NOVPUBEven Gu Lie himself, always composed, found it hard to believe, but he didn’t lose his cool. He said in a deep voice, "Senior Tianlong, isn’t this unfair? How can you assert that he is stronger than me, more worthy of possessing the Divine Artifact?"
Su Changkong remained silent. He was aware of his own potential and talent, which were incredibly high, definitely reaching a level ordinary people could only dream of. In fact, he was not yet even thirty years old. The longer he lived, the greater his potential would become, and his talent and comprehension would become even more terrifying.
With this immense potential, Su Changkong was even capable of practicing the most commonplace third-rate Martial Arts to the level of Pseudo Divine Skills, which was already a testament to his abilities.
Of course, he knew his talent was great, but when the Golden Dragon appraised Gu Lie, saying he had a chance to become a Martial Saint before his limit, Su Changkong couldn’t help but feel a tinge of worry.
And as it turned out, Su Changkong’s potential and talent were indeed better than Gu Lie’s. The Golden Dragon directly proclaimed that he was more qualified to attain the Transforming Dragon Gate!
The Golden Dragon was not angry facing the questioning of the Thirteenth Prince and Gu Lie. He sighed with a sense of admiration, "You have quite impressive talent, but compared to this young man... it’s like a naturally gifted person facing a true monstrous genius!"
"Your potential and Martial Arts talent are not bad, but they still belong to the realm of the ordinary, while this young man’s Martial Arts talent is estimated to be infinitely close to Transcendent Level," said the Golden Dragon.
"Ordinary? Transcendent Level?"
The crowd all furrowed their brows, having never heard this concept before.
The Golden Dragon went on to explain slowly, "The realm of the ordinary... means it’s extremely difficult to achieve Martial Saint status. Without saying it’s nearly impossible, to become a Martial Saint one not only must rely on harsh training but also on luck.
Among common folk, there are still those who can leap over the dragon gate, transcending the ordinary to achieve the status of Martial Saint!"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man silently nodded in agreement. Indeed, when he was young, his talent at the Heavenly Corpse Sect was not considered among the best. However, through effort, along with some good fortune, he succeeded in transforming into a Zombie Body. Now he’s come further than any of those geniuses had.
Even among ordinary folks, there are those who can perform ’Carps Leaping over the Dragon Gate’, transcending beyond the ordinary.
"As for the realm of the transcendent, it is transcending the ordinary! Towering above the common level, like the mythical True Beasts that are born with immense power. Without the need for training, relying on their innate talent, they are bound to possess strength on par with a Martial Saint upon reaching adulthood. This is what transcending the ordinary means," added the Golden Dragon.
The Golden Dragon gave everyone the definition of ’Transcendent Level’ talent.
With inherent transcendent talent, one is bound to become a Martial Saint. That is the capability of Transcendent Level talent!
Gu Lie belonged to the category of those who might become Martial Saints before their limits, only considered the cream of the crop within the ordinary level, still ordinary nonetheless.
However, Su Changkong’s potential and talent were infinitely close to Transcendent Level. Without any unforeseen circumstances, with normal cultivation, he would almost certainly become a Martial Saint before reaching his limit. That was the difference!
The Golden Dragon looked down at Su Changkong with a hint of admiration and said, "I even feel that you might be the reincarnation of a Martial Saint, yet there is no bloodline mark within you... This is the first time I’ve seen such monstrous talent outside of the Ancient Holy Country!"
The Ancient Holy Country, along with the other nine nations, is known as the Ten Nations of humanity, but in truth, the Ancient Holy Country towers far above the other nine nations—in fact, all nine nations combined could not compare!
The Ancient Holy Country has been handed down since ancient times. Additionally, when Martial Saints emerge in the other nine nations, they ultimately choose to go to the Ancient Holy Country. Over time, the Ancient Holy Country has naturally grown stronger and stronger.
In the Ancient Holy Country, the descendants of the powerful Martial Saints known as ’Ancient Saints’ might give birth to monstrous geniuses with transcendent innate talents, almost certainly becoming Martial Saints.
Of course, it is not absolute. Even among the ordinary, given a profound foundation, there are occasionally those who are born monstrous geniuses!
Since Dao Wufeng has no bloodline marks within him, it shows that he is not the Son of God, a reincarnation of a Martial Saint. He probably is one of those exceptions.
Gu Lie’s face showed a trace of displeasure. According to the Golden Dragon’s words, was he merely an ordinary person in front of Dao Wufeng? 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
This led Gu Lie to question, unable to accept it, "Senior Tianlong... how can you base anything on talent and potential? We both entered the Transforming Dragon Gate, but I am only ordinary, and he is transcendent. How does that make sense?"
The others also nodded, unclear on what basis the Golden Dragon was making his judgment.
The Golden Dragon explained patiently, "It’s quite simple... I am judging based on the effect of the Transforming Dragon Gate on both of you."
"The greater the effect of the Transforming Dragon Gate on you, the less potential you have, which means there is more room for improvement. But if one’s potential is already so high that it’s nearly transcendent, even Divine Skills like ’Dragon Transformation’ would have a minimal effect. This young man entered the Transforming Dragon Gate, and it hardly had any effect on him.
This indicates that his potential is huge, so immense that even Divine Skills can’t bring much improvement to him," revealed the Golden Dragon.
The Golden Dragon presented the key insight.
A simple logic: Just like with cultivation, the closer one is to the peak, the more difficult it is to make significant progress.
The Thirteenth Prince emerged from the Transforming Dragon Gate after half an hour because it greatly enhanced his potential.
Gu Lie came out in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, indicating that his potential exceeded that of the Thirteenth Prince, among the very best within the ordinary realm, with a chance to become a Martial Saint.
But Su Changkong walked out in less than a hundred breaths, with the Transforming Dragon Gate having almost no effect on him. This was the manifestation of near-transcendent talent!
Gazing at Su Changkong, the Golden Dragon said with a tinge of regret, "Congratulations... the Transforming Dragon Gate is yours. I hope it can help you truly transform into a real dragon, soaring into the nine heavens, going further than even I have!"
