After three days of registration, more than one hundred thousand geniuses participated. They were the top geniuses of the Jin Dynasty, one in ten thousand with extraordinary cultivation.
There had never been such a golden age in the history of the Jin Dynasty. After all, the territory was too vast. Each prefecture and county was vast with many geniuses. It was difficult to gather all of them at the capital.
The heavenly phenomenon of dragons devouring the sky attracted many reclusive masters and ancient immortal sects. This was why so many strange young experts appeared before people's eyes.
Because there were too many participants, it far exceeded the initial estimation. Thus, the initial elimination system was no longer suitable.
Just think about it. If more than one hundred thousand geniuses fought one on one, who knows how long it would take for a winner to be decided?
Thus, someone proposed the "Elite Arena System".
The so-called "Arena Elite System" referred to the establishment of ten arenas in the Imperial City, and each arena had a Arena Master every day.
Within a day, the last person standing on the fighting platform would be considered to have passed the first round.
In this case, ten true prodigies would be born in one day.
After ten days, only one hundred prodigies would be born.
These hundred prodigies would be qualified to enter the next round.
Of course, this system was unfair to many people. However, it would definitely pick out the strongest one hundred. There wouldn't be a situation where one's cultivation was too high to pass.
If you lose today, you can continue tomorrow.
Even if you lose on this platform, you can still go to another platform to compete.
Of course, this competition was quite intense. The stage and time were limited. Many people didn't even have the chance to get on the stage. They needed to fight for this opportunity themselves.
Because of the competition, there weren't many chances to get on the stage. Thus, despite only being on the first day of the tournament, the streets were still empty. Everyone rushed to the imperial city.
Not every prodigy wanted to marry Princess Luofu and become the new Divine King. After all, they understood their own cultivation and knew that the gap between them and the young kings was too great. There was no way they could win.
These geniuses only participated in the battles because they wanted to show outstanding results on the battle platform. This way, they might be valued by the big cultivation clans and be recruited by them. This way, they would be able to obtain more cultivation resources.
If they could catch the attention of the four great clans, then it would be like a carp leaping through the dragon gate.
On this day, Feng Feiyun didn't participate in the tournament. Instead, he was refining the third Heavenly Core Pill in the spirit stone shop.
This was a fourth-ranked pill. Even refining one was not easy. Even with Feng Feiyun's current cultivation, he would need more than a day to fully absorb the pill's medicinal energy.
Feng Feiyun was very safe here. There were more than ten Divine River Guards guarding him.
The leader of the Divine River Praetorian Guard, Qu Changyin, had already gone to contact the hidden forces of the Godking's Mansion. They were preparing to deal a heavy blow to the enemy if anything happened in the Divine Capital.
This was the benefit of hiding in the dark.
Even if Feng Feiyun's identity was exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal. The preparations had already been made, and it would be too late for the enemy to take any precautions.
At the end of the selection, there would definitely be an expert. Feng Feiyun's identity would also be exposed. But so what?
The entire Divine Capital was already under their control. Even if the enemy wanted to retaliate, it would be too late.
What Feng Feiyun needed to do now was to work hard to increase his cultivation.
Feng Feiyun took a deep breath. Countless wisps of spirit smoke flew into his body. His body became crystal clear, and his flesh became as bright as fire.
The Violet Kingdom spiritual energy in his dantian became thicker and thicker, like a purple divine soup.
"Boom!"
All the bones in his body seemed to be burning in flames, becoming tougher and tougher, hotter and hotter, like jade that had just erupted from magma.
The third Heavenly Core Pill was finally completely absorbed.
Feng Feiyun opened his eyes. His pupils flashed like two burning meteors.
His cultivation increased once more, reaching peak third-level Heaven's Mandate.
"Sure enough, the effects of the pills are getting weaker. The first one is the best, the second one is much weaker, and the third one is even weaker."
"I need at least two more pills to reach the fourth level."
Others would only need two pills at third-level Heaven's Mandate to reach the fourth level. However, Feng Feiyun needed five.
The stronger the physique, the more energy was needed to break through.
Normally, the cultivator's cultivation wouldn't be too stable. They needed time to stabilize and stabilize before taking more pills.
Feng Feiyun took three pills in a row and needed a few days to stabilize his foundation in order to reach the fourth level.
Feng Feiyun came out of seclusion wearing a black robe and a black hat. He went to the underground dragon vein to see Long Cangyue and told her about the current situation at the capital.
"My mother fell ill after hearing about my death?" Long Cangyue's cold eyes flickered.
"Consort Ji's cultivation is great, she won't fall sick that easily. Don't worry too much." Feng Feiyun said.
Cangyue shook her head: "Feng Feiyun, I can listen to you and pretend to be dead, but you have to tell my mother that I'm still alive so she won't worry."
No matter how strong a person was, they still had a heart.
An illness of the heart was even more serious than an illness of the body.
She stared at Feng Feiyun with a begging expression.
Truth be told, Feng Feiyun would rather die than see Ji Lingxuan.
Feng Feiyun pondered for a bit before answering: "Once everything is ready, I'll definitely go see Consort Ji and tell her that I'm safe."
Ji Lingxuan was ten times smarter than Long Cangyue. If she knew that Long Cangyue and Feng Feiyun were still alive, she would have her own plans and might even ruin Feng Feiyun's plans. Feng Feiyun naturally wouldn't let this cunning woman know too much without knowing the entire situation at the capital.
As for the Evil Woman, she was still refining the evil blood. It seemed that she had reached a critical stage.
Feng Feiyun didn't disturb her and left the underground dragon vein for the imperial city. It was late at night and the battles for the day were over. Many cultivators were flying in the sky. Many strange beasts passed by on the streets of the imperial city. There were also cultivators riding on the back of these beasts.
Feng Feiyun stood on the left and saw several familiar faces, but he didn't go greet them.
"You're here too."
Ningshuai was wearing a large Buddhist helmet like a smiling chubby doll. He suddenly appeared behind Feng Feiyun.
This guy wasn't tall to begin with and his helmet was quite big. It looked like a balloon on his shoulder, out of proportion to his body. It was quite eye-catching.
"You're up?" Feng Feiyun wasn't surprised at all.
Ningshuai was also participating in this competition along with Feng Feiyun.
"Today was too intense with so many young experts. I didn't even have the chance to take action."
Ningshuai was exasperated. There was one time when he almost stepped onto the stage, but because he was wearing the Buddha Helmet, someone stepped on it and knocked him to the ground, causing him to lose the opportunity to step onto the stage.
Feng Feiyun couldn't help but laugh after hearing Ningshuai's story: "Your luck is too bad."
Ningshuai shook his head: "It's because my luck is too good. If that guy didn't step on me, maybe I would have died on the stage."
"Are you exaggerating?" Feng Feiyun was surprised.
"It's not an exaggeration at all. That guy's cultivation is just too high. Moreover, when he makes a move, there will definitely be no survivors. All of them will be killed in one move.
Forty-three battles in total and forty-three prodigies died in his hands.
No one dared to go up to the end. "Ningshuai said with lingering fear.
"Stop bragging!
There are so many prodigies in Jin, there must be a lot of people who don't like him. So none of them could stop one move from him? "Feng Feiyun didn't believe it.
"Pfft, Feng Feiyun, you're too narrow-minded. Don't think that just because you're a historical genius that you can look down on the prodigies in this world. The ten that came out today are all extraordinary, no weaker than historical geniuses." Ningshuai said: "Come, I'll take you somewhere."
Feng Feiyun was looking forward to this competition. Maybe he could use these young experts to train himself and reach the next level.
Ningshuai used a secret channel to bring Feng Feiyun to an underground palace.
Many cultivators came in and out of this place, all of them quite strong.
It wasn't just the young cultivators, even experts from the previous generation showed up. Some were monks, some were commoners, some were from immortal sects, and some were nobles. The majority of them were at the Heaven's Mandate realm.
"This is the biggest gambling palace in the capital. News of the competition will reach here immediately." Ningshuai took Feng Feiyun to one of the halls.
Although this place was deep underground, it was still very prosperous. There were 18 basin-sized spiritual pearls floating above, like 18 full moons, illuminating the underground palace complex.
"I'll bet sixty spirit stones that Dongfang Jingshui will reach the second round." A chubby middle-aged cultivator with a crimson cobra on his shoulder said.
"Hey!
Brother, Dongfang Jingshui is betting thirty to one!
Even if he wins, it won't be much. "
"What do you know? Betting on Dongfang Jingshui is a sure win.
Bet sixty more on Beiming Potian, the odds are also thirty to one. "
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Ningshuai rubbed his hands together, feeling a bit itchy: "The groom competition is a grand event in the cultivation world. All the gambling palaces in the capital and even the entire Jin Dynasty are open. This is the biggest one. Rumor has it that even characters at the level of the four great clans are here."