booktalesy Chapter 46 : Chapter 46
Chapter 46 : Chapter 46
Chapter 46 Imperial Capital University! A Martial Thearch's Betrayal? His Sweat Is Redder Than Your Blood! (3/4)
A Martial Thearch-level powerhouse appeared before everyone. This man was Nanhai University's Vice President, Zhuge Kongyun.
It was said that he had once been a super genius with Mid Silver Talent.
And this time, he would be the one leading Xiao Xuan and the others to the Imperial Capital.
He took a headcount. Aside from the few geniuses Xiao Xuan had nearly beaten to death last night, everyone else had already arrived.
Once the count was complete, Zhuge Kongyun directly led everyone present aboard an Eighth-Tier craft.
This craft was said to be capable of the terrifying speed of Mach 100.
That was more than thirty thousand meters per second.
Of course, top speed consumed an enormous amount of energy, so under normal circumstances, such craft only flew at one-fifth of their maximum speed.
Even so, they could still cover twenty to thirty thousand kilometers in an hour.
The Imperial Capital was 370,000 kilometers away from Nanhai City. With this craft, they only needed a little over ten hours to arrive.
Its speed was on an entirely different level from that of civilian craft.
Even at maximum speed, a civilian craft would still need more than two days to make the trip.
Of course, there were also expensive tickets available that allowed people to ride a Seventh-Tier craft at full speed.
Although that still could not compare to one-fifth the speed of an Eighth-Tier craft, it could still reach the destination in a little over a day.
That could save a great deal of time.
For the next dozen or so hours, Xiao Xuan and the others had nothing to do, so they simply rested in their respective cabins.
The journey passed without incident.
【The craft is about to arrive at Yanhuang City. All passengers, please prepare yourselves!】
At that moment, an electronic announcement rang throughout the entire ship.
Xiao Xuan and the others made their way to the main cabin and looked outside.
In an instant, a magnificent and immense city appeared before them all.
Yanhuang City was the current Imperial Capital of Huaxia.
It also stood where the old capital had once been. However, due to the Earth's mad expansion and the destruction wrought by Ferocious Beasts, nearly all of the old landmark structures had already vanished.
Only the ruins of a small section of the Great Wall still remained.
Looking at the scene before him, Xiao Xuan's expression turned dazed.
"After all these years, the world truly has changed beyond recognition."
He let out a quiet sigh.
Ever since the Spiritual Energy Revival a thousand years ago, everything had changed completely.
"But since I've come to this era, then I should naturally live out a life worthy of my own brilliance. Otherwise, wouldn't such powerful talent go to waste?"
A faint smile lifted the corners of Xiao Xuan's lips.
Yanhuang City's population was staggeringly vast.
It had already reached the trillion range, and the standard of its Martial Artists was terrifyingly high as well.
Martial Kings, who were the absolute pinnacle in Blackwater City, could be spotted several at a casual glance here.
In an environment like this, Xiao Xuan had absolutely no worries about the difficulty of raising his Trait grades.
What did a population of several trillion mean?
Even if every single person contributed nothing more than one ordinary White Trait, it would still be enough for Xiao Xuan to produce hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of Gold Traits.
Not to mention that this world still contained endless Ferocious Beasts and other races within those Subterranean Caverns.
The craft soon entered Yanhuang City and eventually reached its central district. There, in the heart of the city, a massive university city sprawled across an enormous area and was enclosed within a vast formation. It was said that this formation was Tenth-Tier!
Even a Martial Saint-level expert would have to expend tremendous power to shatter it.
The craft then landed at a huge port.
All kinds of craft were already parked there.
"So many craft!"
After stepping out, Su Qingwu looked at the enormous craft all around them, her eyes shining with excitement.
From her name and appearance alone, most people would assume she was a gentle young girl. Yet over the past few days, Xiao Xuan had come to realize that Su Qingwu liked almost all the things boys usually liked.
Battle armor, craft, and all kinds of Physical Cultivator-type Martial Techniques—even her combat style centered primarily on close-quarters martial arts.
"Students, in a moment I will take you to Imperial Capital University's student guest quarters. Tomorrow is the start of the Hundred-Province Genius Tournament. Until then, you must not provoke conflicts with students from other schools!”
“If you affect your participation in the Hundred-Province Genius Tournament, the only ones who will suffer will be yourselves. Of course, if someone else takes the initiative to cause trouble, you may report them directly to Imperial Capital University's supervising teachers. Also, to ensure all of your safety, none of you are allowed to move about freely before the Genius Tournament begins, or even after it ends!"
Zhuge Kongyun, who looked to be in his sixties, gave Xiao Xuan and the others a serious warning. In truth, however, Zhuge Kongyun was already several hundred years old.
At the Martial Thearch level, no one knew exactly how long one could live, because up to this point, not a single Martial Thearch had ever died of old age.
In other words, a Martial Thearch had a lifespan of at least a thousand years.
After that, Zhuge Kongyun explained a number of other precautions as well.
The reason they were forbidden from moving about freely was mainly because, during a previous Hundred-Province Genius Tournament, there had been experts from other races who controlled human experts and used them to assassinate human prodigies in Yanhuang City.
One had to remember that those who could come here were the most talented geniuses each province had produced in nearly the last ten years.
The loss of even one of them would be a tremendous blow to humanity.
Hearing this, Xiao Xuan felt somewhat helpless.
Still, because more than two days had already been wasted in Nanhai City, only one day remained before the Hundred-Province Genius Tournament began. He could use this day to properly sort out his current situation.
Before long, under Zhuge Kongyun's lead, the group of geniuses arrived in front of a high-rise building.
This would be Xiao Xuan and the others' residence for the next few days.
"This building is covered by a Peak Ninth-Tier formation. At the same time, a peak Martial Thearch expert guards it day and night, so you need not worry about safety."
Zhuge Kongyun said with a smile.
"Vice President, then if that Martial Thearch betrays us, wouldn't we all be doomed?"
Suddenly, Gu Xuan raised his hand from within the crowd and asked.
The moment those words came out, Zhuge Kongyun's old face darkened!
"This peak Martial Thearch expert is one of the earliest guardian gods of the human race. Time and again, he has protected humanity and brought us back from the brink of disaster. The sweat he has shed is redder than your blood, brat. Never say something like that again! Otherwise, this old man will have to discipline you personally!"
Zhuge Kongyun glared at Gu Xuan.
The moment Gu Xuan heard that, he shrank back in fright.
At those words, Xiao Xuan's brows rose slightly.
One of humanity's earliest guardian gods? Wouldn't that mean the man had already been around before Xiao Xuan transmigrated?
At that thought, Xiao Xuan felt rather tempted.
Of course, it was only a passing thought.
Soon enough, Zhuge Kongyun led the group inside.
The ones who received Xiao Xuan and the others were several students from Imperial Capital University.
These students did not put on any arrogant airs toward Xiao Xuan and the others.
After all, although these Imperial Capital University students had absolutely crushed Liu Yunhai and the others—those who had failed to get into Imperial Capital University—back during the college entrance exam,
Liu Yunhai and the other top powerhouses among Xiao Xuan's group could now each casually crush these ordinary Imperial Capital University students.