Angus, the secretary-general, muttered to himself upon hearing this. *He's had a lot of contact with ninth-tier experts?*

Most cosmic primary civilizations wouldn't produce even one eighth-tier expert in their entire history, let alone the rarer and more difficult 'ninth-tier'! Ninth-tier experts were considered major figures among countless human civilizations in the universe, and cosmic primary civilizations were very humble when facing such beings. As for tenth-tier experts, they were councilors of the Cosmic Human Alliance.

"A genius is just a genius." Di Yannuo pondered for a moment before saying, "There's a long way to go to become a true cosmic powerhouse. Many geniuses gradually become mediocre as they grow."

"Yes, yes. According to the data we've collected, even super-limit geniuses only have about an 8% chance of reaching the eighth tier," Secretary-General Angus said.

Di Yannuo nodded. "My father often said, 'Don't be too ambitious. Once you've chosen a path, you have to walk it steadily.' So, Xu Jingming's study of inheritance must focus on one inheritance above all else! You can't study this today and that tomorrow, or even study seven or eight inheritances at the same time, trying to integrate everything... Haha, he's only at the fifth or sixth tier now. Some of those inheritances were created by tenth-tier experts in history, and some were even created by cosmic legend powerhouses. How could a fifth or sixth-tier expert like you be qualified to merge the strengths of different schools?"

"That makes sense," Secretary-General Angus said obediently.

"In short, the first thing is to choose one inheritance as the main focus, settle down, and study steadily." Di Yannuo thought about what his father had said and began to summarize, "The second thing is, in the process of growth, at critical moments, you have to spend resources! Otherwise, slow progress due to lack of resources will also affect your future."

"Of course, don't waste resources at ordinary times. Too many resources are a waste, but it must be at critical moments! Resources must be used where they are needed most. As for when to save resources and when to use them, that requires wisdom," Di Yannuo said thoughtfully. "The third thing is a famous teacher! This is the most critical."

"A famous teacher?" Secretary-General Angus frowned slightly.

"Yes, a good teacher can know which stage his disciple is at in his cultivation and what problems he has encountered. He can guide and point out the key. If the disciple is on the wrong path, the teacher can also guide him. The teacher can also set a plan for when to do what," Di Yannuo said, "A good teacher can make cultivation ten or a hundred times faster. With the same talent, one has a famous teacher, and the other relies on his own understanding. The future will be very different."

"We also understand the importance of a famous teacher, but where can we find one?" Secretary-General Angus asked.

"This..."

Di Yannuo thought for a moment, "In terms of famous teachers, among the countless human civilizations in the universe, those forces with 'supreme inheritances' naturally have the deepest foundations and are most suitable for teaching disciples."

"Top forces with supreme inheritances?" Secretary-General Angus's eyes twitched a few times. Those forces had a long history, were deeply rooted, and had penetrated many powerful civilizations.

Just hearing about them made him tremble.

"Human history is too long, and there have been some dark periods in between. Much of history is missing, but it is estimated that about twenty supreme beings have been born," Di Yannuo said, "There are also more than ten top forces with supreme inheritances. It is very difficult to join any of them."

"The entry threshold for these forces is the ninth tier. Even if they lower the threshold, they must be peerless geniuses among the eighth tier," Di Yannuo said with emotion, "As for a fifth-tier super-limit genius? If you want to find a famous teacher, there is only one way under normal circumstances."

Secretary-General Angus looked at Di Yannuo.

"Spend money," Di Yannuo said.

In fact, there was another way, which was to have a big enough background. For example, Di Yannuo had been guided by many powerhouses, and even by cosmic legend powerhouses.

But that was much more difficult than spending money.

"Spend money?" Secretary-General Angus shook his head slightly. "We are a newly promoted cosmic civilization, how can we afford it?"

"Yes, you are quite poor. Ninth-tier experts don't even look at you," Di Yannuo nodded in agreement. "Anyway, just think about these three things."

"Thank you, Your Excellency," Secretary-General Angus said, "What Your Excellency has said has already given us a great harvest."

"Yes."

Di Yannuo nodded and left, returning to his personal space.

"This Blue Star civilization has just integrated into the Cosmic Human Alliance. They are ignorant and lack too much experience. They only accumulate experience after suffering losses in many things," Di Yannuo sighed, "I hope they don't spoil Xu Jingming's talent."

Di Yannuo still had high expectations for this 'Xu Jingming' who had personally defeated him.

Since he had defeated himself, he had to achieve something great! That way, he would still have some face.

...

Xu Jingming arrived at the majestic Star Tower and looked at the two ranking lists in the night sky, the lists of the top 100 on the third and fourth floors respectively.

"No one has cleared the fifth floor yet. After the competition, my strength has transformed. I'll try again." Xu Jingming was also full of fighting spirit. After the competition, he was familiarizing himself with his breakthrough. He was also trying to integrate the 'Flow of Water' spearmanship into other spearmanship moves, and even trying to integrate it into shield techniques.

The 'Flow of Water' was a concept that was not limited to spearmanship. In just two days, Xu Jingming had gained a lot. His spearmanship, shield techniques, and footwork had all improved a little.

"Let's go."

Xu Jingming immediately stepped into the Star Tower.

The fifth floor of the Star Tower.

This was a beach with bright sunshine. On a beach chair in the distance was a figure, the handsome silver-browed youth with a furry tail. When Xu Jingming appeared in light armor, holding a black spear, the silver-browed youth also turned his head to look over. He threw away the few pebbles he was playing with in his left hand.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The pebbles came through the air. Xu Jingming was too familiar with this. He couldn't react in time at the fourth tier, but now he could react completely. He took just one step, causing all five pebbles to miss.

"Oh, that's a little interesting." The silver-browed youth stood up and casually picked up a long sword placed next to the beach chair.

"I was defeated in just a few moves before. Let's see how it goes today." Xu Jingming suddenly charged forward.

The silver-browed youth also flashed and rushed over.

The two instantly exchanged blows.

"Clang clang clang." Weapons collided.

"My speed has finally caught up with him." Xu Jingming thought to himself as soon as they exchanged blows.

Every time they fought before, he was completely defeated! Now that his Rainbow Transformation Spearmanship had reached 53% of the fifth tier, his speed was comparable to his opponent. However, the silver-browed youth still had a complete advantage in terms of strength, agility, and other aspects. His figure was extremely agile, turning into一道道幻影 around Xu Jingming, and the sword turned into 道道光影, constantly enveloping him.

Xu Jingming's spear chopped, struck, collapsed, and swept, like a great dragon swimming, naturally blocking many sword attacks.

In this exchange, Xu Jingming used many moves to fight evenly with the silver-browed youth.

"Light Transformation Thirty-Nine Consecutive Strikes."

Xu Jingming finally used his strongest ultimate move. Each spear technique was either fast or slow, but the spear势 became more and more fierce naturally. The silver-browed youth's sword defense was also very perfect. It wasn't until the thirty-seventh spear that exceeded the limit that it became slightly difficult to resist...

The thirty-ninth spear! A spear that superimposed and exploded all power.

"Hmm?" The silver-browed youth tried his best to dodge, and a sword light flashed to resist.

"Chi."

The sword touched the spear shadow.

But the spear shadow was too fast. Even if it changed direction slightly, it still pierced the silver-browed youth's shoulder. Xu Jingming immediately shook his spear杆 and exerted force, trying to burst open the silver-browed youth's body.

"Bang!" The silver-browed youth shook his long sword and slapped it on the spear杆. Although it tore the shoulder wound, it also avoided being killed.

Xu Jingming immediately advanced and pursued, one spear after another.

The silver-browed youth, whose strength had declined due to his injury, dodged left and right, barely supporting himself for more than ten moves before being pierced through the chest by a spear. His figure then turned into an illusion and dissipated.

"The fifth floor has been cleared. Prepare to enter the sixth floor of the Star Tower." A voice sounded in his ear. Xu Jingming's armor and weapons became clean, without a trace of blood, and his physical strength also returned to its peak.

"I finally passed."

Xu Jingming also smiled. "But this fifth floor is really difficult. At my current level, he can withstand the Light Transformation Thirty-Nine Consecutive Strikes. The difficulty of this floor is too outrageous."

He didn't know that the original intention of the Blue Star Alliance in setting the difficulty of this floor was to make those fifth-tier experts feel their own weakness, feel the pressure, and become Starry Sky Life as soon as possible. Only then could they clear the fifth floor of the Star Tower.

Only Xu Jingming's actual combat was too outrageous, and he cleared the fifth floor of the Star Tower before becoming a Starry Sky Life.

And at this moment—

Next to the previous two ranking lists, a new huge ranking list was slowly unfolding. There was only one name on the list.

Starry Sky List (Fifth Floor)——

Global First: Xu Jingming (Xia Country)