169: You disagree?
"No... Is that all?"
Su Jue seemed somewhat disappointed.
He had thought that this so-called gathering place for cosmic geniuses would have some formidable characters who could give him a bit of a workout.
As it turned out, this was it?
They weren't even qualified to make him get a little serious.
Just then.
"Sir, please calm your anger."
A clear and gentle voice came from the direction of the registration tower not far away.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a handsome young man dressed in a long white robe, with a profound divine mark on his forehead, walking slowly toward them.
He exuded a soft aura that made people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze, but deep within that aura, there was a terrifying fluctuation hidden like an abyss that made one's heart tremble.
King Realm!
And he was a peak King Realm expert!
"It's the Temple's Reception Envoy, Lord Yun Xuan!"
In the crowd, someone recognized the young man's identity and let out a cry of surprise.
"Lord Yun Xuan actually came out in person!"
"It seems that what just happened has alerted the Temple's higher-ups!"
Seeing Yun Xuan's appearance, the crowd seemed to have found their backbone, and the looks they cast toward Su Jue once again carried a hint of gloating.
Kid, no matter how badass you are, do you really dare to strike at a Reception Envoy of the Temple?
That is an existence that represents the face of the Cosmic Temple!
Touching him is equivalent to declaring war on the entire Temple!
Yun Xuan walked into the center of the field, first glancing at the Ox-Headed Brawny Man who was still rolling on the ground, his brow furrowing slightly.
With a flick of his finger, a soft wave of Life energy flew out and merged into the Ox-Headed Brawny Man's body, instantly stopping his bleeding and screams.
Although his arm didn't grow back, his Life was saved.
After doing all this, Yun Xuan finally turned his gaze toward Su Jue.
The softness from before was gone from his eyes, replaced by a deep scrutiny and curiosity.
"This young friend's strength is extraordinary. I wonder... who is your master?"
He asked with a smile, keeping his posture very low.
Clearly, he had also seen Su Jue's extraordinary nature.
To be able to heavily injure someone in the Divine Ability Realm with a single finger while at the Domain Transformation Realm—this kind of thing had already exceeded the bounds of common sense.
Either the opponent practiced some kind of extremely heaven-defying forbidden technique,
Or the opponent's background was terrifyingly large!
Regardless of which it was, it wasn't something a mere Reception Envoy like himself could easily offend.
"Me?"
Su Jue pointed at himself and then grinned.
"I don't have a master."
"My dad is named Ao Yuan."
Ao Yuan?
Yun Xuan rapidly searched for this name in his mind.
In the universe, there were many powerful dragon clans with the surname Ao.
But as for one named Ao Yuan... he didn't seem to have heard of any particularly famous Saint Realm Expert.
Could it be some old monster living in seclusion?
He secretly speculated in his heart.
"As for my mom..."
Su Jue paused and added another sentence.
"She's called Elizabeth."
Elizabeth?
Yun Xuan was stunned again.
He had heard of this name even less.
It seemed the other party truly didn't want to reveal his origins and was just talking nonsense.
So be it.
When the Cosmic Temple recruited disciples, it never asked about their background.
As long as you had enough talent, even if you popped out of a crack in a rock, the Temple would still accept you.
"Haha, so that's how it is."
Yun Xuan smiled and didn't press further.
He changed the subject and made a gesture of invitation.
"This young friend's talent is the greatest I've ever seen in my Life."
"This first stage of the registration assessment is a waste of time for you."
"Why don't I take the initiative to lead you directly to the second stage, the 'Talent Rating' test? How about it?"
"Oh?"
Su Jue raised an eyebrow.
"I can skip the line?"
"Cough, cough..."
Yun Xuan was choked by his blunt words and coughed twice before nodding.
"You could understand it that way."
"After all, geniuses always have privileges."
His words immediately caused a stir and dissatisfaction among the surrounding crowd.
On what grounds?!
They had been lining up here laboriously for days and nights, yet as soon as this little brat arrived, he injured someone and not only was he fine, he could even skip the line?
This is unfair!
But dissatisfaction was just dissatisfaction; no one dared to stand up and openly object.
After all, the fate of that Ox-Headed Brawny Man was still fresh in their minds.
"Alright then."
Su Jue nodded, considering it an agreement.
If he could have less trouble, he was naturally willing.
"Let's go then."
Holding Capybara, he moved his short legs and was about to follow Yun Xuan away.
But just at that moment.
A discordant voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"Wait a moment!"
Everyone looked toward the source and saw a young man dressed in magnificent golden battle armor, with a pair of pure white wings on his back and an incomparably handsome face, stepping out from the crowd.
There was a sun mark on his forehead, and his whole body exuded a holy and scorching aura.
Divine Power Realm Ninth Layer Peak!
He was only one step away from the Dharma Idol Realm!
"It's the Saint of the Light God Race, Apollo!"
"Heavens! He's actually here too!"
"It's said that he is one of the seed contestants on this Seventh Reception Star with the best hope of obtaining a 'Grade A Plus' rating!"
The crowd erupted into a burst of exclamations.
This young man named Apollo clearly had a very high reputation here.
Apollo ignored the surrounding discussions. His golden eyes, carrying an innate arrogance, stared fixedly at Su Jue.
"Lord Yun Xuan."
He first bowed slightly to Yun Xuan to show respect.
Then he turned his gaze toward Su Jue, his tone filled with disdain and provocation.
"I admit, you do have some skill to be able to defeat a piece of trash at the fourth layer of the Divine Ability Realm."
"But to want to obtain the privilege of skipping the line with just these meager tricks is simply looking down too much on us true geniuses, isn't it?"
"I, Apollo, am not convinced!"
"Oh?"
Hearing Apollo's provocative words, Su Jue stopped in his tracks.
He turned around and sized up this bird-man with wings from head to toe, his expression somewhat peculiar.
There were always these fellows who didn't know the meaning of death and liked to jump out to seek a sense of presence.
Before he could speak, the Capybara in his arms was the first to get annoyed.
The Capybara lazily lifted its eyelids and, toward Apollo, used a mental fluctuation that only Su Jue could understand to complain.
[New guy, you really don't know how to write the word 'death', do you?]
[The last one who talked to my boss like that, the grass on his grave is already three meters high. Oh wait, he didn't even have a grave; his ashes were scattered directly.]
"Pfft, haha..."
Su Jue was amused by its precise roasting.
He patted Capybara's head, signaling it to stay calm.
Then, he looked at the arrogant Apollo and asked in a childish voice:
"You're not convinced?"
"And then?"
"What do you want to do?"
Apollo clearly didn't expect Su Jue to have this kind of reaction.
He froze for a moment, then let out a cold laugh, his gaze becoming increasingly contemptuous.