88: Seeking monument reached the top

"This little girl is quite pretty. Why do you seem uninterested in her?" Old Master Deng asked with a smile, though his eyes held a hint of schadenfreude.

"Are you interested in such matters, Old Man?" Yu Xiu countered.

"Not exactly." Old Master Deng shook his head. "But this little girl is only a Third-Rank Martial Artist. For her to dare come here, I, this old man, suspect it must have a lot to do with you."

"Alas! Actually, those little girls who fall for you are quite tragic. They will never catch up to your pace, and in the end, they will only become strangers."

Facing Old Deng's lament, Yu Xiu immediately changed the subject, saying, "Let's go look at the quest stele's assessment!"

Then, without giving Old Deng a chance to speak, he walked towards the quest stele first.

Yu Xiu's arrival immediately drew the attention of those around the quest stele.

First, it was Yu Xiu's age and aura, and many people recognized him.

Second, the two hundred Nine-Star Grandmaster death warriors behind him were eye-catching.

"Since you're here, you can also try the quest stele's assessment," Yu Xiu said to the death warriors behind him. Then, he drew the shining silver flying dagger from his waist, touched it with his fingertip, and a drop of blood was flicked towards the quest stele.

According to past practice,

if a drop of blood enters the quest stele, the quest stele will react to indicate whether an assessment can be obtained.

At this moment, those present who recognized Yu Xiu all held their breath.

Although they disliked Yu Xiu, the Talent and strength he currently displayed compelled them to feel envy, jealousy, and hatred.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Yu Xiu was the pillar of this generation in Huaxia. Even if they were unwilling to admit it, facts were facts.

So they were eager to see what Yu Xiu's future Martial Dao achievements would be.

A minute, then another, passed.

But the quest stele showed no reaction at all.

When others dripped blood into the quest stele, it usually responded in about thirty seconds.

But what was the situation with Yu Xiu?

Could it be that the quest stele did not recognize Yu Xiu's Talent and potential?

Or perhaps, Yu Xiu's current strength was achieved by overdrawing his potential, and in reality, he had no Martial Dao future at all?

Two minutes passed.

The people from the capital already had expressions of ecstasy. If Yu Xiu could not gain the quest stele's recognition, it would mean his Martial Dao future was limited.

The figure who had previously made them feel like they were facing a great enemy would no longer pose a threat in the future.

"What's going on?"

Old Master Deng's brows furrowed.

He clearly found the current situation hard to believe. Yu Xiu's Talent and strength could be said to be unprecedented, so how could the quest stele not react?

"Duling, from this, it's clear that this boy Yu Xiu has no Martial Dao future. In my opinion, you won't be infatuated with him anymore."

Seeing this scene, Yang Duling's two uncles also felt a pang of regret, but they still turned to her and said.

"No, it must be a problem with the quest stele. Yu Xiu absolutely cannot have no Martial Dao future. He is the most stunning man I have ever seen in my life."

"It must be the quest stele's problem."

Yang Duling glanced at Yu Xiu not far away, then decisively shook her head.

Given Yu Xiu's astonishing degree, in her opinion, it was definitely the quest stele that had a problem.

"Hmph, what a broken Qiusuo Realm. Yu Xiu doesn't need these lousy assessments at all."

Yang Duling, as if in a fit of pique, looked at the quest stele with a face full of disdain.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Just then, the quest stele, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly began to hum.

Like a raging storm, or howling sand, the sound grew louder and louder.

This attracted everyone's attention.

They were all full of curiosity.

Because in the quest stele's past, such a situation had never occurred.

This continued for about five minutes.

The quest stele suddenly rippled, and the names on the stele blurred at this moment.

It was very brief.

The next moment, when the names on the stele reappeared, Yu Xiu's name had appeared at the very top of the quest stele.

His name stood in clear contrast to the others, differing in both font size and color.

Yu Xiu's name was written in a flowing, elegant script, several times larger than the other names, and it was golden yellow, with occasional iridescent halos appearing under the sunlight.

"Reached the top!"

"Hahaha, I knew Yu Xiu would never be lost to history! Good, good, good!"

Old Master Deng's emotions fluctuated.

He immediately burst into hearty laughter.

It was evident.

He was extremely pleased at this moment.

"This is..."

"Is this the Qiusuo Realm opening?"

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed, because above the quest stele, a seven-colored, rippling Void Realm portal had appeared.

This situation was unprecedented.

In the past, the quest stele would give an assessment, and only those who passed it could make the quest stele open the door to the Qiusuo Realm.

Moreover, the Void Realm portal was not seven-colored, but a black with ripples.

"You dare!"

Just as everyone was shocked, two figures suddenly rushed out of the crowd at an extremely fast speed, heading straight for the seven-colored Void Realm portal.

Old Master Deng immediately roared in anger.

Clearly, someone was trying to seize Yu Xiu's Opportunity.

With this situation, the other people around also began to harbor ulterior motives.

Again, someone rushed over.

"Hahaha, Yu Xiu, your Opportunity is mine now!"

The middle-aged man who first arrived in front of the seven-colored Void Realm portal turned his head and burst into laughter, his eyes full of mockery as he looked at Yu Xiu.

However,

Yu Xiu's expression remained calm, as if he didn't care about the other party's actions at all.

"If you dare to go in, I will annihilate your entire family and ten generations!"

Instead, Old Master Deng's face was ferocious, and he had reached the peak of his fury.

"So what?"

Seeing that Old Master Deng was almost upon him, he immediately turned and rushed into the Void Realm portal.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

But at this very moment, the seven-colored Void Realm portal suddenly roared again, andOne by one seven-colored ripples surged out.

The middle-aged man who had been arrogantly shouting just now, upon contact with the seven-colored ripples, his body instantly disintegrated and disappeared.

Seeing this scene,

Yu Xiu's expression also changed drastically. He immediately used his Speed Talent, and in the blink of an eye, he was by Old Master Deng's side, pulling him back quickly.

It was during this time

that several people who had previously rushed towards the seven-colored Void Realm portal all had their bodies disintegrated by the seven-colored ripples.

"W-what's going on?"

"I think I know the reason now. The quest stele has never been an inanimate object; it must have a spirit."

"That's right, the seven-colored Void Realm portal opened because of Yu Xiu, so only he can enter."

"How could a divine object like the quest stele allow the stealing of Opportunity to happen? Otherwise, it would not be worthy of being a divine object."

Someone offered an explanation, and the surrounding crowd suddenly understood. The greed they had felt earlier immediately dissipated.

No matter how important an Opportunity was, it was not as important as one's own life, and what's more, this was an Opportunity that one could not obtain even by losing one's life.

In that case, it became even more unprofitable.

At the same time,

the eyes of the crowd looking at Yu Xiu were filled with envy and awe.

Reaching the top of the quest stele meant that Yu Xiu's Martial Dao future was terrifying.

Luo Yangxing, who ranked eighteenth, was already a Martial Saint. So, what kind of strength would Yu Xiu, the one who reached the top, possess in the future?

Martial God?

Or even a Martial God?