The Golden Crown Country was a big country in the Southern Mountain Land. Within the Golden Crown Country, there was a list that everyone was familiar with, the Martial Marquis List.
The Martial Marquis List had a total of 72 names. Every expert that could enter the Martial Marquis List had to be at the Qi Hai Realm and couldn't be older than 100 years old.
In the world of cultivation, those who weren't older than 100 years old could be considered young. Being able to enter the Martial Marquis List represented talent and strength.
Therefore, every warrior in the Golden Crown Country wanted to enter the Martial Marquis List.
Of course, there were some hidden warriors. Because of their age, they couldn't enter the Martial Marquis List. However, their strength wasn't any weaker than the Martial Marquis List experts.
Ever since the Divine Illusion Space closed, the Golden Crown Country had been in chaos for more than a year. Finally, a few days ago, things had settled down.
After the chaos was settled, the Royal Family of the Golden Crown Country started to recruit the experts of the various Sects.
On a certain day, the Royal Family of the Golden Crown Country announced that a month later, there would be a Martial Marquis List competition within the country.
There were two ways to enter the Martial Marquis List. The first way was to challenge the experts of the Martial Marquis List. If you defeated or even killed them, you would be able to take their previous position.
This was the most common way and also the way that everyone agreed on.
As for the second way, it was the Martial Marquis List competition that the Royal Family didn't have a date. When the Royal Family created the Martial Marquis List, it was to choose the strongest Qi Hai Realm expert in the Golden Crown Country.
Therefore, the Martial Marquis List competition didn't have a date. The Royal Family could hold it whenever they wanted.
The last time the Martial Marquis List competition was 20 years ago. Therefore, some of the experts on the Martial Marquis List had already occupied the list for 20 years.
This time, when the Royal Family announced the competition, there were countless warriors who were celebrating.
Although they didn't have the qualifications to participate in the Martial Marquis List competition, they could watch. With so many top experts fighting, it would definitely be very exciting.
When the news of the Martial Marquis List competition spread, it caused a huge uproar. Countless warriors were discussing it.
The Royal Family attached great importance to the Martial Marquis List competition that would take place a month later. Together with a few Two Star Sect, they built a large martial arts practice field in the wilderness outside of the Imperial Capital.
Xia Houwu and Jian Feng, who were in the Reverence Sword Sect, were extremely excited. Their strength had already reached the peak of the Qi Hai realm. After some hard work, they believed that they had the strength to enter the Martial Marquis list.
Therefore, when they heard this news, they were extremely excited.
"It's a pity that junior brother Fang Chen is not here, or else he would definitely have obtained a good ranking." Xia Houwu regretfully said.
"Perhaps Junior Brother Fang Chen will appear in a month," Jian Feng said.
Just like that, a month passed amidst the cheers of the crowd. The Martial Marquis Ranking Contest was finally about to begin.
In this one month, the number of martial artists in the capital had increased tremendously. Countless martial artists had traveled through the night just to watch the Martial Marquis List Contest.
On the day that the Martial Marquis List competition began, all the older generation Martial Marquis List experts appeared. Even the number one expert on the Martial Marquis List, the Soaring Dragon Marquis, appeared.
As for the Illusory Yin Martial Marquis and the other four, no one cared about them at all. There were many Martial Marquis who were stronger than them.
"Haha, there really are a lot of people." Xia Houwu and Jian Feng stood within the crowd, grinning.
Tian Jianzi was a Condensing Reality Realm expert and the sect master of the Sword Worshipping Sect. He naturally sat together with the king of the imperial family. On the plains, there was a sea of people.
After countless selections, the imperial family had decided on the final number of participants. Adding on the older generation Martial Marquis List experts, there were over five hundred participants.
Over five hundred people fighting over seventy-two spots. It could be imagined just how difficult it was.
"King, the time has come. Do you want to begin?" The judge walked in front of the king and respectfully said.
"Let's begin." The king nodded his head.
Afterwards, the judge announced that the Martial Marquis List Contest had officially begun.
Over five hundred martial artists would fight in pairs. The side that lost would be immediately eliminated and the side that won would enter the next round.
In the first round, the older generation Martial Marquis List experts practically all won. As for Xia Houwu and Jian Feng, they had also won their matches.
While the Golden Crown Nation's martial artists were celebrating, as the Heavenly Sword Son of the Sword Worshipping Sect, Fang Chen was cultivating within the sword space.
Hiss Hiss Hiss Hiss
An extremely wild aura surged around Fang Chen's body. Sword intent filled the air and the Hidden Star Sword in his hand constantly emitted sword cries.
Suddenly, Fang Chen opened his eyes. The Hidden Star Sword in his hand instantly shot out a sword light that directly chopped down on the ground.
Crack!
A large hole appeared on the ground. Seeing this scene, Fang Chen slowly put away the Hidden Star Sword and stood up from the praying mat.
"After two months of cultivation, my cultivation base has improved a lot." Fang Chen grinned.
The sword intent here was too abundant. Moreover, comprehending the Sword Dao here was twice the result with half the effort. The ancestor who had created this sword space was definitely a shocking expert.
In two months, Fang Chen's Fire and Water Sword Technique had reached the tenth level. Its power was extremely tyrannical. One sword strike could frighten even ghosts and gods.
"My current strength should be comparable to the top 40 experts on the Martial Marquis List," Fang Chen said softly.
Just as Fang Chen was speaking, the golden heart suddenly started trembling rapidly. This time, the speed of the trembling of the golden heart was much faster than before.
When Fang Chen realized this, he continued to put spiritual stones into the golden heart.
Then, Fang Chen sat down cross-legged on the praying mat and continued cultivating.
Time passed by slowly. The speed at which the golden heart swallowed spiritual stones made Fang Chen's jaws drop.
Four sword strikes in a day and the golden heart had swallowed 50,000 high-grade spiritual stones. This was unprecedented.
However, it was fortunate that Fang Chen had a lot of high-grade spiritual stones, which were enough for the golden heart to swallow.
After swallowing for 10 days and about a million high-grade spiritual stones, the golden heart finally fell into a deep slumber. Traces of golden light were emitted from the golden heart.
"It's transforming," Fang Chen said in his heart.
In the outside world, on the plains outside the imperial capital, the Martial Marquis Battle had been going on for 10 days. It was estimated that it would take a month to finish.
In 10 days, many martial artists had been eliminated. The remaining martial artists were the elites of the elites.
After another twenty days, the Martial Marquis Ranking Battle had finally reached its final stage. The final rankings had basically been decided.
When Xiahou Wu ascended the Martial Marquis Rankings for the first time, he obtained the 53rd rank, whereas Jian Feng obtained the 59th rank.
Seeing that his two disciples were ranked on the Martial Marquis List, Tian Jianzi was grinning from ear to ear.
Now, what was being held was the ranking of the top three.
"Now, the ranking of the top three officially begins." The judge announced. He was extremely excited in his heart.
The top three were the Soaring Dragon Marquis, the Black Armor Marquis, and the Soaring Marquis.
These three were the top three of the previous Martial Marquis List. Their strength was extremely powerful.
"The three of them are too strong. No one can shake their positions."
"Yeah, especially the Soaring Dragon Marquis. His strength is really strong. It's said that he can fight against a Level 1 Condensing Reality Realm martial artist."
"Looks like the Soaring Dragon Marquis should be ranked first among the top three. Although the Black Armor Marquis and the Soaring Marquis are strong, they can't shake the Soaring Dragon Marquis' position."
On the plains, many martial artists had excited smiles on their faces. The battle between the three Marquis was definitely the most intense and exciting battle.
Just before the three of them were about to fight, the King of the Golden Crown Country suddenly stood up and said, "I didn't tell everyone beforehand, but the Martial Marquis who obtained the top three of this year's Martial Marquis Ranking will represent our Golden Crown Country and enter the Southern Mountain Land."
Hearing the King's words, many martial artists were in an uproar. This news was too sudden.
"Enter the Southern Mountain Land."
"Oh my god, the top three this time can actually enter the Southern Mountain Land and represent the Golden Crown Country to enter the Southern Mountain Land. This is too good."
"Unfortunately, we can't fight for it."
The Golden Crown Country was only a big country in the Southern Mountain Land. The Southern Mountain Land was very big. Compared to the Golden Crown Country, it was many times bigger.
Outside the Southern Mountain Land, there was an even bigger stage. If one wanted to step onto the big stage, one must first leave the Golden Crown Country and enter the Southern Mountain Land.
Hearing this, the Soaring Dragon Marquis and the other two grinned.
They were very strong. They could even enter the Southern Mountain Land by themselves. However, there were many strong martial artists in the Southern Mountain Land. They were strong in the Golden Crown Country, but it didn't mean that they were strong in the Southern Mountain Land.
Entering the Southern Mountain Land for the first time, they would definitely encounter many difficulties. They definitely couldn't compare to the disciples of the Southern Mountain Sect.
Representing the Golden Crown Country in the Southern Mountain Land meant that they could directly join some of the big Sect in the Southern Mountain Land.
In this way, they wouldn't have to worry about resources. It would be easier for them to cultivate.
"Looks like the three of us are about to enter the Southern Mountain Land." The Soaring Dragon Marquis grinned.
"Before entering the Southern Mountain Land, let's determine the winner." The Black Armor Marquis said.
"Alright, let's determine the winner." The Soaring Dragon Marquis said.
After a unanimous decision, the Black Armor Marquis and the Soaring Dragon Marquis decided to fight first. The winner of the two would challenge the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
"Black Armor Marquis, I will definitely defeat you and then challenge the Soaring Dragon Marquis." The Soaring Dragon Marquis coldly said.
"That will depend on your ability." The Black Armor Marquis smiled.
Crash!
The two peak Martial Marquises fought. As soon as they attacked, the martial stage was filled with extremely dense Spiritual Qi.
On the plains, countless martial artists were retreating. The attacks of the two Martial Marquises were too strong. They were actually unable to withstand the energy emitted from the battle.
"Too strong! Is this a battle between peak Martial Marquises?" A martial artist exclaimed.
The two Martial Marquises seemed to be casually attacking, but each of their attacks contained boundless battle power.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis looked at the two of them and said in a low voice, "It looks like the Black Armor Marquis is still a level higher."
With the Soaring Dragon Marquis's eyesight, he was able to see the difference between the two of them.
As expected, after an intense battle, the Black Armor Marquis punched out. It seemed ordinary, but it sent the Soaring Dragon Marquis flying.
Bang!
The Soaring Dragon Marquis's body was sent flying. He landed on the ground, right at Xiahou Wu's feet.
AHHH!
The Soaring Dragon Marquis was incomparably furious. He was unwilling to accept this. He had been so close to defeating the Black Armor Marquis, but in the end, he had still been struck.
"Scram!"
The Soaring Dragon Marquis was already unhappy after losing the battle. Seeing the surrounding martial artists looking at him, he was infuriated. He directly waved his sleeve and a boundless aura bombarded the surrounding martial artists.
Because Xiahou Wu was the closest to him, he was the most heavily injured.