Ping Yang City, Central Square!
Seeing Yu Hai admit defeat, a trace of pity flashed across the First Elder's face, while the Third Elder secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Just as Yu Haoran had said, as long as Yu Hai was alive, he would be the one with the highest potential and the strongest strength in the younger generation of the Yu Clan. Yu Hai would be the strongest contender for the position of the Yu Clan's successor.
Even if he couldn't enter a sect, it wouldn't matter too much.
After all, the Yu Clan had existed for more than five hundred years. How many of them could enter a sect? Less than twenty.
How many of them could return to the clan in the end? Not a single one.
Therefore, not entering a sect wasn't a bad thing, it might even be a good thing. The Third Elder comforted himself.
With Yu Hai's admission of defeat, Yu Haoran successfully advanced to the next round.
However, because Yu Hai had taken the initiative to admit defeat, the other contestants hadn't really won yet. Therefore, Yu Haoran didn't have to choose an opponent for the time being. He also had the energy to pay attention to the contestants' performances.
Of course, the one who really paid attention to the competition was Wu Zhengjun.
Wu Zhengjun's opponent this round was a disciple from another county. He was much stronger than him, and his cultivation was already at the early stage of the eighth grade Martial Disciple realm.
To be honest, among the nearly six hundred contestants participating in the challenge, most of them were at the eighth or ninth grade Martial Disciple realm.
For a seventh grade Martial Disciple like Wu Zhengjun to be able to last until now, other than luck, the most important reason was that he dared to risk his life.
Therefore, although his opponent's strength was a small level higher than his, in terms of courage, he was far less ruthless than Wu Zhengjun. He dared to risk his life in every move, and every punch drew blood. Therefore, the two were tied for the time being.
However, Yu Haoran knew that the final winner would be Wu Zhengjun.
But it was a pyrrhic victory!
After all, courage was one thing, but the difference in strength still made him suffer a lot.
Three minutes later, Wu Zhengjun used up all of his elemental energy and used a suicidal move to force his opponent to admit defeat under the guts of his own accord.
After his victory, Wu Zhengjun panted heavily as he used the time to heal himself. Suddenly, he felt that someone was watching him. He couldn't help but raise his head to look. He discovered that the person who was watching him was the target that he had decided to pursue in the future.
After giving Wu Zhengjun an encouraging look, Yu Haoran turned his gaze to the south side of the square, where the experts of the second-rate sects were located.
As Wu Zhengjun and the others had finished their matches, the second round of the ranking competition was about to begin. He knew that his next move would definitely arouse everyone's surprise and suspicion.
However, he did not care about these things. He only wanted to fulfill his wish of returning to the sect.
He reevaluated his Eldest Senior Brother, Chu Zhongyu, who had guided him into the sect in his previous life and had taken care of him in all aspects throughout his life in the sect!
Looking at Chu Zhongyu, whose appearance and demeanor had not changed much, Yu Haoran's thoughts involuntarily returned to the past, to the time at the Hundred Chi Gate.
As the blue-clothed expert ascended the high platform and announced the start of the second round of disciple selection, the thirty-eight experts of the second-rate sects walked unhurriedly towards the contestants that they had chosen.
Compared to the situation where the third-rate sects and the unrated sects were fighting over the disciples, Yu Haoran, who had just finished his recollection, was surprised to find that not a single expert from the second-rate sects had tried to recruit him. This not only surprised the crowd around the square, but it also surprised Yu Haoran.
However, after thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood the reason behind this.
The potential of an Early-stage Martial Arts Sage was originally suitable for the standards of the first-rate sects. Moreover, he had quickly killed Cheng Yue, Qin Zhonglin, Yu Qing, and Yu Haocheng, showing his amazing battle awareness and the strength to challenge those of a higher level. Even if he was chosen by the top seven sects, it would not be surprising.
The reason why the experts of the third-rate sects and the unrated sects were fighting over him was actually that they had the idea of picking up the leftovers. What if Yu Haoran was not clear about the differences between the sects and became impulsive?
The experts of the second-rate sects would not have this idea. They would choose disciples that were suitable for their sect according to their own needs.
Although he had thought it through, this was not in line with his original intention. Therefore, he could only be thick-skinned and take the initiative to find Chu Zhongyu, hoping that he would accept him and let him return to the Hundred Chi Gate.
It seemed that his next move would cause more people to exclaim and discuss.
"Alas!" Yu Haoran glanced at the Eldest Senior Brother Chu Zhongyu, who was earnestly persuading a contestant whose cultivation was only at the peak of Level Eight, and could not help but sigh. Then, he stepped forward and walked towards him.
"Contestant, although the strength of our Hundred Foot Sect is only in the middle of the second-rate sects, our sect has a Spiritual Cave that can directly increase one's cultivation and a Secret Realm that can temper one's body."
"As long as you can earn enough Sect Contribution Points, you can use the Spiritual Cave and the Secret Realm indefinitely to increase your cultivation …!"
When Yu Haoran walked to Chu Zhongyu's side, he heard him constantly bragging about the various benefits of the Hundred Chi Gate. He almost could not help but laugh out loud.
It was true that the Spiritual Cave could directly increase cultivation, but the density of the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Spiritual Cave could only increase cultivation below the Martial Master Realm. It was far inferior to the Spiritual Caves that the top sects had that could increase cultivation to the Martial Emperor Realm or even the Martial Arts Sage Realm.
As for the Secret Realm that could temper the body, there was nothing to brag about.
The Secret Realm that could temper the body was very simple. It used the unique Gravity Technique in the blood of bear-type Exotic Beasts to temper the body through the pressure of gravity.
With the strength of the Hundred Chi Gate and the territory it occupied, bear-type Exotic Beasts of Level Ten and Level Nine were relatively easy to hunt. However, bear-type Exotic Beasts of Level Eight and above were not easy to find or hunt.
Therefore, the Secret Realm that could temper the body could only be cultivated by disciples of the Martial Warrior Realm.
Fortunately, his good psychological quality allowed him to control his laughter and avoid arousing Chu Zhongyu's disgust.
"Yu Haoran greets Senior!"
Seeing that the contestant who was being persuaded did not seem to be moved at all, Yu Haoran knew that the contestant was not of a low background and must have some information about the sect. He was not very interested in the Hundred Chi Gate, which was not well-known. If Chu Zhongyu continued to persuade him, it would be a waste of his breath.
Therefore, he directly interrupted Chu Zhongyu's persuasion.
"Oh! Yu Haoran, what's the matter? " When he turned around and saw that the person who interrupted his persuasion was actually Yu Haoran, Senior Brother Chu was stunned for a moment.
After all, the two of them did not know each other and did not have any contact. He was more curious as to why Yu Haoran had come to him.
"Senior, this junior has been looking forward to joining the Hundred Chi Gate for a long time. Do I have the qualifications to become a disciple of the Hundred Chi Gate?" Yu Haoran pretended to look at Chu Zhongyu with an expectant expression.
"What?" Faced with Yu Haoran's request to join the Hundred Chi Gate, not only did Chu Zhongyu not agree immediately, he even seemed a little confused.
Who was Yu Haoran?
He had the potential of a beginner Martial Sage and had the strength to challenge those of a higher level. His talent was comparable to that of a peerless genius. The goal of such a peerless genius was to join at least the seven top sects, or at least a first-rate sect. How could he possibly be interested in the Hundred Chi Gate?
Therefore, Chu Zhongyu asked in disbelief, "Yu Haoran, what did you just say?"
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