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If one only wanted to be accepted as a disciple of the Falling Star Sect, then the best way after entering the Hundred Illusions Formation was to find a place to hide.
As long as he did not lose his Formation Card, he could continue to stay in the Hundred Illusion Array until the number of people eliminated reached 750. Then, he would naturally become one of the 300 disciples accepted by the Falling Star Sect.
However, if one wanted to fight for the top ten, or even the top five, top three, or first place, then it was completely impossible to hide after entering the Hundred Illusions Formation. The only way was to take the initiative to attack and seize the formation plates of others.
In short, if one wanted to be accepted as a disciple, all one had to do was to protect one's array card. If one wanted to enter the top ten, one had to snatch enough array cards. One had to focus on defense, while the other had to focus on attacking.
Although the Purple Mountain Academy didn't have any students in the 9th level of the Star Tempering Realm, there were still many in the other academies. In fact, the Purple Mountain County didn't lack 9-star Destiny Realm juniors. Wang Feng wasn't the only one in the Martial Saint Destiny Realm.
However, because Zishan Academy's disciples who entered the Falling Star Sect always suffered setbacks and were assigned to the most unpromising units to do the heaviest work, after two rounds of the Falling Star Sect's disciple selection, some of the big clans in Zishan County, if they had a Nine Star Fate or even a Martial Saint Fate descendant, would be sent to a relative's family in another county at a very young age to avoid being branded as a member of Zishan County.
It was precisely because of the loss of talent that the Purple Mountain Academy's recent two batches of students did not have high aptitudes. Compared to other academies, they were a grade lower.
The reason why Wang Feng stayed in the Zishan County was because the Wang family did not know the relationship between Zishan Hou and the Starfall Sect. They wanted to curry favor with Wang Hou, thinking that by not entering the Zishan Academy and becoming Zishan Hou's disciple, they would be able to break the curse of the Zishan Academy's students entering the Starfall Sect.
Thus, when the Wang Clan found out that Wang Feng's Heaven's Mandate might surpass nine stars, they recommended him to Zi Shanhou and requested him to take him in as a disciple. Zi Shanhou tested that Wang Feng's Heaven's Mandate was a five-star Orange Fate and found that Wang Feng's talent was indeed extraordinary. He naturally accepted Wang Feng as his personal disciple and did his best to nurture Wang Feng. He even taught Wang Feng the Azure Cloud Eyes. However, Wang Feng truly wasn't suited to learn eye techniques, so Zi Shanhou gave up.
Afterwards, Zishan Hou took in Wang Feng as his adopted son. It was Wang Feng who had requested this from Zishan Hou under the wishes of his family elders. Zishan Hou had no children, and at that time, he only had Wang Feng as his personal disciple. Wang Feng was willing to acknowledge him as his father. This naturally made Zishan Hou very happy, and so he took Wang Feng in as his adopted son.
As a result, Wang Feng, a genius with the Martial Saint's Mandate, chose to stay in the Zishan County.
Therefore, although the Zishan Academy didn't have any nine-star Destiny students or ninth-level Star Tempering Realm students, it couldn't be compared to the other academies.
Like the Zishan Academy, there weren't many academies that didn't have any ninth-level Star Tempering Realm students. Most of them had at least one, two, or even three. As for the Top Three Academies, each of them had more than five.
All in all, among the one thousand and fifty students, there were more than two hundred ninth-level Star Tempering Realm students. Most of the others were at the peak of the eighth-level or late-stage of the eighth-level. Those below late-stage of the eighth-level were extremely rare.
Among the two hundred ninth-level Star Tempering Realm students, there were more than thirty late-stage ninth-level Star Tempering Realm students. Even late-stage ninth-level Star Tempering Realm martial artists didn't have a high chance of getting into the top ten. This showed how difficult it was.
Basically, only late-stage ninth-level Star Tempering Realm martial artists had the confidence to get into the top ten. Those below late-stage ninth-level Star Tempering Realm martial artists were few and far between.
Among the eighth-level Star Tempering Realm martial artists, Ye Xing was the only one who had the confidence.
"The Hundred Illusion Formation has a radius of a hundred miles. Intentional killing is strictly prohibited in the formation. If you lose, hand over the formation token and you'll be teleported out immediately. Go in. Whoever wants to get into the top ten, try your best to grab as many formation tokens as possible. The more formation tokens you have, the higher your chance of getting into the top ten."
Gongyang Xuan didn't beat around the bush. He quickly finished his speech and pointed behind him.
There was a swirling ripple behind him. It was obviously the entrance to the Hundred Illusion Formation.
Following Gongyang Xuan's gesture, all the students rushed to the high platform. They passed through the swirling ripple and disappeared into the Hundred Illusion Formation.
The Hundred Illusion Formation had a radius of a hundred miles. There were various terrains such as mountains, rivers, plains, and so on. The students who entered the formation were assigned to different areas.
Ye Xing passed through the ripple vortex and appeared in the Hundred Illusion Formation in an instant.
He was at the edge of the plains. On his right was a mountainous area. On his left, there were three other students a few hundred meters away in different directions.
One of the students immediately ran towards the mountainous area. If one wanted to hide, the mountainous area was clearly a good place. On the plains, others would be able to discover one from a distance.
As for the other two students, they seemed to be from the same school. They quickly gathered together and knelt before Ye Xing.
These two people were at the peak of the eighth-level Star Tempering Realm. Ye Xing was also at the peak of the eighth-level Star Tempering Realm, but he was alone.
The two of them stopped ten meters away from Ye Xing. One of them said, "Hand over the formation token and you can safely leave the Hundred Illusion Formation."
At the peak of the eighth-level Star Tempering Realm, unless one was a monstrous genius like Ye Xing, there was no hope of getting into the top ten. Therefore, as long as a student at the peak of the eighth-level Star Tempering Realm held onto their formation token and didn't get eliminated, they would be able to last until the end and win.
Ye Xing really didn't know what these two people were thinking. They snatched his formation token, but they couldn't get into the top ten. There must be something wrong with their heads.
Although he thought that there was something wrong with their heads, Ye Xing was still very happy about their arrival. He needed a large number of formation tokens to have any hope of getting into the top ten. In his eyes, these two people were obviously here to give him their formation tokens.
Ye Xing touched his chin and said in the same tone, "Hand over the formation token and you can safely leave the Hundred Illusion Formation!"
"You're courting death — —!"
"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
The two of them shouted angrily at the same time. Without saying anything else, they instantly attacked.
One of them jumped up and pounced on Ye Xing's chest. Both of his palms clapped together. The inner strength in his palms instantly penetrated through his body and turned into two palm prints, slapping towards Ye Xing.
One of them shoveled on the ground and attacked Ye Xing's lower body. His right leg flashed with inner strength and dug out a ten-meter long trench on the ground.
These two people obviously worked together often. One on top and one on bottom, attacking at the same time. Martial artists of the same realm basically couldn't survive a single move from them.
However, Ye Xing wasn't an ordinary Peak Level Eight martial artist.
He moved his feet and used the Big Dipper Step. The shoveling leg attacking Ye Xing's lower body suddenly missed. Ye Xing's foot stepped down, accurately stepping on the ankle of the shoveling leg.
As for the two palm prints, Ye Xing didn't even use his inner strength. He just used his pure physical strength to casually slap them into pieces.
Then, in just an instant, Ye Xing's two consecutive palms collided with the opponent's two palms. However, the sound was heard almost at the same time.
Two screams sounded at the same time.
The ankle that was stepped on was instantly dislocated. Moreover, Ye Xing was stepping on it, making it impossible for it to move.
As for the student that collided with Ye Xing's two palms, he was instantly sent flying. His internal organs seemed to be in turmoil. His face was swollen red, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. He was about to vomit blood.
Ye Xing stepped on the student under his foot and glanced at the student that was thrown more than ten meters away. He said, "Are you going to take the initiative to hand over your array cards now? Or are you going to wait until I beat you until you can't take it anymore? "
Both of their eyes were filled with fear. Usually, when the two of them teamed up, they could deal with martial artists of the same realm in one move.
However, today, both of them were defeated by Ye Xing, a martial artist of the same realm, in one move. This was an outcome that they never expected.
Even some Level Nine Star Tempering Realm martial artists might not be able to achieve such a powerful strength. How would the two of them dare to fight with Ye Xing? They quickly handed over their array cards.
With a flash of light, the two of them were sent out of the Hundred Illusion Formation. Ye Xing now had three array cards.
In the Hundred Illusion Formation, there were a total of 1,050 students who participated in the selection. Among them, 750 were eliminated.
For every person that was eliminated, the remaining students in the Hundred Illusion Formation would have one more array card. In other words, compared to the 300 students who were not eliminated, there would be 750 more array cards.
If one wanted to enter the top 10, one would have to obtain at least one-tenth of the extra 750 array cards, which was 75 array cards. Together with the one card that one already had, it would be 76 array cards.
As long as one could obtain 76 array cards, it would mean that one would be able to enter the top 10.
Ye Xing put away the two formation cards and looked into the distance. His vision allowed him to see ten miles away. This was just the ability of his super brain. There were too many people in the Hundred Illusions Formation, so Ye Xing did not plan to use his Green Eyes.
Other than those who were hiding in his field of vision, Ye Xing knew every student's position as long as they were within his field of vision.
Ye Xing immediately chose the direction with the most people. The reward for the first place was enough for him to break through to the ninth stage of the Star Tempering Realm. He was determined to get it.
To get the first place, one had to enter the top 10. Therefore, Ye Xing had to obtain more array cards. He had to obtain at least 76 array cards. Although 75, 73, or even 70 array cards were enough for him to enter the top 10, Ye Xing had to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
Therefore, they could only eliminate some people and snatch the Array Formation Tokens from their hands.
The direction Ye Xing chose wasn't based on the cultivation level of the other party, but on the number of people. Only by having a large number of people would he be able to obtain enough array formation cards. In Ye Xing's opinion, it didn't make much of a difference whether the other party was in the eighth or ninth stage of the Star Tempering Realm.
Ye Xing had only walked a few hundred meters when he was surrounded again. This time, it was a ninth stage beginner and three eighth stage peak cultivators.
Although Ye Xing did not see any students from the Purple Mountain Academy nearby, not all students were like him and did not know anyone nearby.
The four of them were from the same academy. Fortunately, they were not too far away from each other after entering the Hundred Illusion Formation. They quickly gathered together.
There was strength in numbers. The four of them were obviously stronger when they joined forces to snatch other people's array cards.
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