Chapter 561: Bitter Fight (1/2)

Chapter 561: Bitter Fight

Just at that moment, someone shouted, “The eight n.o.ble Clans are here!” The cultivators on the many peaks immediately broke out in chatter.

“The eight n.o.ble Clans are finally here. In every Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion, they would monopolize the top eight ranks. I wonder if it would be the same this year.”

“There probably will not be much change. Even the super geniuses of the Great Jin Nation’s ten great sects have given up. Who else would be able to change that?”

“That is hard to say. In this pool of geniuses, there are many who came from the Boundless Sea. I heard that the Eastern Sea’s Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, is very powerful. He has already become an invincible half-step Martial Monarch.”

The cultivators of the Great Jin Nation were unconvinced. They said, “Invincible half-step Martial Monarch? That is because he has not met the scions of the eight n.o.ble Clans. He would not be able to defeat any one of them—much less the Sima Clan, which has already monopolized the first rank for three consecutive compet.i.tions.”

“The Sima Clan’s Sima Lingxuan obtained the first rank in the previous Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion. If he can defend his position this year, then the Sima Clan will obtain their fourth consecutive first rank.”

Eight wars.h.i.+ps, side by side, flew over from the distance. They were the Sima, Bai, Li, Qian, w.a.n.g, Weng, Nangong, and Beiming Clans. These were the wars.h.i.+ps belonging to the eight n.o.ble Clans with Martial Emperor ancestors.

The people of the eight n.o.ble Clans were very talented and strong. Even the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation could not compare to them.

The moment the eight n.o.ble Clans appeared, the excitement of the entire ring of peaks reached its climax.

Everyone knew that when the eight n.o.ble Clans arrived, the first stage would start. Who could obtain the rights to step onto the Wind Cloud Arena? The answer would be known soon.

“All partic.i.p.ants, please wear your dragon-shaped jade pendant. I will count back from ten and the qualifiers will officially begin.”

A few minutes later, a resonant voice rang out from Dragon Sealing City. The voice was reinforced with Quintessence, allowing all the cultivators in the large ring of peaks to hear it clearly.

“Ten…nine…eight…seven…six…”

As the countdown began, the clamor in the peaks stopped. The place become deathly quiet; no one spoke a word.

There was only the sound of wind and the countdown. All the cultivators focused themselves.

“Five…four…three…two…one!”

The instant the countdown finished, all the partic.i.p.ants from the Ancient Desolate Land, Boundless Seas, barbarian tribes, and the five great nations in the towers moved.

“Xiu! Xiu! XIu!”

The sound of air breaking sounded continuously as cultivators quickly rushed to the center of Dragon Sealing City.

Young cultivators jumped off the towers and filled the skies in all directions. A dark cloud made up of cultivators spread throughout the air. There were at least ten thousand people.

After waiting for years, bitterly cultivating for days and nights, all the outstanding talents under this sky made their move on this very day, at this very moment.

Xiao Chen was in no rush to jump down. As he calmly watched the excited expressions of the outstanding talents, his heart was as still as water.

Under the influence of countless young disciples, the endless dark clouds above Dragon Sealing City roiled continuously.

A strong wind blew and dark clouds churned. Soon, resonant dragon roars came from the dark clouds. The dragon roars shook the heaven and earth, glorious and world-shattering. An imposing atmosphere a.s.saulted the senses of the cultivators on the spectator platforms.

As the clouds roiled and the grand atmosphere pressed heavily on everyone, an ancient and dignified aura spread throughout the mountains and the air solidified.

“Pu!”

Suddenly, a small piece broke off from the boundless dark clouds. A beam of resplendent golden light tore through s.p.a.ce as it descended.

Normally, Dragon Sealing City was very dark; there would not be any sunlight. The thick, dark clouds in the sky had not dispersed for several millennia. However, at this instant, golden light descended on it.

Immediately, someone in the crowd exclaimed, “That golden light is a divine light from the upper realm—the Kunlun Realm. Such a phenomenon did not happen in the previous Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion.”

“Indeed, it is a divine light. In the previous age of geniuses, there was this phenomenon as well. It looks like the era of geniuses has truly arrived. The vast auras of the ten-thousand-odd geniuses have attracted the attention of the upper realm.”

“According to rumor, the people who rank highly in this Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion have a chance to enter the upper realm and become a Martial Monarch. This looks like it is true.”

The intense fight over the four hundred dragon pillars had already started. Every pillar had thirty to forty geniuses fighting over it. The scene was very tragic.

For the sake of the four hundred spots, everyone used their full power. Everyone knew what this Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion meant. If they missed out on this opportunity, they would only be side characters in this era of geniuses, regretting it forever.

As for the ten tallest dragon pillars in the center, at this moment, they were very quiet. Not many people fought over them. Everyone knew what these ten dragon pillars meant.

The most intense battles would occur there. Without strength, one would only fall in the qualifiers if they tried to compete for it.

In the tower where the eight n.o.ble Clans were at, the eight heirs of the n.o.ble Clans stood carefreely at the top floor. They were all very calm.

For everyone else, it was extremely difficult to obtain one of the four hundred spots. However, these eight people did not care about them at all; they did not worry about it.

“He he, brothers, I, Qian Wen, will make my move first. You can continue chatting.”

A man in gorgeous sky-blue embroidered robes among the eight n.o.ble Clan heirs smiled faintly, performing a cupped-fist salute before he left.

“Xiu!”

It was unknown if it was an coincidence but when he left, another hole appeared in the thick, dark clouds above. A beam of dazzling golden light, like a sharp sword, descended from the sky.