Several months ago before the Golden Dragon Election, Yun Ling came to his father’s office after he had finished contemplating about something for a few months.

“Father, I would like to tell you about something. Are you free right now?” Yun Ling said as he looked at his father with a serious look on his face.

Yun Zhan merely raised a brow at him.

“I am. What is it?” he asked his son.

Yun Ling was silent for a few seconds after that but then said, “The Golden Dragon Election will be starting in a few months.”

“And?”

“Yu Shan and the crown prince will be one of my opponents in the Golden Dragon Election. They are people whom I cannot afford to take with lightly, otherwise, I will definitely lose.”

Yun Zhan already had a feeling where Yun Ling was going about this but he still asked, “So?”

“I want to ask for your permission to let me use my eyes in the Golden Dragon Election,” Yun Ling said.

“No,” Yun Zhan said instantly. “Did you forget what I told you about the only times you should use your special powers?”

Yun Ling frowned.

When he was young, his father gave him a rule regarding his special eyes.

He could only use his eyes when he was in danger.

Of course, there were times where he didn’t follow this rule. When he was completely sure that no one would notice something about his eyes, he would discretely use them. Not that his father knew about it. It wasn’t like he was watching. However, the Golden Dragon Election was different. His father would surely be watching the competition along with many people from their clan. Even if he wanted to use his power secretly, his father would notice it right away.

That was why he decided to ask for his permission.

“I didn’t,” he answered.

Yun Zhan let out a sigh. He didn’t really mean to be too strict to Yun Ling when it came to matters like this. He was just thinking of his safety by minimizing the use of his eyes as much as he could. That way, people wouldn’t realize that Yun Ling was a Divine Being.

“But… it’s not like my eyes are a total secret anymore,” Yun Ling added. “I don’t know how but the people from the Law God Sect probably knows about my eyes. Otherwise, it just doesn’t make sense why they kept bugging me out and recruiting me to their sect every chance they get. If it is because I’m a supreme genius, then they should’ve also tried to recruit Yu Shan and the crown prince. However, they didn’t. The reason why they tried recruiting me but not Yu Shan and the crown prince is because I have something that they do not have. That is none other than my special eyes.”

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A wrinkle formed on Yun Zhan’s face when Yun Ling mentioned that sect. Throughout the years, the Law God Sect would regularly send some people into their clan to try to get Yun Ling to join their clan. Even though they didn’t say the reason why they wanted Yun Ling, Yun Zhan could feel that they were after his son’s powers.

“Besides… I’m planning on going to the upper realm after the Golden Dragon Election,” Yun Ling said surprising Yun Zhan out.

“What?”

Yun Ling had a small smile on his face as he said, “After I reached my current realm, I could feel my progress slowing down greatly. If I continue to remain in this place, it might take me several years to reach another realm. Whereas if I go into the upper realm, it might just take me a few months.”

“Still, the upper realm? You do know that you can no longer come back once you go into the upper realm right?”

“That is basic knowledge. Of course, I do.”

“Then that means you will not be seeing any of us again,” Yun Zhan said with a sigh.

“What are you saying, father? Only those who are above the Sacred King Realm cannot return. In the past, His Majesty himself went into the upper realm and came back. I will do the same. I will go into the upper realm and cultivate until I reach the Sacred King Realm. Then I will come back here and bring you all with me when I go up again,” Yun Ling said seriously.

Yun Zhan could only smile at him.

“The foundation of the Yun Clan is in this world. It will be very hard to start over once we go into the upper realm.”

“The foundation of the Yun Clan isn’t this building nor its location. It is us. We are what makes the Yun Clan the Yun Clan. Without us, there will be no Yun Clan even if these buildings are here.”

“Son…”

“I will make a name in the upper realm and bring all of the clansmen with me. The upper realm has more opportunities than here. That is why I intend to go there. But first, I will have to win the Golden Dragon Election to get cultivation resources from the emperor. I will use those resources to prepare myself for the upper realm.”

Yun Zhan sighed.

“If you’ve already thought this through, then fine. I will allow it but…” Yun Zhan paused as he narrowed his eyes. “You should go and tell your mother about what you just told me.”

“I will. Thank you, father.”

“You’re welcome, son.”

…

“Yu Shan, crown prince… brace yourselves,” Yun Ling said as he looked down on his fellow supreme geniuses with his Divine Eyes. “Or else, I might kill you.”

A golden dragon appeared behind the crown prince as his golden body glowed even brighter. Before, the dragon behind him was just a phantom but now, it had materialized and gained a body. The dragon was staring at Yun Ling fearlessly as it roared towards him.

On the other hand, Yu Shan tightened his grip on his sword as the blue aurora-like spiritual energy enveloping his body greatly increased.

The sky inside the Divine Phantasm had suddenly been divided into three. One side had a bright blinding golden color; the other side had blue colored beautiful lights shining in the sky; while the sky on Yun Ling’s side was pitch black. Only his bright, otherworldly figure could be seen thanks to his bright purple armor.

After a few seconds…

The crown prince controlled the golden dragon behind him to attack Yun Ling.

Yu Shan also decided to attack Yun Ling and slashed his sword towards him.

Yun Ling watched the two attacks heading at him speedily as he raised his right hand towards them and said, “Divine Authority.”

The crown prince’s golden dragon and the sharp, powerful spiritual energy from Yu Shan’s blade suddenly disappeared before hitting Yun Ling’s right hand.