Long Chen lowered his head and didn't look at them. He knew the Demon Generals were talking about him.
"Compared to a genius like Zhao Wuji, I don't have much potential. But so what? As long as I can get 100,000 Reaching Heaven Pills, I won't have to worry about leveling up in the future. Then, I can go to the Ancient Demons Area to practice. My strength will improve by leaps and bounds."
That was Long Chen's purpose for entering the Ancient Demons Area.
Another purpose was the Wushu Alliance.
Long Chen had just arrived at the Wushu Sage Empire, and he had killed many people from the Wushu Alliance. He didn't have any powerful forces behind him. If he was found out, he would be doomed. Therefore, it was a good choice to sneak into the Ancient Demons Area.
Moreover, a place with many strong warriors could stimulate his potential.
Time passed.
Soon, the time for the second test was almost up. The Wind God Demon General flew back to the sky and said loudly, "It's almost time to rest. With the medicine, the wounds you suffered in the Dark Prison should be healed."
After looking around and seeing that no one had any objections, the Wind God Demonic General continued, "No one has any questions. Very good. I will now announce the rules of the second round. I believe that everyone has seen the seven black pillars. They are very famous in the Ancient Demon Area. They are called the Sky Demonic Pillars."
"The Sky Demon Pillars." Long Chen had a feeling that it was related to the Reaching Heaven State.
At this time, the Divine Wind Demonic General continued, "The Sky-reaching Demonic Pillar is the test of the attacking power of all the Reaching Heaven State warriors. I believe many people have heard about the function of the Sky-reaching Demonic Pillar. I will simply describe it in one sentence, that is, attack the Sky-reaching Demonic Pillar with your strongest attack. The louder the sound the Sky-reaching Demonic Pillar makes, the stronger your attacking power is. That's right, this test is to test your attacking power. The one with the strongest attacking power will advance to the next round. The attacking power is the foundation of a person. The one with the strongest attacking power will be the winner. Therefore, this is the most authentic test of your strength.
"Use your strongest attack to attack the Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar. The Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar will make a sound."
Long Chen secretly memorized the Wind God Demon General's words. At the same time, he sized up the Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar and thought to himself, "In other words, as long as it's a Heaven Reaching Realm martial artist, even if he's at the ninth level, he wouldn't be able to destroy this Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar."
From this, it could be imagined that the material of the demonic pillar must be quite terrifying.
Everyone started discussing and looked at the mystical demonic pillar with admiration in their eyes.
At that moment, the Wind God Demonic General continued, "In the first test, the Dark Prison, only seven thousand people remain from eighty thousand. In the second test, the Sky Demonic Pillar, only ten percent of the people can enter the next test. The Ancient Devil Area will choose the seven hundred people who have fought the most to enter the third test. The rules are simple, but it is not easy to advance to the next level, because you will have to defeat the ten people next to you."
Once again, there was a nine out of ten elimination rate. One could imagine how cruel this was.
Although they knew it would be difficult to enter the Ancient Demon Area, everyone's faces were still pale. They looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.
Whether or not they could enter the Ancient Demon Area depended on whether or not they were willing to risk their lives.
"Of course, the rules are cruel, but as long as you advance to the next level, there will be endless benefits. I will now announce the benefits of advancing to the next level." The Wind God Demonic General's loud and clear voice was heard again.
"First of all, those who advance to the next level will be awarded fifty Heaven Reaching Dans."
This number was almost three times the original number. As long as they advanced to the next level, they would be awarded eighty Heaven Reaching Dans.
Everyone was jealous.
Heaven Reaching Dans were the most important resources. Many people couldn't advance to the next level because they lacked Heaven Reaching Dans.
Then, the Wind God Demonic General continued, "The top one hundred people will be awarded three hundred Heaven Reaching Dans. If you are in the top ten, no one will be awarded one thousand Heaven Reaching Dans. If you are in the top three, the third place will be awarded six thousand Heaven Reaching Dans. The second place will be awarded ten thousand Heaven Reaching Dans. As for the champion …"
The Wind God Demonic General glanced at Long Chen and Zhao Wuji. He smiled and said, "The champion will be awarded thirty thousand Heaven Reaching Dans. Let's wait and see who will get the thirty thousand Heaven Reaching Dans."
Under the temptation of the Divine Wind Demon General's Heaven Connecting Pill, the originally low morale of the crowd was once again filled with fighting spirit. In any case, victory or defeat would be decided here. Rather than being disheartened, it was better to give it their all. If they really succeeded, they would really be able to achieve meteoric success.
In the Wushu Sage Dynasty, although the Ancient Devil Area was only a member of the Wushu Alliance, it was easy to become a member of the Wushu Alliance's Law Enforcement Team. However, it was difficult to become a disciple of the Ancient Devil Area. After all, the Law Enforcement Team of the Wushu Alliance had thousands of members, while the Ancient Devil Area only had ten thousand disciples.
"Thirty thousand Heaven Reaching Dans. What I need the most now is the Heaven Reaching Dans. Every time I advance to the next level, I need ten times more Heaven Reaching Dans than the others. Ten thousand Heaven Reaching Dans is probably not enough for me. Therefore, this time, I have to win." Long Chen thought to himself.
The more dazzling he was, the more training he would receive.
"Since I am here, I might as well go all out." Thinking of this, Long Chen was suddenly enlightened.
At this time, the Wind God Demonic General spoke again, "Now, everyone, according to your number, line up in front of the seven demonic pillars. Whichever number starts with, you will line up in front of that demonic pillar."
During the registration, Long Chen was given a number. His number started with seven, so he was in front of the seventh demonic pillar. Huangfu Qi was in front of him, so they were registered consecutively.
For the convenience of management, they were arranged according to their numbers. Zhao Wuji had been in front of Long Chen to complete the registration, so the Ancient Devil Area disciples had arranged for Zhao Wuji to be in between Long Chen and Huangfu Qi.
"Brother Liu, thank you." Zhao Wuji smiled at the disciple who had arranged for him.
"No problem. Brother Zhao, after you get the first place, just treat us to a good meal." The disciple smiled and left.
As soon as Zhao Wuji arrived, the atmosphere suddenly became unharmonious.
Huangfu Qi didn't like him. Now that he had cut in between her and Long Chen, she glared at Zhao Wuji and said, "Bad guy, who asked you to cut the line? Bad guy, bad guy, no."
Zhao Wuji and Long Chen swallowed the last three words. Zhao Wuji's face immediately turned the color of a pig's liver. He didn't care how cute Huangfu Qi was. He coldly walked towards her and said, "Little girl, watch your mouth."
"What kind of man are you to fight with a little girl?" Long Chen suddenly stood in front of Zhao Wuji.
"If you have the ability, show me on the demonic pillar. Let's see if you can get the first place." Long Chen smiled provocatively.
"Your name is Jiang Cheng, right? You are provoking me." Zhao Wuji stopped and looked at Long Chen with a gloomy expression.
"Is there anything about you that makes me provoke you?" Long Chen smiled faintly and comforted Huangfu Qi. He didn't pay attention to Zhao Wuji.
Behind him, Zhao Wuji gradually clenched his fists.
"The sound of the demonic pillar will let you understand what true strength is. I can kill an expert of the fifth level of the Reaching Heaven State, but I can't defeat a person of the first level of the Reaching Heaven State. It's just that my uncle didn't come today. If I don't get the first place, I will be humiliated … So, I have to get the first place." Zhao Wuji's eyes were burning.
At this time, under the arrangement of the Wind God Demon General, the second round of the test officially began. At this time, people had already started to enter. Long Chen was at the back of the line at the beginning, so he was also at the back, so it wasn't his turn yet.
And at this time, Long Chen noticed that the ten plus devil generals had already spread out to the sides of the seven heavenly demonic pillars. With them supervising and judging, it was very easy to see who was stronger and who was weaker. Long Chen saw that in each of the devil generals' books, there was a record book. Most likely, they were using the voices they heard to list out the data. In the end, all the data would be compared, and only then would they be able to determine the top 700.
Of course, the Ancient Demon Realm had a selection battle every year. These Demon Generals probably already had a perfect standard.
At this moment, every single Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar had already started moving. Long Chen's gaze landed on the Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar in front of him. At this moment, a youth was already standing in front of the Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillar.
Long Chen couldn't see his expression because he was standing behind him. However, Long Chen knew that he must be very nervous, because his body was trembling. Obviously, he also knew that victory or defeat depended on this one move. Soon, he clenched his teeth, took a few steps back, and then suddenly rushed forward, exploding with his most powerful move.
It was a majestic fist art, and he had used it with his cultivation of the second level of the Reaching Heaven State. A fist print abruptly transformed into a giant galloping tiger, which smashed into the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillar in front of him. Immediately, a gust of air current swept out to the side, and even lifted the black cloak of the Demon General behind the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillar.
"Buzz …" Long Chen heard the demonic pillar emit a slight sound, and then it became silent very soon.
Because it was the first time, the crowd didn't know whether the sound was loud or not. However, in the eyes of the teenager, he obviously hadn't achieved his goal, so he went down dejectedly. Soon after, the second teenager took his place.
The Demon General who was recording didn't raise his head. After the first person made the Heavenly Demonic Pillar emit a sound, he recorded a number, and then didn't do anything else.
The second teenager was also at the second level of the Reaching Heaven State, but the sound he made was a little stronger than the first one.
After that, basically everyone's cultivation level was about the same. The worst result was that they couldn't make the Heavenly Demonic Pillar emit a sound, and the best result was a beast warrior at the fourth level of the Reaching Heaven State. He exploded with his most powerful move, which made the Heavenly Demonic Pillar emit a soft sound, which lasted for three breaths.
This was the best result of the first group on Long Chen's side. As for the other groups, their results were about the same as Long Chen's group.
Time passed gradually, and the second stage soon came to an end. The top three of the first stage were also getting close to the Heavenly Demonic Pillar.
This would be the highlight of the second stage.