Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 104: Genius of Qianlong Ancient City Gathers Dragon Vein Qi
As time went by, the number of geniuses who could pass the three gates of Longmen and climb the south gate of Qianlong Ancient City was getting smaller and smaller. The remaining people had very slim chances to begin with, and could only keep thinking of various ways.

The test of the three levels of Longmen finally ended after the last person set off and failed at the third level.

Rumble!
The three gates of Longmen quickly sank into the ground, the cracks on the ground quickly closed, and the south gate of Qianlong Ancient City was quickly closed, trapping all the geniuses inside Qianlong Ancient City.

Soon, the side doors on both sides of the main city gate opened. They were the entrances for other people with cultivation levels above the Baoyuan Realm to enter the Qianlong Ancient City.

The main city gate belongs to Longmen, and only young talents who have passed three levels can enter. As for others who want to enter Qianlong Ancient City to watch the game, they can only go through the side doors on both sides of the main city gate, even the leader of a sixth-grade sect is the same.

The city gates were closed, and there were only about 700 young talents who could enter Qianlong Ancient City from the main city gate and participate in the Qianlong Ranking competition. Less than 30% of them could even pass the three levels of Longmen.

However, these geniuses who passed the three levels of Dragon Gate were not too happy. After all, the real competition had not yet begun. Only if they successfully made it into the top 72 could they obtain the blessing of the luck of the Ancient Land of Dragon Suppression.

This year's Hidden Dragon List competition can be said to be the most prosperous one in a thousand years, with all kinds of geniuses emerging one after another.

Except for a few extremely powerful geniuses, most geniuses do not have absolute certainty of being able to break into the top 72 until the last moment.

After a while, everyone from the outside world entered the Qianlong Ancient City, and Lu Qingshan soon reunited with Ye Chen and others.

After choosing the same courtyard in the central area to live in with the people from Liuyun Sect, Lu Qingshan and his party quickly began to tour the Qianlong Ancient City.

Upon seeing this, Luo Xinglie quickly asked Xu Jing, Zhu Mei, and Luo Hanshan from Liuyun Sect to follow.

There are rows of screen walls on both sides of the streets of Qianlong Ancient City, on which are carved strange murals.

The murals show warriors and demons with the power to move mountains and overturn rivers and seas; some warriors fly directly in the sky, sending out long chains to bind the bodies of demons...

"These murals should be depicting the battles between the strong men on the True Spirit Continent and the foreign demons in ancient times! It's a pity that I won't have the chance to see those foreign demons this time!"

Pang Bo looked at the murals on both sides of the road, then looked at Ye Chen and said, "Brother Ye Chen, when there are more demon gods coming from outside the domain, you must notify me. Then I will come to join in the fun and help you kill some demon gods!"

"No problem!" Ye Chen nodded quickly.

Although he successfully resolved the disaster caused by the demons in the original plot, many strong people on the True Spirit Continent also died in that battle.

Although he is much stronger now than he was at the same time, he may not be able to save those strong men who died for the True Spirit Continent during the demon disaster.

If Pangbo is willing to come and join the battle at that time, that would be great!
Luo Hanshan and others who were standing by couldn't help but feel a little confused when listening to the conversation between Ye Chen and his friends!
The foreign demon? The demon is coming? Kill the demon?

If Pangbo and others were not geniuses who had passed the three levels of Longmen at an astonishing speed, they would probably think that Pangbo and others were crazy!
Thinking of this, Luo Hanshan couldn't help but say, "It is said that a king in the realm of life and death can live for a thousand years, and can experience things that ordinary people cannot experience in ten lifetimes. But even they may not be able to understand the origin of these murals. After all, this Qianlong Ancient City has stood in the Zhenlong Ancient Land for at least hundreds of thousands of years!"

After hearing this, Pangbo and others couldn't help but laugh.

[Pang Bo: Ye Chen, your senior brother might think that we were just bragging, right? ]

[Tianmeng Ice Silkworm: Are hundreds of thousands of years a lot? I slept for tens of thousands of years at random! ]

[Xiao Yan: That’s right! This Luo Hanshan is really surprised by what he has seen. Not to mention the group leader, even Brother Tianmeng’s existence is probably longer than this Qianlong Ancient City! ]

[Ye Chen: Don’t mind me, my senior brother actually has no ill intentions, he just has little experience! ]

[Pang Bo: Don't worry, we won't bother with him! Let's wait until we all make it into the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, and then we'll tease him and see if he's dumbfounded! ]

[Han Li: Brother Pang, you still call this not caring! ]

……

After a while, Lu Qingshan and others arrived at a crossroads.

There were quite a few people gathered at the intersection, all gathered around a stone pillar about ten feet high and three feet wide.

There are eight rows of crystals on this stone pillar, with ten in each row. It is a very common facility for testing attack power in Qianlong Ancient City.

Generally speaking, warriors in the Qi Training Realm correspond to the first two rows of crystals, warriors in the Condensation Realm correspond to the third and fourth rows, and warriors in the Baoyuan Realm correspond to the fifth and sixth rows.

At this time, many warriors were testing their own attack power. There were even warriors in the Baoyuan realm who had achieved a score of fifty-nine, which was considered very good among the peak warriors in the Baoyuan realm!

"I'll try it too!" Seeing this scene, Luo Hanshan quickly stepped forward and tried it.

In the end, he scored forty-five goals, which was considered quite average for the early stage of Baoyuan Realm.

Then Cao Cao also went up to try it, but in the end he only hit forty-four.

Luo Hanshan couldn't help feeling depressed when he saw this scene.

After all, the person in front of him didn't have as high an attack power as him, but in the end he successfully passed the three levels of Dragon Gate.

After Cao Cao finished the test, Yue Buqun also stepped forward to test.

He was only in the middle stage of Bao Yuan Realm, but he actually managed to hit fifty-three pills in the end, which was quite good even in the late stage of Bao Yuan Realm!

Just then, a super genius came over.

This person is Qian Yun, the second disciple of the sixth-grade sect Luoxia Sect. Since the eldest disciple of Luoxia Sect is over 24 years old this year, Qian Yun has been greatly trained by Luoxia Sect in the past three years. He is definitely a talented person who is qualified to compete for the top ten of the Potential Dragon List.

"I didn't expect there would be an attack stone pillar here, so I'll give it a try!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Yun punched the stone pillar.

boom!
The crystals are shining, sixty of them are full value!
Moreover, the sixtieth crystal turned red after flashing for a moment, indicating that Qian Yun's strength had reached the limit of sixty crystals, but had not reached the standard of sixty-one crystals!

The last stone pillar in every two rows that tests attack power is quite special. The 60th one can show three colors after lighting up. They are red, which represents an attack power that surpasses most peak Baoyuan realm warriors and can compete with a level six monster overlord; purple, which has the ability to kill a level six monster overlord; and black, which can easily kill a level six monster overlord in seconds!
Even in the entire Nanzhuo Region, there are no more than ten Baoyuan Realm warriors who can reach the black level of attack power, and they are all the strongest below the Xingji Realm!
While everyone was still shocked by Qian Yun's powerful attack power, another genius who refused to admit defeat came forward to test his attack power, but no one could reach the score of sixty crystals, let alone make the sixtieth crystal turn red.

Qian Yun folded his hands across his chest, watching the scene with a smile on his face, obviously enjoying the feeling of being sought after.

"Let's go and open these people's eyes!"

Among Lu Qingshan and his group, Pang Bo was the first one who couldn't hold back. He strode up to the test stone pillar and then punched it hard.

Wow!
Sixty crystals lit up instantly, then the sixtieth one instantly turned red, and finally turned purple.

The people watching on the side were all shocked when they saw this, and even Qian Yun's face turned a little ugly.

"I'll try too!"

Xiao Yan also took two steps forward, then casually took out a black iron ruler from the storage space, and quickly slammed one ruler onto the test stone pillar.

Wow!
The sixtieth crystal soon lit up and finally turned red.

Ye Chen stepped forward, and the sixtieth crystal turned red again.

Meng Huan stepped forward, and the sixtieth crystal quickly turned purple.

Finally, Han Li stepped forward, and the sixtieth crystal lit up, but did not change color.

Looking at the test results of Pangbo and others, the people around were all stunned.

They originally thought that the younger generation would not be too strong, and just making the sixtieth crystal light up would qualify them to compete for the top ten on the Hidden Dragon List. And Qian Yun, who made the sixtieth crystal turn red, was undoubtedly the best among the top ten.

But now, several people have appeared one after another and have achieved a score of sixty.

The attack power of two of them is not inferior to Qian Yun, and the attack power of two of them is even higher than Qian Yun!
"How can this be?"

"No wonder everyone says that this Hidden Dragon Ranking competition will be the most prosperous one in a thousand years. It's really incredible!"

"I recognize them. They were the ones who broke through the three levels of Dragon Gate together. Their speed is no slower than those super geniuses who ranked in the top ten of the last Hidden Dragon List competition!" The powerful men around were talking about it, and their eyes were full of amazement when they looked at Lu Qingshan and his group.

At this time, the smile on Qian Yun's face, who was standing aside, had long disappeared, and his eyes were full of solemnity!

Although he retained some strength when he attacked the test stone pillar, even if he tried his best, it was impossible for him to turn the 60th crystal stone into purple.

In other words, among Lu Qingshan and his group, at least two people have attack power greater than his, and two others have attack power comparable to his.

"Interesting!" Qian Yun secretly felt a little bit of fighting spirit in his heart: "However, the outcome of a battle is not just about attack power. If we meet in a competition, I will definitely defeat you all one by one!"

At this time, the chat group was in an uproar.

[Pang Bo: @Xiao Yan, you actually conserved your strength? ]

[Xiao Yan: Brother Pang, didn’t you conserve your strength? And why didn’t you mention Han Li and the other three? They must have conserved their strength as well!]

[Pang Bo: This is Ye Chen's world, and he has two wives here. It's only right for him to conserve his strength and show it step by step! And Han Li, this guy has always been like this, I'm not surprised by it. Just wait and see, he will definitely conserve his strength even in the final! ]

[Pang Bo: I am conserving my strength, but I have already demonstrated it before. Brother Meng Huan came with me, but you have so much strange fire on you. I didn't think of asking you to use the Buddha's Fury Lotus right now, but what do you mean by taking out the Xuanzhong Ruler? ]

[Xiao Yan: Hehe! I’m not afraid of exposing my strength in advance, so that Brother Pang can be prepared! ]

[Pang Bo: You kid, am I that kind of person? ]

【Xiao Yan: Yes! 】

【Han Li: Yes! 】

……

There are many test stone pillars in Qianlong Ancient City. While Pangbo and others were joking with each other in the chat group, other geniuses also tested their own attack power.

Among them, Mo Yan and Murong Qingcheng from Feitian Demon Sect, Bing Ling, the eldest disciple of Bingjue Sect, Li Daoxuan, the eldest disciple of Wuqing Sect, and Tuoba Ku, a young giant who suddenly appeared in this genius competition, all turned the sixtieth crystal into purple;

The 'Prince of Fire Spirit' Yan Chihuo and Lin Yun of Tianyun Sect both turned the sixtieth crystal into black with a single strike;

The most terrifying one was Sikong Sheng, the first on the last Hidden Dragon List, the eldest disciple of Xuankong Mountain and the owner of the king's bloodline. When he was attacking the test stone pillar, he actually lit up the 61st crystal!
You know, this is something that only the strong ones in the Star Realm can do. Although only one star is lit in the seventh row, it is enough to show that Sikong Sheng's attack power has reached the Star Realm level!
After this news spread, except for a few super geniuses who still had trump cards, such as Yan Chihuo and Lin Yun, all other geniuses had become desperate and had no intention of challenging Sikong Sheng at all.

At this time, Lu Qingshan and his group had already returned to the yard. After learning the news, Pang Bo and others did not show any surprise on their faces.

"This Sikong Sheng is a good opponent!"

Pangbo smiled and said, "I wonder which of us will meet him first?"

"who cares!"

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "We will meet sooner or later anyway!"

At this time, in addition to the people chatting in the room, there were also Xu Jing and two others brought by Ye Chen.

After they heard what Pang Bo and Xiao Yan said, the expressions on their faces were much calmer than before.

After all, Pangbo and others have said many incredible things before, and they are no longer surprised by them.

……

And the other side.

While many geniuses were testing their attack power, the leaders of all the major sects in the Nanzhuo Domain had gathered in a huge building in the central area of Qianlong Ancient City. Leading the way were naturally the seven leaders of the seven sixth-grade sects who had entered the Spiritual Sea Realm.

Under the chairmanship of the seven Spirit Sea Realm masters, everyone quickly selected some highly reputable warriors from among the Star Realm warriors without any sect to serve as referees. The chief referee was still the chief referee of the previous Hidden Dragon List competition, the extremely fair and impartial Star Realm warrior Luo Jiacheng.

Of course, the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition is inherently sacred and solemn. Even those mighty ones in the Spiritual Sea Realm dare not commit favoritism or fraud, let alone the referees in the Star Realm.

In addition to the chief referee, everyone selected twelve extremely powerful and fair-minded Star Realm masters to serve as referees.

……

Just like that, with everyone's anticipation, the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition finally officially began on the third day.

On the morning of the third day, just as the sky was getting light, countless warriors gathered in Qianlong Ancient City all gathered towards the central area.

There is a vast flat area in the central area of the ancient city, which is large enough to accommodate many contestants, and is surrounded by densely packed audience seats.

Most of those who can enter Qianlong Ancient City are powerful people above Baoyuan Realm. Sitting in the audience seats, even if the distance is far, they can easily have a panoramic view of the game scene.

After most of the audience had taken their seats, many geniuses stood at the front of the audience.

Pang Bo and the others naturally gathered together, but at this time, Qin Yulian, the chief disciple of Nanluo Sect, came over and asked with a smile, "Do you mind if I stand with you?"

"of course can!"

Ye Chen smiled and said: "We are all from Tianfeng Country, so we should unite here!"

At this moment, the flat ground in front suddenly cracked open, and then twelve square arenas quickly rose from the ground. The stone pillars around the arenas emitted an ink-blue light, and soon a light curtain was formed that completely covered the arenas.

at the same time……

hold head high!
The sound of a dragon's roar came from underground, alarming everyone in Qianlong Ancient City.

As soon as Lu Qingshan thought about it, a wisp of dragon energy appeared in his hand, but the other people around him could not see any of his movements.

"This dragon vein energy is quite interesting!"

After briefly exploring the dragon vein energy, Lu Qingshan shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that it's of no use to me!"

You know, he has now been granted the title of Marquis and has become immortal. Even if all the dragon energy in Qianlong Ancient City belongs to him, it will not have any effect!
After a while, the chief referee Luo Jiacheng came in front of the geniuses who had passed the three levels of Longmen and explained the rules of the competition as usual.

The rules of the competition are actually very simple. First of all, only low-grade treasures can be used. Pills and many other killing props like silver thunder bombs cannot be used. Once the rules are violated, the person will be judged as losing at the least, or be directly disqualified from the competition at the worst.
As for the more than 700 contestants, they were divided into 12 groups for the elimination rounds. After ten rounds, only 12 people in each group could advance. Then, every two groups were combined into one group for another elimination round, and only 12 people in each group could advance.

After the two rounds of elimination, the talents who successfully advance will be the players on the list of this year's Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition, and then they can start the third stage of the ranking competition;

In the ranking competition, every genius needs to compete with the other seventy-one geniuses in turn. This is also the process of competing for the dragon vein energy, and then the final overall ranking will be determined!
After explaining the rules, the chief referee Luo Jiacheng said loudly again: "You can now take a look at the jade cards you snatched from the medal-winning stage. Your group number is on them."

After hearing this, the geniuses quickly took out the jade tokens from their storage rings.

"I was assigned to three groups!" Ye Chen spoke first.

"I was assigned to Group 7!" Xiao Yan also said.

"I was assigned to a group!" Han Li quickly spoke up.

"Hahaha, Han Li, you can't get away this time!"

Pang Bo laughed and said, "I've been assigned to the same group as you. This time we can have a good competition!"

After hearing what Pang Bo said, Han Li smiled and said, "Brother Pang, there are only ten games in the first round of eliminations. I may not meet you!"

Han Li's main purpose in participating in this Hidden Dragon List competition was to witness the fighting methods of the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List.

As for winning or losing, he didn't care too much!

(End of this chapter)