Although this wisp of Nirvana Force wasn't much, it was able to create a great pressure on the warriors who didn't possess it. It was just like how the warriors with the Divine Image of Heaven and Earth could create a kind of spiritual pressure on the warriors below the seventh level of the Divine Martial Realm.
Nirvana Energy was hidden in the Divine Energy when one was in the Divine Martial Realm. This was almost unprecedented.
Even Han Yunxing and the others could not see through this secret. Only Long Chen could feel it. He knew that because of the existence of Nirvana Energy, not only his attacking power but also his recovery power had increased greatly.
The Three Minor Tribulations had indeed brought about a huge transformation for Long Chen.
In the future, when he entered the sixth level of the Divine Martial Realm and absorbed another tenth of the inheritance blood essence, he would become even stronger.
For an ordinary martial artist, the Three Minor Tribulations would cause their clan's bloodline to be deeply awakened. However, Long Chen had already surpassed this level. There was no longer any Yang Clan's bloodline in his body. There was only one kind of bloodline, that of a dragon. Long Chen, who had absorbed half of the Ancestral Dragon's blood essence, had unknowingly undergone a qualitative leap. Now, whether it was his aptitude or cultivation speed, he was far superior to the so-called super geniuses of the three great Imperial Domains.
People like Li Xuanji and Yang Lingqing were considered top-notch geniuses in the Three Regions and Nine Realms. There were definitely no such people in the Three Thousand Palaces. However, in terms of talent, Long Chen was far superior to them.
With his soaring speed, he would soon catch up to them.
Seeing the transformation of Long Chen, Han Yunxing and Nangong Lie sighed. When they first saw Long Chen, Long Chen was only in the second level of the Divine Martial Realm. In the blink of an eye, he had become a strong youth who could fight against a cultivator in the eighth level of the Divine Martial Realm.
It seemed that only a year had passed.
More than eight years had passed since the Promise of Ten Years.
It had not been easy for a kid in the four Basic Realms to reach this step.
"With your current talent, honestly speaking, it would be easy for you to enter the Martial God Palace. However, in my opinion, you still have to perform well in the Hidden Dragon Ranking before they will be convinced," Han Yunxing said with a smile.
"For Little Chen, this is a piece of cake. Lu Junyue, Ji Liuzhen and the others, who are Little Chen's match? Just watch Little Chen torture them. To think that these fellows are still thinking about how to torture Little Chen when the time comes. If they knew Little Chen's current strength, how interesting would their expressions be?" Nangong Lie laughed.
Long Chen also understood that Lu Junyue and Feng Zhilin were waiting for that day to come. At that time, their target would no longer be as simple as him.
His strength could be described as abnormal, which filled Long Chen with confidence.
Perhaps in just a few more steps, he would become a true super expert of the Three Regions and Nine Realms, reaching the peak.
Was this the end of cultivation?
Would there be other super experts above the Zhenwu Emperor looking down on them? Were there any other places outside the Three Regions and Nine Realms?
Intuition told Long Chen that the path he wanted to walk was definitely not so simple.
"What are you going to do next?" Nangong Lie asked.
"I'll cultivate the Nine Dragons Scripture to the sixth layer first. With my current Divine Energy, it should not be a problem to use the sixth layer. As for the three higher-level scales that the Nine Dragons Scripture needs, I can only search for them when the time comes."
There was still half a month before the Hidden Dragon Ranking. In this half a month, Long Chen would definitely have no problem cultivating the Nine Dragons Scripture to the sixth layer.
The Mysterious Sky Jade Fire Dragon, the Ancient Azure Wood Dragon, the Icy Azure Sea Dragon, and the Nine Heavens Wind-Riding Dragon. For the next two layers of the Nine Dragons Scripture, Long Chen chose the Five Mountains Dragon, which was an earth-attribute divine dragon. For the sixth layer, Long Chen chose the Golden Thunder Dragon's scale, which was the one on his arm. However, that was a combination of the dragon soul and the Soul-Chasing Hellthunder. The medium for the sixth layer was the Golden Thunder Dragon's scale.
The fifth layer was the Five Mountains Dragon, which was of the earth attribute.
The sixth layer was the Golden Thunder Dragon, which was naturally of the thunder attribute.
These two dragon scales had been given to Long Chen by Han Yunxing and the others. Although the Nine Dragons Scripture was getting more and more difficult, Long Chen was now standing at a sufficiently high level. Things that he had previously found difficult were now easy to understand at a glance. The cultivation of the Nine Dragons Scripture was much easier than the Extreme Universe Finger. Long Chen was still struggling with the next two layers of the Extreme Universe Finger.
However, the power of the sixth layer of the Nine Dragons Scripture was not much weaker than the Extreme Universe Finger.
Before the Extreme Universe Finger, the Nine Dragons Scripture was Long Chen's greatest reliance.
After spending five to six days, Long Chen had basically mastered the sixth layer of the Nine Dragons Scripture. Now, he had undergone a complete transformation, and his talent was even more heaven-defying.
The aura of a dragon in his body had gradually revealed itself. It was even a little unconcealable. It was a natural domineering aura.
After all the preparations were completed, Long Chen returned to the Evil Dragon Palace with a low profile with his powerful strength.
This period of time was the eve of the storm. Everyone was fully prepared for the Hidden Dragon Ranking battle, so nothing big happened in the Evil Dragon Palace. Under Long Chen's leadership, the resources of the Evil Dragon Palace had greatly increased. The disciples' cultivation was all on the right track. With Long Chen around, they seemed to have a spiritual pillar. The strength in their hearts was incomparably strong.
After checking on Jiang Cha for a while, Qin Feng was still in a daze. However, the time he had been waiting for had arrived.
"Palace Master, whether or not I can take revenge depends on you. It's best if you help me kill that bastard Lu Junyue," Qin Feng said through gritted teeth.
He had confidence in Long Chen.
"Don't worry."
Lu Junyue. To the current Long Chen …
It could be said that the transformation of the Minor Three Tribulations had given Long Chen too much.
After coming out of the River Heart Pavilion, Shentu Hong came to find Xiao Chen. He got straight to the point and said, "Half a month ago, when we confirmed the Evil Dragon Palace's participant list, I already submitted your name. Now, we just have to wait for the Hidden Dragon Ranking battle in eight days. Are you confident of entering the top ten?"
Long Chen laughed and said, "Do you have so little confidence in me? I'm counting on myself to take first place."
Shentu Hong was stunned. He could acutely feel that Long Chen was different. However, he did not know what was different. That confidence seemed to be very strong, even changing Shentu Hong's expression.
"If you take first place, the ancestors of our Evil Dragon Palace will probably laugh." Shentu Hong smiled awkwardly.
In the past, the people of the Evil Dragon Palace did not even dare to hope for the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, not to mention first place.
Right now, Ye Zheng was at the peak of the sixth layer of the Divine Martial Realm. However, in the three thousand palaces, he would not even make it into the top three hundred.
"In this Hidden Dragon Ranking battle, aside from the five palaces, the other palaces have sent out many experts in an attempt to use their performance to enter the Martial God Palace. You cannot be careless. Oh, that's right, do you understand the rules of the competition? The Hidden Dragon Ranking battle is the most important ceremony of our three thousand palaces. The rules are definitely complicated."
Long Chen really did not know about this. He thought that by defeating everyone, he would be able to get first place.
Shentu Hong had a chance to show off, so he quickly explained, "The Hidden Dragon Ranking battle is a grand ceremony that only happens once every five hundred years. Many cultivators were recruited by the Martial God Palace through their outstanding performance. The Martial God Palace is the holy land of our True Martial Emperor Palace. Almost everyone's dream is to enter the Martial God Palace."
"Just focus on the main points. That's all." Long Chen smiled.
He also knew that the Martial God Palace was everyone's dream.
Shentu Hong rolled his eyes at him. He was talking a lot. At this moment, he could not help but talk non-stop.
"This Hidden Dragon Ranking battle will determine the ranking of the top hundred disciples. It will determine the position of the top hundred disciples in the three thousand palaces for the next five hundred years. The Hidden Dragon Ranking battle will be organized by the Punishment Palace. The Martial God Palace will personally send experts to supervise it. The venue will be the largest 'Hidden Dragon Platform' in the Imperial Star."
Long Chen understood that there was competition when there was a ranking. When the ranking was announced, all the cultivators were not willing to see their ranking drop. They were also not willing to be seen as weaker than the cultivators in front of them. Therefore, they would urge themselves to cultivate, creating a very good cultivation atmosphere. "The top hundred ranking is decided by the Punishment Palace's Supreme Elders and the Martial God Palace's envoy.
They are all martial arts seniors, so they can more or less guarantee fairness. After this battle, the Punishment Palace will announce the Hidden Dragon Ranking on the Hidden Dragon Platform. As long as you enter the top hundred, you will be listed on the golden ranking. For young cultivators, this is a supreme glory, especially for those at the top. They have always been recruited by the Martial God Palace. As for our Evil Dragon Palace, to be honest, no one has been able to enter the Hidden Dragon Ranking ever since it was established. Your appearance has fulfilled one of our ancestors' wishes. "Shentu Hong said emotionally.
Long Chen smiled faintly.
The Three Thousand Palaces' method was indeed not bad. For the sake of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, almost all the disciples would do their best.
Only the top hundred could have that kind of glory.
"The specific rules of the competition are like this."
Shentu Hong then explained the rules of the competition. For a competition, the more novel the rules were, the more interesting it would be.
"First is the first round. This may be simple for you, but for others, the first round is the most important. This is because for most people, the first round is of utmost importance to being able to enter the Hidden Dragon Ranking. There are a total of thirty thousand participants in this Hidden Dragon Ranking, but only a hundred and ten people will be able to pass."
"On the Hidden Dragon Platform, there is a small world called the 'War Hounds World'. There are a hundred and ten 'Chaotic Sky Demonic Hounds' imprisoned there. These are ferocious beasts of the Seventh Grade Demonic God level. They are rather brutal, and there are only a hundred and ten Chaotic Sky Demonic Hounds in total. The first round of the test is to put thirty thousand people into the War Hounds World for a day. After a day of fighting and fighting, whoever has a pair of fangs from the Chaotic Sky Demonic Hounds will have the qualifications to advance. The others will all be eliminated."