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Chapter 123 The First Trial
"The Battle of the Prodigies of All Races: The First Trial is to Conquer the Dao Domain!"

An indifferent voice sounded.

The voice seemed to come from the void, carrying boundless majesty and solemnity, which shocked all the geniuses present.

They knew that this meant the War of the Prodigies of All Races had officially begun.

"Break through the Dao Domain!"

Zhou Qing muttered to himself.

Since he participated in the Battle of the Prodigies of All Races, he naturally had some understanding of the battle.

The fourth to sixth levels of the Dao Law Realm are the Dao Domain Realm. Breaking into the Dao Domain means going to a special place where the true meaning of the Dao is chaotic and disordered. These true meanings of the Dao are condensed into layers of Dao Domains.

This chaotic place has a total of ninety-nine Dao Domains.

The deeper you go, the stronger the power of the Dao Domain becomes.

From the thirty-sixth level onwards, one needs the strength of the Cave Heaven Realm to pass through. If one can pass through the ninety-ninth level of the Dao Domain, then one will have strength comparable to a half-saint.

However, the first test of breaking through the Dao Domain does not require passing through ninety-nine Dao Domains; if that were the case, very few people would be able to pass.

The first round will select 10,000 participants.

Simply put, only the top 10,000 geniuses can pass the first test and enter the second round of competition.

hum~~~
Just as that majestic voice faded, a void passage appeared in the void.

At the other end of the void passage lies a place imbued with chaotic and disordered Dao intent, while beside the void passage appears a massive celestial canopy.

A beam of light emanated from the enormous sky, falling upon all the prodigies.

Instantly, the names of every prodigy appeared on the sky, along with their corresponding lifespan records, ensuring that no one exceeded five hundred years of age.

Furthermore, each of these names displays a Dao Domain level, but currently all displayed Dao Domain levels are zero, meaning everyone's ranking is the same.

Gazing at the newly opened void passage, all the prodigies wore solemn expressions. They knew that the upcoming trials would determine whether they could advance to the next level and their future fate.

Zhou Qing also took a deep breath, his gaze firm, ready to enter the void passage at any moment.

"start!"

As the majestic voice faded, all the prodigies moved, transforming into streaks of light and rushing into the void passage.

Zhou Qing also shot out, instantly rushing into the void passage and disappearing from the spot.

Inside the passage, space was distorted, as if he had entered an independent space. Zhou Qing felt a blur before his eyes and found himself in a chaotic space.

Here, the true meaning of the Dao is chaotic and disordered everywhere. These true meanings of the Dao intertwine to form layers of Dao domains, radiating a powerful pressure.

"The power contained in this first layer of Dao Domain is equivalent to that of a Dao Domain condensed from ten kinds of Dao essence."

Zhou Qing entered the first level of the Dao Domain and sensed the Dao intent within it.

This layer contains ten different Daoist meanings.

A chaotic force surged forth, but with Zhou Qing's cultivation level, he didn't need to employ any protective measures at all; such force simply couldn't break through his defenses.

Furthermore, although these places are filled with the true meaning of the Dao, they are completely different from the Origin World. The Dao of the Origin World is peaceful and can be comprehended.

However, the Daoist principles here are extremely chaotic. Let alone comprehending them, any living being that enters will be attacked by the chaotic Daoist intent.

After entering the first level, the surrounding prodigies quickly rushed towards the deeper parts of the Dao Domain, disappearing without a trace one by one.

Zhou Qing also moved and passed through the first layer of the Dao Domain.

Rumble!
As soon as they entered the second level of the Dao Domain, endless lightning bolts came crashing down from all sides.

Each Dao Domain possesses different power.

The first layer is pure tearing power.

However, this second layer of the Dao Domain is bombarded by heavenly lightning.

Furthermore, the second layer of the Dao Domain contains twenty different types of Dao intent, double the number in the first layer.

The power of thunder was domineering and unparalleled; each bolt contained an aura of destruction, enough to pulverize an ordinary expert. However, Zhou Qing remained unmoved. Before these bolts struck, his figure vanished, appearing in the third layer of the Dao Domain.

The third layer of the Dao Domain contains endless, raging flames.

The flames rolled around like a giant dragon, each wisp containing the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas; any ordinary creature that came into contact with them would be instantly reduced to ashes.

However, there seemed to be an independent space around Zhou Qing.

These flames could not get close to him.

The next second, Zhou Qing's figure appeared in the fifth level of the Dao Domain.

Next came the sixth Dao Domain, the seventh Dao Domain, the eighth Dao Domain...

Zhou Qing stayed in each Dao Domain for no more than a second.

Outside, within the vast sky.

The rankings of all the prodigies are constantly changing.

The number of geniuses participating in the Battle of Ten Thousand Races exceeded one million.

Each one of them is a prodigy of their respective faction, but there are only 10,000 spots available to pass the first test and advance to the second.

However, after only a short time in the chaotic land, the differences between the group of geniuses became apparent, with some already reaching more than ten levels.

Some of the slower ones were still struggling on the fifth or sixth floor.

The top tens of thousands of geniuses are basically advancing into the depths of the Dao Domain at a rate of one level per second, bursting out at the fastest speed to shuttle between the various levels of the Dao Domain. Their figures are like streams of light, each flash covering a distance of one level.

Zhou Qing is one of these top-tier prodigies.

Fifteenth floor, sixteenth floor, seventeenth floor...

However, as time went on, some of these prodigies slowed down.

Initially, there were fifty to sixty thousand geniuses tied for first place.

However, after reaching the twentieth floor, only ten thousand geniuses remained tied for first place, and after reaching the thirty-sixth floor, only a few thousand geniuses remained tied for first place.

Because, to pass through the thirty-sixth level, one needs to have the strength of the Cave Heaven Realm.

Of course, this applies to ordinary geniuses.

Some geniuses who possess nine kinds of celestial phenomena can unleash the strength of the Cave Heaven Realm even if they are only at the sixth level of the Dao Realm, and break through the thirty-six layers of the Dao Domain.

Zhou Qing, however, maintained that astonishing speed, continuously advancing towards deeper Dao Domains.

His figure, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, sent chills down one's spine with every flash.

"Look, who's that?"

Someone exclaimed in surprise, pointing to a streak of light in the sky.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw that even after reaching the thirty-sixth level, that name was still moving through the various Dao Domains at an astonishing speed, as if it were not hindered at all.

"Zhou Qing, your lifespan is only twenty-one years!"

"Could this Zhou Qing be a saint reincarnated?"

"It's impossible for him to be a reincarnation of a saint, because the reincarnation of a saint would also take into account the lifespan of his previous life. He could be a member of a primordial race."

The sight of Zhou Qing's name and the displayed lifespan immediately caused a huge uproar.

At the age of twenty-one, he already possessed the strength of the Cave Heaven Realm, which was truly astonishing.

They couldn't imagine how Zhou Qing cultivated.

Regardless of the shock from the outside world, this was a piece of cake for Zhou Qing.

Forty floors, forty-five floors, fifty floors...

Zhou Qing's speed did not slow down at all; on the contrary, it became faster and faster.

(End of this chapter)