High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie reached out, and the sword embryo transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into his brow, increasing his extra combat power by 500.

He had a slight worry in his heart—I'm so strong now, what if I can't control my strength and kill my opponent when I step onto the arena of the Heavenly Pride Battle?

Forget it, I'll just hold back when I hit.

Su Jie stood up from the ground and stretched his limbs. After ten days of seclusion, his body was a bit stiff.

Pushing open the door, Vice Hall Master Ling was standing outside.

"Young Su, you've emerged from seclusion?" Vice Hall Master Ling hurriedly greeted him. "How was it? You're setting off tomorrow, how are your preparations going?"

Su Jie stretched, his bones cracking.

"Preparations are almost complete," he said. "Palace Master Ling, I have a question for you."

"you say."

"In the Battle of Prodigies, if I beat the geniuses from other provinces too badly..." Su Jie paused, "...for example, if I break their Dao hearts and make them cry for their parents, wouldn't that affect diplomatic relations between provinces?"

Vice Hall Master Ling was taken aback, then burst into laughter.

"Go ahead and fight!" He patted Su Jie on the shoulder. "As long as you get a good ranking, even if you beat those so-called geniuses into idiots, Zixiao Divine Mountain will cover for you!"

"That's good." Su Jie nodded, a smile flashing in his eyes.

"Hahaha, Su boy, with your spirit, my Zixiao Daozhou will surely avenge our previous defeat!"

Vice Hall Master Ling laughed so hard his beard trembled, and he looked at Su Jie as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Su Jie, however, looked towards the distant night sky, as if he could already see the grand scene of the three thousand Dao states' geniuses gathering in the Myriad Laws Abyss.

"System," he thought to himself, "Do you think if I win both titles, the powerful figures from those immortal forces will be vying to take me as their disciple?"

"Highly likely," the system replied. "But host, are you sure you want to become an apprentice?"

Su Jie pondered the secrets he possessed—the system, the divine treasure of the supreme god level, his experience in the battlefields of the heavens, the Primordial Purple Qi, the Great Luo Sword Embryo, and that broken Reincarnation Mark…

"Let's forget about it," he shook his head. "It's more comfortable to cultivate on my own."

A wise choice.

At this moment, Wu Potian also rushed over, holding a purple-gold token in his hand.

"Su Xuan, this is your participation token. It's already registered." Wu Potian handed the token to Su Jie. "Tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM), all participants will gather at Zixiao Square and board the 'Boundary-Breaking Flying Boat' to travel to the Myriad Laws Abyss."

Su Jie took the token; it was slightly cool to the touch. The front was engraved with the two characters "Zi Xiao," and the back was his alias, "Su Xuan."

Vice Hall Master Ling teased, "Young Su, you're sure to get first place in the Soul Forging Master competition this time. I wonder how well you'll rank in the Martial Arts Tournament?"

"Now that we're going," Su Jie put away the token, "we have to come back with a decent ranking. Otherwise, how can we live up to all the good things the sacred mountain gave us?"

He spoke casually, but the confidence in his tone sent a shiver down the spines of both Vice Hall Master Ling and Wu Potian.

This kid... he's probably really up to something big!

……

The next day at Chenshi (7-9 AM), at Zixiao Square.

The usually spacious square was now teeming with people, a dense, dark mass. It wasn't just the participating prodigies, but also people from various families and sects who had come to see them off, as well as countless cultivators who came to watch the spectacle.

Su Jie arrived rather late, dressed in a simple blue outfit, looking quite ordinary. But the moment he appeared, the noise in the entire square inexplicably subsided for a moment.

Countless gazes fell upon him, filled with curiosity, scrutiny, jealousy, awe... and much more.

"That's Su Xuan? He doesn't look particularly special."

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Didn't you hear? A few days ago at the Refining Heaven Palace, he glared at Li Yuan so hard he vomited blood and fainted!"

"Really? Li Yuan has level 27 soul power, he's almost at the threshold of Saint Soul, right?"

"Absolutely true! My cousin was there at the time, and he said that Su Xuan's Saint Soul aura was so powerful that even the Earth-rank elders were terrified!"

Su Jie ignored these discussions and walked straight to the assembly area in the center of the square.

Over a hundred people had already gathered there, all of them the prodigies from Zixiao Daozhou participating in this competition. The dozen or so people standing at the very front possessed the most powerful auras; they were all at least three Heavenly-level Divine Treasures, each with an arrogant expression and piercing gaze.

Su Jie glanced around and saw several familiar faces—Xue Wu stood at the front of the Soul Forger team, nodding slightly when she saw him; in the martial arts team, there were several young martial artists he had met at the Martial Peak Hall, and their gazes toward him were quite complicated.

"Brother Su, over here!"

A clear voice rang out. Su Jie turned his head and saw a handsome young man dressed in white waving at him.

He had heard Wu Potian mention this person; he was the current divine son of Zixiao Divine Mountain, named Chu Feng. He was the strongest prodigy in Zixiao Daozhou besides himself, and it was said that he had already condensed and opened up four Heavenly-level divine treasures.

Su Jie walked over.

"Prince Chu." Su Jie nodded in acknowledgment.

"Brother Su, you're too kind. Just call me Chu Feng." Chu Feng smiled warmly. "I've long heard of Brother Su's great name, and meeting you today, I can see you're truly extraordinary."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Feng lowered his voice and said, "Brother Su, whether our Zixiao Daozhou can turn the tide in this battle of prodigies will probably depend on your performance."

"Brother Chu, you flatter me. You are all elites of Daozhou, and I am just one of them," Su Jie said politely.

Chu Feng shook his head: "I have that much self-awareness. To reach the third level of the Saint Soul realm at the age of twenty and condense the five basic law fragments, Brother Su's talent has already surpassed ours by a level."

"In this battle of prodigies, I hope Brother Su will contribute his utmost to bring glory to our Zixiao Dao Prefecture."

A figure appeared before the crowd. The newcomer was an elderly man dressed in purple robes, whose aura was clearly much stronger than Wu Potian's; he was undoubtedly a World Realm expert who had opened up his inner world!

The purple-robed elder first glanced at Su Jie, then said loudly:

"All participants, board the boat!"

In the center of the plaza, three giant flying boats, each a hundred feet long and made entirely of an unknown metal, slowly rose into the air. Their hulls were covered with dense array runes and emitted a chilling spatial fluctuation.

"This is the 'Boundary-Breaking Flying Boat,' which can traverse the void and reach the Myriad Laws Abyss in a single day," Chu Feng explained in a low voice.

Su Jie nodded and boarded the flying boat with the crowd.

The airship's interior was vast, divided into hundreds of individual quiet rooms. Su Jie used his token to find his room, located on the top floor of the airship, with an excellent view.

The flying boat slowly started, the array light shone brightly, and the next moment, the entire flying boat tore through space and disappeared into the void.

Su Jie stood by the window, watching the spatial turbulence rushing past outside, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

"The Abyss of Myriad Laws... The Prodigies of Three Thousand Dao Provinces..."

He muttered to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Forget it, let's just treat it as a formality. The sooner it's over, the sooner we can collect the prize."