Chapter 251: Aptitude

Tianyuan Capital.

In the courtyard where Mo Wangqing lived.

At this moment, he was browsing through various documents in his study. Among the documents were those about Ye Chengyuan, Bai Liying, Ying Zhen, and the White Emperor. Those were the most detailed ones. They recorded detailed records of their recent combat achievements along with many other things.

Putting down all the papers, Mo Wangqing sighed. "They're still not quite there.

He hadn't rested much in the past few days, spending hours reviewing the documents.

Even though these individuals were regarded by their respective forces as exceptional Martial Saints capable of competing in the King of the Century Competition, their performances still fell short in comparison to Wang Liancheng.

Wang Liancheng was an anomalous existence with qi and blood levels at sixty points. He was in a league of his own.

Moreover, with the substantial amount of resources piled up, his mental spirit points reached an astonishing forty-eight points, surpassing many High-Class Astral Cultivators. It was no exaggeration to say he would wreak havoc among those Extreme Martial Saints.

Mo Wangqing's gaze swept over the documents one by one. "They are all gifted, but even with the best training and guidance, they cannot compare to Wang Liangcheng. He’s a gem."

Mo Wangqing’s eyes stopped at Ying Zhen’s documents.

Ying Zhen’s qi and blood could go as high as forty-nine points. His mental spirit had reached a peak state of forty-five points.

In terms of attributes, he had the highest among them. However, there was still a wide gap between him and Wang Liancheng.

"After all, aside from his foundational attributes, Wang Liancheng's comprehension is also unrivaled among his peers. This is regardless if it's the technique of Light Sensing Technique, the Nine Strikes of Rift Fist, the Void Punch, and his sword arts.

"Most importantly, he has also mastered a forbidden technique—the Sword Nurturing Technique, and has been nurturing his sword technique for six years. Who knows how dazzling and brilliant that sword strike will be?"

Mo Wangqing felt intrigued. In about just five months, he’d be able to see Wang Liancheng's heroics on the battlefield of the King of the Century battle.

As for now... he’d have to keep throwing smoke screens. He needed to carefully select one or two truly exceptional geniuses, who could withstand scrutiny, to make outsiders genuinely believe that Wang Liancheng was faltering.

This way, they’d fend off the upcoming onslaught from the Divine Adoration Sect and even the frenzied assassinations from other forces and organizations from the Six Extremities.

"If all else fails, I'll pick Ying Zhen and Bai Liying. One of them has been focusing on piling up the points of their attributes, while the other possesses unparalleled swordsmanship and sword intent."

Mo Wangqing felt that this would be like picking the best out of a bad bunch.

At that moment, a young girl knocked on the door.

After receiving permission from Mo Wangqing, she came in with a document. "Teacher, this is a new document sent by the Dragon Gate Hall."

"New document?" Mo Wangqing was surprised. "Didn't the Dragon Gate Hall already send us their candidates? Why is there more?"

"I specifically investigated this new candidate he recommended, named Li Pin. After the Dragon Gate Hall sent in their candidates, Li Pin went on to defeat Ye Chengyuan. Since he hadn't demonstrated strong abilities and talent previously, the Dragon Gate Hall overlooked him. Now that they've learned of Li Pin's strength, they hurriedly sent his file to see if they can correct the situation."

"Li Pin?" muttered Mo Wangqing, finding the name familiar.

Since it hadn’t been long since the World’s Top Martial Competition, Mo Wangqing clearly remembered the name and couldn't help but raise his head in surprise. "Could it be...the champion of the intermediate category?"

The girl nodded."That's the one."

Mo Wangqing looked shocked, his eyes widening. "I remember he's only twenty-three? He actually defeated Ye Chengyuan, whom the Dragon Gate Hall has nurtured for over a decade?"

He quickly put out his hand. "Give me the file."

The girl handed the thick documents over to him.

Mo Wangqing perused the documents carefully. He also watched the provided videos of Li Pin and Ye Chengyuan's match.

When he saw Li Pin repeatedly block Ye Chengyuan's perfectly executed sword strikes, Mo Wangqing’s pupils dilated slightly.

He saw the shadow of Wang Liancheng in Li Pin. They were equally dazzling and brilliant, equally extraordinary!

If cultivated well... Li Pin could become another Wang Liancheng!

Especially since... he was so young.

Mo Wangqing could hardly believe it. "Is he really only twenty-three?"

He really began to question it. However, he quickly realized that neither the World’s Top Martial Competition nor the Dragon Gate Hall would make such a fundamental mistake.

In other words... this twenty-three-year-old young Martial Saint managed to grow to the level where he could defeat Ye Chengyuan in less than six months after the World's Top Martial Competition?!

He had clearly only been at the peak of the Martial Saint level just a few months ago!

"I'll give you guys three days! I want detailed information on Li Pin!" said Mo Wangqing firmly. "Especially the information from after the World's Top Martial Competition up to his victory over Ye Chengyuan!"

The girl's expression became serious, and she quickly nodded in agreement. "Understood."

***

Mo Wangqing could easily mobilize the country's computers given his authority.

In less than three days, every piece of information about Li Pin, from childhood to now, was compiled and presented to Mo Wangqing. Even things that the original Li Pin had forgotten over the years were recorded in great detail.

The girl was visibly nervous. "Sorry, Teacher. The time was too short. We weren’t able to find information about Li Pin’s martial training before his university admission. However, many people confirm that during his early teens, he ran to the mountains every day and was rarely seen...."

Mo Wangqing remained silent and traced Li Pin's growth trajectory through various time markers.

From the first time Li Pin revealed his Covert Force at Changfeng Martial Hall to when he battled the Demonic Cat on his way back home. Then to core formation before the Jiang Province Martial Competition before achieving Aura Force and publicly defeating Zhou Chaoguang.

"Core Force, Core Formation, Aura Force, Aura Cultivation, Martial Saint...."

Mo Wangqing gradually pieced together these milestones.

Martial Saint, champion of the intermediate category in the World's Top Martial Competition.

Li Pin then trained under Xiang Tianxing before settling in the Dragon Gate Hall. Shortly after, he suddenly exploded in strength, defeating Fang Ziyou, Zhao Yunlong, Zhou Heng, and others in succession.

Then, six days ago, he challenged the top Martial Saint of Dragon Gate Hall—Ye Chengyuan—and won.

And it seemed... he won quite easily.

Furthermore, during this time, new information had arrived.

Six Extreme Martial Saints from the Divine Adoration Sect had ambushed Li Pin, seemingly trying to hypnotize him. Unexpectedly, his mental spirit, which should have taken a long time to hone, was so powerful that it exceeded everyone's estimation, causing the six Extreme Martial Saints to suffer a backlash!

"His mental spirit... is at least forty-five points or higher," Mo Wangqing speculated.

Mental spirit points above forty-five!

Compared to the names on the list he had, Li Pin was already comparable to Ying Zhen. He was only three points less than Wang Liancheng.

However, the key point was... the speed of his growth.

"He’s improving too fast," Mo Wangqing murmured. "The rate of Li Pin's growth... it's just too fast!

In less than two years, from Covert Force.... Let's take it that he had already grasped Core Force then... and in such a short time he grew from Core Force to the level of a Martial Saint... What an astonishing rate of improvement!?

If we gave him another five months of special training, how far would he be able to grow!?

He may... even be able to contend with Wang Liancheng.

"So... it's possible that Li Pin is an unparalleled genius with an even greater aptitude than Wang Liancheng?!"

Mo Wangqing held onto the document, unable to calm himself down even after a long time.

At that moment, he even regretted not insisting a bit longer when he recommended Li Pin to his Master at the World's Top Martial Competition.

If only Li Pin had received Master's guidance...

"This won't do! I must present Li Pin's information to my master. Perhaps... we don't need to throw out one or two bait like originally planned to attract talents... Instead, we can go directly with double insurance!"

He stood up and quickly set off toward Fu Qingtian's courtyard.

Soon enough, he appeared in front of Fu Qingtian. The man was sitting in a rocking chair, chatting with a middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was none other than another great figure at the pinnacle of Tianyuan, Yuan Zhenchuan.

"The matter of the Degenerate Temple must be resolved quickly. Recent intelligence indicates that the internal anomalies are accelerating. There must be bishop-level existences. If we wait any longer, we might inadvertently give birth to a monster of papal level..."

"The degenerate papal..." Fu Qingtian's expression was grave. "Such a monster shouldn't be that easy to create."

"One can never be too certain," Yuan Zhenchuan continued. "Therefore, we must secure the supreme commander position of the Special United Squad. Only then can we be the first to eradicate the Degenerate Temple, eliminating the bishops before they cause any disasters. We can then turn our attention to the Demon-Sealing Fortress to exterminate the Blood Demon Bishop within, restoring peace to Tianyuan."

Fu Qingtian nodded. "He's already adapting to the effects of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Pill! And he... is performing excellently."

Yuan Zhenchuan was surprised. "He actually managed to withstand the effects of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Pill? Not bad, not bad, the Life Essence Water wasn't wasted."

Fu Qingtian smiled and turned his attention to Mo Wangqing, who stood aside after noticing they were discussing important matters. "What's the matter?"

Mo Wangqing carefully considered his words before speaking. "I have information about someone that I believe I need to report to my master again. He... is likely another figure like Wang Liancheng." "Wang Liancheng?" Fu Qingtian glanced at him, reached out, and Mo Wangqing quickly handed over the documents.

After going through the documents, Fu Qingtian grew visibly surprised.

Reading Li Pin’s age, he couldn't help but be moved. "He's really only twenty-three?"

"Yes, we've confirmed it from all aspects, and his cultivation surged in less than two years," Mo Wangqing said. "Li Pin's aptitude..."

"You're being modest." Fu Qingtian raised the documents in his hand. "If this information is true, he's not just another figure like Wang Liancheng. In terms of aptitude, he might even surpass Wang Liancheng."