Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 867

Chapter 867: Gu Zhantian Dodges The Fight

 

The Deepflame Immortal King stared hatefully at Qin Wentian, his expression ice cold, “Qin Wentian!”

Qin Wentian inclined his head and matched his gaze directly.

“Your provocation of this seat is a small matter but you were actually audacious enough to break the rules? After Blackpeak admitted defeat, you still dared to kill him, ignoring the rules of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, having no regards for all the immortal kings present. How are you going to pay for your deeds?” The Deepflame Immortal King stared in a glacial tone.

“Had he admitted defeat? I didn’t hear anything. But if senior wishes to take revenge on me using this excuse I would have nothing to say. What can I even say? Senior is a supreme immortal king of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, while I’m only a puny ascendant here to participate in the recruitment event.” Qin Wentian directly replied. He naturally didn’t hear any admission of defeat, intentionally drowning out Blackpeak’s voice. Not only him, none of the others could hear anything as well.

“I didn’t hear it as well.” Jun Mengchen continued, “Before this, the Deepflame Immortal King also came by and told my senior brother that some things are already destined and couldn’t be changed by hard work alone. It’s like saying that no matter how outstanding the performance of my senior brother is, he would never advance to the next round. If this is the case, we might as well not join the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. The three of us will simply quit voluntarily and depart right now.”

“You guys…” The Deepflame Immortal King stared at them as his countenance turned to ice. Everyone knew of the grudge between him and Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian also publicly killed his disciple, challenging his prestige and humiliating him. Right now, if he wanted to use this as an excuse to oust Qin Wentian, it was clear he was using his personal connections for revenge.

“Deepflame Immortal King, forget it.” At this moment, Dongsheng Ting stated. The Deepflame Immortal King glanced at Dongsheng Ting only to see Dongsheng Ting’s eyes flickering with an unreadable light. The Deepflame Immortal King understood that Dongsheng Ting naturally will settle this for him using his own methods.

After snorting coldly, the Deepflame Immortal King didn’t speak anymore.

Qin Wentian then returned to his seat. Right now, of the twenty participants only nineteen remained. Including Blackpeak, eight have already fought. Leaving a remaining of twelve.

“Cloud Prefecture, Zi Qingxuan. It’s your turn next.” Dongsheng Ting’s gaze calmly turned to Zi Qingxuan, yet his heart was ice cold. Seems like Qin Wentian had a miraculous encounter after arriving in the immortal realms and met a powerful master. This was the only reason why he grew so fast and reached this level of prowess.

And because Princess Glaze was by his side, Dongsheng Ting naturally wouldn’t intentionally make things difficult for Qin Wentian. If not, if Princess Qing`er learned of this, she would be able to easily guess at many things.

Zi Qingxuan walked onto the platform. Qin Wentian and Jun Mengchen both already have a high chance of passing this round. She has to do her best too.

There were no weaklings among the remaining participants. The only one she had absolutely confidence in defeating naturally was Su Feng, who was at the same cultivation level as her. After all, they fought before. Winning a battle against Su Feng was a piece of cake for her.

“I challenge Su Feng.” Zi Qingxuan turned her gaze onto Su Feng, causing Su Feng’s face to darken. It was impossible for a stellar martial cultivator to massively increase in strength in a short amount of time. The strong would remain strong while the weak would naturally be weaker.

Su Feng naturally understood this. Even if they fought again, he would still be defeated by Zi Qingxuan.

“I concede.” Su Feng didn’t even step on the platform, choosing to concede immediately. He still had hope, at the very least he has the initiative authority now. He will do his best for the next battle and hopefully secure a win.

The top ten was really too difficult to get in. There were no weaklings among the participants.

“Next, Gu Zhantian.” At this moment, Dongsheng Ting called out. It was finally Gu Zhantian’s turn. Before this he had already lost one battle. If he was defeated again, he would be directly out of the running.

“Will it be an internal battle of the Cloud Prefecture?” The eyes of the spectators stared at Gu Zhantian. Earlier, Jun Mengchen had humiliated him and he had promised to have a death battle with him.

But after Jun Mengchen’s domineering performance, defeating Xia Jiufeng, would Gu Zhantian still challenge him?

To Gu Zhantian, this battle would definitely be an extremely hard choice.

He had already lost one round. He could not afford to lose any more.

If he lost again, he would instantly be out of the top ten.

On the battle platform, Gu Zhantian’s eyes flickered incessantly, he couldn’t make up his mind.

Evidently, he was hesitating.

His conviction and self-confidence was no longer as strong as before. He didn’t have the assurance he would be victorious.

Regardless of Jun Mengchen or Qin Wentian, he wasn’t sure he could beat either of them. If not, he wouldn’t hesitate at all and would have already challenged one of them.

Qin Wentian and Jun Mengchen were both staring at Gu Zhantian, their eyes flickering with an intense battle intent. In fact, Jun Mengchen even flashed a thumbs down, indicating his contempt.

Gu Zhantian clenched his fists tightly as killing intent gushed forth from him. He was the top ranker of the Cloud Prefecture, how could he lose his will to fight? Even if he was defeated, he would never be a coward.

This battle is for victory as well as pride.

A gleam of sharpness erupted from his eyes. Gu Zhantian stared at the direction of the Cloud Prefecture and pointed his finger. However, he didn’t point it at Jun Mengchen but Qin Wentian instead.

“Before this you already wanted a battle with me. I shall grant it to you. Qin Wentian, scram the fuck up here.” Gu Zhantian roared in rage, choosing to fight against Qin Wentian.

A cold laughter flashed in Jun Mengchen’s eyes as he stared at Qin Wentian who was beside him.

Gu Zhantian will definitely lose this battle for sure.

The top ranker of the Cloud Prefecture would actually not be able to enter the top ten.

Qin Wentian stood up and walked towards the battle platform again. He was the victor earlier hence the others could still challenge him.

“How about a battle to the death?” Qin Wentian stated coldly. When Jun Mengchen was badly poisoned earlier, Gu Zhantian didn’t forget to curse him, wanting Jun Mengchen to die. His killing intent towards Jun Mengchen wasn’t any less than that of Blackpeak’s killing intent to Qin Wentian.

A brilliant light flashed in the air, suppressing both their cultivation bases to the same level. Gu Zhantian’s expression flickered, staring hatefully at Qin Wentian but he didn’t reply. Although he was still confident in his own abilities, he didn’t have enough courage to face a battle to the death.

This was especially so after he watched Qin Wentian kill Blackpeak, the personal disciple of the Deepflame Immortal King.

His constellation, astral soul and a violent force gushed forth from him. Gu Zhantian didn’t reply to Qin Wentian’s words, he attacked straight away.

Qin Wentian unleashed the third level of the immortal battle art as rumbling sounds echoed from his body. A blood-colored light flashed as shimmering runic inscriptions flowed, forming a fiendgod armor that enveloped him protectively while he exuded an unexcelled aura in this world.

“Back then, this Gu Zhantian fought with my senior brother Qin. However, his cultivation base was three levels higher, how laughable. If they are at the same level, my senior brother can effortlessly destroy him.” Jun Mengchen wasn’t polite at all as he spoke, staring at the experts from the major powers as well as the participants from the Cloud Prefecture. They had always held Qin Wentian in contempt. However, the rise of his senior was something no one could stop.

Qin Wentian’s silhouette flickered as millions of his incarnations appeared. These incarnations slammed forth with a palm strike that was capable of seizing the stars and moon, tearing through everything in their way.

Gu Zhantian’s roar towered into the sky as a flood dragon manifested, coiling around his body. Each and every one of his strikes caused demonic beings to materialize, colliding against the attacks of Qin Wentian.

However at this moment, the millions of incarnations of Qin Wentian multiplied once more, encircling this space completely, burying Gu Zhantian within. It can very well be imagined how powerful the power of this innate technique is.

“Can he withstand the energy consumption rate of such a tyrannical technique?” The immortal kings stared at Qin Wentian. It was impossible for this kind of immortal-ranked innate technique to manifest true bodies. Most probably, Qin Wentian created a mirage of sorts, multiplying the incarnations by over a million times, allowing these mirages to have his attack power for only an instant. However, the energy consumption rate should be so terrifyingly astronomical that it should be impossible.

Staring at the impossible amount of incarnations that appeared in an instant, Gu Zhantian felt his heart trembling. His self-confidence collapsed even further as he thought once again about Blackpeak’s death.

Every single one of Qin Wentian’s incarnations were shimmering with resplendent battle light. It was too terrifying. Just one of the incarnations alone was already extremely tough to deal with, giving him a stifling pressure that threatened to overwhelm him.

“I CONCEDE!” Gu Zhantian roared using the entirety of his strength. Qin Wentian who was about to attack couldn’t help but to be startled a little. After which, his millions of incarnations disappeared as his original body appeared.

The battle light was still radiating from him. He simply stared at Gu Zhantian and without saying anything, he lifted his foot and walked away, back to the location where those from the Cloud Prefecture were seated at.

However this kind of disdain, was no doubt a form of humiliation to Gu Zhantian.

He had always wanted a battle against Qin Wentian but today, when the chance to battle really came, it actually ended in such a manner.

Gu Zhantian was ousted from this round, the top ranker of the Cloud Prefecture would not advance any further after getting into the top twenty.

“ARGHHHHHHHHH!” A thunderous howl rang out, shaking the heavens and earth. Gu Zhantian inclined his head and stared at the skies with both his fists tightly clenched. Burning with shame, he walked down the battle platform.

“Gu Zhantian was ousted. No one can challenge him any longer.” Dongsheng Ting remarked in a faint voice. Many of the spectators felt disbelief in their hearts. The top ranker of the Cloud Prefecture was actually ousted from further competition in such a manner while the 27th ranker of the Cloud Prefecture destroyed Blackpeak in his first battle and eliminated Gu Zhantian in his second.

Who exactly is the true top ranker of the Cloud Prefecture?

But no matter what, Gu Zhantian is no longer apart of this. He wasn’t qualified enough.

“Next, Ye Qianchen of the Qian Prefecture.” Dongsheng Ting spoke. A moment later, Ye Qianchen walked onto the platform.

He, the top ranker of the Qian Prefecture, challenged the top ranker of the Mo Prefecture, Yan Zimo.

The ending was Ye Qianchen’s victory.

Next, the top ranker of the Li Prefecture, Cang Ao, challenged the top ranker of the Rock Prefecture, Bashan.

The ending was Cang Ao’s victory.

The top ranker of the Blazing Sun Prefecture, Dugu Xishan challenged the top ranker of the Yue Prefecture, Gu Hong.

The ending was Dugu Xishan’s victory.

These participants from the thirteen prefectures who were extremely famous, were defending their reputation with their domineering strength. After all, within the entire thirteen prefectures, only a single participant from each of the prefectures still remained in this test!

Chapter 868: Unending Battle

 

After Dugu Xishan, it was Mo Wen’s turn again.

The top ranker of the Supreme Moon Prefecture, Mo Wen, had already lost a round before but her opponent back then was none other than Gusu Tianqi.

It was only logical for her to be defeated. No one would dare to say they wouldn’t lose when fighting against Gusu Tianqi.

In that battle earlier, Mo Wen had already displayed an extremely tyrannical strength. But after which, she gave up voluntarily hence nobody knew what the extreme limits of her combat prowess was if she went all out.

“Let’s hope she can win.” Jun Mengchen stated in a low voice upon seeing it was Mo Wen’s turn to battle. He naturally hoped she would be able to win this battle because if she lost again, she would be out of the running.

And in addition, there already weren’t many participants which Mo Wen could challenge. She cannot challenge those who had lost one round and the remaining individuals were all fearsome characters.

“Sorrowless of the Western Desert Prefecture.” Mo Wen named the opponent she wanted to challenge. Sorrowless was the third ranker of the Western Desert Prefecture and had yet to battle. There was a higher chance to obtain victory if she fought him. Mo Wen was also a very cautious individual.

Sorrowless was none other than the monk Qin Wentian met in the Eastern Sage Cliff. He walked onto the platform and his bronze-colored skin gave others the sensation of overwhelming strength and imposingness. His eyes were extremely terrifying, exuding a sense of dominance to whoever he looked at.

He chanted a Buddhist mantra, causing golden light to flash through the skies. As a terrifying ancient golden Buddha manifested, cascading its golden glow down to Sorrowless, enveloping him protectively within. He blasted out with a palm that resembled a gigantic golden Buddha palm, smashing towards Mo Wen.

Mo Wen radiated an icy qi as the phantom of a frost king manifested with an icy spear in its hand. The surrounding temperature plunged as the air around the area froze. With a wave of her hand, a screen of frost appeared, blocking the golden Buddha palm as it came smashing over, as the two attacks shattered into nothingness.

At this moment, terrifying icy qi gushed out corroding this space, creating frost and snow in the air. It was so cold that Sorrowless’s constellation felt as though it was about to be frozen solid.

Sorrowless’s countenance remained unchanged. He closed his eyes and floated up into the air, sitting cross-legged. Instantly, boundless runic inscriptions of Buddhist arts flashed as numerous silhouettes of Buddha of Suffering appeared. All of them sat cross-legged and a terrifying buddha light enveloped this entire space before folding inwards, wrapping around Sorrowless. From afar, Sorrowless was like an incomparably gigantic golden ancient Buddha.

The freezing power of the frost king qi gushed over, wanting to turn the golden buddha into ice. However, the cold qi had no way to penetrate the body. The defense of the golden buddha can only be described with the word, terrifying.

“In this immortal banquet, only the Western Desert Prefecture can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Cloud Prefecture. The Cloud Prefecture has three fellow sect members, while the three individuals in the top twenty from the Western Desert were each from a different power.” The spectators mused. The battle between the two continued to rage on. Mo Wen transformed into a frost queen goddess, as her long hair turned to ice crystals. Her beauty was without flaw, akin to a spirit of the snow.

Boundless buddha light streamed from Sorrowless’s mouth as the buddhas in the air launched their attacks. A moment later, numerous ancient bells manifested, it was actually similar to Qin Wentian’s attack. It was none other than the innate technique they both comprehended during their time at the Eastern Sage Cliff.

“The defense of Sorrowless is so tough and his attacks are so domineering.” The spectators got more and more shocked as they watched on. However, Mo Wen’s strength was also gradually unleashed. The temperature got colder and colder and right at the end, a single attack from her could even freeze the heavens. The originally impervious golden body defense of the buddha also crumbled before it. Nobody could block her might.

Mo Wen’s strength was simply astonishing. When she fought against Gusu Tianqi, she lost before she went all out. Right now, she can no longer afford to lose and did her best in the battle. Unleashing the entirety of her strength and the advantages the frost king physique provided her, she managed to narrowly defeat sorrowless, finally obtaining victory.

Next, originally it should be Blackpeak’s turn to battle but since he was already killed by Qin Wentian, the turn naturally skipped to the next participant.

Hence, it was Xia Jiufeng’s turn. He who was defeated by Jun Mengchen, since he obtained the initiative authority, he can choose who he wants to fight against.

Xia Jiufeng was the same as Mo Wen. He can no longer afford to be defeated and had to go all out to secure a victory. However, he cannot challenge those who had already lost a battle and could only challenge those winners or people who have yet to participate in the combat.

For those winners, all of them had exhibited a super strong combat prowess and it would be extremely tough to win against any of them. Xia Jiufeng started to hesitate as he turned his gaze onto those who hadn’t participated in the combat yet.

Right now, only three have yet to fight any battles.

The second ranker of the Western Desert Prefecture, Qin Ta; Hua Taixu, disciple of the Myriad Transformations Immortal King; and finally Ruthless, the disciple of the Undefeatable Devil King.

To Xia Jiufeng, this was obviously a difficult choice. Up till now, the remaining individuals were all extremely fearsome opponents.

And he had to defeat one of these opponents to avoid getting eliminated for this round.

“I’ll challenge Qin Ta from the Western Desert Prefecture. Xia Jiufeng finally spoke. Out of these three, Hua Taixu’s fame was too outstanding. While Ruthless’s master, the Undefeatable Devil King, was simply too terrifying. Hence, he felt that he would have more more confidence if he chose Qin Ta of the Western Desert Prefecture.

The second rankers of the Eastern Prefecture and the Western Desert Prefecture both stood on the stage, staring at each other.

Would Xia Jiufeng be stronger, or would Qin Ta be stronger?

Before this, the second ranker of the Eastern Prefecture Xia Jiufeng, had already lost to the second ranker of the Cloud Prefecture, Jun Mengchen. Xia Jiufeng could no longer afford to lose.

The silhouette of a barbaric and tyrannical demonic beast, in the form of a barbarian king, appeared as a constellation. Xia Jiufeng was going to use his strongest techniques right at the start of the battle.

Qin Ta had a very large body frame, akin to a giant. He belonged to a terrifying race living in the Western Desert Prefecture, the Heavenly God Race.

People from the Heavenly God Race were born with boundless divine strength. They were akin true gods, able to move mountains and overturn oceans, summoning the clouds and wind. Their attacks and defenses were publicly recognized as the strongest within the Western Desert Prefecture.

Staring at Xia Jiufeng who was going all out the moment combat started, Qin Ta roared in anger. His entire body circulated with heavenly divine light as rumbling sounds rang out when his body suddenly expanded to over ten metres tall, akin to a true heavenly god. Behind him, a 1,000 meter gigantic silhouette appeared, exuding boundless might.

“People from the Heavenly God Race are able to perceive an unique constellation in the nine heavenly layers that was named the Heavenly God Constellation by them. They condensed Heavenly God astral souls and evolve them into a Heavenly God Constellation when they stepped into the ascendant stage. This was the inherent advantage possessed by powerful ancient races who had ancestral inheritances.”

An immortal king spoke, his words causing Qin Wentian to feel a little shock in his heart. The immortal realms were much more fascinating compared to particle worlds. There were some powerful ancient races that not only have the advantage of a powerful bloodline, they also possess an innate perceptivity to certain constellations.

This was undoubtedly an inherent advantage. Such ancient races were too terrifying, their strength wouldn’t decline throughout the generations at all. Once a truly talented and powerful cultivator is born to them, that person would be able to lead all of them to a far greater height than their ancestors did.

“I think Xia Jiufeng might be in danger with regards to this battle.” Qin Wentian spoke in a hushed voice. Qin Ta’s strength was originally already very strong, at the ninth-level of Celestial Phenomenon, very near to immortal-foundation. Although the gap between the two was still very wide, for ascendants with a higher level of cultivation, their comprehension of their martial path would surely be deeper. Hence even if their cultivation bases were suppressed, this advantage wouldn’t be taken away. In addition, Qin Ta was from an ancient race and when considering everything together, Xia Jiufeng’s probability of defeat was much higher.

Xia Jiufeng naturally could sense how domineering Qin Ta was. The air trembled as millions of barbaric beasts rushed out, wanting to destroy everything.

Qin Ta’s countenance was extremely calm. He stomped the ground and blasted forth with both his fists, wanting to penetrate through the void. The spectators only saw a pair of arms from a Heavenly God shooting forth with divine might, exploding the bodies of the barbaric beasts.

“Strong, looking at his attacking strength, he’s another monster. If Qin Ta’s cultivation base wasn’t suppressed, he’s at the ninth-level with an immeasurably deep comprehension of his martial path.” The spectators mused, all of them were already sure Xia Jiufeng would be defeated in this battle.

Reality was what they anticipated. Although Xia Jiufeng gave it his all, unleashing the strongest and most violent attacks in his arsenal, he was still defeated at the end, being blasted off the platform by Qin Ta, and was heavily injured.

The second ranker of the Eastern Prefecture was eliminated, ranking within the top twenty.

After this battle ended, Blackpeak had been killed, while Gu Zhantian and Xia Jiufeng were both eliminated.

None of these three were weaklings and they were all powerful existences at their level. But sadly, all of them were eliminated. This was how cruel the later phase of the selection tests of the immortal banquet were. No matter how strong you are, you still had a possibility of being defeated consecutively. An example was Gu Zhantian and Xia Jiufeng.

After Xia Jiufeng, the next battle should be Qin Ta doing the challenging. But given he had recently fought, another individual was called instead.

“Next battle, Sorrowless.” Dongsheng Ting spoke. Sorrowless was the same as Mo Wen, they had all lost one battle. Next, it was going to be his turn but luckily, he had the initiative authority and could choose who he wanted to fight against.

Sorrowless now was also under great pressure. Only Hua Taixu and Ruthless had yet to fight. Other than them, the other participants remaining were all winners of their respective matches.

“Ruthless.” Sorrowless turned towards the disciple of the Undefeatable Devil King. He wanted to challenge Ruthless.

Ruthless’s entire body exuded a baleful aura, akin to an evil God. He walked onto the platform as devil qi gushed forth from him, causing fear in the hearts of others.

Immortals and devils were both cultivation paths, but devils were much fewer in comparison. The devil path was extremely difficult and the cultivator had to be inconceivably harsh to themselves before they can see success. For some powerful devil cultivators, they had already achieved the state of having no sentiments and desires, pursuing the way of the devil with all their heart.

“A Buddha against a devil.” The spectators mused, watching on with interest. Buddha light radiated from Sorrowless while devil qi gushed forth in torrential amounts from Ruthless. A demonic spear could be seen in Ruthless’s hands, condensed from his devilish might. It glowed with a bloody light and at this moment, Ruthless stepped forth, advancing towards Sorrowless. Every step he took generated a towering devilish might, the spear in his hands seemed to be able to tear through everything, possessing the power to shake even the heavens.

“Ruthless, the disciple of the Undefeatable Devil King, is someone exceedingly mysterious. It is extremely rare for him to act. In the immortal banquet, the chance to see him fight this time is all thanks to none other than his highness Dongsheng Ting.” An immortal king laughed as he watched on.

How strong would a disciple nurtured and taught by the Undefeatable Devil King be? At this location where geniuses are as common as clouds, would he still be able to slaughter out a path of blood, establishing his dominance!?

Chapter 869: Eight Eliminated

 

The baleful aura from Ruthless was extremely heavy. Devil qi enveloped him, forming a devilish armor making him resemble a true devil king. It was extremely terrifying.

A swishing sound echoed as the long spear in his hand directly pierced out like a bolt of black lightning. Although he was some distance away from Sorrowless, the spectators saw that the spear actually penetrated right through the void with imposing might, directly appearing before Sorrowless. There were no chaotic currents when the spear penetrated through the void. It was as though there was only this spear in the entire world as Ruthless congregated the entirety of his devilish might, infusing the power into his spear.

Sorrowless blasted out a gigantic golden palm imprint with a speed as fast as lightning, colliding instantly against the spear strike. Sounds of an explosion rang out. The spear actually penetrated the golden palm and continued on its way, piercing into Sorrowless’s body.

“The attacks of devil cultivators are usually stronger. Their way of cultivation is tougher and they can fall too deeply into the devil path if they make the slightest mistake. Losing their minds, becoming nothing more than a mindless tool of killing, condemned for all eternity. Hence, there are usually many times fewer devil cultivators compared to immortal cultivators.” The spectators watched on as Sorrowless’s countenance turned solemn. With a roar of rage, golden buddhas appeared as all of them simultaneously blasted their palms at Ruthless.

However, he only saw that right now Ruthless was enveloped in a torrid devilish light. His physique expanded as he transformed into a devil. Astral light flashed, as a heaven shaking spear appeared in his hands, causing the surroundings to rumble violently from the might emanating from it as the head of a primordial devil appeared behind him.

Ruthless stepped out, his countenance was ice cold. With neither sound nor presence, another spear stabbed out. However at the instant this spear strike was unleashed, the boundless devilish light congregated together as thousands of devil spears materialized and erupted towards Sorrowless.

Sorrowless chanted Buddhist mantras rapidly, gathering golden light. His defense was incomparably powerful but under the flurry of attacks from Ruthless, the devil head behind him trampled upon his golden buddha body causing cracks to appear. As the onslaught continued, the golden body protection eventually shattered apart.

“How brutal, are these the characteristic attacks of a devil cultivator? They are proficient in savage attacks and don’t know the meaning of stopping until their opponent is defeated.” One of the spectators praised.

“As expected of the disciple of the Undefeatable Devil King. Awesome! His highness Dongsheng Ting is extremely intelligent in placing Ruthless and Hua Taixu among the top twenty. They would act as a test of immense difficulty to the other participants. It would be extremely tough to win against either of them.” An immortal king stated with a smile. Dongsheng Ting’s eyes gleamed like torches. The two he nominated into the top twenty were both fifth-level ascendants and were exceedingly famous characters.

At the very end, Sorrowless was still defeated. The powerful monk of the Western Desert Prefecture had lost two rounds and was eliminated.

It wasn’t that he isn’t strong, but simply because there were no longer any weak opponents remaining. Both of the opponents he fought were extremely fearsome characters.

“Yan Zimo of the Mo Prefecture, you have one more chance left.” Dongsheng Ting spoke after the two earlier combatants left the platform.

Yan Zimo had already lost a round to the top ranker of Qian Prefecture, Ye Qianchen.

Hence now that it was his turn, he had the initiative authority and no one else could challenge him.

But right now, this was also his last opportunity. He can only win, he cannot afford to lose. And right now, other than the winners, the only one remaining who had yet to fight was Hua Taixu.

Yan Zimo’s pressure was exceedingly great.

He truly didn’t know who to challenge. The winners are: Gusu Tianqi, Feather King, Jun Mengchen, Qin Wentian, Zi Qingxuan, Ye Qianchen, Cang Ao, Dugu Xishan, Qin Ta, Ruthless and Mo Wen.

He had to win a battle against one of these eleven.

After all it wasn’t guaranteed that all of these eleven would pass this round.

Drawing a deep breath, Yan Zimo spoke, “Zi Qingxuan.”

Yan Zimo actually chose to challenge Zi Qingxuan of the Cloud Prefecture.

Zi Qingxuan stepped onto the battle platform as the glow of the divine falcon covered her. Right at the start of the battle, a countless number of divine falcons soared into the air, frenziedly launching attacks towards Yan Zimo. Zi Qingxuan was a little angered. Out of these ten plus people, did Yan Zimo chose her because he felt she was weak? Hence, she directly burst forth with overwhelming strength, her savage attacks complete engulfing Yan Zimo.

The ending was that…Yan Zimo was defeated. He was eliminated.

After which the top ranker of the Rock Prefecture, Bashan, stood upon the platform. This was also his last chance, he was defeated by Cang Ao earlier and he had to win the next battle no matter what.

His choice of opponent was Qin Ta of the Heavenly God Race. It was extremely regretful, he basically had no way to defeat someone of the Heavenly God Race. He was somewhat similar to Qin Ta in terms of the types of arts they cultivate, granting both of them overwhelming attack and defense. He was like a mountain but sadly, Qin Ta was like a Heavenly God descending down to the mortal world, suppressing and defeating him completely.

After Yan Zimo, the top ranker of the Mo Prefecture was ousted. Bashan, the top ranker of the Rock Prefecture was eliminated as well. This was simply how cruel the test is.

Next, Gu Hong, the top ranker of the Yue Prefecture appeared on the platform. In an earlier battle, he had already lost to Dugu Xishan, the top ranker of the Blazing Sun Prefecture.

For this battle, when Gu Hong swept his gaze onto the remaining participants, he didn’t have any confidence of victory at all. Furthermore, the defeat of two powerful geniuses before him had also influenced the state of his heart.

Gu Hong eventually chose to fight against the top ranker of the Qian Prefecture, Ye Qianchen.

Ye Qianchen was naturally unhappy that he was chosen. After stepping onto the platform, overwhelming amounts of sword qi gushed forth from him. He stepped forth, moving like a shadow as he unleashed sword attacks capable of reaping lives away with every strike, trapping Gu Hong within an abyss of death, forcing him to concede.

A total of three top rankers were all eliminated one after another.

Next, it was Su Feng’s turn. He is the top ranker of the Thunder Prefecture.

Right now, one could very well imagine the amount of pressure Su Feng was facing. Although he made it to the top twenty, right now he was feeling nothing but despair. But no matter what, he still had to do his best and fight a battle.

“I choose Hua Taixu.” Su Feng spoke, he had no other choice left. Before this he conceded to Zi Qingxuan when she challenged him and next, the other winners were all so tyrannically powerful. Only this mysterious character Hua Taixu had yet to do battle. He could only pray and hope to find a glimmer of hope by challenging Hua Taixu.

“Hua Taixu.” Qin Wentian turned his attention onto the lanky figure slowly soaring towards the platform. He was as handsome as before and resembled an elegant and extremely clean-looking young master where no dust could stain his robes.

However right now, Hua Taixu’s demeanor was many times more extraordinary than before. His eyes were clear but deep. So deep that there seemed to be no limits. He who kept his aura retracted actually gave off a sense of unfathomability to people instead. He was simply deep and immeasurable.

Hua Taixu descended onto the platform lightly, as though gravity didn’t affect him. His eyes calmly regarded Su Feng, and there were no fluctuations in his expression. This actually caused Su Feng to feel a sense of unease. Hua Taixu was too mysterious, he seemed cloaked in mist and was like an illusion.

“RUMBLE~” Su Feng wasted no time instantly unleashing his powerful aura. With a stomp, he moved like lightning as a light enveloped his body before he vanished from sight. Ten thousand terrifying elephants suddenly manifested, all rushing towards Hua Taixu but in just an instant, Su Feng discovered that Hua Taixu’s illusionary bodies were everywhere in the surroundings. He had no idea which was real.

“BREAK!” Su Feng roared in anger as the ten thousand elephants smashed forwards, destroying an illusionary body of Hua Taixu. However very swiftly, another Hua Taixu replaced the one who just got destroyed earlier, adopting the same posture, simply standing there and staring at him calmly. How clear was his gaze? Yet it was also unreadable.

Su Feng howled, his attacks got more and more crazy as he slaughtered countless numbers of Hua Taixu’s illusionary bodies. However it was all useless, no matter how many he killed, Hua Taixu simply stood there, calmly staring at him.

“ARGH!” Su Feng felt he was going crazy. A boundless strength enveloped his body, his speed increased to his maximum as he chose to tear the bodies Hua Taixu in the surroundings into pieces personally by his own hands instead.

“Chi chi chi…” Hua Taixu’s bodies exploded from the impact one after another, but new ones replaced them again and again. What was reality? What was illusory?

The spectators all stared in shock. Disbelief could be seen in their eyes as they glanced at the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King. Only to see a light smile adorning her face as though she was extremely satisfied with the shock of the spectators.

“Hua Taixu has indeed obtained the true inheritance of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King. That illusion art can directly break the mind of his opponent simply by standing there and doing nothing else.” The spectators sighed in admiration.

The battle on the platform caused the crowd to shiver. Hua Taixu merely stood there, yet Su Feng didn’t attack him but was focusing his attacks onto nothing, blasting the surroundings instead. Apparently, the things they saw was different from what Su Feng was seeing. Su Feng had already been trapped within an illusion-scape the instant Hua Taixu appeared on the platform.

“His eyes are the windows to his illusion-scape.” Many of the spectators realized.

“Being able to return alive from the samsara world… His eyes alone are already sufficient to overwhelm many geniuses.”

Su Feng’s attacks grew more and more ferocious. His momentum grew to a point where he destroyed all the illusionary bodies in a single strike. Sadly, he was already destined to be defeated because he couldn’t even see the fact that Hua Taixu was simply standing there right in front of him.

Ultimately, after killing the never-ending illusionary bodies, Su Feng’s mind was on the verge of breaking down as he gave a roar of rage and voluntarily gave up. Only now did he regain his clarity. Hua Taixu was still standing at his original location with his aura retracted. Hua Taixu’s eyes, just as before, were simply staring at him calmly.

Su Feng groaned in agony, coughing out a mouthful of blood as his countenance turned pale. He felt a sense of breaking down as the state of his heart crumbled in an instant.

“So that’s why, that’s why…” Su Feng mumbled as he ambled down the platform. In this test of the immortal banquet, he was truly a failure. He had failed utterly and completely.

“What a pity, let’s hope he will recover soon.” The spectators mused. It was really quite sad for Su Feng. It wasn’t that he isn’t strong but rather, his opponents were all stronger than him. How could he not suffer a setback?

“Let’s hope Su Feng would be able to get over this, and use this defeat as a tempering experience to mold the state of his heart.” An immortal king sighed. He wasn’t willing to watch the breaking of talented junior just like this.

Hua Taixu departed the battle platform. Next, by right it should be Hua Taixu and Ruthless’s turns. But before this, people had already challenged them and they had already won the matches.

Hence right now, the top twelve were already set in stone. A total of eight participants were eliminated.

These twelve are: Gusu Tianqi, Feather King, Jun Mengchen, Qin Wentian, Zi Qingxuan, Ye Qianchen, Cang Ao, Dugu Xishan, Qin Ta, Mo Wen, Ruthless and Hua Taixu.

They all had victories and right now, two more had to be eliminated from these twelve to arrive at the the final top ten ranking. It was simply too difficult to choose who should fail. Because…anyone of them were all the strongest outstanding heaven chosen of their generation!

Chapter 870: One Punch Again

 

Next, the top twelve had surfaced. How should they eliminate two more?

Within these twelve participants, eleven of them had suffered no defeats at all. The only exception was Mo Wen.

However, the reason for Mo Wen’s loss was because her opponent was none other than Gusu Tianqi. It would be too unfair if she was eliminated because of this.

As for the others, how many would dare to say they would remain undefeated if their opponent was Gusu Tianqi?

Hence, the following choice was truly too difficult.

The gazes of the spectators turned to Dongsheng Ting. Right now, Dongsheng Ting’s gaze flickered as he glanced at the immortal kings around him. “What does Princess Glaze and the various immortal king seniors suggest we should do?”

“The easiest method is to ask all twelve of them to stand on the battle platform with their cultivation bases suppressed to the same level. They should decide among themselves as to who are the weakest ones.” Princess Glaze’s eyes gleamed with a strange light as she suggested.

“Good idea. What does all the seniors think of this?” Dongsheng Ting smiled.

“Your highness can just make the decision.” An immortal king laughed.

“Since both Princess Glaze and your highness have no objections, we are fine with the idea as well.” The other immortal kings nodded to show their agreement. Dongsheng Ting laughed and spoke, “The twelve heaven chosen, you guys shall go upon the platform and decide among yourselves as to who should be eliminated. However there’s one point, no one can gang up on a single target. Naturally if you all have the patience to quietly wait there forever, we shall all wait together with you.”

Dongsheng Ting set the rule to prevent ganging up because he didn’t want the participants to ally among themselves. If people did that and jointly voted Gusu Tianqi out, wouldn’t that be a joke? In addition, Qin Wentian and his two fellow sect members have all passed the round. If they combined forces to fought against the others, there’s a high possibility that no one would be able to withstand them.

After all, everyone’s cultivation bases would be suppressed to the same level.

After Dongsheng Ting’s voice faded away, the top twelve stood up and walked onto the vast battle platform.

Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan stood together. Although there was a small distance between each of them, the closeness of their relationship could be seen. The other participants all stood far apart from each other.

The eyes of the twelve blinked like torches, flickering incessantly. It felt that all of them were deep in thought. Who among the twelve of them should be eliminated?

Gusu Tianqi closed his eyes and rested, as though this had nothing to do with him. It was a sign of his supreme confidence.

Feather King’s eyes flashed with loftiness as he spoke in an emotionless voice and his eyes swept past the other eleven, “You guys decide.”

After he spoke, he too closed his eyes, exuding a sense of boundless arrogance.

Devilish qi gushed forth from Ruthless as a terrifying look flashed in his eyes. He stood there silently akin to a statue.

Hua Taixu, who was beside him, was totally opposite. He stood there calmly and exuded no aura at all. But from the battle earlier, no one dared to underestimate this personal disciple of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King.

“Truly a tough choice.” Jun Mengchen mumbled in a low voice, sweeping his gaze across the participants. After which he spoke, “Forget it, this has nothing to do with me.”

After that, he simply sat down on the platform nonchalantly as though this matter didn’t concern him.

Qin Wentian quietly stood there with his hands clasped behind his back. His countenance was a mask of indifference and calmness.

None of the twelve made any moves at all, they were all content to wait.

Dongsheng Ting and the other immortal kings naturally weren’t impatient as well. Since these heaven chosen had such good patience, they didn’t mind waiting with them. When impatience finally sets in among the participants, there would naturally be people challenging each other.

Now, it was a test to see whose patience is better.

There was only silence on the platform. As for the immortal banquet, everyone was happily chatting away. This was especially so for the immortal kings, they didn’t seem to mind the wait at all.

At their level of cultivation, let alone one to two days, even if it was one to two years, it would only be a blink of an eye to these people. Sometimes in their sessions closed door seclusion, just a single session would last hundreds to thousands of years.

Their level of patience simply couldn’t be imagined by these juniors at the Celestial Phenomenon level. Also it was extremely rare for there to be such a grand event where there are many immortal kings gathered together, only once every hundred years. To them, this was a well deserved break, it was an extremely happy occasion where they could chat leisurely like this.

“Myriad Incarnations, how far do you think your disciple can advance? If he really entered into the top three, would you be willing to allow him to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor?” The Undying Immortal King teased.

“Of course I’m not willing to.” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King laughed. “You should know that the number of disciples I accept is extremely limited. While the disciples under his majesty are powerful and as common as clouds, he wouldn’t lack a single Hua Taixu, I guess.”

“That’s true. In any case your disciple is truly extraordinary, he will surely have great accomplishments in the future.” The Undying Immortal King laughed. The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King didn’t mind. This good old fellow would praise just about anyone and everyone. Who knew which of his sentences were truth and which were lies?

“Princess, who do you think would act first among the twelve?” Dongsheng Ting chatted with Princess Glaze. Since this was such a rare opportunity, he naturally had to better the relationship between himself and her. He would often chat with her so she wouldn’t feel neglected.

“Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen, Dugu Xishan, Cang Ao and Qin Ta. From their auras and the innate techniques they cultivated, the personality of these people should be more explosive and direct. However for Qin Wentian, although his combat style is tyrannical and explosive, he seems to be able to control his emotions well, it shouldn’t be likely for him to act easily. And this Jun Mengchen seems to listen to him a lot. Hence, if his senior brother and sister don’t act, he might not act as well. In that case, the first to act would be either Dugu Xishan, Cang Ao or Qin Ta.” Princess Glaze replied.

“Oh, I know that Princess has the ability to see through people, but both the Feather King and Ruthless also have extremely tyrannical attacks. In fact, Gusu Tianqi as well. Why did Princess not consider them in your speculations?” Dongsheng Ting asked curiously.

“Experts of the Winged Devil Race have to train alone in the starry space, they are able to endure extreme loneliness which also lead to them having a great amount of patience. Feather King wouldn’t act. Ruthless is a devil cultivator, the toughness and determination of his heart far surpassed our imagination and as for Gusu Tianqi, he has no need to act and no one would find trouble for him.” Princess Glaze replied as she continued, “With regard to: Dugu Xishan, Cang Ao and Qin Ta; one of them would surely act. Which will then lead to either they themselves or the one they challenged, to be eliminated.”

“Oh? But these three are all really very strong.” Dongsheng Ting smiled. “Let’s wait and see.”

On the platform, there was only still silence. The patience of everyone lasted so long that it was a wonder.

The immortal banquet continued and sounds of laughter filled the air. Those ousted participants were all quietly watching the show as well. They wanted very much to know the results.

Who would be among the top ten?

Who would be the top three rankers?

It felt like any of these twelve all had the strength to be in the top ten. There were no weaklings among any of them.

After a long period of time, Jun Mengchen started fidgeting, as impatience flashed in his eyes. But just as what Princess Glaze had stated, when Jun Mengchen opened his eyes and saw both Qin Wentian and Zi Qingxuan keeping their calm, he too, restrained his impatience. It felt like in this entire place, only his senior brother and sister could control him.

“If you want to act, just act. Why make things difficult for yourself.”

Finally, someone spoke. The person who spoke was none other than Cang Ao.

Jun Mengchen’s eyes flickered as he stared at Cang Ao. “What does this have to do with you?”

Cang Ao’s countenance flashed with coldness. He then spoke in arrogance, “Among the three of you, shouldn’t there be one scramming the fuck out?”

“It started…” The eyes of the spectators brightened. A good show was finally about to start.

Dongsheng Ting glanced at Princess Glaze as sharpness gleamed in his eyes, feeling somewhat taken aback in his heart.

“Indeed, reality is as per what Princess has stated. I’m truly impressed.” Dongsheng Ting admired.

Jun Mengchen stood up, he always had an impulsive personality which he did his best to restrain. Right now, after being provoked by Cang Ao, he directly stepped out as a king armor enveloped him within. He was now like a supreme king and every step he took gave off the sense of lording over the world.

“Get out here.” Jun Mengchen demanded. Cang Ao advanced forward, his aura incomparably domineering, exuding a sense of boundless strength.

“In fact, I think that among the three of you not just merely one should scram the fuck out of here.” Cang Ao spoke with cold arrogance.

The king aura emanating from Jun Mengchen grew more and more terrifying. A king phantom appeared behind his back as endless energy gathered on him, causing an eye-piercing light to radiate forth from his body.

“I shall make you scram with a single strike.” Jun Mengchen was incomparably brazen. The two of them moved towards each other as thunderous explosive sounds echoed out. A raging tornado manifested in the space between them as a result of their auras clashing.

“Brazen.” Cang Ao roared in rage as a massive force surged up within his body.

“SCRAM!” Jun Mengchen howled. The king phantom behind him burst forth brilliantly, granting him almighty strength. This punch of his exploded the void, rumbling the entire space.

“DIE!” Cang Ao also howled, retaliating with a punch that could rip apart everything. A beam of golden light shot out, blasting towards Jun Mengchen. The destructive might within their fists reached the realm of legendary and was about to smash against each other.

Cang Ao’s countenance was insufferably arrogant. This punch of his contained the entirety of his strength. Wherever his fist passed by, a golden tear could be seen in the air. This was a power that could tear apart all that stood in its way.

However at the instant of collision, Cang Ao felt an ancient might containing the power of numerous primordial kings in Jun Mengchen’s fist. This punch of his could devastate the heavens itself. Right now as he stared at Jun Mengchen, it was as though he could see a supreme king peering down disdainfully at all existences underneath the heavens.

“BANG!”

A dazzling light flashed at the instant of their collision as the shockwaves from the impact ravaged their entire surroundings. Those participants on the platform all launched their own attacks to cancel out the shockwaves or they themselves would be obliterated by it.

After that, the spectators only saw Cang Ao being flung through the air from the impact before slamming harshly onto the ground with a heavy boom. The arm which he threw out the punch with had already exploded. He was screaming in agony as a look of extreme terror could be seen flashing through his eyes. Also, a look of intense regret was painted on his face. Why…Why did he have to provoke Jun Mengchen?!

There was no spot for him within the top ten now!

“Just a single punch again?” The spectators were incomparably shocked. This young man with unbridled arrogance who feared nothing, was extremely terrifying!

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Chapter 871: Top Ten

 

At this moment, Jun Mengchen’s handsome silhouette became even more imposing. His opponent was Cang Ao, the top ranker of the Li Prefecture!

He lost an arm from a single punch of Jun Mengchen, and was blasted unceremoniously off the platform.

The king armor enveloped around Jun Mengchen vanished. He stared ahead, his eyes on Cang Ao as he spoke, “You can’t even withstand a single strike. Are you even qualified to challenge me?”

After speaking, he returned to his original location and sat down quietly as though defeating Cang Ao wasn’t a significant thing that was worthy of being prideful about.

“Only eleven remain. One more to the top ten. There shouldn’t be anyone else challenging Jun Mengchen and his fellow sect members.” The spectators mused. At the host seat of the immortal banquet, Dongsheng Ting cast a deep glance at Princess Glaze beside him. This Princess Glaze was truly worthy of her reputation, what accurate judgement.

On the platform, there was yet another bout of silence. All eleven heaven chosen were calmly waiting, as though this has nothing to do with them.

Nobody went to challenge the others. After all, this would be the final battle to see who was the top ten and none of the participants had the absolute confidence of being able to win against the others. Hence, they were all very cautious.

This second period of waiting, lasted for an extremely long time.

Finally, the aura of someone fluctuated as though he was seized by impatience.

This person was none other than the top ranker of the Blazing Sun Prefecture, Dugu Xishan.

The gleam of sharpness in Dongsheng Ting’s eyes intensified further, he couldn’t help but to mumble. “Princess, your judgement is simply god-like. I heard that Princess Glaze has the ability to peer into heavenly fate and discern heavenly secrets, and you are truly worthy of your reputation. Could it be that Princess already knows who the top three rankers would be?”

“Using my innate connection to my constellation to deduce things is merely a single path out of millions of martial daos, this cannot be considered as foresight. There’s no one who would be able to know everything, and I’m unable to tell who the top three might be.” Princess Glaze calmly replied.

On the battle platform. Dugu Xishan’s aura started to permeate the atmosphere. He is a heaven chosen of the Blazing Sun Prefecture. Hence, the cultivation arts he cultivated all had to do with fire. His innate techniques were incomparably tyrannical and the techniques and arts of stellar martial cultivators would have a certain amount of effect on their personality. For example, those who practiced sinister poison arts would gradually turn cold and insidious, those who cultivate ice arts would have their personalities akin to frost, etc.

“What’s the point of waiting further? Mo Wen, I’m the top ranker of the Blazing Sun Prefecture while you are the top ranker of the Supreme Moon Prefecture. The attributes of our cultivation arts and techniques are the exact opposite. Let’s see who is stronger.” Dugu Xishan pointed his finger at Mo Wen as he declared.

Mo Wen’s figure was svelte, bordering on perfect. An ice-cold beauty on the outside yet when she truly erupts forth with might in combat, her strength was incomparably astounding.

Stepping out, her frosty eyes regarded Dugu Xishan. Since Dugu Xishan is keen to fight her, she didn’t mind accepting his challenge.

Their auras gushed forth, turning half of the battle platform scorching hot, while the other half became ice-cold.

Dugu Xishan’s aura was incomparably scorching, wanting to incinerate the heavens and earth. Even the air around him was heated up so much that the air particles turned red.

Mo Wen’s aura was incomparably chilly, frost swept over everything, freezing the heavens and earth.

The two of them had never fought against each other before. Right now, frost and fire was gathering and colliding against each other in the air, constituting an extremely terrifying sight. Sounds of sizzling rang out endlessly, and the spectators could clearly see that the battle platform was now separated into two parts – one was a scorching hell while the other was an ice-cold abyss.

Their auras grew stronger and stronger, repeatedly colliding against each other.

Dugu Xishan and Mo Wen also advanced step by step, closer to each other.

A spinning wheel of blazing flames appeared above Dugu Xishan, the heat it exuded was so overwhelming that it could incinerate everything.

An ice statue of a frost queen appeared above Mo Wen. A long spear was in the hands of that statue as it took on a defensive stance.

“BOOM!”

All of a sudden, boundless streams of fire erupted out from the flaming wheel, akin to fiery dragons, blasting towards Mo Wen. The spear of the frost queen stabbed out repeatedly, freezing the heavens and earth as snow abruptly fell, wanting to negate the blazing heat, causing endless sizzling sounds to ring out.

Dugu Xishan rushed out. A flaming wheel of wind and fire appeared in his hand as he launched it outwards. The infusion of blazing heat in addition to the augmentation effect of the wind, melted away the frost as the attack shot straight for Mo Wen.

Mo Wen’s spear rapidly turned in circles, blocking the spinning wheel as the impact caused it to break apart.

However right now, even more wheels of wind and fire manifested as millions of them frenziedly shot towards Mo Wen. For an instant, the ice and frost was corroded away by the power of these blazing wheels.

Mo Wen transformed, a cloak of ice enveloped her as her hair turned into icicles. Behind her, a phantom of an ice goddess queen of frost appeared. With a wave of its hand, countless spears of ice launched out, as streams of chill permeated the atmosphere, neutralizing the heat. The two energies of extreme opposites clashed endlessly against each other, destroying everything.

Mo Wen moved towards Dugu Xishan, as the frost goddess phantom behind her began radiating a divine glow. In an instant, she appeared before her opponent.

“YOU ARE COURTING DEATH!” Dugu Xishan snorted coldly as a blazing heat emanated forth from him. His entire person transformed into blazing flames as streams of heat rushed forth repeatedly. With a single palm, he blasted out a diagram of a spinning wheel that could incinerate everything under the heavens.

However all of a sudden, Dugu Xishan’s countenance drastically changed. Staring at the frost queen behind Mo Wen in horror, the terrifying spinning wheel in front of him was pierced right through and frozen solid by the the phantom of a frost queen’s spear. Cracking sounds rang out as his body gradually froze bit by bit.

“I CONCEDE!” Dugu Xishan roared. Just an instant slower, he would have turned into an ice statue and died there.

As the sound of his voice faded, Mo Wenm retreated. Dugu Xishan circulated his fire-attribute energy and warmed his body, thawing the ice away. Although he soon recovered, his countenance was extremely ugly to behold.

He had lost!

He became the last to be eliminated and what’s more, this battle was initiated by him.

From now on, the top ten rankers appeared.

Dongsheng Ting could only sighed in his heart, he couldn’t help but to be impressed. Princess Glaze’s judgement was many times more accurate than his.

Everything was just like she said.

Cang Ao and Dugu Xishan were the ones who couldn’t control their patience. Eventually, because they initiated the challenges, they became the ones eliminated.

Dugu Xishan left the platform with heavy disapointment in his heart.

Only the top ten rankers remained on the platform now.

“Congratulations to everyone for entering the top ten.” Dongsheng Ting laughed, yet he felt extremely unhappy in his heart. Within the top ten, Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan occupied three of the spots.

However, although he was unhappy, he didn’t say anything. This Qin Wentian must be extremely dissatisfied with what happened years before. Then he headed over here with his own abilities again, wishing to become part of the top three rankers. Wanting his royal father to take another look at him, thereby taking this chance to gain status and authority. Thus, it would be easier for him to come into contact with Princess Qing`er.

Most probably, other than becoming a personal disciple of his royal father, Qin Wentian had no other paths to take.

Undoubtedly, Qin Wentian was daydreaming. Even if he entered the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, Dongsheng Ting had millions of ways to play Qin Wentian to death.

Naturally, even so, Dongsheng Ting didn’t hope that Qin Wentian could enter the top three. Because once Qin Wentian became part of the top three and things didn’t happen as what he anticipated, this fellow might do some crazy things that tarnish the prestige of his royal father. Although the possibility of this happening was very miniscule, it would still be best to be more cautious.

“This batch of geniuses aren’t bad. The top ten are all outstanding talents.” An immortal king praised.

“Yeah they are all extremely strong, I’m filled with anticipation to see who would enter the top three.”

“Everyone, take a break and enjoy the delicacies first and relax your tense nerves.” Dongsheng Ting smiled. After which, the ten participants left the platform and headed back to their respective seats.

The location where the Cloud Prefecture was at was extremely conspicuous, because three out of the ten participants headed towards that direction.

Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan. Right now, even those major powers of the Cloud Prefecture could only shut up as they watched them.

These three were part of the top ten. At the very least, they could become personal disciples of a supreme immortal king.

Although these three were already outstanding, no one expected that they would be this outstanding and rank within part of the top ten. How dazzling are they?

Qin Wentian didn’t bother with their reactions and returned back to his seat. Their true objective wasn’t merely to be part of the top ten.

“Next, the final ranking battle to determine the rankings of these ten participants will begin. Everyone, let’s discuss and set some rules.” Dongsheng Ting turned and regarded the various immortal kings.

“Princess Glaze has many good ideas, why don’t we consult her opinion?”

“Princess, what do you think?” Dongsheng Ting smiled.

“The final ranking battle is of extreme importance and has to be carried out with great caution. I think it would be better for the seniors of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect as well as your highness to be the one who sets the rules.” Princess Glaze rejected. She knew it wasn’t appropriate to exceed her place and meddle too much in the affairs of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect.

“Might as well, since Princess Glaze put it this way, I will discuss with the various seniors and set the rules then.” Dongsheng Ting nodded his head and started a conference with the immortal kings.

“Is it possible to reveal the rewards for the top three rankings so as to further increase our motivation? At this moment, a clear voice sounded out. The everyone’s gaze turned over to the Cloud Prefecture and discovered that the one who spoke was none other than Jun Mengchen. They couldn’t help but to scold in their hearts, this young man was so impatient, did he really think he would be able to become part of the top three?

However given the overwhelming strength Jun Mengchen had displayed, the spectators dared not completely dismiss this possibility.

But, becoming the personal disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor wasn’t enough to motivate him? This young fellow seemed to be more keen on the rewards instead, how comical.

“Little friend, the status of the top three is much more valuable compared to the rewards given.” An immortal king laughed, “You can become a personal disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor!”

“Haha, tell me about the rewards first! In any case, there isn’t any conflict anyway.” Jun Mengchen continued. He wouldn’t enter the tutelage and take on the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as his master anyway, hence that held no attraction for him.

“No problem, in that case, let me talk about the rewards then.” Dongsheng Ting smiled.

Chapter 872: Test for the Top Ten

 

Dongsheng Ting’s eyes swept over all the participants as a smile appeared on his face. The rewards for the top three, considering the wealth of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, would naturally be treasures at the immortal-king rank.

Treasures at that rank were something even immortal-foundation experts had no way to come into contact with. Yet this time around, the top three rankers had the opportunity to acquire immortal-king treasures. How valuable was this?

“For this immortal banquet, the top ranker shall receive a Sky Roc Rune Bone. The Sky Roc Immortal King is one of the four supreme paragons of my Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. Immortal kings usually refer to him as Paragon Sky Roc and he is only a step away from becoming an immortal emperor. This rune bone contains the essence energy of Paragon Sky Roc himself.”

Dongsheng Ting spoke, his words even caused many of the immortal kings to feel their hearts shaking.

Paragon Sky Roc, that lofty sovereign of the skies. A rune bone from him was extremely hard to obtain and was of incomparably immense benefit to one’s comprehension if one were to meditate on the runes inscribed in the rune bone.

At the banquet, countless immortal-foundation experts stared in disbelief. If they could get the Sky Roc Rune Bone, how good would that be?

Sadly, only the top ranker can receive such a valuable treasure.

“The reward for the second ranker is similarly a treasure refined by a paragon of my Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. This paragon had once cultivated before a mountain rampart for thousands of years, leaving his insights in cultivation engraved on it. It’s exceedingly valuable even to immortal kings.”

Dongsheng Ting calmly continued amidst gasps of shock. Even the immortal kings didn’t expect such a valuable treasure would be taken out as a reward.

The four great paragons of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect were characters who followed the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor around since the very beginning. They are supreme characters at the peak within the sect and are the strongest just below the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

“As for the third ranker’s reward, it’s an immortal-king ranked divine weapon. Because Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants have no way to fully unleash the power of immortal-king ranked weapons, this treasure is a flying-type divine weapon, and could be used as a life-saving measure.” Dongsheng Ting spoke. An extremely rare flying-type immortal-king ranked treasure was a reward for the third ranker. What concept was this?

All three of the treasures are at the immortal-king rank!

“Are you satisfied now?” Dongsheng Ting smiled at Jun Mengchen.

“Haha! Since this is the case, I will definitely become one of the top three rankers.” Jun Mengchen laughed. His words were carefree and unrestrained, yet also giving off a sense of wild arrogance.

It was as though he was sure that he would definitely become one of the top three. This is already an arrogance far beyond the ordinary level.

The ten participants were all extraordinary individuals in their own right. Who among them wasn’t an absolute genius? How could it be so easy to get into the top ten?

Other than Jun Mengchen’s fellow sect members who were demon-level characters, the others like Gusu Tianqi, Feather King, Hua Taixu, Ruthless, Ye Qianchen, Qin Ta and Mo Wen were all extremely powerful as well. It was a headache to the spectators as it would be a pity for any of them to be eliminated.

“I have a question I wish to ask your highness.” At this moment, Princess Glaze interjected. Dongsheng Ting smiled, “Princess, please feel free.”

“Hua Taixu and Ruthless, they are both in the top ten, but would they be considered for the final top three positions?” Princess Glaze asked. Hua Taixu and Ruthless were respectively the disciples of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King as well as the Undefeatable Devil King. Also, they weren’t someone from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. Thus, what would happen if they got into the top three ranker? The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor wouldn’t be able to take them as his disciples.

“Naturally, they are counted in as well. If they enter the top three, the rewards will still be given to them. My royal father won’t force anyone against their wills, they can choose out of their own volition if they want to take my royal father as a master or not. Everything is impartial.” Dongsheng Ting’s straightforward laughter filled the air, exuding a demeanor of elegance.

“Mhm, understood.” Princess Glaze’s expression didn’t change. However, she knew very well in her heart that the participation of Hua Taixu and Ruthless in this event was arranged by none other than Dongsheng Ting. They were a test for the other participants. If these two became part of the top three, it means that the others simply didn’t have the qualifications to take the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as their master. If not, it would be extremely ugly to hear people talking about how the talent level of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s disciples are lower compared to the personal disciples of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King and the Undefeatable Devil King.

What sort of character was the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor? Although he rarely took on disciples, there was no way he would permit people saying the disciples he accepted was of a lower quality in comparison to others. Although in truth, it was impossible for all his disciples to be more powerful than the disciples of every immortal king. At the very least, there mustn’t be such a thing occurring in this once-per-hundred year immortal banquet organized by his Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. If not, once word of that circulated around the immortal realms, what would happen to his prestige?

“Your highness, the test to rank the top ten must be carried out cautiously. Only a single round of combat cannot be used to determine the rankings. I suggest we carry out three rounds of testing. The test of combat prowess, suppressing everyone’s cultivation bases to the same level as they fight against each other is definitely a criteria, we can use that as the rules for the third round. That will be the most direct method of determining their combat prowess. As for the first two tests, we can invite immortal kings to act and test the participant’s will and determination as well as their temperament.”

From the side, a supreme immortal king from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect suggested in a low voice. “Naturally, as for the specifics, we still need input from your highness. I’m merely giving a suggestion.”

“Well spoken. Combat prowess is one of the more important criteria and since their cultivation bases are all different, they will all be suppressed to the same level for the third round of testing.” Dongsheng Ting smiled. “We will go with what you say and have three rounds of testing. Every round will be ranked and the results will be tabulated for all three rounds before we determine who the top three are.”

“Your highness make sense.” The immortal kings in the surroundings nodded.

“The first test will be handled by the Dream Demon King then, it’s the most appropriate.” Dongsheng Ting turned and glanced at an immortal king not far from him. This immortal king was shrouded in black. In fact, he seemed to currently be in a state of deep sleep in the chair where he was currently seated.

Dongsheng Ting wasn’t bothered by it, he knew that the Dream Demon King was able to hear him. This Dream Demon King was absolutely the nightmare of many powerful experts. He was able to kill through the dreams of others and was an extremely terrifying existence within the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect.

“Indeed, it’s extremely suitable if the first test is conducted by the Dream Demon King.” The other immortal kings smiled.

“However, it is still early. Let them rest a little more, while we continue to enjoy this fragrant wine.” Dongsheng Ting raised his cup and toasted the immortal kings. They continued to chat leisurely and the atmosphere felt extremely harmonious.

“Senior brother,” At this moment, Jun Mengchen called out. Qin Wentian turned to him, only to here Jun Mengchen transmitting his voice over. “Senior brother, do you have a grudge with Dongsheng Ting and Deepflame? Before this, the Deepflame Immortal King already hinted that you are destined to never be ranked within the top three. Also, right from the start, this Dongsheng Ting has been exceedingly polite, just like a smiling tiger that plans to pounce on you when you are unaware. I wonder if he will intentionally target you in the next round.”

Qin Wentian’s eyes flickered with light, he didn’t expect that Jun Mengchen would think of this. According to Dongsheng Ting’s earlier words, there would be three rounds of testing and only the last round would be direct combat. The rules of these tests are all set by Dongsheng Ting, and there was indeed a possibility that Dongsheng Ting might intentionally act against him.

“Mengchen, if he wants to target people, all three of us might be intentionally targeted. I will block whatever comes, doing my very best. Even if they wish to intentionally target us during the most important round of testing, the final round of direct combat, it will be impossible for them to do so.” Qin Wentian replied. Jun Mengchen nodded, “If they truly try something in the dark, we will cause so much trouble that even the skies and earth overturn.”

The three of them chatted silently, but at this moment Dongsheng Ting’s voice rang out, “Everyone, the rules for the rounds of testing have been set. The first round will be administered by the Dream Demon King. Now, can the ten participants move onto the battle platform?”

Upon hearing his words, the top ten respectively walked up to the platform and stood at different locations.

The Dream Demon King was still sleeping, as though he was never once awake through the immortal banquet.

“This test will be administered by senior Dream Demon King. Whoever persists the longest will be ranked the highest. Naturally, this is only the ranking for the first round. There will be a ranking list for the second and third round of testing as well, and we will tabulate the results once all three rounds of testing have ended.” Dongsheng Ting spoke. After that, he turned to the Dream Demon King, “Senior, you may proceed now.”

With no hints of any sign nor any fluctuations of aura, the ten participants on the platform all felt their surroundings changing. A moment later, they were no longer on top of the battle platform.

“Dreamscape.” Qin Wentian’s countenance stiffened. Right now his surroundings were a boundlessly vast area. He was brought into the dreamscape of the Dream Demon King.

Qin Wentian regarded his surroundings and there were no other individuals within this dreamscape other than him. He found a stone platform and sat there cross-legged, closing his eyes in meditation.

The atmosphere was so silent that it was terrifying. There were no signs of any other life-forms within. It was as though only he was isolated within this dreamscape.

A long time seemed to have passed. Qin Wentian’s state of mind remained calm, he didn’t bother about what was happening and merely sat there quietly.

But at this very moment, his eyes opened. In front of him, a female silhouette appeared. This silhouette could only be described as flawless, she was akin to a snow lotus atop an ice mountain and her eyes that were now staring right at him, were clear as the blue skies.

“Qing`er…” Qin Wentian murmured, staring at the silhouette that appeared before him. “Are you doing well?”

Qing`er’s expression also changed as a soul-stirring and mesmerizing smile appeared on her face.

“This is just a dream, how is it possible for you to appear here?” Qin Wentian gave a self-mocking laugh but he truly did long for Qing`er. Upon thinking till here, a smile curled up his lips, many scenes of the memories between him and Qing`er flashed within his mind – starting from the time at the Celestial Lake Palace till the end.

Bit by bit, everything surfaced, appearing in front of his vision. It was as though Qin Wentian was already buried in his memories as longing flickered in his eyes.

“This place is a dreamscape created by the Dream Demon King, I actually had no way to stable my mind and heart.” Qin Wentian silently mused. He discovered that he was no longer in the open area before but rather, he was lost within his memories. These memories of him and Qing`er were like a dream that was currently playing out scene after scene.

Abruptly, Qin Wentian perspired intensely as cold sweat dripped down his back. He also cultivated dream energy and he discovered that right now, this wasn’t the dream the Dream Demon King created but was his own dream instead!

The Dream Demon King was reading his dream, prying and peeping into his memories.

“NO!” Qin Wentian guarded his mind and heart, discarding all distracting thoughts but even so, he discovered that the scenes continued playing on one after another. This time around, it was not only his memories with Qing`er but everything about him as well.

The people outside had no idea what was happening to him. All ten of the participants sat on the platform unmoving and the Dream Demon King himself had never moved from his spot right from the start. Dongsheng Ting’s gaze swept across the participants, flickering like torches in the dark. More often than not, his gaze would gleam with sharpness whenever it landed onto Qin Wentian!

Chapter 873: Ranked Last

 

What kind of character was the Dream Demon King? He was a king in dreams and control the obscure and powerful dream law energy, able to easily enter the dreamscapes of other.

Where did dreams originate from? Naturally, dreams stemmed from one’s subconscious.

The Dream Demon King was able to make use of the dreamscape he created to pry into the subconsciousness of others, peeping into their most important memories.

Within the depths of Qin Wentian’s sea of consciousness, his most precious memories were naturally there.

At this moment Qin Wentian’s aura was frenziedly gushing out, causing a fearsome tempest to manifest and erupt forth on the platform. The commotion he caused startled many of the spectators as they all glanced towards his direction.

Within the dreamscape, Qin Wentian wanted to break out of it. He stabilized his mind and heart, not allowing the Dream Demon King to read his memories. But it felt as though he was controlled by an obscure and mysterious law energy, not allowing him to break free. Memories of Qingcheng appeared, it was as though he could see her in the particle world waiting for him. That perfect countenance whose eyes were limpid like autumn water, contained boundless longing, waiting for him to return. The Medicine Sovereign stood beside Mo Qingcheng, consoling her.

All these were simply his own thoughts, buried deep within his sea of consciousness. Nevertheless, they were forced to play out due to the nature of the Dream Demon King’s dreamscape. The more he recalled about his memories, the deeper the understanding the Dream Demon King would have of him, as more and more of his memories would be displayed out in the open.

Incomparably enraged. Right now, Qin Wentian’s mind seemed to split into two parts. One part of him struggled and tried his best to break free. That was the clear-headed him. But the other part of him didn’t seem to be under his control.

“DESPICABLE!” Qin Wentian roared with rage in his heart. Was this truly a ‘test’? It was obviously prying into his memories. To stellar martial cultivators, this was a great taboo, no one is allowed to pry into the memories of others as everyone has their own secrets. Once this taboo was committed, an extremely deep hatred would definitely be formed. Hence, for those proficient in soul searching, no one was willing to become friends with them. They are all existences that were avoided by everybody.

However, this Dream Demon King was clearly using the pretext of a test to search and pry into his memories.

His memories played out one after another, he thought about the kin and close friends he had back in his particle world. His foster fathers Qin Chuan and Ye Qingyun. His sister Qin Yao, his senior apprentice sister Luo Huan, his teacher Mustang…Also, thoughts of Fatty Fan Le and Ouyang Kuangsheng also surfaced.

“I CAN’T LET THIS CONTINUE !” Qin Wentian’s clear-headed self was roaring in a towering rage. An imposing figure then appeared before him. This figure glanced at him with a smile on its face, yet its size was so huge that its head touched the heavens.

“ARGHHH, GET THE FUCK OUT FROM MY MIND!”

Whitish candle flames ignited, circulating around his entire body while growing brighter and brighter, illuminating his heart. In an instant, his entire body was engulfed in blazing flames.

A earth-shattering roar rumbled the battle platform as Qin Wentian’s eyes abruptly wrenched open. He was forced to retreat a few steps back due to the impact but he had already woken up.

At this moment, countless gazes from the spectators landed onto Qin Wentian. Dongsheng Ting’s countenance was like normal, but sharpness flickered in his eyes. As for the Deepflame Immortal King, a cold smile adorned his lips.

The top three ranks…did this brat really believe he would be able to become one of the top three?

Merely a fool’s dream. Qin Wentian is lost in his fantasy. Regardless of him being here sincerely, wanting to seek an opportunity to enter the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect or not, Dongsheng Ting would never allow him to become part of the top three.

As for Dongsheng Ting, he was the true controller of the test. Although he sought the opinions of the immortal kings and Princess Glaze, he was ultimately still the controller of everything.

“The first heaven chosen that couldn’t persist on is Qin Wentian, ranked #27 of the Cloud Prefecture. Although his combat prowess is overwhelming, I didn’t expect that he would be the first to fail to persist among the ten during this test.” An immortal king sighed.

“The test administered by the Dream Demon King would test the will and temperament of the participants. Sometimes, for those with strong combat prowess, it doesn’t mean that their will and determination would be outstanding. In addition, there are no weaklings among the remaining ten, all of them are very powerful. It’s only normal if Qin Wentian is the first to fail to persist.” Someone added.

“There’s no hurry, this is only the first round of testing. Maybe he would have dazzling results in the next two rounds? Seniors, don’t be so fast to put Qin Wentian down.” Dongsheng Ting smiled, as though he was speaking on behalf of Qin Wentian.

Princess Glaze’s beautiful eyes flickered with a strange light as she stared at Qin Wentian on the battle platform. According to her judgement, Qin Wentian shouldn’t be the first to fail to persist by right. This young man was extremely patient and his will and determination should be resolute, with an extraordinary temperament.

Even if he wasn’t the most outstanding in these aspects, he still shouldn’t be the first that failed this round.

Upon thinking of this, Princess Glaze cast a deep glance at the sleeping Dream Demon King as well as the various immortal kings who were talking to each other. All of them were still laughing as they chatted as though none of them had discovered anything strange.

The sight of this seemed normal but did they truly not know anything?

Failing to persist? Qin Wentian exited the dreamscape because of failing to persist? Most probably, he struggled and broke free out on his own volition.

Qin Wentian stood atop the platform and glanced at his surroundings. The other nine participants were still in the dreamscape and had not exited yet.

His eyes gleamed sharply, flashing with the fire of anger as he stared at the Dream Demon King. However, he didn’t say anything.

What could he say? That he received an unfair treatment?

This place was the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect and the Dream Demon King was the administrator of this test. He only needed to find a casual excuse to refute his claims and what could Qin Wentian do?

Maybe, Dongsheng Ting set this round of testing purposely to make him fail, giving him no opportunities to rebut. If he tries to rebut, the immortal kings would all feel that his temperament was inferior, even wanting to blame the administrator after failing the test due to his own inadequacies.

Dongsheng Ting was telling him whose territory this was.

The words of the Deepflame Immortal King echoed once more in his mind. “Some endings are already destined.” But truly, is this ending destined and he couldn’t change it the slightest?

Qin Wentian closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the platform, not saying anything. He was long prepared that he would be intentionally targeted. And so, what else could he still say?

Let’s just see the ending then.

The test for the others continued. Time flowed by, Qin Ta was the second to exit the dreamscape.

After him, was Zi Qingxuan. When she awoke, she was panting. Drawing in a deep breath, she stabilized her heart and mind.

Upon seeing Qin Wentian had already awoken as well, a look of bewilderment couldn’t help but to flash in her eyes. She then transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian, “What did you see in the dreamscape?”

“He was trying to steal my memories, but I struggled free and forced myself to wake up.” Qin Wentian didn’t hide anything from Zi Qingxuan. He then asked, “What about you?”

“A terrifying nightmare. He scoured my consciousness for the things I feared most and used them against me.” Zi Qingxuan replied.

“So this Dream Demon King uses different methods to test all ten of us. The degree of difficulty was naturally completely different as it could be freely dictated by him. In fact, he could even determine the rankings.” Qin Wentian coldly transmitted his voice. Zi Qingxuan also understood in her heart. If some hidden unfair treatment occurred during these final three rounds of testing, who would suspect this? And more importantly, who would investigate this?

Ye Qianchen was the fourth to exit and after him, Jun Mengchen was the fifth.

“Senior brother, senior sister Qingxuan, what are your rankings?” Jun Mengchen directly transmitted his voice over to them as he asked.

“I’m third from the back.” Zi Qingxuan replied.

“I’m the first from the back.” Qin Wentian replied. The words of the two of them caused Jun Mengchen’s eyes to narrow as his countenance turned unsightly.

“These three fellow sect members were all so outstanding earlier but upon the testing for the top ten, they seemed to fall off somewhat. All ten of them are simply too strong, each excelling at different aspects.” An immortal king at the banquet commented.

“Indeed.”

Qin Wentian and his fellow sect members were ranked in the bottom five. Such a performance was truly lackluster compared to their earlier performance.

And next, Mo Wen was the sixth to exit, Ruthless the seventh and Feather King the eighth.

“As expected of Gusu Tianqi and the personal disciple of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, Hua Taixu. Their wills and temperament are both extraordinary.” The spectators all praised as they saw both Gusu Tianqi and Hua Taixu were the remaining two.

“Myriad Incarnations, your disciple is truly outstanding.” Some immortal kings turned and smiled at the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King.

She had a smile on her face. In this test, if the conditions were equal for all participants, she believed that Hua Taixu would definitely be ranked first.

But at this moment, Hua Taixu’s eyes suddenly opened.

The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled, but she quickly adjusted her state of mind. It made sense, it wouldn’t be too appropriate if her disciple were to be ranked first in this test designed to recruit disciples for the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

Gusu Tianqi was the last to wake up.

All ten of the participants had exited the dreamscape.

The Dream Demon King was still in a deep sleep as though what happened earlier had nothing to do with him.

“Many thanks to Senior Dream Demon for helping out.” Dongsheng Ting smiled. He then glanced at the ten participants on the platform and spoke in a clear voice, “Everyone, you are all really outstanding to have persisted for so long during the test. This is especially so for Gusu Tianqi, Hua Taixu, Feather King and Ruthless. Awesome.”

“Naturally, for those geniuses who ranked at the bottom for this test, don’t be disheartened.” Dongsheng Ting spoke, glancing over to Qin Wentian as he smiled and continued, “There are still two more rounds of testing after this and as long as your performances are outstanding, you still have a chance to fight for the top three. The various immortal king seniors will all be judging your performances.”

The ten participants didn’t say anything. Qin Wentian glanced at that handsome-looking countenance of Dongsheng Ting. He exuded elegance and behaved so naturally, showing no signs at all.

“Now I will publicly proclaim the rankings for the first round. Number 1 Gusu Tianqi, #2 Hua Taixu, #3 Feather King, #4 Ruthless, #5 Mo Wen, #6 Jun Mengchen, #7 Ye Qianchen, #8 Zi Qingxuan, #9 Qin Ta, #10 Qin Wentian!”

Dongsheng Ting spoke, announcing the rankings for the first round of testing.

In this round, Qin Wentian was directly ranked last!

The eyes of the Deepflame Immortal King flickered, sweeping over to Qin Wentian. Last ranked, his highness Dongsheng Ting was ruthless enough indeed. In that case, how can Qin Wentian still overturn the situation?

Wanting to get into the top three? Just continue dreaming!

Chapter 874: Intentionally Targeting

 

Dongsheng Ting was smiling, exuding a graceful demeanor. He stared at the participants on the platform and continued, “The rankings of the first round cannot be used to determined the final rankings. Next, everyone still needs to put in more effort and contend for the top three positions.”

“Can I offer a suggestion?” At this moment, a voice drifted over from the platform. Everyone turned their attention who spoke and it was none other than Jun Mengchen.

Dongsheng Ting gazed at Jun Mengchen and smiled, “Sure.”

“For the second round, can things be more transparent? Allowing everyone to see what everyone of us is experiencing.” Jun Mengchen asked, his words causing strange looks to flash on the faces of the spectators. Given their intelligence, they naturally understood there was another meaning behind Jun Mengchen’s words.

Everyone knew that Jun Mengchen’s temper was extremely irritable. Yet, he didn’t clearly state his intentions. It was obvious he was hinting at something.

“In the first round, we entered into the dreamscape of the Dream Demon King. I checked with my senior brother and sister and realized that what we experienced are all different. Although it’s almost a given that senior Dream Demon would surely do his task well, using such a matter might cause a deviation resulting in the results becoming inaccurate. In fact, if one were to put it impolitely, senior Dream Demon could decide the ranking for himself if he so wished to. In front of him, all of us have no way to resist. If he wishes for us to fail first, we would naturally fail first.”

Jun Mengchen spoke, the tone of his voice turned sharp. However, he didn’t question the end result of the first round and would not do so. Because he understood that since things have already happened, further arguing would also be pointless.

“Hence, I suggest that for the second round, it’s better for it to be more transparent. At the very least, everyone would know what we are experiencing and the various immortal king judges can see things clearly as well. There wouldn’t be anyone suspicious of the end results. Naturally, this is only a suggestion. This place after all is the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect and your highness is the one who makes the decisions.”

It was already very clear what Jun Mengchen wanted to say, especially so for his last sentence. This is an immortal banquet organized by the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect and you, Dongsheng Ting, is the controller of this event. If you wished to control things in the shadows, you can simply directly say who you wished the top three to be.

“I agree with Jun Mengchen’s opinion. I hope your highness would consider it.” Zi Qingxuan supported her junior brother. Her countenance was calm and one couldn’t tell what she was thinking based on her expression.

“I think so as well.” At this moment, a clear voice rang out. It was actually none other than Mo Wen who spoke. A total of three participants have spoken and the weightage of their words were naturally much heavier. In addition, Qin Wentian was actually not among these three.

But at this moment, another voice rang out. “I hope for it as well. If I, Qin, am ranked the last once again, I would also accept the results wholeheartedly.” Qin Wentian faintly spoke. Mo Wen’s attitude caused him to feel somewhat taken aback, leading to him who initially didn’t intend to say anything, to speak up as well. With a total of four out of the ten participants speaking, Dongsheng Ting couldn’t help but to consider their suggestion carefully.

Since the four of them have supported this suggestion, if Dongsheng Ting still ignored them and went ahead, it would simply be too obvious.

“Since so many of you feel this way, I, Dongsheng Ting would naturally agree.” Dongsheng Ting agreed in an outspoken and direct manner, with no hesitation at all.

“The first round actually caused so much misunderstanding among the participants, I have to apologize as I’ve overlooked it. The ten of you are all outstanding characters, exuding magnificence throughout the generations. Given how much confidence you all have in yourselves, those ranked at the bottom few would surely not accept the rankings if things aren’t transparent enough. I should have been more cautious when the rules were set for the first round.”

Dongsheng Ting spoke, the way he phrased his sentences made it so that it felt like it was Qin Wentian and the others who wished to make trouble because of their low rankings. What a good actor this Dongsheng Ting was, turning the tides with just the aid of a few sentences.

“Don’t worry, the second round will definitely be transparent enough.” Dongsheng Ting waved his hands and continued, “Set up the Devil Statue.”

As the sound of his voice faded, some experts at the side appeared. They advanced towards the battle platform while dragging a gigantic statue of a devil along.

This devil statue was extremely terrifying, containing an intensely powerful will within. It has three heads and six arms. Its six eyes granted a 360 degree vision, and the no matter where one was standing at, the devil’s eyes could easily locate them.

When the eyes of the participants matched the eyes of the devil statue, they instantly felt a terrifying spiral drawing them within. Those pitch-black eyes were as though wanting to devour them. In their consciousness, they saw terrifying devils rushing at them exuding a crushing force that rumbled their minds. This caused the participants’ countenances to turn stiff as they hurriedly averted their gazes while guarding their minds.

“This devil statue is extremely bizarre.” The hearts of the participants shivered. Those experts dragged the statue and carried it up, placing it right at the center of the battle platform.

Qin Wentian and the other participants already noticed the strangeness of this statue when they laid their eyes on it. This devil statue contained a terrifying will that could launch attacks at the minds of others.

After moving the statue up, the experts responsible for moving it retreated immediately. Dongsheng Ting then spoke, “The second round is extremely simple. This devil statue contains a terrifying will capable of attacking within it. All of you will surround and rotate around the devil statue and match gazes with it. The ones who avert their gazes first will be ranked last and the one who can persist the longest will ranked first. I’m sure this second round is transparent enough.”

The participants didn’t speak. Dongsheng Ting continued, “Right now, all ten of you prepare to stand in positions, rotating around the statue. Close your eyes for now, and when I give the signal to start, you all have to open your eyes and match gazes with the statue.”

The ten participants followed Dongsheng Ting’s instructions and started to stand around the statue with their eyes closed.

“The second round is about to start. It’s of critical importance. Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan all have disappointing results during the first round. If their rankings were still as inferior in this round, they wouldn’t have any hope left. The top three rankings would then be fated not be theirs.”

” It is as expected of the top ranker from the Eastern Prefecture, Gusu Tianqi. Right now, the probability of him obtaining the one of the top three ranks is the highest. There’s no need to doubt his combat prowess and during the first round of testing, he also obtained the position of the top ranker. As long as he can rank within the top three for this second round, it’s almost certain that he would become one of the personal disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.”

“The personal disciple of that Myriad Incarnations Immortal King also has a high probability of entering the top three rankings. Other than Gusu Tianqi and him, the only character with a high probability left is Feather King.”

The spectators discussed. Before this, all of them believed that Qin Wentian and Jun Mengchen were likely to become part of the top three. But the first round had shattered what they believed and the possibility of them becoming part of the top three dwindled almost to nothingness. Everything depended on this round, let’s see if they are able to overturn the situation.

“Begin.”

At this moment, Dongsheng Ting’s voice echoed out. The ten participants all opened their eyes at the same moment and stared at the devil statue.

At the instant Qin Wentian’s eyes opened, he instantly felt his heart trembling. The eyes of this devil statue were akin to an invincible abyss. In just an instant, he was drawn in completely.

Qin Wentian felt as though his soul was dragged into another dimension. That was actually a wisp of his will, being brought in front of the eyes of the devil statue.

The surroundings resembled a terrifying abyss, a world of blood and darkness. This entire place was akin to a purgatory.

A ruined ancient city, shattered earth all around with many fragmented divine weapons embedded in the ground that were bleeding fresh blood. Qin Wentian’s heart involuntarily trembled when he lifted his head. A 1,000 meter tall devil was currently staring at him.

With a flash of light, a blood saber materialized in the devil’s hand, extremely fearsome to behold.

The blood saber was lifted up before slashing down abruptly. The heavens and earth seemed to be torn asunder. Qin Wentian turned pale, there was completely no way for him to block that strike.

Just a single slash was sufficient to rip him into two.

“No, that’s only a wisp of my will. As long as my soul doesn’t dissipate, my will shall remain strong.” Qin Wentian told himself. As the saber light fell, everything vanished. Qin Wentian’s will body was torn into two. It was as though he just experienced a baptism of death.

In the external world, Qin Wentian’s real self groaned in misery as his countenance turned as pale as paper. He felt a splitting headache and was forced back a single step. But even so, his eyes were still fixed resolutely on the eyes of the devil statue ahead unwaveringly.

Those devilish eyes had a terrifying attraction force in them, pulling yet another wisp of Qin Wentian’s will into them. Qin Wentian once again appeared in that world of blood and darkness.

The devil king was still staring at him, exuding an incomparably fearsome and cold aura. Once again, the devil launched its attack, shooting its palm downwards, causing the entire skies to turn dark. Qin Wentian wanted to flee but he discovered that there was simply no where he can run to.

In just an instant, Qin Wentian was grabbed within the gigantic palm and brought before its eyes.

The eyes of the devil king were as terrifying as the abyss, penetrating his soul in a single glance. After which, the fingers on his palm ruthlessly clenched. Qin Wentian roared in agony and despair as his body was crushed into pieces, experiencing death once again, in an even more agonizing manner than the last.

Qin Wentian’s true body was forced back a few more steps. A groan of misery escaped his lips as his countenance turned even paler. Not only him, the others all around showed similar reactions. It was just that Qin Wentian’s reactions were much more intense compared to the others.

In fact, Qin Wentian’s eyes had already turn bloodshot. However, he still locked his eyes on the statue ahead. Once again, a wisp of his will was pulled within, there was no way for him to resist at all.

“Could it be that this Qin Wentian’s will is truly lacking? Before this he was already ranked the last and now in the second test, his reactions were the greatest among the participants.” An immortal king stated. However, for those supreme-level immortal kings like the Undying Immortal King and Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, they were all furrowing their brows, suspecting something.

They had witnessed how resolute Qin Wentian’s will was before, all those years ago. Although the participants on the platform were all very powerful, he shouldn’t be the weakest among them by right.

However, the truth was in front of their eyes. All the participants were facing the complete same thing. Qin Wentian was no exception.

From the start till now, Bai Wuya was as calm as ever. He didn’t say anything and was like a neutral observer.

Although the White Robe Immortal King looked calm on the outside, there were naturally waves shaking his heart. This test had truly made things difficult for the three young fellows. It was clear that Dongsheng Ting wouldn’t allow them to become the top three rankers.

Casting a deep glance at that devil statue, Bai Wuya completely had a reason to believe that the will within this devil statue was bizarre, it almost felt like the will was being controlled intentionally by someone!