Within the trial city's plaza, Fang Chen's name was especially dazzling on the trial stone stele. His name was constantly rising.
In the blink of an eye, he had risen from the twenties to the top ten.
"How is that possible?! Just what kind of demonic beast did he kill? How much demonic qi did he obtain?!"
"Did he steal the demonic qi of the other Sect's disciples?!"
"Does Fang Chen's rise have anything to do with Gui Kui's fall?!"
In front of the trial stone stele, countless Sect leaders were shocked to see Fang Chen's name rise.
While countless people were paying attention to Fang Chen's name, the Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. He stared at all the Yellow Cloud Sect's disciples on the trial stone stele.
Other than Huang Zhen, all the other disciples had disappeared from the trial stone stele. What did that mean?
It meant that other than Huang Zhen, they had all been eliminated.
"Just who did this?" wondered the Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master.
Whoosh!
Just as they were discussing this, countless figures suddenly appeared in the trial mountain range. When those figures entered the city, they were all shocked.
That was because those people were all disciples of the Yellow Cloud Sect.
"Could it be that Fang Chen stole the demonic qi of the Yellow Cloud Sect's disciples?!" Some of the Sect leaders' eyes brightened.
A moment later, Zhan Jin and the others appeared in the plaza.
"Zhan Jin, what happened?! Who stole your demonic qi?!" demanded the Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master furiously.
"Sect master, it's … it's Fang Chen," whispered Zhan Jin.
The surrounding Sect leaders were all in an uproar. They all stared at Zhan Jin in shock.
"Who is Fang Chen?!" asked the Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master icily.
"He's a disciple of the Vajra Sect," whispered Zhan Jin.
"Impossible! How could a mere Vajra Sect disciple steal your demonic qi?!" demanded the Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master.
"Sect Master, Fang Chen's strength is not what you think it is. When I fought with him, I couldn't even withstand one of his moves."
When Zhan Jin thought of the battle with Fang Chen, he felt a lingering fear. If Fang Chen wanted to kill them, they would have died long ago.
"What? You can't even block a single attack?" A trace of shock appeared on the sect master's face.
"Could it be that his strength is already comparable to the Five Heavenly Geniuses?" continued the sect master.
"Sect Master, Fang Chen is very strong. This time, he only stole our Demon Qi and didn't kill us. If he wanted to kill us, we wouldn't have had the chance to escape." Zhan Jin continued.
Hearing that, the sect head of the Yellow Cloud School sunk into silence. His mind was rapidly thinking.
At the same time, countless Sect leaders' gazes were focused on the Vajra Sect's sect master. Their gazes were either filled with envy or schadenfreude.
The Yellow Cloud Sect's sect master also icily glanced at the Vajra Sect's sect master. However, he didn't say anything. The competition still hadn't ended. Everything could wait until after it ended.
When they found out that Fang Chen's strength was already on par with the Five Great Prodigies, the eyes of the Alliance Master of the Qingtian Alliance, which was the leader of the Five Great Sects, lit up and a smile appeared on his face.
"Could it be that he's that dark horse that can affect the southern region's junior generation?" wondered the Qingtian Alliance's sect master.
"I hope Qing Lufeng won't go against him."
Thinking of the information he had obtained through his heaven-defying divination arts, he became even more curious about Fang Chen.
While the outside world was discussing Fang Chen, the main character Fang Chen had no idea. He was just rapidly searching for demonic beasts to steal their demonic qi.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, a day had passed. There were only a few hours left until the end of the competition.
At this moment, Fang Chen's Demonic Aura had reached a terrifying level. Under the crowd's watchful gazes, his ranking had risen to the top three.
Now, there were only two people ahead of Fang Chen. The first was the Qingtian Alliance's chief disciple, Qing Lufeng. As the leader of the Five Heavenly Geniuses, it was within everyone's expectations that he would be ranked first.
The second was Xing Yun of the Nebula Peak. His demonic qi was nearly 1,000 strands less than Qing Lufeng's.
As for the third-ranked Fang Chen, his demonic qi was only 30 strands less than Xing Yun's. That wasn't much to Fang Chen.
As for the other heavenly geniuses, they were all ranked behind Fang Chen. As for Gui Kui, his name couldn't even be seen.
The head of the Ghost Killing Sect was filled with doubts. Why did Gui Kui's name disappear? Could it be that Gui Kui was killed by someone?
Within the Training Mountains, Fang Chen met a demonic beast at the Early Stage of the Qi Hai Realm. This demonic beast was a cheetah.
Fang Chen didn't know what race this cheetah belonged to, but he could clearly feel that this cheetah was very strong.
"This is the first time I've fought a demonic beast at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Hai Realm after my breakthrough." Fang Chen's eyes were filled with battle intent as he spoke softly.
Roar!
The cheetah seemed to be able to feel the strong aura coming from Fang Chen's body. It roared, opened its claws, and pounced towards Fang Chen.
As the cheetah pounced, its claws glowed with light. The light disappeared in a flash.
Just as the light disappeared, the cheetah's claws changed positions. Then, a strong force shot out from the cheetah's claws.
"Third level of the Fire and Water Sword Technique."
Fang Chen used the third level of the Fire and Water Sword Technique. The overbearing Fire and Water Sword Technique collided with the cheetah's claws, creating a loud sound.
"This cheetah's strength is much stronger than the five heavenly geniuses. Even if it were to join forces with the other three heavenly geniuses, it wouldn't be much different. It seems that if I want to kill it, I'll have to use all my strength." Fang Chen thought to himself.
In the next moment, Fang Chen used his strongest attack. The Fire and Water Sword Technique was pushed to the extreme. After a fierce battle, Fang Chen finally killed the cheetah.
The cheetah at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Hai Realm had a shocking amount of demonic energy. In an instant, Fang Chen collected a lot of demonic energy.
"As expected of a demonic beast at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Hai Realm."
Fang Chen looked at the cheetah lying on the ground and sighed in his heart.
The fierce battle with the cheetah had deepened his understanding of the Fire and Water Sword Technique. Fang Chen had even faintly touched the threshold of the fourth level of the Fire and Water Sword Technique.
"After this training, I'll try to train in the fourth level." Fang Chen thought to himself.
After Fang Chen killed the cheetah, he withdrew the demonic energy. His name on the Training Stone Tablet was now number two. At this time, Fang Chen was only slightly weaker than the number one Qing Fufeng.
"A dark horse. Is he going to be dark all the way?"
"The gap between him and Qing Fufeng isn't big. Can he really reverse the situation and become number one?"
"There are still six hours until the end of the Training Stone Tablet. I wonder if he can complete this crazy miracle." Countless Sect leaders were staring at Fang Chen's name on the Training Stone Tablet and discussing.
In the Training Mountain Range, Fang Chen was also rapidly killing demonic beasts. The amount of demonic energy he had was also constantly increasing.
At a certain moment, Fang Chen was looking for demonic beasts when he suddenly realized that the temperature in front of him had dropped by a lot. This scene aroused Fang Chen's suspicions.
After that, Fang Chen quickly rushed forward. Not long after, Fang Chen appeared in front of a river.
"En."
When Fang Chen saw the river, he was slightly startled. He didn't think that he would encounter such a river here.
After carefully inspecting the river, he didn't find anything strange. Just as Fang Chen was about to leave, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed in the river.
"What is that?"
Fang Chen's eyes widened as he looked at the place where the white light flashed and said in a low voice.
Splash!
Just as Fang Chen was looking at the river, a white disc suddenly appeared in the river. This disc had a strange aura.
"What is this disc?"
Fang Chen was about to reach out and grab the disc. His intuition told him that this white disc wasn't simple.
Sure enough, just as Fang Chen was about to grab the disc, a sinister aura suddenly burst out from the disc.
"Keke, I finally see the light of day again."
A hoarse voice entered Fang Chen's ears. In the next moment, a dazzling white light burst out from the white disc.
Immediately after, a black figure in tattered clothes appeared above the river. His appearance caused the surrounding temperature to drop instantly.
"This aura belongs to a remnant of the Yellow Spring Sect."
When Fang Chen felt this aura, his expression changed slightly as he said coldly.
"Oh, there's actually a human here. Keke, it's been a long time since I've tasted the delicious soul of a human cultivator." When the figure saw Fang Chen, he revealed a wild smile.
"I didn't expect there to be a remnant of the Yellow Spring Sect here," said Fang Chen icily.
"Human, you actually know about the Yellow Spring Sect? It seems you have a certain understanding of the Yellow Spring Sect."
"You have the aura of a Yellow Spring Sect disciple," continued the figure. Then a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"You once killed a member of my Yellow Spring Sect. You deserve to die," said the figure coldly.
"You're the hall master of the Yellow Spring Sect?" asked Fang Chen.
"Correct. I am the hall master of the Yellow Spring Sect's Frozen Ice Hall."
The hall master of the Frozen Ice Hall was one of the seventy-two hall masters of the Yellow Spring Sect. He specialized in ice cultivation arts, so the moment he appeared, Fang Chen felt the surrounding temperature drop significantly.
"It seems you've been struggling at death's door in this river for so long that your brain must be damaged. You still don't understand your current situation," sneered Fang Chen.
Hearing this, the Frozen Ice Hall Master laughed cruelly. "Brat, there's no need for you to say anything. I'm going to devour your soul."
After saying that, he attacked Fang Chen. During that battle, he had struggled at death's door and had slowly healed in this river.
Today, his injuries had finally healed and he could see the light of day once more.
Now that he had encountered Fang Chen, in his eyes, Fang Chen was at most in the Qi Transformation realm. He didn't fear him at all.
Rumble …
But the moment he attacked Fang Chen, he finally discovered that Fang Chen was a Qi Sea expert.
"How is this possible?" The Frozen Ice Hall Master wanted to flee, but Fang Chen wouldn't give him the chance.
"Stay here."
Fang Chen coldly snorted and stabbed his finger into the Frozen Ice Hall Master's head. His life force began to drain away.
"Ah! I can't accept this! Protector will avenge me!"