Chapter 294: Rules, The Most Unfortunate Family

Lu Xun, I didn't expect you to be this strong. Since that's the case, for this Heavenly Dao Battlefield, you'll be in charge, everyone listen to you.

Seeing Lu Xun clear the Heavenly Dao Tower and take first place in the Fifth Realm, Wu An decisively handed over command.

No no no, Brother Wu, you all continue; this is my first time participating in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, I don't understand anything, so I'll still listen to you.

Lu Xun was very humble.

Lu Xun had heard Fu Yue and Fu Xue talk about the situation inside the Heavenly Dao Battlefield; as a newcomer participating for the first time, there was no need to seize the team's command.

Alright, I'll briefly tell you about the tactic we discussed...

Lu Xun's humility earned Wu An's favor, and he patiently explained the tactics to Lu Xun.

The Heavenly Dao Battlefield is a battlefield opened up jointly by the Heavenly Dao of each Spirit Star.

Its location is usually in the central region of each Spirit Star, not easily reachable by other means.

The purpose of the Heavenly Dao Battlefield is to distribute the cosmic origin obtained from the ancient road nodes.

The specific distribution method is,

After the Spirit Stars jointly open the Origin Land, they first take out half the time for everyone to absorb the cosmic origin according to their own abilities.

This way, everyone gains something.

During the remaining half of the time, the cosmic origin gathered by each Spirit Star is placed entirely in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, to be contested by the geniuses of each Spirit Star.

Whose genius is stronger, that side can seize more.

This is the game rule formed after the Spirit Stars gather together and go through several ancient road nodes.

This method is also beneficial for each Spirit Star.

Because a single Spirit Star's time to open the Origin Land is limited, the consumption is huge, and the gain is not much.

When several Spirit Stars join forces to open the Origin Land, they can keep it open longer, with less consumption, gaining a greater harvest.

Even if a Spirit Star's genius is lackluster and gains little in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, just absorbing the cosmic origin during that half‑time already yields more than double what a solitary opening of the Origin Land would give.

At the same time, the Spirit Star's own consumption is even lower.

Precisely for this reason,

When Spirit Stars encounter each other on the ancient road of the starry sky, they often tacitly choose to enter the ancient road node together and then leave together.

Although these Spirit Stars have competition and war among them, on the Origin Land they nevertheless choose to cooperate.

Of course, each Spirit Star would love to conquer the other and will do its utmost to suppress the other's development.

For example, the Insect Star will deliberately leave insect nests on the ancient road nodes to create obstacles for those who come later.

Likewise, the Demon Star might even launch a full‑scale attack on latercomers.

In the starry sky, cooperation is cooperation, but when it's time to fight, there is no hesitation.

The rules on the Heavenly Dao Battlefield are very simple.

No external power or objects may be used; using them results in immediate elimination from the battlefield.

Even weapons must be the standard issue; other weapons are forbidden.

Then everyone competes for the Origin Spheres according to their own abilities.

Origin Spheres come in big and small; after obtaining them, they can first be placed into the Heavenly Dao Plaque.

Obtaining them does not guarantee safety; there is still a chance they could be taken away.

Only by lasting until the end and returning to Lan Xing do the Origin Spheres truly count as secured.

Moreover, on the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, other races have many top‑tier geniuses with combat power exceeding the limit, who roam around slaughtering others.

Such as the Mo Zu, they don't bother with cooperation, don't like slowly searching for Origin Spheres themselves, and prefer to snatch others'.

Therefore Wu An's tactic is: he and some cultivators hold the Main Base, while others go out to find Origin Spheres and, upon finding them, promptly return them to the Main Base to avoid being intercepted.

The Main Base is the place where everyone enters and exits; there one gains a 15% combat boost, while incoming alien attackers are suppressed by 15%.

This back‑and‑forth amounts to a 30% difference.

Everyone agrees on this point.

If Lan Xing's cultivators go to attack another Spirit Star's Main Base, they will likewise be suppressed.

This tactic is very conservative.

Conservative, yet effective.

On previous Heavenly Dao Battlefields, it shone brilliantly, allowing Lan Xing to maximize each harvest.

This time, everyone still decided to adopt this tactic.

Before Lu Xun arrived, they had already formed groups.

"Lu Xun, you are the strongest; if you're willing, the duty of guarding the Main Base can be entrusted to you—you needn't worry about merit, for merit in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield is measured not by how many Origin Spheres you grab, but by overall contribution."

After the introduction, Wu An looked at Lu Xun and said.

"Lu Xun, Big Brother Wu's defense is invincible; it's better to leave the Main Base guarding to him. If you don't mind, you can join our squad—Sister Weiwei is with us too."

Yuan Zhen invited.

In the crowd, Lan Weiwei saw Lu Xun looking at her and gave him a faint smile.

"Alright, Sister Zhen, I'll join your squad."

Lu Xun agreed.

With Lu Xun's over‑the‑top combat power, he actually has his own plans, but for now he'll first join Yuan Zhen's squad, go in to see the situation, and then decide.

"Alright, then it's settled."

Wu An naturally had no objection.

"Brother Wu, what's the situation with the foreigners over there?"

Lu Xun was curious.

The cultivators participating in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield are half from the East, and the other half is divided among cultivators from other countries.

The tactics devised by these roughly five hundred Eastern cultivators, will foreigners adopt them?

"They're rather lax, not many are willing to cooperate with us, so we don't need to worry about them; we just need to do our own job well."

Wu An Dao.

"Oh."

Lu Xun understood.

Wu An then continued to mention some precautions, for example, in the Heavenly Dao battlefield don't go too high; the origin spheres up there are larger, but one might encounter cultivators of the sixth or seventh realm.

Lu Xun listened silently, nodding occasionally.

Wu An's words were clearly meant for him.

Lu Xun's lack of any move to seize command left Wu An with a good impression of him.

"Damn it!"

In the crowd, Li Chao's pent-up frustration had nowhere to vent.

As soon as Lu Xun arrived, he became a laughingstock; basically no fifth-realm cultivator wanted to have anything to do with him.

However, Li Chao did not rush to leave.

The list of participants hasn't been announced yet.

Li Chao won't give up hope until the very last moment.

Although, this hope has long since turned into despair.

Among the surrounding cultivators, many are still discussing Lu Xun.

The fact that Lu Xun broke through to the fifth realm and cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower is truly astonishing; many people are still shocked about it.

"Auntie, Lu Xun is so strong."

Chu Youqing and Murong Wan were also there.

Since they weren't qualified to participate, they came just to watch the excitement.

Naturally, they were watching Lu Xun.

Seeing her boyfriend so formidable, Chu Youqing's eyes sparkled with little stars, proud to have such a boyfriend.

Lu Xun truly made her admire him more and more.

In Murong Wan's beautiful eyes, likewise, varied colors flickered.

Her man... kept getting stronger.

At that moment, a flying boat from the War Manor flew over.

"It should be here to announce the list."

The cultivators on the South Heaven Gate all fell silent.

"As expected."

After the flying boat arrived above the South Heaven Gate, several figures flew out, the leader being none other than the War Manor's Director Xu.

Director Xu descended slowly, coming to a standstill in midair about ten meters from the ground of the South Heaven Gate.

"Now announcing the participant list; please check it yourselves."

As soon as Director Xu's words fell, a light curtain appeared beside him, densely filled with names.

"Damn it!!!"

Li Chao glanced over and realized he had indeed been pushed out by Lu Xun.

On the fifth-realm participant list, his name was not present.

"Hah, serves him right!"

That fifth-realm genius who had previously been pushed down by Li Chao was there, gloating over his misfortune.

Originally, he was the most frustrated.

Now seeing Li Chao, who had pushed him down, likewise being pushed down—whether by someone else or by Lu Xun—his frustration dissipated by more than half.

When one is at their most unlucky, the best consolation is not a friend's comfort.

but rather seeing a fellow who is just as unlucky as oneself.

This is the psychological law of human nature.

"Hmph, what's that? I'll eventually get up there, let alone my grandfather still being on the seventh-realm list!"

Li Chao quickly steadied his mind.

His family's strength is extremely great; his grandfather started from scratch, relying on his own monstrous talent to break into the seventh realm and even make it into the top ten of the seventh realm.

You should know that, in recent years, top-tier families like the Liu family have not had any seventh-realm cultivators make the top ten.

No matter how prestigious a family, it's impossible for all geniuses to be born in your household.

So, Li Chao's mindset hasn't collapsed.

"Wow, Fu Yue and Fu Xue Elders have both made it into the top ten of the seventh realm!"

"Fu Xue Elder just broke into the seventh realm and already rushed into the top ten?"

"How impressive~"

At that moment, exclamations burst out among the watching cultivators.

These exclamations basically came from the Northern Dipper Hall cultivators.

Because they discovered that two familiar names appeared among the top ten of the seventh realm.

Fu Yue, Fu Xue!

But the problem is, Fu Xue has just broken through to the seventh realm.

Fu Yue's cultivation is only at the early stage of the seventh realm.

Such as them, there is no reason for them to be in the top ten.

But reality is just this absurd.

The two women's names just appeared on the Seven Realms' battle list, and they were ranked seventh and eighth.

This means that the two women's ranking in the Heavenly Dao Tower is seventh and eighth in the Seven Realms.

「This is impossible!!!! 」

Li Chao jumped up like a scalded monkey as soon as he saw the list.

While jumping, he also let out a piercing scream.

He startled the surrounding cultivators.

「What the hell are you yelling for! 」

「You're crazy. 」

Some Five Realms geniuses were dissatisfied.

You're a big man, what are you screaming about for nothing.

Just like a woman.

「How could this happen? 」

Liu Mei was a bit stunned.

She knew why Li Chao screamed.

Li Chao's grandfather originally ranked ninth in the Seven Realms of the Heavenly Dao Tower, and he was on this list.

But now, as soon as Fu Yue and Fu Xue arrived, they directly pushed his grandfather off.

Their Li family in Upper Capital City thus became the most unfortunate family.

Both grandfather and grandson were pushed out.

「Impossible, absolutely impossible! 」

Li Chao's mentality shattered; he refused to believe it was real.

「Hahaha, let you be smug! 」

The happiest person was none other than Lin Qiang.

Lu Xun didn't consider Li Chao an opponent.

He's not worthy.

Lin Qiang was different; Liu Mei had followed Li Chao, which made him furious, and now seeing how unfortunate the Li family was, he naturally rejoiced.