The South City Gate was the Dragon's Gate. Only the younger generation who had leapt onto the Dragon's Gate could pass through. The others had to enter through the side doors on both sides, including the experts of the seven rank six sects.
The city gate was closed, and the young generation in the city were qualified to participate in the knockout competition. The young generation who did not pass the three tests of the Dragon's Gate had lost their qualification and were reduced to spectators.
Ye Chen estimated that there were around seven hundred people who had passed the three trials. This was less than thirty percent of the total number of people who had come. This was a frightening elimination rate.
As for the young generation of the Windy Nation who had gone to this place, quite a lot of them had passed the test, including Young Master Emerald, Zhuang Fei, Young Master North Snow, Young Master Su Wen, Fast Blade Lynch, Fairy Lotus, Qin Yulian, Ye Chen, Xu Jing, and Zhu Mei.
There were a total of fifteen participants from the Windy Nation. Thirteen of them were disciples from the top five martial institutions, and the other two were young master Duanmu from the Duanmu family and the head disciple from a rank 9 institution. Seven out of the fifteen participants had made it to the dragon gate, which was unimaginable. Among the thirty-six small nations, some of them only had one disciple who had made it to the dragon gate, and the lucky ones only had two or three. Even the Rudra Nation, which was the leader of the thirty-six small nations, only had six disciples who had made it to the dragon gate, which was not as good as the Windy Nation. This was something that was almost impossible to happen in the past, no matter what, the Windy Nation was still in the middle or lower reaches of the thirty-six small nations, which was at the bottom.
Of course, among the seven people from the Windy Nation who had passed the three challenges, the Sky Cloud Martial School had taken three of them, which was the main reason why the Windy Nation was so outstanding.
In the last Hidden Dragon Rank competitions, only the Young Master Emerald from the Windy Nation had made it into the top seventy-two. Whether he could make it into the top seventy-two was still unknown, since a lot of people from the last Hidden Dragon Rank competitions had not grown up yet. Now, after three years of training, their power had already reached a horrifying level, which had surpassed many of the older martial geniuses. Ye Chen was a living example, and so was Lynch from the North Snow Martial Academy. There were so many martial geniuses who had grown up from other nations. All in all, this year's Hidden Dragon Rank competitions were full of uncertainties. No one could make a decision until the last moment.
"Damn it! How could he improve so fast? How could he reach the Late Clasping Yuan Realm in just one year?" In the crowd, Yuanheng Ying had a bad look on his face.
As the head disciple of the Sky Eagle Castle Martial School, Yuanheng Ying had never lost to anyone. It was normal for him to lose the last Hidden Dragon Rank competitions, since he did not think that he had the power to be the champion. But among the nine nations, there were not many people who could scare him. Normally, it was people who were scared of him, which made him feel so good. Until he met Ye Chen. He thought that he was just a prey, but he did not expect that this prey would be so powerful. Even if he and Zhuang Fei joined hands, they would still not be able to beat him and were badly wounded. Since then, Yuanheng Ying had been training like crazy. He planned to reach the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm within a short period of time, and then find Ye Chen to make him pay. With the support and spending of all the resources from the Sky Eagle Castle Martial School, Yuanheng Ying had reached the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm two months ago. Added with the few powerful martial skills that he had learned, he thought that he could beat Ye Chen, humiliate him and torture him.
On the south city gate, just when he was feeling proud of himself, Ye Chen attacked him again. He could not understand how Ye Chen had improved his cultivation. Even if he had been taking pellets every day, it would still be impossible for him to improve so fast, not to mention the side effects of taking pellets.
"He must have used some great treasures to improve his cultivation, which is why his foundation is not stable. Although my cultivation is still one level lower than his, I have improved a lot in other aspects. My attacking power is more than two times more powerful than when I was in the Heaven Dream Ancient Place."
Since he could not figure it out, Yuanheng Ying thought that Ye Chen did not get his cultivation by himself, and that he might have a chance to beat him.
After looking around for a while, Ye Chen's eyes focused on the rows of walls on both sides. There were some strange carvings on the walls, which were all strange paintings.
The content of each mural was similar. Below, there were martial artists and demons with the strength to uproot mountains and overturn rivers and seas. They were terrifyingly strong. However, in the sky, there was a humanoid figure with its arms spread open. Chains descended from the void and bound the bodies of the martial artists and demons.
"Ancient cities are completely different from modern cities. I wonder what these paintings are for." Ye Chen did not understand, so he moved his eyes back.
Right then, some people walked in from the side door.
Powerful warriors from the seven rank 6 martial institutions were leading the way, followed by hundreds of rank 7 martial institutions. Behind them were the most common rank 8 and 9 martial institutions.
"Disciples from the Floating Mountain Martial School, follow me to find a place to live."
"Disciples from the Fire Spirit Martial School, come out."
"…"
All the rank 6 martial institutions had more than one or two people who had passed the three challenges of the dragon gate. Instead, there were dozens of them, which made up almost forty percent of the martial institutions. With so many geniuses, as long as they did not make any mistakes, they would continue to be powerful. If there were one or two powerful martial geniuses, they might be able to bring their martial institutions to the next level.
Compared to them, the martial institutions below rank 7 were much weaker. Many of them were just going through the competition, and there were many rank 7 martial institutions among them.
"You three, come with me to find a place to live." Luo Xinglie and the others walked over and said.
Zhu Mei asked, "Leader, aren't we going to compete today?"
The head master laughed, "There are more than millions of warriors out there. We can't just let them watch, can we? Therefore, there is no competition for the first two days. We will let all the martial institutions and all the lone warriors choose a place to live. Once everyone is settled, the competition will officially begin. "
That would work, since the Hidden Dragon Ancient City was empty anyway. There were a lot of buildings, which would be more than enough for everyone to live in. If the competition started right after they arrived, it would be very chaotic, which would cause a negative impact. Ye Chen nodded to himself. He did not know who had made this rule, but it was very humane.
The buildings in the Hidden Dragon Ancient City did not belong to anyone. Therefore, if one wanted to choose a place to live, one would have to consider the power and status. Some of the more luxurious buildings would not be something that normal Clasping Yuan Realm warriors would dare to touch. Only the Astral Reaching Realm warriors would have the priority. As for the Sky Cloud Martial School, it was a ranked martial institution after all. Warriors below the Astral Reaching Realm would not dare to mess with them. Soon, under Luo Xinglie's lead, everyone had chosen a big yard in the middle of the city.
The buildings in the Hidden Dragon Ancient City were simple but elegant. Inside the building, it was not as broken as they had imagined. Instead, it had an ancient feel to it, and the furniture was very clean.
After slightly cleaning the room, Ye Chen stopped.
Walking out of the room, Ye Chen saw Luo Hanshan.
Luo Hanshan had lost the right to join the competition, but as a Clasping Yuan Realm warrior, he still had the right to enter the Hidden Dragon Ancient City to watch the competition.
"Brother Luo, are you alright?" Ye Chen did not know how to address Luo Hanshan. In terms of power, he should call him Brother Luo, but it did not feel right, and it would make him feel like an outsider. If he called him Luo Hanshan, it would sound a bit mushy and inappropriate, and calling him Luo Hanshan would still make him feel like an outsider. In the end, he decided to call him Brother Luo, since there were no outsiders here anyway, and he was older than him.
Luo Hanshan forced a smile and said, "It's alright. It's my own problem that I couldn't make it to the dragon gate. The world rewards the diligent. Speaking of which, when I reached the Clasping Yuan Realm, I was not as hardworking as before. Therefore, this is a lesson that I will never forget."
Ye Chen secretly sighed. In fact, if Luo Hanshan had made it to the dragon gate, he might have been able to beat a couple of martial geniuses who were at the same level as him, which would help him train himself. Unfortunately, he had failed at the last step, as he had not been able to block out the evil sound. Otherwise, the gravity of the abyss would not have dragged him down all of a sudden. If he missed this opportunity, Luo Hanshan would not have the chance to join the next competition, since he was already too old.
"Let's go out for a walk! This is my first time coming to the Hidden Dragon Ancient City. "Luo Hanshan said.
"Alright!"
Ye Chen nodded.
The Hidden Dragon Ancient City was huge. If a family of four people lived in it, it would be able to accommodate tens of millions of people. However, all the martial artists who came here were above the Clasping Yuan Realm, and none of them liked to live in the same house with others. Therefore, basically, each of them had their own building, and those who were close to each other would live in the same yard. Correspondingly, the roads in the Hidden Dragon Ancient City were very wide. At first glance, it was at least hundreds of meters wide. The ground was paved with gray ancient stones, which were perfectly square. If one looked carefully, one would be able to see some patterns carved on them.
The two walked on the road side by side, sighing at the ancient buildings.
"Life and Death Realm warriors can live for one thousand years, which means they have experienced ten lifetimes for normal people. This ancient city has been standing for at least hundreds of thousands of years, much older than Life and Death Realm warriors." Sensing the ancient qi coming from the buildings, Luo Hanshan could not help but say.
Ye Chen said, "Everyone will die one day, unless they have surpassed life and death." This sentence was said unintentionally, but it made Ye Chen confused. 'Is there a realm above the Life and Death Realm?'
There were a lot of Clasping Yuan Realm warriors walking on the road. Suddenly, a loud noise came from the crossroad in front of them.
"Damn! My attacking power is only forty-two, how is this possible?"
"Mine is only forty-three, let's try again."
"Hehe, mine is more than fifty."
Ye Chen was a bit curious, he said to Luo Hanshan, "Let's go check it out!"
There were a lot of people at the crossroad. The two squeezed into the crowd and found a stone pillar standing in the middle of the crossroad. It was one meter tall and three feet wide. A thin crystal piece was stuck on the bottom half of the stone pillar, which was deeply embedded in the stone pillar. There were eight rows of crystal stones on the top of the stone pillar, ten crystals in each row. Earlier, a Clasping Yuan Realm warrior had hit the crystal on the bottom, and the crystals on the top had lit up. Fifty-three crystals had lit up in total, and the highest was eighty.
"Is this to test the attacking power?" Luo Hanshan was surprised.
Ye Chen's observation was even more detailed than Luo Hanshan's. He found that Early Clasping Yuan Realm warriors could barely get more than fifty crystals, and Late Clasping Yuan Realm warriors could get between fifty and sixty crystals. In other words, these crystals corresponded to the levels of the warriors. The first and second rows were for Mortal Realm warriors, the third and fourth rows were for Condensing Reality Realm warriors, the fifth and sixth rows were for Clasping Yuan Realm warriors, and the seventh and eighth rows were for Astral Reaching Realm warriors.
"Let me try!" A young warrior walked up to the stone pillar.
Boom!
As he kicked on the crystal piece, more than half of the crystals on it lit up. Fifty-four crystals.
"He is only a Mid Clasping Yuan Realm warrior, isn't he? His attacking power is even higher than that Late Clasping Yuan Realm warrior. "
If sixty crystals were the limit of a Clasping Yuan Realm warrior, then fifty-four crystals were already a very high attacking power, not to mention that he was only a Mid Clasping Yuan Realm warrior.
Luo Hanshan couldn't help but go up and try, and the result was forty-five crystals, which was quite normal.
"I didn't expect that there would be an attacking power testing pillar here, let's just play around!"
Another young warrior walked up, and someone recognized him. He was Qian Yun, the second disciple of the rank 6 martial institution, the Sunset Martial School, one of the most popular contestants for the top ten this time.
Boom!
The crystal pieces lit up, sixty crystals, full value. The sixtieth crystal shone for a long time, and finally turned red, which meant that his attacking power had already surpassed sixty crystals, but was still not at the level of sixty-one crystals.
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