Tianyun City, God Stone Square.
A diamond-shaped meteorite the size of a small mountain stood tall on the Meteorite Square. Half of the meteorite was deeply embedded in the ground, and the exposed part of the meteorite was hundreds of meters high. It was quite a spectacular sight.
According to the legends, this meteorite suddenly fell from the sky and landed here a thousand years ago. At that time, there was no Tianyun City, and it was still a barren land.
After the meteorite landed here, it was said that at the beginning, every night, under the moonlight, the meteorite would shine with a silver light. Then every other day, the silver light of the meteorite would fade, and after ten years, the meteorite would no longer shine, and become an ordinary stone.
The people of the Merchant Union treated this mystical meteorite as a God's Stone, and built Tianyun City around this meteorite.
After many years, Tianyun City had become the largest city of the Merchant Union, and also the center of the Merchant Union.
However, this meteorite, which had stopped shining silver a long time ago, was still a gift from the heavens to the Merchant Union in the eyes of the warriors of the Merchant Union, and they still treated this meteorite as a God Stone.
The God Stone Square was also built because of this meteorite.
Some men and women in the Merchant Union, after they fell in love, would come to the God Stone Square and make vows in front of the God Stone, treating the God Stone as a divine object to prove their love.
Every time the Merchant Union held a Martial Competition, they would also choose to hold it at the God Stone Square.
Today, the God Stone Square was full of people, and there were countless vendors outside the square. Many of these vendors were warriors, and the goods they sold were mostly related to the training materials of warriors.
Inside the God Stone Square.
In front of the giant meteorite, there were sixteen arenas. Each arena was about a hundred square meters, and they were all paved with hard Green Iron Stones. The Green Iron Stones were so hard that even a Human Realm warrior would not be able to break them with a full force strike.
Around the sixteen arenas, there were five stone towers towering high up.
One of the stone towers was fifty meters tall, while the other four were forty meters tall. The five stone towers were separated by a few hundred meters, and on top of each stone tower stood people from the major families. From the stone towers, they could see the sixteen arenas in a panoramic view.
On one of the stone towers, Shi Yan stood next to Shi Jian, looking down at the warriors who had come to participate in the Martial Competition around the God Stone Square.
This stone tower belonged to the Shi family and was forty meters tall. The other four belonged to the Beiming family, the Ling family, the Zuo family, and the Mo family.
Among them, the Ling, Zuo, and Mo Family's stone towers were the same as the Shi Family's, forty meters tall. Only the Beiming Family was an exception. Their stone tower was fifty meters tall, obviously taller than the other four families!
Just from the height of the five stone towers, it could be seen that the Beiming Family had an absolute position in the Merchant Union!
It was the first day of the Martial Competition.
Shi Jian, Shi Tie, and Shi Dang of the Shi family were all in the stone tower.
The two brothers, Han Feng and Han Zhong, were also in the center of the stone tower. There were also a few unfamiliar faces to Shi Yan. Through Han Zhong's introduction, Shi Yan knew that those people were the Shi family's servants. They usually worked in other cities, but were transferred here by Shi Jian for the Martial Competition.
On the other hand, Yang Hai was not in the stone tower. The reason for this was because Yang Hai did not cultivate martial arts. The martial arts masters from other cities had been transferred back, so Yang Hai had to go to those cities to hold down the fort, lest something went wrong during the Martial Competition.
Every year, the Martial Competition was divided into five levels: Elementary, Nascent, Human, Disaster, and Earth. However, the battles between Earth Realm warriors were usually in name only.
Normally, even if it was a warrior who cultivated alone, if he could reach the Earth Realm, he must have his own way of cultivation, so he would not covet the prizes offered by the five families.
Warriors who reached the Earth Realm, no matter in the Merchant Union, the Raging Fire Empire, or the God-blessed Empire, were already considered masters.
These kinds of warriors did not need to participate in the Martial Competition at all. If they wanted a good cultivation environment, they could go to any big force to be a servant.
If the big forces knew of an Earth Realm warrior who did not join a force, they would take the initiative to extend an olive branch, hoping to recruit them.
Therefore, although the Martial Competition had set up a competition level for Earth Realm warriors, there were almost no Earth Realm warriors who actually came to participate.
Even the warriors who reached the Disaster Realm rarely came to the Martial Competition. Every Martial Competition, there were only a few Disaster Realm warriors who participated.
Those who really came for the Martial Competition were mostly in the Elementary, Nascent, and Human Realms.
These three types of cultivators were the most common. Their cultivation levels were the lowest, and they often did not have their own paths. They had no choice but to participate in the Martial Competition. They either wanted to obtain some precious cultivation treasures, or they wanted to obtain a good position in the five great clans.
The Martial Competition usually ended in five days.
The first four days were dominated by the martial artists who had come for the prizes and positions. The five great clans would watch the battles of these people. Through these four days of battles, they would choose the martial artists they liked and then extend an olive branch to them.
The last day was the highlight of the Martial Competition.
This day of the Martial Competition belonged to the five families!
On this day, the five families would send their servants and descendants to compete with the warriors of the other families. The five families would also use the last day of the Martial Competition to test the strength of the other families.
This day was also the time for the five families to show their strength to the outside world!
On this day, the battles of the five families were often accompanied by huge conflicts of interests, and there might be earth-shattering gambles.
Mines, commercial streets, some kind of secret treasure, and strange martial skills would all become the chips of the five families!
A Martial Competition could even allow an aristocratic family to obtain an astonishing amount of wealth. It could also cause an aristocratic family's many years of savings to be wiped out. The competition on the last day could become a topic of conversation for years to come.
On this day, the warriors of the families would show their true strength, and they would display rare martial skills and martial spirits. In the fierce battles, all kinds of secret treasures would suddenly appear.
Most of the warriors who came from the outside world were also here for the Martial Competition on the last day.
They could use the last day of the Martial Competition to understand the difference between themselves and the warriors of the five families. Through watching the fierce battles, they would realize their own shortcomings, and improve their own cultivation.
It was even possible that after the Martial Competition, they would be able to improve their realm through the battles.
This was the most attractive part of the Martial Competition!
Shi Yan stood on the stone tower, his expression calm, looking down at the warriors who came to compete in the arena.
Two hundred meters away, on the stone tower of the Beiming Clan, two beautiful figures and Beiming Ce climbed up the tower together.
On the tower, Mu Dieyu and Dijaran stood shoulder to shoulder on either side of Beiming Ce. Together with Beiming Ce, they stood on the highest tower, looking down at all the arenas.
Mu Dieyu wore a white dress, and her black hair danced in the wind. On the highest tower, her figure was enchanting, like a fairy in the mortal world.
Dijaran was still wearing the same dark red armor, and her hot body was wrapped in the armor, her curves were extremely alluring, but her eyes seemed to be preoccupied.
Two hundred meters away, Shi Yan raised his head slightly, glanced at the two girls, and a disdainful sneer flashed in his heart.
"Kid, you better watch these four days. You lack actual combat experience, so you need to see how people fight. Don't just sit around and do nothing." Shi Jian saw him looking at the two girls from the Beiming Clan, and a trace of displeasure flashed across his face. He snorted, "Women are everywhere. With your qualifications, you can get any woman you want in the future. Don't get distracted before you become strong!"
"Yes, I know." Shi Yan nodded.
"Big Brother, Ku Luo from the Misty Pavilion is here to see you." Shi Tie suddenly shouted at the staircase of the stone tower.
"Ku Luo?" Shi Jian's face flashed with a trace of surprise, and after a moment, he nodded and said, "Invite him up."
"Grandpa, how's the matter with the Misty Pavilion?" Shi Yan lowered his voice and asked quietly.
Shi Jian nodded slightly, and snorted, "Don't worry about it, and don't mention it again. Do you understand?"
"Okay." Looking at his expression, Shi Yan knew that he must have settled the details with Zuo Xu. However, Han Feng and the other consecrators were all here, so Shi Yan was a bit confused. He didn't know if the Shi Family had sent anyone to the Misty Pavilion to help Chi Xiao.
Ku Luo walked up with a smile, and calmly walked to Shi Jian, and said, "Master Shi, I have something to ask of you. Where is your adopted son, Yang Hai? I want to ask him to go to the Misty Pavilion. Would it be troublesome?"
"Yang Hai?" Shi Jian's face darkened, and he snorted, "Why is the Misty Pavilion looking for a guy named Yang Hai everywhere?"
"A friend of mine came from the Endless Sea. One of her elders lost a baby called Yang Hai, so she asked me to ask about him. Please help me, Master Shi." Ku Luo smiled and cupped his hands.
Shi Jian's heart skipped a beat, and a strange light flashed across his eyes. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Yang Hai is not in Tianyun City right now. I transferred a lot of people back for the Martial Competition, so he is temporarily stationed in another city. Let's talk about it later."
"That's fine, as long as Master Shi remembers." Ku Luo didn't force him, and said with a smile, "When he comes back, Master Shi, just ask him to go to the Misty Pavilion. Hehe, I won't let him go for nothing."
"Oh." Shi Jian nodded noncommittally.
"Then I'm going down." Ku Luo didn't stay for long. After the discussion, he went downstairs.
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The melodious sound of a zither suddenly came from the stone tower of the Beiming Family.
The sound of nature reached the soul, and instantly resounded in every corner of the God Stone Square. Mu Dieyu was sitting cross-legged on the stone tower of the Beiming Family, concentrating on playing the zither.
Many warriors who came to participate in the Martial Competition were attracted by the ethereal sound of the zither. They all looked up at the Beiming Family's stone tower with intoxicated expressions.
Beside Mu Dieyu, Beiming Ce had a proud expression on his face, and a hint of disdain towards the mortals in the world. He accepted the envious and jealous gazes of the warriors.
Mu Dieyu's zither sound was like a clear mountain spring, flowing through the hearts of all the warriors, as if purifying their souls.
After the song, all the warriors were intoxicated, and their faces were filled with amazement.
At this moment.
Beiming Shang suddenly flew down from the tower. His majestic body magically floated above the God Stone Square, looking down at the crowd like a god, and shouted, "The Martial Competition officially begins!"
"Walking in the air! A Sky Realm master! "
Many warriors cried out in surprise, their faces filled with awe. They were shocked by the power Beiming Shang had displayed.
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