[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er":3,"chapter-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-953":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial World: Getting Strong by Grinding Er Lang Shen's Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2331320,4558,"Chapter 953: Sovereigns (Requesting Monthly Votes)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-953",953,"\u003Cp>If you hadn't communicated with Master Lei Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful Sovereign wanting to take you as a disciple is like a cake falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have outright accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mindset is no longer the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong a Sovereign is, they cannot compare to the Supreme Beings—they exist on entirely different levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the strongest Sovereign offered to take him as a disciple, he would still be reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he organized his words and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Ren Huang, thank you for your kindness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as I understand, every Legendary Genius has the chance to become a disciple of a Supreme Being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as they pass the trial…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I’m sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi chose to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Ren Huang’s handsome face, upon hearing Lin Qi’s refusal, he froze, then his expression darkened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Member Lin Qi, there are many things you may not know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Becoming a disciple of a Supreme Being is not easy at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the past, Legendary Geniuses found it easy to take a master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since the two Supreme Beings stopped taking disciples, the difficulty has skyrocketed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although it’s said that every Legendary Genius has a chance—if they pass the trial—they can become a disciple of a Supreme Being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet in the past million years, over a dozen Legendary Geniuses have failed, and only one succeeded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the other Legendary Geniuses failed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the end, they could only become disciples of the Six Cosmic Realms Sovereigns—but most of their teachers were already Sovereigns who had received the best cultivation resources, yet still failed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, while your talent is decent,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“among the dozen or so Legendary Geniuses, you’re not particularly outstanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And your own teacher is merely an Invincible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, your chances of passing the Supreme Being’s trial are extremely slim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll fail anyway!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s better to become my father’s disciple—it’s far more practical.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your probability of breaking through to the Sixth Cosmic Realm will also be greater.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Lin Qi understood the process a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had some grasp of the difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legendary Genius—this talent level is not low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own teacher, Lei Zun, was also one—and he too failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, only one succeeded; he guessed it was most likely Yan Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently the strongest Invincible among humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become a disciple of a Supreme Being is this difficult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had absolute confidence in his own talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If others couldn’t do it, that didn’t mean he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he spoke: “You must try before you can know whether you can or not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe I’ll be the one who passes the trial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Ren Huang shook his head and drained his wine cup in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said: “Having confidence in yourself is good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you won’t turn back until you’ve suffered a blow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I wish you success in passing the trial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the chance to become my father’s disciple won’t come again—after you fail, my father may not accept you anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you think best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded and immediately logged off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the black-skinned beauty poured Ren Huang another cup of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sipped the wine with clear disdain: “Everyone wants to become a disciple of a Supreme Being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone says the success rate is too low.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone thinks they’ll be the one who succeeds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet when they fail, they come crawling back, humiliated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The past hundred thousand years, Lin Qi is the only one who chose to become a disciple of a Fifth Cosmic Realm Sovereign.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the only one whose talent improved steadily over time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All other Legendary Geniuses arrived at the Sacred Land as top-tier talents and were snapped up by Sixth Cosmic Realm Sovereigns.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A trip to the Abyss Ruins, gaining a boost—enough to become a Legendary Genius.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet over so many years, only Yan Zun succeeded—because the requirements are simply too high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, that one won’t lower the standard, and no one dares ask him to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes, for a Legendary Genius, coming to the Sacred Land might be a mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he silently took another sip of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large screen projected before him, revealing a figure shrouded in endless golden and colorful energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, I spoke with Lin Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He refused. He wants to become a disciple of a Supreme Being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold voice came from the other side:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Normal. Legendary Geniuses are different from other talents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They carry their own burdens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were him, I’d make the same choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s nothing to blame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him try. Even if he fails, he can still become a disciple of us Sixth Cosmic Realm Sovereigns.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Huang leaned back on the sofa, relaxed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then let’s see what this genius Lin Qi is truly capable of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tianhai Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi opened his eyes in the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled, recalling the previous conversation in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately activated his smart device and contacted his teacher, Lei Zun, projecting a blue screen before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Lei Zun’s imposing face appeared on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi recounted everything that had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zun snorted: “That Ren Huang dares to look down on you, a Legendary Genius?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who doesn’t know how he got his Invincible power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xuan Jin Sovereign has over a dozen offspring, some talented, some not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Ren Huang’s talent is the worst—he couldn’t awaken his ability on his own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But because he was favored by Xuan Jin Sovereign, he was given endless resources to artificially boost his talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forced him up to Star Domain-level talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He barely did anything—everything was already prepared for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He smoothly advanced to the Fourth Cosmic Realm, then spent countless cultivation resources to break through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only then did he barely gain Invincible-level power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The resources spent on him could have trained several Invincibles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this guy doesn’t even like cultivating—he only likes indulging.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many envy, resent, and hate him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi listened with interest—he hadn’t expected Ren Huang’s nickname, so sharp, to mean he was actually a fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zun continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Xuan Jin Sovereign is indeed a suitable master for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His own power is very strong, ranking among the top in the Sovereigns.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since you aim to become a disciple of the Supreme Being, don’t dwell on these things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the coming period, many Sovereigns will likely approach you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They probably already know you intend to become a disciple of the Supreme Being, so their expectations when they come to you won’t be high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s most likely just a simple meeting with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re waiting for you to fail, so they can prioritize themselves as the Dominators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking more with the Dominators isn’t a bad thing for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the call with Master Lei Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi returned to his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, before the day had even passed, another being of the Sixth Cosmic Realm arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, it was a being of the Fifth Cosmic Realm, representing the Dominators, who came for a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-20T20:27:49.107Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f1158f65f08fce5314dfa89f1803d396c0fc7f7dfe111abdd38daa1095f3bc1","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-954","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-952",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]