Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 54 Hot Potato
Cao Benqi's face immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He overlooked one thing: the Lord of Lancang could only argue with the Venerable One because the Venerable One was a great Universe Lord. Even if the Venerable One slapped him in the face in front of him, let alone just give him pointers, the Venerable One could only smile apologetically.

He's only at the cosmic level; to him, a cosmic venerable is like heaven.

"I know I was wrong." Even with a burning rage in his heart, Cao Benqi had no choice but to bow his head.

"Hmm." Venerable Beiyan immediately withdrew his aura. A simple lesson was fine; even if Lord Lanzang didn't thank him, at least he wouldn't hold it against him.

……

After going through the passage where time flows at an irregular speed, the spaceship finally enters the original universe.

“We have left the Initial Universe.” Venerable Beiyan looked at the group of young people below. “Your cultivation in the safest Chaos City has officially ended! Next, you will be divided into four teams and sent to the Giant Axe Secret Realm, the Divine Beginning Secret Realm, the Creation Secret Realm, and the Divine Edge Secret Realm respectively.”

"From now on, things won't be as peaceful as they were in Chaos City. Good luck, and I hope that when I see you again, 500 of you will be alive," said Venerable Beiyan.

Boom~~
The spacecraft began to slow down, and after a moment, the hatch opened.

Ling Xuan and his group filed out of the spaceship and immediately saw the undulating mountains in the distance, spaceships in the distance, and figures flying across the sky, with many stars in the sky.

"I've heard that this cosmic-level mission is fraught with danger. It would be best if the three of you teamed up together to share the risks," Ling Xuan said earnestly, turning to Ren Yaoli and the others with concern.

"Don't worry, we're not weak women. We're also among the top ten in the Genius Battle. In previous years, we would have been contenders for first place." Ren Yaoli blinked her big eyes and replied playfully, her words full of confidence.

"It's a promise, see you again in the mission world." The three waved goodbye to Ling Xuan, their steps light yet tinged with trepidation, as they walked toward the spaceship that would take them to the Divine Origin Secret Realm.

Ling Xuan and Cao Benqi, these two super geniuses, were personally "escorted" to the Giant Axe Secret Realm by Venerable Beiyan.

Although the Giant Axe Secret Realm and the Giant Axe Arena headquarters are in the same universe and are the closest to each other, it still takes at least ten days to reach them, even at the speed of a spaceship.

At this moment, the once noisy lounge was now filled with a suffocating silence.

Cao Benqi leaned back in his chair, his knuckles white from excessive force, his fingernails digging deep into the leather surface of the armrest, leaving five grotesque marks.

He stared intently at Ling Xuan's back, his eyes blazing with murderous intent, as if he wanted to tear the other man to pieces.

Especially when Ling Xuan would occasionally look at the virtual screen and laugh, it further aroused his nerves.

Ever since he began to display his talent within the clan, everyone around him has been filled with awe and respect when they see him.

Even in the battle of geniuses, other geniuses either fear or admire them.

Only Ling Xuan is constantly going against him. Now he finds Ling Xuan displeasing from the left and annoying from the right.

Seeing Ling Xuan's smugness, the anger in his heart continued to burn away his reason.

Cao Benqi suddenly stood up, his metal combat boots slamming heavily onto the ground with a piercing sound.

He slowly walked towards Ling Xuan, each step carrying a sense of oppression, his killing intent spreading out as if it were a tangible force.

"Ling Xuan, stop pretending to be deaf and dumb." His voice was hoarse and deep, filled with hatred. "Now it's just the two of us left. Do you dare to fight me in real life?"

Ling Xuan was also getting impatient. He had originally wanted to cultivate for a while out of boredom, but being stared at like that made it impossible for him to concentrate. He could only chat with his wife in the virtual universe. Now, hearing the other party's provocation, a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "You think you can do this?"

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Benqi roared and threw a punch, the wind whistling through the air.

Ling Xuan dodged easily with a flash, and then struck out with a backhand palm.

"Enough!" Venerable Beiyan's voice boomed like a bell, and the air in the lounge instantly froze. The two stood frozen in place, suppressed by an invisible force, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads.

"Can't you two just behave yourselves?"

Venerable Beiyan felt a headache coming on; why couldn't these two little fellows just behave themselves?

This year's Battle of the Geniuses was originally arguably the most brilliant in human history.

As the host of this year's Genius Battle, he will undoubtedly benefit immensely in the future.

But now it seems there's no future benefit to be had; they're clearly two hot potatoes.

The two of them seemed determined to kill each other. If it were an ordinary genius, they would have been thrown onto a planet along the way and thrown into the Giant Axe Arena to kill each other quickly and stop them from lingering in front of them.

However, one of these two is the founder of the Giant Axe Arena and a disciple of the Giant Axe Founder, the strongest human race, while the other is a disciple of the Lord of Lanzang.

If he dared to throw them into the Giant Axe Arena to fight to the death, he didn't know if they would die, but he would definitely die a horrible death.

Cao Benqi glared at Ling Xuan resentfully before slowly retreating to his original position.

Ling Xuan also withdrew his imposing manner.

Venerable Beiyan glanced at the two of them, then raised his hand and controlled the spaceship to raise a wall in the lounge, dividing the entire lounge in two.

"Hmph, I think it would be easier to separate you all."

The entire spaceship was made of G9-grade metal and incorporated with immortal life forms. With their cosmic-level strength, it was impossible for the two of them to break through this wall and start another conflict.

"I will personally escort you to your residences. Any conflicts can be resolved in the virtual universe. You are all the most outstanding geniuses of humankind. Do not do anything that will hurt your loved ones and please your enemies."

Venerable Beiyan gave his instructions.

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Meanwhile, the spies who were keeping a close eye on human geniuses were also using various means to pass the information back to their masters.

"What? That Ling Xuan actually passed the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven? How long has it been? Only a hundred years, right? Could it be that he only spent thirty years cultivating and comprehending in Chaos City and was able to pass the Primordial Bridge to Heaven, a universe-level mountain? He accomplished in thirty years what other geniuses of tens of millions of eras could only achieve in thousands of years."

The Lord of Sirius stood upright, staring in disbelief at the white figure delivering the intelligence below. His voice, filled with shock and anger, echoed like rolling thunder within the palace.

"Great Lord Sirius, everything I have said is true." The white figure trembled with fear and immediately prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead pressed against the earth, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, his voice trembling slightly with fear.

"Do you have a video of him breaking through the Heavenly Bridge?" The Lord of Sirius suppressed his shock and asked after a moment of contemplation. The scene of Ling Xuan breaking through the Trial Tower involuntarily appeared in his mind. He wondered if he could have actually passed through by using such a trick.

"Yes." The white-clad figure hurriedly presented the video, his movements so flustered that he almost dropped the storage device.

The Lord of Sirius quickly finished reading, a sneer appearing on his face. He said disdainfully, "Nothing special, just another trick. This secret technique is extremely advanced, but to actually reach the ninth level through comprehension of the laws..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Immediately promote him to No. 2, just behind Cao Benqi. There are already too many geniuses and strong individuals among humans."

"Yes." The white figure was puzzled, but dared not disobey the will of the great cosmic lord.

Please, just read it again, I'm begging you. I don't even need monthly tickets or anything, I just want you to read it again.

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