The man looked up. He wasn't tall and was dressed unluxuriously, even plainly, in grayish-white clothes. He had a thick accent and scratched the back of his head with one hand, looking very perplexed.
While no one criticized Han Jingting's side, this person instantly drew sidelong glances from many people.
Soone whispered, "Where did this country bumpkin co from? It's been a month or two since anyone questioned Your Excellency Su Chen's strength, right?"
So ti ago, whenever a new faction arrived at the Zenith Star Arena, they would be curious about why a 6th-Tier Profession held the first place. Doubting Su Chen's strength, they would go in to try, only to be shocked into doubting their own lives before thoroughly accepting reality.
This had beco a drama that people never tired of watching.
However, recently, as the news gradually spread, people learned of it before arriving, so basically no one raised such doubts anymore.
"Yeah, how can a 6th-Tier be first?" Soone nearby joined the clamor with A Half-Smile, "Brother, why don't you go in and test him to see if he's qualified to be up there?"
"You're right," the man said upon hearing this. Seeming Deeply Convinced, he actually walked into the Zenith Star Arena.
"Why do I feel like this guy looks a bit familiar?" Han Xingliu frowned slightly. From his angle, he could only see a side profile.
Wei Zhenghong, however, sighed with so emotion, "Becoming the Preliminary Champion at the 6th-Tier is also a first, so it's quite normal to be questioned."
"Strictly speaking, Su Chen isn't the first," Han Jingting suddenly interjected from the side.
Chu Ran's expression turned a bit ugly. He knew what the other party ant; Qin Tianlin was actually the first.
But Qin Tianlin was already dead, which was considered a scar for the Bronze Sect. The other party bringing it up deliberately was clearly Harboring Ill Intent.
Wei Zhenghong, however, had a look of complete bewildernt: "Su Chen isn't the first? Then who was the first?"
"You!" Han Jingting's face darkened slightly. He didn't know if this guy genuinely didn't understand or was pretending not to. Such mockery was ant to be implicitly understood; if spelled out, it lost much of its aning.
"Naturally, it was Qin Tianlin," he said coldly.
"Qin Tianlin?" Wei Zhenghong was startled and said in astonishnt, "How could he possibly beco the Preliminary Champion?"
Then, he pondered, "Could it be that during the initial chaotic data period, he took the opportunity to steal the first-place ranking? That shouldn't count, right?"
Beside him, Han Xingliu was full of admiration. He had never realized this Wei Zhenghong was such an expert at playing dumb.
Han Jingting watched coldly, feeling quite stifled. Did this guy really not know, or was he pretending not to?
Could it be that he had to explain the whole thing from start to finish?
After explaining, what mockery would be left?
It felt like punching cotton. His expression was ugly.
Listening to Wei Zhenghong's speculative words and seeing Han Jingting's ugly expression, Chu Ran was speechless inwardly and carefully transmitted a ntal fluctuation: "He didn't steal it. Qin Tianlin really defeated He Muyang and briefly beca the Preliminary Champion, although only for a few minutes."
"What?" Wei Zhenghong looked at Chu Ran in astonishnt, even doubting if he had misheard, and hurriedly asked ntally, "He could actually defeat He Muyang?"
Then, Wei Zhenghong looked up again. Before Chu Ran could respond, he asked strangely, "Then since that's the case, where is his na? Was it taken down because of cheating?"
"Uh... He's dead," Chu Ran responded hesitantly.
"Dead?" Wei Zhenghong widened his eyes, almost failing to restrain his own Aura. "True or false?"
"True." Chu Ran glanced at Han Xingliu and the other, responding secretly, "Everyone knows. It happened a few months ago."
Wei Zhenghong's expression shifted, and he suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha..."
"Black Buddha made the move. He died right where you are standing," Chu Ran added humorously.
Wei Zhenghong's face instantly stiffened, his Emotions Surging. For a mont, he didn't know how to react. Black Buddha actually made a move personally?
Han Jingting watched Wei Zhenghong's constantly changing expressions with tightly furrowed brows. He didn't know what these two were secretly communicating about, but it definitely wasn't anything good.
Just at this mont, a clamor arose nearby: "Look, the second place has changed!"
"Liu Zhengyang? This na is so unfamiliar; he's not anyone in the top hundred. How did soone we've never heard of jump to second place?"
Hearing this, everyone instinctively looked up. Sure enough, He Muyang had beco third.
Han Xingliu suddenly realized: "So it's him. No wonder he felt sowhat familiar."
"Who is this?" Han Jingting asked impatiently.
"This Liu Zhengyang is Zhou Lingtian's student. I also happened to see him once by chance," Han Xingliu explained.
"It's him." Han Jingting's expression changed slightly. Zhou Lingtian was second on the Morning Star Ranking, second only to the God-Defying King. He possessed a Dual Divine Dawn talent, belonged to no faction, and acted alone.
Just then, below the arena, the plain young man who had just gone in walked out again. His Aura seed very unstable, and his face was full of surprise.
"This Su Chen is truly formidable. I have already undergone Molten Casting Sacred Profession, yet I actually still can't guarantee a win against him. I can only wait until his strength is exhausted, but winning like that would be dishonorable. After all, he's only a 6th-Tier. I acknowledge he has the qualifications for first place."
"Teacher was right. The Dust Star Sea is truly full of Hidden Talents. I'll just take second place for now."
He seed to be muttering to himself, but the crowd around him could hear clearly. Many people had already recognized that this was the very guy who questioned Su Chen's strength just now.
"Molten Casting Sacred Profession?" Many people exchanged subtle glances. They looked at the second place that had suddenly leaped up, then at this plain and unadorned guy before them, unable to connect the two no matter how they tried.
"Molten Casting Sacred Profession?" Wei Zhenghong hadn't even recovered from the news of Qin Tianlin's death. Hearing this guy's words, his brain buzzed. He looked over blankly, "What does he an? Even with Molten Casting Sacred Profession, he can't guarantee a win against Su Chen?"
"Oh right, forgot to tell you, Old Su sohow underwent Molten Casting Sacred Profession at the 6th-Tier." Chu Ran secretly sent another ntal fluctuation.
"6th-Tier Molten Casting Sacred Profession? How is that possible!" Wei Zhenghong exclaid in shock.
He had gone through countless hardships and barely managed to succeed in Molten Casting, only to turn around and be told that Su Chen had succeeded in Molten Casting one step ahead of him, and at the 6th-Tier?
Seeing Wei Zhenghong's exaggerated reaction, Han Jingting's expression turned increasingly ugly. Han Xingliu also felt a bit sick of it inwardly, convinced that Wei Zhenghong was deliberately trying to disgust them. How long ago was this news? Was it really worth Making a Fuss over?
"Enough!" Han Jingting couldn't help but mock, "Bootlicking him won't help. The Bronze Sect won't turn you into a Divine Dawn either."
Wei Zhenghong's brain was overloaded. Qin Tianlin's death, Su Chen's Molten Casting Sacred Profession at the 6th-Tier... this series of news was truly hard for him To Digest.
Hearing Han Jingting's words on top of that, he grew even more bewildered: "What does this have to do with Divine Dawn?"
Watching Han Jingting's face turn visibly red, Visible to the Naked Eye, Chu Ran lowered his head, sighing inwardly. Truly, random punches can beat a seasoned master to death.
Su Chen transford into a Divine Dawn, but none of the other Star-Amber Grade talents in the Sect succeeded. There were vague Slanderous Talk circulating outside, saying things like the Bronze Ancient King was biased.
If it were anyone else, even Shen Yi'an here, ntioning this matter would inevitably cause so ripples in their heart, even if they appeared calm on the surface.
But Old Wei right now genuinely didn't know. This confusion from the bottom of his heart probably stifled this Han Jingting quite badly.
"What a temper!" Han Jingting threw several punches into cotton, left behind a sentence, and walked away angrily. Han Xingliu also followed and left.
"What's wrong with those two?" Wei Zhenghong felt baffled. Chu Ran glanced at him and said helplessly, "Old Su transford into a Dual Divine Dawn inside the Profound Heaven Instrunt."
"Dual, Divine, Dawn..." Wei Zhenghong turned his head, blinked his eyes, and a blank look appeared on his face.
"Yeah... This matter is currently receiving a lot of attention. After all, it involves the Sunless Spirit. Only the Divine Radiance Grade is qualified to co into contact with it. The other Star Seeds are currently..." Chu Ran explained, halfway through his sentence.
His vision went dark as Wei Zhenghong suddenly reached out and slapped him across the face.
"Old Wei, are you sick in the head?" Chu Ran glared angrily.
Wei Zhenghong looked dazed. He reached out and stared at his own palm, "I'm not dreaming?"
anwhile, inside Copperheart.
【6th-Tier Heaven-Shocking Thunder Bone Body Tempering Technique advanced to Master Level. Acquired ability: Shocking Thunder Bone. Slightly increases bone strength and Lightning Elent strength.】
【6th-Tier Nine Heavens Thunder Sound ditation thod advanced to Master Level. Acquired ability: Thunder Heavens. Slightly increases total ntal capacity.】
Crackle— The lightning arcs lingering around Su Chen subrged into his body. He slowly opened his eyes, the numbness in his body gradually fading. He glanced at the Status Panel.
"The ti spent this ti exceeded my Expectation. Fortunately, it wasn't wasted. The Profession Developnt Progress has already reached 65%. I estimate in a few more days, this life in the Endless Earth Abyss can end."
Staying here was truly torturous. There were a few tis Su Chen almost couldn't persevere.
Calling up a new Body Tempering Technique and ditation thod, just as he was about to begin, he heard Copper Spirit's long-absent voice ring out: "Your Excellency Su Chen, Your Excellency Qing Cang wishes to see you. Do you agree?"
"Lao Qing?" Su Chen was sowhat surprised. What was he doing here?
After a mont's thought, Su Chen responded, "Let him in."
"Understood." Copper Spirit's voice fell.
Not long after, ripples appeared in the void, and a figure suddenly erged. It was precisely Qing Cang.
He imdiately sensed the environnt Mimicry flowing at several tis the normal speed, as well as the constantly shifting gravity.
However, it didn't affect him in the slightest. He rely looked down at Su Chen, who was lying flat on his back spread-eagled, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Why did you run off here again?"
"Senior Brother, what kind of words are those?" Su Chen's voice was lazy, his eyes half-closed. "Coming to the Fortune Bronze Core is naturally to complete the Profession Requirents. What else could I be doing?"
"You've been here three tis this year alone. How could there be so many requirents that need Copperheart's assistance to complete?" Qing Cang was sowhat puzzled. The Fortune Bronze Core wasn't omnipotent; it couldn't assist with collection or Ritual-type requirents.
"Senior Brother, talking and To Think with you costs a lot of Physical Stamina." Su Chen had already closed his eyes.
Qing Cang was even more speechless. This seed to be the Endless Earth Abyss.
He recognized the environnt here and landed beside Su Chen. A Sharp Gleam flashed in his pupils, and a wisp of wind entered Su Chen's body, sweeping back and forth once.
"As long as you haven't been corrupted by Evil God Power or the like. I thought you were hiding because you were afraid of being discovered by ," Qing Cang said grumpily.
He waited and waited for months, but Su Chen never ca to him for a checkup on his own initiative. After going to the Floating Island to look for him and finding no one, he was truly startled.
"Ha." Su Chen chuckled. Lao Qing still rembered that. He had completely forgotten about it. "You ca just for this?"
Seeing Su Chen's indifferent appearance, Qing Cang subconsciously wanted to emphasize the dangers of Evil Gods once more.
But on second thought, this kid had grown up in an environnt involving Evil Gods. He was long accustod to these things.
This kind of "indifference" wasn't the carelessness of disciples from other Sects who had never co into contact with Evil Gods, but rather a calmness born from deep contact.
Realizing there was nothing he could instruct him on, Qing Cang could only ask, "Did you gain anything from using that Divine Blood to ignite the Morning Fire?"
"Not really," Su Chen replied with Vague Prevarication.
Seeing that Qing Cang had a tendency to continue pressing the matter, he directly interrupted, "Senior Brother, has anything major happened outside?"
Seeing that Su Chen was unwilling to speak more on the matter, and having confird the other party wasn't corrupted by Evil God Power, Qing Cang simply didn't pursue it further. He shook his head and said, "There aren't that many major events. It's just that the Profound Heaven Instrunt has still been getting a lot of attention recently, and the Royal Court sent another Imperial Son over."
"Oh right, Wei Zhenghong is back."
"Old Wei is finally back." Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "What about the Lost Starfire? Did Wu Ri say anything else?"
Since he had the Expectation of coming into contact with the Lost Starfire, he paid a bit more attention to that place.
Qing Cang pondered, "It's advancing steadily. Next, aside from our Teacher, several Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor will all go to the Lost Starfire to draw the fire."
"Draw the fire? Except Teacher?" Su Chen couldn't help but open his eyes, sowhat surprised. "Why isn't Teacher going?"
Qing Cang sighed helplessly. "Although the Starfire has improved, Teacher still cannot leave for long periods. This trip, round trip, will probably take half a year."
"Half a year? Are they going to the location of the Starfire's Main Body?" Su Chen was astonished. He naturally knew the Starfire problem wasn't completely resolved.
The reason he was puzzled just now was because he thought the Ancient Kings were contacting the Lost Starfire through the Nether Realm, so the Bronze Ancient King naturally wouldn't need to leave. He didn't expect they were actually contacting the Main Body.
"Mm," Qing Cang nodded. "To draw the fire, one can only go to where that Wu Ri's Main Body is located. Additionally, Qin Yun will also be going along."
"Qin Yun?" Su Chen beca even more astonished. "What is he going for?"
Qing Cang explained, "According to Wu Ri, Qin Yun, as the only one who ca out alive, will play a crucial role in the fire-drawing process, so he also has to go along."
Su Chen furrowed his brows. The information he knew was only what Qing Cang told him the first ti. As for what Wu Ri said later, he knew nothing about it.
After all, Qing Cang couldn't report every single thing to him.
He couldn't help but say, "If Qin Yun leaves Teacher's sight, what if he unites with that Wu Ri in so conspiracy, or hooks up with other Ancient Kings? Wouldn't that be a huge trouble?"
"Yes," Qing Cang was also very helpless. "But there's no other way. Teacher can't travel far, and this matter is The General Trend. Teacher can't hold Qin Yun back."
Su Chen's eyes flickered. Although Qin Tianlin's death couldn't possibly be traced back to him on the surface, it was hard to guarantee the truth wouldn't be exposed one day, coupled with their previous grudges.
If there was a chance, he definitely wanted to kill Qin Yun, but this guy was a Morning Star Tier after all.
Thinking of this, he pondered slightly and asked, "What exactly are Teacher's thoughts on Qin Yun? Without the Sunless Spirit as a protective talisman, how would he deal with him?"
Qing Cang understood Su Chen's aning. His eyes grew profound, and after pondering for quite a while, he sighed, "Actually, Qin Yun wasn't always like this from the beginning. Two or three hundred years ago, my relationship with him could actually be considered harmonious, and he was also very respectful to Teacher."
"Unfortunately, people change eventually."
Qing Cang seed to recall sothing before saying, "If it weren't for this matter with the Sunless Spirit, once the Starfire was confird to have improved, and pursuing his cris... I'm ninety percent certain Teacher would imprison him for the rest of his life, and over seventy percent certain he would be directly annihilated."
"Over seventy percent?" Su Chen couldn't help but be surprised. He originally thought that given Qin Yun's situation, he couldn't possibly die no matter what.
Qing Cang gave him a deep look: "Brothers fighting each other, fathers and sons turning against one another—this is not uncommon in the history of any faction. The harms of being soft-hearted have already appeared countless tis."
"Furthermore, to a Sect, the stabilizing force is the Ancient King, not the Morning Star. The number of Morning Stars will only affect temporary rise and fall, but the existence of the Ancient King is the eternal stabilizing force."
Su Chen understood. Since Qing Cang could deduce Qin Yun's outco, let alone Qin Yun himself; the other party couldn't possibly not seek a way to survive.
It was best... not to let Qin Yun out of the Bronze Ancient King's sight. Thinking of this, he asked, "How long until the Ancient Kings depart?"
"It should still be a while," Qing Cang seed sowhat uncertain.
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