klisemfg Chapter 241 Cang Xingyu Appears, Gu Jiancheng's First Battle!
Chapter 241 Cang Xingyu Appears, Gu Jiancheng's First Battle!
In short, the battle in the lower half of the bracket seemed to involve the most players, but it ended exceptionally quickly.
Faced with the overwhelming combat power of the Taiji Sect, which was almost like a dimensional reduction attack, all the disciples of the three holy lands were routed as if a mountain had collapsed.
Even though many of the elites recruited by the Holy Land from the villainous forces were trying to break into the Heavenly Ranking, they were all ruthlessly trampled underfoot by Ape and his group.
Thus, in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, only a hundred people remained in the lower half of the competition.
The Taiji Sect disciples, who had gone mad with killing, even started playing a game of catching chickens. Disciples from the three holy lands could only flee in panic in order to secure the remaining spots.
Their goal was no longer how to defeat the Taiji Sect cultivators, but how to be eliminated by the Taiji Sect in the end.
Finally, when only one hundred people remained on the arena, a mysterious light suddenly appeared, forcibly isolating everyone.
This ugly confrontation, which was comparable to a farce, finally came to an end. At least in the eyes of the three holy lands, this short period of time was like sitting on pins and needles, feeling like they had a fishbone stuck in their throat and a thorn in their back!
The super sects under the Holy Land were treated like pigs and dogs, completely like bullying nobodies.
This was tantamount to making the Holy Land lose face in front of a million cultivators.
Those holy land cultivators on the Heavenly Ranking were now all pale and ashen, filled with extreme shame and indignation.
Although they haven't made a move yet, they already seem to have suffered a defeat.
The holy sons and daughters were humiliated, and their anger was burning. They were just waiting for the battle in the upper half of the area to begin so that they could suppress the arrogance of the Taiji Sect.
"The lower bracket is now complete; the upper bracket groupings will begin with the draw!"
At this moment, two hundred radiant jade slips suddenly fell from the void above and hovered above the arena.
"The upper bracket is divided into four groups of fifty people each. They will challenge each other in a round-robin fashion. In the end, twenty people will be left to compete for the final ten spots to enter the Holy Path Palace and the champion of the Heavenly Pride Tournament based on their win rate and number of matches!"
"Let's begin the draw!"
Thus, after the voice of the representative of the Supreme Holy Dao Palace fell, the two hundred people present all moved and grabbed the jade slips for drawing lots above their heads.
In the blink of an eye, only two jade slips remained out of the two hundred.
At this moment, Gu Jiancheng raised his hand and took one of them into his hand.
He had long known that what appeared to be a random draw was actually pre-arranged by the Holy Domain Inspector.
It doesn't matter when you try to grab this lottery ticket.
Thus, only the last jade slip remained suspended on the arena, and all eyes turned to it.
Because, since the start of the Tianjiao Competition, there is still one person who has not yet shown up.
That is, the Holy Son of Dingtian, known as the number one prodigy in the Holy Domain, Cang Xingyu!
Just as everyone was wondering, a holy light suddenly rose from the direction of Tianding Mountain, and then, accompanied by an extremely piercing dragon roar, it transformed into a rainbow and rushed straight towards Tianding City in the blink of an eye.
When everyone came to their senses, they were shocked to discover that it was actually Cang Xingyu.
Cang Xingyu stood there, clad in golden armor, riding a golden-scaled winged dragon, his hands behind his back, looking down at the millions of cultivators below.
His eyebrows and eyes were heroic and domineering, and his eyes were filled with disdain. Then he cupped his hands to the saints and said, "This junior, Cang Xingyu, has just come out of seclusion, which is why I am late."
Then, he raised his hand and took the last jade slip into his hand.
There was not a hint of apology in his words; he simply informed the sages.
This scene had already displeased Haoran and the four saints of the Lingshan Holy Land.
Regardless of whether Cang Xingyu has attained sainthood or not, he is still just a junior.
But nowadays, there is clearly no respect for them whatsoever.
Isn't that a bit too arrogant?
At this moment, Gu Jiancheng also looked over. Although Cang Xingyu was surrounded by a mysterious aura that concealed his cultivation level, it seemed to come from some kind of secret treasure.
However, there was still no way to stop Gu Jiancheng's penetrating divine eyes. According to the system display, Cang Xingyu's current cultivation level has indeed reached a level close to the Saint Realm, but his cultivation aura is extremely unstable.
Within its body lies an extremely powerful and eerie aura, resembling an ancient ferocious beast that has been temporarily suppressed!
Once this great evil breaks through the restrictions, it will reach the level of a true saint.
Even Gu Jiancheng sensed the residual aura of the tribulation lightning within him. So, the extraordinary phenomena that this person attracted in legends could indeed be because he had passed the tribulation of a saint!
As for what Cang Xingyu had gone through before, Gu Jiancheng had no idea.
In short, Cang Xingyu was definitely well-prepared for today's Prodigy Competition!
At this moment, Cang Xingyu's gaze suddenly turned to Gu Jiancheng below.
Their gazes clashed instantly, like thunder and fire, and their fighting spirit exploded.
Seeing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise, thinking to themselves that the two most eye-catching people in this competition had finally appeared at the same time.
I just don't know if the two of them will be put in the same group according to the draw results.
"The draw is over!"
At this moment, the voice of the Holy Dao Palace rose again in the sky, and then all the names of the four groups were displayed on the arena, which could be seen by millions of cultivators!
However, upon seeing the group assignments, everyone gasped in surprise.
Li Piaomiao and the others' expressions changed drastically in an instant!
Because, although the two hundred people were divided into four groups, their combat strength was extremely unevenly distributed!
Although Gu Jiancheng, Cang Xingyu, Jian Xinhen and Kong Ming were divided into four different groups, Gu Jiancheng's group had six of the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking!
This includes Feng Chanmian, the Holy Maiden of Dingtian Holy Land; Luo Tianlan, the Holy Maiden of Haoran Holy Land; and Kong Chan, the Holy Maiden of Lingshan Holy Land!
Also included were Jun Shang, the true disciple of the number one super sect in the Holy Domain, Liu Wuqing, the holy son of Dingtian Holy Land who had recently entered the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking, and Ye Yuan, the number one inner disciple of Dingtian.
This is clearly a situation where six top-tier prodigies are besieging Gu Jiancheng; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a group of death!
On the other hand, Cang Xingyu's group was even more outrageous, with Yuan Da, Wei Xingzhou, Xiao Ziyan, and other Taiji Sect disciples all assigned to this side.
If they want to advance to the next level, they need to avoid facing Cang Xingyu!
This group is practically a death group for the Taiji Sect cultivators!
At this point, almost everyone felt that the Supreme Holy Dao Palace was deliberately targeting the Taiji Sect!
"This grouping is absolutely outrageous!"
"What do you mean? You really want to eliminate the Tai Chi Sect?"
Li Piaomiao and Meng Fusheng couldn't help but curse at this point.
If they hadn't known that the Heavenly Pride Competition was organized by the Supreme Holy Dao Palace, they would have definitely thought that the three holy lands were joining forces to persecute the Taiji Sect.
"Hehe, true gold fears no fire. Now it's up to you."
Gu Jiancheng scoffed, then looked at Yuan Da and the others, saying, "Cang Xingyu and the others will show you absolutely no mercy. Anyone who encounters Cang Xingyu, except for Yuan Da and the other two, will have to forfeit!"
"This is an order, understand?"
Although his own group assignment was within Gu Jiancheng's expectations, he never expected that the inspector would assign the Taiji Sect members to Cang Xingyu's group!
"Yes!"
The group exchanged glances and then nodded in agreement.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, eight small arenas also rose up in the center of the Tianding Martial Arts Arena.
"Each group will compete in two locations simultaneously, with individuals whose names will appear on the stage!"
As the voice rang out, names appeared one after another on the arena.
Gu Jiancheng stared intently, only to discover that his name was among the names of those who appeared in the first round!
The million cultivators in the venue instantly perked up.
Unexpectedly, we will see Gu Jiancheng of the Taiji Sect make a move in the first round, which will confirm all the previous speculations about him.
Whether Gu Jiancheng is merely a figurehead or truly capable, perhaps this battle will provide some clues.
The gazes of Feng Chanmian and the others also fell on Gu Jiancheng, since they were in the same group and would definitely run into each other later.
Gu Jiancheng, however, remained calm and composed. He then stepped into the air and flew onto the arena.
His opponent in the first round was a cultivator from the Dingtian Holy Land.
His cultivation level was not weak either, having reached the Dao Integration Realm, and he was already ranked on the Heavenly Ranking.
However, this person had never encountered Gu Jiancheng in the Ruins of Return, and now, stepping onto the arena, his expression was solemn.
He knew what Gu Jiancheng meant to the Dingtian Holy Land. If he could defeat Gu Jiancheng, he would surely become famous throughout the Holy Domain!
"Zhang of the Holy Land of Dingtian..."
However, before the cultivator could introduce himself, Gu Jiancheng impatiently interrupted him, "I have no interest in what your name is."
"Give up, don't waste my time."
Abstain!?
This caused everyone to frown.
He thought to himself that Gu Jiancheng was quite arrogant.
The cultivator from Dingtian Holy Land before us is ranked fifty-fourth on the Heavenly Ranking, which is not weak. How could he give up right away?
Does this mean they don't take the Dingtian Holy Land seriously?
"hateful!"
"You don't actually think you're the top of the Heavenly Ranking, do you?"
In an instant, the cultivator from Dingtian Holy Land was also enraged. He then suddenly unleashed his full power, his life soul surged, and the pressure of the Dao Integration Realm rose to its limit.
hum!
The spear thrust straight at Gu Jiancheng, its radiance reaching five thousand feet!
Although he knew that his combat strength was not as good as Wei Xingzhou and others in the lower half of the game, he did not believe that Gu Jiancheng in front of him was really stronger!
At least in terms of cultivation, Gu Jiancheng and he were about the same level.
"Don't show any shame!"
But just as the cultivator from Dingtian Holy Land unleashed his spear, Gu Jiancheng had already risen up with a flick of his sleeve.
boom!
In an instant, a raging storm arose, and a terrifying pressure swept across everything. Before the spear light could even touch it, it was crushed by the force.
puff!
Before anyone could react, the Dao Integration Realm cultivator from Dingtian Holy Land was already swallowed up and swept off the arena.
Before they even landed, blood splattered across the sky.
When everyone came to their senses, they were shocked to find that the prodigy ranked around 50th on the Heavenly Ranking had completely fainted, his body covered in blood.
With just a flick of his sleeve, he severely injured this Dao Integration Realm prodigy!?
In fact, they hadn't even figured out what methods Gu Jiancheng had used!
Could it be that Gu Jiancheng is really stronger than those disciples of Taiji Sect's Yuan Da?