Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 718 - 401: Years of Silence, Sudden Eruption!

On the gigantic screen, the nine-story Genius Trial Tower is crystal clear.

From the start of the trials until now, a full nine years have passed.

During these nine years, four geniuses have emerged from the Genius Trial Tower, all achieving commendable results on the Seventh Floor. Especially Jiang Li, who, although the last to break into the Seventh Floor, managed to slay fourteen Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts consecutively.

Just two more away from entering the Eighth Floor!

"Phew..."

Outside the Genius Trial Tower, Yu Heng lowered his head. He was the third genius to break into the Seventh Floor, fought with all his might, and finally slew nine Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts, depleting all his spiritual power. It was only with the intervention of a Tenth Rank Expert from the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance that he was rescued from the most perilous Killing Formation.

Afterwards, he personally witnessed the power of Jiang Li!

Slaying fourteen Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts, which on the surface seemed like just five more than he did.

But having personally experienced it, Yu Heng knew very well that on the Seventh Floor, slaying one more Peak Ninth Rank Star Beast was nearly twice as difficult.

Every Peak Ninth Rank Star Beast here had a very strong combination.

On the Fifth Floor, it was Earth, Water, Fire, Wind.

On the Sixth Floor, it was Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui.

Forming a perfect closed loop, every offensive strike of the Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts intertwined, akin to the domain of a Tenth Rank Expert, horrifyingly without cause. An ordinary Peak Ninth Rank cultivator could only be trapped to death by such moves.

This is also why, despite the grand momentum of this Jiuyu Alliance's Genius Trial Tower, not a few geniuses with fame in the Outer Circle ultimately halted at the Sixth Floor.

Including Tang Yuan, who came from the same background as him, who finally depleted his spiritual power after slaying six Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts.

Some geniuses from other forces also met the same fate, often managing to slay four or five, or six or seven, before ultimately falling short of success.

These geniuses were eventually extracted from the Genius Trial Tower by the spiritual power of Tenth Rank Experts. Their talents, remarkably strong in ordinary Outer Circle forces, only reached the regular genius level within the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance.

It's difficult to receive the true genius treatment and be sent by the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance into the Inner Circle's Eternal Tower.

Of course, these geniuses weren't willing to join the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance.

After all, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

In the Outer Circle, they are geniuses, enjoying a variety of resources, and as long as they don't err in their cultivation, will gradually deepen their understanding of the Cosmic Origin, eventually stepping into the Tenth Rank one day.

But it is different in the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, where competition is even fiercer, even for geniuses. To gain resources requires layer upon layer of competition, and any step back might lead to resources trailing what they initially obtained in their own forces.

Moreover, they still have affiliations. In the Outer Circle of the Star Ruins Realm, even the weakest forces have Eleventh Rank Venerables overseeing them.

If they become true geniuses in the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, these Eleventh Rank Venerables might turn a blind eye as if it never happened.

But if they are just ordinary geniuses, the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance would not go out of its way to protect them.

In the future, they might very easily perish in one mishap after another.

Why bother.

"The information, our Jiuyu Commerce Alliance has already passed along, and the corresponding resources will also be provided to the Black Abyss Alliance. You just join our Jiuyu Commerce Alliance and peacefully cultivate thereafter."

"The reason we've asked you and Jiang Li to wait is because a certain individual is expected to attempt the challenge soon. Both of you should watch to see how far he can go."

Before, Yan Duozhu, who favored Yu Heng, spoke up, interrupting Yu Heng's drifting thoughts.

At this moment, Yu Heng finally looked up at the screen, where, in front of Yan Duozhu's finger, he saw an extremely familiar figure.

This figure, he had seen several times in the Inheritance Hall of the Void Realm.

Among the crowd of geniuses, this figure appeared extremely ordinary.

As if he were just a regular, lucky guardian from the Tuoba Family, who had cultivated to a certain level.

It seemed... he was called Jiang Shu?

Yan Duozhu naturally did not know what Yu Heng was thinking. In his view, Yu Heng's performance was entirely within his expectations and did not bring much surprise.

On the contrary, Master Shang's investment in Jiang Shu.

Until now, he has remained on the Sixth Floor.

Constantly maneuvering amongst eight Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts, his understanding of the Space Origin deepened. Several times, he managed to evade one attack after another with sheer movement technique.

And it must be noted, among the various Origins, this Space Origin was the weakest understood by Jiang Shu!

In these years, on the Third Floor, various geniuses have continuously challenged because the end of the Genius Trial Tower is fast approaching.

Each person has accumulated to a bottleneck, initiating their final sprint.

Each has only halted at the Fifth Floor, the Sixth Floor.

But Jiang Shu, when clearly able to step into the Seventh Floor, is still continually testing on the Sixth Floor, advancing faster than Jiang Li did at the time.

His patience surpasses even that of Jiang Li!

Beside Yu Heng, Jiang Li raised his head, looking at Jiang Shu, who continuously traversed space on the screen. Even though currently, Jiang Shu was continuously fleeing amongst eight Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts, he instantly recognized the strength of this genius!

Because, before him, he had also maneuvered continuously among eight Peak Ninth Rank Star Beasts on the Sixth Floor, and to achieve this required profound understanding of each major Origin.