Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Figures sprinted towards the Myriad Phenomenon Peak one after another.
There were at least a hundred thousand paragons participating in the fight for the Phenomenon Ranking this time round and it was a spectacular sight!
However, many of them were sent flying by the power of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak before they could even stabilize their footing on the first stone step of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak!
Figures were sent flying one after another in a wretched manner – it was an even more spectacular sight.
Cries of shock filled the air.
The crowd was in chaos.
Above the clouds, the Genying Zhenjun shook their heads and chuckled.
There would always be cultivators like that who refused to believe in heresy and attempted to ascend the Myriad Phenomenon Peak in every Phenomenon Ranking fight. However, the outcome would always be the same.
The Myriad Phenomenon Peak was filled with the footprints and auras of the ancient emperors – it was not that easy to ascend.
In less than 15 minutes, more than half of the hundred thousand paragons were eliminated!
This was the elimination battle.
The most efficient method was to eliminate the weaker cultivators.
As for the cultivators who ascended the Myriad Phenomenon Peak, they faced different situations.
Some of them were drenched in sweat, clearly under immense pressure.
Some of them swayed and could be sent flying at any moment!
Some of the cultivators could not withstand it and released their Jin Dan phenomenons right away!
Instantly, the power of phenomenons surged forth one after another from the Myriad Phenomenon Peak and the spirit energy in the vicinity surged!
There were rosy clouds flying in the sky, radiant rays of light, swaying vegetation, bright seas, and bright moons …
The appearance of many Jin Dan phenomenons was extremely shocking!
Of course, everyone knew that the cultivators who released their Jin Dan phenomenons were those who were weak and could not withstand the pressure of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
For example, some of the top paragons of the Jin Dan realm did not need to use their Jin Dan phenomenons to ascend the bottom stone steps of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
They could ascend step by step with just their physique, bloodline and spirit energy!
"Eh?"
A soft exclamation sounded from above the clouds.
Initially, Monk Yuan Kong was waiting to see Ming Zhen make a fool of himself. Unexpectedly, Ming Zhen ascended the second stone step with ease without slowing down at all!
That alone meant that Ming Zhen's strength had already surpassed most of the cultivators present.
"I've disappointed you guys,"
Monk Yin Lu smiled gently.
Initially, he thought that Ming Zhen would stop at the first stone step as well.
Unexpectedly, Ming Zhen really gave him a pleasant surprise.
Monk Yuan Kong harrumphed coldly. "That's nothing much. There are more than ten thousand cultivators on the Myriad Phenomenon Peak right now. Let's talk about whether they're qualified to make it into the top 108!"
One had to know that the Myriad Phenomenon Peak was 18,000 feet tall and had a total of 108 steps.
The height between each stone step was also more than a thousand feet!
It was rather difficult to cross a stone step.
The closer he got to the peak, the greater the pressure!
In less than an hour, there were only slightly over ten thousand cultivators left on the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
The ten thousand or so cultivators gradually distanced themselves from each other and split into different groups.
As expected, the person in the lead was the number one Perfected Being, Di Yin!
Di Yin's method of climbing the Myriad Phenomenon Peak attracted waves of exclamations.
He did not use the stone steps of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak as a stepping stone at all. Instead, he soared into the air and sped towards the peak at a shocking speed, leaving the other cultivators far behind him!
The power that surged from the peak did not seem to have any effect on Di Yin.
Apart from Di Yin, the true first group consisted of Ren Tu of Shura Sect, Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace, Monk Jian Kong of Hollow Monastery, Dugu Jian, Hang Qiuyu of Sword Sect, Pang Yue of Overlord Palace, Monk Jue Chen of Diamond Monastery and Ming Zhen!
This outcome shocked many cultivators!
Ren Tu, Xu Cheng, Monk Jian Kong, Hang Qiuyu, Pang Yue and Monk Jue Chen were all top-tier paragons and it was within everyone's expectations that they would be in the first group.
What the crowd did not expect was that there were actually two unknown cultivators who managed to squeeze in. Furthermore, they did not show any signs of falling behind as they followed closely behind!
One of them was Dugu Jian from a gentry clan of the North Region.
Sword cultivators were a rather unique type of cultivators and were known for their terrifying killing strength.
As for Sword Sect, it was a pilgrimage ground for all sword cultivators.
Now that a sword cultivator from a small place was advancing alongside a legacy disciple of Sword Sect, it caused quite a stir.
On the Myriad Phenomenon Peak, Hang Qiuyu's gaze was sharp as a sword as he glanced at Dugu Jian from time to time.
However, Dugu Jian ignored him and merely lowered his head, looking at the sword in his hands and advancing silently.
The other shocking person was Ming Zhen!
Nobody expected that Ming Zhen would be qualified to stand alongside the two strongest paragons of the Buddhist monasteries!
Furthermore, judging from the current situation, Ming Zhen's aura was continuous and there were no signs of exhaustion!
Monk Yuan Kong's expression was terrible.
This was not just about leaving a name on the Phenomenon Ranking!
There was a high chance that he could even fight for the top ten of the Phenomenon Ranking!
"Congratulations to Dapamkara Monastery for selecting a genius,"
Perfected Lord Luo Xue smiled gently and congratulated with cupped fists.
Monk Yin Lu smiled. Even with his temperament, he could not conceal the joy in his eyes.
"Dapamkara Monastery sure is lucky to have come to Myriad Phenomenon City and picked up a bargain," Clear Heart Nunnery's Perfected Lord said sourly.
At that moment, the disciples of Clear Heart Nunnery had already fallen to the third echelon and she was naturally indignant.
Monk Wei Fu frowned gently. "It's useless even if we're in the first echelon for now. At the end of the day, we'll have to rely on Jin Dan's phenomenon to withstand the pressure and advance!"
"That's right,"
Monk Yuan Kong said, "Without the support of a powerful Jin Dan phenomenon, everything right now is nothing more than an illusion."
Monk Yin Lu did not refute.
However, in his heart, he was secretly anticipating what Ming Zhen's Golden Core phenomenon would look like.
There were clearly more cultivators in the second echelon.
Pure Maiden Sect's Demoness Ji, Tomb Sect's Little Fatty, Clear Wind Temple's Duan Qingping, Purple Firmament Sect's Wu Feng, Snowdrift Valley's Ling Han, Chaos Essence Sect's Nie Hao and Illusion Fiend Cult's Qin Li were in the second echelon with about 30 people.
There were even more people in the third echelon with more than a hundred people!
The cultivators in the first two echelons had yet to release their Jin Dan phenomenons.
As for the cultivators in the third echelon, their speed of climbing the Myriad Phenomenon Peak was getting slower and they were gradually showing signs of exhaustion.
Some of the cultivators could not hold on any longer and were starting to release their Jin Dan phenomenons!
Ji Chengtian was in the third echelon.
As for the cultivators at the back, they were in the fourth echelon. Although there were hundreds of them, they were scattered and cultivators would be sent flying by the Myriad Phenomenon Peak from time to time.
Those people stopped at the bottom of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak and had almost no chance of leaving their names on the Phenomenon Ranking.
Right now, the cultivators who had a chance of leaving their names on the Phenomenon Ranking were almost certain.
They would have to choose from the first three echelons with a total of more than a hundred people!
The final ranking would have to wait until the climb of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak was completed to see which cultivators managed to climb the most stone steps.
The closer one was to the peak, the higher one's ranking on the Phenomenon Ranking would be!
"Eh? Where's Su Zimo?"
"That person has two phenomenons and even defeated Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace. No matter what, he should be in the first echelon. Why don't I see him?"
A commotion broke out in the crowd.
"Look, there he is!"
Many cultivators expanded their scope and soon discovered that Su Zimo was in the fourth echelon. He was inconspicuous and looked like he had faded into the crowd.
"How could that be?"
"Could that person have truly been suppressed after cultivating his Inner Core?"
"Fufu, that's truly his own doing. He can't blame anyone else."
Some people in the crowd sneered while others were worried.
Lin Xuanji narrowed his eyes and exclaimed softly, realizing that something was amiss.
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