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“Next!”

“Next!”

“Next…”

Xu Ming held the Slap-Face Roster, calling out names in order.

The geniuses whose names were called didn't dare to struggle or resist; they obediently lined up to kneel and kowtow.

Only those few geniuses who had pulled strings and made arrangements were spared the full facial massage and the hundred kowtows, as Xu Ming graciously kicked them off the battle stage.

Before long, all the geniuses on the Slap-Face Roster had their names called.

Dozens of geniuses lined up in rows, kowtowing and bowing to Xu Ming in unison, creating a spectacular scene.

Too domineering!

Too arrogant!

Too invincible!

Before Xu Ming, the human race's top geniuses could only kneel and submit!

This made many Dao Lord level experts look displeased.

“Xu Ming's style is simply too arrogant and unrestrained!”

“In my millions of years, I have never seen such a brazen genius!”

Of course, some were on Xu Ming's side.

“That's not right! Xu Ming is arrogant and unrestrained because he has the qualifications to be arrogant and unrestrained! You haven't seen such a brazen genius because… no genius has ever been as dazzling as Xu Ming!”

…

The powerful figures of the race discussed Xu Ming, with both praise and criticism.

Xu Ming turned a deaf ear to all these discussions; he stood proudly in the center of the battle stage, unparalleled in his arrogance.

His gaze was incomparably sharp, sweeping across as if piercing the hearts of every genius.

His aura was vast and mighty, like mountains and cliffs, like great rivers, like the starry sky…

“Who else!?”

Xu Ming roared arrogantly.

Tens of thousands of geniuses looked at each other. Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to respond.

In the end, all the geniuses' gazes fell on one person—Yan Mo!

If anyone still had a bit of hope to contend with Xu Ming, then it would undoubtedly be Yan Mo!

Yan Mo, the number one ranked super genius, was much, much stronger than Hua Jianying, who was ranked second!

“Will Yan Mo challenge Xu Ming?”

“Who is more powerful, Yan Mo or Xu Ming?”

All the geniuses looked forward to it.

Yan Mo, with his indifferent temperament, slowly stood up.

He looked at Xu Ming calmly, seemingly unaffected by Xu Ming's vast aura.

Xu Ming also looked at Yan Mo.

He and Yan Mo had no grievances, but a battle was inevitable—because the rewards for first and second place were vastly different!

First place received one hundred days of Chaos Stone Inscription comprehension time; while second place only received sixty days.

“Yan Mo!” Xu Ming actually took the initiative to speak, “I challenge you!”

Yan Mo smiled lightly: “I've been waiting for your challenge!”

“Trash?” Hua Jianying, Zhao Wenwei, and others' eyes were filled with shame and indignation, but they were powerless to argue—compared to Yan Mo, they were indeed just trash.

“Oh?” Xu Ming glanced at him with some surprise.

This Yan Mo, having clearly witnessed his strength, was still so confident? It seemed that he had some extraordinary means!

“However…” Yan Mo pondered again, “If I win against you now, I'm afraid there will be a suspicion of winning by unfair means!”

“Hmm?” Xu Ming was a little puzzled—why say winning by unfair means?

Boom—

Yan Mo's aura suddenly bloomed.

An aura that was not at all weaker than Xu Ming's instantly swept the audience.

Moreover, the powerful figures could see that Yan Mo's aura seemed to be of a higher “level” than Xu Ming's!

Xu Ming also felt a strong sense of oppression from the other party's aura: “You… you are…”

“That's right!” Yan Mo smiled confidently yet calmly, “I have already broken through to Dao Venerate!”

Having broken through to Dao Venerate, in theory, one could no longer continue to stay in the Divine Kingdom.

However, the Questioning Dao Palace was still relatively magnanimous—after a genius disciple became a Dao Venerate, as long as they never took action, they would not be driven out of the Divine Kingdom.

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Of course, once they took action; such as闯 通天 塔 or participating in the Ranking Battle; then, they could no longer continue to stay in the Divine Kingdom.

“Yan Mo has actually broken through to Dao Venerate?”

“I wonder when he broke through?—During the Ranking Battle fifty years ago, he didn't seem to have broken through yet!”

“When Yan Mo hadn't broken through to Dao Venerate, he was already much stronger than the current Hua Jianying and Zhao Wenwei; now that he has broken through to Dao Venerate, isn't it bullying to deal with a genius like Xu Ming who has just entered the Divine Kingdom?”

“Yes, it's too bullying! Dao Venerates participating in the Ranking Battle is unfair!”

“What's unfair?—In the past, there were many geniuses who, after breaking through to Dao Venerate, deliberately hid their cultivation; only during the Ranking Battle did they suddenly explode, taking the ranking in one fell swoop! Then, after using up all the Chaos Stone Inscription comprehension time for the reward, they would leave the Divine Kingdom contentedly?”

Dao Venerates suppressing their cultivation and participating in the Ranking Battle; this kind of thing still happened occasionally.

The Questioning Dao Palace also tacitly allowed it.

“Now that Yan Mo has broken through to Dao Venerate, I'm afraid even I wouldn't necessarily be his opponent!” a Third-Step Dao Venerate sighed.

“Now, Xu Ming can't be arrogant anymore!”

“That's right! Yan Mo is born with divine strength, and he cultivates a demigod-level cultivation technique; the most terrifying thing is that he also created a set of Heaven-rank combat secret techniques!—No matter how perverted Xu Ming is, how could he be stronger than Yan Mo!”

Born with divine strength!

Demigod-level cultivation technique!

Self-created Heaven-rank combat secret techniques!

This was the reason why Yan Mo could fight beyond his level, and also the reliance he had to despise other geniuses!

Although Xu Ming was very strong, the powerful figures generally believed that he could not possibly be Yan Mo's opponent!

“If Yan Mo hadn't broken through to Dao Venerate, then Xu Ming might still be able to fight him! As for now…” a Sixth-Step Dao Venerate powerhouse couldn't help but shake his head, obviously not optimistic about Xu Ming.

Another Dao Venerate said: “However, this Xu Ming is not simple either! He hasn't shown his true strength yet!—Maybe he can still exchange a few moves with Yan Mo!”

“That's just being able to exchange a few moves…”

“Brother Xu Ming!” Yan Mo's tone had a hint of mutual appreciation.

For nearly a hundred years, Yan Mo had been an invincible existence among the geniuses in the Divine Kingdom! He had been lonely for too long, and finally, on the eve of leaving the Divine Kingdom, he met a good opponent like Xu Ming!

Yan Mo felt… very excited!

“Brother Yan Mo!” Xu Ming also cupped his hands and smiled.

He had already investigated Yan Mo's strength and knew that Yan Mo was an opponent who could fight him heartily!

“Let's have a good fight!” Yan Mo laughed heartily.

Between him and Xu Ming, there was no boring gamble of kowtowing if one lost.

“Good!”

Xu Ming pointed his long spear directly at his opponent—this was the first time he had drawn his spear in the Ranking Battle!