Chapter 548: A Hundred Battles to Become King

Not long after the second round of elimination matches for the Qi Refining competition in each commandery of the Star Fall Continent ended.

Nineteen flying ships carrying the new generation who had gained the qualification to participate in the final set off from each commandery and headed toward Dongxuan City.

The reason why there were only nineteen flying ships was that the location for the second round of elimination matches in the large commandery where Dongxuan City was located, Dongxuan Commandery, was in Dongxuan City itself.

Moreover, without any surprises, the top five in the second round of the Dongxuan Prefecture elimination tournament were all offspring of the many cultivators living in the secular districts of Dongxuan City or those cultivating in seclusion within Dongxuan City.

After all, compared to the villages, small towns, and cities established not long ago in the Star Fall Continent, the number of commoner residents in Dongxuan City and the number of offspring of cultivators far exceeded other regions of the Star Fall Continent.

Coupled with the fact that as commoner residents of Dongxuan City, it was not difficult to obtain contribution points from Dongxuan City, but the number of contribution points obtained each time was relatively small.

But the many residents in the commoner districts of Dongxuan City had accumulated for over a dozen generations and passed down to this day, basically every household had a certain foundation of contribution points.

Once a family gave birth to a genius with spiritual roots, they could get contribution point funding from their own family and some relatives.

Therefore, even the new generation of cultivators from the commoner districts of Dongxuan City didn't need to worry about resources in the early stage.

Not to mention the offspring of those cultivators in Dongxuan City.

Under these circumstances, the cultivation speed of the new generation of cultivators born in Dongxuan City basically far exceeded that of the new generation of cultivators in other regions of the Star Fall Continent.

In Dongxuan City, on a pavilion near the city wall.

Five figures stood side by side, looking at the horizon outside Dongxuan City at this time.

"The previous elimination matches were a bit boring. I hadn't exerted my strength yet, and they fell. I hope there are strong experts in other large commanderies who are eye-catching!"

The person who spoke was one of the five, a man in a green robe with a handsome face, long hair scattered behind his head, looking slightly lazy.

These five were the five who advanced in the Dongxuan Commandery elimination match.

They were Jun Moyan, Li Gexiao, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, and Bing Ruyi, all from Dongxuan City.

At this time, the aura emitted by the five of them had all reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm without exception, and they were only one step away from the Foundation Establishment Realm.

If it weren't for this Qi Refining Realm competition for the new generation of the Star Fall Continent, perhaps they would have already started closed-door cultivation to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The slightly lazy man just now was Ying Wuqiu among the five.

If others heard Ying Wuqiu's words, those who didn't know would think that he had already found it difficult to find an opponent in Dongxuan City.

But the five people in the field were all new generations from Dongxuan City, and they knew each other well.

So after hearing Ying Wuqiu's words, Jun Moyan, Li Gexiao, and Bing Ruyi glanced at him without speaking, but the strange look in their eyes was self-evident.

And Yan Ruyan rolled her eyes directly and said with great dissatisfaction:

"Ying Wuqiu, how do you have the face to say such things? 'I hadn't exerted my strength yet, and they fell?' Your face is really thick."

As she spoke, Yan Ruyan, who had a relatively active temperament, scanned the silent Jun Moyan, Li Gexiao, and Bing Ruyi, turned her eyes, looked at Ying Wuqiu, narrowed her eyes, and smiled:

"Since you feel a bit boring, do you want to compare with Jun Moyan, Li Gexiao, and Sister Ruyi again?"

"Uh?"

Hearing Yan Ruyan's suggestion, Ying Wuqiu's expression paused, and he subconsciously looked at Jun Moyan, who had a calm expression, and a deep sense of fear appeared in his eyes.

In the previous elimination matches, he had successively lost to Jun Moyan, Li Gexiao, and Bing Ruyi.

It was just that the strength of Li Gexiao and Bing Ruyi was only slightly better than his, and he still had a certain chance of winning if they fought again.

But only when facing Jun Moyan did he have no confidence in winning at all.

Among the five, he, Bing Ruyi, and Yan Ruyan were all six-element spiritual root talents, Li Gexiao was a seven-element spiritual root talent, and only Jun Moyan's spiritual root talent was unknown to him.

But Ying Wuqiu could be sure that Jun Moyan's spiritual root talent was definitely above his, at least a seven-element spiritual root talent.

Under normal circumstances, when the cultivation time was about the same, the higher the spiritual root talent of the cultivator, the stronger the combat power would be, even if the realm was the same.

Because spiritual root talent was basically directly proportional to comprehension talent. The stronger the spiritual root talent, the stronger the comprehension talent.

After all, before stepping onto the path of cultivation, only the birth of spiritual roots could drive the comprehensive transformation of the human body.

Unless it was like Ye Qingxuan, whose soul directly underwent mutation, the powerful soul absorbed too many innate substances in the human body, suppressing the growth of the flesh, and suppressing the evolution and birth of the spiritual roots of the human body's inner universe.

Only then would this contrast phenomenon of innate comprehension being heaven-defying, while innate spiritual root talent was extremely poor, be formed.

In a sense, the reason why Ye Qingxuan was only a one-element spiritual root talent innately had a great relationship with the super-dimensional sublimation and mutation of his soul.

Therefore, excluding some special cases, under normal circumstances, naturally, the more spiritual roots a person had, the stronger their innate comprehension would be.

Under these circumstances, the stronger the spiritual root talent of the cultivator in the same realm, the deeper their attainments in spells and cultivation techniques, and the stronger the combat power they erupted with.

Before, in the elimination matches of the Qi Refining Realm competition held in Dongxuan City, there were more than just these five participants whose cultivation bases reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.

With the help of resources and abundant spiritual energy in Dongxuan City, many people with only four or five-element spiritual root talent also raised their cultivation bases to the peak of the Qi Refining Realm in ten years.

But these people, without exception, were defeated one by one by the five of them in the elimination matches not long ago.

Especially Jun Moyan, who had almost swept all the participants from Dongxuan City in the elimination matches in a crushing manner before, including Ying Wuqiu himself.

Even after the battle, Ying Wuqiu had never probed the true upper limit of Jun Moyan's strength.

Withdrawing his gaze, Ying Wuqiu had already returned to a lazy state, waved his hand at Yan Ruyan and said:

"That's not necessary. This young master still needs to conserve his energy to prepare for the upcoming final."

As he spoke, Ying Wuqiu looked at the angry Yan Ruyan and smiled:

"Of course, if it's you, this young master doesn't mind taking action to point you out, hehehe..."

Hearing this, seeing Ying Wuqiu's indifferent and shameless appearance, Yan Ruyan was furious and pointed at Ying Wuqiu:

"You... you... shameless person, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't beat you, I would definitely teach you a lesson today."

At this time, hearing Yan Ruyan's words, Bing Ruyi, who had always been silent and exuded a cold temperament, frowned slightly, looked at Yan Ruyan, and opened her mouth slightly:

"Alright, Ruyan, don't be the same as Ying Wuqiu, think about how to deal with the upcoming final!"

Seeing Bing Ruyi stop her from arguing with Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan stepped forward and pulled Bing Ruyi's hand, unconvinced: "Sister Ruyi, you are biased, you don't help me beat Ying Wuqiu."

"Also, with our strength, isn't winning the final easy? Among the new generation of strong experts in other large commanderies, it's good to reach the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm, how could they be our opponents?" Among the five, only her strength was the weakest, and she was the only one who couldn't beat Ying Wuqiu.

So for Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan was very displeased.

At this time, Jun Moyan, who had not spoken, heard Yan Ruyan's last sentence, looked at the distant horizon and said faintly:

"Although we are strong, we should not underestimate the people of the world."

"Born in Dongxuan City, we have occupied the advantage of resources since childhood. If we are defeated by people from other large commanderies in the final, I wonder what face you will have then?"

Hearing this, Ying Wuqiu and Yan Ruyan's expressions tightened, and they stopped arguing.

They began to calculate their own means in their hearts, how to deal with more unexpected situations in the upcoming final.

And Li Gexiao's gaze fluctuated slightly, subconsciously shaking the wine gourd in his hand, and then took a sip of wine.

Among the five, Jun Moyan, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, and Bing Ruyi were all offspring of Dongxuan City cultivators, among whom Jun Moyan and Bing Ruyi's parents were strong experts at the Deity Transformation Realm.

Only Li Gexiao was a new generation strong expert who walked out of the commoner districts of Dongxuan City.

To say that they occupied the advantage of resources, the resources consumed by Jun Moyan, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, and Bing Ruyi since childhood also far exceeded his.

It was just that, if they were both from commoner backgrounds, as a resident of the commoner districts of Dongxuan City, the basic resources he obtained since childhood naturally also far exceeded the new generation of cultivators from commoner backgrounds outside Dongxuan City.

So Li Gexiao didn't envy the backgrounds of Jun Moyan, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, and Bing Ruyi, and the resources they could obtain.

Because in this world, there were always people whose backgrounds were better than his.

If he didn't learn to be content, where would he have time to cultivate? He couldn't live in jealousy all day long.

Speaking of jealousy, the cultivators from commoner backgrounds outside Dongxuan City, why wouldn't they envy him, who was from the commoner districts of Dongxuan City? However, the basic resources and contribution points obtained by the commoner residents and cultivators settled in Dongxuan City.

Were all invisible benefits obtained and passed down by the ancestors of these Dongxuan City residents and those cultivators when Dongxuan City was first founded and settled in Dongxuan City.

Although it was enviable, as the headquarters of Ye Qingxuan's forces in the Eastern Extreme Domain, it was right for the residents in the city to enjoy certain benefits.

So the various invisible treatments of Dongxuan City residents, while making other commoner residents in the Star Fall Continent envious, also made them very yearning.

Just as Li Gexiao's thoughts were spreading, Jun Moyan, who had been looking at the outside of Dongxuan City, moved slightly and said softly:

"It's here, the final of the Qi Refining competition is finally about to begin."

Hearing this, Li Gexiao, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, and Bing Ruyi also collected their minds and looked at the flying ships of various colors that gradually appeared and approached from the distant horizon.

One day later.

Outside a square covering an area of nearly 6,000 square kilometers in Dongxuan City, a sea of people had already gathered.

"Finally the final, I wonder who can win the champion of the new generation this time?"

"That must be Fairy Ling Yuexiling from our Taiyuan Juncheng, is there any question about this?"

"Hmph, Fairy Xiao Yuexian from our Liyan Juncheng is no weaker than anyone, and she is born with the appearance of a fish sinking and a goose falling, and has the appearance of closing the moon and shaming the flowers."

"Hehe, Young Master Nangong Ji from our Taiyuan Juncheng is unparalleled in the world, with excellent immortal talent."

"Short-sighted, obviously my son Wang Teng is the strongest, my son Wang Teng has the potential of Tribulation Crossing!"

"Uh? Didn't your son Wang Teng lose a match in the Taiyuan Juncheng elimination match? And you still have the face to come and compete for the champion of the new generation of cultivators in the Star Fall Continent?"

"You old fellow, do you have the ability to fight us?"

"Alright, stop arguing, our Dongxuan City's own new generation hasn't spoken yet, what are you arguing about?"

"You know nothing about the strength of Jun Moyan, the first person of the new generation from our Dongxuan City. The champion of this generation in the Star Fall Continent will only be our Dongxuan City's Jun Moyan."

Just as the people gathered at the edge of the square were arguing constantly.

In front of the fifty battle platforms in the center of the square, one hundred participating players from all over the world had gathered together, and they were looking at each other at this time.

Jun Moyan, Ying Wuqiu, Yan Ruyan, Bing Ruyi, Shi Huang, Yuan Qingcheng, Wang Teng, Li Taibai, Xiao Yuexian, Yue Xiling, and others were all among them.

Hearing the arguments around them, many of the participating players showed unconvinced expressions, looking at the opponents around them with unkind faces.

Just then, an ancient high platform suddenly condensed above the square.

The next second, seven figures flew from Mount Wanling and landed on the ancient high platform suspended above the square.

In the crowd below, someone recognized one of the figures and suddenly let out an exclamation: "Look quickly, that is Commander Jiang Wen, one of the peak Deity Transformation Realm strong experts in our Dongxuan City."

The leader was Jiang Wen under Ye Qingxuan.

At this time, it happened to be his turn to be stationed in Dongxuan City.

Since Ye Qingxuan had no intention of presiding over the Qi Refining Realm competition, and Xue Yu had no interest in watching the immature fighting between mere Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

The heavy responsibility of presiding over the final of the Qi Refining Realm competition this time fell on Jiang Wen.

Facing the task handed to him by the City Lord, Jiang Wen was somewhat reluctant, but had no choice.

Looking at the one hundred participating players below, sensing their cultivation aura, Jiang Wen finally felt much more comfortable.

"Not bad, at least they didn't lose face for the new generation under Dongxuan City, and they are worthy of me personally coming out to preside over this final."

After secretly saying this in his heart.

Jiang Wen immediately straightened his face, stepped forward and said:

"This Commander announces that the final of this Star Fall Continent Qi Refining Realm competition officially begins."

"According to the City Lord's instructions, this final is a hundred-battle system, a hundred battles to become king."

"One hundred participants, in turn, duel with others in pairs, and after ninety-nine battles, enter the Heart-Refining Array personally set up by the City Lord to challenge themselves."

"Each victory earns one point, and the loser does not deduct points."

"After a hundred battles, rank the names according to the points, and the one with the highest points is the champion of the new generation of the Star Fall Continent this time."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 549 =====