"Mind your own business."

Du Qing glanced at her, white-gold eyes flashing briefly, showing no signs of backing down: "Do I need to explain my actions to you, Zhao Yue?"

"...?"

The girl referred to as Zhao Yue raised an eyebrow, seeming somewhat surprised by his attitude.

——This guy wasn't this stubborn in front of me before, has he changed?

Lin Guang, having reviewed the information, was not unfamiliar with this face.

Zhao Yue from the Great Dream Sect, Talent Sequence 397 [Dream Entering].

Without a doubt, she, much like Du Qing, is a Celestial Pride Level True Man candidate.

Even among the thirty-plus geniuses present, Du Qing and she were definitely among the top few.

And their tense dialogue seemed to break the silence, drawing almost everyone's gaze over.

But not towards the two of them.

Instead... towards Lin Guang, who had just arrived here.

Someone whispered, "Du Qing's captain... is he Lin Guang?"

"I've heard about Du Qing's character; for someone like him to submit to another? How strong is he?"

"I've heard he's Blue Talent?"

"Ha, people still believe he's Blue Talent?"

Lin Guang, a rising star in Zhen Sheng City, was already known throughout Fenghai Province.

In the joint exams, he single-handedly defeated the top cultivators from the city's three major families as a civilian talent, and it's said he still had more to show; this achievement was quite remarkable.

And the most significant difference between him and everyone present is...

He's only a junior in high school.

In other words, he had virtually one to two years less training than everyone else here.

Du Qing, known for both his personality and strength among the younger generation of Fenghai Province, would submit to someone younger than himself?

Those with more information even learned from their elders that this handsome young man faced the Demon King's descent and created an opportunity for the True Man to arrive in time.

And if nothing unexpected happens, more than half of the worth-noting opponents for the province tournament in June are gathered here.

Whether it's about vying for inheritance or from the tournament's perspective… the esteemed prodigies present were all intrigued by Lin Guang.

Is he worthy of his reputation, and in six months, will he truly become their formidable adversary in the province tournament?

Or is he just a resource-piled fast-track incompetent?

In an instant, multiple gazes accompanied by distinct yet powerful Spiritual Power probed towards him.

Lin Guang paused slightly.

There was no malice in those Spiritual Powers, nor were they giving their all, just purely probing Lin Guang.

For a Spirit Master, sheer Spiritual Power clashes can reveal a lot, being the best way aside from direct confrontation to gauge the caliber among peers.

But even so… this welcome was indeed quite enthusiastic.

He curled his lips into a smile.

In an instant, with a dark golden brilliance, his eyes suddenly revealed a fiery glow different from the Samadhi True Fire, as if capable of incinerating everything in its path, mixed with an extremely sharp edge, facing off against those eyes that also shone with Talent light.

Rumble——

All the young Spirit Masters present seemed to perceive a dull rumble akin to spring thunder and a certain powerful pressure.

In an instant, with Spiritual Power manifesting in various colors, the friction and collision of a few individuals' Spiritual Power in the clearing produced genuine sparks, with the air current swirling and whistling within a range of several tens of meters.

The intention and edge within this collision became evident, spreading out, and then slowly dissipating.

Some of the youths from not-so-affluent areas, though having True Man elders in their families, had not witnessed peer prodigies before; their faces even showed an expression of shock as the wind of intention blew past them.

None of the individuals in this clash had the intention to form alliances, just grinding against each other, seemingly effortlessly.

But even so, they could feel a somewhat spine-chilling intensity from this collision.

How could these people be so strong?

Are they really Three-Star? Really peers?!

Even Zhao Yue couldn't help but show an unusual color in her eyes while looking at Lin Guang.

Lin Guang withdrew his Spiritual Power, calmly scanning over all the people staring at him, then paused at those who had probed him with Spiritual Power.

In the crowd stood a young man like a jade tree facing the wind, resembling an untainted gentleman of the times, with a hint of a smile on his lips, wearing a white long robe and inserting a black wooden fan at his waist.

The green-black glow in his eyes gradually faded, and he smiled at Lin Guang, nodding gracefully, as a gesture of acknowledgment.

The son of the Tu Family Patriarch 'Tu Ghost God,' Tu Tianmo, gifted with the sequence 408 [Profound Qilin Transformation].

Lin Guang nodded back, then shifted his gaze to the right.

There stood a burly, tall, cold-looking young man, his skin pale, with a silent demeanor.

Strangely, he appeared extremely dark.

The light here being quite bright, yet he seemed to stand in a shadow of darkness, as if the light was absorbed upon touching his skin, with one eye even pure black, presenting a different aesthetic.

Lin Guang knew that his Talent sequence was 321 [Great Dark Heaven].

And as Lin Guang's gaze fell upon him, this dim young man lightly spoke, his voice hoarse and calm.

"Southern Saint Sect, Zuo Qingtian."

The brief introduction carried a mind-captivating aura that calmed the somewhat restless crowd around.

Southern Saint Sect.

Though its influence seemed to be waning in recent years, with an apparent decline, no one would doubt the strength of this Sect.

As the strongest force in Nanhai City, its first-generation Sect Leader was an Eight-star True Man known as [Mirage Sect], and even now, an Eight-Tier Holy Beast resides within the Sect.

It's said that this legendary Sect has ten extremely powerful complete inheritances, each exceptionally strong, capable of reaching the heavens.

"Zhen Sheng City, Lin Guang."

But Lin Guang just nodded, showing no surprise or amazement, and then moved his gaze to the last probing individual, pausing slightly.

The same youth with a refined appearance was before him.

Strangely enough, he was wearing a dark blue robe from two hundred years ago, with quite an ancient demeanor, and there was a faint sound of waves surging from his body.

His eyes were a cerulean blue, like the ocean under sunlight, but a hint of icy intent lay hidden in the depths of those pupils.

Lin Guang naturally was quite familiar with him too.

The head of the three major families in Zhen Sheng City, the next Patriarch of the Jiang Family.

Jiang Nalan.

Like Lin Guang, he had never fully displayed his strength in public, and even the information about his Talent was well-guarded.

But rumors mentioned that his Talent Sequence was at least within the top three hundred.

The three major families had legitimate interest conflicts with Lin Guang, and Lin Guang even took the Jiang Family's Cold Water Dragon King's Dragon Eye, forcing them to spend a considerable sum to trade it back, so it was normal for them to dislike him.

But for some reason, when Lin Guang looked into the coldness in his eyes, he felt a strange sense of discord.

Is this really a coldness stemming from disdain towards him, or...

At this moment, Du Qing's voice entered Lin Guang's ears via sound transmission: "You should have seen the information, in any case, most of the troublesome opponents for the province tournament are already here."

"Except for me, the rest of them are each leading a team, most of their teammates are also here, the rest of the individuals didn't come for various reasons."

"Including… Yin Long."

The Yin Family of Li Hai, Yin Long.

The unequivocal leader among Fenghai Province's contemporary prodigies, rumored to possess the Talent Sequence 111 [Rising Dragon Transformation], a peerless genius.

Lin Guang nodded slightly, "He didn't come, huh."

Du Qing's tone was peculiar, seeming disappointed and puzzled by the other's absence, but also containing a trace of relief.

"Elder Pushang said Yin Long began closed cultivation two months ago in a Secret Realm under the Yin Family's control, where fortune matures once in a century."

"For the Yin Family, familiarizing with province tournament opponents and obtaining the Six-Star Peak expert's inheritance are less important than Yin Long's closed cultivation."

Hearing this, Lin Guang seemed reflective.

The effects of [Rising Dragon Transformation] can only be maximized through successive victories, even contending with Golden Talent.

Logically, this scale of an event should be excellent nourishment for that youth named Yin Long as well.

Not attending…

At this time, a voice interrupted Lin Guang's thoughts.

It was Kong Guofeng's voice transmission.

"Investigation completed."

"This Inheritance, authentic!"

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