The Prodigies War

Thud! Thud!

In the end, Toady and A'lu were separated by Lin Xun and thrown onto the ground.

If allowed to continue, they would have begun fighting for real which was something Lin Xun didn’t wish to see.

Toady’s face was swollen and bruised, sporting a miserable appearance as he lay on the ground panting

A'lu wasn’t faring much better. His entire body twitched and trembled due to exertion as he gasped for breath.

"As expected of the Emperor Extreme World-Subduing Art that has shaken the world for ages. It is as powerful as a divine elephant crushing the stars and a great emperor suppressing the world. I’m happy for the chance to witness the might of such a divine technique."

Toady sighed deeply with a profound look on his face.

However, his swollen face didn’t look profound at all but instead rather comical.

"Sigh, Dao Friend praises me too highly. The Golden Toad lineage's Sun and Moon Engulfing Scripture truly feels capable of devouring the stars and has fully captured the wonders of heaven and earth. It is well known as an unparalleled technique in the ancient era that everyone can only sigh at in admiration."

A'lu’s words were also filled with emotion. However, it created a stark contrast when he said it with a grimacing expression and a trembling body that seemed to be in great pain.

"I guess we’ve come to know each other through fighting."

"Yeah, it was a great fight."

"Such a meeting is destiny. How about we become sworn brothers?"

"Wonderful suggestion, that’s exactly what I was thinking!"

Toady and A'lu grew more fond of each other the more they talked. It was as if they only regretted not meeting earlier and were already on the verge of crossing arms and toasting each other to celebrate.

"Enough!"

Lin Xun forcibly pushed down his disgust and pulled the two of them apart.

"Big Bro, I think this green-robed little bro can be our third brother."

A'lu looked at Lin Xun with sincere eyes.

Toady was taken aback before he laughed. ''I'm afraid that isn’t right. I was already brothers with Lin Xun long ago, while you came later. We shouldn’t mess up the order of seniority so I should be the second brother."

A'lu shook his head. "How can we do that?"

Toady frowned. "Why not? It’s only right."

A'lu angrily said, "Are you that insistent on fighting me to be number two?"

Toady's expression darkened. ''You're still young, and it isn’t that easy to be number two. I'm doing this for your own good!"

A'lu got up and fiercely declared, "I’m set on being number two!"

The two of them had been acting like best friends only to turn hostile all of a sudden. The rapid transition caused Lin Xun to have a headache.

Worst of all, the two of them were arguing about who should be number two...

C’mon, didn’t they realize that number two was another way to refer to the penis[1]!?

Lin Xun displayed a strange expression and said, ''Everyone has a number two, so why fight to be one?"

Toady and A'lu froze. Their expressions soon changed as if they had eaten a dead fly.

"Never mind then, you can be number two." Toady acted generously.

"I can't, I think you’re a better fit for the role." A'lu also tried to push away the title.

The two of them were revolted. They had only cared about one-upping the other earlier and failed to realize that number two had very vulgar connotations.

Didn’t every guy already have a number two?

Who the hell would want to be one?

The more they thought about it, the more disgusted they felt. They deeply regretted their earlier antics. If they had known earlier, they would have given in to the other party straightaway!

Meanwhile, Lin Xun was roaring with laughter.

……

Lin Xun was overjoyed that Toady had awakened.

Subsequently, Lin Xun also learned that Toady had successfully awakened the Three-Legged Golden Toad lineage’s bloodline talent during his secluded cultivation and obtained the inheritance imprinted in his bloodline, the Sun and Moon Engulfing Scripture and the Treasure Suppressing Coin.

One was the ultimate inheritance of the Golden Toad lineage while the other was Toady’s life-bound divine artifact.

"So it's not a Treasure Drop Coin." A'lu looked somewhat disappointed.

Toady rolled his eyes. "What do you know? When I cultivate the Treasure Suppressing Coin to the extreme, it will evolve into a real Treasure Drop Coin!"

A'lu grinned. "I don’t think you can."

Lin Xun asked, "Is the Treasure Drop Coin that great?"

Toady's lips curled as he said, ''It is said to be capable of knocking down all treasures in the world. Can it not be great with such ability? However, it is only a legend that no one has seen since the ancient era."

After a brief pause, he smugly said, "However, my Treasure Suppressing Coin is no simple treasure either. It contains a wisp of alpha qi and a sliver of primal chaos mystery. Although it can't knock down Saint treasures, it has more than enough power to knock down Extreme King Weapons!"

A’lu didn’t retort or make any remarks this time because he had faced Toady earlier and had personally experienced the formidable power of the Treasure Suppressing Coin.

Next, A'lu also admitted that he was indeed practicing the Emperor Extreme World-Subduing Art. However, he wasn’t sure if he was related to the ancient era Divine Elephant Martial Emperor lineage.

"In the ancient era, the Divine Elephant Martial Emperor was one of the strongest experts in the world who possessed unrivaled power and otherworldly abilities. Many cultivators speculated that he had already broken past the limitations of the Saint stage, transcended the world, and attained true freedom."

Toady revealed a secret story that almost no one knew. "Later on, however, the Divine Elephant Martial Emperor strangely disappeared one day and never appeared in the world again."

The awakening of his bloodline talent had also unlocked many of his sealed memories.

At this point, Toady couldn't help but glance at A'lu.

A'lu frankly said, "Don't ask me, I wouldn’t know either."

"So what do you know?" Toady was a little disgruntled.

"I only know that the Three-Legged Golden Toad lineage was rumored to have ended in the ancient era. I never expected that there is still a surviving descendant and that he managed to awaken the inheritance imprinted in his bloodline."

A'lu's eyes shone as he stared at Toady. ''As far as I know, not just anyone from the Three-Legged Golden Toad lineage is able to awaken their bloodline inheritance."

Toady expressionlessly said, "What can someone like you know about my clan's affairs?"

A'lu sneered and retorted, ''I can say the same regarding whether I'm related to the Divine Elephant Martial Emperor."

Lin Xun hurriedly changed the topic. These two refused to yield even an inch to each other and would easily set each other off.

"Lin Xun, a great age like never before is about to arrive. It is destined to be the final display of brilliance of this era which will then wither away."

Toady suddenly rose to his feet and gazed at the sky as he passionately continued, ''This is the best time for our generation to soar as high as we can. There will be no more chances if we miss this opportunity!"

He then turned to Lin Xun. ''Do you have any plans?"

Lin Xun was taken aback. ''Does reaching the Supreme King stage count?"

Toady slapped his thighs. ''As expected of a fellow member of my generation. That is the very thing the great age is for. When the Supreme Realm descends, it will be time for our generation to rise up to become King experts!"

"You also know about the Supreme Realm?"

Lin Xun was surprised.

"Of course. How can I not know when it has happened more than once in the ancient era?"

Toady showed his disdain. It was very like him to suddenly act all arrogant and smug.

Lin Xun hit him on the back of the head to knock him down a peg. Only then did he obediently tell Lin Xun more about the Supreme Realm.

"Anyone below the King stage can enter the Supreme Realm. In the ancient era, every descent of the Supreme Realm would attract the attention of cultivators from all over the world. Anyone whose cultivation didn't exceed the King stage would try everything they could to obtain a chance to enter. Do you know why this is the case?

"It's actually very simple! There are too many blessings and opportunities in the Supreme Realm! So many that any orthodoxy or ancient clan would go crazy with desire!"

Toady excitedly gestured as his spittle flew everywhere.

"Our generation’s aim is to seize the Supreme King stage opportunity, while other cultivators' goal is to claim other opportunities and blessings. In short, everyone has their own agenda."

Lin Xun couldn't help but ask, ''What kind of opportunities and blessings are there inside?"

"Dao arts, inheritances, ancient artifacts, divine materials, celestial delicacies...and even natural dao runes, aeth embryos, and other things that will make even Saint experts go crazy!"

Toady's eyes blazed brightly. ''In fact, there were people who once discovered a True Dragon's Nest and an Immortal Phoenix Cave inside! All kinds of heaven-defying blessings can be found that will surpass your imagination!"

Lin Xun also couldn't help but gasp, "Is that true?"

"It is impossible for it to be false."

Toady said, "At the very least, I know that there was once a young cow herder with True Martial cultivation who somehow chanced across and consumed a divine fruit in the Supreme Realm. A hundred days later, he became a King expert!"

Lin Xun was stunned. It sounded far too inconceivable. Did such a mysterious and magical place really exist?

Toady mysteriously asked, "Do you know why I chose to awaken in this age?"

Without waiting for Lin Xun to ask, he answered, ''Because although the Supreme Realm appeared several times in the ancient era, several of the heaven-defying blessings within it were sealed! According to the deduction of the ancient era’s great powers, these heaven-defying blessings will only be unsealed when the most dazzling great age arrives!"

Toady couldn't help but sigh. ''If not for the fact that the seals on these heaven-defying blessings couldn't be broken, far more Supreme King experts would have been born in the ancient era."

The truth finally dawned upon Lin Xun and he said, ''In other words, you woke up in the era in order to await the arrival of the great age and enter the Supreme Realm?"