Xia Yan nodded while listening, and understood in his heart. Just as the cave master Zhong Yaoyuan said, the cultivators who competed for the quota last time were originally the best cultivators under the realm of gods in the Star Dou Palace. They have been practicing in the secret realm for hundreds of years.
Although there was no final breakthrough, progress in strength was inevitable.
The current competition method is relatively fair. Because according to the current rules, some cultivators who obtained quotas in the last secret realm assessment will also have a high chance of encountering them, and they will definitely be eliminated.
Partly, it gives great opportunities to those practitioners who have never entered the secret realm.
"Xia Yan, as long as you are lucky and don't encounter those particularly powerful practitioners, there is hope for you to get a place to enter the secret realm to practice." Zhong Yaoyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and Xia Yan felt that the cave master Zhong Yaoyuan was there.
At the previous moment, many of the strongest practitioners present were scanned.
The most powerful cultivators may not be able to win the quota.
"I understand!" Xia Yan's eyes lit up, he took a breath and nodded.
Xia Yan also knows that in terms of strength alone, he is now equivalent to the more powerful ninth-level spiritual emperor in the late stage. Even the average ninth-level spiritual emperor at the peak is stronger than himself. However, his attack artifact
The level is very high, and it has a certain advantage in attack power. In addition, it can concentrate spiritual power to attack, which can also have unexpected effects.
"The evolutionary magical power given to me by the Lord of the Palace may also have an unexpected effect!" Xia Yan was thinking and making plans in his mind.
"Okay, you go back and get ready, the battle is about to begin!" Zhong Yaoyuan waved slightly to Xia Yan and said with a smile.
"Okay!" Xia Yan responded, turned around, and flew back to where Guo Sanqi and others were.
"Yuan Yuan, then how did Xia Yan kill the Qingling body in Tongtian Tower? What method did he use?" Wang Ming, the master of Qingzhu Cave, looked at Zhong Yuan Yuan and asked.
Zhong stayed away, turned his eyes, and transmitted what Xia Yan said to him to Wang Ming, Wang Su and others.
As for Hong Dongmo and others, even if they were curious at this time, they naturally couldn't bear to ask. Moreover, even if they asked Zhong Yaoyuan, Zhong Yaoyuan would not be able to tell them the situation.
However, Hong Dongmo did not shut up. Instead, he looked at Zhong Yaoyuan with a gloomy look and said, "Zhong Yaoyuan, do you really think that Xia Yan can compete for a place to enter the first-level secret realm?"
They naturally heard clearly what Zhong Yaoyuan said to Xia Yan just now.
"Why not?" Zhong Yaoyuan asked with a smile.
"Idiots talking about dreams! I also admit that that boy Xia Yan has some tricks, but he wants to compete for the twenty places to enter the secret realm, but it is impossible to do it. I dare say that this time in your Xianfeng Cave, you can't even compete for one
There are no cultivators who have qualified for the quota. But Lu Bo from Lishui Cave will definitely get a quota." Hong Dongmo said proudly.
There are only twenty places in total. After excluding Yang Qiuyun Group, Wan Luo and other direct disciples, as well as those cultivators who have not joined any force, there will be no more than ten cultivators in Thirty-Six Cave Heaven who can win the quota.
In other words, it may take five or six caves to get a place to enter the first-level secret realm.
"Hehe, that's not necessarily the case!" Zhong Yaoyuan didn't get angry. He raised the corners of his mouth and just said casually with a slight smile.
"Xia Yan!"
"What did the cave master say when he asked you to come over?" As soon as Xia Yan came back, Guo Sanqi asked curiously. The other cultivators also looked at Xia Yan.
There were three people who passed the selection in Xianfeng Cave, but the cave master just asked Xia Yan to come over. Of course they were curious. Especially Guo Sanqi and Du Wei, they had countless thoughts in their minds.
"I didn't say anything. I just told me that the rules of the battle are the same as the newcomers' strength assessment." Xia Yan immediately smiled and said to everyone.
"Oh, so that's it! Well, the rules of this battle are indeed the same as the newcomers' strength assessment." Guo Sanqi nodded, his brows slightly relaxed.
These people are all extremely talented, and of course they are not willing to admit easily that they are inferior to others. Seeing the cave master Zhong Yaoyuan favoring Xia Yan so much, they naturally have some emotions in their hearts. Xia Yan also knows very well, so between words
, which is to cleverly avoid these.
While everyone was still chatting about which cultivators would win the spots in the end, Elder Moko, who had just left, appeared in everyone's sight again, hanging in the sky thousands of meters away.
It seemed like half an hour had passed since he left just now.
"Every cultivator who has entered the second stage of the battle, please go to the center of the square. The remaining cultivators can leave on their own, or they can go to the periphery of the square to watch the battle." Moko's majestic voice came from
The sky was circling and pressing down, with a feeling of soul pressure, which made everyone's hearts and minds slightly shaken.
"Let's go to the center of the square now to draw lots." Guo Sanqi said quickly to Xia Yan, and then his figure quickly turned into a stream of light and shot toward the center of the square.
Xia Yan followed closely behind. A stream of light quickly gathered in the center of the Challenge Square. Most of the two hundred practitioners had expressionless faces and solemnly looked at Elder Moko not far away.
"Next, lots will be drawn. I think everyone understands the rules of this battle, so I won't say more here. The battle is also conducted personally by the Supreme Elder Kong Han of our Star Dou Hall.
Supervision. No one is allowed to use any illegal means. If so, once discovered, you will be responsible for the consequences!" At the end of the sentence, Elder Moko's voice was also sharp, and his eyes glanced at the two hundred people who were about to fight.
Practitioner.
"The drawing of lots begins! Take the lots!"
Following Elder Moko's soft drink, there were two hundred more black tokens around his body. These tokens were all engraved with clear writing, and they quickly rotated around Elder Moko's body.
It seemed vaguely that even the space was about to be split apart. You can imagine how fast it would be.
Even with Xia Yan's eyesight, he couldn't decipher the handwriting on it, and other cultivators couldn't decipher it at all. Elder Moko's strength was about the same as that of Thirty-Six Cave Masters, and compared with these ninth-level spiritual emperors
Naturally much stronger.
"Everyone, draw a token!" Elder Moko's thick voice seemed to form a substantial energy, pressing on everyone, making people dare not disobey, and they all took action to grab one of the tokens.
"According to the rules for newcomers' strength assessment, then... the two hundred cultivators will probably be divided into twenty groups. Each group has ten cultivators. The number one in each group is the original
The challenger, and then the practitioners behind him will continue to challenge. The final challenger is the person who has obtained the quota to enter the secret realm!"
"No matter which group it is, as long as the last number is drawn, it will be the best." Xia Yan thought to himself, and other cultivators naturally had similar thoughts. Even cultivators like Yang Qiuyun did not
I hope to draw number one.
The gap in strength between these cultivators is not very big. If one of them fails, even a cultivator like Yang Qiuyun may lose. If cultivators of similar strength have to decide the winner, they are likely to be defeated by some others.
Influenced by factors, such as the restraint of magical powers and secret methods, the will of the cultivator, etc.!
"Hiss~"
A slight sound broke through the air, and as Xia Yan's spiritual power surged out, a black token was caught in Xia Yan's hand. With a focused look, Xia Yan immediately saw the handwriting engraved on it.
These tokens are not made of crystals that store information. Those crystals that store information, when spiritual power pours into them, will map writing in the air. Of course, they are not suitable for drawing lots. This token is directly engraved
raised lettering.
"It's the first group, No. 9!"
Xia Yan read the handwriting on the token slightly aloud, and his face was slightly happy. Although it was not number ten, number nine was still pretty good, and had better luck than most people.
"Xia Yan, are you No. 9?" Guo Sanqi immediately saw Xia Yan's token, with an unusual look on his face.
"Yes, what is your number as a practitioner of Guo Sanqi?" Xia Yan turned to look at Guo Sanqi.
"I am No. 3 in the seventh group. Alas, bad luck! I don't know if I will... I hope I won't meet the strongest group of people." Guo Sanqi shook his head and sighed.
"Well, I don't know what groups and numbers they are in now. I can only wait and see." Xia Yan nodded. He glanced around and saw the numbers on many cultivators' tokens, and also saw a few.
of the first group.
"Then Yang Qiuyun, the token number is from the second set."
"Wanluo cultivators are in the eighth group."
"Huh? That cultivator is also in the second group." Xia Yan saw that the cultivator next to Yang Qiuyun was also in the second group. He and Yang Qiuyun were in the same group, so the two of them must be in the same group.
In the end, only one person can compete for the place to enter the secret realm.
"Are there any strong ones in the first group?" Xia Yan scanned and saw several cultivators in the first group, but he did not find the strongest group of cultivators. Of course, some cultivators have already
Since the token was put away, Xia Yan couldn't see it.
"Forget it, I only need to fight twice anyway." Xia Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, then relaxed them, relaxing his whole body and thinking.
…
"Now that everyone has received their own tokens, please number one of each group, please stay on the ring, and the rest of the practitioners should come behind me first." Moko said in a deep voice, his breath already
It is to target the twenty cultivators with number one in each group.