Chapter 484: Long Dan

On this day, in a restaurant within Xuan Yuan City, the sound of chess pieces landing on a board could be heard from a private room, "Clack, clack," ringing out.

"Hehe! Brother Long Xuan, it's been many years. I didn't expect you to be touching the bottleneck of a Gu King already."

"Coming to Xuan Yuan City this time, do you have any intention of participating in the Western Regions Genius Tournament?"

Long Dan placed a piece down, raised his head, and looked at him with a serious gaze.

Long Xuan shook his head and laughed: "Forget it, that's just a game for children. I don't have the time to play with that bunch of brats."

Long Xuan repeated what Di Xin had said to him earlier perfectly.

The corners of Long Dan's mouth twitched. This sentence clearly didn't put any of the geniuses in the entire Western Regions in his eyes, including himself.

Calling all the geniuses of the Western Regions "brats"—this was simply arrogant beyond measure.

However, this person indeed had the capital to be arrogant.

Hearing that Long Xuan didn't intend to participate in the Western Regions Genius Tournament, Long Dan let out a long sigh of relief.

It was good that this monster wasn't participating. Facing this freak, he didn't have the slightest confidence to fight him.

"Then when does Brother Long Xuan plan to return? Having been away from home for so many years, it's time to go back."

Long Dan put away his smile and said with a serious expression: "To tell you the truth, ever since the Long Clan plundered half of the Feng Clan's clan luck, our clan's strength has grown stronger by the day, geniuses have emerged one after another, and the number of powerhouses has increased sharply."

"In these years, the success rate for all Long Clan Gu cultivators breaking through to Gu King has been much higher."

"The increasingly powerful Long Clan has given the Dragon Emperor ambition. He plans to lead an army into the Central Region, seize a piece of territory there, and leave behind the achievement of expanding the territory before abdicating."

"This is a good opportunity for us. The time to build a career has arrived. Whether we can obtain a higher status, whether we can obtain more wealth, and whether we can be bestowed with the Hidden Dragon Tattoo all depends on this battle."

Long Dan placed the chess piece down heavily, his gaze burning, releasing a look of extreme ambition.

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was startled. He didn't expect the Long Clan to make such a big move.

The Central Region was the very center of the world. The heaven and earth spiritual power there was abundant, and resources were plentiful. Whether it was the number of geniuses or the number of powerhouses, it far exceeded the other four regions.

The Long Clan actually dared to set their sights on the Central Region's territory at this time.

Can an increase in clan luck really allow the Long Clan to obtain broader territory?

He didn't feel that clan luck would have such an impact on a clan before, but looking at it now, the change to a clan was simply earth-shattering.

The Long Teng Empire rose up because it plundered luck, while the Heavenly Phoenix Empire and the Huiyue Empire had been unable to recover since losing their clan luck. The impact of clan luck was immediate.

"No! I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't be going back for the time being. It won't be too late for me to go back and enjoy the fruits of your labor when the Long Clan has conquered a piece of territory in the Central Region."

Long Xuan smiled and said half-jokingly.

Since the Long Clan was going to start a war, would he be stupid enough to go back now? War and such were so dangerous; going back now would not be his style.

At the very least, he had to wait until he had finished robbing the Cang Yue Imperial Tomb and broken through to Gu King before going back in style. By then, he would finally be able to meet that beauty, Long Ziyan.

"That's a pity. The war in the Central Region will be soldier against soldier and king against king. Without you, Brother Long Xuan, I'm afraid our Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivators won't have much of an advantage in the war."

Long Dan smiled, shook his head, and placed another piece.

"Let's not talk about this. Actually, I have one more thing to ask you this time. Since you are going to participate in this Western Regions Genius Tournament, you must have collected intelligence on your competitors, right?"

"Give me a copy of all the genius data you've collected." Long Xuan looked at him seriously and said.

Although he had seen many geniuses in the market, it certainly wasn't all of them. He needed to know the data of all the participants to catch all the geniuses in one net without missing a single one.

Who exactly was the most suitable candidate for playing chess? The data would make it clear at a glance, saving him from opening blind boxes everywhere.

"Aren't you not planning to participate in this competition? Why do you still need the data?" Long Dan asked in surprise.

But despite what he said, he still took a thick stack of paper out of his storage bag and placed it on the table.

"This was collected by the Long Teng Empire's intelligence department. The intelligence is very complete and detailed. You can rest assured about the intelligence collected by the Long Teng Empire."

Long Xuan took the thick intelligence and flipped through it quickly. Before long, he found the portraits of the three people he had seen in the market.

These three people were all marked as the highest danger level in the intelligence, and there were only a dozen or so people at this level in the thick intelligence.

The corners of Long Xuan's mouth curled up. He had to sigh at his own eye for people; it was truly accurate. He said they were not creatures of a pond, and they really were not creatures of a pond.

Long Xuan flipped through it quickly and finally stopped his gaze on one of the portraits.

This portrait depicted a sturdy fatty, which was extremely eye-catching.

What Long Xuan cared about naturally wasn't his peculiar appearance, nor his powerful combat strength, but because he suddenly saw the words "Black Tortoise bloodline" on this paper, and his eyes went straight.

This child actually possessed the Black Tortoise bloodline; it was truly a heaven-sent opportunity. Long Xuan clenched his fists, and an excited look was released in his eyes. His "Purgatory True Demon Art" third layer had already been cultivated to Great Perfection, but only the Dharma Aspect had not been fully cultivated.

The third layer of the "Purgatory True Demon Art" could cultivate a third Dharma Aspect, which required the blood of a powerful divine beast as a medium.

In order to cultivate the third Dharma Aspect, he had searched for divine beast blood for a long time.

However, divine beasts were creatures that had been extinct for a long time, and divine beast blood was simply too rare. He had searched for many years, waiting until he reached the Spirit Sea peak, but he still hadn't found any divine beast blood.

But today, his good luck had finally arrived. The essence blood in the body of this Black Tortoise bloodline possessor was equivalent to Black Tortoise divine beast blood, which was enough to be used to cultivate the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect.

Long Xuan was greatly surprised and couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

"It seems that I have to go to the arena. I am determined to get this child's essence blood." A ray of light flashed in Long Xuan's eyes, and he made a decision in his heart.

Of course, he didn't want to sign up for the competition. If he said he wouldn't participate, he wouldn't participate. He didn't have time to play with that group of children.

Long Xuan just planned to secretly knock out his opponent when this person went on stage to compete, and then he would impersonate his opponent, go on stage to injure him, and take away his essence blood.

Now was the time to test his "Seventy-Two Transformations" disguise ability. The referees and judges maintaining the order of the competition were all famous Gu King peak powerhouses. Deceiving the eyes of all the Gu Kings was truly not an easy task.

Seeing that Long Xuan's gaze stayed on this person's intelligence for too long, Long Dan said: "This person is the number one genius of the Black Tortoise Empire. He possesses a terrifying Black Tortoise bloodline and has the freakish defensive power of a Black Tortoise. Few geniuses of the same rank can break his defense."

"It is no exaggeration to say that the number of participants in this genius tournament who can break this turtle shell is close to zero."

"Even if he encounters an opponent he cannot defeat, he can easily defend for a draw relying on his exaggerated defensive power."

Speaking of this, a very solemn look appeared in Long Dan's eyes. Clearly, he was extremely wary of this genius.

"But I think his defensive power is absolutely useless to you. Wu Gang's turtle shell can defend against all geniuses, but it alone cannot defend against you!"

Long Dan looked at Long Xuan again, his gaze becoming even more wary.

Compared to Long Xuan, this one was the true freak. No matter how hard Wu Gang's turtle shell was, how could it block Long Xuan's attack?

If he used that forbidden technique again, even a Gu King's defense would be difficult to resist, so how could Wu Gang resist it?

Long Dan looked at Long Xuan with a look of deep shock.

He still had a fresh memory of the ultimate move Long Xuan released that day.

"You lost!"

Just as Long Dan was in a daze, Long Xuan placed a piece down, ending his big dragon.

Long Dan, this cultivation maniac, was clearly not someone who played chess often. His Go level was at most a little higher than a beginner, so how could he win against Long Xuan, who had been through a hundred battles?

Before long, one of the chess pieces on the board emitted a brilliant light, and a slight smile appeared on the corners of Long Xuan's mouth.

Three days later, the genius tournament that shook the entire Western Regions officially began on this day. Countless geniuses woke up early and gathered toward the center of the city one after another.

In the very center of Xuan Yuan City, there were a total of thirty tall arenas that had just been built not long ago. On this day, all the participants who had signed up for the competition had to conduct elimination rounds on these thirty arenas.

Because there were many geniuses who signed up for the competition, every time a round of competition ended, a long time had to be left for the geniuses to heal and rest. Therefore, this genius competition would last for at least two months.

Xuan Yuan City at this time was extremely lively, with the sound of clamor everywhere. Not only did it gather famous geniuses from various regions, who were talked about by the crowd, but it also gathered a massive number of Gu Kings.

Such a genius grand event naturally attracted a large group of Gu Kings to come and watch the fun. There were even many forces preparing to select geniuses at the tournament. At this time, Xuan Yuan City was not only a place where geniuses gathered, but also a place where Gu Kings gathered.

At this time, in an inn, a youth with an ordinary appearance patted the table heavily and cursed angrily: "Damn it! Why am I so unlucky!"

"Who wouldn't I draw, but I had to draw this jinx Wu Gang!"

"This person is the number one genius of the Black Tortoise Empire and possesses a Black Tortoise bloodline that is rare in a thousand years. His defensive power is rarely broken by those of the same rank. I am just an ordinary loose cultivator, so how could I be his opponent!"

"To run into such an opponent in the very first round, I'm truly unlucky to the extreme. What's the point of fighting? I might as well admit defeat later!"

The youth had a ferocious face and kept roaring in the room.

"Sigh! Isn't it just running into a difficult opponent? You're already preparing to admit defeat? This is the behavior of a coward!"

A light sigh suddenly came from the room at this time. The youth's hair stood on end, and he hurriedly turned his head and shouted loudly: "Who? Who is there! Come out!"

However, just as he turned his head, everything went black before his eyes, and he fell to the ground, immediately losing consciousness.

And at this time, behind him, a youth who looked exactly like him appeared. Even the patched clothes were exactly the same as his, simply carved from the same mold.

"Since you can't defeat this opponent, then I will help you! Don't thank me, I never leave my name when I do good deeds!"

The youth's mouth curled up. After tying up the person on the ground and stuffing him under the bed, he pushed the door open and left the inn... (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 485 =====