Central region, Hidden Dragon Fortress, Courtyard Number Nine!
"Alright!"
Yu Haoran nodded without hesitation at Thaling's suggestion. He tossed the sword into the air and called out to Yu Siqi, who was sitting cross-legged in the air.
"Sister, I'll give you this sword with an artifact spirit!"
Yu Siqi's eyes flew open when she heard Yu Haoran's reminder. She immediately reached out to grab the low-grade emperor-grade sword, a look of joy on her face.
Following that, her gaze turned to the second courtyard. Her eyes were filled with an impulsive eagerness.
"Yu Haoran, leave the Cangyuan Sword behind!" When Shang Baizhan saw that Yu Haoran had not only snatched away his sword, but had even given it to his sister, Shang Baizhan's face contorted in anger.
The Cangyuan Sword was his direct bloodline ancestor's personal artifact. Losing his left arm meant that he was no longer qualified to fight for the top ten of the Five Regions Hidden Dragon Leaderboard.
If he lost his ancestor's personal artifact as well, he would probably be reduced to an insignificant nobody in the Shang Clan.
"Shang Baizhan, the Genesis Sword is now Yu Haoran's spoils of war. If you want to take it back, you'll have to challenge me."
Facing Shang Baizhan's ferocious rebuke, Yu Haoran's expression was filled with ridicule and provocation.
"As long as you can defeat me, even my life is yours, let alone the Cangyuan Sword."
In the face of Yu Haoran's provocation, Shang Baizhan's pain from losing his arm kept him clear-headed at all times.
"The green hills will not change, and the clear waters will flow forever!"
Shang Baizhan put away his left arm that had been torn off by his fist technique. As he walked out of the ninth monastery, his eyes emitted a sinister coldness as he threatened.
"Yu Haoran, not only will I take back the Cangyuan Sword in the future, but I'll also wring your head with my own hands."
"Ever since I, Yu Haoran, made my debut, those who lost to me would forever lose the possibility of catching up to me. You, Shang Baizhan, are no exception." Facing Shang Baizhan's threat, Yu Haoran directly countered.
"Hmph!"
In the face of Yu Haoran's fierce counterattack, Shang Baizhan forcefully suppressed his anger and coldly snorted. Then, with a gloomy expression, he left the ninth courtyard and went straight to the forty-seventh courtyard, which also belonged to the Shang clan disciples.
"Senior Brother!"
Wu Zhengjun walked straight to Yu Haoran after using the antidote to neutralize the Thousand Feet Spider's poison. He lowered his head and apologized.
"I'm sorry. I was too confident and arrogant. That's why I ended up being plotted against."
"Zhengjun, don't worry about it. Shang Baizhan's method of using the Thousand Feet Spider's poison was extremely secretive. If it weren't for the fact that I'm proficient in the Poison Dao and have a special ability to sense poison, I probably wouldn't have been able to notice Shang Baizhan's treacherous methods." Yu Haoran shook his head.
Then he raised his head and called out to Qin Lingfei, Yu Siqi, The Sword Without Trace, and Kang Jung-ah, who had already finished their challenges, indicating for them to come to Courtyard Number Nine.
Through constant improvement and accumulation of battle experience, Qin Lingfei had finally defeated her opponent in Courtyard Number Fifty-Six. At the same time, she had also prevented her opponent from leaving Courtyard Number Nine just like Kang Jung-ah.
As for The Sword Without Trace, he had used his perfect defense and offense to force Huangfu Chuying to concede when she had no choice but to use her trump card to preserve her strength.
"Although the challenge just now allowed you to successfully grasp the power of your breakthrough, it also exposed your true strength."
Looking at the five people standing in the courtyard, Yu Haoran solemnly instructed them.
"Therefore, make use of the last bit of time before the start of the Five Regions Hidden Dragon Ranking competition. Continue to cultivate in seclusion to increase your cultivation level and strength so that you can obtain a higher ranking in the end."
Hearing Yu Haoran's instructions, the five people who had already experienced the strength of the Central Region's contestants immediately chose their rooms and began to use the last bit of time to cultivate.
"Either scram or die!"
Just as Yu Haoran was about to turn around and choose his room, Yuwen Haofei's berating voice suddenly rang out by his ear.
Turning his head, Yu Haoran saw that Yuwen Haofei had challenged Courtyard Number Twelve. This meant that he had already put down his pride and had begun to truly face his strength.
"Greetings, Senior Brother!"
Turning his head back, Yu Haoran had just raised his foot and was about to enter his room when a familiar voice rang out by his ear.
Turning his head again, Yu Haoran saw that the champion of the Eastern Region Hidden Dragon Ranking, the Daoist-robed youth, was challenging Courtyard Number Fifteen's contestants.
The Eastern Region's situation was different from the Southern Region's.
The Southern Region had suffered a disastrous calamity over a hundred thousand years ago. Not only had the loss of Heaven and Earth Ling Qi been severe, but it had also caused many powerful factions to lose their inheritances.
However, the Eastern Region had not suffered any calamities. Not only was the Heaven and Earth Ling Qi abundant, but many of the Middle and Late Ancient Clans' inheritances had also been preserved perfectly.
As the strongest expert of the Eastern Region's younger generation, the Daoist-robed youth definitely had the strength to challenge the top ten contestants.
The reason he had chosen Courtyard Number Fifteen's contestants was most likely because he wanted to preserve his strength and trump cards to reach a higher ranking.
There wasn't much time left until the start of the Five Regions Hidden Dragon Ranking. Since the champions of the Eastern, Southern, and Northern regions had already arrived, the Western Region's golden-robed youth should also be arriving soon.
That was why Yu Haoran didn't enter his room for the time being. He wanted to see who the golden-robed youth was challenging to determine his character and ambition.
He didn't have to wait for long. Just as the Daoist-robed youth easily defeated Courtyard Number Fifteen's contestant, the golden-robed youth appeared above the Hidden Dragon Fortress.
Then the golden-robed youth chose Courtyard Number Twenty Five's contestant. Using a dazzling golden fist art, he knocked Courtyard Number Twenty Five's contestant unconscious and directly threw him out of the monastery.
"They're all wolves in sheep's clothing. I have to be careful when dealing with them. Otherwise, it's very likely I'll fail miserably." Looking away from the golden-robed youth, Yu Haoran couldn't help sighing inside as he walked into his room.
There were still three hours until the start of the Five Regions Hidden Dragon Ranking. A total of four hundred and nineteen contestants had already arrived.
Among them, eighty-eight were from the Southern Region, ninety-two were from the Western Region, eighty-nine were from the Eastern Region, and eighty-seven were from the Central Region.
As for the Northern Region, they only had sixty-three contestants. Just from this point, it could be seen how cruel the Devil Dao cultivators of the Northern Region were.
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