My Core is the Boss-Chapter 188.2: The Smug Great Venerable Thunder

Thunder felt that uncovering Qiyuann Sovereign’s origin was still hopeless.

Thus, he tossed the invitation to Qi Yuan. "You asked for more supreme treasures, didn't you? Here’s your chance. The Hundred Flowers Gathering is held once a year. Inside are countless rare and precious treasures, many of which can help one break through to the True God realm. As long as you can stand out, you'll find plenty."

Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up. "I can get a lot of treasures from there?"

Thunder replied casually, "Mhm. Honestly, it depends on your ability."

In truth, he had only heard of the gathering, and didn’t know its specific details.

Qi Yuan asked, "Do you want to be my bodyguard and accompany me?"

Thunder turned his face away. "Not interested."

A bodyguard? A powerhouse like me? Moreover, if I attended and my identity was exposed, many powerful experts would hunt me down.

Qi Yuan replied, "What a pity, the Hundred Flowers Gathering will begin in three days, I'll go prepare."

However, traveling outside the village was extremely dangerous. He had to visualize more true gods.

Thunder urged. "Visualize the Four Heavenly Kings as soon as you can."

He wanted to see whether Qi Yuan had the ability or was just boasting.

Qi Yuan said with utter seriousness, "Alright. I’ll take my leave now. Since I’m going on a long journey, I need to hire more security."

This time, he planned to visualize at least five gods on the same level of the Four Heavenly Kings. Anything stronger than that would not do.

After some thought, he entered the Visualization Realm.

Meanwhile, Thunder also entered the chat group without hesitation.

At once, the group became lively.

└Great Venerable Thunder, why are you here? Don’t tell me you’re about to start visualizing?

└Are you still hiding some real ability?

Great Venerable Thunder: Hehe, no. Recently, an ancient god has been pestering me to be his master. I don’t think much of him, but my friend entrusted him to me, so I have to look after him. He's about to begin visualizing, so I thought I'd keep an eye on him at Visualization Mountain.

└How are you supposed to keep an eye on him? Great Venerable Thunder, just be honest and tell us why you really come?

Great Venerable Thunder: Hehe, I heard he can visualize a legendary-tier God Visualization Art, so I came to take a look.

└A legendary-tier God Visualization Art? That person has great potential.

└Perfect timing, I’m lacking a disciple. How about giving him to me?

└Get lost. You already have seven disciples and you still want more?

Then, one of the members in the group shared proudly.

└A single Legendary-tier God Visualization Art is indeed impressive, but still far from being worthy of a closed-door disciple. My closed-door disciple visualized two Legendary-tier and seven Epic-tier gods.

Hearing this, Thunder felt immensely pleased.

Great Venerable Thunder: Haa, if not for his poor talent, I might have reluctantly accepted him as my disciple.

His purpose in entering the group was simple: to show off. Of course, the art of boasting started with belittling himself. Later, when Qiyuann Sovereign visualized three Legendaries, the table would turn.

Great Venerable Thunder: He is about to begin. Soon, you should see golden light erupting from Visualization Mountain and hear the chirping of a hundred birds. If he manages to visualize three, I’ll have no choice but to accept him as a disciple.

└Great Venerable Thunder, don't put on a show. Even if he visualizes three, you only take him as a registered disciple?

└Great Venerable Thunder, stop pretending. Wasn’t Qiyuann Sovereign the one who entered just now ? Wasn’t he recommended to you by me in the first place?

Great Venerable Thunder: Hey, don’t expose my secrets! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

A portion of his consciousness descended upon Visualization Mountain. Suddenly, golden light flashed and a hundred birds chirped in unison.

Thunder’s eyes narrowed in amusement.

Great Venerable Thunder: That’s enough. One legendary.

└Not bad. Accepting him as a registered disciple is reasonable.

The ancient gods grew visibly excited. After all, a single Legendary-tier visualization could eventually give rise to a Great Venerable.

In the next moment, golden light erupted again. This time, it flashed twice.

└Three?!

The group was stunned.

└Great Venerable Thunder, you came here just for this?

└Such deep scheming!

└This ancient god is fully qualified to be your personal disciple. Such talent! Great Venerable Baigu, why didn’t you recommend him to me?

***

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan stood atop Visualization Mountain, gazing at the remaining mass of evil god spiritual energy.

His eyes lit with joy. So Yin Spirit level power is this effective? After visualizing three of the Four Heavenly Kings, I’ve still got over ninety percent left? No, that won’t do. I need more. Let’s go with the Eighteen Arhats!

After a moment's thought, he prepared to continue visualizing.

***

Thunder basked in the group's praise.

Great Venerable Thunder: Adding the previous one, there’s four Legendaries now. Barely acceptable.

└Great Venerable Thunder, we flattered you a little and it got to your head?

└Such talent, if you don’t want him, give him to me!

Great Venerable Thunder: I'll hand him over if you give me twenty supreme treasures.

└Forget it. Supreme treasures are more important. Your disciple is good, but not good enough to be worth twenty supreme treasures.

The words had barely fallen when golden light erupted yet again from Visualization Mountain.

Once.

Twice.

Three times...

Ten times...

The group fell into dead silence. What just happened?

Even Thunder was rendered speechless. A terrifying thought arose in his mind. The golden light kept on coming, each flash sending the hearts of the Great Venerables thumping violently. Finally, it stopped at eighteen. The Visualization Mountain was drowned in the chirping of a thousand birds.

The Great Venerables stared with eyes wide open.

└Did I just see that wrong?

└Eighteen times?! How is that possible?!

└All Legendary-tier??

└Is that your disciple?

└Great Venerable Thunder, where are you right now? I've already prepared twenty supreme treasures and am on my way to take my disciple back!