Chapter 411, Numbering, Ji Yin Two Four Six!
om—like someone who knew he wouldn't return alive.About half an hour had passed when the car traversed almost all of Donghai City and arrived in the bustling downtown area.A skyscraper reaching toward...Chapter 411: Numbering, Ren Yin Two Four Six!
Zhao Kuo!
Hao Ren clearly saw this time that in the arena marked with "Yi Mao," Zhao Kuo slowly retracted his fist and stood upright.
The victorious Zhao Kuo looked around and finally set his gaze on Hao Ren, who was three small arenas away.
There were 24 competition stages, each one meter higher than the ground level.
Hence, standing on a stage provided a perfect vantage point to view the surrounding arena situations.
At this moment, Hao Ren and Zhao Kuo had both defeated their opponents and stood at "Awakening of Insects" and "Start of Summer," respectively, looking far away at each other.
Even from several dozen meters apart, Hao Ren could still feel the penetrating and intimidating aura in Zhao Kuo's gaze!
"Ren Yin One Six Eight, Ren Yin One Nine Seven."
The referee of the "Awakening of Insects" arena announced.
Hao Ren glanced at Zhao Kuo once more before jumping down from his competition stage.
The surrounding area around each stage was densely packed with cultivators, and since the stages were one meter higher than their surroundings, the cultivators standing around the "Awakening of Insects" arena could not see what was happening in the "Start of Summer" arena.
"Young Master is truly amazing!"
Upon returning to the side of the arena, Hao Ren was immediately greeted by Lu Linnin and Lu Lili. They handed him water and towels, fully playing the role of cheerleaders.
Zhao Hengzi's face was flushed as she saw Hao Ren's imposing demeanor; she felt very happy but didn't want to admit that Hao Ren was indeed impressive. Instead, she pouted her lips and let out a cold huff.
"Six連勝了。”謝雨嘉淺淺一笑說道。
“能勝出的，哪一個不是連勝的。”甄聰明用言語潑了一盆冷水。
他的話語很不中聽，但說的也是實話。24個比武場隻是初選，能夠突圍出來的肯定都是7連勝或者8連勝。
趙紅玉朝著郝仁笑笑，“郝仁第一次參加會試，能有現在這樣的成績已經很難得。”
說完她眉頭微微一皺，朝著龍神殿的方向看了一眼。
自從武試開始過去兩個時辰。而趙廣帶著兩位長老進入龍神殿也已經有兩個時辰。
郝仁看了看趙紅玉想了想決定還是不說趙闊的事情。看趙闊的氣勢絕對能夠從“乙卯”編號裡勝出。
隻要趙闊一路打下去，他就不會擅自離開。現在趙紅玉擔心的是趙廣所以暫且不提趙闊的事情。
驚蟄的比武台上一位兌級修士跟另外一位兌級修士打得正激烈。
比賽一輪輪進行必然會把實力較弱的修士給淘汰。
震級的修士就算開始運氣好碰到也是震級。能衝到第二輪第三輪但絕對撐不到第四輪第五輪因此進行到最後至少也得是兌級像郝仁這樣的艮級屬於特例中的特例。
A cultivator with an identity tag hanging at his waist that read "Ren Yin 168" suddenly caused a wooden bowl in his hand to emit dazzling light.
A cultivator whose badge read "Ren Yin 197" condensed a layer of thick yellow armor around him. The two large hammers in his hands also emitted intense yellow light.
The two had equal strength and were unable to continue retaining their spiritual energy, so they both put forth their true abilities.
From the palm of "Ren Yin 168", a wooden cone suddenly flew out, instantly piercing through "Ren Yin 197"’s protective armor and then directly impaling his shoulder. A trace of blood was carried with it as it exited from behind his scapula!
"Ren Yin 197" groaned loudly and tried to forcefully counterattack, but his right leg was pierced by the wooden cone that had flown back from behind him. With a loud bang, his nearly two-meter-tall figure directly sat down on the arena.
“My apologies!”
The Wood Attribute Du Rank cultivator then released a beam of green light from his wooden bowl and expelled the Earth Attribute cultivator numbered "Ren Yin 197" out of the arena.
A few Earth Attribute elders surrounding the arena hurriedly ran over to support that Earth Attribute cultivator up.
The Earth Attribute cultivator forcefully pushed away the nearby elders, relying on his own tenacity and with a limp, he stood back up. A look of unwillingness was plastered all over his face.
It could be seen that this "Ren Yin 197" was a new star of some Earth Attribute Dragon Clan. However, lacking in technique, no matter how regretful he might be, it would still be useless. All he could do is return to the mountains and train hard, hoping for another chance next year!
The official in charge of the Awakening from Hibernation stood up coldly and shouted, "Ren Yin 168! Ren Yin 246!"
This official didn’t even spare a glance at that defeated Earth Attribute cultivator. In situations like this, there were too many to count every year during the Dragon Temple’s trial exams.
The Dragon Temple wanted the final ten strongest individuals to become formal officials and another 40 strong individuals to become reserve assistant officials. Those who lost early on, no matter how grand their background was, weren’t what the Dragon Temple desired.
Standing on the arena, "Ren Yin 168" requested half an incense stick’s worth of time for rest and adjustment. His next opponent would be Assistant Official Hao Ren with the number “Ren Yin 246”. If he won again, he would achieve a seven consecutive victories and secure first place in this group, advancing to the subsequent rounds.
The official nodded in agreement, so "Ren Yin 168" quickly returned to below the stage. The dozen or so Wood Attribute elders waiting beside the arena immediately surrounded him. A few elders massaged his meridians while another elder poured a spiritual pill from a bottle for him to swallow. Several other elders also shot glances at Hao Ren and kept urging "Ren Yin 168" incessantly.
If an ancient scholar became a top-ranking graduate, it would not only bring glory to his ancestors but also bestow tangible benefits upon his family.
The Dragon Temple’s trial exam was the same. If a cultivator from their sect became a formal official, then this faction wouldn’t be one that anyone could bully around with ease. Especially for those medium-strength dragon palaces, the more cultivators they had become officials, the stronger it would demonstrate their might.
"Ren Yin 168! Ren Yin 246!" After a short while passed, the official stood up once again and shouted.
The Wood Attribute cultivator, who had replenished his spiritual energy, leaped onto the arena with a whoosh.
Hao Ren strolled steadily into the arena. The silver dragon emblem on his shoulder became particularly eye-catching as sunlight gradually rose.
This Wood Attribute cultivator also carefully watched Hao Ren’s match earlier and discovered that Hao Ren excelled in martial arts, had no magical treasures, and was of a fairly ordinary realm.
However, the more this way it was, the less he dared to relax. He was afraid that Hao Ren would intentionally conceal his strength. This Wood Attribute cultivator also had the sect’s elders carefully observe the status of Hao Ren’s companions.
But the information obtained left him very perplexed—In Hao Ren's support group, two beautiful twin sisters seemed powerful but didn’t radiate any kind of Dragon Clan light; the other two looked like a mother and daughter, one was Xun-rank and one was Foundation Establishment stage, it wasn’t clear if they were Dragon Clan cultivators or human ones. Another beauty was plain-looking and appeared to be an ordinary person with no spiritual energy fluctuations but seemed to carry some kind of magical treasure that emitted faint golden and silver lights; there was also a small boy who was only Li-rank but had such fierce eyes, which didn’t seem like those of a little boy; lastly there was a bent-over old man who was Xun-rank in the Water Dragon Clan, his realm wasn't particularly strong, but the maturity and restraint he displayed seemed to suggest that he came from some powerful sect...
“Let’s begin!”
"Let's start!"
In the arena, the Wood Attribute cultivator and Hao Ren exchanged a respectful bow.
Hao Ren's ragtag army and his position as an assistant censor left this cultivator, numbered Geng Yin 168, somewhat puzzled about Hao Ren.
Therefore, it was for this reason that the wood-type cultivator decided to suppress Hao Ren with a decisive move!
The wooden bowl in his hand emitted a blinding green light, directly aiming at Hao Ren's chest!
Green Wood Incantation!
This wood-type cultivator, aged 28, had already reached the upper level of Z兌ai class and was just one step away from reaching Xun巽class. Among the dragon-blooded cultivators in the wood lineage of Mount Mu Cheng, or even within the entire wood lineage of dragons, he could be considered a rising star.
As long as he fully utilized his cultivation techniques, even the elders of their sect would not be his match.
Therefore, he had confidence that he could immediately suppress Hao Ren's momentum back! Unless, of course, Hao Ren still held back some hidden strength, but this move alone was enough to force Hao Ren to reveal it!
"Be careful!"
Zhao Yanzi, standing outside the arena and witnessing the aggressive approach of the wood-type cultivator, couldn't help shouting out. The image of that earth-type cultivator who had been seriously injured with both his shoulder and right leg pierced was still fresh in her mind...
Hao Ren extended his hands and swiped them twice, causing the green light to be directly absorbed by Hao Ren when it reached him!
Spectrum Separation Sword Shadow Art - Absorption!
The power released by combining the Green Wood Incantation with a wood-type treasure was naturally of a wooden elemental nature. The Spectrum Separation Sword Shadow Art possessed the ability to absorb the Five Elements' energy!
Directly absorbing his opponent's attack might seem a bit risky, but Hao Ren had been following all the matches in the Awakening competition, and he could recall the circumstances of this wood-type cultivator’s previous six matches from memory.
Know thyself and know thy enemy, a hundred battles without peril!
Hao Ren was prepared to intercept the wood-type spiritual energy upon his move and knew exactly how much to handle, so he could naturally receive it!
The wood-type spiritual energy entered Hao Ren's body through his palms, permeated through his feet, then circulated back; within one cycle, it was completely transformed.
A faint white sword qi shot out from Hao Ren’s little finger.
Gold-type Sword Qi! Metal overcomes wood!
Somewhere around the same time, Hao Ren flipped nimbly and struck this Geng Yin 168 cultivator with a palm strike!
A brown wooden cone suddenly pierced through the foreheads of the wood-type cultivator!
Hao Ren’s hand moved like lightning; he grasped the wooden cone in an instant, and Chaotic Divine Thunder flashed across his palm, instantly breaking it into two pieces!
The white sword qi that had been launched earlier arrived at the wood-type cultivator's face simultaneously with Hao Ren’s movement.
The wood-type cultivator raised both hands to block against Hao Ren's palm strike but was unprepared for a blow to his chest, causing paralysis throughout his body and making him unable to react as Hao Ren struck his shoulder hard!
And in Hao Ren’s palm, there was also white gold-type spiritual energy deployed!
The wood-type cultivator felt like his entire body was about to disintegrate; he stepped back several times in quick succession. Whether attacking or defending, everything crumbled, and with one misstep, he fell off the stage.
Bam...
The giant rock beside the arena witnessed a wooden-element cultivator's body falling to the ground, stirring up some dust.
The wooden element elders hurriedly rushed over and helped up the young cultivator numbered "Jinyi 168."
"I yield!" Hao Ren stood at the edge of the arena, raising both hands as gracefully as ever.
Zhao Yanzi stood on the ground and watched Hao Ren's fluttering robe, almost seeing stars—How did this guy suddenly become so handsome!
The wooden element cultivator was numb and sore all over. He looked up at Hao Ren standing on the arena and shouted angrily through gritted teeth, "You cheated!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, he pointed at Zhao Yanzi's group of unknown background and said loudly, "They must have been helping from outside with hidden weapons!"
"Hey! You can eat whatever you want, but don't just talk nonsense!" Zhao Yanzi couldn’t hold back any longer and immediately jumped up to point at the wooden element cultivator.
"I say that a Gen-level cultivator like him wouldn’t be able to pass six rounds in succession. It must be your doing!" The wooden element cultivator, struggling to his feet, shouted at Zhao Yanzi’s group.
The arena supervisor ignored their arguments and raised his right hand; the identity badge on the wooden element cultivator's waist automatically fell off and flew into the supervisor's hand, quickly turning black.
This meant that this wooden element cultivator had lost his qualification to continue competing! The supervisor ruled Hao Ren as the winner!
"I don’t agree. They used hidden weapons; check their identities!" The wooden element cultivator pointed at Zhao Yanzi’s group and shouted even louder.
As a young master from Qingcheng Mountain's Wood Dragon lineage, he had never suffered such humiliation before; just two moves, and he was defeated by a Gen-level cultivator!
"You lost. Lost and can’t take it F***… useless!" Zhao Yanzi became more and more irritated and even made a face at the wooden element cultivator.
This enraged the wooden element cultivator, who immediately stood up and shouted to nearby elders, "Elders Liu and Ye, teach them a lesson for me."
The wood dragon clan of Qingcheng Mountain was considered a major force in southwestern regions; this wooden element cultivator was their young master. Feeling that his loss was unclear, he had grievances after Zhao Yanzi’s provocation—how could he endure it
"Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea, Jinyi 246, wins!" The arena supervisor announced from atop the platform.
Eastern Sea Dragon Palace…
The supervisor's voice wasn’t loud, but those four words immediately shocked all cultivators around Spring Awakened Field!
Eastern Sea Dragon Palace
The Qingcheng Mountain wooden element elders looked at Zhao Yanzi’s group in surprise, while other forces nearby were also confusedly looking at Zhao Hongyu and others.
There are 24 arenas representing 24 character codes. Each character code will produce one breakthrough cultivator, at which point the supervisor announces the winning cultivator's sect origin.
The Eastern Sea Dragon Palace actually participated in the Divine Dragon Temple’s examination!
This news immediately caused a commotion around Spring Awakened Field!
Those Qingcheng Mountain elders used both hands to drag their young master and quickly retreated stealthily.
The Eastern Sea Dragon Palace was not something they could provoke!that coin.However...They were wrong!Hao Ren wasn't a Core Formation cultivator, nor was he an indifferent person!A sect built on mountain slopes and covering thousands of acres appeared in their visio...