Chaos Sword Body Technique: The Sword God is invincible!
Chapter 175: The Five Top Forces!

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: The Five Top Forces!

However, among the numerous Heavenly Prides present, none were aware of Lin Yi’s existence.

They simply assumed that Wei Changkong was too weak in strength to dare claim the position of the Dominator among the Heavenly Prides.

This immediately led them to start gesturing and talking about Wei Changkong.

Even many unconsciously labeled Wei Changkong as a "coward."

Disdain crept into their eyes as they looked at him.

This greatly infuriated Wei Changkong.

"This kid Lin Yi, he must be wanting to hide his strength and play the role of the underdog."

Wei Changkong’s gaze turned to Lin Yi, who was not far off, and his eyes began to flicker intensely.

This kid, indeed cunning!

Indeed, who could have thought that such a seemingly unknown youngster would turn out to be a hidden powerhouse?

With Lin Yi’s strength, even if facing the top ten of the Hidden Dragon List, he would not be outmatched!

"Wei, should we expose this kid’s scheme?"

Beside Wei Changkong, a talent from the Divine Eagle Empire inquired.

"Expose? Why expose him?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Changkong glared fiercely at him, "Am I some kind of saint?"

"It would be in my interest to let all these idiots be frustrated thoroughly!"

These fools dared to mock him; he wanted to see how much better these people would fare against Lin Yi!

At that moment, the entire Ancient Ruined City suddenly began to tremble violently.

The seven-day deadline had arrived!

Those who did not make it within the time would be deemed to have forfeited!

Boom!

Just then, the grand doors of the Ancient Ruined City slammed shut, and atop the city’s most conspicuous high platform, five figures appeared!

Each of these five figures exuded a terrifying pressure, with cultivation at least at the Sealed Marquis Realm!

These five were the powerhouses from the top Five Great Forces of the Eastern Domain!

They were also the hosts for the second round of the Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries!

Looking at the representatives of the Five Great Forces, the assembly of young Heavenly Prides all repressed the arrogance on their faces, their eyes showing a hint of respect for the five figures.

They clearly understood that in the eyes of such beings, they, the so-called Heavenly Prides of the Hidden Dragon List, were no more than ants.

"Five Sealed Marquis Realm powerhouses..."

Looking at the five figures whose presence was as imposing as the Sky-Supporting Pillar, Lin Yi’s expression also appeared very serious.

These weren’t just ordinary Sealed Marquis Realm cultivators, but all at the Peak of the Marquis Realm!

This was the foundation of the Eastern Domain’s Five Great Top Forces.

"Apart from Martial Arts Academy and Holy Mansion, there are also the other three powers: Divine Sect, Liangyi Sect, and Tai Xuan Academy, whose strengths are not much lesser than that of the Martial Arts Academy and the Holy Mansion," Lu Li explained softly beside him.

However, Lin Yi merely nodded slightly, clearly uninterested in the other three forces.

The only power he was interested in was the Holy Mansion Main Courtyard!

And his joining the Holy Mansion was not motivated by any lofty aspirations but to enter and rescue Master Wu Liang from within!

"It is said that the top ten in the Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries can freely choose to join any of the Five Great Forces, and the rewards are unimaginable," Lu Li glanced at Lin Yi.

"If you want to set your sights on joining the Holy Mansion, it would be wise to aim for a spot in the top ten to be safe."

"Top ten?"

Lin Yi’s eyebrows raised slightly; to him at this moment, the top ten might no longer be such a difficult achievement.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

Just then, on a high platform, an elder swiftly stepped forward, clearly representing the five top forces of the Eastern Domain as he appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

"I am an elder of the Martial Arts Academy, Wu Sansi."

This elder from the Martial Arts Academy scanned the crowd with his gaze and his powerful voice suddenly spread throughout the Ancient Ruined City, "Congratulations to you all for coming to this Ancient Ruined City, successfully entering the second round of the Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries."

"This time, we, the Five Great Forces, have decided to recruit a total of one hundred new disciples in this Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries."

One hundred new disciples?

At these words, a giant wave instantly surged within the Ancient Ruined City.

Recruiting as many as one hundred new disciples? Wouldn’t that mean they all had a great chance?

"Furthermore, among these one hundred new disciples, ten will directly become inner sect disciples of our Five Great Forces."

Another heavy piece of news!

Everyone’s expression changed.

This meant that the top ten of this second round would directly advance to inner sect disciples!

Inner sect disciples of the top five forces in the Eastern Domain would undoubtedly hold a higher status than ordinary disciples!

Just the thought of it was thrilling!

The Heavenly Prides dominating their respective regions were especially excited, as the quota for inner sect disciples seemed tailor-made for them!

"The second round of the Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries will be the same as previous ones; you will compete in scoring battles across ten city districts, with the top ten scorers in each district earning the right to become disciples of our Five Great Forces!

"And the first place in the scoring of each district will earn inner sect disciple status!"

"Now, I declare that the second round of the Talent Battle of Ten Thousand Countries officially begins!"

As the words fell, the already fever-pitch atmosphere in the Ancient Ruined City finally exploded.

The Ancient Ruined City was divided into ten large areas, segregating the hundreds of Empire’s Geniuses into ten groups for competition!

Lin Yi and the other members of the Longshan Empire delegation were assigned to one of the ten city districts, the Xuanwu District.

"As long as you make it into the top ten of the Xuanwu District, you will be able to successfully join the top five forces of the Eastern Domain and become disciples of these five top forces."

At this point, Lu Li and Lu Shaoyou, among others assigned to the Xuanwu District, had fiery looks in their eyes. Their goal was to find a way into the top ten of the Xuanwu District. As long as they could make it, they would have achieved their objective.

Currently, each of them had ten points.

If you win a match, you can take half of the loser’s points.

The minimum number of points possible to lose was five.

This meant that if a competitor lost two consecutive matches, their points would be reset to zero, signifying the loss of eligibility to continue competing.

And just as Lu Li and the others were eager to test their skills and ready to find opponents to battle,

Lin Yi found a secluded spot to sit cross-legged and then said to Lu Li and the others, "Call me when this second round is about to end. I plan to first assimilate the power of the Buddha Relics."

Although he had obtained the Buddha Relics, he had been traveling all these days and had not had the chance to truly integrate their power.

Hearing this, Lu Li and the others couldn’t help but show surprise. Would it be too late to make a move when the second round was nearly over?

Even if Lin Yi was confident in his strength, could he afford to be so casual?

If something went wrong, there would be no chance for regret.

But as they were about to persuade him, they found Lin Yi had already closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation.

This scene left them somewhat speechless.

However, knowing Lin Yi as they did, if he dared to relax so much, he must have been almost entirely sure of success. There was no need for them to worry about him unnecessarily.