I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

Moreover, the person being challenged now is the weakest elder. Even if this elder is defeated by the challenger, it is unlikely to affect their status in a short period of time, so there is even less to worry about.

Moreover, these high-ranking figures in the core area have basically taken control of most of the cultivation resources, so there are very few resources left for the remaining people to cultivate.

Therefore, it is quite difficult for them to improve their strength. Even if their realm reaches the required standard, it does not mean that their combat power will also reach the corresponding level.

Moreover, these elders shared a common advantage: the lord had provided them with even more powerful secret techniques and various high-level cultivation resources. These resources were brought back from the universe and were of a higher level than anything on the planet.

Moreover, these resources, especially the powerful secret techniques obtained from the universe, have not been passed on to anyone else in the core area so far. In other words, only these eight elders possess these extremely powerful methods.

If a challenger defeats the elder under such circumstances, it means that the elder being challenged is completely unqualified to have the current status and resources, and it is perfectly normal for him to eventually lose his status.

Moreover, these high-ranking figures did not believe that Luo Yuan could ultimately defeat the eighth elder. After all, they had already taken control of the cultivation resources, so the possibility of him being able to turn the tide while deliberately suppressing and controlling the growth of other powerful individuals was practically nonexistent.

That's just how it is in the universe. To become stronger, talent alone is not enough. You also need various powerful inherited secret techniques, especially those that can unleash powerful attacks at minimal cost, as these techniques can multiply their strength.

No matter how strong their talent is, it is impossible to surpass such an advantage. Moreover, after their cultivation resources were controlled, it was even more impossible for them to cultivate so quickly. Luo Yuan explained that the reason he was able to advance to the seventh level of the Stellar level in such a short time was because he had already hidden his cultivation level before.

The high-ranking figures didn't really care about such statements, because it wasn't important to them. They would know the true extent of each other's combat strength through battle.

So far, only the Eighth Elder who was challenged and the other powerful figures in the core areas have paid attention to this matter. Therefore, the Eighth Elder, who was in seclusion, could only come out of his cultivation room and accept Luo Yuan's challenge. In fact, this elder did not want to waste his time on Luo Yuan.

Because in his view, the possibility of Luo Yuan challenging him was almost zero, he did not think he would lose in the battle. However, after considering all aspects, the elder still agreed to Luo Yuan's request. This was mainly because these high-ranking figures had long occupied precious cultivation resources and had also obtained powerful methods brought back by the lord.

They have become the highest-ranking beings on this planet, possessing the best resources. Over time, they will inevitably attract the jealousy of other powerful individuals, who will surely feel resentful. Moreover, these high-ranking figures have not truly demonstrated their strength in front of these people for a long time.

Therefore, they hoped that the Eighth Elder would step forward and teach these controlled powerhouses a lesson, so that they would see the difference in strength between them and not have any improper thoughts. Therefore, in the eyes of these high-level figures, Luo Yuan was always just a nobody. They did not think that Luo Yuan could win. Perhaps Luo Yuan was just a tool chosen by those powerhouses to test the strength of these elders.

After all, if the resources of these powerful individuals could be concentrated together, it would be possible to raise the strength of a particular individual to a corresponding level in a short period of time. However, this would only be achieved by piling up resources, and their actual combat power would not be significantly improved.

However, none of that matters anymore, because this eighth elder decided to use his strongest power to show everyone the strength of these high-ranking figures, so that these people would obey and follow his orders.

So soon the core area became lively. Originally, it was very quiet here, after all, everyone was doing their own job and spending most of their time cultivating. Even if there were strong people who wanted to obtain more resources and status, they did not dare to challenge those elders easily, because the price to pay if they failed to challenge them would be very high.

However, this does not mean that they do not have such thoughts. It's just that they feel their strength is not strong enough and has not reached the corresponding level, so they need to continuously improve. Moreover, they do not yet have an accurate assessment of the current combat power of those elders.

Since Luo Yuan took the initiative to challenge the weakest elder, the other powerful individuals also found it very interesting. At the same time, by observing the battle between the two, they could improve themselves and gain a clear understanding of the current combat strength of the most powerful high-level figures.

Then they can prepare to improve their combat power in a certain aspect. Once they feel that they are strong enough, they can replace those elders. So the final result is that, apart from those elders who are in seclusion, the other strong people in the core area have come to the battle arena.

Regardless of their motives for coming here, one thing is certain: what they are truly concerned about is not Luo Yuan, but rather what methods that elder will employ. After all, they all know very well that Luo Yuan is a strong individual who grew up in the same environment as them.

Their actual strength isn't that great. Even if they reach a certain level, it's impossible to improve their various combat abilities in a short time. Moreover, those high-ranking figures have received various powerful inheritance techniques from the lord over a long period of time, so their combat power is definitely much stronger.

Moreover, the universe is so vast that it must possess abilities far more powerful than what they have mastered, things that are difficult for them to access. Now, they can draw some conclusions through their battle, and then they will know where they are lacking in repair skills and be able to make up for it.

Basically, most of the techniques these powerful individuals cultivate are left behind by other powerful individuals. However, during the long process of cultivation, some people will always innovate and create combat methods that are more powerful than the original techniques. But it is very difficult to create a powerful secret technique on one's own. Some of them even went astray without the guidance of powerful individuals.

Now they can observe the battles between the strong to identify their own shortcomings, which can provide excellent guidance for their improvement. They are not worried that the Eighth Elder will eliminate Luo Yuan, because all the strong present are being groomed by that lord.

They will need to fight for that lord, so every strong individual has paid a price to reach their current level. Therefore, the lord has long established rules that allow them to fight and challenge each other, but there must be no casualties.

Just as Luo Yuan was ready, he also came to the arena. However, at this moment, he noticed that the powerful figures watching the battle around the arena looked at him with pity, because they knew that the chances of Luo Yuan winning were very low.

If he fails, Luo Yuan will lose several years' worth of cultivation resources, and his cultivation speed will be immediately caught up by others. He may even end up at the bottom, especially those who lose battles, who usually don't have good outcomes.

However, they did not know Luo Yuan's true thoughts, and Luo Yuan was not one of these people. He came here with his own plan. For Luo Yuan, he needed to take control of all the elders who held the most power and controlled the most resources.

The best way would be to become an existence on the same level as them, which would make it easier to contact them and control them. However, Luo Yuan has not yet truly begun to implement these plans, so they are only part of his overall strategy.

But what he needs to do now is to defeat the elder in front of him and take his place. However, this elder must be very powerful to have been able to occupy this position for so many years.

At least within the core area, he is definitely among the top-tier beings. Luo Yuan can use his abilities to completely control them during battle, which is equivalent to having a helper. With his current strength, it would be very difficult for Luo Yuan to control more powerful individuals, and the number of slots is limited.

He couldn't use it on ordinary cultivators, so he could only use it on the strongest ones. Then he could let them manage a wider territory for him. As for whether these people were worth continuing to train, that would depend on their performance later.

If Luo Yuan discovers that they have lost their value for cultivation, then he will consider eliminating them, thus freeing up other slots to control more powerful beings. However, Luo Yuan strongly agrees with the cultivation method adopted by that lord, which is to let these powerful individuals compete among themselves, and then give them corresponding status and resources based on the final result of the competition.

Only in this way can they continuously produce various strong individuals. If you want to create continuous growth within them, you need to provide them with a good competitive mechanism so that they have room to improve themselves, thus ultimately forming a virtuous cycle.

As for what might happen among these powerful individuals, that's not within Luo Yuan's consideration. Because if he could become the controller of these powerful individuals, all that matters is the outcome. That's why that lord doesn't interfere with the various forces on this planet or their internal struggles.

Since that lord has already broken free from the constraints of this planet, what he sees now is the vast universe. In the future, he can only achieve rapid development by occupying more territory and resources. However, this growth will take a long time, because it takes a period of accumulation for one person to develop in the universe.

Moreover, the resources and secret techniques that the lord could bring back to the planet were often things he no longer needed, but they were far more powerful than the abilities of any of the planet's strongest individuals, because all the strong individuals present hoped to gain an advantage through this battle.

It brings them enormous benefits. As for what the final outcome will be for Luo Yuan, they don't care at all. Of course, the possibility of Luo Yuan ultimately winning is basically nonexistent, but it's not entirely impossible. If Luo Yuan can really do it, it will give these powerful individuals some confidence.

Let them understand that those veteran-level powerhouses are not invincible, and then they will have a stronger enthusiasm for cultivation. In fact, over the course of so many years, there have been some powerhouses who believed they were quite strong who applied to challenge those veterans, but in the end, none of them succeeded.

So after a while, people stopped wasting time on it, because they knew very well that they should never try it without proper preparation, because the cost was too high. So these lovers admired Luo Yuan's party spirit and courage, but they did not agree with Luo Yuan's approach.

However, Luo Yuan's cultivation reaching the level where he could challenge those elders was a step ahead of them, which was somewhat unexpected. After all, many villagers have their own secrets, and some powerful individuals deliberately hide their cultivation levels. No one knows what they are doing.

However, the current situation is only limited to the planet. Once that lord's strength increases, they will definitely be taken to the vast universe. Then, they will be able to access more precious resources and powerful secret techniques, and their strength will increase rapidly. Therefore, waiting patiently is very important.

If you feel you are strong enough, you can certainly take on the challenge, but if you can win, it will definitely be better for your future development, because that lord rewards those strong individuals based on their performance.

However, this does not mean that becoming a veteran will necessarily lead to becoming a true powerhouse. It only means that those high-ranking figures have gained more resources and status ahead of them. Whether they can ultimately grow into powerful figures depends on their talent and potential for development.

Many people have a limit to their growth potential. Once they reach a certain level, it becomes difficult for them to improve. This has little to do with their own hard work and training; it's mainly because their talent has limited their development.

Why is it that when different people do the same thing, some can do it very well, while others can't achieve the best results no matter how hard they try? These people originally had the same conditions and environment, but the results were vastly different.

This is mainly because people are different, and their abilities in various aspects vary greatly. In particular, their talents and potential are difficult to demonstrate through regular training.

That's because many corresponding techniques require specific talents to improve upon. However, since everyone is in the same environment, the secret techniques they acquire cannot be chosen by themselves; they can only cultivate the same methods. Therefore, this cannot be used as a basis for judging the talents and potential possessed by everyone. (End of Chapter)

876. Chapter 876 Sword Intent

As the eighth elder, he actually endured a lot of pressure, because among all the elders, this position was the lowest and the weakest. Therefore, other powerful individuals often coveted this position, since obtaining the corresponding status would grant them the cultivation resources they longed for.

And the secret techniques passed down through generations are beyond their comprehension. Moreover, everyone in this core area knows that their lord is currently exploring the vast universe, and the things he brings back are basically only available to powerful individuals with elder status.

As time goes by, the gap between the strength of these powerful individuals and the elders who possess powerful inheritances and resources will only widen. Therefore, every powerful individual living here hopes to become one of the only eight members available.

Moreover, once that lord breaks through to the cosmic level, he will lead them to explore the universe. At that time, these eight elders will definitely be their direct leaders. The higher the status of a person, the less they will need to fight on their own.

Unless they encounter an absolutely powerful being, which is very rare, people of higher status are safer and can usually delegate tasks to their subordinates.

Moreover, the universe is certainly very dangerous. No strong person wants to be the one who carries out orders. They all want to be the managers, the ones who issue orders. Only by becoming an elder in advance can one take the initiative.

So, no matter what happens, you can get the best treatment. However, according to the rules set by that lord, once all the strong people feel that they are strong enough, if they want to challenge the eight elders, they can only start with the weakest one.

Therefore, the eighth elder was destined to bear immense pressure. He was always the one who had to step forward and handle any matters. Even if a strong person wanted to improve, they would start with him. After all, if one could not even defeat the eighth elder, there was no way one would have the opportunity to defeat the other elders.

However, for a long time, no one has emerged whose strength has reached the same level as those elders. This is because the elders deliberately restricted cultivation resources to ensure their status and reduce the possibility of these powerful individuals improving their strength.

This would also save them a lot of trouble, at least they wouldn't be challenged so often. Although this violated the democratically established rules, it also made the competition among the strong more intense than before.

If any particularly outstanding individual is discovered, they might be appreciated and eventually chosen to align themselves with one of the elders. This way, they can obtain corresponding resources without being targeted, because according to the standards originally set by that lord, these eight elder-level individuals will eventually become his most powerful fighting force.

Each elder would lead a powerful legion, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to prepare capable subordinates in advance. The lord would not interfere, because he knew that the strongmen who directly followed him into battle also had their own ideas and interests.

Ultimately, they will make different choices for the sake of each other's interests. Therefore, in order to win them over to work for you, you must give up some of your interests. As long as these people can obey your orders in the end, that will be enough.

Although many powerful individuals are unaware of the lord's true thoughts, and dare not speculate, it is because they have difficulty accessing beings at that level, and their lord is currently devoting a great deal of his mind and time to cosmic exploration.

After all, for them, the most important thing is to be strong themselves. Only by becoming stronger can they have more opportunities and obtain more resources. Therefore, the behavior of these strong people is very logical in their eyes.

Moreover, that lord could not possibly waste his time on one planet. Only by going out and seeing a wider world could he realize how vast the universe is. If he were only satisfied with the benefits of one planet, he would appear very naive.

Moreover, this lord believed that once he led these powerful individuals to the universe, they would change their original ideas. Their worldviews would be altered, and they would no longer focus on a single planet. After all, once they saw a wider world, richer inherited secret techniques, and more cultivation resources, they would change their minds.

These things take time to accumulate, so there's absolutely no need to interfere with them now. On the contrary, the internal competition among these powerful individuals is in line with the rules set by democracy, which is why Luo Yuan proposed challenging that elder.

The understanding of everyone in the core power is correct and has not violated any rules, so they must abide by the rules. Similarly, if Luo Yuan performs well in the battle, even if he does not defeat the eighth elder, he can still gain the attention of the other elders and may even be qualified to become a general under one of the elders.

Of course, these are just the thoughts of the local powerhouses within the core force. How could they possibly know Luo Yuan's true thoughts? Luo Yuan never intended to work for anyone else, nor would he follow anyone's orders to take risks. He only wanted to become the ultimate controller, because only the controller could obtain the highest benefits.

Now, all the powerful figures on the arena are focused on this battle. Luo Yuan and that elder are facing each other, but they haven't started fighting immediately because they don't know each other's strength. However, many of the powerful figures watching the battle don't think Luo Yuan will win.

Because they also knew that those who had received the inheritance and resources bestowed by the lord must be extremely powerful, far exceeding the imagination of ordinary strongmen like themselves. Many people came here just to see how profound those powerful secret techniques from the universe really were, and it would be very good if they could learn something from them.

Luo Yuan wasn't really clear about the elder's combat strength, only that the elder's aura was much stronger than that of other powerful individuals, especially the primal power he possessed, which was even stronger than that of the powerful individual he had defeated before.

It also contains other special substances, but these special substances appear to be more gentle, unlike the special substance possessed by the powerful figure who fought Luo Yuan before, which would easily affect his rationality. Perhaps it is because their cultivation resources are different, or perhaps their cultivation techniques have different levels, which is why this result occurred.

However, none of that matters. As long as Luo Yuan can defeat this elder and take control of him, he can monitor the elder's memories and obtain whatever he wants to know. The only thing he needs to do now is to defeat the elder so that he can have the opportunity to access something of greater value.

So after thinking it over, Luo Yuan didn't hesitate and immediately started fighting. However, the methods he used were different from the identity he had transformed into, but this was very much in line with the actual situation, since Luo Yuan had already revealed his hidden strength.

The strength here includes not only cultivation level, but also powerful combat techniques. There are some powerful beings on the planet who have left behind their legacy, but obtaining it requires luck. So, if some people are lucky and have the opportunity to participate, they can obtain the secret techniques that only they can possess. That is why some people can rise rapidly in the process of growing up.

Of course, these resources could not possibly exceed those of that lord, because after taking control of the entire planet, that lord would definitely conduct a comprehensive assessment of the planet's value. Therefore, those hidden opportunities would be immediately found and explored by him. Since they were not taken away, it means that he did not value them.

However, it is also very good to leave it for the talented experts on the planet to cultivate. Therefore, Luo Yuan is now using some other methods. Although the experts present were surprised, they were not very strange.

They never considered Luo Yuan's true identity. With so many powerful individuals gathered here, they didn't think anyone else would impersonate one of them. After all, the initial test to get here was difficult to pass, as everyone in these core areas had very strict testing standards.

Not to mention that their energy system is their soul and spirit, their aura is difficult to change. This is a result that cannot be achieved through disguise. Therefore, even if Luo Yuan behaves in a way that is beyond his usual state, they will not suspect him.

What surprised them was that Luo Yuan chose to use swordsmanship in this battle. Luo Yuan chose to fight with powerful swordsmanship because he started by practicing swordsmanship to continuously improve himself.

Now he has a wealth of experience, and he can create a completely new sword technique that incorporates the rules of this world. This technique will not attract the attention of the world's original will, nor will it violate the rules of this world. Moreover, it will allow him to display his strongest combat power.

Similarly, Luo Yuan doesn't need to worry. Others who see Luo Yuan using his swordsmanship might remember or doubt his identity, because he has never used such techniques in front of anyone before. So, when people are present, they will only think that Luo Yuan obtained this technique through an opportunity during a trip, or that he created it through enlightenment.

After all, all the methods these powerful individuals cultivate now are basically derived from the various secret techniques created by those powerful individuals long ago. Those who can create secret techniques often possess extremely powerful creative and comprehension abilities.

However, the level of the techniques these powerful individuals could create varied greatly depending on their creative abilities. So when they discovered how powerful Luo Yuan's swordsmanship was, they felt that Luo Yuan's comprehension and creative abilities must be excellent, but he never showed them in his daily life.

This shows that Luo Yuan is very good at hiding his strength, which has attracted the attention of the powerful spectators. Many of them were not optimistic about Luo Yuan at first, but now the strength that Luo Yuan has shown has made them realize that Luo Yuan is an outstanding existence.

Putting aside the fact that Luo Yuan's cultivation level is improving faster than theirs, the abilities Luo Yuan is currently displaying already surpass those of most powerful individuals. In fact, it wouldn't be that difficult for him to quickly raise his cultivation level in a short period of time.

After all, there are some ways or secret techniques that can achieve this, but the problem is that doing so would be tantamount to cutting off one's future development potential. Therefore, none of the strong individuals here would do such a thing, because they are well aware that they can venture into the universe in the future.

There is absolutely no need to sacrifice one's future for a temporary victory. Therefore, even though they value improving their strength during cultivation, they have never considered using extreme methods to enhance their realm, because doing so would not bring any benefits and would instead harm their future.

They originally thought that Luo Yuan was able to improve his cultivation level much faster than them, perhaps by using some unknown secret technique. However, such secret techniques often have obvious flaws that would affect their usual combat power and ultimately their future development.

However, after Luo Yuan demonstrated his formidable strength, these people changed their minds. They realized they had underestimated him. After all, Luo Yuan was the only one in all these years who dared to challenge the elders. So, those previously nonchalant powerhouses became serious.

They were no longer just focusing on the elder, but also began to pay attention to and observe Luo Yuan's fighting style in the battle. Many of the powerful people present practiced swordsmanship, and they could clearly see how powerful Luo Yuan's swordsmanship was. True swordsmanship is not shown in those flashy moves.

Rather, it is the actual combat level demonstrated in battle, especially the skillful control over actual treasures and the speed of swordsmanship that must be achieved to a very high degree to be considered a powerful swordsmanship. And this is not the most important thing, because no matter what kind of secret technique it is, whether it can ultimately exert a powerful combat force is another matter.

It mainly depends on whether the person performing the secret technique can master it to the corresponding level. It only requires a lot of combat experience to support it. Therefore, Luo Yuan's every move in the battle was very ingenious, without any waste of power. On the contrary, he was able to exert the greatest combat level with minimal consumption.

Reaching this level requires a very long period of accumulation. One must have extremely high levels of combat experience and understanding of swordsmanship. Therefore, only those who have a deep understanding of swordsmanship can see the true meaning behind it, and the more they watch, the more amazed they become.

They never imagined that such a powerful being with such a profound understanding of swordsmanship would appear among them. Even the elder who fought Luo Yuan was extremely shocked. He did not expect that Luo Yuan, who looked unremarkable and did not have a powerful aura, would feel immense pressure when fighting him, especially with each strike of Luo Yuan.

All of these made the elder feel the powerful sword intent. Most importantly, Luo Yuan's sword strikes were incredibly fast and perfectly timed during the battle, leaving the elder feeling somewhat flustered.

If it weren't for his strong defensive techniques, he might have been defeated by Luo Yuan on the spot after only a few rounds of fighting.