The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace in the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 146 Selecting Disciples of the Flame God Clan

In the outer space of Yan Shen Star, the two stood side by side in the void.

Qin Yun blinked her bright, lively eyes, a hint of playfulness and anticipation in them, and tilted her head to look at her teacher.

"Teacher, isn't this competition without any prizes like cooking without salt—it's bland and tasteless?"

Li Yang was amused and laughed heartily, "You little rascal, what you said makes sense!"

"Then you, teacher, can decide on the prize."

Qin Yun crossed her arms, a confident smile playing on her lips.

"Teacher, you are recognized by the human race as the richest of all the true gods. I'm waiting for you to bring good fortune. Don't let me and Xiao Zi down!"

Li Yang gently tapped Qin Yun's forehead: "You, you always know how to tease your teacher."

Then, he gently stroked Xiao Zi's soft little head, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Since Xiao Zi is going to participate in this competition, it's not appropriate to set the stakes too high."

"Let's use a supreme treasure of the pinnacle realm as the prize."

As he spoke, he gently flipped his hand, and in an instant, a supreme treasure of the peak domain type, radiating seven-colored brilliance, appeared in his palm. The treasure's light was dreamlike and ethereal, radiating a beautiful treasure light.

"This is a supreme treasure of the highest realm, named 'Dreamy Seven-Colored Lake.' Whoever wins can take this treasure!"

Li Yang added with a smile, "If I win, then this treasure will no longer be meant for either of you!"

Compared to Li Yang's current wealth and the treasures he possesses, a supreme treasure of the highest realm is but a drop in the ocean, its value not even one ten-thousandth of his wealth.

If the two little ones win, it's fine to give them the treasures; if they lose, there's no need for me to ask for their treasures, since these supreme treasures are of no use to me anymore.

However, for Qin Yun, who has just broken through to the True God realm, the supreme treasure is of great help. For Xiao Zi, who is only at the level of the Lord of the Universe, it is an extremely precious and rare treasure.

Little Purple's eyes widened as it stared intently at the treasure its master had brought out. Its little mouth was agape, and it almost drooled. It looked exactly like a little cat that had just seen candy, and it nodded its head repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

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"Teacher, I'm going to start choosing!"

Qin Yun looked solemn and serious, clearly taking this competition very seriously.

She secretly pondered that the chances of beating her teacher were slim. In terms of her own strength, she knew she could hardly catch up with him, but when it came to training disciples, she felt she still had a chance to compete.

"good!"

Li Yang nodded in agreement.

Qin Yun said softly, "Words become law!"

In an instant, the primordial laws governing the universe seemed to retreat in fear.

She then extended her palm and clenched her fist: "Lock on!"

In an instant, a powerful divine force of the True God level swept out like a surging tide. With only a trace of divine power, it firmly locked the entire Yan Shen Star, and all life on it, as well as time and space, seemed to be frozen and fell into absolute stillness.

Only Li Yang and Xiao Zi, who were beside Qin Yun, were safe and sound, completely unaffected.

"Investigate!"

The divine power of Qin Yun spread like a fine spider web in an instant to every corner of the entire Yan Shen Star, conducting a meticulous examination of every life.

She would sometimes frown slightly, and sometimes nod gently, clearly indicating that a few lives had piqued her interest and met her requirements.

"Continue, turn back time!"

With Qin Yun in control, time on Yan Shen Star began to flow backwards, like a river flowing in reverse.

The past of Yan Shenxing's life unfolded slowly before her eyes like a series of paintings, and even some lives that had already perished gradually emerged.

Clearly, Qin Yun was unwilling to let go of any life that had ever been born on Yan Shen Star, even those that had vanished into the long river of time. She wanted to investigate thoroughly and find out what their talents were.

Seeing Xiao Qi's actions, Xiao Zi became anxious and bounced around on Li Yang's shoulder, waving her little paws wildly in the air, her face flushed red, and shouted loudly, "Master, Xiao Qi cheated! This isn't selecting disciples, it's just dredging up old grievances!"

Li Yang smiled slightly and patiently explained, "I haven't stipulated that I can't investigate past lives. Xiao Qi's actions were in accordance with the rules!"

He secretly admired Xiao Qi's meticulous thinking. As expected of the former head of the Treasure Pavilion, she was thorough and meticulous in her actions.

Soon, as time reversed, Xiao Qi screened all the powerful members of the Yan God Clan at the Heng Star level and below who were born on Yan God Star within the last ten thousand years.

Finally, her gaze fell on a small, unremarkable creature, only ten meters tall.

"He's the one!"

Qin Yun pointed at the little guy, his face full of satisfaction.

"recover!"

Qin Yun gently raised her hand and released the restraints on Yan Shenxing.

In an instant, the entire Yan Shen Star seemed to awaken from its slumber, and everything returned to normal, as if the terrifying events of just moments ago had never happened.

"Xiao Zi, it's your turn!" Li Yang said, turning to Xiao Zi.

Xiao Zi jumped off Li Yang's shoulder, spun around in the air a few times, then closed her eyes in a serious manner, making all sorts of strange hand gestures with her two little paws in the air, muttering incantations, and pretending to perform time reversal.

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After some investigation, they finally chose a Star-level genius from the Yan God Clan.

Little Purple, hands on her hips and head tilted back, said smugly, "Hmph, my choice can't be bad either!"

Li Yang couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.

Li Yang sighed inwardly. In front of his subordinates, Xiao Zi had a certain air of authority, but in front of him, Xiao Zi always easily revealed her true nature.

Xiao Zi truly lives up to her reputation as her source of joy; her method of selecting disciples is quite casual.

After Xiao Zi made her choice, Li Yang, relying on his own judgment, also selected a planetary-level disciple with outstanding talent.

In his prediction, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Qin Yun has the best chance of winning this competition.

After all, she was the first to choose, giving her an advantage.

In Li Yang's view, the genius of the Yan God Clan that she chose was no less talented than Cao Benqi, the second disciple of the True God of White Mountain, who would later become the "Yan Emperor".

As for what level this little Yan Shen Clan fellow that Xiao Qi took in will reach in the future, that will depend on how carefully his teacher, Qin Yun, nurtures him.

The thought of "Emperor Yan" discovering that he is not the only universe master of the Yan God Clan, and that his own strength and background are even inferior to Xiao Qi's disciple, is unbearable.

I wonder what kind of expression Emperor Yan will make then? It's sure to be very interesting.

Li Yang was full of anticipation for this...

Getting back to the main point, Li Yang believed that his chosen disciples might not be as good as Xiao Qi's disciples, but the gap wouldn't be too big, and they should be able to rank second.

As for Xiao Zi, he shook his head helplessly. He could only consider this little girl's taste as just something to watch.

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Having arranged this competition, a foreshadowing event was planted within the Yan Shen Clan, and Li Yang's interest in continuing to linger on Yan Shen Star gradually faded.

He turned to Qin Yun and said, "Let's go, Xiao Qi, let's go visit your Yunling Clan next."

"Yes!" Qin Yun replied respectfully.

"Whoosh!"

As a burst of divine light shone forth, the figures of the two humans and one intelligent life form vanished instantly into the vast starry sky outside the Yan Shen Star.

Only Yan Shen Star remains, silently revolving in the universe along its trajectory.

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(End of this chapter)