Swallowed Star: Top Comprehension

Chapter 119: The King's Long-term Planning
Following the words of Lord Qianwu, the fighting arena suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Among those present, the Third Army Commander McDaniel was the first to react.

Perhaps those academies below were not clear about the meaning of Lord Qianwu's words about accepting disciples, but as an immortal and powerful being, how could McDaniel not know?
Who is the King of Qianwu?
He is the dignified ruler of the universe.

In this vast universe, although the human territory seems vast, it is only composed of 1008 cosmic countries. Among these numerous cosmic countries, some belong to powerful virtual universe companies, while others belong to the famous Giant Axe Fighting Arena.

The King of Qianwu Universe is the core figure of the Virtual Universe Company.

Even though McDaniel expected that Chen Yue's amazing talent might win the favor of Lord Qianwu, he never expected that Lord Qianwu would personally accept Chen Yue as his disciple.

In fact, even Chen Yue himself was a little stunned at this moment. He thought about it again and again in his mind, but he still couldn't understand why things had developed to this point.

Chen Yue clearly remembered that Rong Jun in the original book also came from Qianwu Universe.

In the preliminaries, Rong Jun had already demonstrated his extraordinary strength and was firmly in the top ten of the universe's genius rankings. However, even though Rong Jun was so outstanding, the Lord of Qianwu State had no intention of accepting him as a disciple at the time.

Even Borlan, who later shined in the Genius Battle, was never personally accepted as a disciple by any cosmic lord.

From this we can see that in the eyes of the rulers of the universe, these young people who are called geniuses are just one of the countless people.

Among Luo Feng's group of geniuses, only Rong Jun was eventually accepted as a disciple by the Lord of Yuanchen Universe in Chaos City. This was not entirely due to his strength. Chen Yue guessed that this was related to the relationship between Rong Jun and the Great Axe.

However, these are all things that happened later. At the moment, Chen Yue could not understand the real purpose of the King of Qianwu.

Logically speaking, given the strength and status of the King of Qianwu, he should not be interested in a small, star-level figure.

"For me, this is a great opportunity. But..." Chen Yue still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

If he becomes a disciple of Lord Qianwu, it actually means that he has joined the Virtual Universe Company in advance, which is naturally a good thing for Chen Yue.

But in fact, Chen Yue knew that the Lord of Qianwu was probably the worst among all the Lords of the Universe. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so poor that he was being chased for debts...

"Alas! It seems I have no choice..."

After calming down, Chen Yue helplessly realized that he had no choice but to become a disciple.

This is the Qianwu Universe. To openly disobey the King of Qianwu in front of so many immortals is just to think that you are too unlucky.

"Chen Yue, the king is asking you a question, why don't you answer?" Seeing that Chen Yue was still standing there in a daze, McDaniel quickly reminded him.

McDaniel was as anxious as an ant on hot pot.

Just agree to it!

As long as Chen Yue agreed, his KPI would be half completed.

Since he had made up his mind, Chen Yue no longer hesitated and immediately bowed to the Lord of Qianwu State, saying respectfully: "Disciple greets the teacher."

The Lord of Qianwu State laughed and looked at Chen Yue with a bit of teasing in his eyes, "Well... you are quite smart. I just asked if you want to become my disciple, but I didn't say that I must accept you as my apprentice."

Chen Yue's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but feel confused about the intention of the Lord of Qianwu at this moment, so he stood there quietly and remained silent.

McDaniel was shocked when he saw this, and couldn't help but look at the King of Qianwu with concern.

Could it be that the king has no intention of accepting Chen Yue as his disciple?
This is illogical! As the head of state, I would never make such a joke.

So, what was it all about? His mind raced, trying to find the answer.

……

The students in the audience were originally jealous of Chen Yue, but after hearing the words of King Qianwu, they all showed expressions of gloating.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious. The Lord King just asked casually, but he took it seriously."

"That's right. He has brought shame to the entire Qianwu Dojo. Now he is famous."

"If it were me, I would have found a crack in the ground to crawl into, or just slit my throat with a knife." "Oh, by the way, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Wasn't this knife lent to him by Li Youzhi? Where is Li Youzhi?"

As the discussion went on, several students began to turn their eyes to Li Youzhi in the corner, as if they were expecting his reaction.

Li Youzhi's face was gloomy at the moment, and he was filled with mixed feelings. He sighed silently in his heart: "Brother Chen Yue, I hope you can succeed."

Unlike other students, who let their emotions affect their mood because of jealousy towards Chen Yue, Li Youzhi's mood was completely different. From the moment he handed the sword to Chen Yue, he had made his choice.

If Chen Yue can be honored, he can also share in the honor.

Just now, he clearly felt the King of Qianwu's appreciation for Chen Yue, but for some reason the situation suddenly reversed.

Despite this, Li Youzhi still prayed silently for Chen Yue in his heart, hoping that he could successfully become a disciple of the Lord of Qianwu State and truly soar to the sky. And Li Youzhi also hoped that his choice would be proven to be correct.

"Humph!"

At this moment, a cold snort echoed throughout the entire fighting arena.

The leader of Qianwu looked around, his eyes like knives, and his voice was filled with disappointment and chill, "You really disappoint me so much!"

He did not blame those students directly, but pointed the finger at McDaniel who was in charge of the Qianwu Dojo.

"McDaniel! Is this the talented student you trained?"

McDaniel broke out in a cold sweat and lowered his head quickly, "It was my fault..."

He finally understood why King Qianwu had an inconsistent attitude. It was just a test.

The test for Chen Yue is also a test for other students.

At this time, he once again cast his gaze towards Chen Yue who was standing beside him. This young man had remained unusually calm from beginning to end.

He did not feel proud when the King of Qianwu asked him if he was willing to be his disciple, nor did he show any frustration when he was rejected.

On the other hand, other students——

Being jealous of others, standing idly by, and making sarcastic remarks are not what a genius should be like. The disappointment of the Lord of Qianwu State seemed particularly reasonable, because the performance of these students was really disappointing.

King Qianwu looked at Chen Yue approvingly, and then turned his gaze to the tens of thousands of students in the audience. His majestic aura once again enveloped the entire venue.

"Half of the reward originally promised to you will be deducted!"

"This is your punishment. I hope that from today on, you can reflect on yourselves! Let me remind you again that the vastness of the universe is far beyond your imagination. Don't lose your way for the sake of temporary petty gains or personal gains and losses."

McDaniel and a group of immortal strong men nodded, obviously convinced by the decision made by Lord Qianwu.

"The king is indeed far-sighted. This way, we can motivate them."

"The king is wise!"

"The king is wise!"

"The king is wise!"

……

Chen Yue stood there in a daze, feeling some doubts in his mind.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Are you sure that half of the reward was not deducted because some debt had to be repaid?
"You come with me!"

Just as Chen Yue was thinking, the majestic voice of the King of Qianwu came again.

(End of this chapter)