Ye Chen asked, "What level of strength does this Bloodthirsty Mad Demon belong to?" He did not ask about his opponent's cultivation level, because for geniuses, cultivation level did not mean anything. There were a lot of Mid Condensing Reality Realm warriors who could beat Late Condensing Reality Realm warriors. What mattered most was their combat power.
Yuan Xuemei glanced at Wang Feng and explained, "Brother Ye, have you ever heard about the three great ranks of the young generation of the Windy Nation?"
Ye Chen shook his head. Perhaps other disciples who often roamed the Jianghu would know about this, but he had just become an inner disciple not long ago, and his network was not big, so there were some things that he did not know.
"Then I'll tell you!" Yuan Xuemei organized her thoughts and said slowly.
Although the Windy Nation didn't have as many geniuses as the other nations, there were still quite a lot of them. Generally speaking, the truly talented geniuses would be divided into three groups.
There were only three people on the first step. They were Young Master Emerald from the Emerald Martial Palace, Young Master North Snow from the North Snow Martial Academy, and Young Master Duanmu from the Duanmu family. These three were the leaders of the young generation of the Windy Nation. They were qualified to compete with the top martial geniuses from other nations. They could also participate in the South Rudra Region Hidden Dragon Rank competition that was held once every three years.
There were quite a lot of people in the second group, including the core disciples of the Emerald Martial Palace, 'Palm Extreme' Liu Wuxiang, 'Stone Man' Shi Potian, 'Tyrannical Blade' Yu Yue, 'North Snow Quick Blade' Lynch, 'Purple Sun Martial School's core disciples,' Rushing Thunder Hand 'Ouyang Lie,' Little Godly Legs' Ouyang Ming, our Rudra Martial School's First Sister and Second Brother, 'Lotus Fairy' Qin Yulian and 'Rain Hero' Nangong Yun, and your Sky Cloud Martial School's core disciples, 'Hidden Fragrance Sword' Zhu Mei and 'Hanshan Childe' Luo Hanshan. Of course, the more people there were, the greater the disparity between them. The strongest might easily defeat the weakest, but they would still be ranked in the second tier.
As for the third group, there were a lot of them, and they were all core disciples of different martial institutions. Most of them were at the Late Condensing Reality Realm, and were expected to become the mainstay of the Windy Nation.
Ye Chen frowned, "Bloodthirsty Mad Demon is a genius of the third rank?"
"Hehe, that's not it. He's one of the strongest disciples below the three great ranks. If it weren't for the fact that his cultivation is a little low, it wouldn't be impossible for him to enter the third rank," Yuan Xuemei explained.
After hearing so much, Ye Chen drew a more detailed division of strength in his mind, from high to low, in an orderly manner. It was not like before, when he had a hazy understanding of the strength of the sect disciples, and he had to rely on himself to analyze it, which was a mess.
As for the Hidden Dragon Rank competition, he had heard about it a long time ago.
The South Rudra Region was the smallest region in the True Spirit Continent, but it was still many times bigger than the world that Ye Chen came from. It had a radius of thousands of miles, and there were three big countries, ten medium sized countries, and twenty-four small countries like the Windy Nation.
The martial artists of the major countries did not have much contact with each other. The distance between them was also too far, so it was difficult for them to completely understand the level of the martial artists of the other countries.
For this reason, the three top countries in the South Rudra Region had joined hands and set up a competition sixty years ago, which was the Hidden Dragon Rank competition.
The competition of the Hidden Dragon Rank was prepared for young people. Any warrior who was under twenty-four years old and had reached the Mid Condensing Reality Realm could participate. It was held once every three years, and there were seventy-two people who could participate.
The whole South Rudra Region had tens of billions of people, and it would be such an honor to be able to pick out the seventy-two most powerful young warriors from tens of billions of people. No one would not be tempted. According to Ye Chen's knowledge, in the last Hidden Dragon Rank competition, which was one year ago, Young Master Emerald from the Emerald Martial Palace was ranked sixty-eighth, while Young Master North Snow from the North Snow Martial Academy and Young Master Duanmu from the Duanmu family did not make it.
Of course, this did not mean that Young Master Jadeite was stronger than the other two. After all, sometimes, if one was unlucky, it would be useless to meet an opponent who could restrain one's cultivation.
A lot of information flashed through his mind. Ye Chen nodded to Yuan Xuemei and said, "Thank you for telling me. I will be careful."
Wang Feng, who had a cold expression on his face, said, "The Bloodthirsty Demon does not necessarily have a weakness. As long as you can find it, you will be able to beat him with the least amount of effort."
Ye Chen forced a smile. The disciples of the North Snow Martial Academy were the best at beating the stronger ones. They would find the enemy's weakness and attack it with all their strength, not giving them any chance to fight back. Unfortunately, he was not a disciple of the North Snow Martial Academy. Even if he had a powerful soul power, it would be hard for him to attack the enemy's weakness effectively. No matter what, an opponent as powerful as the Bloodthirsty Demon would not be beaten by him with only one attack.
Ling Xiaoxue saw the few of them standing there without any intention to come over, so she had to remind them, "Congratulations to the five of you for becoming the temporary guards for the herb collecting team tomorrow."
"Thank you!" Yuan Xuemei smiled back.
Ling Tiannan said, "I have already asked people to prepare rooms for the five of you. Dinner will be served in the lobby, and there will be someone to remind you. Also, the Red Blood Forest is very dangerous, so you all have to prepare for your own safety. Tonight, you should focus on resting."
"Thank you, Leader Ling."
The few of them did not dare to underestimate the Red Blood Forest. There were a lot of beasts in the forest, and Rank 4 beasts were not uncommon. It would be fine if they ran into a weaker one, but if they ran into a top Rank 4 beast, even Young Master Emerald and the others might not be able to win. They might even die in there and become nutrients for the soil.
The sky quickly darkened. After dinner, the few of them went back to their own rooms and stayed inside.
The night was quiet.
The next morning.
The five of them followed the herb collecting team and the Ling Family's guards towards the Red Blood Forest, which was located west of the Black Rock City.
…
In the dead silent forest, everyone was walking quietly. Pairs of vigilant eyes were constantly scanning the dark corners of the forest. Those who had weapons were holding them tightly, while those who did not had been secretly channeling their Zhen Qi, preparing themselves for any possible danger.
"Ah!"
Although everyone was being extremely careful, death was still unavoidable. A member of the Ling Family's guard team fell onto the ground with a green face and white foam coming out of his mouth.
Lin Xiaoxue frowned and hurried over.
After a careful examination, the crowd discovered that there was a large bright green spider crawling on the neck of the dead Ling Family guard. When it came over, it was probably hanging on a tree branch. When the crowd passed by, it then silently landed on the neck of the guard and poisoned him.
"It's the Dark Green Poison Dragon Spider!" Lin Xiaoxue's face turned pale. This kind of spider was only a rank 1 demonic beast, but the poison inside its body was very strong. It could kill a Condensing Reality Realm warrior within a second. It was called the Death Messenger by the warriors who frequented the Red Blood Forest, meaning that the victim could not be saved.
Ye Chen secretly gasped. He thought that the Red Blood Forest would not be as dangerous as the Silent Hills. If he could survive in the Silent Hills, then he would definitely be able to survive in the Red Blood Forest as well. However, he was wrong. The Red Blood Forest was not only dangerous for the powerful beasts, but also for the weak ones. If that spider had bitten him, he might have died.
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