He was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Hearing this, Kitten's expression turned a little strange.
"What's wrong?" Long Chen asked.
"Screw you. Don't even think of touching this Lord Kitten." Kitten bared his fangs and brandished his claws, returning to the Great Virtual Realm.
Long Chen laughed heartily, his laughter echoing in the night sky.
The next day, the highly anticipated Hidden Dragon Ranking battle officially began. The entire Hidden Dragon Platform was completely surrounded. The Punishment Hall had to send out a large number of people to maintain order.
As participants, Long Chen and the others had already arrived at the Hidden Dragon Battlefield long ago. At this moment, there were some changes in the Hidden Dragon Battlefield. Originally, there were hundreds of battlefields, but now, there was only one left. It was a huge, circular battlefield with a circumference of dozens of kilometers. A strong transparent barrier enveloped the entire battlefield, and only the top had an entrance.
And in this vast Hidden Dragon Battlefield, the most obvious change was a huge black stone tablet that shot up into the sky. It was hundreds of meters tall, and it shot straight into the clouds. This stone tablet gave off a huge pressure, making people not dare to raise their heads to look at it. They had to maintain a respectful attitude in their hearts.
Golden light flowed on the huge black stone tablet, and names gradually appeared. Long Chen, Feng Zhilin, and the others' names were all on it. Because the battle hadn't started yet, they hadn't been ranked yet. Everyone was in first place, and their points were the same as they had been at the beginning, five points.
From today onwards, the scoreboard would be updated every day until it was finalized. That would be the true ranking of the scoreboard.
The change of the ranking was what everyone was looking forward to the most.
On this day, the seats closest to the Hidden Dragon Battlefield were the highest ranked halls. Although the Evil Dragon Palace was small, there were hundreds of seats for people like Long Chen. Among them, there were ten Vice Palace Masters, some elders, hall masters, and disciples of the Jiang Xin Pavilion, such as Qin Feng, all came to cheer for Long Chen.
There was a great commotion.
The Supreme Elders and the geniuses of the Martial God Palace arrived one after another, saying some stirring words.
Long Chen sat at the front of the Evil Dragon Palace. At this moment, everyone in the Evil Dragon Palace was looking at his back with deep respect.
Everything was ready.
The Law Enforcing Elder, Yang Wang, stood on the light shield of the Hidden Dragon Battlefield and was giving a passionate speech. His speech was very exciting. Before the official start, he told everyone about their names, achievements, and other information. Especially when he talked about Long Chen defeating Ji Liuhua in two moves, it was simply a legend.
Seeing that the battle was about to begin, Yang Wangcai explained the rules of the battle.
"Everyone, please take a look at the Hidden Dragon Battle Monument."
Everyone turned to look at him.
"The words on the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele are Martial Secret Formations; they are absolutely fair and just. This is something passed down from the Martial God Palace. It will record the rankings of the eight geniuses. Right now, everyone has five points. Even at this point, we still do not know who's opponent will be today or who will be the first to fight. We will leave everything to the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele. Among the eight names, when it is time to fight, six of them will be hidden. The two bright names will represent the two participants."
At this point, a bell rang, indicating that the battle of the Hidden Dragon List had begun.
"In that case, let us look at the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele and see who will be the first to fight."
Everyone stared at the eight names. As soon as Yang Wang finished speaking, six of the golden names dimmed, leaving only two that were still lit up.
"Xue Zi, Fang Wenfeng."
An explosion rang out.
The crowd cheered.
The first battle was Xue Zi against Fang Wenfeng. Fang Wenfeng was at the peak of the seventh layer of the Divine Martial Realm. He was a disciple of the War God Hall ranked in the top ten of the three thousand palaces.
The War God Hall cultivated close combat. Everyone was muscular, and Fang Wenfeng was rumored to be able to catch up to Li Cang. It was not luck that made it into the top eight. He had fought his way through.
Although there was no suspense in this battle, the atmosphere of the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele still made everyone excited.
Soon, Xue Zi defeated her opponent. Then, the crowd discovered that Xue Zi's name had risen to first place on the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele, with six points. Fang Wenfeng had become third place, with four points. The others were all second place, with five points.
The change in the rankings was really exciting.
"Who will be facing who in the next battle?" In Yang Wang's broadcast, two names shone as brightly as before.
"Long Chen, Ao Yue."
Long Chen was stunned. He did not think that it would be his turn so soon, and it was against someone at the seventh layer of the Divine Martial Realm. Could it be that this Hidden Dragon Battle Stele was really not that easy?
His opponents were left with three at the eighth layer of the Divine Martial Realm and two at the seventh layer. It seemed that against someone at the seventh layer of the Divine Martial Realm, he would only have two-fifths, which was not low.
As soon as Long Chen appeared, the cheers became even louder. This was his first battle in the ranking battle, and there was no doubt that he would win easily. However, the crowd still wanted to see his heroic performance.
Using the fifth level of the Scripture of Nine Dragons, Long Chen easily swept his opponent onto the ground. He did not use too much force, giving his opponent a chance to fight again tomorrow.
Long Chen's gentlemanly action immediately attracted many praises.
It should be known that the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele was not only a competition of strength, but also a competition of resilience and willpower. It was a battle of strength, and whoever could last until the end would be the winner. If Long Chen could seriously injure his opponent today, it meant that his next battle would be very miserable.
Returning to the Evil Dragon Palace, another round of cheers rang out. Long Chen calmly sat down, ignoring Feng Zhilin and Lu Junyue's ferocious gazes.
Today, there would definitely be two experts at the eighth layer of the Divine Martial Realm fighting.
In the blink of an eye, half of the battles were over.
The remaining four were Feng Zhilin, Yan Qingchen, Lu Junyue, and another expert at the seventh layer of the Divine Martial Realm. Among the three, which two would fight?
Under the crowd's anticipation, the third pair of names finally appeared on the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele.
"Yan Qingchen, Lu Junyue."
Long Chen was shocked. Yan Qingchen had encountered Lu Junyue. Because of her relationship with Long Chen, Lu Junyue hated Yan Qingchen to the core. Therefore, Long Chen was somewhat worried for Yan Qingchen.
However, thinking about it carefully, as long as Yan Qingchen entered the top eight, he would have to fight with the others. No matter how worried he was, there was nothing he could do.
Under the crowd's anticipation, Yan Qingchen and Lu Junyue met in the Hidden Dragon Battle Stele. The clash between the strong naturally created a climax.
This was the climax of the first day of the points battle.
As a spectator, Long Chen was even more nervous than when he was fighting. The points battle had its own rules. Therefore, he could only sit here and could not help Yan Qingchen.
Moreover, Yan Qingchen was not a weakling.
Before Long Chen appeared, Lu Junyue was the publicly acknowledged strongest expert. He had the demeanor and temperament of an expert. At this moment, he stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Yan Qingchen calmly. He was like an unshakable mountain.
As for Yan Qingchen, he just stood there casually with a smile on his face. After sizing up Lu Junyue for a while, he laughed and said, "It's not like I don't know you. Do you need to pretend to be so refined in front of me? If you act like a beast, even my body won't be able to block you."
Lu Junyue's mouth twitched. If it was in the past, Yan Qingchen would not have dared to laugh at him like this.
The matter with Jiang Cha had not been exposed. He was still the dream lover of many young girls. The appearance of Long Chen had replaced the position that belonged to him in the minds of many young girls.
The two people that Lu Junyue wanted to torture the most were Yan Qingchen and Long Chen. He had already prepared a big gift for Long Chen. As for Yan Qingchen, Lu Junyue smiled. He had also prepared a big gift. In fact, he had asked Lu Zhihuan to arrange today's battle.
Lu Junyue's goal was to cripple Yan Qingchen so that he would not be able to participate in the next six battles. This would cause him to lose the opportunity to join the Martial God Palace. This way, he would be able to display his might and intimidate Long Chen. He wanted to show everyone who was stronger, Lu Junyue or Long Chen.
"Unfortunately, you are the unlucky one. Who asked you to be on good terms with Long Chen?" Lu Junyue laughed coldly in his heart.
He had not fought for a long time. Everyone had forgotten that he, Lu Junyue, was ranked in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking five hundred years ago. Although he did not make it into the top eight, he was still ranked tenth. That was why he was recognized as an expert by the grading elders of the Punishment Hall. At that time, Yan Qingchen was not even in the top hundred.
The battle started at any moment.
Two cultivators in the eighth layer of the Divine Martial Realm instantly displayed the power of their Deities' Nations.
"Crimson Heaven's World Power!"
Yan Qingchen let out a furious roar as his body was engulfed in flames. The energy emitted a scorching heatwave that surrounded him. At this moment, Yan Qingchen looked like a miniature sun as his body was engulfed in terrifying flames.
"Radiant World Power!"
A milky white energy appeared beside Lu Junyue.
Both of them had a world inside their bodies. This world was faintly discernible, revealing a shocking outline. They were the true controllers of the world inside their bodies.
In an instant, the two of them started fighting fiercely. Most of the people could only see a ball of white light and a ball of red flame fighting fiercely. The Hidden Dragon Battlefield, which was so big, was also shaking at this moment.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! The two of them fought from the sky to the ground and from the ground to the sky. The battle was extremely intense. Although it was not as direct as when Long Chen fought Ji Liuai, it was more eye-catching. The two of them were evenly matched.
Although they were protected by the transparent light shield, some of the onlookers were still affected by the aura and felt uncomfortable.
The situation of their battle was within Long Chen's expectations. With their strength, they would probably have to fight for a period of time. As for who would win, Long Chen was not sure. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that Yan Qingchen had a slight upper hand because he was stronger. Lu Junyue's fierce fighting style was a bit too much for her to handle.
"I have been wasting my time on women all these years. It seems that I have regressed a little. However, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. How can a stupid donkey like you compare to me?" Lu Junyue roared in her heart as she could not get the upper hand.
Gloominess gradually filled her heart.
"Originally, I wanted to use these moves to deal with Long Chen and make him suffer. Since I have the Golden Elephant Seal of Nine Spirits, I will give it to you, Yan Qingchen. Haha."
At this moment, Lu Junyue changed her moves and her fighting style was completely different.
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