Wei Zhangkong defeated Yuwen Tianhe and became one of the eight prodigies.
This news spread from the residence in Void Sea City and instantly caused a huge uproar on Clear Isle.
Many cultivators were trying to find out more about Wei Zhangkong.
This was because they had never heard of this name before.
Now, he had suddenly appeared and defeated Yuwen Tianhe.
One had to know that as one of the eight prodigies, Yuwen Tianhe was a seeded contestant this time.
The outside world unanimously believed that Yuwen Tianhe was very likely to enter the top five in this battle.
But now, Yuwen Tianhe was defeated by an unknown martial artist.
The entire Clear Isle was in an uproar.
The prodigies in the other 35 cities were discussing this.
Only the other seven prodigies did not care at all.
This was because, in their opinion, Yuwen Tianhe was just barely able to become one of the eight prodigies. There was still a huge gap between them and him.
Even if this guy called Wei Zhangkong could defeat Yuwen Tianhe, it did not mean anything.
The next day, the Bi Clan Leader personally announced the selection rules.
Because this was the Bi Clan's son-in-law selection, the Bi Clan was the core. The other 35 city lords were only there to provide their opinions.
The rules of the competition were an elimination system.
There were a total of 1,080 prodigies in the 36 cities.
Apart from the eight prodigies, there were 1,072 prodigies.
The first round of the competition would eliminate 300 people.
As for the first round of the competition, it would not be a battle between cultivators. Instead, it would be held in a mountain range outside Clear Isle City.
This mountain range was known as the training ground for prodigies.
There were Heaven Dipper Tier and even Heavenly Body Tier demonic beasts here.
These demonic beasts were just right for the prodigies to train.
It was not bad to train while eliminating the prodigies.
Once the news was announced, it caused a huge uproar.
The eight prodigies could directly advance to the finals, while the other prodigies would have to do their best to advance.
Then, the Bi Clan announced the names of the eight prodigies.
The other seven did not change. Only Yuwen Tianhe was replaced by Wei Zhangkong.
After hearing this news, Yuwen Tianhe was filled with rage. He wanted nothing more than to tear Wei Zhangkong into pieces.
Fang Chen was also a little surprised.
"If I knew that the eight prodigies could skip these tedious elimination rounds, I would have challenged a prodigy."
Fang Chen curled his lips.
"Boss, you should be able to do it now. Do you want to challenge it?" Little Mouse asked.
Fang Chen nodded. He left the mansion in Void Ocean City and arrived in front of the Bi Family.
"Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter the Bi Family's residence."
Before he could even get close to the entrance of the Bi Family's mansion, he was reprimanded by the guards.
"I don't have any other intentions for coming here. I just want to challenge the eight elites," said Fang Chen. "I request the upper echelons of the Bi family to bear witness."
"You want to challenge the eight geniuses with just this level of strength? What a joke! Hurry up and leave!" The guard said impatiently.
Fang Chen frowned and his figure flashed.
The True Will of Spacetime was activated, and like a gust of wind, it entered the Bi Family's residence.
"Brat, you're courting death!"
Seeing that Fang Chen had barged into the Bi Clan's residence, the guard roared furiously.
At the same time, the guard picked up the communication jade pendant and informed the other guards that a martial artist had broken into the Bi family mansion.
Instantly, the countless guards in the Bi Family mansion all went into a state of alert.
"A martial artist has broken into the Bi family mansion? Has his brain gone haywire?"
"How audacious! Take him down!"
Instantly, some angry voices came from within the Bi Family mansion.
Relying on some weak guards, they couldn't stop Fang Chen at all.
He activated the True Will of Spacetime all the way, and soon arrived at the square of the Bi Family mansion.
Fang Chen knew that the eight elites had all been invited to the Bi Family mansion.
That was why he had come to challenge them.
"Who are you, thief? How dare you barge into the Bi Family mansion?"
Suddenly, the sound of thunder came from the sky.
Immediately afterward, a Heavenly Body Tier elder appeared. He stretched out a large hand and suppressed Fang Chen.
Fang Chen cleverly used the True Will of Spacetime and dodged. Then, he hurriedly said, "Senior, I have no ill intentions. I've only come here to challenge the eight elites."
Hearing Fang Chen's words, although this Heavenly Body Tier elder was angry, he didn't make a move.
"You want to challenge the eight elites?" the elder asked.
"Can't the eight elites directly advance to the finals? I want to challenge them," Fang Chen said.
The elder shook his head, and said, "You've come too late. The eight elites have already been determined, and won't be easily changed. Now, even if you succeed in your challenge, you can't directly advance to the finals."
Hearing the elder's words, Fang Chen was a little helpless.
Then, he apologized to the elder, "Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first."
Saying that, he prepared to leave.
"Brat, what do you think the Bi Family mansion is? Coming and going as you please?"
This elder wanted to teach Fang Chen a lesson.
Unexpectedly, the latter used the True Will of Spacetime, and his figure instantly disappeared into the void.
No matter how he searched, he couldn't find him.
"Damn it!"
After a moment, this elder let out a furious roar.
At this time, Fang Chen had already left the Bi Family mansion secretly and returned to the mansion in Void Sea City.
In the back garden of the Bi Family mansion.
There was a pavilion.
The eight elites were all in the pavilion.
Wei Zhangkong's long hair fluttered in the wind as he sat quietly in a corner.
There was only one person sitting on a stone bench in the middle of the pavilion. He was Zhou Hong.
The other elites were all standing in the pavilion.
"Young Master Zhou, although this is a selection among all the elites of the Qingyi Island, there's no doubt that you'll get first place." One of the elites laughed.
Another prodigy was also sucking up to Zhou Hong.
"The competition isn't over yet. Everything is unpredictable."
Zhou Hong enjoyed the flattery and pretended to be humble.
However, his tone was full of dominance.
The other elites shook their heads when they heard that.
In this competition, they were only there to serve as a foil.
At this moment, the elite who was playing with the beads suddenly had a slight change in expression. Then, he chuckled and walked towards Zhou Hong.
"Young Master Zhou, do you know what happened in the mansion just now?"
Zhou Hong didn't speak. He didn't even raise his head to look at him.
This person was a little embarrassed. Then, he said, "Someone broke into the mansion and said that he wants to challenge the eight elites. What a joke."
"What do you mean by challenging the eight elites? Are these people crazy?"
"Do they think that the eight elites are pushovers? If they have the guts, get him to challenge me." A fat martial artist said unhappily.
"Challenge the eight elites?"
Zhou Hong muttered to himself. Then, he glanced at Wei Zhangkong from the corner of his eye. His lips curled into a cruel smile.
On the third day, the first round of the competition officially began.
One thousand and seventy-two geniuses entered the mountain range outside the Qingyi Island under the lead of the Bi Family Patriarch.
The mountain range was huge and was protected by a powerful array.
The martial artists who entered would be randomly sent to every corner of the mountain range. There was no need to worry that they would group up.
There were many demonic beasts in the mountain range. However, there was a very special demonic beast among them.
It was called the Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard. The ranking of the martial artists was based on the number of Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard Demonic Cores they obtained.
Crash!
After Fang Chen entered the mountain range, he looked around and realized that he was in a valley.
"Boss, leave the Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard Demonic Cores to me. You can focus on your cultivation." Little Mouse said eagerly.
Fang Chen nodded.
It just so happened that he had a new understanding of arrays these few days. He needed to comprehend them.
After receiving Fang Chen's approval, Little Mouse swaggered out of the valley. Following him were the Demon Armor Insect and the Dark Night Empress.
These three freaks could escape unscathed if they encountered a mid-level Heavenly Body Tier demonic beast.
Moreover, there were basically no mid-level Heavenly Body Tier demonic beasts here. The strongest ones were only low-level Heavenly Body Tier.
Seeing Little Mouse leave, Fang Chen waved his hand and set up an array around him. Then, he sat down cross-legged and began to comprehend the array.
At the same time, more than one thousand martial artists were desperately searching for the Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard.
If they knew that Fang Chen was leisurely comprehending the mysteries of arrays here, they would definitely vomit blood.
In the first place, Fang Chen was very talented in the Dao of Formations.
Previously, he had also obtained a powerful array inheritance.
In the past few days, he had an epiphany.
Now, Fang Chen wanted to properly digest the contents of his epiphany.
With the array protecting him, he didn't need to worry about being disturbed.
Fang Chen quietly comprehended.
In his mind, the information about the array formation was constantly circulating.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
The aura of arrays around Fang Chen continued to increase.
Boom!
At a certain moment, Fang Chen opened his eyes. Instantly, a ray of golden light shot out from his eyes.
It collided with the array formation around him.
Kacha!
The array immediately shattered.
Fang Chen exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. His face was full of smiles.
"I gained a lot."
Fang Chen was very happy. In three days, his array level had increased to the level of a three-star array master.
A Three-Star Divine Array Master was much stronger than a Two-Star Divine Array Master.
However, Fang Chen's goal wasn't just this.
"The huge array around the mountain range is very exquisite. Comprehending arrays in the mountain range is twice the result with half the effort."
Fang Chen muttered to himself.
After stepping into the level of a three-star array master, Fang Chen was even more confident.
He was prepared to strive to reach the level of a four-star array master before the first round.
Of course, it wasn't that easy to improve.
He might be able to improve in a trance, or he might be stuck at a bottleneck for a few years.
However, he still had to try.
Immediately, Fang Chen set up a level three array and sat cross-legged in it.
In three days, the Little Mouse had gained a lot.
Because it was also a beast, its perception was very sharp. It could easily find the whereabouts of the Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard.
With the three of them working together, the Crimson Cloud Azure Leopard was almost unable to resist and was killed.
"Master, the number of Demonic Cores has reached 300," the Dark Night Queen said.