Xiao Rou did not seem dispirited. One did not need to win in the wrestling ring to gain a harvest. After the many battles, her combat experience had improved significantly.
To Xiao Rou, this was a harvest as well.
Xia Xiyan first congratulated Xiao Chen. Then, she reminded him, "Be careful for the next few days. I noticed a few people looking at you with hostile gazes."
"Thank you, I will take note of that."
Xiao Chen understood what she meant. Three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones was sufficient for many people to take the risk.
--- Three days later, all the cultivators who obtained sixty victories received a notice. They gathered at Li Xiuzhu's residence once again.
There were originally two hundred people in the hall. Now, only sixty-odd people remained. The first round eliminated two-thirds of the people.
Those who were eliminated were not necessarily weak. Even if they were placed in a different place, they would still be outstanding talents with a bright future.
However, in this era, there would always be someone stronger than the strong. If they did not have any fortuitous encounters in the future, these people would only end up as second-rate geniuses.
The sixty-odd outstanding talents in the hall excitedly waited for Li Xiuzhu's arrival. They chatted with each other in soft voices.
The next stop was the famous Desolate City. It was one of the two great cities of the Tianwu Continent, the city that connected the four great empires.
Ten thousand years ago, that dynasty had even named the entire continent. Even now, that name had not changed.
Several people were like Xiao Chen; they had never been to Desolate City before. They were very curious about this mysterious city. "Dong! Dong!
Dong! "
Li Xiuzhu led his four assistants in through the back door. Then, he swept his gaze across everyone's faces.
Li Xiuzhu's gaze lingered on Xiao Chen's face for two seconds. Then, he snorted coldly before looking away.
Originally, Li Xiuzhu thought that with Gao Yangyu's help, Xiao Chen would be eliminated in the first round. He would let everyone know that anyone who offended Li Xiuzhu would not have a good time.
However, who knew, not only did Xiao Chen not get eliminated, but he even miraculously obtained a hundred consecutive victories. He even attracted the attention of the upper echelon of the Heavenly Extermination Union.
When Xiao Chen felt Li Xiuzhu's gaze, he remained expressionless and ignored him.
Gao Yangyu's actions of making things difficult for Xiao Chen was definitely related to this person.
Li Xiuzhu collected his thoughts and said indifferently, "I will not speak any more nonsense. Follow me to Desolate City first. After we arrive, someone will inform you of the start of the second round of selections."
"Follow me!"
After going out, Li Xiuzhu led his four deputies and soared into the sky. Everyone quickly followed behind them.
Li Xiuzhu and the others did not increase their speed. If they traveled at full speed, given their strength as a half-step Martial Monarch, they would be able to shake them off in an instant.
Hu hu!
The wind blew past them. The outstanding talents from all over the world continued to fly in the air.
Although Martial Kings could fly in the air, staying in the air consumed a lot of Essence.
Most Martial Kings would not choose to fly unless there was something special. This was because, after a long time, no matter how much Essence they had, they would not be able to withstand the drain.
Only when one became a Martial Monarch could one truly learn to fly in the air. At that time, one would only need a small amount of Essence to fly for a long time.
After four hours, the group had already flown a long distance away from Longyang Island. Many of the cultivators following behind were starting to feel a little tired.
They quickly took out Medicinal Pills to recover Essence and swallowed them. Otherwise, if they could not hold on and fell down, it would be embarrassing.
Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell and followed behind unhurriedly. He seemed to be at ease. The fact that the Gravitational Spell consumed little energy was evident here.
After flying for another hour, a black warship appeared before everyone's eyes. This warship was more than two hundred meters long and dozens of meters wide.
On the side of the ship, there was a black flag, fluttering in the wind and making loud noises.
A few old men stood on the deck, looking at Xiao Chen's group with interest.
"We have arrived. Let's go up!"
Li Xiuzhu took the lead and leaped onto the deck.
The various outstanding talents heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not flying directly to Desolate City. Otherwise, they would have exhausted themselves to death. They quickly followed.
"Old Man Li, you are a little slow. I have already waited for an hour. Who in your group obtained a hundred victories? Call him out for me to see. "
An old man with a profound cultivation and extraordinary aura asked Li Xiuzhu curiously after sizing up the group.
Li Xiuzhu said reluctantly, "Xiao Chen, come out for a while. This is Old Liu, one of the judges for the second round of selection."
Xiao Chen leaped over the crowd and performed a cupped-fist salute. "Xiao Chen greets Senior Liu."
As Xiao Chen spoke, he sized up the old man before him. Like Li Xiuzhu, this person was also a half-step Martial Monarch.
However, for some reason, this old man gave Xiao Chen the feeling that he was stronger than Li Xiuzhu.
When the spectators saw that Xiao Chen was already speaking to the chief referee before the second round of selections began, they could not help but reveal an envious expression.
Old Liu carefully sized up Xiao Chen. Then, he revealed an astonished expression. He said, "You are really only an Inferior Grade Martial King. This is unbelievable. You do not seem to belong to a sect, right? Are you interested in joining the Blood Wolf Gang?
"Our Blood Wolf Gang is a peak faction in the Ancient Desolate Land. We are no weaker than the peak sects of the other nations."
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. He had never met such a direct person before, inviting him to join the sect on their first meeting.
The Blood Wolf Gang … When Xiao Chen first met Xia Xiyan, she had mentioned it before.
At that time, the Blood Wolf Gang was fighting with the remnants of the Dark Church. Xiao Chen did not know if there was a result yet.
The Blood Wolf Gang was indeed very strong in the Ancient Desolate Land. They were much stronger than the Holy Fire Manor.
If Xiao Chen joined the Blood Wolf Gang, even if the Holy Fire Manor's Manor Lord made a move, he would not dare to do anything to Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen had no intention of joining another sect. If he had such thoughts, he would have accepted the invitation of the Haotian Sect's Supreme Elder back at Qianren Island.
No matter how strong the Blood Wolf Gang was, there was still a large gap between them and the Haotian Sect.
However, Li Xiuzhu felt somewhat nervous. If Xiao Chen joined the Blood Wolf Gang, it would be very difficult to deal with him in the Ancient Desolate Land.
Xiao Chen rejected politely, "I'm sorry, this junior has no intention of joining a sect for now. Many thanks for Old Liu's kind intentions."
Old Liu smiled and said, "There is no rush, there is no rush. I will wait for you to make your decision!"
The warship quickly flew towards Desolate City. It was several times faster than the crowd. Xiao Chen stood on the deck and looked at the scenery in front of him in boredom.
"Ha ha! Xiao Chen, you are really in high demand. The moment we meet, there are people fighting to recruit you."
Melodious laughter came from behind him. When Xiao Chen turned his head back, he saw Xia Xiyan walking over.
Xiao Rou, who had been following Xia Xiyan, had not obtained sixty victories. She could only take a warship or a flying Spirit Beast to Desolate City.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, "In that case, are you here to represent the Thousand Sword Pavilion to invite me to join?"
Xia Xiyan said straightforwardly, "Sure. As long as you change to learning the sword, I will immediately recommend you. I guarantee that you will be a core disciple in the inner sect."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not reply. He knew that the other party was just joking.
"Don't think that I am joking. I am serious. As long as you change to learning the sword, I will immediately recommend you."
Seeing Xia Xiyan's serious expression, Xiao Chen asked softly, "Why?"
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, "I believe that after you left the Great Qin Nation, you must have received invitations from some sects. Have you thought about why?"
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He said, "I have definitely thought about it. I do not belong to any sect. My talent is passable. Aside from this, could there be other reasons?"
"Of course!"
Xia Xiyan explained, "The most important reason is that in the next Five Nation Youth Competition, if you can obtain a high ranking, you will be able to obtain an invisible amount of Luck. This kind of Luck will bring many unexpected benefits to the sect you are in.
"That is to say, they think that you have a chance of obtaining a high ranking, which will bring Luck to their sect."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Although he believed in the existence of Luck, he did not understand the concept of obtaining Luck from a competition.
"Luck … something as elusive as comprehension can be obtained this way?"
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, "There is nothing to be confused about. This is already confirmed. The secret lies in the Wind Cloud Arena of the competition grounds. I heard that it is a mysterious place that can connect to the upper realm."
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Given this, I have to go to the Five Nation Youth Competition.
From a certain point of view, what makes a cultivator successful is not talent, aptitude, or comprehension. Instead, it is the elusive and boundless Luck.
The black warship continued to fly at four times the speed of sound amidst the clouds.
After four hours, the silhouette of a city appeared before everyone's eyes.
This was a city built on water. It was boundlessly vast and majestic. The city walls were tall and thick, looking very ancient.
It looked ancient and heavy. Six Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons were erected on top of the city walls every ten meters.
When one counted carefully, there were at least three thousand Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the city walls that were more than two thousand meters long. There were also countless holes of various sizes in the city walls.
Unexpectedly, there were also Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons at the bottom of these holes. In total, there were at least ten thousand Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons.
With ten thousand Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons firing at the same time, even a peak Martial Monarch would fall on the spot. Just thinking about it made one tremble in fear.
The eighteen city gates in front were open. Countless ships entered and exited the main city gates in an orderly manner. Rows of soldiers floated on the water in front of the city gates.
They moved about like they were on flat ground, maintaining order at the city gates.
The black warship slowly descended, but it did not fly over the city walls. Xiao Chen looked around and discovered that there were merchant ships and flying beasts in the surroundings.
They all descended towards the water as well. It looked like this Desolate City did not allow any warship or Spirit Beast to fly over him.
"Pa!"
The warship landed on the surface of the Heavenly Extermination Lake and splashed on both sides. Then, it slowly headed for the main city gate.
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