Inside the underground cultivation chamber.
The thunderous roar of surging blood qi gradually subsided.
Although Chen Xuan had excitedly shouted that Su Yu “had the power to fight” just moments ago, once that surge of emotion slowly cooled, reason reclaimed the mind of this Domain Lord-level powerhouse.
He looked at the calm-faced Su Yu before him and sighed inwardly.
The power to fight?
It would be difficult.
That was merely a theoretical comparison of figures on paper.
A true battle in the arena had never been a simple arithmetic problem.
One hundred and fifty times.
That was the absolute difference between one thousand drops of Source Blood and one hundred and fifty thousand drops of Source Blood—a gap as vast as a heavenly chasm.
Su Yu’s cultivation technique did provide an astonishing amplification, and his divine abilities were extraordinarily powerful as well.
But how could the foundations of the Great Chu Imperial Family be mere window dressing?
The Ninth Prince, Chu Wudao, cultivated the Imperial Family’s finest Stellar-level technique, with its amplification pushed to the limit.
Not to mention that he also possessed an immensely powerful supreme divine ability.
Moreover, as the predetermined champion, how could the Imperial Family possibly fail to prepare a few life-saving trump cards for him?
If they truly met on the battlefield, Su Yu’s pitiful foundation of one thousand drops of Source Blood would probably be swallowed up in an instant by the opponent’s vast, ocean-like power.
He would have virtually no chance of winning.
But Chen Xuan did not voice these discouraging thoughts.
Faced with a peerless prodigy who had created countless miracles at the age of eighteen, his role was to encourage him.
“Su Yu.”
Chen Xuan took a deep breath, his expression becoming exceptionally solemn.
He stepped forward and gave Su Yu’s shoulder a heavy pat.
“For this New Star Tournament, fight without holding back!”
“Don’t place any psychological burden on yourself!”
“Your talent is unmatched throughout the Great Chu Star Domain. As long as you dare to strike on the arena and display your momentum, that will be enough!”
Chen Xuan’s voice carried undisguised encouragement.
“Making it into the top ten would already be a victory for our Seventh Legion.”
“If you can make it into the top three—or even contend for first place—that would be best of all!”
That was what Chen Xuan said aloud.
But in his heart, he did not believe Su Yu could truly shake the Ninth Prince’s position.
Taking second place would already be an absolute miracle.
Of course, he could not say that.
To further ignite Su Yu’s fighting spirit, Chen Xuan suddenly changed the subject and threw out the most practical incentive.
“You’ve been cultivating in seclusion at the estate all this time, so you may not know the details of the tournament’s rewards.”
Chen Xuan raised one finger, his gaze burning brightly.
“As long as you make it into the top ten…”
“The Imperial Family will directly award you a complete Black Hole-level cultivation technique!”
“Not a fragment—a complete supreme divine art that leads all the way to the peak of the Black Hole level!”
At this, Su Yu nodded.
Although the Primal Chaos Infinite Source Blood Scripture was only an incomplete version, its first three levels were already comparable to Domain Lord-level techniques. Just how formidable would the complete version be?
Seeing Su Yu’s eyes brighten slightly, Chen Xuan smiled and raised a second finger.
“If you can make it into the top three…”
“In addition to the Black Hole-level technique…”
“The Imperial Family will also reward you with one thousand low-grade Astral Origin Stones!”
“And a complete Stellar-level War God Armament!”
One thousand Astral Origin Stones!
At the mention of that number, an unusual glimmer flashed through Su Yu’s deep eyes.
Within the system, one thousand Astral Origin Stones were equivalent to one thousand meteors.
That was equal to one hundred and fifty thousand drops of Source Blood!
This enormous fortune was enough to raise his strength by another major level.
Chen Xuan keenly caught the change in Su Yu’s gaze.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly as he delivered the final bombshell.
“As for first place…”
Chen Xuan deliberately lowered his voice, making it brim with powerful temptation.
“The reward is three thousand low-grade Astral Origin Stones!”
“Along with a set of…the finest Black Hole-level War God Armament!”
Boom!
Su Yu’s breathing stopped for half a second.
Three thousand Astral Origin Stones!
Three thousand meteors!
And a Black Hole-level War God Armament at that!
One had to know that War God Armaments were strategic treasures in the starry sky—priceless artifacts that money could not buy.
If he sold one, or directly recycled it through the system, it would definitely bring him an astronomical fortune beyond imagination!
There was actually such a good opportunity?!
Su Yu’s eyes lit up completely.
Originally, he had only planned to proceed cautiously, secure a place in the top ten, obtain a complete cultivation technique, and call it a day.
After all, a tree that stood out in the forest would be blown down by the wind.
But now…
Three thousand Astral Origin Stones and a Black Hole-level War God Armament were right before him.
This was no longer a matter of attracting too much attention.
This was a tangible supply of simulation years—a stepping stone on his path toward the Domain Lord and even World Lord realms!
“Looks like…”
“I’ll have to put in some real effort.”
“No matter how powerful that Ninth Prince is, I have to test myself against him for first place.”
With forty-five thousand drops of true Source Blood, combined with a ten-thousandfold amplification, he had absolute confidence in contending for this astonishing fortune.
Looking at Su Yu’s expression as it instantly filled with fighting spirit, even revealing the vicious hunger of a wolf, Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
“Excellent.”
Chen Xuan chuckled inwardly.
“Young people should have this kind of reckless drive, even if they don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.”
“The more intensely these rewards stimulate him now, the harder the blow will be when he steps into the arena and gets crushed by a true monster like the Ninth Prince.”
“Once he suffers a setback and becomes unwilling to accept defeat…”
“This kid will definitely cultivate even more desperately in the future!”
Chen Xuan felt that his psychological tactics had been an overwhelming success.
He was already eager to see Su Yu suffer a defeat at the New Star Tournament and then work even harder to improve himself.
“Let’s go.”
Chen Xuan waved his hand grandly.
“The flying shuttle is ready.”
“Our destination is the Central Imperial Star!”
…
Great Chu Star Domain, Central Imperial Star.
This was a super-planet so enormous that its boundaries could not be measured by the naked eye.
Three dazzling stellar rings, condensed from pure stellar energy, revolved around the planet’s exterior.
The venue for the New Star Tournament was located on a floating continent above the Imperial Star’s equator.
The Void Arena.
The entire arena had been forged from a type of celestial meteorite iron capable of absorbing energy impacts. It was powerful enough to withstand the full-force eruption of a Stellar-level powerhouse.
When Chen Xuan and Lu Xinghe arrived with Su Yu, the tiered spectator stands surrounding the arena—which could accommodate more than ten billion people—were already packed with an enormous crowd.
Ancient families, secluded sects, and military representatives from the various star systems had all gathered there.
From time to time, starships radiating terrifying pressure tore through the void and arrived.
The atmosphere was electric.
Su Yu sat in the Seventh Legion’s designated preparation area.
His calm gaze swept across the enormous arena below, whose length and width each exceeded one hundred thousand zhang.
There was no elaborate opening ceremony.
The warriors of the starry sky believed only in absolute strength.
As an ancient bell rang out, its reverberations shaking the entire firmament, the Great Chu Star Domain’s once-in-a-century New Star Tournament officially began.
The rules of the competition were exceptionally simple.
Draw lots.
One-on-one elimination battles.
Only after the final eight contestants had been decided would the ranking matches begin.
Everyone capable of standing here was a stellar prodigy under ten thousand years of age, with more than one thousand drops of Source Blood.
On the arena, flashes of light continued to erupt.
One thrilling battle after another unfolded in succession.
All kinds of dazzling divine abilities and domineering cultivation techniques collided on the arena, bursting into energy storms capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Until…
The fiftieth match of the first round.
Two names appeared on the enormous holographic screen suspended in midair.
Lin Family, Lin Yuan.
Tuoba Family, Tuoba Hong.
The moment those two names appeared, the arena—which had been filled with noise—fell silent for a brief moment.
Then, a thunderous wave of astonishment erupted, seemingly loud enough to shake the heavens.
“The Heir of the Lin Family is taking the field!”
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
