Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 278 - 278 278 Gathering of Geniuses

278: Chapter 278: Gathering of Geniuses 278: Chapter 278: Gathering of Geniuses The area around the arena was designated exclusively for the Five Great Powers and the city of Lanling, located close to the competition platform.

By the time the people from the Pill King Hall entered the arena, people from the Four Major Forces were already seated.

Zhuge Qianzhong led the people from the Pill King Hall to their viewing platform.

The arena was a circular square, surrounded by high walls and a lower middle ground.

At the center was a large competition platform with ten circular stages built on it.

Each stage had a diameter of two hundred meters, large enough for two Martial Kings to fight on it.

At that point, Long Yan’s gaze swept over the camps of the Martial God Palace, Ancient Sword Gate, Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect, and the Leng Family.

Each force had thousands of people, and Long Chen was sitting next to Wu Kuangyun in the Martial God Palace’s camp.

After a quick observation, the only ones who caught Long Yan’s attention were Jin Jiansheng, Kill Wuji, and Leng Jiuyou.

Kill Wuji and Jin Jiansheng had both broken through to Martial King, while Leng Jiuyou was still at the Tianwu Nine Heavy.

However, Leng Jiuyou gave Long Yan a sense of inscrutability.

Then, his gaze moved elsewhere.

“Huh?”

At that very moment, a figure dressed in a black robe caught Long Yan’s attention.

“Ming Jiu.”

The man in the black robe was indeed Ming Jiu.

At this moment, Ming Jiu slightly raised his head and looked in Long Yan’s direction.

After a brief glance, he withdrew his gaze.

“What exactly do you want to do?

Do you also wish to participate in the Lanling Martial Arts Conference?”

Long Yan speculated in his heart.

Ming Jiu had stayed in the Five Emperor Tombs for tens of thousands of years and was an ancient creature, absolutely not qualifying for the competition.

“The King Giant Ape and others didn’t come?”

After scanning the entire arena, he didn’t spot the figure of the King Giant Ape.

Although the Demonic Beasts couldn’t participate in the martial meeting, in the past meetings, the Wanyao Valley had always been in attendance.

“Eighty percent of them must be rushing to attack the Demon Venerable.”

The king giant ape had received the Supreme-grade Nascent Soul Pill, he was most likely eager to use the pill to attack the demon venerable.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

At this very moment, in the sky above, the sound of rushing wind was heard as hundreds of figures fell from the sky and sat on the main viewing platform.

They were people from Lanling City.

Leng Youlan was in the lead.

She sat next to the main seat, which was left vacant, obviously reserved for the King of Lanling.

Behind Leng Youlan were Lu Xuanming, Asura King, and Dugu Yan.

Behind them were the strong ones and geniuses from Lanling City, among which were Li Qianzhang and Li Renfeng.

Leng Youlan instantly locked onto Long Yan, glanced quickly, and promptly withdrew her gaze, as if avoiding something.

“Could it be because of the King of Lanling?”

Leng Youlan’s cold eyes made Long Yan quite upset.

Next, Long Yan began to assess the other geniuses from Lanling City.

First was Dugu Yan.

He could tell Dugu Yan’s cultivation base at a glance.

“Second Layer Martial King!”

Dugu Yan was at the Second Layer Martial King level, and his soul power was very strong.

In-between, there was a hint of bizarre energy fluctuation.

“Junior Brother, see that youth behind Leng Youlan?

Be careful, his name is Dugu Yan.”

Zhuge Qianzhong said: “Dugu Yan is the closed-door disciple of the King of Lanling, the leader of the Lanling Four Young Masters, and is already a Second Layer Martial King.

This time at the Lanling Martial Arts Conference, he is the most likely to win the championship.

If you encounter him, be careful.”

Dugu Yan was about the same age as Kill Wuji and Jin Jiansheng, but his cultivation base was higher than both of them, and his strength was definitely not simple.

Next, Long Yan’s attention was drawn to the youth behind Asura King.

The youth was short in stature but very bulky, especially his eyes, which were glowing with a strange light.

“This person must be the Little Poison King, one of the Lanling Four Young Masters,” said Long Yan.

Long Yan was able to identify the Little Poison King’s identity just by looking at him, sensing a strong presence of poison within the Little Poison King’s body.

The Little Poison King, being in the Martial King Realm and possessing terrifying poison techniques, was probably unstoppable to most Martial Kings.

Moving his gaze away from the Little Poison King, Long Yan then noticed a youth standing behind Lu Xuanming.

The youth was clad in a white robe, possessing handsome features, clean-shaven face, and was holding a folding fan, looking like a refined dandy.

“The Array Master, Yi Shengxue,” said Long Yan.

This white-clothed youth was Yi Shengxue, the second-ranked among the Lanling Four Young Masters, standing only second to Dugu Yan.

Even the Little Poison King couldn’t defeat him, his cultivation base was also in the Martial King Realm.

Then, Long Yan turned his attention to the other people from Lanling City.

Despite being outnumbered by the Five Great Powers, the overall strength of Lanling City’s prodigies was remarkable and exceeded the Five Great Powers.

“Lanling City really isn’t simple.

Add in the prodigies from the Five Great Powers, this is going to be another fierce competition!”

It wouldn’t be easy to outshine the rest at the Lanling Martial Arts Conference.

As he was about to turn his gaze away from the camp of Lanling City, Li Renfeng gestured towards him, mimicking the act of slashing his neck.

Long Yan moved his lips and muttered two words silently: Stupid A*shole.

“Damn it!”

Upon seeing this, Li Renfeng’s face changed dramatically, but he was stopped by Li Qianzhang before he could react: “There will be plenty of opportunities to kill him at the martial assembly.”

Li Renfeng simply nodded in response and finally withdrew his power.

At this point, the entire arena was packed with every seat occupied and lots of people standing in the back to watch.

At this moment, Leng Youlan signaled to the Asura King.

The Asura King nodded in understanding, instantly appeared on the competition platform, and announced out loud:

“Dear all, the Lanling Martial Arts Conference is held once every ten years.

Each hosting of the conference is for the purpose of updating the Divine Emperor List.”

The Divine Emperor List was created to honor the supreme power of the Shenwu Continent, the Divine Emperor.

Anyone who could get on the Divine Emperor list signifies that they have the potential to become a Divine Emperor.

This is an ultimate honor, a test, and recognition.

Next, the Asura King spent half a day talking about the Divine Emperor’s feats, and Long Yan almost grew tired of listening before the Asura King finally got to the competition rules.

The competition rules were divided into four rounds.

The first round was the qualifying round.

There were tens of thousands of martial artists participating, and it was impossible to let everyone onto the stage for the competition.

The qualifying round was to select 1,000 out of all the participants.

The second round was the Top Hundred Contest.

Thousand people were randomly grouped.

Winners advanced, and losers were eliminated directly.

After three matches, 125 people were left.

Then, fifty people were randomly selected to compete, and 25 people were eliminated.

The third round was the List Contest.

There were only ten slots available on the Divine Emperor List.

A hundred people participated.

They were randomly combined, and the last ten winners could be listed on the Divine Emperor List.

The fourth round was the Martial Meeting Champion Contest.

The ten people who made it onto the Divine Emperor List competed for the champion of the Martial Assembly.

The rules were ruthless, but there was no alternative.

These were the rules.

If anyone wanted to shine at the Martial Assembly, they needed to rely solely on their own power, absolute power.

“Updating the Divine Emperor List is a big deal, and the City Lord also takes it very seriously and has prepared awards,” said the Asura King.

“All those who make it onto the Divine Emperor list will each receive a Silver Ling Sacred Fruit,” added the Asura King.

“What, Silver Ling Sacred Fruit?”

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise.

The Silver Ling Fruit was a treasure.

For those below the Fifth level Martial King, refining the Silver Ling Sacred Fruit could easily advance them up by a realm.

“Lanling City really spends a lot of money to take out the Silver Ling Sacred Fruit,” said Long Yan, his eyes lighting up.

Silver Ling Sacred Fruit was indeed a good thing.