strength, they were probably only at the upper-middle level.

Based on our previous contact, there are nearly thirty people at the Immortal level among the nine major forces.

The extraordinary peak below immortality would be an increase of exponentially.

These people, in terms of immediate combat strength, are not people that Ye Qing can afford to provoke right now. If he sees them, he will most likely have no choice but to run away, as he will not be able to confront them head-on.

Having reached the late stage of the Transcendent Realm and gained a deeper understanding of characteristics, Ye Qing figured that, aside from encountering people with rare characteristics, he could at least achieve a 50/50 chance against everyone else.

Therefore, his immediate combat ability should be considered to be above average.

Even if he couldn't beat Zhong Yi, it wouldn't be so easy for her to kill him.

So Ye Qing didn't care at all!

The two moved towards the area where the crowd was gathered.

As he got closer, he saw a large, dark mass of people ahead.

In the plaza ahead, there were squares, and in each square stood a person. At a glance, there were countless people!

The entire Genius Battle attracted tens of thousands of geniuses from the endless universe. After this battle, these geniuses will be divided into different ranks. Of course, the vast majority of them will die in this Genius Battle!

As Ye Qing got closer, he also discovered a huge problem.

Even in this place, people are divided into different classes.

At the very front stood the people from the nine major powers. They were standing higher, and their uniforms made them stand out much more.

Behind the nine major powers were the various forces of the Heavenly Court. These people were all the same, wearing the same uniforms!

Next up are the representatives of level eight civilizations and level seven civilizations!

As for those below the seventh level of civilization, they are placed at the very back, and their attire looks much more chaotic.

Ye Qing recalled that during the previous gathering, someone said that only someone like him, who had climbed to the 25th floor, was qualified to sit in the same room as these true geniuses.

Genius... is merely a threshold to meeting this top-tier existence.

Ye Qing and Lin Qianyu naturally chose to stand at the back.

Then Ye Qing looked ahead!

At the end of the nine major powers' domains was a long staircase, and behind the staircase was a massive lintel…

The lintel hung high on the platform, its destination unknown.

"What's that?" Lin Qianyu asked, standing next to Ye Qing in a square.

"Don't you know?" Just then, a voice rang in their ears.

Ye Qing looked over!

The speaker was a young man standing next to Lin Qianyu, whose eyes kept glancing towards Lin Qianyu.

When he saw Lin Qianyu and Ye Qing's gaze sweep over, a smug look appeared on his face as he said, "That's the place leading to the Genius Battle and the Spirit Realm. Although our star field is also called the Spirit Realm, the place where the Genius Battle takes place is the true Spirit Realm!"

Ye Qing felt that he had said something pointless!

"Beautiful ladies, which star system are you from? My name is Gerson, from a Level 6 civilization, the Wuyang Star System!" He smiled at Lin Qianyu!

Ye Qing frowned, pulled Lin Qianyu aside, and switched places with her. Then he smiled at Gerson and said, "We come from the Milky Way!"

Gerson frowned, then looked Ye Qing up and down with a half-smile and said, "Early stage of the Extraordinary Realm?"

“Yes!” Ye Qing said.

“Beautiful lady, in this battle of geniuses, a mere early-stage Transcendent can’t protect you!” Gerson said. “For example, if you come with me, I’m a mid-stage Transcendent. Although I’m not a top-tier fighter in this battle of geniuses, I’m still strong enough to protect myself.”

Ye Qing smiled and said, "Mid-stage Transcendent Realm, just enough to protect yourself? I remember when I climbed to the 25th floor of the Ascension Tower, that person didn't seem to tell me that!"

Gerson was stunned for a moment. He stared blankly at Ye Qing and asked, "You've been to the twenty-fifth floor of the Ascension Tower?"

Ye Qing looked at him with a half-smile.

"What's your name?" Gerson's voice trembled slightly.

"Ye Qing!" Ye Qing smiled at him.

Gerson had obviously heard of the name.

Only this many people made it to the 25th floor, and apart from Yun Jin, only Ye Qing refused to join the nine major powers. Therefore, Ye Qing had become quite a celebrity during this period.

He swallowed hard, then silently looked away. He pretended to greet someone, then quickly left.

Lin Qianyu covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "You scared someone!"

"I'm being kind by not killing him for trying to steal my wife," Ye Qing said nonchalantly.

Lin Qianyu laughed again when she heard Ye Qing's words.

After waiting for a while, more and more people stood on the entire square!

However, the battle of geniuses has not yet begun, and those big shots have not yet shown up!

"Cloud Ashes!"

"Holy crap, is that person Yun Jin, who possesses the unique characteristic?"

"He seems to be from an inferior civilization. Why isn't he standing on our side of the square? It seems he wants to go to the front?"

"He's crazy?"

……

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing looked up and gazed into the distance!

Sure enough, Yun Jin appeared not far away. Since Ye Qing and Lin Qianyu were standing at the edge, Yun Jin seemed to have noticed them as well. He turned his head to look at them and then nodded to Ye Qing.

Then he continued walking upwards!

"This guy!" Ye Qing exclaimed in slight surprise!

Yun Jin passed directly through the area where the contestants from the advanced civilizations were located, and then arrived at the place where the geniuses from the nine major forces were standing!

And this isn't even the end!

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, he stood at the very front of the line!

Ye Qing guessed that if there were still squares ahead of him that he hadn't settled down in, he would probably continue walking forward.

"This guy!" Ye Qing shook his head silently.