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“The first stage test, ranked first is… Xu Ming!”

City Lord Naihe announced the ranking without hesitation.

“Ranked second, Qian Yishang!”

Such a ranking should be said to be within the expectations of most people. However, Qian Yishang's face suddenly turned ugly.

“I'm not convinced!” Qian Yishang said repeatedly, “My level of comprehension of the Heavenly Dao is so high, according to the usual judging rules, the first ranking should be mine!”

Usually, the judging rule for the first stage test is like this: the total score for the Heavenly Dao comprehension level test is “one hundred points”, and the total score for the Heavenly Dao compatibility test is also “one hundred points”; the scores of the two tests are added together, and the higher the score, the higher the ranking.

Qian Yishang argued with reason: “My Dao is seven chi and seven cun high, so, in the Heavenly Dao comprehension level, I can get seventy-seven points. And in the Heavenly Dao compatibility, I am a seven-star A grade, and I can also get more than seventy points! — Adding the two scores together, I can get at least one hundred and fifty points!”

“And Xu Ming…” Qian Yishang continued, “Although he can get a perfect score of one hundred in Heavenly Dao compatibility; however, his Heavenly Dao comprehension is only one chi and one cun, and he can only get a dozen points! — Adding the two together, his score is less than one hundred and twenty points!”

Qian Yishang said with great dissatisfaction: “I have one hundred and fifty points, and he has one hundred and twenty points, why is he ranked first instead!? — City Lord Naihe, the ranking you gave is a bit unfair, right?”

Qian Yishang dared to question City Lord Naihe like this because of his extraordinary background in the God Realm.

City Lord Naihe deliberately emphasized the words “only is”, making Qian Yishang's face turn ugly — this is a naked contempt for him!

“But now, an ‘unusual’ situation has appeared!” City Lord Naihe smiled calmly, “The King-level Trial is to select the most outstanding geniuses! Xu Ming, a ten-star genius, his talent is beyond doubt; is there any problem with him getting the ‘first’ ranking in the first stage test?”

“But… his Heavenly Dao comprehension level is so much lower than mine…” Qian Yishang kept clinging to this point.

“Lower than you?” City Lord Naihe sneered, “How old are you now? Looking at your life aura, you should be over five million years old; and Xu Ming is only five thousand years old! — Your cultivation time is a thousand times longer than Xu Ming's! How dare you compare Heavenly Dao comprehension with Xu Ming?”

City Lord Naihe didn't know that Xu Ming's real age was only fifty years old; Qian Yishang's cultivation years were not a thousand times longer than Xu Ming's, but… one hundred thousand times longer than Xu Ming's!

But this is not important!

Because, whether it is “a thousand times” or “one hundred thousand times”, anyway, to put it simply — Xu Ming and Qian Yishang are completely different in terms of talent, one in the sky and one on the ground!

They are not at the same level of talent at all!

There is nothing to compare!

“I…”

Qian Yishang wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by City Lord Naihe: “Think about it again, what achievements did you have when you were five thousand years old!? — With your talent, you still want to compare with Xu Ming? How shameless!”

City Lord Naihe spoke without any politeness!

Qian Yishang shrank his neck and was speechless — just as City Lord Naihe said, there was nothing to compare between him and Xu Ming in terms of talent!

“Humph!” After a long time, Qian Yishang snorted indignantly, “Alright, City Lord Naihe! As you said, the first stage test is mainly about comparing talent; then, the next second and third stage tests should be about comparing strength, right?”

“Strength is the main thing…” City Lord Naihe said very helplessly.

Of course, City Lord Naihe hoped that Xu Ming could win the King-level Trial; after all, a ten-star genius is definitely the perfect candidate for a personal heir!

However, City Lord Naihe was very clear that Xu Ming's chances of winning were very small; because the second and third stage tests are mainly based on strength, not talent!

In City Lord Naihe's opinion, Xu Ming's strength must not be comparable to other geniuses, since his “Dao is only one chi and one cun high”.

But is that really the case?

No!

Xu Ming's Heavenly Dao comprehension is only relatively low, not that his strength is weak! — Xu Ming's “eighteenth-order” strength is not fake! Compared to Qian Yishang, he is only stronger, not weaker!

Qian Yishang wants to crush Xu Ming in strength… he is really thinking too much!

…

After announcing the ranking, City Lord Naihe led the one hundred and thirty geniuses to the Dao Traces Hall.

Inside the hall, three hundred and eight Great Power Dao Traces were placed on a high wall, arranged in a pyramid shape — from the outside, each Great Power Dao Trace looked similar; however, the higher the placement, the more precious it was.

At the top of the pyramid, there was only one Great Power Dao Trace, which was left by an “Emperor-level existence”.

“It's it!” Xu Ming's eyes locked on this Great Power Dao Trace at a glance, “On the way here, City Lord Naihe specially told me through voice transmission that Emperor-level existences are the top existences in the God Realm; he told me to cherish the opportunity and carefully comprehend this Great Power Dao Trace…”

Xu Ming also really wanted to see what the traces left by an “Emperor-level existence” would be like!

“Xu Ming!”

Suddenly, Xu Ming received a voice transmission; to his surprise, this voice transmission came from Qian Yishang.

“Huh?” Xu Ming couldn't help but look at him in confusion.

Qian Yishang continued to transmit his voice secretly: “Xu Ming, this ‘Emperor-level Dao Trace’ is extremely important to me! Can you bear to part with it and let me comprehend it?”

What?

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment after hearing Qian Yishang's words — how “naive” do you have to be to say such a thing?

Then, Qian Yishang said again: “Of course, don't worry, I won't let you suffer in vain!”

“Oh?” Although it was impossible for Xu Ming to give him the opportunity to comprehend the Emperor-level Dao Trace, he still asked with interest, “What can you offer?”

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Qian Yishang boasted: “In the future, when you come to the God Realm, come to the Yellow Spring Palace, I guarantee that no one will dare to bully you!”

“This condition… I'm really not interested!” Xu Ming smiled, “Is there anything more practical? Like divine stones or something?”

“Divine stones are of course no problem!” Qian Yishang said, “As long as you come to the Yellow Spring Palace to find me, I will give you ten thousand divine stones, how about that?”

Ten thousand divine stones…

It sounds like a lot!

However, Xu Ming said: “I want it ‘now’, can you give it to me?”

“Want it now?” Qian Yishang quickly shook his head, “That's impossible! I'm in the God Realm, it's impossible to send divine stones to the Micro Dust World!”

“Oh… that is to say, even if I give you the Emperor-level Dao Trace, I still won't get any benefits right now, right? — In that case, I have no interest at all!” In fact, Xu Ming never intended to do this “business”. The reason why he asked so much was actually to test whether it was easy or difficult to come from the God Realm to the Micro Dust World!

The answer is: difficult!

At the same time, Xu Ming had a concept in his mind — in the God Realm, the Holy Emperor City is probably stronger than the Yellow Spring Palace! After all, people from the Holy Emperor City can come to the Micro Dust World, but people from the Yellow Spring Palace “can't possibly” come.

“I don't know what kind of force the Holy Emperor City where Yin Ran is located is in the God Realm…” Xu Ming suddenly missed Yin Ran a little.

“Xu Ming!” Seeing that Xu Ming had rejected him, Qian Yishang's tone suddenly became cold, “I'm asking you nicely, but you're not even willing to give me this little bit of face? — Do you believe that if you don't give me face today, I'll have ways to play you to death when you come to the Yellow Spring Palace in the future!”

“Oh?” Xu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, “Is that so?”

“Yes!” Qian Yishang thought that Xu Ming had softened, and his tone became even tougher.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ming smiled playfully: “In that case, why should I go to the Yellow Spring Palace? — I can just not go, what can you do to me?”