Swallowed Star: Holy Flesh

Chapter 124 First Meeting with Rong Jun
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March 2069, 3 in the Chinese calendar.

Wuji Island, in the central area manor.

Gu Fenghou looked at his disciple and felt deeply moved.

If he had not personally handed the "Soul-Calming Golden Bell" to Wang Xiu three years ago, he really could not believe that Wang Xiu could actually practice the "Soul-Calming Golden Bell" to the third level in just three years.

How long did it take him to cultivate the Soul-Calming Golden Bell to the third level?

Ten years or twenty years?
He forgot. It has been so long since the title was given, that even his memory of being immortal has begun to fade.

But there is one thing Gu Fenghou can be sure of, that is when he was practicing the "Soul-Calming Golden Bell", it was definitely not that fast!
This was not the only thing that shocked Gu Fenghou.

In just three years, while practicing the "Golden Bell for Calming the Soul", Wang Xiu also practiced the "Heavenly Questions" to the fourth level, and its power is completely comparable to the second level of the Yanshen Weapon.

The number of Wang Xiu's phantom bodies skyrocketed to hundreds, and he had already reached the third level of "Ten Thousand Shadows", the realm of the Hundred Bodies Flow.

He has even basically mastered the first basic mystery of the law of the origin of space, and is only a step away from truly understanding it.

And now, Gu Fenghou looked at the three golden misty swords that appeared in front of Wang Xiu and didn't know what to say.

The first level of the divine weapon!
Three golden phantom swords!

It can be said that the current Wang Xiu, even if he only relies on his strength as a spiritual master, can rank second in the Qianwu Universe.

And if Wang Xiu’s close combat ability is taken into account...even the savage "Rong Jun" who had previously been in the limelight and was favored by many immortals is definitely not Wang Xiu's opponent.

In fact, based on the strength that the savage Rong Jun had shown before, he might not even be able to pass the test of Wang Xiu's Yanshen Bing!
"Okay, let's stop for a while." Looking at Wang Xiu who was using the divine weapons to attack various human-shaped targets in the distance, Gu Fenghou suddenly said.

"Teacher." Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu, who was far away, immediately controlled the Yanshen Weapon to retract, and then quickly turned into phantoms and came to Gu Fenghou's side.

"Disciple, I am very happy that you have made such great progress." Gu Fenghou said with a smile, "With your current strength, you would definitely be able to win first place in the previous Universe Peak Genius Competitions."

"But in a competition, there are always winners and losers. Winning and losing are common. Remember, don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose."

Wang Xiu immediately felt something was wrong when he heard this.

Why are you suddenly talking to me about this?

It was as if he was afraid that I would lose and be hit hard.

Could it be... Suddenly, a name flashed through Wang Xiu's mind.

Immediately, Wang Xiu looked up and asked with a smile: "Teacher, do you know something?"

"Could it be possible that there is another super genius who is stronger than me in this Universe Top Genius Competition?"

He was ready to test it out; his teacher obviously knew something.

Gu Fenghou couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke:

"A good friend of mine, who used to be based in Noah Universe Country, recently contacted me and mentioned this Universe's Top Genius Battle."

"According to him, if nothing unexpected happens, the first place in this Universe Peak Genius Battle should belong to the genius from their Noah Universe Country."

"Noah Universe?" Wang Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he immediately smiled and said, "Teacher, do you know the name of that genius?"

Seeing Wang Xiu so excited, Gu Fenghou thought that Wang Xiu was not convinced, and immediately sighed in his heart.

Yes, Wang Xiu has always been smooth sailing. It is normal for him to find it difficult to accept for a while when he suddenly tells him that there is someone better than him.

Never mind. Empty words are never convincing.

Gu Fenghou immediately waved his hand, and a huge screen suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

On the screen, there was a video recording of a young man in a white robe fighting with others with a sword.

The young man in white robe in the picture had a sword energy as cold as frost. With a flash of his body, hundreds of phantoms appeared, and the opponent had no power to resist at all.

In just a short moment, he could no longer resist and was beheaded by the young man in white robe with a sword.

The scene ended, and Gu Fenghou immediately looked at Wang Xiu.

My dear disciple, my dear disciple, the teacher is not trying to discourage you on purpose.

You are already very strong. Even in the last Universe Top Genius Competition, you would be the number one in the universe.

But who can blame Bolan for coming into this class?

The teacher only hopes that you...huh?

Gu Fenghou looked at Wang Xiu and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Wang Xiu’s reaction seemed different from what he had imagined.

There was no depression or despair as imagined, but instead a sense of unwillingness to accept, eagerness to try, and a hint of... sudden enlightenment?
What's going on? Have they met before?
Without any hesitation, Gu Fenghou immediately looked at Wang Xiu and asked, "Disciple, looking at your appearance... have you seen this before?"

Wang Xiu nodded upon hearing this.

"I met him four years ago." Wang Xiu shrugged and said with a smile, "Teacher, I lost miserably at that time."

"And that wasn't the guy's true strength just now. When he defeated me, he used more than a thousand phantom bodies!"

hiss!
More than a thousand phantom bodies?
I'm afraid that some world masters' understanding of the laws of the origin of space is not as good as that of this little guy named Borlan. This peerless genius who appears once in tens of thousands of epochs is no more than this.

Then Gu Fenghou looked at Wang Xiu again.

Just now Wang Xiu said that he met Bolan four years ago and ended up in a miserable defeat.

But Gu Fenghou clearly remembered that Wang Xiu's efficiency in understanding the laws had suddenly skyrocketed since four years ago. Gu Fenghou was still confused at first, but now he had found the answer.

It turns out that the crux is here.

Unexpectedly, after suffering such a great defeat, Wang Xiu not only did not lose heart, but he even worked hard and made faster progress than before!

I was afraid that Wang Xiu would be hurt because of losing to Bolan, but now it seems that my worry was unnecessary!
Wang Xiu had no idea what Gu Fenghou was thinking.

His strength has indeed improved by leaps and bounds since four years ago, especially in terms of the laws of the origin of space.

But that’s not because of Bolan... Well, to some extent, it seems that what Gu Fenghou thought was not wrong.

If it weren’t for Wang Xiu’s battle with Borlan in the decisive battle space, he would not have been able to obtain Borlan’s talent for the origin of space.

Emm...it can be considered an unexpected success, at least...I guessed half of it right.

"Since you have fought with Bolan, I won't say more, teacher." Gu Fenghou said with a smile.

"Today is the day when the last battle of the Samsara War ends. The thirteen divine marquises who will lead the team to participate in the final battle should speak to you. Go and prepare. The teacher will not waste your time here."

"Yes, teacher." Wang Xiu replied respectfully.

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In the virtual universe, the preparation hall of fighting arena No. 00001.

One thousand geniuses who had been carefully selected through numerous rounds of selection gathered here.

In the preparation hall.

"Look, Wang Xiu is here!"

"Hiss, he is Wang Xiu?"

"I heard from the teacher in the secret realm that he is the super genius who can be ranked first in our Universe Country. Even that savage Rong Jun is not as good as him."

"Unfortunately, he is the number one in the 66th World Region and did not even participate in the Arena Finals. Except for a few high-ranking people in the Qianwu Secret Realm, no one knows his true strength."

"I heard that Wang Xiu is a direct disciple of an immortal who was given the title of Marquis. I don't know if it's true or not."

When a young man with short black hair wearing a dark gray battle suit appeared in the preparation hall, there was a murmur of murmurs.

However, not many people discussed it. Most of them were geniuses in the Qianwu Secret Realm, or people who were well-informed in the Qianwu Universe.

As for other ordinary geniuses, they didn’t even know Wang Xiu’s name.

After all, Wang Xiu did not participate in the final ring battle, and the preliminary elimination rounds were not broadcast, so he had few opportunities to show his face.

Only those geniuses who had fought with Wang Xiu in the 66th World Area knew something.

At this moment, some people around were talking in low voices, and those who didn't know the situation also cast curious glances at Wang Xiu.

Although they didn't know Wang Xiu, they were clear about the strength of the savage Rong Jun.

Can he be stronger than the savage Rong Jun?
"Brother Xiu!" A familiar voice sounded.

Wang Xiu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Luo Feng, who was also wearing a grey combat uniform and had short black hair, striding towards him with a smile on his face.

Next to Luo Feng, there was another figure standing—Hong!

Seeing this, Wang Xiu couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Brother, the fourth one."

Different from the original storyline, although Hong still fell in the final battle on the ring this time, he successfully crossed the threshold of the law of the origin of light in the reincarnation battle.

Finally, he successfully obtained a place and was ranked among the top 1,000 in Qianwu Universe.

But Thor was not so lucky.

After all, his comprehension and foundation were lacking, and he ultimately failed to make it into the top 1,000 in the Qianwu Universe.

However, if nothing unexpected happens, Thunder God should be absorbed into the Qianwu Secret Realm soon.

I believe that in the Qianwu Secret Realm, Thor should be able to improve faster than in the original storyline.

At this time, a burly man with messy hair and a wild look came to Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng, long time no see." Savage Rong Jun said with a smile, "You have made great progress in the past three years."

"Rong Jun." Luo Feng also said with a smile, "You have made considerable progress."

Luo Feng then looked at Wang Xiu and Hong and said with a smile: "Let me introduce you to a friend I met in the ring duel, Rong Jun, nicknamed Savage."

"Rong Jun, these two are my eldest brother and third brother."

"By the way, Rong Jun, don't underestimate them. My third brother is very powerful."

"Stronger than you?" Rong Jun was skeptical about Luo Feng's words.

In his opinion, Luo Feng's strength is already very strong.

Are their genes so good?

"I'm no match for my third brother." Luo Feng smiled and shook his head, "If you run into my third brother, you'd better be careful."

"Oh?" Rong Jun's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he immediately looked at Wang Xiu beside him.

Although he didn't spend much time with Luo Feng, he could feel that Luo Feng's arrogance was definitely no less than his.

How strong must a person be to make Luo Feng willingly admit that he is inferior to the other person?
(End of this chapter)