Shen Qian punched out, and a wild boar-like beast that rushed towards him was smashed to pieces, white and red scattered on the ground.
Shen Qian frowned, and his vision finally stopped at the wild boar's pale red eyes.
To be fair, this unknown wild boar is at least W-level, comparable to a mid-level warrior. Considering that this is only the first level, it is already very powerful.
What is unusual is that this is the third monster attack that Shen Qian has encountered in just one hour.
This continent is obviously very vast, but the frequency of this monster's appearance... is a bit too high.
Until now, Shen Qian has been wandering in this jungle, but he has not met any other warriors.
At this time, the surrounding space suddenly trembled. When Shen Qian was alert, with a flash of light, a pure white ape appeared next to Shen Qian.
"The Great Sage."
Shen Qian relaxed and allowed the somewhat excited Great Sage to jump onto his shoulders.
Before setting off, all the warriors who wanted to bring monster beasts into the arena had to register at a temporary registration point. The monster beasts did not enter the arena with them, but were sent in after an hour.
Shen Qian guessed that it was because the teleportation mechanism for monsters and beasts was different from that for warriors, so they could only take different channels.
An anklet was also tied to the Great Sage's ankle. Judging from the number, it should be bound to Shen Qian.
After the Great Sage yelled and greeted Shen Qian, his eyes suddenly turned and focused on the shattered corpse of the monster below.
Then under Shen Qian's doubtful eyes, the Great Sage jumped over, rummaged through the broken flesh and blood, and found an extremely inconspicuous transparent stone.
"Crack!"
The Great Sage swallowed the stone into his belly, chewed it and swallowed it, then pointed to his abdomen excitedly.
After a jittery exchange, Shen Qian said in surprise, "You said this crystal is full of pure spiritual energy and can be swallowed directly?"
After thinking for a moment, Shen Qian couldn't help but suddenly realized that this was the case.
If this world is really created by princes, then in a sense, all the creatures on this continent are not real, and the spiritual energy crystals are like their core.
Normally, although warriors condense vitality by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth must be transformed into vitality through the transformation of exercises.
The biggest function of the exercise is to filter the impurities in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then absorb it into the vitality through the physical body.
The spiritual energy crystals erupted from the monsters in the Nine Heavens World have been filtered by the princes. In other words, they can be directly absorbed.
Even the "Immortal Jue" practiced by Shen Qian cannot have such efficiency.
If this was the case in the Nine Heavens World, then it would be a first-class training holy land for warriors!
"Is this also a hidden benefit?"
Because they were all low-level monsters, Shen Qian had no idea and had not used mental power to scan them before, but it was only now that he discovered the secret.
Originally, he thought that the appearance of these monsters was just to create obstacles, but he did not expect that there were such benefits.
If those who quit because of fear knew the inside story, they would regret it until they die.
Because even if there is no fighting or grabbing, just practicing in this nine-day world and killing a few more monsters will be considered a worthwhile trip.
However, with the quality of Shen Qian's vitality, the spiritual energy crystals produced by this low-level monster have little effect on him, but the effect on the Great Sage is very obvious.
After the Great Sage swallowed the kernel, Shen Qian only sensed it briefly and found that the Great Sage's aura was obviously a little overpowering.
"It seems that I have come to the right place to bring you here."
Shen Qian smiled, casually identified the direction, and then called the great sage to continue forward.
……
More than ten minutes later.
Shen Qian looked at the broken flesh and blood at his feet. After confirming with the Great Sage, he couldn't help but frown.
This is obviously the place where he killed the wild boar monster.
In other words, he returned to the starting point after making a big circle.
This is unscientific.
Although Shen Qian knew that his sense of direction was really not very good, especially in places with chaotic magnetic fields, he would not keep spinning in circles.
After thinking for a while, Shen Qian stepped hard, and his figure instantly rose from the ground, straight into the sky.
After being several hundred meters above the ground, the surrounding landforms were finally clearly reflected in Shen Qian's eyes. Shen Qian couldn't help but take a breath after taking one look.
The jungle extends from the feet of the sinking front to the vast surroundings. The thick fog covers the sky, and it is impossible to see the end at a glance.
Standing high in the sky, Shen Qian is like a rock in the vast ocean, looking so small and lonely.
He extended his mental power to all directions, but he clearly felt the obstruction. After only extending for a hundred or two hundred meters, he could no longer move forward.
"What the hell is this mud horse?"
……
On the square, all the stone statues have long been silent and lost their original luster.
Only the 3D projection in mid-air is emitting bright light. On the scaled-down version of the continent, there are more than 200,000 cursors marked with numbers. At this time, many cursors are moving, and there are also a small number of cursors. Already entangled.
At a certain moment, one of the inconspicuous cursors suddenly went out, and then there was a wave of fluctuations in the square, and a sluggish young man fell onto the square.
"Zhou Qun!"
As a shout rang out, a strong man from the mountains and seas landed next to the young man on the platform.
"Teacher, I'm sorry, I...I failed."
The lost young man came back to his senses, looked at the broken bracelet on his wrist, a look of shame appeared on his face, and he lowered his head deeply.
"Oh, you have an impetuous temper. Failure is not a bad thing. I hope you can learn from it."
The strong man from the mountains and seas sighed softly and reassured, and then staff came and took the young man named Zhou Qun away from the venue.
The appearance of Zhou Qun is just the beginning. As time goes by, warriors who have been eliminated early will appear in the square from time to time, and sometimes three or four will appear at once.
For many powerful people standing on the high platform, this scene is expected.
Although the first level is the most vast, it is also the time when the number of people is the largest. Even compared to the base of more than 200,000 people, the current elimination rate is already far lower than expected.
At this time, there was some commotion on the high platform. Ning Zhiyuan strode past the other mountain and sea powerhouses with a sullen face. Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Ning Zhiyuan actually walked directly to the middle area of the high platform.<
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On the circular viewing platform, there is a cloud platform protruding forward. There are only a dozen seats on it, which seems a bit empty. However, ordinary mountain and sea experts can just take a look here.
You will feel suffocated.
That is the exclusive area for princes.
Every sitting figure among them, even if it is just a clone, is a being that mountains and seas must look up to.
And in the midst of the crowd, Ning Zhiyuan walked over with an unwavering expression.
At this moment, even though most of the people standing on the high platform were mature and prudent top Shan Hai, they couldn't help but feel some curiosity and glanced over quietly.
"Zhiyuan, what's going on?"
As a deep voice sounded, Ning Zhiyuan stopped at the edge in time.
Even though the princes with their backs to Ning Zhiyuan did not turn around, Ning Zhiyuan could still clearly feel that there were countless eyes on him, and the pressure doubled for a moment.
But Ning Zhiyuan did not flinch. He just took a deep breath and said, "Principal, I have a question."
"Say." After a short silence, Uncle Pingyang's voice rang out.
"I don't quite understand why... some students were directly transported to the 'Forest of Mist'?"
Ning Zhiyuan asked.
His voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it was enough to be heard by the hundreds or thousands of strong men on the high platform.
For a moment, many people were stunned, and then subconsciously turned their attention to the virtual projection.
Although most of the powerful people present at the moment do not know the entire competition system, they have more or less participated in the construction of the basic formation in the early stage.
They also understand in their hearts how complex and vast the terrain in the Jiutian World is in order to maximize the experience of the younger generation.
It is a world made from materials from dozens of "doors" behind the world.
Therefore, in every heaven, there will inevitably be dangerous or forbidden areas.
The First World has the fewest forbidden areas, with only one "Misty Forest" and a place called "The Valley of Extinction".
And for the vast world of First World, these two places are at the corners. Although students may not have the awareness of forbidden areas, the chance of entering by mistake is not high.
But now, according to what Ning Zhiyuan said, someone was actually sent there as soon as the game started?
In surprise, when everyone turned their heads to take a closer look, they were all stunned.
Sure enough, on the shrunken continental projection, in a small area shrouded in fog at the northeastern edge that no one had noticed just now, there was a cursor flashing.
The princes on the cloud platform probably noticed it, but they were silent for a while, including Pingyang Bo.
However, many people subconsciously glanced at the middle of the dozens of seats, but quickly looked back, as if they were afraid of even staying.
Although the powerful men of the mountains and seas are responsible for the infrastructure construction of the First World, the final shape is completely controlled by the princes.
And even the establishment of the "door" was all done by one person.
For a moment, everyone was stunned at Ning Zhiyuan's courage.
Because if Ning Zhiyuan's words are over-interpreted, it can even be understood that he is questioning the ethereal figure in the middle.
No one spoke, but the atmosphere was almost frozen.
"Is that a student of Jiangzhong Junwu?"
At this time, a faint laughter sounded, which relaxed the atmosphere, and many people subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes." Ning Zhiyuan answered, paused and then continued: "Minister Wu, no matter which school the students are from, they are transported to the forbidden area as soon as they enter, and they are from behind the B-level 'door'.
Isn’t this a bit unfair in the almost unsolvable foggy forest?"
Wu Wei saw that King Zhou Yi had no expression, so he shook his head and smiled.
"Teleportation is random. It's impossible for all students to meet each other as soon as they enter, right? As for the place where they are teleported, of course there will be good and bad. I think some people have been sent to the Valley of Extinction. It's just an isolated phenomenon, so don't worry about it." p>
"But... I still feel it's unfair."
Ning Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, but continued.
At this moment, many powerful people from the mountains and seas on the high platform looked at Ning Zhiyuan in surprise.
After all, Wu Wei's explanation was quite reasonable, and as Wu Wei was the Minister of Martial Arts and a top prince himself, he was blameless for being able to answer Ning Zhiyuan's questions so patiently.
And Ning Zhiyuan was still like a dazed young man. He kept asking questions just because a student of Jiangzhong Junwu was sent to a forbidden area. He was somewhat "ignorant".
Wu Wei also frowned. Just as he was about to say something, from the corner of his eye he saw that the cursor number looked familiar, and he couldn't help but feel moved.
"Who is the student who was sent to the restricted area?"
"Shen Qian."
Ning Zhiyuan slowly spit out two words.
There was a sudden silence on the high platform.
Now that things have happened, Shen Qian's reputation is not only among the younger generation, but also among the mountains, seas and princes.
The close disciple of Jingcheng Hou Gao Wenyuan, the unprecedented number one martial artist in the country, the peerless genius who killed the second level of mountains and seas with one sword, the seven-star alchemy master who developed the "creation" elixir, and the top ten super monsters on the Nine Heavens Ranking...
Such a figure, who can be called the rising star of Jiangzhong's military, was alone sent into the "Forest of Mist" among more than 200,000 students.
No wonder Ning Zhiyuan is so persistent, even risking the anger of the prince, to ask for an answer.
It's no wonder that Uncle Pingyang remained silent for a long time, I'm afraid he has already realized something.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the high platform became weird.
Many people didn't care about avoiding taboos and cast their gaze directly in the center, as if they wanted to see if King Zhou Yi, who was like a mist, would respond to such a question.
It's a pity that King Zhou Yi still said nothing.
It seems that he doesn't bother to explain, or maybe Ning Zhiyuan is not qualified for him to explain.
Ning Zhiyuan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and was about to speak. Wu Wei, who was in a daze, seemed to suddenly come to his senses. He waved his hand to interrupt Ning Zhiyuan, and the faint smile returned to his face.< /p>
"Teleportation is indeed random, and there is no absolute fairness in this world."
Perhaps seeing the reluctance in the corner of Ning Zhiyuan's eyes, Wu Wei smiled again and said: "You don't have to worry, although the 'Misty Forest' is from a B-level 'sect', with Shen Qian's strength, wouldn't he be able to break through?" ”
"Besides, although being directly teleported into the forbidden area is indeed a bad start, you also know the mechanism of the 'Nine Heavens War'. There are always opportunities behind the risks, and the 'Misty Forest' also contains the greatest treasure of the first layer of heaven."
"Isn't this Shen Qian's advantage?"
Ning Zhiyuan was speechless for a moment, because what Wu Wei said was not unreasonable.
Indeed, the biggest hidden reward in the First World is in the "Forest of Mist". With Shen Qian's strength, it is only good for him.
What really worries Ning Zhiyuan is that Shen Qian will waste too much time in the "Misty Forest" and lose the opportunity.
In the nine-day battle, everyone knows that the real ultimate reward lies above the nine days.
One step is slow, each step is slow.
The most annoying thing is that I also know from Cheng Qingqing that Shen Qian is good at everything, but his sense of direction has never been very strong...
And Ning Zhiyuan still has a deep worry, but he doesn't dare to show it.
That is, Shen Qian was sent to the forbidden area alone. Was it intentional by King Zhou Yi, or was it really just a coincidence?
If it's the former, then...
But Ning Zhiyuan couldn't figure it out. How could Shen Qian have any grievances with King Zhou Yi?
It’s not that I look down on Shen Qian, but the current Shen Qian is really not qualified.
The worried Ning Zhiyuan was finally persuaded to retreat. As Ning Zhiyuan turned and left, Wu Wei, who was sitting in the first position on the left, looked back and the smile at the corner of his mouth disappeared.
He turned his head slightly, took a deep look at King Zhou Yi who had said nothing the whole time, and then chuckled softly: "The road ahead is blurry now. It is just some old grudge between Duke Yanshan and Marquis Jingcheng, and it is not a matter of life and death." I am in such a state of hatred, can you please ask King Zhou Yi to persuade him?"
Silence.
After a long time, the fog seemed to waver, and King Zhou Yi's faint voice came out, "Yes."
Wu Wei nodded, then turned his attention back to the phantom projection, and said no more.
……
"Is this an online game that has become a stand-alone game?"
In the deep jungle, Shen Qian rubbed his sore forehead.
He didn't quite understand why he had been wandering around for nearly two hours without even seeing a single person.
In this forest shrouded in mist, apart from endless monster beasts, there is a seemingly eternal loneliness.
Shen Qian originally thought that it would be easy to find a way out with his advantages in air control and mental strength, but this was not the case at all.
Although he no longer fell into the dilemma of going around in circles, his progress in exploring the direction was extremely slow.
The weirdness of this place is far beyond Shen Qian's imagination.
He doesn’t understand why it’s so difficult to deal with the world of just one layer of heaven?
So how do others cope?
Am I the only one who’s crazy?
Maybe bringing the system online can help quickly find a way out, but Shen Qian is not willing to waste energy on finding the way.
This is just the first level. I don’t know how many unexpected situations will happen later. It’s just a way to find a way. It’s not necessary.
Boom!
At this moment, thunder broke out in the clear sky.
Shen Qian raised his head in shock and saw a golden light appearing in the distant sky. The golden light dyed half of the sky like a dream.
Then, the sky suddenly became a lot more transparent, and a sparkling star appeared. If you look closely, the star seemed to be moving.
Immediately afterwards, several more stars were lit up.
When Shen Qian was confused, the majestic voice that had appeared before resounded between heaven and earth again.
"The second heaven gate has been opened!"
Has anyone entered the second heaven?
Only then did Shen Qian react, and then he suddenly realized.
If you guessed correctly, the golden light should represent the opened "door", and those twinkling stars are the first warriors to enter.
Sure enough, just a few minutes later, dozens of stars were lit up one after another.
This also means that after the "door" is opened, the number of people entering the second heaven is gradually increasing.
"Forget it, it's just the second level of heaven, don't be in a hurry."
Shen Qian comforted himself. The good news is that with the emergence of golden light, at least the general direction will not be wrong.
He was about to continue moving forward when the leaves turned, but the Great Sage, who was looking for a way in another direction, came back.
“%#*&&&&……”
After the Great Sage landed in front of Shen Qian, he first pointed behind himself, and then shouted with some excitement and solemnity.
"Oh?" Shen Qian quickly understood, and then became interested, "Go and have a look."
……
Ten minutes later, Shen Qian couldn't help but marvel at the Baizhang tree demon that collapsed in front of him.
He never expected that there would be monsters of this level in the Yitian World.
Although this tree demon that has lived for an unknown number of years has not yet become a truly transcendent martial artist, it is infinitely close to the mountains and seas, and its vitality is extremely strong and very difficult to deal with.
According to normal assessment, this is at least a Q-level to P-level monster.
Even if Zhao Keyi met him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do anything good.
For more than 90% of the warriors who have entered the Jiutian World, this is a desperate existence.
Next to Shen Qian was the scarred and sluggish Great Sage. For the purpose of training, Shen Qian first asked the Great Sage to take action and fight with the tree demon.
However, the great sage, whose realm was only comparable to that of a late-stage martial artist, was naturally no match for the tree demon, so in the end, Shen Qian slashed with his sword to completely kill the tree demon.
A fist-sized crystal core rolled out, and at the same time, a bright brilliance emitted from the soil that the tree demon had just occupied.
Shen Qian threw the core to the excited Great Sage, and then opened the roots of the tree demon.
Nine nine-day tokens shining with charming luster appeared in Shen Qian's field of vision.
And in the middle surrounded by the Nine Heavens Order, there is a small treasure box.
The nine Nine-Tian Tokens only briefly surprised Shen Qian, but considering the terrifying strength of this tree demon, it is normal to give nine Nine-Tian Tokens as a reward.
What really made him curious was this treasure chest.
When you open the treasure chest, you will find that there is no magic elixir or rare treasure inside, but just a simple-looking key.
Shen Qian tried it. The key was made of an unknown material. Except for a unique charm, nothing could be seen.
After rummaging around again and making sure that nothing was missing, Shen Qian could only put away the mysterious key of unknown origin.
By this time, Shen Qian had already expressed some meaning.
Although he doesn’t know what the situation is, the jungle he is in is probably a rather special existence in the world of Yitian.
This tree demon is equivalent to a hidden boss, but it was inexplicably defeated by Shen Qian alone.
With this unexpected gain, Shen Qian's mentality became completely peaceful.
It wasn't until the Great Sage, whose Qi had increased a lot, woke up from cultivation that Shen Qian took the Great Sage back on the journey of finding a way.
……
Another hour later.
As the warm sunshine came directly, Shen Qian looked back at the deep jungle behind him, and then let out a long breath.
After several hours of struggle, he finally came out.
There is a plain in the distance, and there are mountains and rivers in the distance. In short, everything is normal.
And the direction of the golden light finally became clearer than ever before.
The stars twinkling above our heads have become so densely packed that at a glance, there are at least thousands of them.
This also means that the number of warriors who have entered the second level of Tianmen has exceeded thousands.
Shen Qian, who no longer wasted time, let the Great Sage jump on his shoulders, and then quickly swept forward with a "bang".
Soon, Shen Qian saw a human figure for the first time.
They were two warriors who were fighting. They were both in the realm of middle-level warriors. They were fighting crazily because of a Nine Heavens Token lying on the ground.
Shen Qian glanced at the Nine Heavens Order that was at his fingertips, hesitated slightly and then shook his head and looked away.
These two people had no grievances against him, and there was no need for them to do such bullying and lose their military reputation in vain.
When Shen Qian flew past the sky without stopping, both of them stopped in shock, but Shen Qian's figure just flashed past and quickly disappeared above their heads.
The further forward, more and more figures appear in Shen Qian's field of vision.
Some people are carefully exploring the surroundings, and there are also three or four warriors in a team who are fighting a monster beast, but more of them are still moving quickly towards the second level of the Tianmen like Shen Qian.
Although the First Level World is huge, it is nothing at Shen Qian's terrifying speed.
Just ten minutes later, Shen Qian's field of vision already saw the Tianmen, about a hundred meters tall, standing between heaven and earth.
At this moment, there are hundreds of figures gathering outside Tianmen.
The warriors who were wary of each other were hovering near Tianmen, but no one entered.
Shen Qian was puzzled at first, but when he got closer, he understood something.
Not everyone can easily collect two Nine-Tian Tokens. Except for the warriors on the Qianlong List and Shenglong List, most people have difficulty finding even one Nine-Tian Token.
In this case, there is still a way to go.
That is to stay directly near Tianmen and snatch other people’s Nine Heavens Order!
So just by turning his eyes, Shen Qian already understood what these people were planning.
However, Shen Qian naturally didn't have the slightest scruple, and without even covering his body, he rushed directly towards the Tianmen.
The fierce wind sound attracted the attention of nearby warriors.
They were wary at first and had some expectations, but when they turned around and saw Shen Qian coming from a thousand meters away, even though they couldn't see Shen Qian's face clearly, everyone subconsciously flinched.< /p>
Takong...it means that the person coming is a member of the top minority group.
Who dares to stop?
Soon, Shen Qian got closer and his pace slowed down slightly.
"It's Shen Qian!"
Many people recognized Shen Qian and exclaimed one after another.
"Why hasn't he gone up yet..."
"Shh!"
What made Shen Qian a little puzzled was that many people looked unnatural, and some strange whispers reached his ears.
Amid the frightened eyes of the people around him, Shen Qian suddenly stopped.
He looked around and saw no students from Jiangzhong Military and Military, nor did he see any acquaintances. After frowning briefly, Shen Qian casually pointed to the crowd.
"Why are you looking at me like that? What happened?"
"Ah..."
The student who was pointed out by Shen Qian flinched, but under Shen Qian's intense gaze, he could only stand up and said with a smile: "We...we are just a little strange that you came so late. Here..."
This explanation made sense. Although Shen Qian felt that the other party still had some unfinished words, he didn't think much about it and asked instead: "So, all the people at the top of the Nine Heavens Ranking have already made it up?" < /p>
In this nine-day battle, if Shen Qian can really take it seriously, there are only a few people.
"Yes, Ning Zhaoyi opened the gate to the second heaven first, and then Lin Sanmo, Wu Yi and others went up..."
"Did they fight? Also, can you see the military force in Jiangzhong?"
"There seems to be no fight..."
"Cao Yi and Sha Bi arrived one after another, but they didn't pay much attention to each other..."
"There is a female companion next to Qu Bai. She went up there about ten minutes ago..."
Several people answered in a variety of ways.
No fight?
Shen Qian was a little surprised.
Shen Qian also made a general observation at Luo Shenbo's manor that day. In his opinion, those top geniuses seemed to be in harmony, but in fact they were undercurrents.
Maybe it’s because this is the second heaven gate, so everyone is wary of each other?
Shen Qian thought for a while and found the only explanation.
Seeing that there was no more useful information, Shen Qian stopped staying any longer and headed straight for the second-level heavenly gate.
When Shen Qian passed through the "door", the Nine Heavens Token on his body flashed, and then Shen Qian passed through without any hindrance.
As they watched Shen Qian disappear, many people at the scene breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously and looked at each other, many with complicated expressions.
"It seems he doesn't know yet..."
"Hey, who allowed him to take advantage of it? It is said that all the golden light of the Nine Heavens List was obtained by him alone. This is the target of public criticism!"
"Do you think if he notices it later, will we..."
"Tsk tsk, I heard that dozens of mountains and seas have joined forces. Whoever has the strength to resist will be eliminated. It's just a matter of time."
……
Shen Qian could no longer hear the discussions behind him. He had just experienced space dizziness and was looking at his surroundings.
At this time, he was located on a desolate hill.
Although it feels very remote, at least it is no longer a place where it is easy to get lost.
In the world of the second heaven, the aura is obviously one level richer than that of the first heaven.
But for Shen Qian, it is still better than nothing, and there is no obvious effect.
When Shen Qian had just entered the second-level world, he had already seen a line of gold characters floating in the sky.
Judging from the dim sky, no one should have found the third heaven gate yet.
"To enter the third level of heaven, you need five yuan and nine heavenly orders!"
Shen Qian already has the five-yuan nine-day order.
In order to catch up on the progress, Shen Qian did not plan to continue exploring anything in the second world.
At this moment, Shen Qian's ears twitched, as if he heard something. He frowned and turned his head, then stepped heavily with his foot, and his figure disappeared from the place with a "boom".
……
Two kilometers away.
In a swamp, the vitality is everywhere, and there are seven or eight figures fighting together.
Although the scale of the battle was small, the momentum was extremely huge. The wetland stretching for thousands of meters was full of ravines, and the continuous sonic booms in the air were like thunder, causing countless water splashes all around.
If you look closely, you will see six people attacking two people.
"Xiao Ye, this is your last chance. If you surrender immediately, do you really think that we don't dare to kill you?"
"It depends on how long your so-called pseudo-extreme realm can last!"
Between the swords and swords, two sneers sounded one after another.