"Tell us about the specific situation at that time."

"Yes."

Lu Lin nodded and briefly recounted how Guan Qiao found him and the battle between the two of them.

When Lu Lin relayed Guan Qiao’s words from that time, both Elder Li Song and Elder Ting Yu were taken aback.

This is strange.

Normally, the geniuses participating in the Heavenly Talent War are discovered by people from General Mountain. Even if they don’t have much sense of belonging to General Mountain, they wouldn’t be as openly defiant in their words as Guan Qiao...

He actually said that if he killed Lu Lin, people from General Mountain would be heartbroken.

He even criticized Master Wan Chong, calling him useless.

These are not words an ordinary person could say.

In the Longyuan World, Master Wan Chong is a top Star Emperor, second only to the Saint Lord.

Yet in Guan Qiao’s mouth, Master Wan Chong was called useless.

Such words, such a tone, such an attitude.

Li Song and Ting Yu exchanged a glance.

They seemed to understand the origin of Guan Qiao.

"Come!"

Elder Ting Yu shouted lowly, extending his hand, and saw a figure flash across the sky. Lu Lin could only barely make out that it was a human figure, unable to distinguish anything else.

Too fast.

When the figure arrived nearby, Lu Lin was taken aback.

Guan Qiao.

It was actually Guan Qiao’s corpse.

At this moment, Guan Qiao looked completely different from what Lu Lin saw in the illusion. There were no injuries, but his face was pale, and he lay motionless on the ground, his limbs stiff.

But after all, he was a Star Lord level master, and he hadn’t been dead for long, so his corpse hadn’t changed at all.

As Guan Qiao’s corpse arrived, neither Elder Ting Yu nor Elder Li Song said a word, directly tearing apart the clothing on his body.

Then, Elder Ting Yu turned Guan Qiao over, took out a small dagger, and made a cut on the skin at the back of his neck, creating a thumb-sized gash.

Elder Ting Yu lifted the cut skin and his face turned grim.

"Li Song, indeed, they’re here."

The pause between words in Elder Ting Yu’s sentence, yet Lu Lin could feel the nearly frozen emotion within it.

He even vaguely sensed that Elder Ting Yu was afraid.

Afraid?

Lu Lin was shocked.

Elder Ting Yu is one of the seven Elders under Lv Potian in General Mountain, and among the Star Emperor level strongmen, he is definitely among the top.

Moreover, not to mention anything else, just the fact that he has the Soul Power of Five Times Transformation, he could not be an unknown figure in Longyuan World.

But at this moment, seeing the thing on the back of Guan Qiao’s neck, he actually showed a frightened expression.

Curious, Lu Lin wanted to take a look, but Elder Li Song immediately blocked his view.

He said solemnly, "Alright, Lu Lin, there’s nothing for you here now, you should go back."

Elder Li Song’s voice was devoid of any emotion, but Lu Lin could hear the slight tremor in his voice.

Elder Li Song was also afraid.

Lu Lin didn’t see what was on the back of Guan Qiao’s neck, and seeing the current state of Elder Li Song and Elder Ting Yu, he naturally didn’t dare to say much.

After bowing respectfully to the two, Lu Lin turned and left.

Now, they’ve surely discovered a bigger problem, without even inquiring about how Guan Qiao died.

They just drove Lu Lin away directly.

After Lu Lin left, the two exchanged glances and spoke a few words to Master Wan Chong and Wang Chou, letting them leave.

Due to the Guan Qiao incident, neither held Wang Chou accountable for breaking into the Heavenly Talent War without permission.

Master Wan Chong was more than happy with that outcome.

He had just discovered that Wang Chou had reached the Star King Realm and was thrilled. Now, being able to leave General Mountain swiftly was the best outcome.

As everyone else departed, Elder Li Song and Elder Ting Yu flew with heavy hearts towards the peak of General Mountain.

This matter still needed to be reported to Saint Lord Lv Potian.

...

In the following days, General Mountain was immersed in a peculiar peace.

This atmosphere was felt even by the numerous Heavenly Talents preparing for the Top 32 showdown.

Lu Lin instinctively felt it had something to do with what Elder Ting Yu and Elder Li Song discovered about Guan Qiao that day, but since the two hadn’t said anything, and nothing had been announced by General Mountain, naturally, Lu Lin couldn’t know now.

A storm was brewing.

Every day seemed almost the same as usual, but everyone felt a certain Repression.

On General Mountain, the number of patrolling Star Lord level disciples had increased significantly, reaching a frequency of four times an hour.

Lu Lin didn’t pay much attention to this because, no matter what, in Longyuan World, the strong are revered. As long as one is strong, they can act recklessly, like Wang Chou, just because of a Master Wan Chong backing them.

During these three days, Lu Lin hadn’t planned to cultivate, but to calm himself, he still chose to organize his gains from the Illusionary Realm in Hu Zeng’s Cultivation Room.

Arrangement methods of Spiritual Strength, distribution ways, and common usage techniques.

Moreover, because he was in the illusion at the time, even though Lu Lin didn’t focus on learning, with Elder Ting Yu, an Array Master, guiding him, Lu Lin still gained some understanding of the Illusion Array.

In these three days, Lu Lin felt his Spiritual Strength had undergone initial organization, ready to smoothly advance to the level of Four Times Transformation when the time came.

The three days quickly passed.

Early in the morning, the Heavenly Talents returned to the Heavenly Talent Camp.

In just three days, it had been transformed into an arena-like environment.

At the center was a massive arena with a diameter of about ten kilometers, surrounded by rows of chairs.

The style was rough and simple, clearly reflective of General Mountain’s approach.

At this moment, all the cultivators arriving to watch had already taken their seats, waiting for the match to start.

Lu Lin and the thirty-two contestants who had advanced stood on the stage, waiting for Elder Li Song to speak.

Standing at the forefront was Lu Lin.

He was still dressed in a white T-shirt and black sports pants.

This time, he planned to capture the entire process of the Top 32 duel at General Mountain in Longyuan World, hoping to use it as promotional material when returning to the federation, extracting some useful clips.

Regardless of whether Humans could enter Longyuan World in the future, at least it would broaden their horizons.

In the audience, despite many masters and Bosses, no one was dissatisfied with Lu Lin standing in the first position.

Three days ago, when over four hundred people handed their treasures to Lu Lin, everyone thought it was achieved through some means.

But based on their preliminary understanding, what happened in the final moments of the illusion has basically been visualized.

The fact that Lu Lin could single-handedly defeat Yue Dao spoke volumes about his Combat Power.

Moreover, he also managed to lead everyone back after the transmission ended.

Lu Lin likely had significant secrets.

Elder Li Song looked at Lu Lin, who stood there with a relaxed demeanor, his eyes full of complexity.

In these few days, apart from the Guan Qiao affair, Elder Li Song heard most of Elder Ting Yu’s self-reproach.

She regretted repeatedly, feeling guilty for not recognizing such a promising talent as Lu Lin.

But when Elder Li Song inquired further, Elder Ting Yu wouldn’t say anything.

However, just the fact that she paid attention to Lu Lin indicated his ability.

The ability in the aspect of Soul Power.

Plus, with Lu Lin being able to hold his own against Yue Dao, it seemed that a star in Making was rising in General Mountain.

Just...

Thinking about the report to Lv Potian on that day, Elder Li Song couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

Now knowing the secret, it truly is tormenting.

"Ahem."

"Heavenly Talent War, arena competition, begins now."

"No rules, no restrictions, life and death permitted, drugs permitted, weapons permitted."

"Draw lots to decide fate."

"A total of sixteen numbers, those drawing the same number will go on stage and duel."

"Winners advance, losers are eliminated."