THE REBIRTH OF A GENIUS. CREATOR/DESTROYER

Chapters 218. Envoys

Sam's arrogance and strength left everyone in the banquet hall dumbfounded. He had shown death to a prince several times, yet had not killed him several times, right in front of the emperor who was destroying his confidence.

They could not even imagine the psychological blow the prince might have suffered.

The Princess, who opened her veil for the first time in public could not hide her emotions, he looked at Sam who was tightening his tie and walked back to his original position on the stage as if he had not done anything meaningful.

His back looked like an unshakable and unfathomable mountain. He was thinking what he could do to her if not for the rules. He felt a wave of gratitude to his father for applying such strict rules so that they could survive. Otherwise, all the arrogant geniuses gathered here from all over the empire would die at the hands of this monster including him.

The Emperor did not show any expression, but in his heart he was furious. He wanted to kill Sam right then and there, but he knew he couldn't. He looked at the empress who was about to make a ruckus and held her hand to forcefully hold her back.

Nicholas doesn't care about any of this and goes on stage and looks up at Sam.

The two people exchanged glances and Sam took out his claws this time, he wanted to see what the result would be if using the most comfortable weapon in front of Nicholas.

The claws are still the same. Only the fingernails are made and the rest of the palm is open. There was only one modification for now and it was a small hole in the sharp end of each nail.

People can easily ignore this. But this was one of the deadliest tricks up his sleeve. It's for the poison element.

But Sam had no plans to use poison this time.

After taking a deep breath, Sam made the first move. The spectators were watching the most intense fight they saw.

Sam feels revived, but this time the pressure is reduced. No matter what, the claws were the most suitable for him. The title Battle Maniac was not wasted on Nicholas.

Sam could sense from his movements that Nicholas had learned swordsmanship only to defeat him, but his efforts were in vain. This time, Sam's approach completely changed. His movements were more dangerous and unexpected.

Nicholas felt as if he was fighting a beast.it was nothing like a duel at all. He felt as if he was defending himself from a predator attack.

Pressure increasing. And at the end of the fight, Nicholas almost invokes a fighting spirit. But Sam gave him no chance and ended the fight.

Stage destroyed. In the middle of the fight, a barrier was created so that after the shock would not affect the banquet hall.

In short, this was the best fight of the two top-tier geniuses of the same generation.

The Crown Prince sat in his place. He didn't attract any attention from the start.

He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the two youngsters who had descended from the stage.

He himself was also considered a genius but he was already nearing his thirties so he was unable to participate in this competition.

But he's not angry. He was destined to be an emperor. So, he did not bother looking for this life-changing opportunity.

His only concern was to make sure his position was stable. His father was able to hold on to his position because of his strength.

He also needs that and keeps the competitors in check.

He could ascend the throne with the support of his father but he would not be able to defend it, so he would have to look after his competitors before they could develop and reach their full potential.

He should keep an eye on these candidates.

After the battle was over and the stage cleared, the emperor greeted them again.

"Now, the ranking is confirmed.

First place Sam

Second Place Nicholas

Third Place Philip

Fourth Place Jack

Fifth Place Nathan

Sixth Place Patrick

Seventh Place West

Eighth Place Weasley

Ninth Place Morgan

Snake's Tenth Place

All of you candidates will gather at the imperial palace tomorrow.

The banquet will end here."

He finished this without any polite words that indicated his gloomy mood.

Everyone goes their own way.

That night, the emperor came out of his room and went to a remote building on the estate.

He began to load a large number of spirit stones in various circles.

After he did that, he took a step back and waited and as soon as a bright light shone and two people emerged from that light.

This is the Space Gate. Transportation equipment that uses space elements. When the two men arrived, the emperor bowed and greeted them.

"Greetings to the messenger of the thunder god's temple."

His voice was full of respect and obedience.

There was not even a single trace of his majesty as an emperor.

The people who came out of the formation looked at the emperor in a proud and indifferent manner.

They greeted him with just a nod.

The other person was a young man around eighteen years old with the cultivation level of a middle-level great realm.

After the greeting, the emperor took them to a room set up specifically for them. This is not for rest, but a meeting room with a large table and chairs. There are all kinds of scrolls that contain information.

On the table was a cylindrical blue-colored crystal with a name label on it.

The crystal would fit perfectly into one's palm.

Each crystal was labeled with the name of the candidate who ranked in the top ten.

The man on the Nascent stage sat down without saying anything and took the Sam-labeled crystal into his hand and infused neutral spiritual energy.

A translucent screen appeared with Sam's image and all sorts of information inside.

It's like someone's profile. There are all sorts of details about Sam, from where he came from, details of his elements, his battle records, his business and military achievements, and even his professional title are mentioned there. There is a gold star sign in the upper right corner of the profile.

The man changed the amount of spiritual energy and saw the video it was a video of Sam's battle causing chaos in the capital and his duel with the candidates in the ranking match.

After viewing the entire video, he returned the screen to its original profile and added three more gold stars in the top right corner.

The young Supreme realm expert who came with the man looked dumbfounded and said.

"Sister Moriya, don't you think that's excessive? Why did he get four gold stars? Didn't that make him a seeded candidate even among the temple disciples?"

"Yes, it is." Moriya replied nonchalantly.

"But why did he get that privilege, he's just a farmer."

The young man looked unsure.

Moriya did not answer. His gaze turned cold and said.

"Ben, since when is your place to question my judgment? Remember that you are here only because of your influential father, you came here with the reason to see a candidate from here and you did just that, do not interfere in my work. ."

A young man named Ben shut his mouth. But his expression was still uncertain. He looked at Sam's image and tried to carve it into his mind.

The two envoys were unhappy with the attitude of the others, but the person beside them, the emperor was happy. He thought that he had a chance to take revenge.

Moriya continues his evaluation; he is clearly focused on his work and he does so with heavy responsibility. This is not the first time he has done this.

He was responsible for evaluating candidates from the empire and selecting excellent candidates with special talents when needed.

To date, he has only gotten four such candidates and Sam is first on the list.

Sam's guess is right, there's someone evaluating their progress in the competition and they're giving orders for the candidate's safety.

After the evaluation was completed, Moriya stood up and said to the emperor.

"Gather candidates in the morning. We'll leave for the thunder god's temple tomorrow.

The actual ceremony will take place in a week. If you want, you can attend the ceremony with a guest." With that he gave an invitation card to the emperor which was then taken with respect.

"If there is nothing else, I will leave, I will send someone to serve food to the messengers. Please tell the waiter if you need anything."

The emperor excused himself with that, he knew about Moriya because of his previous visit, he liked solitude. So, he cleverly came out without ignoring his welcome.

Even though that person had lower strength, their status was different.

His emperor title was merely a joke to them, perhaps even inferior to a joke.

Before leaving, the emperor looked at Ben one last time, the young man still looked glum and angry. The Emperor smiled at himself and left the place.

He went to Nathan's room.

Nathan's condition was very sad, the emperor sat down next to his son and started talking to him.

Next morning.

Sam and the remaining candidates gathered at the entrance of the imperial palace.

After everyone was here, an officer led them to the remote building where the space gate was located. But they didn't enter it.

Moriya and Ben were waiting for them inside the building. While the emperor started loading the formation with spirit stones.

"Sister Moriya, the candidates seem to have returned, let me test them out a bit."

Ben did not wait for Moriya's approval and immediately left the place. Moriya furrowed his brows and walked out.

By the time she comes out, Moriya sees Ben facing Sam.

"So, you guys are the first rankers. I hope you remember one thing, you all do not care what rank you are all still farmers, so when you reach the thunder god temple, know your place."

He looked at Sam condescendingly and waited for a rebuke, but when he was greeted with indifference and disregard, his anger grew and said as he pointed his finger at Sam, almost touching his nose.

"What's with that attitude? Don't you know how to show respect?"

Sam furrowed his brows and before he could speak, Nathan said.

"So, it's senior ben from the thunder god temple, it's an honor." He even bowed and surprised the other candidates who followed, at least except for Sam's trio.

Ben was completely satisfied with this and also made his anger even bigger. He looked at Sam coldly and started to move.

He conjured a ball of lightning in his fist and threw it straight into Sam's face.

But he did not feel the expected impact, instead, he felt his body drift strangely and the world spinning upside down, before he could make sense, he said, he felt a powerful kick into his stomach that made him vomit blood with gut-wrenching pain and sent him flying.

When he regained consciousness, he had already fallen to the ground and was near Moriya's feet staring at him with pain and confusion.