I can increase my power through breathing.

Chapter 102: First Show of Skill
Skyfire City Arena.

The arena is vast, with many different venues within, capable of accommodating over a million people.

In the past, the arena would host all sorts of competitions, not only battles between martial artists, but also battles between martial artists and demons, attracting cultivators from all directions to come and watch.

During this period, the Taixu Holy Land selected disciples and chose the arena as the competition venue, which made the arena even more lively, almost always packed.

To enter the arena, a ticket costs ten spirit stones.

The arena can accommodate over a million people, and ticket sales alone bring in more than ten million spirit stones a day. This money-making ability left Zhou Qing and the others speechless.

This is the difference between the Land of Saints and the Realm of Mountains and Seas.

A single arena in a royal city can rake in over ten million spirit stones daily, while all the forces in the Mountain and Sea Realm combined could only scrape together a million spirit stones, a sum that would cripple them and take a thousand years to recover.

This is the difference between the Land of Saints and the Realm of Mountains and Seas.

A single arena in a royal city can rake in over ten million spirit stones daily, while all the forces in the Mountain and Sea Realm combined could only scrape together a million spirit stones, a sum that would cripple them and take a thousand years to recover.

Even a country bumpkin visiting the city would find it hard to describe the difference.

If we had to make a comparison, it would be like people from the 1940s and 50s coming to a modern international metropolis.

The shock and impact were indescribable.

Zhou Qing and the others each paid ten spirit stones and entered the arena.

Next, Zhou Qing paid a registration fee of one hundred spirit stones.

He has to register first if he wants to participate in the selection.

As for the other dozen or so prodigies, they did not meet the requirements. The first requirement for the Taixu Holy Land to recruit disciples is that they must not be older than thirty.

These prodigies who broke through to the Celestial Realm were all over thirty years old. In the Mountain and Sea Realm, they were considered peerless geniuses, but in the Land of Saints and the Chaotic Heaven Saint Realm, they didn't even have the qualifications to register for the selection of holy land disciples.

"Name, age, cultivation level, and place of origin."

The steward in charge of recruiting disciples at the Taixu Holy Land asked the question.

The entrance ticket to the arena goes to the arena, but the registration fee goes directly to the Taixu Holy Land. Moreover, the Taixu Holy Land also receives a cut of the arena entrance fee.

"Zhou Qing, seventeen years old, first level of the Celestial Realm, from the Mountain and Sea Realm."

Zhou Qing replied.

"Mountain and Sea Boundary!"

Upon hearing this, the steward of the Taixu Holy Land was also taken aback.

Although king-level cities do not restrict applicants by origin and some come from other dynasties to participate in the selection, geniuses from realms outside the Chaotic Heaven Holy Realm are still a minority.

However, the steward of the Taixu Holy Land still registered.

Although Zhou Qing was not from the Hun Tian Sacred Realm, he still met the registration requirements. As long as he was not a demon, he could still join even if he did not come from the Hun Tian Sacred Realm.

Of course, among the holy lands, there are also some sacred places that teach without discrimination. Even demons can be admitted to these sacred places by passing an examination.

After registration, the steward of the Taixu Holy Land handed Zhou Qing a token and said, "This is your identity token for participating in the selection. With this, you can enter the arena to participate in the selection. As long as you win ten consecutive matches, you can challenge the top 100 geniuses of Tianhuo City. If you win, you cannot replace the opponent and will participate in the second assessment."

"understand!"

Zhou Qing took the token, nodded, and then turned and walked towards the depths of the arena.

Within the arena, there are many different competition venues.

Each venue contains a series of arenas where the prodigies participating in the selection will engage in fierce battles. Following the token's guidance, Zhou Qing arrived at Arena Number Seven.

The group of geniuses from the Mountain and Sea Realm found empty seats and took their places, waiting for Zhou Qing's competition to begin.

They learned that outer disciples of the Taixu Holy Son were not qualified to bring servants, but if they became inner disciples, they could bring three servants into the Holy Land, and if they became core disciples, they could bring more than a dozen servants.

Therefore, if Zhou Qing can become a core disciple of the Taixu Holy Land, even if they are not qualified to participate in the selection, they can still enter the Taixu Holy Land as Zhou Qing's servants to cultivate, and the cultivation environment will be far superior to that of the outside world.

I waited for about half an hour.

The token in Zhou Qing's hand glowed, guiding him to Arena Number Nine.

Upon arriving on the arena, both sides learned about their opponent's information.

His opponent was a young man named Zhao Guang, who had reached the fourth level of the Celestial Realm and was a grandmaster who had cultivated his primordial spirit.

"A mere cultivator at the Heavenly Realm dares to participate in the selection? They truly don't know their own limitations."

Zhao Guang looked at Zhou Qing, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of disdain.

Zhou Qing remained calm and said indifferently, "Realm level doesn't represent everything. The outcome of a battle cannot be determined by the level of one's cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guang's face darkened, and he laughed angrily, "Fine, then I'll see what kind of skills a guy at the Celestial Realm can have."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Guang struck out with his palm, and the power of heaven and earth surged around him, transforming into a giant palm that pressed down on Zhou Qing.

This palm strike contains the power of more than a dozen different artistic concepts.

"Little tricks!"

Zhou Qing didn't even need to unleash any extraordinary phenomena. He simply unleashed a sword strike, incorporating dozens of different artistic concepts into the strike, easily breaking through the opponent's attack.

Hmph!

The sword light swept through everything in its path, piercing through the opponent's body and tearing it to shreds. The primordial spirit was also annihilated.

With just one move, Zhou Qing instantly killed a prodigy at the fourth level of the Celestial Realm.

The geniuses of the Mountain and Sea Realm cannot compare with those of the Land of Saints, but quite a few primordial spirit demons have died at Zhou Qing's hands, including some who had reached the peak of the sixth level of the Celestial Realm and had mastered the strange phenomena of heaven and earth.

Zhao Guang didn't even grasp the celestial phenomena, which means he doesn't even have the potential to become a supreme being. Even if he enters the Taixu Holy Land, he'll at most be an outer disciple.

Zhou Qing wins!

The disciple of the Holy Son of Taixu immediately announced the results.

This scene was seen as somewhat unbelievable by those who were following the battle.

"Zhao Guang had the cultivation of the fourth level of the Celestial Realm, yet he was killed by Zhou Qing, who was only at the first level of the Celestial Realm. He crossed three minor realms to kill the enemy."

"What a useless piece of trash."

"However, judging from this point of view, Zhou Qing's talent is extraordinary. He is able to fight across three minor realms, which means he probably possesses a celestial phenomenon. He has a chance to achieve ten consecutive victories and challenge the top one hundred geniuses."

"The top 100 geniuses in Tianhuo City have all mastered the celestial phenomena. This Zhou Qing is only at the first level of the Celestial Realm. Even if he achieves ten consecutive victories, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven to snatch a spot from those 100 geniuses."

"No matter what, Zhou Qing is a dark horse. It's worth betting on him; you might reap unexpected surprises."

"..."

Suddenly, many people in Hall 7 began to pay attention to Zhou Qing.

(End of this chapter)