This elder was called Wuming Xiuyi, and his strength was formidable — arguably the most powerful person present.
His status within the Star Domain's Main Realm was no small matter either.
Yet even such a powerhouse had to address the Celestial Reverend with the honorific "Lord," for no reason other than the fact that the Celestial Reverend held extraordinary significance to the entire Ancestral Martial Star Domain.
After Wuming Xiuyi finished speaking, the Celestial Reverend still did not speak directly. Instead, he extended a finger toward the east.
"This prophecy has already yielded its result."
"In the near future, to the east of our Ancestral Martial Star Domain, a peerless genius will appear." The Celestial Reverend pointed toward the stars in the east as he spoke.
"A peerless genius — another peerless genius is going to appear? Wonderful news! This is a blessing for our Ancestral Martial Star Domain!"
At that moment, the many prominent figures present all showed expressions of delight. After all, the appearance of a genius was not a bad thing. In their view, a genius could strengthen the Ancestral Martial Star Domain, and that was undoubtedly a cause for celebration.
However, while everyone wore joyful faces and some even broke into laughter, the people from the Star Domain's Main Realm remained completely expressionless.
In that instant, people came to a sudden realization.
The Star Domain's Main Realm sat at the very center of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain. A genius emerging from the east of the Star Domain naturally had nothing to do with the Main Realm.
The birth of a peerless genius was good news for the Ancestral Martial Star Domain, but for the Star Domain's Main Realm, it might not be good news at all.
And so, those who had been laughing hurriedly fell silent.
No one dared to bring the matter up again, for fear of offending the people from the Star Domain's Main Realm.
"Lord Celestial, from which upper realm does this genius specifically originate, and what level of achievement will he reach in the future? Has the prophecy foreseen such details?" Wuming Xiuyi of the Star Domain's Main Realm asked.
"I do not know his exact origin. At present, this youth has not yet fully grown, but he will soon make his mark — and his progress will be astonishingly swift. It will not be long before his strength catches up to Linghu Hongfei," the Celestial Reverend said.
"He'll be on the same level as Linghu Hongfei?"
Hearing those words, shock surfaced in the eyes of many.
If it were merely a peerless genius, that would be one thing. But a genius on the same level as Linghu Hongfei — now that was truly something extraordinary.
And who was Linghu Hongfei?
Linghu Hongfei was a member of the Linghu Celestial Clan.
The Linghu Celestial Clan stood at the head of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain's Ten Great Celestial Clans.
But setting his family aside, Linghu Hongfei's own reputation was nothing short of breathtaking.
He was the foremost of the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars — the strongest of the younger generation in the entire Ancestral Martial Star Domain today.
Moreover, his strength left the second-ranked member of the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars far, far behind.
To say that the gap between him and the second-ranked member was as vast as the distance between heaven and earth would not be an exaggeration.
And Linghu Hongfei was only forty-three years old.
Though he was unquestionably the strongest, he was also the youngest among the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
It was precisely for this reason that Linghu Hongfei was the undisputed number one genius of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain.
In recent years, a string of astonishing deeds attributed to Linghu Hongfei had followed one after another, each more impressive than the last.
So much so that in the current Ancestral Martial Star Domain, many already believed that Linghu Hongfei's future achievements would surpass those of the legendary Chu Xuanyuan of old, propelling the Ancestral Martial Star Domain to entirely new heights.
And now, the genius about to emerge from the eastern reaches of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain was said to be on the same level as Linghu Hongfei. How could anyone not be shocked?
Upon hearing this news, the onlookers were astonished, but the expressions of those from the Star Domain's Main Realm grew even darker.
A single Linghu Hongfei had already given them headaches. If another genius on his level appeared, their headaches would only multiply.
It was then that the Celestial Reverend spoke once more.
"This old man has also foreseen that the peerless prodigy soon to be born in the eastern Star Domain is destined to fight Linghu Hongfei — and between the two… only one will survive," the Celestial Reverend said.
"What? Two peerless geniuses are destined to fight each other — and only one will survive?"
"This…?"
Hearing those words, the looks of shock on everyone's faces only deepened.
Two peerless geniuses, with only one destined to survive — for the Ancestral Martial Star Domain, that was nothing short of a tragedy.