Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 200 - The Fourth Genius

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: The Fourth Genius Chapter 200 -200: The Fourth Genius Shi Hao smiled slightly, “What did you just say?”

Ceng Xingye was astonished as he realized he didn’t even have the qualifications to resist before he was subdued by Shi Hao.

Sis, so strong!

But he was unafraid; after all, he was a member of the Ceng Family. Did you really dare to attack me?

“Kid, let me go quickly, behave and acknowledge—Ah!” He screamed because Shi Hao had already slapped him, completely dumbfounding him.

This made the other eight people’s eyes widen, thinking to themselves, this guy is really fierce, daring even to hit Ceng Xingye. Does he have a death wish?

Slap! Slap! Slap!

Shi Hao continued slapping, making Ceng Xingye keep screaming.

“Have you learned your lesson?” he asked.

Ceng Xingye ultimately understood that this young man might either have a significant background or was simply a brash young fool, which is why he dared to disregard the presence of the Ceng Family.

A wise man does not eat the loss in front of him.

He obediently shut his mouth and even nodded his head.

“Can’t you speak?” Shi Hao said displeased.

Ceng Xingye felt an immense humiliation but upon seeing Shi Hao’s gaze, he was shocked and quickly said, “I’ve learned my lesson, learned my lesson.”

Only then did Shi Hao throw his hand, and with a smack, Ceng Xingye was thrown to the ground.

He then sat down again, maintaining a posture as if he were a monk in meditation.

The other eight were too scared to make a sound, only wanting to stay as far away as possible from the trouble.

Soon, the competition finally began.

They were all called out and stood in the arena, still in groups of ten.

“For the first round of the preliminaries, there are groups of ten, the teams you are currently in,” a strong figure from the Lu Family announced, “In each group, only one person can emerge victorious.”

“Therefore, whatever methods you use to eliminate the other nine people, you can advance to the second round.”

As soon as these words fell, many teams burst into battle, though some teams were very harmonious, with many people voluntarily dropping out.

To get through the preliminaries, strategies could vary widely; one could ally with others to eliminate strong players, sweep through nine people on one’s own, or even bribe his way through with money.

Shi Hao saw that one chubby boy was ready with Spirit Stones, stuffing one into each person’s hand, making everyone happy.

“All of you attack him together!” Ceng Xingye suddenly sounded energetic, pointing at Shi Hao, “Defeat him, and I will take you all into the Ceng Family Guard Team.”

Hearing this, those eight felt tempted.

The Ceng Family Guard Team was a coveted position; once inside, one could say life was secured.

Moreover, while Ceng Xingye was no match for Shi Hao alone, they had the advantage of numbers.

Nine against one, could there really be no hope?

In a moment, all eight were itching to move.

Shi Hao did nothing to stop them, simply placing his hands behind his back, looking utterly carefree.

“Charge!” With Ceng Xingye’s order, he and the others rushed towards Shi Hao.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, only to see figures flying like straw, including Ceng Xingye, tracing through the sky before crashing to the ground.

“Hey, what’s going on over there?”

“Isn’t that Ceng Xingye?”

“No way, he didn’t pass the qualifiers?”

“Who is that young man, he’s so fierce, taking on nine so easily?”

“Don’t know him, his face looks new.”

“But, he sure is handsome.”

This scene attracted many onlookers, especially seeing Ceng Xingye among those knocked down, shocking many people.

“Guess what his cultivation is?”

“Ceng Xingye is said to have three steps of Soul Nurturing, so he must be at least five steps,” Shi Hao remarked.

“Yes, without suppression of two cultivation levels, it would be impossible to defeat an opponent in one strike, especially since it was one against nine just now,” another spectator added.

Everyone was guessing Shi Hao’s cultivation level, very curious.

“However, he climbed up stepping on the bodies of the Ceng Family’s members. If he encounters Ceng Song, it would surely be disastrous.”

“Although Ceng Song is also at five steps of Soul Nurturing, he is a super genius who can leap across two levels. Besides, who doesn’t know about Ceng Song’s ruthless methods?”

“Alas, this kid had better pray not to encounter Ceng Song.”

Soon, match after match in the preliminary rounds ended. The losers left in disappointment while the victors stood proudly in the arena.

Next was the time to verify the contestants’ ages, a necessary step given the large number of competitors, which would have been too troublesome to check individually.

If anyone was caught cheating by deliberately hiding their age, they would naturally be severely punished.

Thus, generally speaking, this was merely a formality, with cheats being almost nonexistent.

Moreover, besides testing age, this also displayed cultivation. Hence, it was a segment welcomed by all to confirm whether their guesses were right or wrong.

Only thirty-two competitors had won, so it went quickly from here.

“Ceng Song.”

As the biggest favorite to win the rookie competition, Ceng Song was the first to begin the test.

The testing device was similar to the Manifestation Soul Sphere of the White Cloud Sect but included an additional feature to display age via blood sample. As soon as Ceng Song held the Manifestation Soul Sphere, scales displayed correspondingly, and his Soul Seed manifested in a radiant form.

Blue, five steps of Soul Nurturing.

This actually held no suspense; which of the city’s Three Great Geniuses was not known and talked about?

One by one, each contestant went up to test their age and realm.

Shi Hao was neither at the beginning nor the end, but exactly in the middle.

When it was his turn, many people turned their attention towards him.

Shi Hao walked up with composure and calm. First, he bit his finger, and then he grabbed the Soul Power Ball. Immediately, the scales moved, displaying the number seventeen, while the color of his Soul Seed turned golden.

“What!”

“Three steps of Soul Nurturing!”

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“How is that possible!”

Suddenly, the crowd erupted into an incredulous uproar.

Three steps of Soul Nurturing, and to strike down opponents, including those on the same level, in a one-versus-nine scenario… how terrifying was his combat power?

“Sss, this guy can fight across two levels!”

“A super genius!”

“From today onwards, Sanyuan City no longer has the Three Great Geniuses; it has the Four Great Geniuses!”

“And he’s only seventeen years old.”

“Seventeen-year-old, three steps of Soul Nurturing!”

“That’s astounding. Even Lu Yun wasn’t like this in his early days, right?”

“Yes.”

Amidst the bustling discussions, Ceng Song coldly watched Shi Hao.

So, this was the audacious Madman who dared to covet his woman. Humph, he had sent someone to warn him, yet he still did not recognize good from bad.

Good, then it will be up to me to personally settle matters with you!

His face flashed with murderous intent; typically, in mere sparring, he almost killed his clansmen, and now it was the Madman who wanted his woman, so he would have to beat him even harder.

Meanwhile, in a private box in the stands, two young men sat high up and looking down.

One was Lu Yun, and the other was the last of the Three Great Geniuses, Tian Hua.

“I never expected that in this generation there would be a fourth person to join our ranks,” Tian Hua said with a smile.

“Not for long,” Lu Yun said indifferently, a flicker of murderous intent in his eyes.

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