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After being turned away and kicked out by Ye Tianhun, Xu Ming wasn't at all discouraged. "So what if I can't get guidance? What does it matter! At worst, I'll just spend more time comprehending on my own."

Xu Ming even vaguely regretted seeking guidance from Elder Ye Tianhun; if he hadn't, none of this would have happened.

In the days that followed, Xu Ming returned to his focused, hard-working cultivation.

Of all things, cultivation is the highest!

Comprehending the Chaos Stone Carvings, frantically climbing the tower, consolidating and improving, then comprehending the Chaos Stone Carvings again, then frantically climbing the tower again… Xu Ming cultivated in this incredibly monotonous manner.

Although it was monotonous, the constant improvement in strength was, in itself, a very pleasant thing.

…

Three years passed in a flash.

Within the Ninefold Radiance Divine Kingdom, today was extremely lively.

It was the Divine Kingdom Genius Ranking Battle.

This was the highest-level "genius battle" for the entire human race! The top Dao Lords under a thousand years old would all display their skills in this grand event.

As for Dao Sovereigns under a thousand years old… they could no longer be treated as "geniuses."

After all, the meaning of "genius" is: talented, but still in the developmental stage. Dao Sovereigns, on the other hand, are great figures who suppress their respective regions; naturally, they are not considered to be in the developmental stage.

Normally, within the Divine Kingdom, only Elder Zhan Wuwei and Elder Ye Tianhun presided over the overall situation. But today, several leisurely elders had shown up; even some inspectors and Holy Land Masters had come to watch.

"Finally, the Ranking Battle is here!" Xu Ming flew towards the Heavenly Arena Stage. "It is said that the rewards for the Ranking Battle are very generous! In that case, I'll make a high-profile appearance and claim the reward for first place!"

Taking first place was an easy task for Xu Ming.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

From all directions of the Divine Kingdom, streaks of light streaked across the sky, rushing from all directions towards the Heavenly Arena Stage.

"I've arrived!" Xu Ming quickly arrived near the Heavenly Arena Stage.

At this time, the Heavenly Arena Stage area had already gathered many great figures.

The great existence, "Palace Master of the Utmost Heaven," the imposing bald iron man, "Zhan Wuwei," the arrogant and decisive Ye Tianhun… each great figure was a terrifying person who could deter the entire human race!

There were also many geniuses who arrived earlier than Xu Ming.

For example, Du Qianxiong sat on the genius seat in a very imposing manner. His body constantly emitted wisps of poisonous gas; no disciple dared to sit next to him.

As soon as Xu Ming arrived, he caught Du Qianxiong's attention.

"Xu Ming… you actually dare to come to the Heavenly Arena Stage?" Du Qianxiong sneered via voice transmission. "In any case, your courage is commendable!"

"Hmph!" Xu Ming glanced over casually and snorted disdainfully.

A mere Du Qianxiong, a clown!

"Still acting arrogant?" Du Qianxiong continued to sneer. "The Ranking Battle prohibits the use of external objects such as Dao talismans; even weapons are standardized—where do you get the courage to be arrogant?"

The rules of the Ranking Battle were actually very favorable to Du Qianxiong.

Because weapons could only be standardized, this greatly limited the performance of other geniuses. Du Qianxiong, on the other hand, was good at using poison and was not restricted!—Therefore, although there were more than ten genius disciples stronger than Du Qianxiong, Du Qianxiong could steadily rank in the top ten in every Ranking Battle.

He was just taking advantage of the rules.

"Just laugh!" Xu Ming looked at him coldly. "I hope you don't cry later!"

After Xu Ming created the 'Wind and Fire Ten Slaps,' he hadn't had a chance to use it yet. He could use Du Qianxiong's face to 'test the slaps'!

"Sharp-tongued!" Du Qianxiong sneered disdainfully. "I hope that after you get on stage, you dare to exchange a few moves with me, instead of being so scared that you surrender directly!"

Du Qianxiong was confident that as long as he had a few moves to use his poison techniques, he would definitely make Xu Ming suffer!

"A few moves? That's not enough, is it?" Xu Ming smiled meaningfully and said no more.

Xu Ming's arrival also attracted the attention of many other geniuses.

"He is Xu Ming?"

"He looks very ordinary!—Is he the one who turned the entire Purple Moon Holy Land upside down?"

"I heard that Xu Ming had some kind of lucky encounter and obtained many treasures? The Purple Moon Holy Land was beaten to death by him with Dao talismans!"

"Yes! He used tens of thousands of Dao talismans!"

"Then how many Dao talismans does he have?—Could it be that he obtained the relics of a Dao Lord who was good at making talismans?"

"I think it's possible!"

"Speaking of which, the Purple Moon Holy Land is really unlucky to have provoked this crazy nouveau riche!"

…

Xu Ming even received voice transmissions from some geniuses.

"You are Xu Ming?" This was an extremely arrogant voice. "I am Zhao Wenwei!—I heard you are very arrogant? When the time comes, dare to come on stage and play?"

Xu Ming couldn't help but look over. There were also two geniuses beside Zhao Wenwei—one of them looked arrogant, while the other was extremely indifferent.

"Go on stage and play?" Xu Ming sneered. "I'm not interested in bullying idiots!"

"You don't dare?" Zhao Wenwei glared.

Xu Ming smiled without saying a word.

Slowly, Zhao Wenwei reacted: "You… you're calling me an idiot?"

Xu Ming said indifferently: "Not scolding, just stating a fact!"

"Good! Good! Good! Xu Ming, you are indeed very arrogant!—I would like to see if you can be just as arrogant on the Heavenly Arena Stage!"

"Then you should wipe your face clean first!" Xu Ming said.

"Wipe my face clean? Why wipe my face clean?" Zhao Wenwei couldn't figure it out for a long time.

"An idiot is an idiot!" Xu Ming snorted disdainfully.

Xu Ming found a place to sit down.

Before long, Xu Ming saw an old acquaintance, Yang Wei.

Yang Wei's face was extremely pale. However, his body had recovered and was no longer as thin and emaciated as when he had just practiced evil arts.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming was slightly startled. "Yang Wei was indeed released!—It is said that the Purple Moon Holy Land paid the price of a demigod weapon to save Yang Wei? I really don't understand, what value does Yang Wei have that the Purple Moon Holy Land is willing to pay such a huge price for him?"

In Xu Ming's opinion, Yang Wei's life was definitely not worth as much as a demigod weapon!

"Xu Ming!" Yang Wei glanced over hatefully.

His pupils were gray and white, like a dead person.

At this moment, a voice transmission sounded in Yang Wei's heart: "Stay calm and seize the opportunity!"

The voice transmitter was none other than the Purple Moon Holy Master, who was sitting with top great figures such as the Palace Master of the Utmost Heaven.

"Holy Master, rest assured!" Yang Wei said confidently.

"Hmm! That's good!" The Purple Moon Holy Master nodded slightly.

"Purple Moon!" Zhan Wuwei shouted, "Have you passed the thirty-first floor of the Tongtian Tower?"

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