Ji Dong nodded without hesitation. "That's right. The Flaming Bar Holy Church's prestige is related to the safety of the entire Core World. I'm here at the right time, so I naturally have to participate and do my part to maintain peace in the Core World. It would be best if I could obtain the position of Acting Leader. Lie Yan, if I'm not wrong, you should be a Martial Sage. Then, the Fire Spirit King and the Fire Demon King should also be Martial Sage, right?"
Lie Yan nodded towards Ji Dong, "Yes, the Fire Spirit King and I are both Mid Saint rank, but the Fire Demon King has already broken through to High Saint rank. He's a bit stronger than us. Back then, when the core was still ruled by two Sovereigns, they didn't allow any Saint rank powerhouses to appear. Relying on their peak Saint rank strength, once they discovered someone breaking through to the Saint rank, they would immediately destroy them. That's why there are so many powerhouses in the core, but so few Saint rank powerhouses. It wasn't until sister killed them and unified the core that the situation improved. Three Saint rank powerhouses appeared one after the other, and gradually rose to this level."
Ji Dong said, "So, other than the three of you, there are no other Martial Sages in the Core World, right?"
Lie Yan nodded. "There are many who are close to Martial Sages, but none of them have actually broken through to Martial Sage."
Ji Dong heaved a sigh of relief. "As long as I'm not facing a Martial Sage, I think I'll have a chance. Please tell me the details of the selection."
Lie Yan said, "Logically speaking, all the races in the Core World will participate in this year's ceremony, but there shouldn't be more than 40 people who will actually participate in the competition. Only the 36 core elders and the representatives from our three races will participate in the competition. After all, even if the other races participate, they won't have any chance, and there won't be any restrictions in this kind of competition. If they go all out, it will basically be a life and death battle. So, they will give up at the beginning of the competition to avoid threatening their lives."
Ji Dong said, "What about the format of the competition? Which member of our Fire Lotus Race will be participating? "
Lie Yan said, "The format of the competition is very simple. Draw lots, compete, and the winner will enter the next round until the final champion is decided. That will be the acting leader. Our core world doesn't have that many complicated rules. As long as you can persevere to the end, then you've succeeded. As for our Fire Lotus race's contestant, you've already met her. She's Hong Yan."
Ji Dong was moved and said, "Thank you for telling me all this. Can you arrange a place for me and my companions to stay? This time, I am representing the Fire Puppet King. We are all here in the name of the Fire Puppet Race. In three days, we will directly participate in the competition."
Lie Yan nodded and said, "No problem."
With the Fire Lotus King arranging a place for them, Ji Dong and the rest naturally had no problems. However, it was impossible to live comfortably in the core world. This could be clearly seen from the living conditions of the Fire Lotus King. Fortunately, the place that the Fire Lotus King arranged for them was rather spacious. The stronger the creature in the core world, the less they needed to eat. They only needed to absorb the rich fire element in the air. Therefore, they could only think of their own ways to eat and drink.
With the help of the Five Elements Cycle Formation, it was not a problem for the two Water Demon Masters to create water. As for food, Ji Dong had already made sufficient preparations before coming. Although the dry food did not taste very good, it was enough to fill their stomachs. With everyone's cultivation, they were not that reliant on food.
"Tianji, can you still hold on?" Ji Dong looked at Yun Tianji with concern.
Yun Tianji nodded slightly. With his body, he naturally could not live in such a high temperature. He had completely relied on the Holy Flame Armor made from the Demonic Smoke Pufferfish and the help of everyone else to come here.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I won't fight. Ji Dong, how do you plan to participate in the competition?"
Ji Dong said, "I've already thought about it. In order to enter the finals, I have to reduce the chances of getting injured as much as possible and consume as much energy. Although the fire element here is rich, there are also many strong people. They are not easy to deal with. Therefore, this time, I will not be the only one participating. Senior Brother, Ah Jin, you two will also participate with me. We all have tokens, so we can't care about exposing our identities. Every time you defeat an opponent, it will be easier for me to fight later."
Fury and Ah Jin nodded and said, "No problem."
Fury smiled and said, "Junior Brother, maybe we can even meet in the finals."
Ah Jin glanced at him and said, "Fury, what makes you so confident?"
Fury could not help but feel defeated when he saw Ah Jin. He said helplessly, "Maybe you will meet Ji Dong first. Naturally, I will be the last to meet him in the finals."
"I want to participate too." Yao Qianshu said impatiently, "Ji Dong, don't look down on me. My cultivation is not weak. At least I am confident that I can make it through one round."
Ji Dong shook his head and said, "You can't. Don't forget your element."
Yao Qianshu was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He smiled and said, "Looks like Sixuan knows you better. She didn't even mention to participate in the competition. Why am I so stupid?"
He was the ultimate First Wood element. Helping Ji Dong recover his Mana outside of the competition was far more useful than helping him on the stage. Chen Sixuan clearly knew this, which was why she did not mention it. Otherwise, with her Armor of Eternity, she would only be stronger than Yao Qianshu. Lang Tianyi and Misty Miao looked at each other.
Lang Tianyi and Haomiao exchanged glances. Just as they were about to say something, Ji Dong raised his hand to stop them. "You two are strong enough to participate in the competition, especially Haomiao. With the Staff of the Goddess of Earth, you'll definitely be able to handle the first round. However, this is the Core. Even if we've obtained the support of the Fire Lotus King, nothing is absolute. Therefore, I want you two to stay behind and prepare to provide support with the others. You must always remember that we're here to train, not to put our lives on the line. Understand? "
Only then did Lang Tianyi and Misty Miao give up on the idea. As for Lan Baoer, Du Ming, and Du Xin 'er, they naturally would not interrupt. They knew that they were not strong enough to share the burden for Ji Dong in a big battle like this.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The fifteenth level of the core world had become extremely lively. Today was the selection ceremony for the acting leader of the Holy Church of the Flaming Bar. This was the first time such a ceremony had been held in the core world. Since the establishment of the Holy Church of the Flaming Bar, this could be said to be the grandest and most important ceremony.
The place where the ceremony was held was at the entrance of the fifteenth level. The three powerful races had already arrived here long ago. They each occupied the edges of the entrances in the direction of their castles, making it seem like they had split the world into three. At the corner of the circular entrance were the representatives of the other races who had come to participate in the ceremony and to participate in the competition. They were basically the leaders of the various races.
Ji Dong and the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples were among these people. After a brief observation, they discovered that apart from them, the majority of the other two hundred people were of the same race. It was obvious that snatching the token to participate in the ceremony was extremely common in the core world. Of course, there were two races that did not appear among these people. One was naturally the Fire Owl Race, whose elites had been wiped out, and the other was the Fire Golem Race that Ji Dong and the others had disguised themselves as.
The evilness of the Fire Golem Race was far greater than that of the Fire Owl Race. Their greatest characteristic was that they would consume the body essences of other races to increase their own cultivation base. Once they succeeded, no matter what race the other party was, they would quickly be sucked dry and die. They were one of the most loathsome races in the core world. Ji Dong naturally wouldn't show any mercy to such a race. Right now, the eleven of them were here. The other races in the surroundings were either looking at them with intense hostility or avoiding them. Many of the creatures in the core world were muttering to themselves. When did the Fire Golem Race become so powerful? There were actually eleven of them participating in the ceremony this time.
Ji Dong naturally did not care about what others thought of him. He only silently observed the few races that were especially numerous in this group. Clearly, these were the most powerful existences in the core world apart from the three powerful races. Apart from the Fire Owl King, the other thirty-five Core Elders should have arrived.
As it turned out, the ceremony in the core world was much simpler than in the human world. Just as Ji Dong was thinking, powerful pulses of Mana appeared in the sky.
All the people participating in the ceremony were naturally attracted by the sudden pressure. The members of the three races that had already gathered around the entrance to the fifteenth floor began to cry out at the same time. They called out in a language that Ji Dong did not understand.
Amongst the three great clans, the most eye-catching one was naturally the Fire Lotus Tribe. All of them were beauties, and there were approximately four hundred of them. Just the sight of them was enough to make the scalps of the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples turn numb. After all, there were more than four hundred Supreme-Being experts. If they were in the outside world, it would not be a problem for them to sweep through the entire continent. Furthermore, the Fire Lotus Tribe was not the strongest amongst the three great clans.
The Fire Demon tribe was basically the same as the Dark Flame Lord and the Fire Lord that Ji Dong had summoned. It was just their size and the pulses of fire they gave off. They were the most numerous as well, over two thousand of them. Moreover, all of them were Class 9 Magical Beasts or above. Compared to them, the Fire Lotus tribe paled in comparison.
As for the Fire Spirits, they seemed even stranger. They were like balls of will-o '-wisps that hovered in the air, appearing extremely special to the side of the entrance to the fifteenth floor. Some of the flames were large, while others were small. Some were dark red, while others were golden-red. Clearly, they belonged to the fire attribute of yin and yang. There were around a thousand of them in total. Although they did not seem as powerful as the Fire Demons, they all possessed extremely powerful pulses of soul. Even though the clansmen of the Fire Lotus tribe were actually condensed from fire-attributed energy, they were still very different from their bodies that were completely condensed from souls.
As the pressure in the sky increased, the patriarchs of the various clans around Ji Dong all kept quiet out of fear. The previously noisy scene immediately quietened down, and everyone's gazes were focused on the sky.
The next moment, three light gates appeared in the sky out of nowhere. Each light gate was different. The light gate corresponding to the Fire Spirit Race's side was round, and there were some distorted light fluctuations around it, just like when the sun was releasing its light. The light gate corresponding to the Fire Demon Race's side was extremely tall and magnificent. There weren't many decorations on it, but it was filled with a domineering aura.
The Fire Lotus tribe's gate was the exact opposite of the Fire Demons. The surroundings of the gate were decorated with lotus petals. It was the most dazzling out of the three gates of light.
In the next moment, three figures basically walked out of the three gates of light at the same time, appearing out of nowhere in the sky.
The clansmen of the three powerful clans knelt on the ground at the same time and loudly greeted their patriarchs. The various powerhouses around Ji Dong also knelt on one knee and released their spiritual aura to greet the Exalted Grand Elder.
Although he was unwilling, Ji Dong still knelt down with the Heavenly Stem Saints for the sake of the grand plan. It was just that their knees did not touch the ground.
After kneeling on one knee, Ji Dong raised his head to look at the sky. Without a doubt, the one who walked out of the lotus gate was the patriarch of the Fire Lotus tribe, one of the Red Lotuses that accompanied the Flaming Bar, the Fire Lotus King Lie Yan. The other two were the main targets of Ji Dong's observation. The one who walked out of the circular gate of light was actually a humanoid elder.
His body looked more illusory than Lie Yan's. He had white hair and a white beard, which made him look like a fluttering immortal. Condensing his soul into a humanoid form. What a powerful spiritual power. Ji Dong had only sensed the spiritual undulations from the elder on the Earth Dragon Ancestor. As for the Darkness Tianji that he had seen before, he had not been able to clearly sense the spiritual undulations from the Darkness Tianji because the difference between them was too great. Furthermore, he had also been affected by the massive pressure from the Myriad Lightning Calamity Realm.
On the other side, Ji Dong also saw a humanoid figure, but it was a strange one. Compared to the Flaming Bar and the Fire Spirit King, the Fire Demon King was much larger. He was over 12 meters tall and looked extremely majestic. However, there were flames of different colors burning on both sides of his body. The left side was black while the right side was gold. What shocked Ji Dong even more was that the Fire Demon King actually gave him an extremely intimate and familiar feeling. Furthermore, their mana attributes were exactly the same.
"This …" Ji Dong stared blankly at the Fire Demon King. He could not figure out what was going on. Why did I feel a sense of intimacy from the Fire Demon King?
Just as Ji Dong was in a daze, the three light gates in the sky had already disappeared. The three Grand Supreme Elders stood side by side. Although they had different figures, they were all emitting an immense pressure.
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