Chapter 519: Early Appearance

"This is unbelievable! The Cang Yun martial competition has only just begun! In the past, inheritance projections only appeared in the middle to late stages of the competition!"

Several Elders were astonished by the mirage appearing in the sky, and some even stood up in surprise.

"From the aura of this inheritance projection, it's also much better than in previous years!"

Yao Xinghai stared at the inheritance illusion appearing at the top of the cloud layer, feeling the power it contained, and kept exclaiming, "A once‑in‑a‑thousand‑years golden age!"

"Haha, this looks like a great harvest! It's only just begun, and the inheritances appearing in today's annual martial competition will surely be many!"

"Indeed! In past sessions, even a few such inheritances by the end were considered good! I didn't expect such a fine inheritance to appear already."

The Elders of the Cang Yun Alliance all spoke with anticipation and delight.

They are veterans who have participated in many martial competitions. Seeing such a fine inheritance appear so early excites them greatly. Their excitement is hardly less than that of the youths battling below!

The first stage of the competition, divided into five zones for domination, aims to spark the young geniuses' collisions and battles, unleashing their great potential and converting that potential into Qi Luck.

The more dark horses that appear in this competition, the stronger the Qi Luck.

In each young person's battle, the passion released, the talent displayed, the fighting spirit, as well as bloodline power and Divine Soul Power, all affect the overall Qi Luck.

At the same time, this Qi Luck also stimulates changes in those stone pillars.

At this moment, the statues within the stone pillars are already emitting an invisible pressure, shrouding the entire Spirit Pearl Island.

Many people present felt the appearance of the inheritance and the changes in the surrounding pillars, turning their heads and chatting nonstop.

Below the North Region arena, Ye Liuyun, who was cultivating, also sensed this change.

Those pillars have always given him the illusion that a Divine Sense resides within, ready to revive at any moment.

Now the aura emitted by the pillars is even more evident. Remarkably, the pillars seem to express attitudes—praise, discontent, even disdain—as if they were watching the fights from the side.

Ye Liuyun doesn't understand these things, and no one explains them to him, so he proceeds step by step. What he needs to know will come in time. For now he must focus his energy on winning the competition.

"Given the current situation on the North Region arena, as long as I avoid the Double‑Headed Shadow Snake—a celestial champion—and the three top‑tier opponents, I will have no rivals. My Qi Luck will keep rising."

He silently assessed his combat strength in his mind.

Here on the North Region arena, there are still nearly a thousand Martial Cultivators left; encountering those four people is a very low‑probability event.

Of course he could initiate a challenge, but the points earned from a challenge are halved, and it wastes a round of battle opportunities. Losing, however, costs double points and Qi Luck—far from worthwhile.

Even if he wins, any injury will affect subsequent battles.

No one wants to undertake such a thankless task. Even the Five Great Celestial Champions rarely challenge it, unless they finally aim to catch up in Qi Luck and take a risky gamble.

Ye Liuyun also doesn't want to do anything that draws attention.

He simply intends to go with the flow, following the battles assigned by the Token, fighting match by match. He can also seize the chance to cultivate and strengthen himself.

Eleven consecutive wins… twelve consecutive wins… thirteen consecutive wins…

Ye Liuyun's record keeps climbing. In each battle, a single move knocks the opponent down.

After each fight, he immediately enters cultivation mode. After many rounds, his Divine Soul Fusion is complete. The unified Soul is far stronger than before. He now feels confident he can duel the strongest Ming Tong Ding Hao in a Divine Soul confrontation, and at least won't lose miserably.

From now on, he will focus on cultivating his realm and refining the bloodline circulation pathways. He not only studies the three pupils of the Eye‑Pupil families, but also the Five Great Celestial Champions and the dark horses of each battle zone.

Once his bloodline power has no room for improvement, he will begin cultivating Spatial Power and Heaven and Earth Power.

Anyway, this regional tournament proceeds round after round for a long time, giving him ample time to boost his strength.

The longer it lasts, the more advantageous it is for him. If he can break through another realm before encountering the Five Great Celestial Champions, that would be excellent.

Although he is currently in the Tian Gang Liu Chong Late Stage, he is still far from a realm breakthrough.

The jump from Tian Gang Liu Chong to Tian Gang Seventh Layer is already a transition from mid‑realm to late‑realm. Moreover, his demand for True Essence is huge, so even fully absorbing spiritual energy now will still take a long time.

After more than ten rounds of clashes, the situation in the North Region has become increasingly clear.

In the ranking, from top to bottom, the strongest is naturally the Double‑Headed Shadow Snake, one of the Five Great Celestial Champions.

Next are the three strongest of the first tier: Gao Qiang, Du Yuan, and Mu Qinghe.

Ye Liuyun feels these three's strength is comparable to Mo Tianheng; facing any one of them, he could lose.

Next are some newly emerged dark horses represented by Ye Liuyun.

Among them are Ye Liuyun, Yun Meng, Lie Hong Yun, and a Demon Cultivator of Tian Gang Seventh Layer.

These dark horses are all Martial Cultivators of Tian Gang Sixth and Seventh Layers. These young Martial Cultivators could serve as Elders in any Sect, yet they still have a clear gap compared to the three first‑tier individuals.

Of course, they also have the potential to challenge the first tier; it depends on their upcoming improvement speed and their own Qi Luck.

"Just a North Region arena, and already four dark horses have appeared!"

Gao Qiang counted the number of dark horses, feeling somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Gao, I didn't misjudge before, did I? That Golden Pupil Ye Liuyun truly is a dark horse! I already guessed his Golden Pupil wasn't ordinary. In my view, he can even match Du Yuan!"

Chu Yunqiao smiled and said to Gao Qiang.

"Hmph, among these four dark horses, only Lie Hong Yun and that Demon Cultivator who has reached Tian Gang Seventh Layer have any real strength. Especially Lie Hong Yun—she's the younger sister of Lie Hong Xia, and her bloodline power is no weaker than hers. Only the two of them might pose a threat to me. As for Ye Liuyun and Yun Meng… even if they have some skill, their basic realms are too low to make a difference!"

Gao Qiang's judgment criteria still focus on realms; he completely disregards Ye Liuyun and Yun Meng.