On the other side of the Black Water Lake, at the foot of the Hundred Sovereigns Sacred Mountain, the one hundred sword platforms were empty. Twenty geniuses were floating in the air, staring at the empty platforms.
They were eliminated …
The impact was too great and hard to accept. Even if they were all monstrous geniuses and their will was stronger than ordinary swordsmen, it was hard for them to calm down when they encountered such a situation.
They had fought so hard but were eliminated in the end. The feeling was too complicated and indescribable.
After a long while, someone smiled bitterly and shook his head, helplessly accepting the fact.
Among the twenty that were eliminated, two of them were the God's Sons of the Heavenly Sword Hall, Cang Lei and Feng Guohai. They had no choice as they were in the third row.
Since they were eliminated, there was no point in staying any longer. Everyone returned.
The three Great Sovereigns that were originally at the Black Water Lake disappeared in a flash. In another flash, they appeared at the top of the Hundred Sovereigns Sacred Mountain, overlooking the crowd.
"Congratulations to everyone for passing the third stage of the Tianqing List Tournament and entering the fourth stage." The green-robed elder smiled, his voice resounding through the sky and into everyone's ears. "The fourth stage is also the last stage of the Tianqing List Tournament."
The one hundred monstrous geniuses were all focused, listening to Great Emperor Bo Su's words.
"The fourth stage of the tournament is the Challenge of the Seats of Honor. Based on where the Seat of Honor is located, you can challenge the higher Seat of Honor. Starting from the one hundredth Seat of Honor, everyone only has three chances to challenge. This is a rare opportunity, so everyone must seize it." Great Emperor Bo Su said, letting everyone know the rules of the fourth stage.
The Challenge of the Seats of Honor!
The tournament this time would determine the final ranking of the Tianqing List.
If they didn't fight and ended it right away, then the first place of the Tianqing List would be Gu Luankong.
Indeed, the battle on the Hundred Sovereigns Sacred Mountain couldn't be seen by those who were far away from the mountain. However, a green ranking appeared in the sky. After it was pulled open, names appeared from the lowest to the highest. Chu Mu was ranked eighteenth while Gu Luankong was ranked first.
The others couldn't see the battle but they could know the situation through the changes in the rankings.
"The tenth God's Son is ranked eighteenth." The elders of the Main Divine Hall discussed.
"This is just the beginning. I believe that with the tenth Divine Son's ability, he should be able to make it into the top ten."
"The top three is even better."
"It's too difficult to get into the top three. The tenth Divine Son's cultivation is too low.
"Yeah, it's a pity. If the 10th Divine Son's current cultivation base could increase by another level, he would have a greater chance of entering the top three."
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Chu Mu was the eighteenth to cross the black lake and obtained the eighteenth sword. After refining it, he occupied the eighteenth seat.
The positions of the hundred Venerables were indeed arranged from top to bottom, but the Venerables were facing different directions, forming an irregular circle. In the middle was an incomparably large empty space, and this empty space was the location of the Venerables' challenge.
After Great Emperor Bo Su's voice fell, no one said anything. Instead, they were sizing each other up. It was as if they were comparing their strength with others and looking for an opponent.
If the challenge was successful, the winner would occupy the opponent's Venerables. The loser's Venerables would remain unchanged.
On the Starry Sky Venerables, Gu Luankong was half lying down. He looked lazy as if he had fallen asleep. Qin Aoxian sat on the Sky Venerables like a fairy. Yang Zhantian sat upright like a Bawang.
Su Yuexi was like a demon. She sat on the tenth Earth Venerables. Her eyes were extremely sharp. After pausing on Chu Mu's face for a while, she looked at the higher Venerables and finally locked onto Qin Aoxian.
As if she had sensed Su Yuexi's gaze, Qin Aoxian also looked at her. Her gaze had a sense of transcendence. It was cold and quiet, and its sharpness was restrained. The two women's gazes collided with each other, and invisible sparks bloomed in the void. Everyone seemed to have heard the crackling sound, and their attention was immediately attracted.
Among the hundred geniuses, Qin Aoxian and Su Yuexi weren't the only female swordsmen. There were some others, but the two of them were undoubtedly the most eye-catching.
One was like a fairy while the other was like a demon. One was in white while the other was in black. Black and white contrasted. They were both otherworldly and charming.
These two attractive and eye-catching women were facing each other. This scene was very pleasing to the eye.
After their gazes collided, they both looked away. The expected conflict didn't happen.
The challenges started from the hundredth Venerables. It was to prevent too many people from causing chaos.
Everyone was waiting for the hundredth Venerables to issue a challenge. They weren't in a hurry.
After 15 minutes, the hundredth Venerables chose their target.
"I challenge the ninetieth Venerables." Su Yifan looked past everyone and locked onto the ninetieth Venerables. He said loudly.
"Fight!" The ninetieth Venerables, Cheng Wuxin, didn't hesitate at all. He stood up immediately, full of battle intent.
Su Yifan and Cheng Wuxin moved and left their respective Venerables. They appeared in the middle of the empty space and faced each other.
There was no need for words. The Sword Light in their hands flashed and the Skypiercing Saint Sword appeared in their hands. They raised their swords and slashed out. Huge sword Qi tore through the air, cutting through hundreds of meters of space and the hard ground.
As soon as the sword Qi appeared, the fluctuations were intense. It tore through the sky and created a storm. Whistling sounds rang out everywhere.
After the sword Qi, Su Yifan became one with his sword, turning into a Sword Light. He controlled the Skypiercing Saint Sword in his hand and pierced towards Cheng Wuxin like a meteor.
Cheng Wuxin didn't move. His eyes shone with boundless sharpness. They were like two sharp swords piercing through the void. He locked onto Su Yifan from afar. He slowly raised the Skypiercing Saint Sword in his hand. It was as if he was dragging it through the void. The light on the sword flowed like water and finally gathered at the tip of the sword.
Suddenly, Cheng Wuxin's hand that was holding the sword was raised quickly. It was difficult to see with the naked eye. The sword in his hand slashed out in an instant. Over a hundred slashes were made in a breath. Every slash sent out a palm-sized crescent sword aura from the tip of the sword. In an instant, over a hundred palm-sized crescent sword auras tore through the air.
Over a hundred crescent sword auras tore through the air. They were so dense that they blotted out the sky. They were so dense and tyrannical that it made one's scalp tingle. It also made Su Yifan, who was charging at Cheng Wuxin at high speed, change his expression. The sword that he thrust out quickly changed. He brandished it in front of him and shattered the sword auras one after another.
Every sword aura contained great power. Every time one of them was shattered, Su Yifan would be stopped once and his speed would drop slightly. After shattering over a hundred crescent sword auras, Su Yifan's speed dropped to the lowest. He stopped and raised his Qi. His power burst out again and his speed recovered. However, Cheng Wuxin's next round of attacks had already arrived.
The huge sword aura was like a meteor that smashed through the air. Everywhere it passed, a gully was plowed in the ground.
Cheng Wuxin took this opportunity to perform his best sword technique. Su Yifan's expression turned serious. He also performed his best sword technique. As he waved the sword in his hand, a torrential rain fell from the sky. Every drop of water seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. When they hit the hard ground, a drum-like sound could be heard.
As Su Yifan pointed his sword, the torrential rain changed its direction and rushed towards the Meteor Sword Light. Every drop of rain turned into a sharp sword. It was like a hot knife cutting through butter.
Su Yifan was most proficient in the Rules of Water, while Cheng Wuxin was most proficient in the Rules of Light. Different powers were displayed under the two's demonstration. They released their own ingenuity and fought fiercely.
The other ninety-eight monstrous geniuses all acted as spectators. They directly watched the battle between the two monstrous geniuses.
Gu Luankong was still as lazy as before. His eyelids seemed to be opening and closing at the same time. He had a nonchalant attitude. However, he could clearly see the battle between Su Yifan and Cheng Wuxin.
Geniuses were all people with strong personalities. Everyone's personality was different. Geniuses were more thorough than ordinary people. This was because they usually didn't care about how others looked at them.
Therefore, at this moment, every genius was sitting in a different position. Their expressions were also different. The only thing they had in common was that they were all watching the fierce battle.
What they were watching wasn't the final outcome of the battle. They were watching the techniques and strength of the two parties. They wanted to learn from the battle. If there was nothing to learn, they would treat the other party as an imaginary enemy. They would imagine how they would react if they were to fight against the other party. How to counterattack and how to best defeat the other party.
Chu Mu divided his attention. One part of it was treating Su Yifan as an imaginary enemy. Another part of it was treating Cheng Wuxin as an imaginary enemy. Another part of it was learning from the battle between the two of them. Another part of it was absorbing the advantages of the battle as much as possible and turning them into his own.
An intense battle between monstrous geniuses like this was extremely rare. There was only one chance.
The power of a monstrous genius wasn't something that an ordinary swordsman could compare with. Moreover, their battle talent and their grasp of the timing of the battle were far better than an ordinary swordsman's. In a situation where both parties had the same power, a monstrous genius could easily defeat an ordinary swordsman. It wasn't because they were stronger, but because their battle talent and the power that they had grasped were more vivid.
Watching a battle between monstrous geniuses wasn't about their power. Instead, it was about their grasp of the power, their grasp of the timing of the battle, their grasp of the various abilities that they had and their application.
The flexibility of water and the speed of light were displayed vividly under Su Yifan and Cheng Wuxin's swords.
The three Great Emperors watched from the sky. They nodded their heads occasionally and commented on the battle.
In theory, every one of the one hundred and twenty monstrous geniuses who were able to enter the third stage of the Heaven Youth List Contest had the potential to become a Great Emperor. However, it didn't mean that they would definitely become Great Emperors in the end.
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