Swallowing the Stars: Equipment Slots, Starting with a Genius Battle

Taiyun smiled bitterly: "Uncle, Elder Sun is about to abdicate, and Master has ordered me to compete for the position of candidate. If my opponents seize this opportunity to attack me, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Yun Cangxi's expression turned solemn.

He knew all too well how brutal the competition for the position of elder of the Immortal Temple was, and how astonishing the resources and power involved were.

Even for those who are only candidates for elders, the competition is extremely fierce, even brutal.

Taiyun possesses exceptional talent and is strongly supported by the Third Elder, Xihe, making him the Yun family's greatest asset for the future.

"What do you need the Yun family to do?" Yun Cangxi asked directly, his tone resolute.

The family's interests have long been deeply intertwined with Taiyun's.

"Deploy all 'Cloud Guards,' equipped with top-tier communication devices, and infiltrate every lord's city! Closely monitor the core area of ​​the city lord's mansion! If that thief reveals his whereabouts again, immediately pinpoint his location and movements!"

Taiyun spoke rapidly, "At the same time, please ask my uncle to contact the heads of seven trustworthy top families in the city, including the Xi family and the Cai family. I want to borrow the elite domain lords from their families! The reward—I will pay for it!"

Blood Crystals, plenty available!

Yun Cangxi replied without hesitation, "Very well! The Yun family will certainly do everything in its power to help! You can also use the remaining Blood Crystals in the clan..."

"No need!" Taiyun waved his hand, interrupting, "Uncle can do the work; I have my own preparations for the Blood Crystal."

Inside his spatial ring lay more than 50,000 Blood Crystals bestowed upon him by his teacher Xihe. This was the true source of his confidence in controlling the Taiyun World and winning people's hearts.

The power of the Lord of Taiyun World was mobilized instantly.

Under Yun Cangxi's coordination, the seven top families, including the Xi family and the Cai family, mobilized thousands of their elite clans at the Domain Lord level without hesitation, driven by the massive amount of Blood Crystals promised by Tai Yun.

An invisible surveillance network, comprised of thousands of domain lords and covering all lord cities in the entire Taiyun World, quietly unfolded.

Taiyun City, main street.

"Make way! Make way, everyone!" The city guards, riding ferocious beasts, roared in and roughly drove the crowd to the side of the street.

"Put it up! Put it up now!" The leading officer pointed to a huge blank wall.

The soldiers swiftly jumped down and plastered the walls with bounty posters bearing clear portraits and the World Lord's seal. As the bounty details were revealed, the entire street fell into a deathly silence, followed by a deafening roar!

"A hundred...a million coins? Just for a piece of news?"

"One hundred million coins?! A mansion! Eight thousand servants! Eight thousand guards! Good heavens!"

"He's gone mad! The Lord of the World has gone mad!"

"Peak of the Domain Level? This person... looks familiar? I feel like I've seen him at some restaurant somewhere?"

"Pah! Hundreds of thousands of people come and go from Qixi Pavilion every day, it's a lot more like that! Keep dreaming!"

Taiyun was worried that if he said the murderer was a Realm Lord, no one would dare to investigate, so he concealed that he was a peak Domain Lord.

The unprecedentedly huge bounty, like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly ignited the greed and frenzy throughout Taiyun City!

Whether ordinary people struggling to survive or high-ranking (cosmic) powerhouses, everyone was tempted. The search for the killer swept across a region spanning billions of kilometers worldwide at an astonishing speed.

Deep within the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

Tae-yun sat high on the throne, his knuckles rhythmically tapping the armrest, producing a cold "tap-tap" sound.

A cold smile played at the corners of his lips.

"Loose on the outside, tight on the inside... lure the snake out of its hole." He murmured, his voice carrying an indifferent air of complete control.

The overwhelming bounty and the city-wide frenzy were nothing more than a carefully orchestrated smokescreen.

If the opponent is a realm lord, how could those people have found him?!

The real killer move is the thousand pairs of eyes lurking in the city.

"Come on... do it again." Tai Yun's eyes gleamed with a cold light. "Let me see who you really are!"

……

Ye Feng's figure quickly appeared outside the city of 'Taiyun World'. Looking at Taiyun City, which was more than ten times larger than Xifeng City, he thought to himself that he had come to the right place.

"Tonight at midnight, let's test the strength of this world's supreme genius!"

Ye Feng's eyes flickered. He transformed into a lone traveler, paid the fee, entered the city, and settled down near the World City Lord's Mansion.

At midnight, Tai Yun, who was cultivating in the city lord's mansion, suddenly froze, and his soul trembled violently.

Soul attack?

At least at the third level of the Realm Lord!

This is... that thief!

Tai Yun, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, immediately opened them, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"How dare they... how dare they even try to take advantage of me!!"

Buzz!

The azure projection of the world's master expanded like a water curtain, immediately revealing an anomaly in the spiritual energy at the pavilion three kilometers away.

The latter, as if sensing something was wrong, took to the air and transformed into a streak of light, speeding away from the city.

"Where do you think you're going?!" How could Taiyun let such a "gift delivered to his door" go? With a roar, the power of the world surged forth, accelerating as he chased after that direction.

After several dozen breaths, Taiyun suddenly stopped in his tracks above the desolate mountains, the figure in front of him frozen in place.

"Who are you, and why are you causing trouble in my Taiyun world? Speak!"

Taiyun, clad in azure armor, looked as if he had his opponent completely under his control, and coldly shouted.

He was very confident in his strength. Although he was only a third-level Realm Lord, he was no weaker than a peak Realm Lord in a fight. This was his biggest source of confidence in competing for the position of Elder Candidate.

Although the opponent's soul attack is very strong, he is at most only a level 5 Realm Lord. Taiyun is confident that he can kill or capture the opponent alive.

Ye Feng, dressed in a white robe, turned around and scanned the surrounding space, spanning over ten thousand kilometers, with his mental power. After confirming there were no ambushes, he smiled and said...

"I am just a lone traveler, searching for them only for the Blood Crystal."

"If you give me 1 Blood Crystals, I will leave and never disturb your Taiyun World again in my lifetime."

Ye Feng was telling the truth.

He had no grudge against Taiyun. If the other party really gave him 1 Blood Crystals, Ye Feng would definitely turn around and leave, and would not harm Taiyun's world in the slightest.

"Arrogant! Even on the verge of death, you're still being stubborn!" Taiyun roared in fury.

1 Blood Crystals?

The other party is really asking for an exorbitant amount.

"Tell me, who instructed you to deliberately cause trouble in my world?"

As Taiyun spoke, he quickly went through the list of competitors in his mind.

Ye Feng's mind was solely focused on the Blood Crystal, and he persisted.

"In three days, if you gather 1 Blood Crystals for me, I will leave and never bother your World City again."

When confronted with his questioning, the other party gave an irrelevant answer and made an outrageous demand, which instantly enraged Taiyun.

"I'll capture you and see if you'll still be so stubborn when faced with my methods!"

Tai Yun was surrounded by a surging projection of a water world, with six blood-red secret patterns faintly visible on his chest. In his hand, a trident shimmering with a cold, eerie blue light had appeared, its tip pointing directly at Ye Feng. His eyes burned with the flames of slaughter.

"You cowardly wretch! Today, I will wash away the shame of my Taiyun world with your blood!"

Tai Yun's voice was like shattering ice, and the pressure of a third-level World Lord was unleashed without reservation. The azure projection of the world enveloped Ye Feng.

Within the world, the primordial energy of water converged wildly, forming a towering, illusory wave that threatened to completely engulf Ye Feng.