The Almighty Sword Domain

The Terrible Geniuses

“Qin Youran, a genius from the Imperial Academy of the Grand Qin Empire. He was an expert in martial arts and liberal arts, and he was ranked first in the Imperial Academy. He was at the peak of the First Heaven Realm, and his true strength was unknown. According to rumors, he had a Heaven Ranked Dark Treasure, but no one had seen him use it. Rumor had it that he did not like using it because the Profound Yang under the Spirit Realm did not have the qualifications to make him use it….

“Fang Leng, one of the peak geniuses of the First Heaven Realm of the Imperial Academy, and he had a high-grade Earth-ranked Dark Treasure, the Spear of Dissent. Moreover, he had comprehended Spear Insight and had annihilated a third rank King Realm expert. It's not a rumor but a fact….

“Yuan Ye, a genius at the peak of the First Heaven Realm and ranked 2nd in the Outer Court Rankings of the Origin School. The real power is unknown. But you have all witnessed it before entering the city. His strength completely exceeded that of Wenren Yue and Leng Xinran!

Yu Heng spoke slowly and explained the weakness of all these geniuses to them. All of them would naturally not let such an opportunity pass them by, and they listened earnestly.

An hour later, a middle-aged man suddenly walked into the hall. He walked to the side of Yu Heng and Su Qingshi before he said something to them. Suddenly, Yu Heng stood up while his expression changed drastically, and he said, “Is the information accurate?”

The middle-aged man nodded.

Yu Heng and Su Qingshi exchanged glances when they heard this, and a hint of bitter expression appeared in their eyes.

After a while, Yu Heng took a deep breath, looked at all of them, and said, “There is another monstrous genius, Yuan Tong from the Origin School. He really is a terrible genius. He was said to be the number one expert in the First Heaven Realm and the most terrifying genius in the entire southern region for the past 500 years. He started cultivating at the age of six, reached the First Heaven Realm at the age of 10, advanced to his peak at the age of 13, and then became the number one expert in the Outer Courts of the Origin School. After that, he became the number one expert in the Origin School District Court at the age of 15. Yes, the District Court Rankings. All of you should be aware that all existences in the Origin School's District Court Rankings are experts of the King Realm.

“He is the second person since the Origin School was established who reached the first rank in the outer court and inner court. The first person to achieve it was the Origin School Founding Ancestor. His cultivation speed was only inferior to that of the Origin School Founding Ancestor, yet his natural talent exceeded that of the Origin School Founding Ancestor. Because he had comprehended Boxing Intent and Martial Intent. He was the first person in the history of the Origin School to understand two Intents!

“He has the best chance of becoming a God of War in the entire southern region. The title of Martial God was equivalent to the title of Sword Emperor among sword cultivators. Just like the title of Sword Emperor, the title of Martial God had not been obtained for several thousand years. One year ago, he entered closed-door cultivation and allegedly tried to fuse Boxing Intent and Martial Intent. I thought he would not participate in the Ascension Rankings, but I never imagined that he would actually come as well!”

The expressions of everyone in the hall changed after hearing Yu Heng. Even Yang Ye's expression was very serious. Because if Yu Heng's words were true, then that person called Yuan Tong was too frightening.

He had reached the First Heaven Realm at the age of 10 and had even comprehended Fist Intent and Martial Intentions. Such natural talent was terrifying to an indescribable degree!

“He has killed a sixth rank King Realm expert and defeated a peak Darkbeast King Ranker in the Grand Myriad Mountains. Moreover, he had even fought a Spirit Realm expert. Even though he lost in the end, he had injured that Spirit Realm expert…. He's the most terrifying genius in the southern region. I never expected that he would actually come to participate in the Ascension Rankings…. Looks like the first one in the Ascension Rankings will belong to the Origin School again!” Yu Heng laughed bitterly. If only such a genius had appeared in the Sword Sect.

Murong Yao suddenly asked. “He is already very strong, so why did he come to participate in the Ascension Rankings?”

“That's nothing but reputation!” Yu Heng said, “He is the number one expert in the younger generation of the southern region, yet very few people know of his genius and most are unaware of it. If he participated in the Ascension Rankings, then his name would spread throughout the entire southern region. At that time, he will be a role model in the hearts of all the profound young generation in the southern region!”

Murong Yao bitterly laughed and did not speak any further. Even though he was confident, he would not think that he was capable of fighting a monstrous genius. Not to mention him, even the other geniuses of the Imperial Academy would probably not be able to fight against a monstrous genius!

.......

Yang Ye left the hall and walked slowly towards the road. Although other monstrous geniuses that they were completely unable to resist had appeared, they all showed no signs of despair or despair. Because their goal was only to rank and not seize first place!

On the other hand, Yang Ye's goal was first position!

Yang Ye was not desperate and did not think of giving up. He admitted that this information really surprised him, and he admitted that Yuan Tong was truly an outstanding genius. However, it was absolutely impossible to make him give up and admit defeat just because of that.

Yang Ye was not the type of person to retreat without a fight. Moreover, the achievement of the first position was related to his mother. So, his goal remained to obtain first place in the Ascension Rankings!

Suddenly, Yang Ye stopped moving and turned around because Su Qingshi suddenly appeared behind him.

“Have you come to cheer me up?” Yang Ye smiled as he spoke.

Su Qingshi shook his head as he walked quickly and gracefully to stand by Yang Ye's side. Both of them walked slowly. After a while, Su Qingshi said, “You don't need any consolation from others, right?”

Su Qingshi's footsteps paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal before he said, “Yuan Tong is indeed an incredible genius, and he was one of the best geniuses even in the history of the southern region. However, you need not fear because your natural talent is not inferior to him!”

“My natural talent is not inferior to him?” Yang Ye said in surprise, “What do you mean?”

Su Qingshi said, “You have the golden element profound energy and have comprehended Sword Intent in a very short time. Moreover, you have even reached Sword Intent level 2 . In addition, you can control Darkbeast…. You are also a Master Talisman..”.

Yang Ye smiled as he said, “Can this be considered a form of consolation?”

"Aren't!"

The two of them walked silently for a long time, then Yang Ye stopped and looked at the woman by his side before he said, “Qingshi, how many members of the Sword Sect can come back to life this time? ?”

"I don't know!" Su Qingshi sighed. People die during the Ascension Rank. Perhaps the other members of the great sect might not, but the members of the Sword Sect would definitely die because of the Ghost Sect. The two sects had been enemies for generations. Thus, the members of both sects could kill each other unhindered during the Ascension Rank because it was within the rules!

“At the entrance of the city earlier, you should have noticed that man by Xiu Luo's side. Do you have any information related to him?” ask Yang Ye.

Su Qingshi shook his head and said, “I don't think he is simple either. But the intelligence section of my Sword Sect does not have any information related to it. Wh why? You feel his strength is even superior to Xiu Luo?”

“I'm not sure!” Yang Ye said, “But I felt a dangerous aura from him. If possible, utilize the power of the Sword Sect to investigate it. Otherwise, if he was the true trump card of the Ghost Sect, then the participating Sword Sect disciples were truly unable to return this time!”

Su Qingshi nodded, then he turned his head towards Yang Ye and said, “From start to finish, you were very calm and composed even when listening about the geniuses in the southern region. Do you have any other trump cards besides Sword Intent?”

Yang Ye nodded. It was true, if he only relied on his Sword Intent, then his rank could rise. But it was extremely impossible for him to snatch the first position in the ranking. His ace card was the Sword Control Technique and the Enlightened Sword Heart. With the two trump cards he had, he was confident that he could even fight the number one genius in the southern region, Yuan Tong!

Su Qingshi nodded, then he fell silent.

Yang Ye asked with a hint of curiosity. “Why don't you ask me what my trump card is?”

“Will you tell me if I ask?” Su Qingshi looked straight into Yang Ye's eyes.

Yang Ye did not hesitate to nod.

An invisible clump of curvature appeared in the corner of Su Qingshi's mouth. This grin was like a hundred flowers blooming at once, and was simply beyond imagination. Especially when it appeared on an icy-cold face like Su Qingshi.

Although Su Qingshi's grin was very thin, Yang Ye was still aware of it.

“Qingshi, you are so beautiful when you smile!” said Yang Ye in a light voice.

Su Qingshi turned his face away and then continued walking slowly and silently.

When she recalled the thin yet attractive smile she had revealed earlier, Yang Ye could not help but hold onto Su Qingshi's hand, either, and then pulled his soft figure that suddenly stiffened slightly into his embrace. Afterwards, she said in a low voice near her ear, “Qingshi, I..”.

It was unknown what Su Qingshi had heard, but a glimmer of redness quickly appeared on his ears and neck….