The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

10: Saintess Yu Linglong”What a wild kid!”

”Does he think the Hall of Gods is the Tianyan Holy Land?”

”Sigh, no matter how great the talent, one must assess the situation; being too rigid makes one easy to break.”

Some felt disdain, while others sighed; all felt that Qin Gelan was far too arrogant, not taking the Hall of Gods seriously at all.

The Hall of Gods was, after all, one of the Nine Great Transcendent Factions.

”I hope you can remain as tough as you are today when the pressure of the Hall of Gods descends.” Xiao He had issued a challenge to Qin Gelan.

No, to be precise, this was a unilateral declaration to suppress Qin Gelan and the Qin Family.

After speaking, Xiao He withdrew his Divine Sense. Staying here was useless; he was millions of miles away and could do nothing to Qin Gelan for the time being.

As Xiao He withdrew his Divine Sense, the various factions and spectators also departed.

This storm was intensifying; even the Hall of Gods had appeared, and everyone was curious about how Qin Gelan would respond next.

Qin Gelan wasn’t worried; at worst, he’d just have another fight. With the System to back him up anyway, what was there to fear?

He flashed in front of Lu Zhao and looked down at him: ”Are you satisfied with this result?”

Qin Gelan looked at Lu Zhao as if he were looking at an ant or a dead man; everything had started because of Lu Zhao and Liu Xu.

Lu Zhao smiled miserably, knowing Qin Gelan would not let him go.

With a twisted grin, he said: ”Qin Gelan, you have offended the Hall of Gods. You and your Qin Family will be trampled into dust. I’ll be waiting for you down there.”

Finally, Lu Zhao gave a sinister smile and chose to self-destruct his Divine Soul.

With Lu Zhao’s death, the System rewards were issued, but Qin Gelan had no time to check them and chose to claim them later.

He looked up at a certain spot in the Void Realm; because of his Void Divine Body, he sensed an extremely well-hidden presence.

Yu Linglong’s eyes, clear as autumn water, met Qin Gelan’s. She instructed Hua Yannan: ”Aunt Nan, please invite him up.”

Hua Yannan brought Qin Gelan into the small palace. From her, Qin Gelan felt an aura no weaker than that of the Great Day Immortal Emperor or the Lu Mo, perhaps even surpassing them.

Though Hua Yannan hid it well, Qin Gelan still sensed it.

The 24 hours of his Third Heaven Immortal Emperor Realm power hadn’t expired yet; this was the strength of being invincible among those of the same rank.

Arriving at the palace in the Void Realm, Qin Gelan looked around like a country bumpkin entering the city.

Good heavens, three Qingluan were pulling a small palace.

It’s so damn luxurious, holy crap!

Qin Gelan marveled at the sight.

Yu Linglong walked toward Qin Gelan with graceful steps, leaving a refreshing fragrance in her wake.

She’s so beautiful, holy crap!

That was Qin Gelan’s first reaction upon seeing Yu Linglong, but he didn’t show it, maintaining a calm facade that he played perfectly.

Three thousand strands of black hair fell like silk, and her eyes were like autumn water under the night sky, without a trace of Impurities.

With a slender waist and bare, delicate lotus-like jade feet, she looked like a beauty who had stepped out of a painting.

”Young Master Qin took on the entire Tianyan Holy Land by himself; this humble girl admires you,” Yu Linglong said, her voice like heavenly music.

Qin Gelan raised an eyebrow and shook his head with a smile. ”Though I destroyed the Tianyan Holy Land, I also offended the Hall of Gods.”

Through Hua Yannan’s introduction, Qin Gelan learned of her identity.

The Saintess of Linglong Island, Yu Linglong. It was one of the Nine Great Transcendent Factions, and it just so happened that the Southern Divine Continent fell within Linglong Island’s sphere of influence.

No wonder her travel was so luxurious; she was the Saintess of a Transcendent Faction, Qin Gelan thought to himself.

At the mention of the Hall of Gods, Yu Linglong’s brows furrowed slightly. She said seriously, ”The Hall of Gods is filled with experts; their strength is by no means comparable to the Tianyan Holy Land.”

”Perhaps Young Master Qin does not take the Tianyan Holy Land seriously, but the Hall of Gods is different. A faction like the Tianyan Holy Land can be wiped out by the Hall of Gods in the blink of an eye.”

Yu Linglong’s words emphasized the power of the Hall of Gods.

Furthermore, for a Prodigy like Qin Gelan, she wanted to recruit him if possible.

”How does the strength of the Hall of Gods compare to the Saintess’s Linglong Island?” Qin Gelan asked.

”The Nine Great Transcendent Factions have never truly engaged in a life-and-death battle.” Yu Linglong shook her head and continued, ”However, each of the Nine Great Transcendent Factions has a Supreme presiding over it, creating a balance of power.”

Hearing Yu Linglong’s explanation, Qin Gelan fell into thought. The greatest trump card of the Nine Great Transcendent Factions was a Supreme.

As long as a Supreme existed, they would be feared.

Even if you destroyed everyone else, the enemy’s Supreme would destroy your faction in return. The final result would be mutual destruction.

Unless you could kill the Supreme, having one watching you from the shadows would keep you constantly on edge.

As fellow Supremes, none would be significantly weaker than the others, though there might be winners and losers.

But in a life-and-death battle, even if one killed the opponent, they would pay an extremely heavy price.

If one were heavily injured, other factions might watch like tigers eyeing their prey. However, the most likely outcome was that both would perish.

Therefore, a life-and-death battle between Transcendent Factions was virtually impossible.

Qin Gelan took his leave. Although Yu Linglong thought highly of him, he wasn’t narcissistic enough to think Linglong Island would stand up for him.

Watching the direction Qin Gelan left, Yu Linglong withdrew her gaze, lost in thought.

Hua Yannan stepped forward and asked, ”Does the Saintess wish to recruit Qin Gelan?”

Yu Linglong tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and laughed softly. ”With Qin Gelan’s talent, even in the entire Divine Continent, he is one in a million.”

”But this boy is too arrogant and has offended the Hall of Gods. Next, he will face a catastrophic disaster,” Hua Yannan said, not thinking highly of Qin Gelan’s prospects.

”The reason he dared to single-handedly confront the Tianyan Holy Land was that he had something to rely on and absolute certainty. What about the Hall of Gods? Could it be that he truly has no backing and dares to disregard them?”

”Everyone thinks Qin Gelan is foolish, but what if that is a deliberate illusion he has created?” Yu Linglong’s eyes were filled with wisdom.

Hearing Yu Linglong’s explanation, Hua Yannan suddenly understood and said in surprise, ”Could it be that he has a powerful expert backing him?”

She suddenly thought of an existence that would not fear the pressure of the Hall of Gods... a Supreme!

Hua Yannan’s eyes widened. She thought, ”That’s impossible, right?”

What kind of existence was a Supreme?

Even in the entire Xuanhuang Heaven, only the Nine Great Transcendent Factions were known to have Supremes. How could one act as a backer for a junior?

Yu Linglong shook her head without giving a clear answer. She said softly, ”Let’s see. If he truly passes this hurdle with the Hall of Gods, we can consider recruiting him.”

...On his way back, Qin Gelan recalled what Yu Linglong had said about Transcendent Factions having Supremes.

To make the Hall of Gods wary of the consequences, the only way was to fabricate a Supreme.

Only a Supreme could deter the Hall of Gods.

Qin Gelan sneered in his heart. The Hall of Gods was likely already discussing how to destroy him, and everyone was waiting to watch the show.

It’s time for the Qin Family’s status to rise. The Tianyan Holy Land wasn’t enough, but the Hall of Gods would be a fine stepping stone.