Open up and break into another world

After chatting with the Cloud Master for a while, Xu Ming got up to bid farewell and leave.

Soon after returning to his residence, Pan Gang came to visit.

“Brother Xu Ming!” Pan Gang said straightforwardly, “I want to discuss a transaction with you!”

“A transaction?” Xu Ming was a little surprised, but still said, “Please tell me!”

Pan Gang said, “Brother Xu Ming, you also know that with my strength, I’m afraid I’ll be directly eliminated in the first stage of the martial arts tournament! There’s no chance at all to enter the second stage!”

Xu Ming nodded noncommittally—Pan Gang wasn’t even a God Emperor, so he really had almost no hope of entering the second stage of the martial arts tournament.

However, what did this have to do with a transaction?

Pan Gang continued, “Because there’s no chance to enter the second stage, the Karma Stones I obtain during the assessment will be of no use at all!”

Xu Ming understood somewhat—Pan Gang wanted to use Karma Stones to make a deal with him!

It’s just…

With Pan Gang’s strength, how many Karma Stones could he obtain? To put it bluntly, the time spent making a deal with Pan Gang would be enough for Xu Ming to find even more Karma Stones!

Pan Gang seemed to guess what Xu Ming was thinking and quickly added, “It’s not just my Karma Stones!—I’ve gathered hundreds of King-level geniuses, and we will help you find Karma Stones together!”

Hundreds?

That number was quite considerable!

Even Xu Ming’s heart stirred slightly, and he thought to himself, “My speed in finding Karma Stones is definitely the fastest among all the geniuses! However, people like Li Xiujie will definitely have many other geniuses helping them search together!—The martial arts tournament must not be taken lightly! Just in case, having Pan Gang and the others help me search will provide extra insurance!”

Thinking of this, Xu Ming said, “What do you want to get?”

Pan Gang said, “The original intention for us to participate in the martial arts tournament was to become disciples of a Dominator-realm expert; it would be even better if we could be accepted as personal disciples! However, there are too many geniuses participating in the martial arts tournament; our strength is not outstanding, so it’s difficult to be noticed by a Dominator-realm expert…”

Geniuses like Pan Gang emerge by the tens of thousands in every era throughout the God Domain! And the Dominator-realm experts, accumulated over countless eras in the God Domain, are only a few! Therefore—it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to be accepted as a disciple by a Dominator-realm expert!

Xu Ming understood, “You want…me to help recommend you to the Dominator-realm experts as disciples?”

“That’s exactly it!” Pan Gang said repeatedly.

“But…” Xu Ming looked embarrassed, “I don’t know many Dominator-realm experts, and…they might not give me face!”

“Brother Xu Ming!” Pan Gang said, “You only need to promise to help us recommend us! Whether it succeeds or not, we won’t blame you!”

Pan Gang and the other King-level geniuses just wanted an opportunity!

Moreover, for someone like Pan Gang, becoming a disciple of a Dominator-realm expert was not difficult! However, he certainly hoped to be accepted as a personal disciple!—However, he didn’t have the confidence to be accepted as a personal disciple, so he hoped for Xu Ming’s recommendation; that way, at least the hope of becoming a personal disciple would be greater!

Xu Ming pondered slightly and said, “Alright! I will try my best to help you recommend you! But whether it succeeds or not depends on your own good fortune!”

“Thank you, Brother Xu Ming!”

Pan Gang received this reply and contentedly reached a deal with Xu Ming.

In fact, both Xu Ming and the hundreds of King-level geniuses represented by Pan Gang were doing “costless business”!—Xu Ming only needed to move his lips; while Pan Gang and the other geniuses only needed to take out the Karma Stones they didn’t need and give them to Xu Ming!

Both sides got what they wanted, and everyone was happy.

…

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The time came for the first stage, the “Karma Assessment.”

The geniuses and Dominators reappeared in the palace of the martial arts tournament assessment. However, this time, many Dominators brought their relatives to watch; for example, the Cloud Master brought Yun Ning with him.

“Master! Add oil!” Yun Ning gave Xu Ming an “add oil” look from afar.

Yin Ran did not attend but watched the upcoming martial arts tournament assessment through a water screen image in her boudoir.

Ding—Dong—Ding—Dong—

The melodious sound of the zither echoed in the palace of the martial arts tournament assessment. The black-clad old man playing the zither was none other than the famous “Six-Fingered Dominator” of the God Domain.

The Six-Fingered Dominator entered the Dao through the zither, and his zither skills had long reached an unbelievable realm. Every note he played could make the experts and geniuses present feel a mental jolt.

Of course, the Six-Fingered Dominator was also lonely! After all, his music was too sophisticated for most!

“The Six-Fingered Dominator’s zither skills are becoming more and more terrifying!” The Dominator-realm experts savored the artistic conception in the music and the power it contained.

“Yes! I’m afraid even the existence at the peak of the Dominator realm would find it difficult to resist the Six-Fingered Dominator’s zither music!”

“It’s a pity that entering the Dao through the zither is too difficult! So far, the Six-Fingered Dominator has not been able to find a suitable successor!”

…

Accompanied by the zither music, the Holy Emperor City Lord stood up; in his hand, he held an inconspicuous stone, which was a Dominator-level treasure—the Myriad Realms Island!

Whoosh!

The Holy Emperor City Lord directly threw out the “Myriad Realms Island,” suspending it in mid-air of the palace.

The Myriad Realms Island quickly grew larger, becoming a thousand miles in size—but in fact, this was only the apparent size of the Myriad Realms Island; the actual size inside the island was much, much larger!

However, although the rules stated that “life and death were at your own risk,” in general, very few people would kill during this kind of assessment! After all…this was a martial arts tournament! If anyone really went on a killing spree, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the watching Dominators!

Whitey continued, “After you enter the Myriad Realms Island, you will randomly appear in the main world of the Myriad Realms Island. You need to enter the small worlds through the caves to find Karma Stones; the more Karma Stones you have, the better your score!—And to leave the Myriad Realms Island, you can only leave from the main world! However, after leaving, you cannot enter the Myriad Realms Island again; which means that your score in the ‘Karma Assessment’ will be fixed!”

“If you all understand, then enter the Myriad Realms Island!” Whitey announced, “The Karma Assessment officially begins now!”