Astral Pet Store (WN)

Chapter 865: Potential of the Ascendant State

I was already reaching my limits when I crossed 96 floors in a row. I had other trump cards which would allow me to climb higher, there might be others watching in this mysterious realm.

After all, the owner of this mysterious realm probably has absolute control over it.

It's better to keep a low profile. I'm very close to the 99th floor anyway. Instead of going up there in one attempt, I might as well try a few more times. I'm not in a rush anyway!

Su Ping was completely relaxed, but then he saw the rankings behind him and realized that he had kept too high a profile. It probably would have been for the best to take a break long before the 96th floor.

Everybody fixed their eyes upon Su Ping when he dashed close; the geniuses in front of the score monument couldn't help but make way for him.

But Su Ping didn't move closer; he stood behind the crowd, where it was already possible for him to see the points clearly.

High in the sky—the seven Star Lords were also gazing at Su Ping as they thought and measured.

It was the first time for them to observe a Fate State junior that carefully. If things went well, he would probably distinguish himself in Silvy!

Once Su Ping reached the Star State, even those Star Lords would have to treat him equally instead of regarding him as a junior!

That was exactly the potential and deterrence of a super genius!

Su Ping turned around and left without talking to anyone after reading the results in the score monument; he didn't know any of the geniuses present, and there was nothing to talk about.

He was surprised to see Yuan Linglu there. He sensed a well-hidden intent the moment he saw her.

The girl had obviously not let go of the incident when he robbed her of the legacy on Longtai Mountain.

He wouldn't have minded greeting her and giving her a hand if she would have forgiven him by then; after all, they should help each other since they were from the same planet. Besides, his status as the Lord of the Blue Planet gave him a sense of closeness with the people from his home planet.

Unfortunately, she was still holding on to old grudges, that is why he didn't bother talking to her.

Whoosh!

The dead silent atmosphere in front of the score monument thawed a little bit after Su Ping left; everybody became slightly relaxed.

The young man who carried a wooden sword, Dragon Emperor, the Thousand Leaves Holy Lady and the others wore grave expressions when they saw Su Ping go straight back to his seat on the hill, as he didn't even look at any of them when he came out. He was obviously ignoring all of them.

Being ignored in such a way was a first for all those brilliant geniuses.

"How arrogant!"

Dragon Emperor clenched his fists in a cold and angry mood. He had originally thought he would get first place, and yet he was eclipsed; the gap between them was devastatingly vast.

The young man who carried a wooden sword bit his lips; his gentle face also became sharp. He coldly turned around and walked away.

Oasis Dragon King glanced at Dragon Emperor and snorted; he then returned to his seat on the hill too.

Seeing that they were about to leave, one of the seven Star Lords stepped forward and said, "You're free to enter and challenge the monuments anytime in the following days. I hope that all of you become stronger and develop a deeper understanding from the monuments for the time when the matches begin.

"You'll be given training resources depending on your ranking at the end of the training session. The higher your ranking is, the more benefits you will receive. The top ranker will receive five Deep Red Astral Crystals, five drops of Star Dragon Bone Marrow, and five blades of high-level Five Elements Divine Grass.

"A chance to choose and learn one of eight two-star techniques from different categories will also be granted.

"If you need anything else, you can use your points to exchange for additional items in the treasury; the points spent will be deducted as star coins and won't affect your ranking. To put it simply, one point equals one star coin. Every point is considered a star coin when you make exchanges in the treasury."

Everybody was astonished by the generous rewards after the introduction.

"Five drops of Star Dragon Bone Marrow? That's an extraordinary refining material that even Star Lords would cherish!"

"The high-level Five Elements Divine Grass can increase your resistance to the basic elements. They can be applied to yourself or your pets!"

"I've used the Star Dragon Bone Marrow before, but one can never have enough of it! The more you eat it, the stronger you will be; that is, unless you're already a Star Lord. That guy is bound to be significantly strengthened if he remains at the top in the following months!

"The stronger you are, the stronger you will be; the weaker you are, the more you'll be left behind…"

All the geniuses were feeling quite jealous; a single drop of Star Dragon Bone Marrow was worth half a tier-5 planet!

Besides, it wasn't something that could simply be obtained with money. Connections and identity mattered too!

The young man who carried a wooden sword, Dragon Emperor, and the Thousand Leaves Holy Lady simply frowned, barely feeling excited.

All of them had received unimaginable resources in the past, thanks to their top genius status; they would also have access to the materials set as promised rewards via their families or academies. Those rewards were indeed appealing to them, but not enough to elicit amazement.

After all, the master of that mysterious realm had a partnership with the five academies; he didn't have super rare treasures that the five academies wouldn't.

"I'll have to ask my academy or my family to give me those resources if I can't get them in this mysterious realm." Dragon Emperor snorted and flew to the hilltop.

For him, training was more important than anything else.

He never even bothered to consider how to obtain resources.

He was more enthusiastic than ever to strengthen himself now that Su Ping had shown up.

The rest felt the same; Su Ping had bruised their pride by surpassing all of them in such a domineering way.

The rest of the participants dispersed and worked on recovering; soon after, some challenged the monuments again to train some more.

Fighting inside the monument would only cause mental injuries at worst; there would be no physical damage. It was an ideal place to practice.

Back on the hilltop, the Thousand Leaves Holy Lady and Dragon Emperor were soon fully recovered. They glanced at Su Ping who was still inside the circle of light, then they entered the monuments once again with sharp eyes.

The rankings on the score monument changed this time around.

Still, changes were only seen from the second through the tenth; Su Ping remained firmly at the top.

Even though Su Ping had decided to rest inside the circle of light and not continue to challenge the monument, his previous height and points were like an insurmountable mountain.

"That guy probably has a chance to reach the 99th floor!"

"The 99th? I don't think so! Although he reached the 96th with one attempt, every floor after the 90th is significantly more difficult than the last. He has a combat ability on par with the enemies of the 97th floor, that is why he crushed the enemies on previous floors. But still, it'll be hard for him to beat enemies beyond his limits!"

"It's definitely not a problem for him to enter the 97th floor! I bet that he has a good chance of entering the 98th floor, and a 10% chance of making it to the 99th floor!"

"If he does make it to the 99th level, wouldn't he be as strong as an Ascendant?"

"Who could argue? But it shouldn't be surprising for such a genius to be as strong as an Ascendant State warrior. My estimate is that he'll make it to the finals of the Universe Geniuses' Contest!"

"Maybe, but it's going to be hard; Ascendants' disciples are going to participate. There are plenty of guys on par with the Sword God's heir. Even some disciples of Celestial State experts might come out and join the competition!"

"In any case, he's undoubtedly one of the top geniuses in Silvy; he'll definitely be noticed by Ascendant State experts."