90: Amazing discoveries on the road to becoming a king

Today's Blue Star network is very lively, and the Dragon Kingdom's network is even more clamorous.

Nations are crying out in shock.

"How is this possible!"

"It's only been a little over a month since that Dragon Kingdom's Lin Yan finished the Intermediate kings road, and he's already met the conditions to open the Advanced kings road!"

"Even if we are shocked and confused, he has indeed successfully struck the drum now."

"I was right there under the Advanced Kings Monument and witnessed his arrival with my own eyes."

"Doesn't that mean he already has a Seventh Stage, Ninth Level cultivation?"

"Holy crap~~!"

"It's truly unbelievable!"

"Three major Realms improved in one month."

"He ruthlessly shattered Lord Adolf's record for the youngest Seventh Stage, Ninth Level Martial Artist at twenty-nine years old."

"It's more than just shattered; there's simply no comparison, it's embarrassing to even look at!"

"Let's not talk about that for now."

"The main issue now is, why can't we watch?"

"Right."

"What's going on? This has never happened before. Could it be that only people from the Dragon Kingdom can watch?"

"I do remember that when Lin Yan of the Dragon Kingdom was fighting the hidden stage of the Intermediate kings road, it seemed everyone was kicked out."

While the people of the Dragon Kingdom were expressing the same shock, they were also wondering about the same question.

"Why aren't we allowed to watch?"

"In the past, you just had to grab a spot, but now there's no way to get in at all."

"There's only a notification sound."

"Could the Flame King's Advanced kings road be different?"

"Because he triggered a unique hidden stage back then?"

...The Polar Region.

"This kid only said there would be some big moves, but he didn't tell me he was going to challenge the Advanced kings road." Xia Zhou's gaze swept over Sol and Adolf not far away. "No wonder he dared to participate in the Youth Grand Competition; this growth speed is truly perverted."

Qi Feng's expression was solemn.

"This time, 'it' is even more restrictive than before."

"Clearly."

"In its programming, this must be an extremely important matter."

Xia Zhou nodded.

"Elder Qi, please pay more attention to this."

His eyes flickered slightly.

The starry sky... the test... If his guess is true, they might be coming into contact with some incredible things.

In the distance, Sol and Adolf glanced at each other, their eyes turning slightly cold... [cultivation]: Seventh Stage, Ninth Level

[Martial Skill]: Basic: National Martial Art Unparalleled (profound extreme Low Grade Perfection); Basic: Halberd Technique Unparalleled (profound extreme Low Grade Major Achievement)

[the overbearing charge value]: 15%

This was the result after completely consuming the gains from the air-drop.

He wasn't particularly clear about his current specific combat power either.

Because as a Martial Artist's rank gets higher and higher, unless there's a truly massive gap, the factors influencing combat power are no longer limited to simple strength data.

Therefore, based on a simple punch strength test before entering the kings road.

Unarmed Normal Attack: 93 Jiao

Weapon Normal Attack: 98 Jiao

It should have surpassed Eighth Stage Invincibility and be around Ninth Stage, First Level—essentially combat power that spans a bit more than one full major Realm. Overall, it achieved the effect of primarily improving combat power through the desperate Fusion of Martial Skills.

Lin Yan withdrew his gaze from the System information and looked up to survey the vast, empty stadium.

Just as he finished striking the drum, an electronic voice echoed in his mind.

"Lin Yan of the Dragon Kingdom, given that you are the record holder for the Primary and Intermediate levels and the one who cleared the highest difficulty of the Intermediate kings road's hidden stage."

"The hidden stage of the Advanced kings road—Traversing Realm difficulty—will be opened directly."

Then, he was directly teleported here.

That works too.

Given his current combat power as mentioned, going through some win-streak mechanism would indeed be a bit boring.

As expected of something from the starry sky.

This level of intelligence can only be said to be exactly what he wanted.

His thoughts settled.

"Hidden Stage: First Match."

"Yao Race—Prodigy Fledgling."

"cultivation: Basic Seventh Stage, Ninth Level; Combat Power: Basic Eighth Stage, Seventh Level Invincibility."

A phantom slowly condensed in the center of the stadium.

Lin Yan's eyes, which were originally as calm as a deep well, trembled slightly.

Not because of the tender-faced youth opposite him.

But because of the massive amount of information provided by the electronic voice just now.

Yao Race, Prodigy Fledgling, Basic Seventh Stage... Before he could think further.

"Commence battle!"

As the voice fell.

Boom—!

The entire stadium seemed to shake, and a powerful force of vitality, like a volcanic eruption, suddenly exploded.

Following closely was the sound of extremely fierce footsteps like thunder, and a sharp fist wind whistling through the air, enough to tear it apart.

Bang—!

A visible, invisible shockwave spread madly in all directions with the momentum of an overwhelming sea.

Lin Yan's robes fluttered slightly as he easily and firmly gripped that incredibly powerful fist.

"Roar!"

The Yao youth let out a deafening roar and lashed out with a horizontal kick.

What impressive combat instincts.

Within Lin Yan's eyes, which were like deep pools, a faint, imperceptible light flickered.

But, too weak.

He saw his left hand suddenly exert force.

Accompanied by a crisp "crack" sound, as if something had been snapped by brute force.

The Yao youth fell heavily to the ground.

Before he could roar again and struggle to his feet, an extremely sharp gale had already struck first like a violent storm.

Another heart-palpitating "bang" echoed!

The entire stadium shook.

A pool of startlingly scarlet blood flowed slowly beneath Lin Yan's feet, gradually gathering into a shocking puddle.

"Hidden Stage: First Match."

"Lin Yan, victory."

"Second Match, starting in ten seconds."

The electronic voice echoed.

Another phantom in the form of a youth condensed in the center of the stadium.

"Yao Race—Prodigy Fledgling."

"cultivation: Basic Seventh Stage, Ninth Level; Combat Power: Basic Eighth Stage, Eighth Level Invincibility."

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.

From the two notifications, he had already grasped the key to this hidden stage challenge.

Same cultivation, different combat power prodigies.

In other words, it was a competition of who was more of a Genius.

That directly confirmed Xia Zhou's previous suspicion.

This Intelligent Brain from the starry sky was indeed carrying out a test!

Returning then to the terms "Yao Race" and "Basic Seventh Stage".

It was obvious.

The starry sky was involved in this.

There are Yao Races there, and the first to seventh-stage Martial Artists as recognized by Blue Star might just be a basic stage in martial arts in the starry sky.

Combining what he saw with his Double Pupils last time and his current feelings, a startling thought instantly emerged.

The Exotic Beasts that pervaded Blue Star and only knew slaughter and destruction were merely low-level creatures within the Yao Race.

In other words.

Blue Star has been targeted by the Yao Race in the starry sky!

Then, for some unknown reason, they are temporarily unable to fully invade Blue Star and can only deploy low-level creatures like Exotic Beasts to Blue Star through Secret Realms.

Perhaps they want to use this to open a gap from the inside, or there could be other reasons.

But no matter what.

This is not good news...