Chapter 781: Grim Situation

With Peng Yan's strength, it was naturally an easy task to take down a ring defender.

On the third day of defending the ring, Peng Yan finally withstood the pressure and won twenty consecutive matches.

Although Peng Yan was strong, he wasn't so strong that no one dared to challenge him.

Those at the seventh level of the Boundless Realm, and even some at the sixth level, would go up to challenge him.

But Peng Yan never dreamed that on the fourth day, in the first match, Tang Fan would directly challenge him and then cleanly knock him off the platform.

Moreover, after a night's rest, Tang Fan seemed even stronger than the day before!

After the fourth day, Yang Wenmiao and Ye Yuan, because no one dared to challenge them anymore, directly obtained promotion spots.

After Tang Fan kicked Peng Yan off, no one dared to step up either. It was only a matter of time before he got a spot.

Counting this way, only three spots remained.

Starting from the fifth day, fierce battles erupted on these three platforms.

In the end, Peng Yan still relied on his formidable strength to obtain a spot.

The fifth spot was ultimately won by another genius at the seventh level of the Boundless Realm from Ye City.

As for the sixth spot, no one expected it. After three or four days of fierce fighting, Mu Yun actually achieved a hundred consecutive wins and secured the last spot!

This made Pei Wenqiang overjoyed.

Of these six spots, Gufeng City unexpectedly took two—something he had never imagined before coming.

He had brought six people, not one of whom was at the seventh level of the Boundless Realm. Such strength could at best be ranked in the middle, and it was impossible to even compete for a single spot.

After all, in such a selection tournament, there were too many strong competitors.

But who would have thought that he not only obtained a spot, but two at once!

This unexpected gain made him feel that happiness had come so suddenly.

After Mu Yun obtained his spot, Pei Wenqiang even went out of his way to show off in front of Wu Jianqing. Seeing Wu Jianqing's long face, Pei Wenqiang felt immense satisfaction.

With the six spots decided, the competition in the Ye City division finally came to a successful conclusion.

The next day, City Lord Yang Sen summoned the six qualifiers, including Ye Yuan.

As soon as Yang Sen saw Pei Wenqiang, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, patting his shoulder and saying, “Wenqiang, I never expected you to have the potential to be a talent scout! This time, your Gufeng City has truly made a stunning debut!”

Pei Wenqiang smiled and said, “You flatter me, my lord. Haha, it was just luck, sheer luck!”

Yang Sen waved his hand and said, “Wenqiang, no need to be modest! I have already notified the Pei family about the results of this Ye City competition. The Pei family is very satisfied with your performance this time, and it is said that they will bestow upon you a Flying Crane Profound Elixir!”

The Flying Crane Profound Elixir is a pill that helps Heaven Initiation Realm martial artists break through realms, and it is extremely precious in the Chixia Holy Land. Without a certain status, it is simply impossible to obtain.

Although Pei Wenqiang had a brother who was a Holy Son, his own status was not very high; otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent out to serve as city lord.

This Flying Crane Profound Elixir was extremely precious even for Pei Kun, let alone for Pei Wenqiang.

Hearing this, Pei Wenqiang excitedly said, “My lord, are you serious?”

Yang Sen nodded and said, “If I didn't have reliable information, how would I dare speak lightly? The Pei family's envoy is probably already on the way. You know that the Holy Land has many factions, so the competition for these spots is naturally fierce. For you to secure two spots at once has greatly brought honor to the Pei family. Besides the Flying Crane Profound Elixir, the merit rewards this time will certainly not be small either.”

Pei Wenqiang said joyfully, “Thank you, my lord, for the news!”

Yang Sen waved his hand and said, “What is there to thank? I'm just informing you in advance. Receiving this reward is due to your own keen eye for talent; it has nothing to do with me.”

Wu Jianqing, standing nearby, turned green with envy and jealousy.

Wu Jianqing dreamed of obtaining a Flying Crane Profound Elixir, but this pill was too scarce; the family would never bestow it.

Unexpectedly, that fellow Pei Wenqiang had turned his luck around and actually received a reward from the Pei family!

Given Yang Sen's status, saying this in front of so many people meant it was basically a done deal. How could Wu Jianqing not be jealous?

That fellow Pei Wenqiang must have stumbled upon some incredible luck to find a freak like Ye Yuan.

After exchanging pleasantries with Pei Wenqiang, Yang Sen turned serious and said to the six qualifiers, “Since you six have stood out, as the host of the Ye City division, I naturally congratulate you. However, I must warn you that now is not the time to be happy. Because the cruelty of the finals will exceed your imagination! I have already received news that among the genius martial artists entering the finals, there are over twenty at the ninth level of the Boundless Realm or above! Among you six, the highest is only at the eighth level of the Boundless Realm. Of course, realm does not fully represent strength, but you should know better than I that those who have reached the ninth level of the Boundless Realm at this age are no mediocrities!”

Upon hearing Yang Sen's words, the joy of just qualifying vanished instantly for everyone.

Except for Ye Yuan, everyone else's expressions were very grim, clearly feeling immense pressure, and Yang Wenmiao was no exception.

In fact, these people had already mentally prepared for the difficulty of the finals.

But they absolutely never imagined that this quasi-Holy Son selection tournament would be so brutal!

Out of sixty people, over twenty were at the ninth level of the Boundless Realm—what did that mean?

And who could guarantee that among those at the eighth, seventh, or even sixth and fifth levels of the Boundless Realm, there weren't freaks like Tang Fan and Ye Yuan?

It wasn't that they couldn't guarantee it; it was certain that there were!

The temptation to enter the Chixia Valley was too great. Even Ye Yuan, a former Alchemy Emperor, was tempted, let alone others.

So this time, many young geniuses who had previously been unwilling to show their talents all emerged at once.

According to Yang Sen, dark horses like Ye Yuan and Tang Fan were everywhere this time.

Many previously unknown young geniuses had all surfaced this time.

In some divisions, four or five suddenly appeared. The originally favored geniuses were eliminated one after another!

Such a situation truly made it hard for them to be happy.

Since they had entered the finals, no one didn't want to achieve a good ranking.

To attract these geniuses into the Holy Land, the Chixia Holy Land had also gone all out this time. The top ten young geniuses would receive extremely generous cultivation resources.

Under such temptation, few would remain unmoved.

These young geniuses were all very close in strength, so the final battles would inevitably be extremely fierce, even to the point of being brutal.

Under such circumstances, wanting to enter the top ten was harder than reaching the heavens.

After Yang Sen explained the grim situation of the finals to the six, his gaze swept over them, but he noticed that Ye Yuan remained very calm. He couldn't help asking, “Ye Yuan, you don't seem very worried?”