"Hmm?"
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian noticed something else.
In the sky above the Cage Battle Arena, besides him and the group of young geniuses from the various Empires that were slightly surprised.
The other members of the local powers of the Darkhan Dynasty like Feng Tianwu and Zhang Shou Yong weren't surprised instead, and they seemed to have known about this since long ago.
"Duan Lingtian, do you have the confidence to compete for the first in the Dynasty Martial Competition this time?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded out by Duan Lingtian's ears, and it was precisely Su Li's voice transmission.
Duan Lingtian looked at Su Li and shrugged before replying via voice transmission. "I don't know."
"I believe you."
Su Li's words were filled with confidence towards Duan Lingtian.
Originally, Su Li who'd broken through to the eighth level of the Void Initiation Stage thought that he'd already surpassed Duan Lingtian.
Only when Duan Lingtian entered the arena and revealed a cultivation at the ninth level of the Void Initiation Stage did he know that he was still left behind by Duan Lingtian as before.
This caused him to be unable to help but feel bitter in his heart, yet after the bitterness, he couldn't help but feel happy for Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian was his good friend, and he hoped that Duan Lingtian would be able to walk even higher and further on the path of the Martial Dao.
When he heard Su Li's practically blind trust, Duan Lingtian only shook his head and smiled.
His gaze quickly flashed past Zhang Shou Yong, Zi Shang, and the other ninth level Void Initiation Stage young geniuses …
He knew that these people would be his final opponents.
If he wanted to obtain a good ranking in the Darkhan Dynasty's Martial Competition, then he had to compete with these people.
Now, he still didn't know the exact strength of these people, and he only knew that they were all ninth level Void Initiation Stage martial artists.
Bang!
Another enormous bang sounded out, and it was the third ripple formed from the Origin Energy of the two old men that continued to collide together.
An even stronger pressure swept down.
Instantly, another person was eliminated.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
…
A series of loud noises rang out continuously.
After every single loud bang, the pressure that enveloped the group of young geniuses in the sky above the Cage Battle Arena would increase greatly, causing many young geniuses to utilize their Origin Energy, Concept, and spirit weapons to resist in a sorry state.
Every time, many young geniuses would be eliminated.
Boom!
Another loud sound rang out as five young geniuses were eliminated.
Two of them weren't unfamiliar to Duan Lingtian, and they were precisely the two sixth level Void Initiation Stage young geniuses from the Windfall Empire.
"I hope you can all stand until the end."
The two young geniuses of Xuefeng Empire could be considered to be acquainted with Duan Lingtian, Su Li, and Long Yun. Even though they weren't familiar with each other, they still gave them their blessings before leaving.
"Thank you."
Duan Lingtian nodded and thanked him.
After the two young geniuses of Xuefeng Empire returned, the representative of Xuefeng Empire, the old man with the surname Liu, sighed, and then he looked at the nearby King Yong. "King Yong, based on the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, at least two of the three people from your Darkstone Empire will be able to pass through the first round of the selections."
The old man's tone was filled with slight envy.
"Yes."
King Yong nodded.
Unknowingly, his gaze had already descended onto Long Yun.
He was able to discern that with Duan Lingtian and Su Li's strengths, it wasn't difficult for them to pass through the first round of the selections, whereas, Long Yun was slightly strenuous.
Long Yun was only a seventh level Void Initiation Stage martial artist after all.
Originally, with Long Yun's age, his cultivation at the seventh level of the Void Initiation Stage could already be considered to be extremely outstanding.
But all the young geniuses present were top young experts of the Darkhan Dynasty, whereas, Long Yun seemed to be slightly ordinary amongst these young experts.
At this moment, practically all the remaining young geniuses in the sky above the Cage Battle Arena were existences at the seventh level of the Void Initiation Stage or above.
Whereas when all these young geniuses were added together, there were still 30 plus people.
"The experts in the Darkhan Dynasty are really numerous like the clouds."
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this scene.
After all, including him, Su Li, and Long Yun, there weren't more than 10 existences at the seventh level of the Void Initiation Stage or above in the various Empires.
In other words, amongst the 30 plus young geniuses at the seventh level of the Void Initiation Stage or above present, there were 20 plus young geniuses from the local powers of the Darkhan Dynasty.
Bang!
The Origin Energy ripples that originated from the two old men were still colliding with each other.
Every single time they collided, an extremely strong pressure would sweep down along with them, and it heavily pressed down onto the 30 plus young geniuses present, and it wanted to eliminate another 10 plus people.
Yet this time, no one was eliminated.
The eighth level Void Initiation Stage and ninth level Void Initiation Stage martial artists were still fine, but those seventh level Void Initiation Stage martial artists had practically exerted all their strength at this moment, and only then were they able to avoid being blasted down by the strength of the two old men.
Amongst the seventh level Void Initiation Stage martial artists, only Feng Tianwu and Long Yun seemed to be in a comparatively relaxed state now.
"The spirit saber in Long Yun's hand is a grade three spirit saber!"
Duan Lingtian's brows raised.
He was able to discern that the reason Long Yun was able to be as relaxed as Tian Wu was because just like Tian Wu, he possessed a grade three spirit weapon to rely on.
Presently, the grade three spirit whip that Duan Lingtian had refined for her had appeared in Tian Wu's hand as well, and she tried her best to resist the pressure that descended from the sky.
Because there were comparatively more people present, all the ancient horned dragon silhouettes were practically squeezed together, and it was impossible to distinguish who they belonged to. So, not many people were able to discern that there was anything unusual about the spirit weapons in the hands of Feng Tianwu and Long Yun.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another three enormous bangs sounded out successively after a short period of time.
At the same time, only 20 young geniuses remained in the sky above the Cage Battle Arena …
The final outcome was finally out.
"Hu!"
As soon as the outcome was out, Feng Tianwu put away the grade three spirit whip in her hand and heaved a sigh of relief, and her gaze unconsciously descended onto the nearby Duan Lingtian.
Her pair of beautiful eyes were tender like water.
Compared to Long Yun, Feng Tianwu could be considered to be in a comparatively better state.
After all, the Fire Concept she'd comprehended was stronger than Long Yun's Saber Concept.
Long Yun's countenance was slightly pale, and his body was still trembling lightly.
Of course, Long Yun wasn't in the most sorry state.
The people in the most sorry state were the other seven seventh level Void Initiation Stage young geniuses. They were able to advance successfully because their foundations were slightly stronger than the other seventh level Void Initiation Stage young geniuses.
At this moment, these seven young geniuses were drenched in sweat and ceaselessly gasping for breath, and they seemed as if they'd just fought 3,000 rounds with others.
"All 20 of you advance … Rest for half an hour. The second round of the selections will continue after half an hour! The second round of the selections will directly select the candidates to participate in the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties. "
One of the old men spoke out slowly.
For a time, the group of young geniuses in the sky above the Cage Battle Arena dispersed successively.
"Duan Lingtian, I'll surely trample you beneath my feet and wantonly trample on your dignity …"
Before Zi Shang left, he glanced viciously at Duan Lingtian, and he was ruthless in his heart.
"Hmm?"
Duan Lingtian frowned as he noticed a gaze that was like a venomous snake staring at him with ill intent, and when he turned around, he noticed the figure that was heading towards the first-class spectating area that belonged to the Imperial Family.
"Zi Shang!"
With a single glance, Duan Lingtian recognized this figure, and it was precisely the figure of one of the five great young masters of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, Zither Young Master.
"This Zi Shang is much more mature than before … If it was the past him, he would surely be like Bai He from before and talk nonsense before me! Now, he didn't say anything and instead buried his hatred deep in his heart. "
"It can be said that during these past few years, he's already transformed from a wild beast that rampages about to become a venomous snake that's adept at lying dormant in the shadows."
As he thought up to here, slight fear arose in Duan Lingtian's heart.
If Zi Shang roared at him like a madman and said he wanted to kill him, he wouldn't feel anything.
But now, Zi Shang was so calm, and it caused him to realize traces of danger.
For some unknown reason, he had a strong intuition in his subconscious, and he felt that Zi Shang was even more terrifying than the Second Prince, Bai He.
"Let's go back."
Su Li greeted Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian nodded, and then he looked at Feng Tianwu and said via voice transmission, "Tian Wu, remember to help me place my bets when I enter the arena."
"Don't worry, Elder Brother Duan."
Feng Tianwu replied with a smile that was like a flower.
Subsequently, Duan Lingtian and Su Li walked side by side towards the second-class spectating area where the group of people from the Darkstone Empire were.
During this period of time, Duan Lingtian was able to notice two fierce gazes staring fixedly at him.
Duan Lingtian slightly turned his head and noticed the owners of these two gazes.
Bai He, Ye Xiao.
"This Ye Xiao probably wants to stand up for his younger brother as well."
Duan Lingtian wasn't surprised that he was targeted by Bai He, and his gaze descended onto Ye Xiao as he guessed in his heart.
"Duan Lingtian, Su Li, Long Yun … Congratulations."
After Duan Lingtian's group of three returned, the group of young geniuses from the Darkstone Empire below King Yong congratulated Duan Lingtian's group of three.
"Congratulations."
On the other hand, the representative of the Windfall Empire, Old Man Liu, and the group of young geniuses from the Windfall Empire congratulated Duan Lingtian's group of three as well.
"Thank you."
Duan Lingtian and Su Li lightly smiled as they replied.
Only Su Li returned to his seat with a gloomy expression, and his eyes flickered with bright lights, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.
"Brother Ling Tian, even though I know your strength isn't weak, yet I never imagined that you're actually a ninth level Void Initiation Stage martial artist."
Xiang Ying who sat by King Yong's side looked at Duan Lingtian and sighed.
Xiang Ying's words resonated with the group of young geniuses from the Darkstone Empire. "Yeah, Duan Lingtian … I truly never imagined that you're the strongest amongst us."
"Looks like you concealed your cultivation one year ago."
"Exactly! Didn't you conceal it too deeply? "
"If you made a move one year ago, Mo Xuan would probably not be a match for you."
…
After the group of young geniuses from the Darkstone Empire witnessed Duan Lingtian's current strength, they naturally thought that Duan Lingtian had held back a year ago.
It was precisely because of this that Mo Xuan was able to obtain the honor of being the number one young expert of the Darkstone Empire.
"Concealed his cultivation?"
The corners of Duan Lingtian's mouth twitched when he heard everyone.
One year ago, he'd used a grade four spirit sword as the price to exchange for the spirit fruit used by Void Initiation Stage martial artists from Mo Xuan.
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