Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1398: Battle of the Heaven’s Pride List

Chapter 1398: Chapter 1398: Battle of the Heaven’s Pride List

Previously, when Fang Bai led the disciples of Ruoshui Palace out of the valley, the disciples of the various Innate Sects had no idea what they were going to do.

Some even speculated that there might have been a significant upheaval at Ruoshui Palace, leading to all the disciples participating in the "Heaven’s Chosen List" battle to withdraw.

As a result, many disciples from the Innate Sects were secretly pleased, thinking that with Ruoshui Palace, a formidable competitor, out of the way, their chances of securing a spot in the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm" had greatly increased.

But no one expected that when Fang Bai returned to the valley with the Ruoshui Palace disciples after leaving for a day and two nights, it would shock almost everyone in the valley.

The high-ranking members of the various Innate Sects could sense that the twenty younger disciples of Ruoshui Palace had all advanced to the Half-Step Innate Realm.

Even Elder Qiu and Elder Mo, the two high-ranking members of Ruoshui Palace, seemed unfathomable in their eyes, clearly having surpassed them in cultivation level.

"In just a day and two nights, all twenty-two members of Ruoshui Palace had a significant advancement in cultivation... Am I seeing things?"

"You’re not mistaken! The twenty younger disciples of Ruoshui Palace have all reached the Half-Step Innate Realm; even Qiu Hanyan and Mo Chunlan, the two elders of Ruoshui Palace, have surpassed us high-rank Innate realmists!"

"It’s really unimaginable!"

"What exactly happened during the day and two-night absence?"

"Could it be related to that individual cultivation martial artist?"

"It’s possible... considering he’s so young yet an Innate Perfection expert..."

"Amazing..."

Among the nearly two thousand disciples from the various uninvolved sects, opinions varied as they looked at Fang Bai and the members of Ruoshui Palace filing into the valley, filled with envy, jealousy, awe, and apprehension...

Ruoshui Palace had always been strong in the past battles of the "Heaven’s Chosen List," and now, returning with the momentum of advancement, once the "Heaven’s Chosen List" battle begins shortly, who among the other Innate sects can stop them?

This time, in the battle for the "Heaven’s Chosen List," it is foreseeable that Ruoshui Palace is destined to create an unprecedented miracle!

The number of places allowed into the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm" is only one hundred, and if Ruoshui Palace secures more, then the other Innate sects will inevitably get fewer.

Those Innate sects with overall strength comparable to Ruoshui Palace are fine; a stronger Ruoshui Palace won’t greatly affect the number of places they can secure.

It’s the relatively weaker Innate sects that suffer; the more spots Ruoshui Palace takes, the more their disciples will be squeezed out of the top hundred.

The most miserable Innate sects might end up with nothing in this "Heaven’s Chosen List" battle, running a fool’s errand.

"Congratulations, Elder Qiu and Elder Mo!"

"Ruoshui Palace is going to shine brightly in this ’Heaven’s Chosen List’ battle!"

Elders Gu Yan and Liu Che of the Divine Fire Sect approached quickly, speaking enviously.

"All thanks to Senior Fang!"

Elders Qiu and Mo expressed their gratitude to Fang Bai without reservation.

Originally, Ruoshui Palace and the Divine Fire Sect were separated by a vast distance, with little interaction, but with Fang Bai as the "bridge," the two sects came to know each other.

The disciples of Ruoshui Palace knew that Fang Bai and the Divine Fire Sect were in a cooperative relationship, preparing to join forces to climb the Mysterious Heavenly Ladder on the Heaven-Reaching Peak.

The disciples of the Divine Fire Sect, on the other hand, were aware of Fang Bai’s close relationship with the two unrivaled beauties of Ruoshui Palace.

Gu Yan was full of envy for Fang Bai’s assistance in enhancing the cultivation of the Ruoshui Palace disciples but could only be envious.

After all, his relationship with Fang Bai was only superficial, far from being able to request favors from him.

Gu Yan now only hoped that Fang Bai could assist him and Elder Liu Che in securing places in the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm," and upon ascending the Heavenly Ladder, they could join forces to strive for higher steps.

As the sun was rising, the battle for the "Heaven’s Chosen List" officially commenced.

In the central area of this enormous valley, one hundred adjacent platforms were erected using Essence Stones, for the disciples of the various major Innate sects of the True Martial Realm to compete on.

The rules of the competition were quite simple.

First, the top hundred martial artists from the previous "Heaven’s Chosen List" take the stage, and the martial artists below can freely challenge those on stage.

The winner remains on stage, while the loser leaves in desolation.

In this way, the martial artists on stage continuously change, and the one hundred martial artists ultimately standing on stage become the top hundred of the "Heaven’s Chosen List."

The Lotus Pond Secret Realm opens only once every five years, making the opportunity exceptionally precious, resulting in fierce competition for the top hundred on the Heaven’s Chosen List.

As soon as the "Heaven’s Chosen List" battle officially began, martial artists began leaping onto the platforms, challenging those on stage.

The clashes involved collisions of Spiritual Artifacts and eruptions of Essence Energy, each collision resounding with deafening booms.

The major Innate sects had an agreement not to deal lethal blows on stage, but severe injuries were inevitable during fierce fights, leading to frequent scenes of bloodied, bone-broken martial artists being carried off by their comrades.

As expected by the crowd, the disciples of Ruoshui Palace, led by Elders Qiu and Mo, swept through their opponents, firmly securing twenty platforms. Eventually, no one dared to challenge them, securing twenty places in the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm."

The Divine Fire Sect, as always, maintained consistency, with two disciples successfully securing places in the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm."

By dusk, the list of the top martial artists of the Heaven’s Chosen List settled, with the names carved into the cliff face on one side of the valley.

Immediately following this was the competition among the high-ranking members of the various Innate Sects for ten places on the Heavenly Ladder.

Though the number of high-ranking members from each sect was not large, the competition was even fiercer than before.

The battles of high-rank Innate experts were the most thrilling segment before entering the "Lotus Pond Secret Realm" for the junior disciples of the various major Innate Sects.

Every high-rank Innate expert participating poured in all their efforts and resorted to outstanding moves for a chance at the Heavenly Ladder. Observing with keen insight, some younger martial artists with exceptional talent and high Wuxing could infer quite a few Martial Dao Arcane, beneficial for enhancing their own strength.

Gu Yan and Liu Che, two elders of the Divine Fire Sect, initially had no absolute confidence in defeating their opponents to squeeze into the top ten. However, before they fought, Fang Bai embedded a strand of Chaos Essence Qi into their bodies.

This strand of Chaos Essence Qi was enough to increase their combat power by thirty percent in a short time.

The enhancement of thirty percent combat power was more than sufficient for Gu Yan and Liu Che to sweep through their opponents in the intense battles to come, outshining their peers.

As for Elder Mo and Elder Qiu, they naturally secured two of the slots without any suspense.

While Fang Bai, the fake "Divine Fire Sect" elder, easily secured one of the slots as well.

The ten opportunities to ascend the Heavenly Ladder were extremely precious. With the Divine Fire Sect and Ruoshui Palace taking five of them, the other high-ranking members of Innate sects could only sigh in disappointment, acknowledging their inferiority.

After the battle for the "Heaven’s Chosen List" ended, night had already fallen.

"Tomorrow morning, the entrance to the Lotus Pond Secret Realm will open. I’m really looking forward to it!"

Gazing at the dense mist lingering around the entrance to the Lotus Pond Secret Realm, many disciples from various major Innate Sects, who had secured a place to enter, spoke with anticipation and excitement.