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Chapter 253: Apart from those two, the rest are all trash!
Divine flames swirled above the platform.
Luo Tianfei stared intently at Lu Sheng with her proud phoenix eyes, her chest heaving violently, clearly furious.
She struggled to climb up, only to be met with this jerk's smug "I've been waiting for you for ages" expression, which was even more mind-numbing than the pressure of the Ascension Path.
"Haha! What a good girl!"
Elder Xingtian, seeing an opportunity, was overjoyed. His large, bell-like eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and he raised his fan-like hand to pat Luo Tianfei's seemingly delicate shoulder. "Undying Phoenix Bloodline! Powerful! From now on, follow me, Elder Xingtian, and I'll guarantee you'll be able to roam freely in the True Sea!"
"Xingtian, stop!"
A calm yet undeniable voice rang out.
Li Xiaoyao waved his sleeve, and an invisible, gentle force supported Xing Tian's wrist. He glared at the brute with annoyance: "That's a divine phoenix, not your bunch of thick-skinned disciples. Can you afford to pay for it if you break it? Mind your elder's manners!"
Xing Tian sheepishly withdrew his hand, rubbed his red-furred chin, and muttered, "I was just excited, you know. Good heavens, what a day it is today! First a real dragon, then a phoenix. When did divine beast bloodlines become as common as cabbages?"
wholesale?
Luo Tianfei's lips twitched slightly, and the anger that had just risen was forced back down by this "rustic" adjective.
She took a deep breath, forcibly maintaining her aloof demeanor, and nodded slightly to the three elders as a greeting. After that, she remained silent and simply stood three meters away from Lu Sheng—a distance she considered safe.
Om-!
Just then, the white jade steps below the platform trembled again.
The deadline for closing Dengxian Road has passed.
There was neither the earth-shattering phenomenon of Lu Sheng, nor the dazzling divine fire of Luo Tianfei.
With a burst of intense teleportation light, hundreds of people appeared out of thin air on the huge white jade plaza.
Nine hundred and seventy-eight survivors.
The image of this group of people can be described as extremely tragic.
Some were missing arms and were using spiritual energy to seal their wounds; some were covered in blood, their armor torn to shreds; and some were even carried up by their comrades, barely breathing.
Without exception, those who survived wore expressions of manic joy and unbridled arrogance.
"I'm up! I'm up!"
"Hahaha! The path to immortality is nothing more than this! I am the chosen one!"
"That spot is mine! I will definitely have a place in the future of Zhenhai!"
The deafening cheers instantly shattered the silence of the square.
They supported each other, their eyes eagerly surveying their surroundings. When their gaze swept over Lu Sheng and Luo Tianfei, who were standing at the forefront, although they still held a certain reverence, there was a subtle change in that reverence.
That was the expansive feeling of "I'm standing here too".
In their view, although Lu Shengqiang was ridiculously strong and Luo Tianfei's bloodline was extraordinary, everyone was now on the same platform and had all passed the test.
What does this mean?
This means that everyone is a genius of the same caliber!
A young sword cultivator from the celestial realm wiped the blood from his face, straightened his back, and stared intently at Lu Sheng, thinking to himself, "Since I can also reach the summit, it proves that the path to immortality is not insurmountable. As long as I have the resources, I might be able to catch up with this monster!"
This idea spread like a virus among the population.
Lu Sheng coldly observed this group of self-important "prodigies".
A playful smile curved his lips as he thought to himself, "Do these guys have some kind of misunderstanding about themselves?"
"They got 100 points on the test because there was only 100 points on the paper, but I got 100 points because there was only 100 points on the paper."
"Quiet."
The moment Li Xiaoyao turned around and faced the crowd, the kind smile he had shown when facing Lu Sheng vanished without a trace.
Instead, there was a face as cold and hard as ice.
He stood with his hands behind his back, without any earth-shattering aura, but just by uttering those two words, the square, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, instantly fell silent, like a duck with its neck being choked.
"Look at the state you've become."
Li Xiaoyao's gaze was like a knife, sweeping over the group of self-important survivors one by one. His voice was calm, but every word was piercing.
"His clothes were disheveled, his breath was weak, and his spirit was in turmoil."
"It's just climbing a few stairs, and you're all in such a sorry state? And you even have the nerve to gloat here?"
Li Xiaoyao sneered, his laughter filled with undisguised contempt.
"Put away your ridiculous pride."
"In my eyes, apart from those two..." He pointed at Lu Sheng and Luo Tianfei, "all the rest of you are—trash."
boom!
This statement is like pouring a bucket of ice water into a pot of boiling oil.
The faces of all 978 powerful figures in the audience instantly turned a deep purplish-red.
humiliation!
This is a blatant insult!
We all fought our way up through countless dangers, why should we have to put up with this kind of treatment?
A suppressed anger was quietly brewing in the crowd.
The sea breeze howled across Baiyu Square.
Li Xiaoyao's word "trash" echoed in the air, lingering for a long time.
For these geniuses who reign supreme in their respective seas and are usually lauded by countless people, these words were more painful than killing them.
"Elder, you are mistaken!"
From the crowd, a young drowned man dressed in magnificent blue scale armor suddenly stepped forward.
He was outstanding, and although his energy had been greatly depleted during the climb, he still possessed the strength of a level ten expert.
He is the heir of Beihai City, a prominent figure in the Dragon Kingdom's seas.
He stared directly at Li Xiaoyao, his eyes filled with defiance: "I am the heir of Beihai City, commanding an army of a million drowned souls, and possess exceptional talent! Even if I am not as skilled as those two extreme realm cultivators, I am by no means trash! We risked our lives to reach the top for the future of the drowned race. Don't you, elder, feel chilled to the bone by belittling us like this?!"
"Exactly! We got here on our own merits!"
"A level ten expert cannot be insulted!"
Once the first person to speak up was identified, a chorus of agreement immediately arose from the crowd.
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow, looking at the impassioned Prince of Beihai as if he were watching a fool about to perform a sword-swallowing act.
Trying to reason with an old monster that has lived for hundreds of years?
This brain of his probably still has water inside it that hasn't been drained completely.
"Disheartening?"
Li Xiaoyao seemed to have heard some huge joke. He was not angry, but simply made a light slash in the air.
Sizzle—!
A huge light curtain appeared out of thin air.
The scene depicts a vast and boundless deep sea—the true depths of the "real sea".
There, towering waves surged, each wave containing a terrifying power capable of shattering mountains.
On the raging sea, several figures were engaged in a fierce battle.
Some people traversed the void with their physical bodies, casually punching out dark cracks in space.
Someone spoke the truth, and his words became law, slaying ten thousand hundred-meter-long sea monsters with a single utterance.
Even more extreme, he transformed into a gigantic Dharma form, covering the sky with one hand, and uprooted an entire island!
That level of power was completely beyond the comprehension of everyone present!
P.S.: Thanks to Roland, who loves chicken gravy fried rice, for the inspiration capsule! Here's an extra chapter!