"That Wang Qiang, he arrived very early. By the time I got here, he was already around, but I haven't actually seen him."
"I did hear some things about him though. He's quite mysterious — a newly emerged genius of the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion."
"But he wasn't cultivated by them. He was newly taken under their banner," Xianhai Shaoyu said.
"Do you know what he looks like?"
Chu Feng asked. He was increasingly feeling that this Wang Qiang might be someone he knew.
"We didn't manage to gather that information."
"But it's fine. Since he's here, we'll run into him sooner or later," Xianhai Shaoyu said.
"Compared to this Wang Qiang, I'm actually more curious about Yuwen Yanri," Long Chengyu said.
"What about Yuwen Yanri?" Chu Feng asked.
"This Yuwen Yanri is also very mysterious."
"Yuwen Yanri — his grandfather is the current Master of the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion, and his father was the most powerful genius in the vast martial cultivation world over two thousand years ago. He was the kind of existence that crushed all the geniuses of every other power."
"However, his glory didn't last long before he fell gravely ill and had to recuperate within the Mansion. That recuperation lasted over a thousand years."
"Until a few years ago, when news suddenly came that he had died of his illness."
"That was truly heaven being jealous of a genius. Back in his day, he was not only the widely acknowledged heir to the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion's Master, but was also hailed as someone who could push the Mansion to new heights."
"Who could have expected him to just die like that."
"And the rumor is that Yuwen Yanri's talent is even stronger than his father's. But to this day, no one has ever laid eyes on Yuwen Yanri."
"Even within the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion, barely anyone has seen him. He's even more mysterious than my sister," Long Chengyu said.
Hearing this, Long Muxi shot her brother a look.
"He probably can't compare to Wang Qiang, right? Otherwise, since they're both from the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion, why did the Pinnacle of Nine Heavens invite Wang Qiang and not Yuwen Yanri?" Xiaoyu'er said.
"That, we don't know. But speaking of which, what's the deal with those Huangfu people?"
"Their exam scores are actually above Shaoyu's?" Long Chengyu suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Xiaoyu'er was also somewhat surprised: "Who? Whose score is above my brother's?"
She had been directly invited without taking the exam, so she didn't know the results.
At that, Long Chengyu explained the situation with the rankings.
"HAHAHAHA…" But upon hearing this, Xiaoyu'er burst out laughing, playfully pointing at Xianhai Shaoyu.
"Brother, how embarrassing! One or two people beating you would be one thing, but how come five people scored higher than you?"
Xianhai Shaoyu didn't answer, so Long Chengyu spoke up.
"Brother Shaoyu's strength is universally acknowledged. He must not have taken the exam seriously, right?" Long Chengyu said.
But who could have expected that Xianhai Shaoyu shook his head: "I didn't hold back."
Once those words left his mouth, forget Long Chengyu — even Xiaoyu'er, who had just been mocking her brother, froze with a stiff expression.
She could tease him, but she would never doubt his strength.
"Brother Shaoyu, stop joking."
"If you were serious, there's no way anyone could surpass you. Unless it's Chu Feng, I refuse to believe anyone could be above you," Long Chengyu said with a smile.
He simply didn't believe Xianhai Shaoyu's words and was firmly convinced he was joking.
Xianhai Shaoyu merely smiled and said nothing more.
But Xiaoyu'er pursed her little lips, her beautiful eyes shifting slightly as she fell into thought.
Compared to everyone else, she naturally understood her brother best. She knew he wasn't lying.
But if her brother truly hadn't held back and could only rank sixth… those mysterious Huangfu fellows didn't seem to be ordinary.
Chu Feng and the others rarely got to meet, and they had endless topics to talk about.
Before they knew it, night had fallen. None of them were planning to call it a night. They agreed that nobody would cultivate today — they would just chat through the entire night until dawn.
Late into the night, the number of people on the plaza had…