Chapter 554
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The vast battleground below the Holy Zhi Palace was now filled with people . The crowd stretched to the horizon . Gradually, people entered the battleground . They were the 160 prides who'd been chosen yesterday and their friends and elders . Everyone was discussing today's battle and famous figures .
When Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu arrived, Yu Sheng and the others were already there . Seeing them, Yi Xiaoshi and the others gave them looks of disdain . They wondered where the two went for a date yesterday . Ye Futian was smiling and looked vibrant . The must have had a happy night .
Others stared coldly at Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu walking together .
Zhuge Xing stared daggers at Ye Futian . The other youths of the Zhuge Family didn't look happy either . These two seemed very close and no one knew where they'd gone or done yesterday . It seemed that he'd really helped train a Divine Spiritual Sorcerer for someone else .
Right then, two figures flashed and appeared . They were Zhuge Mingyue and Beitang Xing'er . Zhuge Mingyue looked ambiguously at the two and smiled . "Seems like yesterday went well . "
"Senior Sister!" Hua Jieyu cried, embarrassed .
"Are you prepared?" Zhuge Mingyue asked Ye Futian .
"Entering the palace shouldn't be a problem," Ye Futian said . Zhuge Mingyue's eyes brightened as she smiled at him . He seemed confident .
"Most of those who enter the Holy Zhi Palace are at the top of the Barren Sky Ranking . Take advantage of this chance," Zhuge Mingyue said, smiling .
"Yes . " Ye Futian nodded .
"When the Holy Zhi Palace invites you, just watch my eyes," Zhuge Mingyue said . Ye Futian blinked and then nodded earnestly . After all, he wasn't familiar with the strong cultivators of the Holy Zhi Palace . Since he was so amazing, people might fight for him and he wouldn't know who to choose . His Second Senior Sister really thought of everything .
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"Jieyu, Xiaoshi, you need to work hard too," Zhuge Mingyue said to the others .
"Of course . " Yi Xiaoshi stuck his chin up . He couldn't be worse off than Ye Futian . As the senior brother, he had to show his skills this time . He couldn't be beaten by that guy, especially before Second Senior Sister . Otherwise, he would be completely humiliated .
"I'll wait and see," Zhuge Mingyue said . Then she walked towards the Holy Zhi Palace .
"Sister Mingyue," a voice called out . She looked over to the other direction and saw it was Zhuge Xing .
"They're important to you, but this is a competition . I will be fighting for the glory of the Zhuge Family and I won't go easy on them," Zhuge Xing said . Zhuge Mingyue was his cousin . She'd left when she was young and only returned two years ago . Instead of caring about the family, she was closer to Hua Jieyu . However, Hua Jieyu was beautiful and the Zhuge Family all had other thoughts, so they didn't mind . Now, it seemed that Zhuge Mingyue wasn't nice to Hua Jieyu because of herself but because of her junior .
As a member of the Zhuge Family, Zhuge Xing was naturally upset .
Zhuge Mingyue had high hopes for Ye Futian but had no hopes for them at all . Did she not care about her family's honor at all?
"You said that this is a competition . There's no need to go easy . Do your best . I hope you will bring glory to the family . " Zhuge Mingyue smiled and left .
"I will . " Zhuge Xing's tone was proud . He glanced at Ye Futian, who also looked at him at the same time, and then looked away .
"Futian . " Chen Yuan's group walked over . Ye Futian looked over and saw that Mu Chuan of the Zhaixing House was still there . Mu Zhiqiu was beside him too .
"Chief," Ye Futian called .
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"As the Son, you should rule the generation," Chen Yuan said, repeating their conversation in the Starry School .
Seeing the anticipation in Chen Yuan's eyes, Ye Futian nodded . "Okay . "
"You're dreaming . " It seemed to be Mu Chuan's habit to insult Ye Futian and Chen Yuan .
"Senior, you're still here? Didn't Zhiqiu choose an island to cultivate on?" Ye Futian asked Mu Chuan, smiling . This old guy was pretty funny .
"It's interesting to see the juniors competing . More importantly, there are so many geniuses here . I'd like to see how the Son of the Starry School loses miserably . " Mu Chuan scanned Ye Futian .
"Then watch if you'd like . " Ye Futian smiled .
"More and more people arrived . The 160 prides arrived gradually and countless figures appeared in the direction of the Holy Zhi Palace too . The sat on the steps quietly, looking down . They appeared quietly, but many elders of the Holy Zhi Palace bowed towards them . Clearly, they were important .
"Sage Liuyun is here . " Someone looked up and saw an old elder sitting there quietly . Many people from the Thousand Holy Islands recognized him .
"Sage Qijue is here too . "
"That's Sage Daozang . "
"Senior Sword Demon . " Another figure appeared, instantly attracting much attention . It was the Sword Demon, one of the top three swordsmen of the Barren State . He was a super strong cultivator on the Barren Sky Ranking .
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The top three swordsmen of the Barren State were Yan Wuji, leader of the Sword Saint Villa; Fatal Sword God of the Tingxue House, and the Sword Demon of the Holy Zhi Palace .
These three represented the highest level of swordsmanship in the Barren State .
Yan Wuji never passed his skills to outsiders . The head of the Tingxue House had fatal techniques and he mostly didn't accept students . Thus, the biggest hope for swordsmen-in-training of the Barren State was to enter the Holy Zhi Palace and become the Sword Demon's disciple . Thus, he was very popular . Many people present had come just for him .
Seeing all these legendary cultivators appear, many people were extremely excited . Of course, when Bai Luli, young city lord of the White Cloud City, arrived, he also attracted a lot of attention .
Bai Luli's cultivation wasn't as high as those big figures from the Holy Zhi Palace, but he was much higher than them on the Barren Sky Ranking . Of everyone present, he was the highest at tenth place .
The Barren Sky Ranking was a list of the top figures of the entire Barren State . One could imagine what being tenth place meant .
The nine before him were all extremely powerful figures who shook the world .
Ninth place was the Fatal Sword God, the head of the Tingxue House . Eighth was a horribly powerful figure from Alchemy City . Seventh was someone from the Holy Zhi Palace . Sixth was Zhuge Qingfeng, head of the Zhuge Family . Fifth was the head of the Sovereign Family . Fourth was the city lord of the White Cloud City .
Of the top three, two were top figures of the Holy Zhi Palace . The remaining one was the second place . She was in the Ice Temple .
Thus, of the top ten figures on the Barren Sky Ranking, four cultivated at the Holy Zhi Palace . The city lord of White Cloud City and Zhuge Qingfeng had once been disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace too . One could imagine what kind of status the Holy Zhi Palace enjoyed in the Barren State!
There was a reason why it was the mecca for cultivation .
The people other than the 160 prides gradually left the battlefield, leaving room for them . Everyone felt that the atmosphere had changed . They were the top figures—the best of the best .
Today's battle was basically the top battle of those in the lower Noble Plane .
"Let's begin," a big figure said to the elder on the steps after everyone was in place .
The elder nodded . He gazed at the battlefield and said, "Everyone, move to the edge of the battlefield . Space out . "
Everyone nodded . Even those from the same force spread out . Ye Futian glanced at Hua Jieyu, Yu Sheng, and the others . They nodded and spread out to the side, each taking up a different place . The huge battlefield easily fit the 160 people . Everyone had a lot of distance between each other .
"The Holy Zhi Palace usually chooses disciples for the core island from the top 100 . Right now, there are 160 people left . Instead of purposely eliminating 60 people, we will directly begin the battles . The winners will qualify for the next round . The seniors of the Holy Zhi Palace will choose from the defeated . If the chosen one is willing, they can cultivate in the Holy Zhi Palace . If not, they will leave . If they are not chosen, they are eliminated . "
The elder on the steps announced the rules for choosing disciples . They were quite unique . The seniors would choose from the defeated ones . This way, the losers would become stronger as time went on .
Other than the last person, the other 159 people would all be defeated in the end . Their combat abilities could be seen through the battles .
Now, they must put in their all for every battle and show all their abilities . There wouldn't be a second chance . Technically, this battle would be even crueler than the competition for the Thousand Holy Islands earlier . Some talented figures might be eliminated because they didn't perform well .
"The rules are a bit different from before . You cannot repeatedly challenge the same person and everyone must participate in each round," the elder continued to announce . The battles were one against one, so there would be 80 battles for the first round . Half would qualify and continue fighting . The losers would either be chosen or eliminated .
"The order for challenges is very simple . Whoever steps out first can challenge first . If two step out at the same time, they will fight without choosing . " Then the elder said, "Now, let us begin . The battlefield is yours!"