Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao - Chapter 4306

Chapter 4308: Battles Begin
Editor: Henyee Translations

A day passed, and the True Self Tier battles began.

The top twenty from the previous tournament would not participate in the preliminaries. The others would fight first, and after about twenty to thirty people had been decided, the challenges would begin — the top twenty from the last tournament would be challenged. If they won, they would replace them, and if they lost, they would lose the right to continue fighting.

Thus, Ling Han, the large black dog, and the little azure dragon would have to participate in the preliminaries first.

There were a total of more than three hundred people. After about four rounds, there would only be about twenty to thirty left.

After drawing lots, everyone’s opponents were decided.

Ling Han’s opponent was… Niu Tengfei.

Yi, so coincidental?

Ling Han was astonished. He was the Imperial Son, yet he hadn’t even made it into the top twenty?

He must be deliberately targeting him.

The Ancestral King Academy was founded by the combined forces of the various Imperial Clans. Thus, if Niu Tengfei had done something that allowed the two of them to coincidentally match up with each other, it would not be difficult to imagine.

However, this guy was going to shoot himself in the foot.

Did he really think that he was a mortal and could be bullied as he liked?

Ling Han couldn’t help but smile. Then he’ll beat him to his heart’s content.

Very soon, the first round of eliminations began.

Because there were more people, they were divided into three groups. Ling Han took a look. He was in the last group.

‘Fine, I’ll just have to wait.’

The large black dog and little azure dragon were in the first group, and the two of them easily defeated their respective opponents.

—They had not entered into the Dark Clouds Hell, so the advancement of their cultivation level naturally could not keep up with Ling Han. However, they would be taking alchemical pills concocted by Ling Han every day, and added with the resources provided by the Nine Suns Holy Land, their advancement rate could not be considered slow.

Afterwards, Ling Han returned, and distributed the Source Dao Stones to them, allowing the advancement of the people by his side to rapidly increase.

Thus, the two of them were both in the fifth form of the True Self Tier. They couldn’t compare to Ling Han, but they were definitely elites in this cultivation level.

However, there were many prodigies gathered here. Even if they could pass the first round, they might not be able to pass the second and third rounds of elimination. After all, the fifth form was still a little too low.

The seven babies didn’t participate in the battle. Firstly, they didn’t need cultivation resources, and secondly, there were too many elites here. Ling Han was afraid that something would happen to them.

In the second group, Ding Shu took the field, displaying terrifying abilities. He defeated his opponent with a single strike, and it was in line with his “Eighth Form” battle prowess.

The battles for the third group immediately began.

Ling Han walked into the arena, and Niu Tengfei had already walked in as well. His hands were crossed behind his back, a faint smile curling up the corners of his lips.

“You did it on purpose, didn’t you?” Ling Han asked.

“That’s right,” Niu Tengfei nodded proudly.

“I’ve really troubled you,” Ling Han said with a smile. “However, aren’t you afraid of shooting yourself in the foot?”

“Hahaha!” Niu Tengfei laughed loudly, “Don’t think that just because I am not in the top twenty, my abilities are very, very weak! On the other hand, I too am in the Seventh Form, but I had something on previously, and have only recently returned to the academy, and have not participated in the previous ranking battles.”

Oh, so that was how it was.

Ling Han nodded and said, “By the looks of it, you still won’t be able to enter the top 20 this time.”

“Humph, you are really arrogant!” Niu Tengfei smirked coldly. With a thought, a True Self appeared above his head, and five-coloured light overflowed.

Seeing this scene, quite a number of people exclaimed in shock. Even those higher ups in the academy were nodding repeatedly.

“Five Coloured True Self, almost catching up to Silver Generation.”

“En, among the Silver Generation, he can at least be ranked at the bottom.”

“Who would’ve thought? What heaven-defying fated opportunity did this brat obtain? He actually managed to cultivate a Five Colored True Self!”

Hearing the exclamations of shock from the masses, Niu Tengfei revealed an expression of pride. He had indeed obtained a great opportunity, which allowed him to advance into the Seventh Form. Furthermore, he had even allowed the True Self to form the Five Coloured Fetus.

The gods were blessing him, so they couldn’t be envious.

Ling Han cracked his knuckles, and said, “Although this is still a little weak, this is like beating a child on a cloudy day, when there is nothing else to do. I am free anyway.”

“You!” Niu Tengfei glared angrily. Even at a time like this, you are still so arrogant?

Boom, he charged out, and used the celestial technique. A black-coloured bull appeared, condensing Regulations and high-level energy, which ruthlessly crashed towards Ling Han.

Especially the two bull horns, which were exuding a coldness like Divine Metal. Their destructive power was definitely terrifying.

Ling Han smiled faintly, and with a flash, xiu, he instantly disappeared from where he had been standing. When he reappeared, he had already appeared behind Niu Tengfei. Then, he shot out a punch.

He hadn’t used any celestial technique, but he had instilled his own understanding of martial arts into this punch. This was the path that he had tentatively begun to walk.

In everyone’s eyes, this punch was very ordinary, yet seemed to contain some kind of Regulations, filled with mystery.

Peng, with a single punch, Niu Tengfei did not manage to parry or dodge at all, or perhaps he had forgotten to parry. He was hit solidly, and instantly sprawled out on the ground.

He was just about to bounce up, but a foot had already stepped on his head. If he dared to struggle with all his might, it was possible that his mind would be trampled through.

Niu Tengfei instantly didn’t dare to move.

He couldn’t help but flush red with embarrassment. Yesterday, he had even threatened to beat Ling Han into submission. Who would’ve thought that he would be beaten to the ground in a single exchange?

What kind of strange footwork was this, that it could actually surpass his divine sense?

Star Steps?

That was impossible. There was a suppressing formation here, and he could not communicate with the ley lines. Otherwise, how could he have taken the initiative to ask for a rebuff?

“No way, he was knocked down with a single punch?”

“Too weak!”

“Could it be that his Five Coloured True Self was formed through the use of a natural treasure? Otherwise, his battle prowess definitely wouldn’t be so weak.”

“That’s right. I saw that Ling Han’s punch was very ordinary, but why didn’t he even move to parry?”

“Sigh, what a piece of trash.”

Everyone shook their heads. What Seventh Form and Five Coloured True Self? He was so weak.

The higher-ups were also a little confused. Though they thought that Ling Han’s punch was a little strange, upon closer thought, it seemed to be very ordinary.

Was Niu Tengfei really too weak?

However, the outcome of the battle had already been decided, so they couldn’t worry about this for the time being. In that case, they would just let the battle test Ling Han’s strength.

Not long after, all three groups of battles ended.

After drawing lots again, the second round of eliminations began.

This time, Ling Han’s luck was slightly better. He had drawn an opponent in the sixth form of True Self Tier, so he was naturally able to deal with him easily with his advantage of having a “higher cultivation level”.

It was the same for the third and fourth rounds. After all, those who could cultivate to the seventh form should have the strength to advance into the top thirty. As long as they did not encounter each other in advance, passing four rounds of elimination battles would not be a problem.

The large black dog and little azure dragon also passed four rounds. However, due to the limitations of their cultivation level, it was almost impossible for them to advance any further. No matter what, they had to advance into the peak stage of the sixth form. In fact, only after reaching the seventh form would they be qualified to charge into the top twenty.

Next, they could watch the show.

Now, a total of 22 people had passed four rounds of elimination, and gained the qualifications to challenge the top 20. Every person had a chance, and if they failed, they could only wait for another month.

“Begin.” A Sect Master spoke up.