55: Chapter 55 The Fallen 'Genius'

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go!"

"Could it be that he's scared?"

"If you're scared, then get down quickly, don't make a fool of yourself!"

...Seeing Long Aotian's prolonged inaction, some people in the crowd began to mock him.

"Noisy!"

Long Aotian suddenly turned around and roared, his domineering aura silencing the entire crowd.

"You group of frogs at the bottom of a well, you bully me, slander me, insult me, demean me, but how do you know my grand aspirations?"

"Today, I'm going to tell you..."

"I, Long Aotian, am not a good-for-nothing!!"

With that, Long Aotian turned and stepped forward.

"Wow!"

"What!"

"Hoh!"

...The crowd was in an uproar.

Long Aotian stood steadily on the fifth jade piece of the first row of the Jade Bridge, completely unharmed.

Long Aotian's expression was calm. He turned his head and caught a glimpse of the astonished faces behind him, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

Su Mo was also slightly surprised by this.

Long Aotian could even guess correctly with a one-tenth probability; perhaps he really had something special.

"Keep going!"

"Don't stop..."

"If you're scared, get down quickly, there's still time."

...Seeing Long Aotian pause again for a while, some people started to jeer, and it sounded like the same few from before.

"Hmph! Just now, I only used three-tenths of my strength!"

Long Aotian snorted coldly and took another step.

To everyone's surprise, he was still unharmed this time.

One percent probability... Su Mo patted Wang Gui's shoulder in front of him and asked:

"Brother Wang, what's the most steps anyone has taken on this Jade Bridge?"

Wang Gui didn't turn his head.

"Five steps. That's a record from three hundred years ago, and no one has surpassed it since."

"Five steps, huh..."

One in a hundred thousand probability.

The smile on Long Aotian's face grew more unrestrained, and the mocking voices in the crowd had vanished, all eyes staring intently.

"I want this sky to no longer obscure my sight."

"I want this earth to no longer bury my heart!"

Long Aotian took two consecutive steps. The one in ten thousand probability was like child's play under his feet.

Suddenly, a figure with a faint pressure appeared above everyone.

It was none other than the Taixuan Dao Sect's Outer Sect Elder, Spirit Void Child.

Long Aotian had been observing everyone's expressions from the corner of his eye, so he naturally noticed Spirit Void Child's prominent figure.

His heart was excited, but his face remained composed.

"My fate is up to me, not to heaven. Whether mortal or immortal, I decide!"

Long Aotian's steps were unceasing, one after another.

Five steps.

The three-hundred-year-old record had been reached.

Long Aotian had already seen the expectation and admiration in Spirit Void Child's eyes.

Six steps.

Gasps of surprise immediately erupted from the crowd.

"He broke the record!"

...Seven steps.

"Hahaha!"

Long Aotian was high-spirited and laughed wildly, yet no one uttered another sarcastic remark.

Eight steps.

Nine steps.

Ten steps.

Long Aotian had already broken the record, and even doubled it in one fell swoop.

Su Mo was starting to wonder if Long Aotian also had a System in his head, or one that could see probabilities.

Otherwise, a one in ten billion probability, could a human possibly achieve that?!

"Little friend Long, would you be willing to take me as your master?"

Spirit Void Child changed his usual indifferent expression, stroking his beard with a smile, appearing approachable.

Hearing this, everyone gasped, feeling a bit short of breath even standing in the middle of the crowd.

"An Outer Sect Elder wants to take Long Aotian, a Low Grade three Spiritual Root, as a Disciple?!"

"What makes him worthy?!"

Some people with middle-to-Low Grade Spiritual Roots were green with envy, their faces contorted.

"What do you know? On the path of Cultivation, talent, perseverance, and Opportunity are all indispensable."

"But the most important of these is Opportunity!!"

"Those with profound Luck can pick up Heaven And Earth Treasure even by walking on the road. If they consume it, even if their talent is poor, it's worth several years of your arduous Cultivation. What can you compare that to?!"

"But that Long Aotian only walked five steps..."

"If you can do it, then you go!"

Those who were unwilling and wanted to retort opened their mouths but had nothing to say.

"Little friend, becoming my Disciple isn't for nothing. After taking you in, you'll be my only Disciple."

"Although this old man cannot compare to those Elders of the Inner Sect, you won't lack any Cultivation Technique, Magic Treasure, or resources. In fact, you'll have more than even the Inner Sect Disciple."

As Spirit Void Child spoke, a storage ring glowing red flew out from his sleeve.

"This Blood Dragon Ring contains resources that can help you Cultivate all the way to Foundation Establishment, as well as three top-grade Magical Artifacts. If you are willing to take this old man as your master, all of these will be yours."

"Wow! Top-grade Magical Artifacts! Those are treasures that can be used all the way to Late Stage Foundation Establishment!"

The surrounding Cultivators were so envious their eyes nearly bled.

But Long Aotian turned his head, smiled faintly, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Elder's kind intentions, this Disciple appreciates them."

"However, I still want to try walking to the end of this Jade Bridge."

Spirit Void Child's smile faded upon hearing this.

"Little friend, have you thought it through? You've been extremely fortunate to get this far. If you take a few more steps, I'm afraid..."

"Elder, there's no need to say more. I've already made up my mind."

Seeing Long Aotian so unappreciative, Spirit Void Child's face immediately turned cold. He snorted, flicked his sleeve, and vanished.

But Long Aotian's expression remained as usual, full of arrogance, making people want to go up and punch him.

"Who stands at the peak of the immortal path? Upon seeing Aotian, all becomes void."

"Today, I shall make my name resound throughout the entire Cultivation World..."

Long Aotian took a step.

"Boom!"

Soaring flames erupted from the jade piece. Even from a distance, Su Mo felt the terrifying residual heat.

Long Aotian's defiant expression had no time to change before his entire body instantly turned into ashes, which, under the rising heat, scattered all over the faces of the nearby crowd.

Some even flew into the mouths of a few lucky individuals.

Everyone present was stunned for a long time before they reacted.

"Holy crap! He's gone!"

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

"He flew into my mouth..."

"Ah! What do I do if I swallowed him? I won't turn into him, will I?!"

...Long Aotian did indeed leave his name, but whether it was a good name or something else, Su Mo didn't know.

He now somewhat suspected that Spirit Void Child had done something.

Otherwise, everything was fine before he asked, but after he left, Long Aotian took a step and was gone.

It was also possible that Long Aotian had profound Luck, but not profound enough to withstand the words he spoke.

At the bow of the flying boat, Spirit Void Child smiled faintly and slowly walked into his room... After Long Aotian was gone, everyone dispersed, as if they had just watched a joke.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

Wang Gui wiped his face with one hand while spitting on the ground.

"That Long Aotian was too inhuman; he didn't even scream before he died, leaving me completely unprepared."

"Then Brother Wang, you've had quite an experience."

"What?"

"Nothing. Brother Wang, let's go check out the Yu Xu Palace team first."

Su Mo chuckled.

The three then walked towards the Yu Xu Palace's group.

There seemed to be an invisible barrier between the three first-rate Sects. Su Mo, standing on the Taixuan Dao Sect's territory, couldn't hear any sound from the Yu Xu Palace's group.

But taking one step forward, he couldn't hear any sound from the Taixuan Dao Sect either.