Chapter 178: Important Figures

"This kid has the Tenfold Time Sequence talent, after all," Han Wuji spoke slowly. "As long as he has enough resources, the development speed of his believers would naturally be ten times that of an ordinary god."

"He can be considered qualified to take this all-attribute route. While a single talent allows for faster development, the drawbacks are obvious. In a Divine Kingdom War, it's very easy to be targeted."

Gu Changkong shook his head upon hearing this. "That's not necessarily true. A Divine Kingdom War isn't a solo fight. One can completely team up with other gods. By complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses and fighting together, shortcomings can naturally be covered."

"By contrast, the development speed of the Divine Kingdom is the top priority."

Listening to their discussion from the side, Qin烈 suddenly smiled and said, "We are only Grade A Geniuses; the thoughts of a peerless prodigy are not something we can understand."

As he spoke, he cast a subtle, fleeting glance at Sima Tianci from the corner of his eye.

In the next second, Sima Tianci suddenly spoke seriously, "Actually, I can also be considered a multi-element cultivator."

As soon as he said this, Gu Changkong was stunned. "Cousin Tianci, you too?"

"More or less." Sima Tianci pinched his chin, looking like he was in deep thought.

"Most of my believers possess Dao Bodies. Besides Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, they also seem to know a bit of the Ice, Dark, and Space attributes."

The air suddenly went silent.

Gu Changkong: "…"

The faces of the others instantly darkened, unsure of how to respond.

We're here seriously analyzing the development route of a Divine Kingdom, and you're just here to show off?

When a Grade A Genius stands with a peerless prodigy, there really is sometimes no common language.

Soon, only Yang Fan and Qin Yang remained on the entire platform.

At this moment, Qin Yang stood with his saber, the long blade pointing diagonally toward the ground. He looked like a lethal weapon about to be unsheathed.

That incredibly sharp Aura even made the surrounding air feel like it was stinging slightly.

He looked at Yang Fan, his expression more solemn than ever before.

"I have an S-rank talent—Saber God," Qin Yang spoke slowly.

"I know my strength isn't as good as yours, and I can't defeat so many people as easily as you did."

"But I still want to have a hearty battle!" He slowly raised the long saber in his hand, the Battle Intent in his eyes growing stronger and stronger.

"I want to know just how big the gap is between me and a peerless prodigy!"

Sensing the dangerous Aura from the other party, Yang Fan did not dare to be careless.

Upon first entering the Heaven-Pressing Realm, he had felt a faint sense of threat from Qin Yang.

Combat-type talents were inherently rarer than growth-type talents.

Just like Li Tianheng from the Li Family in Yang County, with only a C-rank 'Mad Blood' talent, the investment he received was no worse than Luo Bing, who had a B-rank Ice Spirit Root.

From birth until now, this was the first time Yang Fan was fighting in the real world.

Those people just now were too weak for him. Now, Yang Fan also wanted to see where his limits truly lay!

In the next instant, Qin Yang struck with his saber!

There was no vast Spiritual Qi or brilliant techniques, only a Saber Intent that soared into the sky!

That Aura was so sharp it seemed as if it could cleave heaven and earth!

Buzz—!

A hundred-meter saber glow suddenly condensed, and the air vibrated violently.

Then, the saber slashed down fiercely toward Yang Fan!

However, facing this stunning strike, Yang Fan only slightly raised his head, a hint of confusion even appearing in his eyes.

In his perception, this strike was a bit too slow.

Ever since his Divine Kingdom began developing the Mechanical Route, Yang Fan's Mental Energy had been continuously growing.

Now, when his attention was fully concentrated, Qin Yang's strike seemed to be slowed down several times in his eyes.

The trajectory of the blade, the flow of power, and even the minute vibrations of the air were all crystal clear.

Yang Fan simply leaned to the side, and the strike that was enough to cleave a mountain brushed past his body, easily avoided.

At this moment, Qin Yang had already appeared by Yang Fan's side, his long saber slashing vertically, the blade stopping right at the right side of Yang Fan's body.

In that instant, Yang Fan raised his right hand.

Again, there was no Spiritual Qi or techniques, just a simple clenching of his fist, followed by a punch against the side of the blade.

Ding!!!

A crisp, ear-piercing metallic explosion rang out.

In the next moment, everyone's pupils shrank. They saw cracks appearing on the A-rank long saber, which then snapped.

Half of the blade spun into the air and pierced into the arena.

The other half remained in Qin Yang's hand.

The entire process was so fast that people simply didn't have time to react.

Qin Yang maintained his slashing posture, standing frozen in place.

He lowered his head and stared blankly at the broken saber in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Just now, Yang Fan had actually broken his A-rank battle saber using only his Physical Body strength?!

Without any Spiritual Qi fluctuations, using only his right fist, he had accurately struck the weakest point of the blade!

It wasn't just Qin Yang; the entire Heaven-Pressing Realm fell completely silent.

The expressions on countless faces froze, then turned into profound shock.

Meanwhile, deep within Taichu Academy.

An ancient wooden high-rise stood quietly. The entire building had no sense of technology, featuring sandalwood tables and bronze lamps.

This was the true core level of Taichu Academy.

At this moment, eight figures sat on either side of the long table. Seven of them were elderly men, while the one at the very front was a special existence.

It had no Physical Body, only countless complex data streams constantly intertwining in the air.

Layer upon layer of data code formed a humanoid silhouette.

If Yang Fan were here, he would surely recognize one of them as Senior Gu Yuan, whom he had met at the Taichu Battlefield.

"Cultivation, Martial Cultivation, and the Mechanical Route are running in parallel, and all are developing well."

"This boy can be rated as a peerless prodigy," a grey-robed old man spoke slowly.

As his voice fell, everyone nodded slightly.

However, in the next moment, another old man frowned and looked at the figure composed of data.

"One."

"Is this a mistake in your work? Tenfold Time Sequence? Are you sure? Is this development speed really from a Tenfold Time Sequence talent?"

Taichu Academy was the cradle of geniuses for the entire Human Federation.

Its high-level leadership was composed of the Five Great Families, the Federal Government, and the Virtual Universe. As for the final figure made of data, it was a Clone of the Federation's highest intelligent life.

Code name: 'One'.

Facing the questioning, the humanoid data flowed slowly, and a mechanical voice followed.

"According to the detection results at the time, the target's talent is indeed Tenfold Time Sequence. There is no error in the database."

Hearing this, another old man couldn't help but say, "This is too ridiculous."

"Even with enough resources, it's unreasonable to develop to this extent in one year."

"In my view, an SS-rank Hundredfold Time Sequence would be more like it!"

A white-haired old man nearby took up the conversation. "It's not impossible. This boy comes from a small place like Tiannan City, where resources are scarce."

"During the Divine Being stage, without enough resources to support the development of the Divine Kingdom, it's normal for a hidden talent to not be fully manifested."

"Now that he's come to Taichu City and obtained a large amount of resources, he has finally truly revealed his full potential."

Hearing this analysis, many people nodded one after another.