Bi Qingqing was the apple of the Bi Clan's eye. She had been very dazzling since she was young.
If she had stayed on Clear Isle all these years, she would definitely have been one of the eight prodigies.
Unfortunately, she had run away from home many years ago and headed to Clear Isle.
However, even without the support of the Bi Clan, she had still reached the Heavenly Body Tier. This was enough to show how strong Bi Qingqing's potential was.
However, the Bi Clan was now facing a major threat, and they had no choice but to form a marriage alliance with the Zhou Clan.
As long as Bi Qingqing married Zhou Hong, they would be able to completely bind the Zhou Clan.
At that time, the Bi Clan's difficulties might be resolved.
Ever since Bi Qingqing returned to Clear Isle, she had not been seen dancing. She usually did not speak to others.
Now, however, the Bi Clan Leader saw that Bi Qingqing was not only smiling, but also dancing.
The Bi Clan Leader was very happy. He finally saw his daughter smile.
"Qingqing, what are you happy about? Share it with me!"
As they spoke, the Bi Clan Leader walked into the courtyard and asked with a smile.
Seeing her father arrive, Bi Qingqing stopped dancing. The smile on her face faded slightly, and she said, "You will know in the future."
"Oh, Qingqing is actually keeping me in suspense!" the Bi Clan Leader said with a smile.
Bi Qingqing changed the topic. Her beautiful eyes flashed as she asked, "Father, are there any outstanding cultivators in the first round?"
Hearing Bi Qingqing ask, the Bi Clan Leader was overjoyed. He thought that Bi Qingqing had thought things through.
He hurriedly said, "You don't say, there really are outstanding cultivators in the first round. That guy called Fang Chen is actually a four-star formation master. He easily defeated Yuwen Tianhe."
"Is Fang Chen very powerful?"
Bi Qingqing pretended to ask. She already knew that Sanguinati was only Fang Chen's pseudonym.
The Bi Clan Leader nodded, and said, "This guy is indeed powerful. If he can set up a level four formation, even Zhou Hong would find it very difficult to defeat him.
"However, the eight prodigies are all extraordinary prodigies. Fang Chen's chances of winning against them are extremely low, unless his battle prowess is as terrifying as his formation mastery."
Bi Qingqing's beautiful eyes flashed as she listened to her father praise Fang Chen.
The first round ended. 300 people had advanced, and the remaining cultivators were all eliminated.
Furthermore, over five hundred people had died in the mountain range.
The most shocking thing was that Fang Chen had won first place in the first round in a dazzling manner.
Moreover, in the later battle with Yuwen Tianhe, he displayed extremely powerful Array Dao strength.
The news of such a young Four Star Divine Array Master caused an uproar as soon as it was announced.
Every Sect wanted to rope in Fang Chen.
With such a monstrous talent, his future achievements in the Dao of Formations would definitely be extraordinary.
If he could become a Nine Star Divine Array Master one day, he would be able to shatter the entire Old Hua Islands with a stomp of his feet.
Taking advantage of the fact that Fang Chen had not yet grown up, this was the best time to rope him in.
Yuwen Tianhe had already left the mansion in Void Sea City.
Due to the obstruction, only ten cultivators from Void Sea City, including Fang Chen, managed to advance to the second round. Most of the other cultivators had died.
The Lord of Void Sea City felt helpless. However, whenever he thought of Fang Chen's outstanding performance, he would feel excited.
He was even fantasizing that Fang Chen might become a dark horse that would shock everyone.
After his performance in the first round, the Lord of Void Sea City was very polite to Fang Chen.
Outside the mansion, a large number of warriors from the Sect wanted to meet Fang Chen.
However, Fang Chen rejected all of them.
He would not stay on Qingyi Island for too long. He did not want to waste time.
Fang Chen could not meet them, but the Lord of Void Sea City could not.
He received the envoys from the various Sect in a friendly manner and expressed his intentions.
After a night's rest, all the warriors gathered in the square early the next morning.
The second round of the competition would begin today.
The Eight Great Prodigies were not present.
It was a great honor that they could advance to the finals directly.
Countless warriors were envious that they did not have to fight for a spot like them.
On the rostrum, the Bi Clan Leader looked around and said, "Today, the second round of the competition will begin.
Before this, I have discussed with the City Lords of the 36 cities. The second round of the competition will test one's will. "
On the path of martial arts, if one did not have a strong will, they would not be able to go far.
This was the selection of a son-in-law for the Bi Clan, so the Bi Clan Leader attached great importance to it.
The son-in-law of the Bi Clan had to be outstanding in all aspects.
Therefore, he attached great importance to the second round of the competition.
"The place where the will will be tested is the ancestral land of the Bi Clan. Everyone, follow me."
The Bi Family Patriarch waved his hand and led the 300 warriors into the Bi Family's residence in a grandiose manner.
They passed through the front hall and entered the forbidden area behind the mountain.
After ascending the forbidden area, everyone realized that there was another world behind the forbidden area.
It was surrounded by a powerful formation. Outsiders could not enter at all.
Even Heavenly Body Tier elites could not forcefully open the formation without the command of the Bi Clan Leader.
"This is the ancestral land of the Bi Clan. There are 18 statues inside, and each statue represents a generation of elites of the Bi Clan.
After you enter, I will activate the might of the statues and temper your will. If you cannot endure it, just say 'give up' in your mind, and I will bring you out. "
The Bi Clan Leader warned.
"Do not try to be brave. Each of the 18 stone statues is an existence that suppressed an era in the history of the Bi Clan. Although they have been dead for countless years, the statues still contain extremely powerful might. If you try to be brave, you will definitely explode and die."
The Bi Clan Leader told the 300 warriors the consequences of the matter.
Everyone nodded, and no one backed down.
The ancestral land of the Bi Clan was the most famous ancestral land on the Clear Isle.
How many elites wanted to enter the ancestral land of the Bi Clan but could not?
Now that there was such an opportunity, who would be willing to give it up?
"18 people will enter each time." The Bi Clan Leader waved his hand, and 18 people were instantly sent into the ancestral land.
Inside the ancestral land, there were 18 statues, each of them extremely tall.
The 18 people who entered stood in front of the 18 statues.
Instantly, a terrifying might surrounded them.
Buzz!
A heart-palpitating aura invaded their minds.
"I give up."
In less than three seconds, a martial artist cried out miserably.
Crash!
In the next moment, the martial artist was sent out.
In the outside world, the Bi Clan Leader and the others looked at the martial artist.
The martial artist seemed to have suffered a great shock, and his lips were pale.
"Too strong."
The martial artist muttered numbly, and his body was trembling.
"A Heaven Dipper Realm Level 8 martial artist can't even last three seconds."
Many martial artists cried out in surprise.
The pressure of the statues in the Bi Clan's ancestral land was too strong.
Some people had already started to retreat.
As for some people, they were extremely curious.
Soon, the third batch of martial artists entered.
Among the previous two batches of martial artists, the one who lasted the longest only lasted three minutes.
"Feng Bing went in, he should be able to last for at least an hour."
"That's not necessarily true, no one knows what's going on in the ancestral land."
"Li Tang seems to have gone in too, I wonder who is stronger."
In the crowd, everyone was talking about it.
With the Bi Clan Leader as the leader, the thirty-six city lords as the support, stood in the forbidden area at the back of the mountain and looked down at the ancestral land.
After the third batch of martial artists entered, as time passed, martial artists were eliminated one after another.
Three minutes later, only Li Tang and Feng Bing were left in the ancestral land.
These two were also seeded contestants.
Yuwen Tianhe was among the seeded contestants, but the latter was eliminated.
It was already good to be a seeded contestant under the Eight Prodigies.
After fifteen minutes, Feng Bing couldn't hold on anymore and came out.
"Feng Bing lasted fifteen minutes, too powerful."
"His will is very strong, tempered between life and death."
Feng Bing came out, but Li Tang didn't. He was still holding on.
Fang Chen looked at the ancestral land silently, and there was a trace of curiosity in his heart.
"Every statue represents the existence of an era suppressing the Bi Clan in history."
Fang Chen said in his heart.
Suppressing an era, although it was a bit exaggerated, it also showed the combat strength of the stone statue powerhouse in the ancestral land.
Fang Chen liked this method of tempering one's will.
An hour later, Li Tang came out.
His forehead was covered in sweat, his face was pale, and his clothes were soaked.
It was obvious that he had persevered to the limit.
"Hu"
After Li Tang came out, he heaved a sigh of relief. He recalled the pressure just now and felt a lingering fear.
"Too strong."
Li Tang said to himself.
"Li Tang lasted for an hour, ranked first so far." The Bi Clan Patriarch said.
Immediately, the fourth batch began.
As time passed, batch after batch of martial artists entered the ancestral land.
But other than Li Tang, no one could last for an hour.
After the fifteenth batch ended, it was the sixteenth batch's turn.
Everyone looked at these people in unison.
Because in this batch, there was the strongest seeded contestant, Wang Kui.
"You guys go in."
The Bi Clan Patriarch waved his hand, and the eighteen people entered the ancestral land.
"I wonder how Fang Chen's Wang Kui is doing."
"Can he last for more than an hour?"
"What kind of joke is this? Right now, we should be thinking about how long Wang Kui can last. As for surpassing Li Tang, is there even a need to ask?"
Most martial artists believed that Wang Kui would definitely be able to surpass Li Tang's time.
Even the thirty-sixth city lord agreed with this view.
After all, Wang Kui's strength was much stronger than Li Tang's.
One minute, two minutes, fifteen minutes, an hour.
In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.
When the two hours were over, everyone's hearts were shaken.
Li Tang had only lasted for an hour, but Wang Kui had doubled it.
"Wang Kui came out. He really lasted for two hours."
"Heavens, Wang Kui is too strong. He deserves to be number one."
Two hours later, the exit of the ancestral land flashed, and Wang Kui came out.