At this time, the Fourth King Palace was bustling with noise.
Among the Seven King Palaces, only seven people had their own seats. They were the Seven Great Demon Kings. The Seven Great Demon Kings were sitting in a circle, and the distance between each Demon King was about 30 meters.
The disciples of the King Palaces, regardless of whether they were Demon Generals or other disciples, all stood behind their respective Demon Kings.
Among the seven king's palaces, there were more than 300 elders and senior disciples in each king's palace. King Qingli Palace had the least number, but it still had more than 200 people. However, the other king's palaces even had 500 people.
At that moment, all the people from the Seven Great King's Palaces had arrived and gathered on one side of the arena. On the other side of the arena, there were also many people entering the arena. The people on the other side were much stronger than those on Long Chen's side. Of course, there were only about fifty people participating. Long Chen knew that these fifty people were the Highest Elders of the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State. Just like the twenty-eight Demon Generals of the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State, they were the most powerful people in the entire Ancient Demon Area.
These people, their status seemed to be even higher than the Demon Generals, because they directly followed the Demon Emperor, so each of them had a seat. Of course, their seats were a bit smaller than the seven great Demon Kings, so as to distinguish their statuses.
Of course, among them, there was a seat that was even bigger than the Demon Kings'. At this time, a man walked to this seat, turned around, and sat down. He attracted the attention of almost everyone present.
Long Chen also looked at this man. He was about 20 years old. He looked feminine and very handsome. He was from the same department as Mo Xiaolang. However, Long Chen could see that under this feminine young man's appearance, there was an extremely masculine heart. This could be seen from his sharp and fiery eyes.
In the Ancient Demon Area, in terms of appearance, this man was much better than Ying Shaotian.
However, Long Chen felt a little strange. Why did this man's appearance look so familiar? It was as if he had seen him before.
"Impossible! After I came to the God Wushu Sage Empire, I went straight to the Ancient Demon Area. I haven't been anywhere but the Ancient Demon Area. How could I have seen this effeminate young man?"
Long Chen could guess his identity because his strength gave Long Chen the feeling that his strength was similar to that of King Qingli next to him. Although he was introverted, his movements were quite terrifying. He must be an expert in the Earth Martial Arts Realm. In other words, he was Jiang Wushang, the super genius who ranked first in the entire Ancient Demons Territory.
At the same time, he was the son of the Demon King, Jiang Wuxie.
Of course, he was also the future successor of the Ancient Demon Area.
To be honest, Long Chen admired him for being able to reach such a state at such a young age. He had made rapid progress in the Reaching Heaven State, but he still didn't know how to practice the Three Martial Arts Realms. In the Cangyang Kingdom, Zhao Qingyun wouldn't teach Long Chen what the Three Martial Arts Realms were.
Ever since Jiang Wushang showed up, the whole place was silent. Everyone stopped talking at the right time and looked at Jiang Wushang with admiration. In the Ancient Demons Area, the sons of the Demon Emperor were all born with a golden spoon in their mouths. But among the many sons of the Demon Emperor, only Jiang Wushang had reached the Earth Martial Arts Realm. The strongest of the others was only at the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State. Jiang Wushang's nature-defying and uniqueness could be seen from this.
Of course, the Demon Emperor had asked him to support this grand event, which was held once every five years, which showed how much he valued him.
Over the years, Jiang Wushang had created countless legends in the Ancient Demons Territory. He was the idol of all the disciples in the Ancient Demons Territory.
The practice of the Martial Arts Realm was completely different from the four basic states. It was said that it was easy to reach the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State, but it was more difficult to reach the Martial Arts Realm. Jiang Wushang had reached the Earth Martial Arts Realm at the same age as Long Chen, which was quite terrifying.
"Moreover, when Prince Wushang was at the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State, he could leave a handprint on the Reaching Heaven Demonic Pillar. Now, he should be able to destroy the Reaching Heaven Demonic Pillar."
Seeing Jiang Wushang show up, some disciples couldn't help talking about him.
"That's nothing. I heard that when he was at the ninth layer of the Heaven Ascension State, he once fought against eight people at the ninth layer of the Heaven Ascension State alone. In the end, he killed all of them. Those eight people were the Eight Villains of the Northern Sea. Every one of them was a famous figure on the Martial Union's Bounty List. However, they were all killed by Prince Wu Shang in one night."
"That's nothing. It's just one of Prince Wushang's experiences. I heard that he once reached the Eternal Divine Sea and killed a King Level Demonic Beast."
"King Level Demonic Beast? The Eternal Divine Sea is the nest of the super demonic beast, the Divine Phoenix. I didn't expect Prince Wushang to dare to go there. I have to say that I admire him."
Long Chen noticed that, ever since Jiang Wushang had appeared, geniuses like Ying Shaotian and Chen Feng were like grains of rice, while Jiang Wushang was the real dazzling star.
To be able to reach the Three Great Martial Arts Realms at such a young age, he should be considered a famous figure in the whole Wushu Sage Empire.
Moreover, when he was at the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State, he was able to leave a handprint on the Reaching Heaven Demonic Pillar and fight against eight people at the ninth level of the Reaching Heaven State and even kill a King Level Demonic Beast. Apart from Long Chen, it would be difficult for ordinary people to achieve such a feat.
Long Chen scrutinized Jiang Wushang for a while. He had a premonition that he had met a real genius this time.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Jiang Wushang. Jiang Wushang stood up and bowed slightly to the Seven Great Demon Kings. He said in a clear voice, "Seven Great Demon Kings, my father has some matters to attend to today, so I will be presiding over the disciple assessment on my father's behalf."
"Prince Wushang is too courteous. Given your strength and status, you will definitely be able to handle the disciple assessment. We just need to watch," the Red Ghost King said with a smile.
The other Demon Kings also chimed in one after another.
Jiang Wushang nodded and said, "Since everyone is here, the disciple assessment can begin now. Of course, Wushang is just supervising everyone a little. Divine Wind, you may begin."
When he finished speaking, he returned to his seat.
Only then did the crowd's gazes shift from Jiang Wushang to the huge black arena in front of them. A general clad in black armor stood on the black arena. It was the Divine Wind Demon General who had presided over the selection battle. Seeing him, Long Chen felt like laughing involuntarily.
"This Divine Wind Demon General is probably a professional host in the Ancient Demon Region. He is the one who presided over the selection and the disciple assessment."
This time, the Divine Wind Demon General didn't soar into the sky to speak. After all, there were several people around who had a higher status than him, especially when there was a prince who would become the Demon Emperor behind him. He looked around and said in a clear voice, "Divine Wind greets the Demon Kings. I will now explain the rules of this year's disciple assessment to everyone."
"This disciple assessment is divided into two stages. The purpose of this design is to determine the champion among all the disciples and reward them with the Emperor Flame Pearl. At the same time, the Great Elders will grade the disciples of each King's Palace. Finally, the ranking of the King's Palace will be determined according to the disciples' performance."
"Of course, every Great Elder belongs to the Imperial Palace. They are absolutely fair and open. Every disciple's grade will be recorded in their real names. The disciples who are taking the assessment only need to fight with all their might. You don't need to worry about the grade. As long as the disciples perform well, the Great Elders are experts in the ninth level of the Heaven Ascension State, so they will definitely be able to see it."
This rule was actually not bad. This disciple assessment was for the disciples of the Seven King's Palaces, and the Great Elders were the direct subordinates of the Demon Emperor. Moreover, the grade was recorded in their real names. Generally speaking, it was absolutely fair.
"Next, I will introduce the first stage to everyone."
After saying this, the Divine Wind Demon General glanced around. Suddenly, he stomped with his leg, and the entire arena shook.
"What an enormous force." Long Chen was a little surprised by the Divine Wind Demon General.
Under the Divine Wind Demon General's kick, the entire black arena started to shake. Then, everyone saw a total of twelve black pillars rise from the center of the arena.
Rumble.
After a few breaths' time, all the black pillars stabilized. These pillars looked a little like the Heaven Reaching Demonic Pillars. Of course, they were only replicas. There was a total of twelve black pillars, and each pillar was approximately seven meters tall. They formed a circle with a diameter of approximately fifteen meters in the center of the arena.
Long Chen looked carefully and realized that on the top of each pillar, there was a fiery-red bead. These beads were emitting enormous energy. Long Chen initially thought that they were the Emperor Flame Beads, but he knew that there wouldn't be twelve of them. Of course, even if they weren't the Emperor Flame Beads, these pillars seemed to be quite extraordinary. "These are the Flame Beads, not the Emperor Flame Beads.
"These are the Flame Beads, not the Emperor Flame Beads. I believe most of you are clear about the use of the Flame Beads. On the day when the nine suns are born, with these Flame Beads, you will be able to obtain some energy. Who knows, it might even allow you to have a breakthrough. These twelve Flame Beads are the prizes for the first round. The rules are very simple. Everyone will start at the same starting line. After I give the signal to start, whoever can obtain a Flame Bead and hold it until the time limit is up will be able to enter the next round. In other words, out of a total of sixty people, only twelve will be able to enter the next round."
"After I start the selection, all of you will need to display your greatest speed to fight for the Flame Bead. If you obtain the Flame Bead, you must not put it into your Cosmos Sack. Otherwise, it will be a violation of the rules. Even if you obtain the Flame Bead, you must hold it in your hand. If you can protect it until the time limit is up, then very well, you will have obtained a spot for the second stage."
"From the time I announce the start to the end, there will be a total of twenty breaths' time. How to obtain the Flame Bead within twenty breaths' time and protect it for that long will depend on your own strength."