Huh?
Everyone present was dumbfounded by what Su Mo said.
But those were Jade Dragon Pills!
These were precious Elixir Pills that could increase a Grand Martial Artist’s chances of breaking through, a Treasure coveted by everyone in the Eighteen Kingdoms, and Su Mo was turning them down?
’Is he serious?’
"Elder Su actually looks down on Jade Dragon Pills?"
"Of course he does. With Elder Su’s power, any Grand Martial Artist, no matter their level, would have to bow down before him."
"Elder Su has long since reached the Martial Monarch Realm. What would he need Jade Dragon Pills for? To eat like candy?"
The crowd broke into discussion.
What they didn’t know was that besides the Nine Dragon Venerable Pill, no other Elixir Pills had any effect on Su Mo’s Realm breakthroughs.
Therefore, Su Mo only lacked Extreme Yang Spirit Stones.
He needed Divine Weapons even less, as his physical body was tougher than any of them. No normal person could hope to damage it.
If Su Mo so wished, even a withered blade of grass could become a Divine Weapon in his hands.
Conversely, a Divine Weapon was no different from a blade of grass—just trash he could toss aside at will.
Xiao Lang said, "Alright, since the Young Master doesn’t need anything, we’ll accept these things. They might be useful when we try to break through to the Grand Martial Artist realm in the future."
Next, it was Chu Tianxiong and the people from the Eighteen Kingdoms’ turn to select their Treasures.
They were all very excited.
The Xiao Family had left behind a great many Treasures, many of which were priceless and would be enough to last them a lifetime.
And yet, all these things had been abandoned by the Xiao Family.
Watching the geniuses from the Eighteen Kingdoms, all weaker than them, select Treasures, Liu Wuzhou, Wu Hao, and Man Mountain were about to die from regret.
Wu Hao complained, "Liu Wuzhou, this is all your fault! You just had to go and offend Elder Su. Now look, we won’t get a single damn Treasure."
"That’s right, it’s all your fault."
Man Mountain cursed, pointing at Liu Wuzhou’s nose.
"Hmph, how can you blame me?"
Liu Wuzhou snorted coldly. "Back then, you all thought we’d been tricked too. You even asked me why I didn’t just crush Elder Su. Now you’re coming to me with this? Don’t you think you’re being stupid?"
To be honest, he felt wronged as well.
Several of the Treasures the others were choosing were things he needed, things that couldn’t be bought even for a fortune. And now, they were completely out of his reach.
’Fucking terrible luck.’
Liu Wuzhou said angrily, "You two idiots, why didn’t you try to stop me back then? You just watched as I walked right to my death?"
"Fuck, you’re the dumbass who courted death, and now you’re blaming us?"
"Let’s go. Don’t stand with this idiot."
"This moron’s got a screw loose. Elder Su should’ve just slapped this idiot to death earlier. Letting him live is a waste of air."
Muttering curses, Man Mountain and Wu Hao walked away, distancing themselves from Liu Wuzhou’s side.
Liu Wuzhou shouted in fury, "You two better not regret this."
"Idiot!"
"Regret my ass!"
"The only thing I’d regret is sticking with a moron like you."
As the three of them blamed each other, they watched with envious eyes as Chu Tianxiong and the people of the Eighteen Kingdoms pocketed all the Treasures.
Wu Hao said dejectedly, "Sigh, we really came here for nothing this time."
"Don’t be so hasty. There’s still the Martial Emperor’s inheritance," Man Mountain said.
SLAP!
Wu Hao’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh in excitement. "That’s right! How could I have forgotten about the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance?"
Compared to the inheritance of the Martial Emperor Technique, all the other Treasures were worthless.
They were all just garbage.
As long as the two of them could get their hands on the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance, not only would this trip not have been for nothing, but they would also be the biggest winners.
At that moment, Chu Tianxiong approached Su Mo and asked respectfully, "Reporting to Elder Su, we have finished distributing the Treasures. May we now activate the inheritance of the Martial Emperor Technique?"
"Do as you wish. If you want to activate it, go ahead," Su Mo said indifferently, seemingly unconcerned about the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance.
"Yes!"
Chu Tianxiong responded respectfully, then took a deep breath and solemnly announced to the crowd, "Everyone, I will now activate the inheritance of the Martial Emperor Technique."
"What? There really is an inheritance for a Martial Emperor Technique?"
Everyone’s breath caught in their throats. They stared intently at Chu Tianxiong, awaiting his answer.
Even the Desolate Old Monster, Roger, and the others were incredibly tense at this moment.
The Desolate Old Monster said gravely, "Sect Leader Chu, this is no laughing matter. You’d better not be fooling us. Don’t let us down."
The matter was of great importance.
The Desolate Old Monster had to confirm it with Chu Tianxiong.
After all, if the legend was true, it meant that a new, powerful, Martial Emperor Level faction was about to emerge in the Northern Profound Domain.
"It’s real!"
Chu Tianxiong replied with certainty.
On a matter this significant, he naturally wouldn’t dare to deceive the Desolate Old Monster and the others. If he did, they would team up and skin him alive.
HISS...
Everyone gasped, their faces filled with excitement.
All this time, they had thought the Beast Taming Sect’s Martial Emperor inheritance was just a legend. Otherwise, the Beast Taming Sect would have obtained it long ago and become a Martial Emperor-level power.
They never expected it to be real.
In truth, it wasn’t that the Beast Taming Sect didn’t want to obtain the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance; it was because they had been blocked by the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons and couldn’t get in.
This time, it was all thanks to Su Mo.
Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Chu Tianxiong walked to the wall at the very back of the palace.
There was a special indentation in the wall.
Chu Tianxiong took a key-shaped crystal from his robes, took a deep breath, and fitted it into the indentation.
RUMBLE!
The ground began to tremble violently.
Directly in front of the indentation, a massive stone stele slowly rose from the ground. It was a full hundred meters tall, standing majestically before the crowd.
"This is..."
The crowd stared curiously at the giant stone stele.
Chu Tianxiong pointed at the massive stele and said, "Everyone, this is called the Martial Emperor Ancient Stele. The inheritance of the Martial Emperor Technique is within this very Ancient Stele."
"Hahaha, it’s real! It’s actually real!"
"As long as I obtain the Martial Emperor’s inheritance from it, my family will become the number one family in the Northern Profound Domain and rule over the entire region!"
"Heh, with your trash talent, you want to get the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance? Dream on!"
"Your fucking mouth stinks!"
"Fuck, all of you shut the fuck up! None of you are qualified to receive the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance! The Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance belongs to me!"
Everyone was excited to the extreme.
Just as they were overcome with excitement, dreaming of obtaining the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance, Chu Tianxiong poured a bucket of cold water on them. "Don’t be in such a hurry to fantasize. Not just anyone is qualified to receive the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance."
Huh?
At these words, everyone instantly fell silent.
’What does he mean by that?’
The Desolate Old Monster stepped forward and asked, "Sect Leader Chu, could it be that there are some restrictions on this Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance?"
"That’s right!"
Chu Tianxiong nodded and explained, "To obtain the Martial Emperor Technique’s inheritance, you must first pass the Martial Emperor Ancient Stele’s test and possess a powerful talent that surpasses others. Second, you must be under twenty-five years of age."
"This..."
Upon hearing this, many people in the crowd immediately frowned.
They could understand the need for a talent that surpassed others; after all, everyone who came here was a genius from their respective kingdom.
This included the older experts.
The reason these older experts were able to reach their current Grand Martial Artist Realm and become top figures in the Eighteen Kingdoms was not just due to their own efforts—they had all been super-geniuses in their youth.
But twenty-five years old...
This was equivalent to excluding all of them, the older generation of experts.
The Desolate Old Monster asked, "Can this condition be changed?"