The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.
The Sky Martial Arena was bustling with people. Many disciples of the Sky Martial Academy were sitting on the stairs.
In the center of the Sky Martial Arena was the Sky Martial Arena. It was ten meters long, ten meters wide, and one meter tall.
A figure flew over ten meters like a great roc spreading its wings and landed on the Sky Martial Arena in a steady manner. He looked around, his eyes shining brightly as if they were real.
"I am Qin Mo, an elder of the True Martial Alliance." The elder had his hands behind his back. His voice was loud and powerful. "Today, I will be the host of the True Martial Diagram of Enlightenment. Now, those who are participating, please step forward."
As soon as he finished speaking, seven people walked out from each of the four academies.
Seven people. This was the maximum number of people that the four academies had agreed on after much discussion. They were striving for perfection.
The other powers also had a limit of seven people. However, those powers were unable to gather seven people.
For example, the Shangguan Family, which had declined during the Kingdom Era, only Shangguan Lianyi was qualified to participate. However, the opportunity to fight with a genius was very rare, especially under the circumstances where they couldn't kill. Therefore, the Shangguan Family gathered three more people besides Shangguan Lianyi, making a total of four people.
The other powers were the same. Three, four, five, and some even gathered seven people.
There were seventy-three people in total.
Chen Zong noticed that there were a few gazes on his face. They were very sharp and had undisguised hostility. They were from the Sky Martial Academy and the Giant Blade Academy.
"Among you, there are some who have reached the eighth cycle of the Qi Refining Realm. There are some who have reached the seventh, sixth, and even fifth cycle." Elder Qin Mo's eyes were sharp. With a sweep of his gaze, he saw through everyone's cultivation. However, when his gaze landed on Chen Zong, he revealed a trace of surprise. He couldn't see his cultivation level.
"Can someone who has reached the fifth or sixth cycle of the Qi Refining Realm be a match for someone who has reached the seventh or eighth cycle of the Qi Refining Realm?" Elder Qin Mo suddenly asked. Immediately, many people's expressions changed.
"This time, there are only five spots. This means that sixty-eight of you won't be able to get a spot. I can't be sure who will get a spot in the end, but I can be sure who won't get one." Elder Qin Mo continued, "I know of your intentions. You want to make use of this opportunity to spar with the geniuses and train yourselves. Under normal circumstances, I should give you this opportunity but I don't have that much time. I have to end the competition as soon as possible."
The moment Elder Qin Mo's words left his mouth, many people's expressions changed. Was he planning to eliminate them from the competition?
"However, I'm not that heartless." Elder Qin Mo changed the topic. "Go up the strength testing pillar."
Soon, someone carried a strength measuring pillar up.
"Fifth and Sixth Refinement State cultivators only have one chance to attack the Strength Measuring Pillar. If they can hit the 70th scale, they will be qualified to participate in the competition," Elder Qin Mo said.
Chen Zong studied the strength measuring pillar carefully. It looked the same as the one he had seen before, with a scale of a hundred. However, from Elder Qin Mo's words, he could tell that it was different from the previous one.
"I'll go first." A Sixth Refinement Stage martial artist strode forward. He stood two meters away from the pillar. He gathered his strength and concentrated his inner strength.
"Tiger Roaring in the Wilderness!"
His shout was like a ferocious tiger's roar. He punched out fiercely. The shadow of a tiger's head appeared under his fist. The tiger opened its mouth and let out a shocking roar...
. The aura of a Sixth Refinement Stage martial artist spread out.
With a bang, the pillar trembled slightly. Red light shot up from the base. In the blink of an eye, it exceeded sixty marks. It continued to rise but stopped at sixty-eight marks.
The martial artist's expression changed. He was unwilling to give up.
"Ten marks represents the First Refinement Stage. Ten to twenty marks represents the Second Refinement Stage. In that case, seventy marks represents the Seventh Refinement Stage." Chen Zong came to a realization.
This meant that one had to have the attack power of a Seventh Refinement Stage martial artist to be qualified to fight for a spot.
It made sense. The Sixth Refinement Stage belonged to the middle stage of the Refinement Stage while the Seventh Refinement Stage belonged to the late stage. The difference between the two was obvious.
"I forfeit," a Fifth Refinement Stage martial artist said.
He knew that even a Sixth Refinement Stage martial artist couldn't hit seventy marks, let alone a Fifth Refinement Stage martial artist.
Out of the seventy-three people, three had reached the eighth cycle of the Jin of Training realm. The Tianwu Academy had three, the Giant Blade Academy, the Ferocious Blood Academy, and the True Sword Academy had two each, making a total of nine. As for the seventh cycle of the Jin of Training realm, there were a total of twenty-two, and the remaining forty-two were all in the fifth and sixth cycle of the Jin of Training realm, including Chen Zong.
"I'll go." A Fifth Refinement Stage martial artist probably wanted to try his luck. He strode towards the pillar, gathered all his strength, and performed the killing move of his martial arts.
His leg seemed to be able to crush a ten-thousand-pound boulder as it fiercely hit the pillar.
With a bang, Qi overflowed. The pillar trembled as if it was about to shatter.
The red light shot up and broke through fifty marks, heading straight for sixty. When it reached sixty-one, it trembled slightly and stopped.
For a Fifth Refinement Stage martial artist to be able to attack a Sixth Refinement Stage martial artist was indeed not bad. However, there was still a large gap between him and seventy marks. Eliminated.
One by one, they went up to take the test and unleashed their strongest attacks. However, the one with the best result was only a hair's breadth away from reaching seventy marks. Just a hair's breadth was enough to disqualify him from this competition.
"Headmaster, Chen Zong should be able to hit seventy marks, right?" One of the two elders of the True Sword Academy was worried.
The difference between the Sixth Refinement Stage and the Seventh Refinement Stage was obvious, as was the difference between sixty-nine marks and seventy marks.
"Don't worry," Enlightened Master Huan Yun said with a smile.
Enlightened Master Huan Yun was very clear about Chen Zong's strength in the past three months, so he wasn't worried at all.
However, Enlightened Master Huan Yun wasn't sure if Chen Zong would be able to obtain a spot in the competition. After all, there were nine Eighth Refinement Stage martial artists, and every one of them was a genius. Their strength wasn't something a normal Eighth Refinement Stage martial artist could compare with.
However, even if he couldn't obtain a spot in the competition, he could still spar with these geniuses and train himself.
Chen Zong didn't go up until he was the last one.
"So he hasn't reached the Seventh Refinement Stage yet."
"I can't tell. I thought he had already reached the Seventh Refinement Stage."
Seeing Chen Zong walk up to the Strength Measuring Pillar, many people were shocked.
After standing three meters away from the pillar, Chen Zong focused his eyes and took out his sword. The sword light was like a shooting star shooting across the sky, flashing and disappearing in a flash. It was also like a lightning bolt shooting out a dazzling light, tearing the air apart.
"Peak Sixth Refinement Stage!"
In that instant, Chen Zong's Inner Force spread out, letting everyone know his cultivation level.
Lightning Sword Technique – Lightning Skimming!
The red color immediately shot up from the pillar and reached sixty marks in the blink of an eye.
Sixty-one!
Sixty-two!
Sixty-three!
Soon, the red color reached sixty-nine marks and was approaching seventy marks.
Enlightened Master Huan Yun was calm, but the two elders stared at the pillar with their eyes wide open.
Lin Hao, Liu Ze, Xuan Jianzi, and You Jianzi were also staring at the marks on the Strength Measuring Pillar.
Like a fish leaping through the dragon gate, the red color rushed to the seventieth scale in an instant. It swayed up and down slightly, then stopped at the seventieth scale for three seconds.
"Not bad." Elder Qin Mo nodded.
Although he was only at the peak of the Sixth Refinement Stage, he was able to display the attack power of the Seventh Refinement Stage. It was indeed impressive, even if he had just reached the threshold of the Seventh Refinement Stage.
"I knew Chen Shidi would be fine." Lin Hao smiled.
The peak of the Sixth Refinement Stage was still in the middle stage, while the early stage of the Seventh Refinement Stage was in the late stage. The difference between the two was obvious. Looking at the martial artists before him, they were all talented, but none of them could reach the Seventh Refinement Stage.
"What's your name?" Elder Qin Mo looked at Chen Zong and asked in an amiable manner.
"Chen Zong."
"I've heard of your name." Elder Qin Mo smiled. "Congratulations on obtaining the qualification to participate in the True Martial Painting of Enlightenment."
"As for you all, you can only be eliminated." Elder Qin Mo glanced at the martial artists who had undergone the Fifth Refinement Stage and Sixth Refinement Stage and said bluntly, "And the thirty-two of you have a chance to obtain one of the five spots."
Very quickly, someone came up and carried the strength measuring pillar away. Then, a black metal box was carried up.
"The next competition is the advancement competition. The thirty-two of you will draw lots. Number one will fight number two, number three will fight number four. The winner will advance to the next round, and the loser will be eliminated." Elder Qin Mo's voice was neither loud nor soft. "After two rounds of advancement, it will be the final competition."
"Come and draw lots."
Following Elder Qin Mo's words, the crowd walked towards the black metal box and reached in through the circular opening at the top to take out their number plates.
Chen Zong got number nine, and his opponent was number ten.
"Your cultivation is at the peak of the Sixth Refinement Stage, but you have the attack power of the Seventh Refinement Stage. Not bad, but unfortunately, your opponent is me." Shangguan Lianyi looked at the number plate in his hand and then looked at the number in Chen Zong's hand.
"It's too early to say who will win and who will lose." Chen Zong smiled faintly.
"Haha." Shangguan Lianyi laughed. He felt that Chen Zong was overestimating himself.
"Number one and number two, get ready to fight. The rest of you, get off the Sky Martial Arena," Elder Qin Mo announced loudly. His body floated up and glided backward.
Number one was Xuan Jianzi from the True Sword Academy, and number two was a Seventh Refinement Stage disciple from the Blazing Blood Academy.
Before the fight even started, the outcome of the battle could be predicted.
"You are no match for me," Xuan Jianzi said calmly. His eyes were drifting, and no one knew where he was looking.
"Who knows." The Blazing Blood Academy disciple grinned and dashed out like the wind. He pulled out his scimitar and slashed at Xuan Jianzi from the side like a crescent moon.
Unexpectedly, it was just a shadow. The real scimitar shone with cold light and appeared behind Xuan Jianzi at an unbelievable angle. It slashed at the back of his neck.
Xuan Jianzi didn't move until the scimitar was about to touch him. He swung his sword and easily blocked the scimitar. At the same time, he twisted his wrist, and the sword and scabbard circled around the scimitar. The head of the sword hit the Blazing Blood Academy disciple's chest. With a bang, the Blazing Blood Academy disciple was pushed back a few meters. Xuan Jianzi took a step forward and hit the same spot on the Blazing Blood Academy disciple's chest again.
"I admit defeat." The Blazing Blood Academy disciple realized that the difference in strength between him and his opponent was too great.
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