90: Chapter 9 The Mysterious Realm of the Void, Descending on the Ancestral Star!
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside the room of Villa No. 1.
Ning Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
Two beams of substantial, sharp light flashed deep within his pupils, seemingly capable of piercing through the void.
With a casual wave of his hand, he stored away the nine dragons spirit nurturing pendant floating before him, glowing with a faint, gentle light, along with the mountain-like pile of now-dulled, top-tier cultivation resources surrounding him, all into his dimensional bracelet.
"Hah... It's finally completely stabilized."
He let out a long, slow breath, feeling the vast, boundless golden essence power within him, like an immense ocean, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Earth Rank Peak!"
"Just one step away from that Heaven Rank Transcendent Realm!"
These past seven days, he hadn't been idle for a single moment.
With the aid of the nine dragons spirit nurturing pendant's tempering of his divine soul and the massive pile of heavenly treasures, his cultivation had skyrocketed like a rocket, climbing steadily upward.
Now, the essence sea within his body had expanded several times over compared to when he had just broken through!
Those three visions had also become increasingly solid, as if they were about to materialize from the void and descend upon the mortal world at any moment!
However, even so.
Ning Yuan clicked his tongue, still somewhat dissatisfied.
"Sigh, it's still a bit slow."
"I thought I could charge straight into Heaven Rank with these resources."
"It seems the Myriad Tribulations Star Dome Dragon Elephant Scripture, while powerful, is also an absolute gold-devouring beast! Cultivating with it is practically burning money!"
If those prodigies still struggling bitterly at Human Rank's initial stage heard these utterly 'humble-bragging' words, they would probably cough up three mouthfuls of blood on the spot, cursing the heavens for its unfairness.
Seven days!
From just entering Earth Rank to soaring directly to Earth Rank Peak!
And you still think that's slow?
Are you even letting anyone else live?
Ning Yuan stood up, stretched his body, and a series of crisp cracking sounds came from his joints.
He pushed open the door, preparing to go out for some fresh air.
As soon as he walked into the living room, he heard Lu Sheng's signature loud voice shouting excitedly.
"Big news! Big news!"
"Brothers! Come out quick!"
His shout instantly drew everyone else in the villa out of their rooms.
Zhou Qi walked out of his room, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and complained, "Fourth Brother, what's all this yelling about so early in the morning? People might think our dorm is on fire."
Jiang Mingyue also looked impatient, holding the still-sleeping little fox White Moon in her arms, and shot Lu Sheng a cold glance.
"If you don't have a good reason for this, you're skipping breakfast today."
Ning Yuan walked over with a chuckle, plopped down on the sofa, and casually grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the coffee table.
"Let's hear it. Which family's sow climbed a tree this time?"
Lu Sheng didn't mind their attitudes, his face still brimming with excitement and gossip.
"None of that! This is real big news!"
"Do you know? Just yesterday, the number one person in our Transcendent Academy, that guy who claims to be invincible among his peers, Yu Wangji, was suppressed!"
"And it was in front of countless people, utterly humiliated! They even almost smashed his left eye again, the one that wasn't fully healed yet!"
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
Yu Wangji was suppressed?
Although that guy was beaten by Ning Yuan in the ruins, that was Ning Yuan, the freak.
Looking across the entire Transcendent Academy, besides Ning Yuan and Jiang Mingyue, who else could suppress him?
"Who did it?" Zhou Qi asked curiously.
"A new transfer student!"
Lu Sheng said mysteriously, "I heard he's also from the Golden God Clan, named... Jin Lin!"
"And, they say this guy transferred here specifically from the Xuanhuang Supreme Academy, claiming to be the true top prodigy of this generation of the Golden God Clan!"
"Jin Lin?"
Hearing this name, Ning Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.
He remembered that Jin Jiao, the one he had punched to death before, had also mentioned this name in his dying moments.
A clansman of his, right?
"Seems the Golden God Clan sent a bigger one after the little one was beaten."
Ning Yuan chuckled inwardly.
However, he didn't really mind.
What top prodigy?
In front of him, they were all just clay chickens and pottery dogs!
Zhou Qi, however, curled his lip, a look of disdain on his face.
"That's it? That counts as big news?"
"Fourth Brother, your information is way behind!"
"Over these past seven days, our Great Xia Martial Academy has already become a turbulent sea, teeming with prodigies!"
"This Jin Lin you mentioned, while strong, is just one among many."
As he spoke, he began listing them off to everyone as if reciting a treasure trove.
"You need to know, in the universe, prodigies are also categorized by generations."
"Those under thirty are collectively called the 'Juvenile Generation'. Warriors in this stage are generally below the King Realm. At this age, even a difference of three or four years often means a huge gap in strength."
"From thirty to three hundred years old, they're called the 'Youth Generation'. Most prodigies in this stage have already stepped into the King Realm, with the best among them even becoming Emperors!"
"As for those over three hundred, that's the 'Elder Generation', basically all old Prodigys who've been famous for years, or existences at the level of Monarchs or even Sages."
"And this time, those who've come to our Great Xia Martial Academy aren't just top figures from the Juvenile Generation like Jin Lin!"
"I heard even the Flying Heaven Institute has been reshuffled several times!"
"Like that Jin Chi from the Golden God Clan! They say he was a prodigy from the previous term, tearing apart a ninth-rank alien powerhouse with his bare hands when he was only at the eighth rank! Who knows if he's stepped into the ninth rank or even higher now, after all these years!"
"And our human race also has a peerless Prodigy known as the 'Immortal Sword Body' who rushed back from another starfield! That's a true peak figure of the Juvenile Generation, said to be able to clash head-on with Martial Kings!"
"Besides these, there are also..."
Zhou Qi talked on and on, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
These past few days, because Ning Yuan had been in seclusion, everyone had kept a low profile, so they were indeed a bit out of touch with outside news.
Who would have thought that in just seven short days, the Great Xia Martial Academy had undergone such massive changes!
All sorts of demons and Prodigys had come crawling out!
Listening to these names, a flicker of fighting spirit flashed in Jiang Mingyue's eyes.
"Interesting. Seems the waters are getting muddier."
However, she didn't feel fear; instead, she grew more excited.
The stronger the opponents, the more they could stimulate her potential!
"If any of these guys dare to provoke us, we'll suppress them all!"
She waved her small fist with an air of dominance.
Seeing Zhou Qi steal his thunder, Lu Sheng grew anxious.
"Ah! That's not what I was going to say!"
"While that's also news, compared to what I'm about to say next, it's child's play!"
He took a deep breath and, in a trembling voice, dropped the real bombshell.
"Do you know?"
"Just this morning! The Federation's higher-ups suddenly issued a top-level directive!"
"They... they actually used supreme divine power to forcibly move the legendary 'Taixu Secret Realm' to our Ancestral Star!"
"Right now, the entrance to that secret realm is floating right above our academy!"
"What?!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Not only Zhou Qi, but even the always calm, melon-eating Ning Yuan and the aloof Jiang Mingyue couldn't help but exclaim in shock!
The Taixu Secret Realm!
That was one of the most precious, mysterious, and deeply profound top-tier secret realms of the entire Human Federation!
It was originally the treasure guarding the foundation of the Xuanhuang Supreme Academy. Only those who had made great contributions to the Federation or the absolute cream of the crop in terms of talent were qualified to enter and cultivate within!
It was said that the interior of that secret realm formed its own world, possessing heaven and earth essence a hundred times denser than the outside world, and even had complete Great Dao laws manifested!
Moreover, it was extremely mystical; by slaying the Prodigys born from condensed essence within, one could increase their cultivation!
It was said to be a treasure refined by the Human Sages after conquering an ancient secret realm's core, transforming it into this supreme treasure for nurturing prodigies.
It could be called the dream cultivation holy land for countless martial artists!
But now...
The Federation had moved it to the Ancestral Star?
And placed it right at the doorstep of the Great Xia Martial Academy?
This... this was too insane!
What were they planning?
Was it because of those previous cosmic visions that made the Federation decide to go all out in nurturing the Ancestral Star's geniuses?
"Let's go! Take a look!"
Ning Yuan made a prompt decision, jumping up from the sofa.
How could he miss out on this kind of excitement?
Besides, he was also very curious about what the legendary Taixu Secret Realm actually looked like!
Jiang Mingyue, Zhou Qi, and the others also looked excited and followed closely behind.
Just as Ning Yuan stepped out of the villa's main door.
That familiar system prompt tone sounded in his mind once again, right on schedule.
[Ding!]
[Seven days are up! Congratulations, Host! Living up to expectations (mainly due to this system's urging), you diligently cultivated and barely managed to break through to the Human Rank Transcendent Realm within the allotted time! It must be said, this system did not misjudge you; even trash can have a comeback day! Keep up the pace, continue striving!]
[Mission Completed!]
[Rewards are being distributed...]