bookbashuk Chapter 247 The Arrival of the Cosmic Sovereign
Chapter 247 The Arrival of the Cosmic Sovereign
Chapter 247 The Arrival of the Cosmic Sovereign
"He—has he really passed the fifth level of the Nine Heavens Bridge?" The True King's voice was filled with disbelief. The smile on his face vanished instantly, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, and he asked again, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the golden beard under his chin.
"Yes, True King Yan." The guardian Baffin met his gaze and nodded with certainty. "Xu Qing has indeed passed the fifth level. I cannot be mistaken."
"The fifth level—this is troublesome." King Zhenyan slowly narrowed his eyes, his fingertips paused, and his expression became increasingly solemn.
You should know that when he first heard that Xu Qing had passed the third level of the Bridge to Heaven as soon as he entered Chaos City, such talent was a genius that the entire human race would only see once in a billion years. Moreover, he chose the Nine Universes lineage. Even he couldn't help but take the initiative to come and see if he could be taken as a disciple.
A span of one billion years far exceeds the complete lifespan of some stars in the universe from birth to death, which shows how rare this talent is.
Even so, in the eyes of those true cosmic masters, such talent could only be considered "acceptable".
Unless there is a special necessity, they would never even consider taking on apprentices.
After all, what level of existence is a Cosmic Venerable? Since the beginning of the primordial universe, four trillion epochs have passed, and the entire human race has only produced a few thousand Cosmic Venerables, each of whom stands at the very top of the human race's cultivation pyramid.
Even disregarding those geniuses who fall on the path to advancement, those who ultimately become cosmic sovereigns are all peerless prodigies who only appear once every tens of millions of epochs in the entire human race.
Even the slightest deviation will prevent one from even touching the threshold of the Venerable One.
As for geniuses who appear only once every hundred thousand epochs, they don't even qualify as "moved" in their eyes.
Even if such geniuses were to survive by sheer luck and eventually grow into cosmic masters, the probability would be only one in ten million, which is hardly worth the effort.
But now, Xu Qing has already passed the fifth level of the Sky Bridge as soon as he entered Chaos City.
This is completely different!
It should be understood that even a genius who appears only once every tens of thousands of epochs would need to cultivate in Chaos City for a full thirty years with the help of the "Three Treasures of Chaos" before he could barely pass the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven.
Xu Qing, however, achieved his goal in one go, without even using much of the cultivation resources of Chaos City.
Such talent is a level that is only seen once in tens of millions of eras!
As long as he doesn't perish along the way, he is very likely to grow into someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with those cosmic venerables in the future.
Such talent would make even those cosmic venerables who are usually arrogant and never easily accept disciples fight tooth and nail to take him as their disciple.
King Zhenyan himself knew the truth.
Although he was extremely famous among the immortals, and was the number one person below the Universe Venerable, he was said to be only half a step away from becoming the Universe Venerable.
But in the end, he was not a true cosmic supreme being.
In terms of status, resources, understanding of the laws, and teaching ability, he was still a level below those true masters.
Once those venerable ones have the idea of taking on disciples, he has little chance of competing with them.
Before Baffin's words, "Xu Qing has indeed passed the fifth level," had even faded from the air, the instantaneous information transmission in the virtual universe had already sent the news to the terminals of all the powerful beings in the world.
Just as Zhenyan King was pondering, hundreds of figures appeared without warning around the island in the Tongtian Bridge dimension, and more figures continued to appear.
Judging from that, in just a few breaths, the entire Tongtian Bridge dimension will have over a thousand people!
Some of these figures are immortals, some are kings who are immortals, and some have powerful auras that even surpass the True King!
Then a man dressed in a very ordinary green robe appeared. He had a handsome face, but his head was covered with purple scales, and his eyes were full of smiles.
He stood there as if he didn't exist, seemingly in a completely different time and space from the other immortals present.
"Greetings, Venerable Nine Swords."
Whether it was the guardian Baffin or a group of immortals, they all bowed respectfully to the man in the green robe and purple scales before them.
"The Nine Swords Venerable?!" True King's pupils constricted sharply. "Among the cosmic Venerables, he's actually the first one to arrive?"
The man in the green robe and purple scales fixed his gaze on the direction of the Nine Heavens Bridge, a playful smile playing on his lips: "Interesting. This little fellow who just entered Chaos City is actually a genius that appears only once every ten million epochs? But why didn't he participate in the Genius Battle?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present understood that the Nine Swords Venerable was the guide for this year's Genius Battle. Whether it was sending the core members of the Genius Battle to Chaos City or picking them up from Chaos City, he was in charge of it all.
According to the rules, the core members who emerge from this year's Genius Battle will be placed under the Nine Swords Venerable's command if they are able to advance to Immortality in the future, making them his half-disciples.
With this incident still ongoing, and only a few years left until the end of the Genius Battle, he was naturally unhappy that Xu Qing hadn't entered Chaos City through the Genius Battle.
"Reporting to the Nine Swords Venerable!"
One of the immortals who had been watching Xu Qing make a fool of himself quickly stepped forward and answered respectfully.
"Xu Qing was personally sent to Chaos City by the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, and he entered as a core member of the Ministry of Commerce. We did not expect him to have such talent."
He paused, then added, "Not only that, when the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler sent him here, many immortals saw it. The ruler was exceptionally close to Xu Qing. Judging from his demeanor, Xu Qing must be the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler's personal disciple."
These words made King Zhenyan's already heavy mood even more so, and his confidence in accepting disciples dropped even further.
"Not only did a cosmic venerable come to snatch him, but Xu Qing was actually related to the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom?" Upon realizing this, the usually cheerful ape-man's face completely fell.
There was clearly a promising talent who had chosen the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, yet the leader of the Nine Universes lineage was about to lose even the opportunity to take on a disciple. What kind of situation was this?
"The personal disciple of the old ghost Qianwu?" Upon hearing this, Venerable Nine Swords couldn't help but laugh out loud, his tone full of mockery. "With his penniless appearance, he hasn't even paid off his own debts. How could he possibly have the resources to cultivate such a genius? He's just a pearl fallen into dust."
As he spoke, his gaze swept across the crowd, catching sight of the grim-faced King Zhenyan. He then greeted him with a smile, "Isn't this King Zhenyan? You're here too?"
Facing the invincible King Zhenyan, who could step into the realm of cosmic venerables at any moment, the Nine Swords Venerable was quite polite and did not put on airs.
"Greetings, Venerable Nine Swords." Even though King Zhenyan felt aggrieved, he dared not be negligent and quickly bowed in greeting.
"Oh? You're the leader of the Nine Universes faction, so you're here to take that guy as your apprentice, right?"
Seeing the frustrated look on True King's face, Nine Swords Venerable instantly guessed what he was thinking, then shook his head, his tone tinged with regret.
"It seems your plan to take on a disciple is going to fail."
After exchanging a few words with the True King, the Nine Swords Venerable looked at Baffin again.
"By the way, Xu Qing has already passed the 5th level of the Bridge to Heaven, so the next battle should be on the 6th level, right? Has he passed it yet?"