Su Mu nodded in a daze.
Then, he subconsciously said, "You don't have to take it too seriously. I just wanted to motivate you. If you can't reach the fifth floor, then so be it. Could it be that you've been in seclusion because you suffered a setback?"
Su Mu immediately felt a little guilty.
At that time, seeing Li Shuang being too smug, he deliberately set an unattainable goal to stimulate her.
But he forgot.
At Li Shuang's age, she was still considered a child in the cultivation world.
She was always a genius in the Southern Lan Continent, but when she arrived in the Central Continent, she suddenly lost her brilliance. How could she bear such a blow?
He shouldn't have made that joke at the time.
Then, he heard Li Shuang sigh, "I wasn't on the fifth floor in the end."
Su Mu became even more embarrassed.
He knew Li Shuang couldn't reach the fifth floor, but he didn't expect this child to be so distraught.
"It's my fault..." Su Mu subconsciously wanted to apologize.
Before he finished speaking, he heard Li Shuang's innocent voice, "I don't know what happened. In the end, I only reached the seventh floor."
Su Mu: "The seventh floor is already very good, you're actually amazing, I..."
He subconsciously started to comfort her.
Then.
He suddenly reacted and looked at Li Shuang with a bewildered expression.
What did she say???
The seventh floor???
The seventh floor of the Soul Golden Altar, wasn't that the last floor?
Since the existence of the Soul Prison, only one person has ever cleared this legendary seventh floor. And that person is now the strongest human!
Su Mu's heart trembled, and he suddenly came to his senses. He looked at Li Shuang with a somewhat amused expression, "You still have the mood to joke with me, which clearly means you haven't suffered any setbacks."
This child, Li Shuang, was quite playful sometimes.
"I'm not joking," Li Shuang said with an innocent expression.
"Not joking?" Su Mu chuckled, just about to say something.
Li Shuang had already smiled and pulled out the prepared recording stone.
She didn't have time to record the situation in the Soul Golden Altar.
The content in this recording stone was the ranking of the Genius List!
Su Mu's eyes widened, and looking at the large "Li" at the top of the list, he felt a little unwell.
Top of the Genius List: Li???
Moreover.
Li Shuang didn't just win by a narrow margin; her points were tens of thousands higher than You Lan's!
Was the world crazy?
Or did he accidentally have some hallucination?
Su Mu's lips trembled: "Take me to the Soul Prison once!"
"But entering the Soul Prison is not good for the soul body..."
"Less nonsense!" Su Mu was almost going crazy.
Seeing him like this, Li Shuang didn't dare to act up anymore and quickly took him into the Soul Prison with the jade slip.
When he came out again, Su Mu's expression was a little dazed.
The first on the Genius List... was indeed Li Shuang.
Such a drastic change in her ranking could only mean one thing.
She had indeed cleared the Soul Prison.
Su Mu couldn't help but pat his chest, trying to calm himself down.
Someone from the Southern Lan Continent... got first place on the Brilliant City's Genius List.
Even if he dared to say it, would anyone believe it?
Su Mu suddenly had a strange thought.
Li Shuang, before his eyes, was probably going to go even further than the previous inheritors of the Grand Supreme Forgetfulness technique.
"Senior Su, do you believe it now?" Li Shuang blinked.
Su Mu was a little helpless.
Li Shuang was good in every way... except sometimes, she was a bit too playful.
He lightly coughed, suppressing the shock in his heart, and instead had a calm expression, "The Genius List, it's just a battlefield for young people. However, genius and powerhouse, are fundamentally different. Don't be complacent, your future goal should be on the Powerhouse List. The first on the Powerhouse List, that is truly astonishing."
Li Shuang nodded seriously: "I will work hard."
On the Powerhouse List, the five human powerhouses were not present, and the first place was held by a grand elder of a super sect. As for cultivation, it was undoubtedly at the peak of Tribulation Transcendence.
Even.
All one hundred powerhouses on the Powerhouse List were at the peak of Tribulation Transcendence!
A Tribulation Transcendence peak expert, who couldn't be found in the entire Southern Lan Continent, couldn't even fit on a hundred-person list in the Central Continent!
Since she had reached first place on the Genius List, Li Shuang's next goal was naturally this Powerhouse List!
Seeing Li Shuang like this, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good.
She couldn't possibly clear the Powerhouse List and reach first place as well, could she?
This goal was enough for her to work hard for a long time.
"You came here this time just to show off to me?" Su Mu asked.
"That's just the main reason. There's also a side matter," Li Shuang said seriously.
Su Mu: "...What is it?"
Li Shuang took out the Black Abyss Sword and said seriously, "Senior, I have comprehended the second form of the Heartless Sword Dao. Please give me some pointers."
Su Mu's eyes flickered slightly.
She had comprehended the second form so quickly?
He looked at Li Shuang expectantly: "Show it to me."
Li Shuang nodded and performed her second form: Witnessing All Beings.
On the surface, this move's power was even less impressive than the first form, Lotus in Ice, as if it was just an ordinary sword strike by Li Shuang.
However, Su Mu's expression instantly became serious.
He was not a true living being, but he had witnessed countless peerless sword techniques from sword geniuses. In terms of swordsmanship alone, few in this world could surpass him.
He naturally understood the profound mystery of Li Shuang's move in an instant.
Witnessing All Beings...
What a Witnessing All Beings!
From this move alone, it could be seen that Li Shuang's understanding of the five elements of all things was already extremely profound.
Coupled with her terrifying soul strength, she still hadn't advanced.
Su Mu smiled meaningfully at Li Shuang: "Are you planning to try for a perfect advancement?"
With just one sword strike, Su Mu saw through Li Shuang's ambition clearly.
If she achieved a perfect advancement when reaching the Integration Stage, how vast would Li Shuang's foundation be?
This was something even previous inheritors had failed to achieve.
"I want to try," Li Shuang admitted frankly.
"If you want to achieve a perfect advancement, your comprehension is not enough. Your sword technique is also not perfect enough," Su Mu said slowly. "There is still a lot of room for improvement in your second form. First, you clearly haven't used this sword technique many times, and there's still a somewhat stagnant feeling when using it. Second..."
Su Mu meticulously explained.
The full power of this second form had not yet been unearthed.
As Li Shuang's proficiency and comprehension increased, the power of this sword technique could become even more terrifying!
Under Su Mu's guidance, Li Shuang corrected her sword technique bit by bit.
Only after the energy of the jade slip was exhausted did Li Shuang reluctantly leave the jade slip.
Next, Li Shuang no longer hesitated and directly chose to exit seclusion.