CHAPTER 391: CHAPTER 259: QINGGONG NUMBER ONE

In the Dragon Abyss Province with a population of 1.3 billion, among over 300,000 martial arts geniuses, who ranks first among such a vast number of geniuses?

"His name is Hua Yuexian."

Tang Lie praised this name, saying:

"The number one genius of the Dragon Abyss Province has now successfully joined the ’Fighting God Palace’ in the Holy Land. Saying that he is the number one genius in the Dragon Abyss Territory in a thousand years is not an exaggeration."

Chen Ku was amazed: "Number one genius in a thousand years? More talented than the Champion Marquis?"

So far, the most talented person he had heard of and witnessed was undoubtedly the young Champion Marquis, who debuted at sixteen with a Seventh Realm cultivation, assisting the Grand Ancestor of that era in expanding territories.

"The Champion Marquis is not a native of the Dragon Abyss Province."

Tang Lie said:

"However, some do evaluate that Hua Yuexian’s genius level is vaguely above that of the Champion Marquis, because the Champion Marquis comes from a military background, while Hua Yuexian is focused on martial arts cultivation. Their focuses are different, and there was evidence of this in the past."

"Oh?" Chen Ku was curious: "What evidence?"

"Over a hundred and fifty years ago, the Champion Marquis had a duel with the previous number one of the Fighting God Palace, resulting in one win and one loss. The Champion Marquis won on the battlefield, while the number one of the Fighting God Palace won in a Jianghu duel."

Tang Lie said:

"And that previous number one of the Fighting God Palace is now Hua Yuexian’s master, the current head of the Fighting God Palace."

Chen Ku exhaled at this.

The world truly is full of geniuses; he thought the Champion Marquis was already the peak of genius, but now he realized there were figures comparable to the Champion Marquis.

Upon reflection, it seems understandable that a few legendary geniuses would emerge from a population of 1.3 billion.

"What are the qualifications of the Champion Marquis and Hua Yuexian?"

Chen Ku calculated silently:

"I now have the distinction of Flood Dragon Talented, called super-grade qualifications. Hua Yuexian outranks me by more than nine hundred places, so I can imagine how much higher his talent and comprehension are compared to mine. But how does he compare to my next step, the Qiu Long Talented? And how does he compare to the qualifications of the Resurrection Stone Egg prepared by the Hero King for me?"

At this time, the Stone Egg in his Hero King Realm is acclaimed as a ’Sacred Body’, extraordinarily endowed, growing by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, and upon birth, possessing the power of the Eleventh Realm, with the potential to become a Fourteen Realm Martial Saint.

After this thought passed.

Chen Ku remembered his ranking on the Nine Provinces Genius List, then rose and said to Tang Lie:

"Thanks to Master Tang’s guidance today, I will now go and prepare for the Martial Arts Scholar affair. Once I achieve my endeavors, I will return to thank Master Tang."

"Be cautious, and if you need anything, contact me anytime." Tang Lie advised.

Chen Ku nodded, saluted once more, and left the Tang Mansion.

Exiting the West City District, he returned to the East District.

He then went back home, sat cross-legged on the couch, and began preparing to become a Martial Arts Scholar.

"A bandit lair with over a thousand people, one Sixth Realm stockade master, and two Fifth Realm peak subordinates."

He pondered in his heart:

"Killing those three bandit leaders isn’t difficult. The hard part is those over a thousand bandits; I can’t kill my way through them alone—that would be exhausting, and my Qi Power wouldn’t hold up for that long."

Chen Ku looked at the Transformation Diagram, preparing for battle.

"Of the seven transformation diagrams, the Fire Beak Pot must be kept as it provides pills, and Er Lang needs to liaise with the Three Emperors Ancestral Masters Association during my trip to Three Dragon Mountain, playing the role of that ’Seventh Realm Pill Master’. The Five-colored Peacock also can’t be moved, so I can only adjust four transformation diagrams."

Staring at the first four transformation diagrams:

"The Flood Dragon and Four Unlikes ensure my Six Dragons Power, they can’t be replaced. The Five Elements Peacock ensures my cultivation body’s operation. The remaining two transformations, the True Void Ancestor’s Spiritual Capture is somewhat useful in one-on-one fights, but less so when surrounded. It’s better to have ’Electric Light Divine Walk’..."

"Electric Light Divine Walk can only last for ten breaths at a time; I need to find a way to extend it."

Chen Ku then turned his gaze to the Black Smoke Beast within the Evil Summoning Banner.

"I have to slaughter this Black Smoke Beast, then kill nine Sixth Realm demons to create a transformation level to sustain Electric Light Divine Walk to ensure that even if surrounded, I’ll have the skill to escape."

The transformations to undertake before departure were determined.

Chen Ku then turned himself into a smaller form and entered the Hero King Realm, releasing the Sixth Realm Demons from the Evil Summoning Banner one by one.

He selected these nine Sixth Realm demons; either their abilities were inferior to some transformations on him, or they purely had Sixth Realm demonic power without any divine skills or talents.

In Chen Ku’s eyes, they were naturally suited to serve as ’dog food,’ fed to enhance other excellent demon transformations’ Evil Qi.

Following the usual routine of luring them into hostility, Chen Ku began his attack. With his current level and cultivation, as long as he wasn’t besieged, dealing with them one by one posed no pressure.

After all, they are Sixth Realm demons, their skin, flesh, tendons, and demon meat are all excellent nourishing substances, filled with a massive amount of Vital Energy.

So Chen Ku didn’t use a violent stick technique, which would have destroyed these materials, wasting them.

He chose to transform the Golden Stick into the shape of a long blade, simultaneously performing the ’Dragon Subduing Refining God Sword’ bladesmanship, starting precise slaughters.

Roar!

As one Sixth Realm demon after another was released.

They were met with nothing other than Chen Ku’s rapid coordination with the ’Dragon Subduing Refining God Sword’, a World-Surpassing Martial Art bladesmanship, as bright as a river of light.