Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 045: Under the Spotlight

"That's impossible!"

Terence stared intently at the rankings on the blue stone tablet in front of him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

You should know that as a mentalist, he had worked hard to complete ten cultivation tasks last year, and now he was only ranked fifty-first.

Lu Qingshan's cultivation level is clearly lower than his, and he doesn't pay attention to cultivation tasks, so how come he can surpass him by so much?

In fact, not only Terence, but all the other elites present were shocked to see Lu Qingshan ranked thirty-sixth this time.

Especially Bevis, the werewolf genius who had just been talking with Lu Qingshan, was even more shocked, and even a little embarrassed at the same time.

After all, Lu Qingshan's previous ranking was similar to his, or even lower, but now he has suddenly jumped to the 36th place in the overall ranking.

"What exactly is going on?"

At this moment, Bevis was undoubtedly very confused.

Everyone else was ranked near the bottom before, so how come you suddenly rose to prominence?

Just as various expressions were appearing on the faces of the many elite members, someone suddenly spoke up.

"It's the Trial Tower!"

The genius ranked thirty-ninth, Ke Pinuo, immediately exclaimed, "I'm certain that Lu Qingshan has already passed the ninth level of the Trial Tower!"

"I've already killed three level-one, constant-star wolves on the ninth floor of the Trial Tower, and I completed nine cultivation tasks last year, yet I'm still only ranked thirty-ninth! Lu Qingshan doesn't usually complete cultivation tasks; he must have surpassed me by a significant margin in the Trial Tower, which carries greater weight, to be ranked thirty-sixth!"

"impossible!"

Upon hearing Ke Binuo's words, another genius immediately retorted, "The ten wolves on the ninth level of the Trial Tower are incredibly powerful. Lu Qingshan was originally ranked below one hundredth, how could he suddenly pass through the ninth level of the Trial Tower?"

"What if he has reached the second level of the Domain?"

Kepino spoke again, "While we appear to have significant differences in our rankings, we're actually quite close in the Trial Tower. Most of us are stuck on the eighth or ninth floor. It's just that the number of training tasks we've completed varies, which affects our overall ranking!"

"If Lu Qingshan really does reach the second level of the Domain, he definitely has a chance to pass the ninth level of the Trial Tower!"

Upon hearing Ke Binuo's words, the many first-level elites around him were unwilling to believe it, but at this moment, this was the only explanation that best reflected the reality.

That's a Domain Level Two!

The elites within Tianzhu Mountain are considered exceptionally brilliant star-level geniuses even within the entire Golden Lion Starfield.

Even among them, only about twenty geniuses were able to reach the second level of the domain.

It's truly unbelievable that Lu Qingshan reached the second level of the Domain so soon after joining Tianzhu Mountain.

Just then...

"Lu Qingshan is out!"

As a voice rang out, all the geniuses present couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Bevis originally wanted to go up and exchange a few words with Lu Qingshan, but after seeing this scene, he stopped in his tracks.

However, there were still some people in the audience who went to greet Lu Qingshan the moment he came out, without any hesitation.

……

On the other side, as soon as Lu Qingshan stepped out of the Trial Tower, he saw that the eyes of many first-level elites were all focused on him, and Wang Chen in the distance was the first to walk towards him.

"Brother Wang!" Lu Qingshan greeted him with a smile.

Previously, when he was immersed in his cultivation and his grades were consistently among the worst, Wang Chen's attitude towards him remained unchanged, so he was willing to spend more time with Wang Chen.

"Hahaha!"

As soon as he approached Lu Qingshan, Wang Chen burst into laughter, "Brother Qingshan, ranked thirty-sixth among the top-tier elites, you've truly made a name for yourself this time!"

"Brother Wang, you flatter me!"

Lu Qingshan quickly laughed and said, "Compared to you, I'm still far behind!"

"Brother Qingshan, you are far too modest!"

Wang Chen spoke again, saying, "We know our own situation best. I've worked hard for nearly a thousand years to achieve my current ranking! On the other hand, Brother Qingshan, you've only been with Tianzhu Mountain for thirty years, yet you've already achieved such results. It's truly astonishing!"

"By the way! Everyone thinks you were able to reach 36th place because you've entered the second level of the Domain, is that true?"

"yes!"

Faced with Wang Chen's question, Lu Qingshan did not hide anything. After all, the stronger his talent was, the more attention he would receive within Tianzhu Mountain.

"Just as I expected!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's answer, Wang Chen quickly smiled and asked, "Brother Qingshan, how many Azure Sky Demon Apes did you kill on the tenth floor?"

Not a single one!

Lu Qingshan quickly shook his head and said, "I had just entered the tenth level of the Trial Tower when those hundred Azure Sky Demon Apes swarmed at me. I didn't have time to fight back and was surrounded and killed by them!"

"This is actually quite normal!"

Wang Chen quickly offered words of comfort: "Don't be too upset. Even I, at most, have only killed six Azure Sky Demon Apes!"

"Among us top-tier elites, only Palicki and Bonas, who have reached the third level of the Domain, and that freak Liu Guangyuan, were able to pass the tenth level of the Trial Tower!"

"As for the others, at most they can only kill twenty or thirty Azure Sky Demon Apes!"

"I understand!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.

Among the many elites of Tianzhu Mountain, only Palich and Bonas have truly entered the third level of the domain.

As for Liu Guangyuan, he was only at the second level of the Domain Realm. However, as a mentalist, he had some advantages when challenging the Trial Tower, which enabled him to successfully pass the tenth level of the Trial Tower.

Just as Lu Qingshan and Wang Chen were talking, other first-level elites came over to greet Lu Qingshan. These people were almost all geniuses who had already entered the second level of the domain!

It's important to understand that geniuses are also tiered; the first level of a domain and the second level of a domain are completely different concepts.

They didn't take some geniuses who were ranked higher than Lu Qingshan but were still only at the first level of the domain seriously.

However, Lu Qingshan has now entered the second level of the domain. Even if his ranking is lower now, he will definitely be able to catch up in the future. Naturally, they want to make friends with him.

Once they all break through to the cosmic level, they will be able to look after each other.

Not far away, Terence watched Lu Qingshan interact with many geniuses who had entered the second level of the domain, and his feelings were quite complicated.

After all, he was a mentalist and cultivated very diligently; he should have been the one in the spotlight.

But now, he has been surpassed by Lu Qingshan, who joined Tianzhu Mountain at the same time as him and was only a martial artist. How could he accept this?

"I must achieve the second level of the Domain!"

Terence thought to himself, "After all, I am a mentalist. Once I reach the second level of the Wind Domain, I will definitely be able to immediately break into the top ten in the overall rankings, and then I will naturally surpass Lu Qingshan again!"