What does it mean to be a top-tier nobleman at the age of thirty-five?

The strictest rule of the Hall of Hundred Kings is that members who fail to achieve the Mountain and Sea Realm before the age of thirty will be directly expelled from the Hall of Hundred Kings.

In other words, someone who can break through the Mountain and Sea Realm at the age of thirty is a rare genius in the world, and definitely meets the Hundred Kings Hall's admission criteria.

To break through to the rank of king or noble at the age of thirty... "shocking" is not even enough to describe how terrifying it is.

Even though Shen Qian's situation was special, having already acquired a king-level clone before the age of twenty, it was still unknown whether his original body could reach the level of a king-level figure before the age of thirty.

Suddenly, a thought struck Shen Qian, and he remembered someone.

A person whose name he had long heard of but whose name he never knew.

When the college entrance examination ended, Ma Gongzuo once said that Shen Qian was almost the most talented person he had ever met in his life.

Before him, China had produced another prodigy among prodigies, who scored 299 points in the martial arts college entrance examination and broke through to the King and Marquis level before the age of thirty. He was hailed as the most promising genius to become a Martial King after the Ninth King.

Judging from his age, it's hard to find another person like Ling Tianhou.

The silver-haired youth stood tall in mid-air, naturally becoming the center of this world.

Even the arrogant Xu Nian restrained all his aura at this moment, bowed his head slightly and said, "Greetings, Marquis Ling Tian".

Ling Tianhou's expression remained indifferent as he stared at Xu Nian. "Xu Nian, the council has issued a decree prohibiting you from setting foot in the City at the Earth's Core. Why did you knowingly violate this rule?"

"Reporting to Marquis Lingtian, the council's ban was lifted yesterday, but all parties have not yet been informed," Xu Nian replied.

"Resolved?"

Ling Tianhou raised an eyebrow, then closed his eyes as if sensing something. After a moment, he nodded and said, "The ban has indeed been lifted."

"asshole!"

Seeing that Ling Tianhou had confirmed what Xu Nian said, Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and said.

Meeting Shen Qian's surprised gaze, Ling Xiao angrily explained, "Back then, the ban on expelling Xu Nian was issued by our teacher in conjunction with more than a dozen kings and nobles, with a term of a thousand years. Now that the ban has been lifted so easily, someone must have taken advantage of our teacher's absence to do something in secret!"

A thousand-year ban?

While Shen Qian was shocked, he also understood the reason for Ling Xiao's anger. The "someone" he mentioned was most likely the Duke of Yanshan.

"What exactly did Xu Nian do back then that angered both heaven and man, to be expelled by the Council of Kings and Nobles?"

The strange path ahead.

"Heaven and man are furious?" Liu Changqing sneered upon hearing this. "It's more than just heaven and man's fury; it's outrageous to both gods and men. He slaughtered a border town, taking a total of 18,000 lives."

"Eighteen thousand people?"

Shen Qian gasped, "Such a crime, even a king or nobleman couldn't escape punishment, how did he manage to escape?"

This does sound rather unbelievable.

After all, this is not ancient times. In modern society, no matter how strong a martial artist is, there are corresponding laws and regulations to govern them.

Let alone killing 18,000 people, even killing just one innocent person is an unforgivable sin.

“That town was inhabited by scavengers. Xu Nian and his group of martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm chased them there to capture the scavengers, but there were also many ordinary residents living there.”

Ling Xiao sighed, "The details of what happened are hard to verify after decades. All we know is that there were 13,000 residents, 5,000 scavengers, and 31 powerful experts from the Mountain and Sea Realms who went with Xu Nian. In the end, only Xu Nian survived, and the entire town was reduced to ruins."

"Later, the teacher deduced something was amiss through subtle clues and wanted to punish Xu Nian through the Martial Arts Department. Duke Yanshan protected him with all his might, and the matter eventually escalated to the Council of Princes. No one knows exactly what happened in between, but the final result was that Xu Nian was expelled from the country and banned for a thousand years."

"Furthermore, the teacher himself said that if Xu Nian dared to disobey the order, he would personally kill him!"

"Only a few decades have passed, and Xu Nian dares to appear openly in the city beneath the earth..."

Ling Xiao suddenly paused when he got to this point.

"Fifth Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

Seeing Ling Xiao's furrowed brows, Shen Qian couldn't help but ask.

"As a king, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to utter a word of absolute authority. Even if my teacher isn't here right now, once he returns to Earth and learns of this, he certainly won't let it go. How could Duke Yanshan dare to lift the ban openly, unless..."

Ling Xiao murmured, his expression growing increasingly serious, "I have a bad feeling, maybe something big is about to happen."

Shen Qian only vaguely understood what Ling Xiao was saying, and when he pressed him for more information, Ling Xiao just shook his head and remained silent. As for Lao Liu, judging from his wide eyes, he was definitely just as confused as Shen Qian, so Shen Qian gave up.

“Xu Nian, although your ban has been lifted, there are still rules in the city of the Earth’s core. Let’s end this dispute here.”

At this moment, Ling Tianhou spoke in a calm tone.

Xu Nian's face was obscured by his cloak, so his expression could not be seen. After a long silence, Xu Nian lowered his head and said, "I will obey the orders of Marquis Lingtian."

The surrounding mountains and sea echoed in agreement, and no one dared to raise any objections.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Qian obtained what might be the mysterious treasure within the first "gate" in full view of everyone. At this moment, there were more than several thousand people from the mountains and seas present, not to mention Xu Nian, who would absolutely not give up easily.

If it weren't for the intervention of powerful figures, things might not have turned out well today.

Just then, Ling Tianhou, who had maintained the order of the Earth's core, did not rush to leave. He flashed to the bronze gate and casually grasped one of the silver chains.

As if sensing something, after a moment, Ling Tianhou turned back and rushed directly towards the location of the three people in front of him.

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