Luo Ping muttered to himself as he watched the battle. He was the same. He would not use all of his strength until the ranking competition. He only needed to ensure that he would not be defeated.
No one would use all of their trump cards in advance. They were waiting for the final moment. Even now, no one could really see the true strength of their opponents.
Luo Ping was the same. He could not see through everyone's final strength. Similarly, the others could not see through his strength. Up until now, he had always appeared relaxed and calm.
However, it was precisely because of this that no one dared to underestimate him. No matter how strong his opponents were, Luo Ping could always perform better than them. It was as if … as if there was no end.
In the second semi-final match, Luo Ping had defeated a Xiantian Great Completion expert who had been famous for a long time. After that, everyone was guessing whether he had broken through to the Xiantian Great Completion realm.
Not only were the experts of other countries guessing, but even the warriors of Fengyuan Country were also guessing. Even Zong Lie and Zong Yuanhao did not know Luo Ping's current realm.
This was because Luo Ping had not mentioned his current cultivation realm to anyone since the last closed-door training. He only told everyone not to worry.
Therefore, Luo Ping's current strength was basically a mystery. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He wanted to confuse his opponents by mixing the truth with the truth.
"Good!"
Not long after Luo Ping's voice fell, excited shouts could be heard from all around. It turned out that the winner of one of the groups had already been decided.
The winner was an expert of Jinshui Country, while the loser was an expert of Wu Country. Although they were both in the Xiantian Great Completion Realm, there was an obvious gap in strength due to the different years of cultivation.
"It seems that Xiang Country and Jinshui Country can continuously take the first place in the 'National Competition' for a reason. Just look at the number of experts they have. Moreover, everyone's cultivation is very profound, which makes it even more difficult to shake them."
"It shouldn't be just because the two countries are extremely large in size, which led to this situation. What can help Xiantian experts in their cultivation is the Heavenly Abode that contains the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. Could it be …"
Seeing that Jinshui Country and Xiang Country's experts accounted for almost 30% of the participants, Luo Ping couldn't help but think to himself.
…
"Haha, I'm sorry, but our country has won another round."
Hong Tai, the King of Jinshui Country, said with a big laugh. As the host, he naturally cared more about his reputation. Therefore, every time an expert from his country won, he would show off.
This made the leaders of the other countries, including Xiang Country, start to despise him. As a result, when he spoke, no one paid him any attention.
However, Hong Tai didn't mind. He was still self-excited and intoxicated by himself. Although the first place of the National Tournament had already fallen to the Elephant Nation, the number one expert on the Heavenly Dipper Earthly Fiends Roll had yet to be decided. He still thought highly of the experts from his nation.
…
A few days later, it was finally the turn of the ranking competition for the top nine experts on the Heavenly Dipper List. Regardless of the previous rankings, the most important thing for everyone was to see who would be the top few experts.
There were a total of three people from Xiang Country who had made it to the top nine. In addition to Taoist Cang Shan, who was favored by the leaders of the other countries, there was also an ugly old woman with a walking stick and a middle-aged man in tattered clothes with disheveled hair and a dirty face.
Although Luo Ping hadn't fought with the three of them, he already understood their means and knew that they weren't pushovers.
Taoist Cang Shan not only had a spiritual sense that was not weaker than Luo Ping's, but he also had a mysterious scroll painting. Although he had never opened the scroll painting in the previous competitions, he had only used it a few times and it had already caught his opponents off guard.
The ugly old woman with the walking stick was said to have been betrayed by her husband when she was young. In a fit of rage, she killed dozens of his entire family and then disappeared without a trace. When she reappeared decades later, her skills had greatly increased.
Although she called herself 'Madam Jade Face', no one acknowledged it. Everyone called her 'Black Widow Snake' behind her back. Perhaps it was because of the shadow of her youth, but she had a special hobby. She liked to capture handsome young men, and after tormenting them with wind and rain, she would tear them into pieces.
However, the walking stick in her hand still caught Luo Ping's attention. No matter what kind of attack or weapon met it, it would be deflected. It was impossible to damage it at all.
The middle-aged man in tattered clothes was said to be someone who had a fortuitous encounter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate to such a level at such a young age.
Luo Ping also learned that this person was an orphan since childhood. He wandered and begged for a living. When he was ten years old, he happened to meet a master and his fate changed.
Because he was slovenly, crazy, and sloppy, he was called 'Mad Divine Beggar' by his peers. He held a dirty beggar bowl in his hand and a gray cloth bag on his waist, which caught Luo Ping's attention.
Among the two people in Jinshui, one of them was the middle-aged man who had a spiritual sense confrontation with Luo Ping. He was nicknamed 'Broken Sword Butcher'.
It was said that the giant sword on his back was only half a sword left behind after it was broken. However, no one had ever been able to prove it.
This was because his speed of drawing the sword, attacking, and sheathing was as smooth as lightning. No one could see it clearly.
His proficiency in killing people was no different from that of a butcher in a market. Therefore, he was nicknamed 'Broken Sword Butcher'.
The other person was a gray-haired old man in black clothes. He wasn't tall, but he had a very imposing manner. During the previous competition, Luo Ping was very interested in his movement skill.
In his opinion, the old man's movement skill was comparable to his own. However, his movement skill didn't require him to use his internal strength. Yet, the old man was able to do the same, which really made him admire him.
Later, he learned that the old man had founded a sect called 'Imperial Wind Sect'. He called himself 'Imperial Wind Venerable'. His main cultivation skill was speed. It was a rare sect that relied on the power of wind to temper the body and cultivate movement skills. It was said that this person had once obtained a wind attribute cultivation skill passed down from ancient times, but no one could prove it.
The two people from the Fengyuan Country who had advanced were naturally Luo Ping and 'Scholar Heavenly Sword'. One was a monstrous youth who was extremely lucky and had a fortuitous encounter with an immortal. The other was a famous former sect leader of the number one Swordsman sect in the Fengyuan Country. Both of them were very eye-catching experts.
Luo Ping and Patron Heavenly Sword had become friends despite their age difference. Both of them felt regretful that they hadn't met each other earlier. They admired each other's cultivation base very much and both of them were eager to have a real fight in the arena.
As for the rise of 'Scholar Heavenly Sword', Luo Ping felt that it wasn't any worse than his own fortuitous encounter. It was said that when 'Scholar Heavenly Sword' was young, he liked to travel the country's famous mountains and rivers, looking for people to compete with.
His mind was clouded by his continuous victories and he actually tried to challenge a genius disciple of a second-rate sect. His opponent's cultivation was at the early stage of Martial General while he was only at the mid stage of Martial Grand Master.
The result was obvious. Not only did he lose, he was also mercilessly crippled by his opponent, turning him into a cripple.
Feeling extremely regretful and humiliated, he chose to jump off a cliff in an attempt to end his life. However, halfway down, he was sucked into a cave by a suction force.
Afterwards, 'Scholar Heavenly Sword' found a sword technique of unknown origin in the cave. After cultivating it, not only did he recover his cultivation, he also took a different path of cultivation — Navel Sword Qi.
In a few decades, not only did he reach the level of Martial King, he also established a first-rate sect, 'Scholar Heavenly Sword'. Now, he was the number one Swordsman sect in the Fengyuan Country.
However, when Luo Ping found out that 'Scholar Heavenly Sword' was already over 300 years old, he was slightly surprised. This was probably the oldest person he knew.
As for the last two experts, one came from Wu Country and was known as' Barbarian Wolf '. He was a bald man with muscles that were even sexier than a young man's.
No one dared to look down on 'Barbarian Wolf'. He grew up in a wolf's den and was always accompanied by wolves. His bloodthirsty nature was ingrained in his bones. However, once he recognized a friend, he would never stab them in the back.
'Barbarian Wolf's hands were like wolf claws. Not only were they tough, but they were also covered in hair. His arms were also like that. No one knew what kind of modifications he had done, but his arms and hands were as tough as peerless weapons.
The other one came from Pinewood Country. She looked like a noble woman in her fifties, but she was actually a few hundred years old. She wore luxurious clothes and had an extraordinary temperament.
This woman was a member of the royal family of Pinewood Country. Her name was Qiao Wan. According to seniority, she was the great-aunt of the current king of Pinewood Country, Qiao Chong.
In the past, even the king of Pinewood Country didn't know of her existence. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of the 'National Competition', no one would have known that she was still alive.
The king of Pinewood Country, Qiao Chong, was very respectful to his great-aunt who had suddenly appeared. Not to mention her seniority, just her current cultivation strength was enough to make her look down on the entire country and even other countries.
With the addition of this great-aunt, Qiao Chong finally felt more at ease about this competition. At least someone would be able to advance to the top nine.
Now that the nine experts were gathered in the arena, they immediately attracted the attention of countless people. Even the experts on the Earth Emanations Leaderboard, who had already finished the ranking competition, were all gathered around.
After all, this was a rare learning opportunity. They might be able to comprehend something during the competition and increase their cultivation strength again.
The competition hadn't started yet, but the surrounding crowd had already started discussing. They were all guessing who would be the final winner.
However, in their opinion, the nine of them were equally matched in strength. Each of them had their own merits and basically had a chance. Every expert had countless supporters. For a moment, there was an endless debate outside the arena.
There were even people who had started gambling. The odds were as high as one to one thousand. Even so, there were still many people who placed their bets. After all, those who came here were either rich or respectable. They didn't lack money at all.
"Did you see that? Someone has already started gambling. Shall we give it a try?"
The king of Xiang Country, Ba Tianhai, asked meaningfully. When the other kings heard this, they were instantly interested.
"I wonder how Brother Ba would like to bet? Is it cities, horses, or resources? "
At this moment, it was still the king of Jinshui Country, Hong Tai, who took over the topic and asked a question. The others remained silent for the time being and waited quietly.
"Haha, as expected, Brother Hong knows me well. Then let's bet on cities. The loser will give the winner two cities each. How about that? It's not much, right?"
The other kings thought that Ba Tianhai would propose a bet that would be difficult to accept. However, after hearing it, they felt that it wasn't a problem at all. A few cities were still acceptable.
"It seems like Brother Ba just wants to have some fun this time. Let's play along then. Ah, what do you think?"
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