As the Nine State Forum was held, Ye Futian also noticed a subtle situation.
For the other eight states besides the Barren State, they seemed to be taking turns to send out their holy lands. Even if a certain holy land were to fight consecutively, the number of people sent out by all the holy lands would eventually be the same, as if there was some sort of tacit understanding.
"Uncle-Master, the number of people from the holy lands of the Nine States seems to be very close," Ye Futian whispered to Sage Wanxiang beside him.
"It's very close, and the margin of error is very small. Other than the Eastern State and the Barren State, the other seven states all have around 400 people. The Summer State has the most people, with 405 people, and the Yu State has the least, with 397 people," Sage Wanxiang said. Ye Futian looked at him. This old faker actually calculated the number of people?
"Not only that, the holy lands from the Eastern State that are participating in the Nine State Forum this time are actually the disciples of Xihua Sacred Mountain, the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, and the Glass Saint. These three forces add up to about 400 people, and as for the extra 100 people, they came from all over the Eastern State, snatching more than 100 seats from the other holy lands in the Nine State Forum." Sage Wanxiang looked calm. "As for the Barren State, the other party is right. This time, the Nine State Forum did not take the Barren State into consideration. Perhaps the last minute invitation was just a spur of the moment. In their eyes, the Barren State is destined to be eliminated, and we are just a foil, so we are sitting here."
Ye Futian nodded. He saw that the Barren State only had a dozen people left, and he also realized this point. If the Barren State wanted to have someone stay on the Nine State Forum's battle platform, then it meant that they had to win consecutively, and not lose a single battle. The consequence of winning consecutively was that there would be no winners from the other nine states, and everyone would be from the Barren State. Was this possible?
Although he was very confident in those who walked out of the Sage Hall with him, in reality, under these rules, there was only one person who had the confidence to stay, and that was Yu Sheng.
Moreover, if in the end, Yu Sheng was the only one left, then what did it mean for Yu Sheng to win consecutively? It meant that from then on, no one from the other nine states would be able to advance, and many of the top geniuses of the nine states would also be blocked.
"I was just thinking about it. Now that Uncle-Master has said it, isn't it even more interesting?" Under such rules, it was no wonder that no one expected Yu Sheng to be able to enter the top 10. If he was not heaven-defying enough, he would not even be able to enter the top 100.
"So, there are two possibilities. First, the Barren State will be completely eliminated. Second, the Nine State Forum will be forced to change the established rules." Sage Wanxiang said. Ye Futian had a strange look on his face. The elder had said that he would treat everyone equally. Now that he thought about it, what he had said was equivalent to a death sentence for those from the Barren State participating in the Nine State Forum. There was no hope for them to make it to the top hundred.
But looking at it now, it was even more interesting.
"The holy lands have about the same number of people, which means that it was agreed upon. The advantage of being the host is actually the non-holy land disciples who came from all over the Eastern State to participate." Ye Futian then continued, "These people are probably the targets that Xihua Sacred Mountain is recruiting."
"Indeed. The Nine State Forum has been held for many years, and there is a set of unspoken rules. The holy lands have about the same number of people. In this way, there will be 400 battles, and all the holy lands will fight to see which state has the most people advancing. After all the holy lands of the Nine States have participated in the battles, it will actually be considered a node in the Nine State Forum, and the rules will also change," Sage Wanxiang said.
Ye Futian nodded, but his eyes fell on the forum stage. The Barren State had already experienced a round of battles, and they had the strongest performance among the Nine States. Even if there were only about ten people left from the original 30, this was still a battle of nine to one.
This situation had actually surprised the people of the Nine States, but when they thought about how the Barren State had gathered the power of the entire state to select the most outstanding people, it was understandable.
A figure walked out from the direction of the Eastern State. This figure was bathed in golden light, and even his hair was golden. His eyes were filled with unparalleled pride.
"Zhou Xian of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty." The eyes of the people of the Eastern State flashed when they saw this person stepping out.
Zhou Xian was very famous among the younger generation of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty. He was a descendant of the Sacred Dynasty's royal family, and his strength was extremely strong. Among the people that the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty had brought to participate in this battle, his strength could be ranked in the top three.
"This battle is aimed at the Barren State." Many people had the same thought. The other states seemed to have some sort of tacit understanding. They did not send out people who were too strong to avoid the clash of the strong.
Since the Barren State was invited by the Eastern State, and the Eastern State's Xihua Sacred Mountain and the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty seemed to have some conflict with the people of the Barren State, then let them resolve it.
The disciples of the other seven states would just take it as a test. All the holy lands knew that most people came to the Nine State Forum to broaden their horizons. After all, to be able to walk to the top, only the one or two geniuses of the various holy lands had a chance.
Zhou Xian's eyes were extremely sharp as he stared at Yu Sheng. They had obviously noticed that the Barren State had already experienced a round of battles.
According to the order of the previous round, the person to fight for this battle should be Yu Sheng, who had swept away the other eight in a domineering manner in the first battle.
Yu Sheng seemed to have noticed Zhou Xian's gaze. After the others walked out, he walked out without hesitation, not caring at all.
Of course, he knew that he might be targeted, but so what?
Zhou Ziyi was already sitting at the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty's grandstand. She stared there and said, "Zhou Xian should be able to defeat him."
"Zhou Xian is very strong, but the Barren State's Yu Sheng also showed absolute strength in the battle just now. Moreover, that was probably not his full strength. Zhou Xian does not have much confidence in this battle," the Great Zhou Sacred King said.
"To be able to walk out in public and fight for the Holy Zhi Palace of the Barren State is naturally extraordinary. I am looking forward to it," Saint Xihua said with a smile.
The Sky Saint watched calmly. He only had one disciple, Han Yu, who was in the Sage Plane. As such, he came today purely as a spectator. He did not belong to any clan, so he naturally would not be like some other forces and gather a group of people to participate in the Nine State Forum.
On the forum stage, dazzling golden phoenix wings appeared behind Zhou Xian. They were dazzling, and his Life Spirit, the Golden Phoenix, shone in the sky. It was as if a real divine bird had descended to the world and merged with his body.
The wings flapped and Zhou Xian's body burst with golden light. His body slowly rose into the air, and in the next moment, he disappeared like golden lightning, directly appearing in front of a cultivator next to him.
"So fast." Everyone's eyes flashed and saw a golden phoenix swooping down. However, this phoenix had the face of Zhou Xian's head.
The cultivator from the Qi State wanted to block, but there was only a loud noise and his body was sent flying, spitting up blood.
The golden phoenix shuttled through the void, not stopping at all. It swept through the battlefield, and soon, all seven great cultivators except for Yu Sheng had fallen.
Dazzling flowing light fell, and the streamline was extremely beautiful. Zhou Xian appeared in the sky above Yu Sheng, looking down at him and said, "Let me see how strong you are."
Yu Sheng raised his head and looked calmly at Zhou Xian, who was in the void. A dark golden light flowed on the surface of his body, and violent power erupted from every part of his body. He stood there with a disdainful aura.
Voom.
Zhou Xian's body disappeared. In the next moment, Yu Sheng saw a stream of light swooping down. It was a boundlessly terrifying golden phoenix. Endless streams of light transformed into a phoenix divine sword, stabbing down from Yu Sheng's head.
Dazzling light burst forth as Ye Futian unleashed his Douzhan Body. An incomparably huge body appeared. When the Divine Phoenix Sword stabbed down, it was blocked by the Douzhan Body. However, the Divine Sword continued to penetrate the Douzhan Body bit by bit, as if it could break through all defenses.
Yu Sheng did not seem to see it. The huge body stretched out a pair of huge hands and grabbed the phoenix sword. Zhou Xian's expression changed slightly, and the phoenix cried. The divine sword continued to stab down, while his body flew up into the sky.
"Bang."
His right foot fiercely stomped on the ground, and his body rushed into the sky like a bolt of lightning. He stretched out his hand and grabbed a phoenix wing, causing Zhou Xian to struggle violently.
He stretched out his other hand and grabbed the wing as well. His right hand continued to move upwards, and the huge palm of the Douzhan Body grabbed the phoenix's neck. Then, he pulled it towards the ground and swooped down rapidly.
Every feather of the golden phoenix wings was like the sharpest of swords, slicing at Yu Sheng's body. However, it was as if they were slashing at the hardest metal. The other wing flapped wildly, but no matter how hard it tried, it could not break free from the powerful hand.
"Boom!" Accompanied by a loud sound, feathers filled the sky. The golden phoenix was smashed into the ground, after which it became illusory, revealing Zhou Xian's body. He coughed up blood. However, Zhou Xian had also cultivated his physical body. He glanced at Yu Sheng coldly and actually wanted to struggle to his feet. Seeing this, Yu Sheng's fist directly landed on his body. At this moment, Zhou Xian instantly became listless. He curled up his body and lost the ability to fight.
The people of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty froze there. It was still such a violent and direct battle. There was no suspense at all. Even with Zhou Xian's strength, it was still not enough to threaten Yu Sheng.
"The winner, Yu Sheng," the elder announced. Yu Sheng turned around and left. The three saints of Xihua Sacred Mountain looked at his silhouette with a peculiar expression.
What if he continued to be so strong? Would they really let the top cultivators of Xihua Sacred Mountain or other forces fight him directly?
What if they were still eliminated?
What should they do then?
"Probably not," they thought. There were still many top figures in the Nine States who had not fought yet. The few from the Barren State would all be eliminated sooner or later, and it would not affect the normal progress of the Nine State Forum.
"Next battle," the elder continued to announce.
The people of the Nine States walked out one after another. This time, the one from the Barren State was Ye Wuchen.
They had already gone through a round of battles, and this round began anew. They did not have to fight in the same order as before.
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