Chapter 71 - 68: Thousand People Slash Trend!

Chapter 71: Chapter 68: Thousand People Slash Trend!

Su Tan’s dominance left many cultivators feeling a sense of powerlessness stemming from the very depths of their hearts.

His rise had been simply too fast. He hadn’t been in the Void God Realm for long, yet he had set all sorts of records, steamrolling everything in his path! From talent to combat power, he completely crushed the geniuses of various races.

During his first entry into the Void God Realm, he obtained 241 Cultivation Techniques, shattering [One]’s record in a single stroke and becoming the top genius of the era for the most Cultivation Techniques acquired in a single run. At that time, he also obtained the strongest Cultivation Technique for the Dominator Body!

He forcefully entered the public eye.

Then, he obtained an Emperor Level Abnormal Skill, triggering back-to-back worldly visions! Just as people thought he might simply have slightly better talent while his actual combat abilities were merely average, he set the record of rivaling a thousand people!

It could be said that any one of these achievements was enough to shake the Void God Realm. He completely crushed his peers!

Looking at the Era Leaderboard, it seemed impossible to find anyone who could be mentioned in the same breath as him. Even the mysterious [One] seemed a bit lacking when compared to Su Tan’s achievements.

After the Thousand People Slash, Su Tan’s fame skyrocketed.

"He’s the number one genius of our time!"

"He truly deserves the Thousand People Slash!"

"That guy is... too fierce!"

"With him around, all the other geniuses are just playing second fiddle."

"Tanzi... can easily enter the top hundred in the history of the overall leaderboard!"

"Even top hundred is underestimating him..."

"In the future, he will definitely set more records and take first place on the overall leaderboard!"

"First on the overall leaderboard for the Cemetery of Cultivation Techniques?"

"That’s right, he’ll become the unprecedented number one genius!"

Once he became famous, he naturally had his hype men. But there were also those with different attitudes.

"What kind of nonsense is that? I admit he has some skill, but to become number one in history? I think... he’s still not qualified enough..."

"Exactly! The historical overall leaderboard of the Void God Realm isn’t just for show. It’s equivalent to the real world’s ranking of outstanding talents. Since ancient times, how many geniuses and astonishing predecessors have there been in the real world? Which of them wasn’t the absolute strongest of their era? Compared to those people, Tanzi is still a bit weak!"

"Trash!"

"A Demon Beast managed to escape being hunted by a thousand people out of sheer luck, yet you guys spread it around as a Thousand People Slash. Give it a rest!"

"I don’t believe he actually defeated a thousand-man group."

"Many people in that thousand-man group probably couldn’t even kill a chicken. He just sparred with a few random people and called it a Thousand People Slash?"

"What an exaggeration!"

"I’m so sick of you Tan fanboys... All day long, it’s ’Tanzi did this’ and ’Tanzi did that’... You guys are turning completely normal stats into myths!"

"Even if he really faced over a thousand people, did he defeat them alone? I heard a White Wolf with a Dominator Body helped him..."

"If I had a Dominator Body helping me, and if I had a special Physique, I could pull off a Thousand People Slash too. What’s so great about that?"

"Anyway, I don’t think highly of Tanzi. I hate Tanzi!"

Where there were fanboys, there were inevitably haters—mindless haters. No matter what achievements you made or what you did, they could flame you until you doubted your own existence.

"Trash? Heh... can you do it? You’re all talk. Let’s see you pull off a Thousand People Slash. No... you don’t even need a Thousand People Slash, just go fight a hundred people, and we’ll cheer you on!"

"You’re saying you could do it if you had a Dominator Body? You? Even with a Dominator Body, you probably still couldn’t manage a Thousand People Slash!"

"If you think he’s not strong, then go challenge him the next time Tanzi logs into the Void God Realm!"

The two sides constantly flamed each other.

"I can’t do it, and I won’t challenge him, but... that doesn’t stop me from commenting. Tanzi is trash!"

It was very much an attitude that although he was indeed strong, they simply refused to accept it. They were shameless trolls who left people utterly helpless.

They had never met Su Tan, let alone experienced his terrifying combat style. Hearing every day about how strong Tanzi was, how Tanzi broke another record, how Tanzi crushed [One], how Tanzi achieved the Thousand People Slash... over time, it became annoying!

"Would you dare say that to his face?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?"

"I only acknowledge [One] as the number one genius; everyone else can step aside..."

"It’s just a mere Thousand People Slash. I believe other geniuses can do it too!"

"Two Dominator Bodies teaming up to defeat a thousand-man group isn’t something worth bragging about. Pick any two people from the leaderboard to team up, and they could pull it off too. Chen Huangbei is hailed as having the most Perfect Sacred Body in history; he can definitely do it. Murong Nan and Xiao Ting could do it too!" someone argued.

"They can do it with their mouths?"

"I haven’t seen them do it. I’ve only seen Tanzi pull it off..."

"If we’re just talking about lip service, I could do it too!"

The Void God Realm was in an absolute uproar. Su Tan had already left, yet the discussions about him grew more explosive by the day. Because of him, other geniuses were dragged into the rhythm and constantly compared to him.

The Thousand People Slash became Su Tan’s most convincing achievement. When this achievement was brought up, some who disliked Su Tan would stubbornly talk trash. However... they still felt bitter in their hearts because this achievement was indeed too dazzling. They had to admit it was incredibly strong!

Yet, they refused to acknowledge Su Tan as the number one genius. They kept comparing this or that genius to Su Tan, trying to prove that he wasn’t all that special. But whenever they remembered that Su Tan had genuinely defeated a thousand people in the Void God Realm... those other geniuses seemed a bit lackluster!

This lasted until one day when Xiao Ting, the genius ranked fourth on the leaderboard, announced that he would challenge the Thousand People Slash achievement on the first level of the Void God Realm. Only then did the competition among the era’s chosen ones truly begin!

"After waiting so long, someone finally stepped up to slap Tanzi in the face. Good job, Xiao Ting!"

"This is a true solo challenge against a thousand-man group, not like a certain someone... Two Dominator Bodies fought a thousand people, and nobody even knows if it’s true, yet they brag about it all day."

"Xiao Ting is amazing. I’ll be waiting to watch!"

"I’ve found Tanzi annoying for a long time. It’s just a Thousand People Slash, what’s the big deal?"

"Xiao Ting is no simple figure. He’s the outstanding talent of the Xiao Family, an Emperor Race from the east. His birth triggered worldly visions—purple energy came from the east, auspicious clouds descended from the heavens, and he was born holding the character for ’Emperor’ in his hand..."

"As soon as he was born, he shocked the world. His rise has been Unstoppable!"

"I heard that when he was seven, a peerless treasure sword flew over from who-knows-where, acknowledged him as its master, and taught him supreme Sword Intent..."

"When he was ten, he carried an iron sword and ventured alone into the most mysterious desolate training grounds. He survived for a year without dying. Just when everyone thought he had perished in the wasteland, Xiao Ting emerged carrying his sword, his aura like a rainbow... the gleam of his sword chilling the air for thousands of miles!"

"That guy is also a martial arts fanatic. He definitely heard about Tanzi’s deeds and felt it was a worthy challenge, which is why he’s doing it!"

"I really want to see if Xiao Ting can succeed in the challenge, and I also want to witness his supreme Sword Intent!"

"This is the first level of the Void God Realm, where only the cultivation base of the Body Refinement realm can be used. We definitely won’t see the supreme Sword Intent... but we can glean the grandeur of his Sword Intent from his Sword Techniques by seeing the big picture through the small details!"

"Just wait and see..."

Xiao Ting publicly announced his challenge for the Thousand People Slash, meaning anyone could go and watch. This attracted countless people.

Wenda Canyon! This was the location of the Thousand People Slash challenge.

On that day, countless people watched the battle. Xiao Ting was dressed in black. He stood with his hands behind his back, his sword secured on his back, and his clothes fluttering without any wind. His entire being was like a sharp treasure sword.

Opposite him stood a thousand cultivators.

These thousand cultivators had been strictly selected by the Xiao Family. The Xiao Family seemed very confident. The participants’ cultivation bases were all at the ninth layer of Body Refinement. Moreover, they were all selected through the Void God Realm’s mass screening, and each participant would receive a handsome reward.

And so, Xiao Ting began his Thousand People Slash challenge!

Under the watchful eyes of the masses, Xiao Ting began a bloody battle...

It was thrilling and soul-stirring. Wherever his longsword passed, he was invincible. In the end, he succeeded!

On this day, Xiao Ting’s name also shook the Void God Realm, and even the entire real world.

"See, I told you... Pick any genius from the Era Leaderboard, and they could pull off the Thousand People Slash. Tanzi... is just average, you guys hyped him up way too much," Su Tan’s detractors gloated.

This time, the haters finally had an excuse to strike back.

"Did you think only he could do it?"

"Tanzi’s record is watered down since he had a wolf to help him, but Xiao Ting’s record is completely legitimate!"

"Xiao Ting’s sword... is too strong!"

"Unmatched in this era..."

"I saw sheer invincibility..."

In the following days, Xiao Ting’s sword became the focal point of everyone’s discussions. He was also endlessly compared to Su Tan. Some thought he was stronger than Su Tan, while others thought he was weaker... the arguments never ceased!

Perhaps stimulated by Su Tan and Xiao Ting, other geniuses also began to exert themselves!

Later on, ranked geniuses like Chen Huangbei and Murong Nan all announced that they would challenge the Thousand People Slash at Wenda Canyon!

One by one, invincible existences sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, all following Su Tan’s example. Some succeeded, while others failed!

However, the Void God Realm suddenly gained countless Thousand People Slash geniuses...

It seemed this had become the standard for determining a genius. If you didn’t have a Thousand People Slash under your belt, you’d be too embarrassed to call yourself a genius. This left many future geniuses feeling exhausted...

And all of this was a trend sparked entirely by Su Tan! He had never expected that a single battle of his would cause such a massive chain reaction.