Chapter 69: First Place in the Clan Competition

"In this match, Li Zhangsheng wins! Congratulations to Li Zhangsheng for taking first place in this year's Clan Competition!"

After Li Runfeng forfeited, the Internal Affairs Elder felt a surge of spirit and loudly announced the result of the match.

The watching clansmen were stunned at first, then immediately erupted into intense cheers that did not cease for a long time.

This year's Clan Competition could be described as brilliant and varied. First, Li Runfeng defeated the favorite to win, Li Jingyi, in the manner of a dark horse, while Li Zhangsheng did not speak until he made a stunning move, first defeating Li Tianyu, and then immediately defeating Li Runfeng with an absolute advantage, accomplishing the feat of taking on three people with just one Demon Pet. While this left them feeling deeply shocked, it also greatly changed their impression of Li Zhangsheng.

"Who could have imagined that Li Zhangsheng would not only defeat the favorite to win, Li Tianyu, but also easily crush the dark horse Li Runfeng!"

"Li Zhangsheng deserves the title; he accomplished the feat of taking on three people with just one Demon Pet, especially in the grand finals!"

"This year's Clan Competition had competition that was unimaginably intense; it was breathtaking and completely worthy of being the most intense Clan Competition in these years."

"In these years, our Li Clan has become increasingly prosperous and has every opportunity to go a step further and become a County-level Clan!"

He did not speak until he made a stunning move!

In this Clan Competition, Li Zhangsheng refreshed the impression everyone present had of him.

Originally in their eyes, this Clan Competition would be the stage for Li Jingyi and Li Tianyu, and the Clan Competition champion would be decided between the two of them.

As it turned out, two dark horses appeared all at once, and Li Zhangsheng was a dark horse to the very end, overcoming obstacles all the way and becoming the Clan Competition champion with an unquestionable record.

The Li Clan members present could not help but have an unreal feeling, but they did not stint on their praise; everyone was of the same clan, seeing each other constantly in daily life, and besides, who wouldn't want the clan to become increasingly prosperous and powerful?

Perhaps because this Clan Competition was too brilliant and talents emerged in succession, and no one knew who started it, Li Zhangsheng, Li Runfeng, Li Tianyu, and Li Jingyi were crowned with the title of 'Li Clan Four Heroes'.

After the victory in the match, Li Zhangsheng praised Aixi's performance; he did not continue to linger, heading straight back to the contestant area to wait for the Clan Competition to end completely.

On the other side, Li Runfeng was a bit dejected; he felt the gap between himself and Li Zhangsheng. In this match, he could be said to have exhausted all his means, yet Li Zhangsheng only used the Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger to easily thrash him. Fortunately, Li Runfeng had a firm will and had obtained a recommendation quota for the Highest Academy, so he was not too disappointed.

Soon, Li Tianyu and Li Jingyi took the stage again; they would compete for third place.

Due to their similar strength, this match was quite intense, and in the end, Li Tianyu had the last laugh, becoming the third-place winner of the Clan Competition.

After all the matches ended, the Internal Affairs Elder cleared his throat and said loudly: "This year's Clan Competition has concluded successfully. The clan has produced talents in every generation, and this old man feels very gratified. Alright, I won't say any more nonsense; let's begin awarding the prizes now!"

According to the usual custom, the top eight of the Clan Competition would all receive an Academy recommendation quota, as well as certain material rewards; the higher the ranking, the better the reward.

Apart from the top eight, the other rankings, let alone an Academy recommendation quota, did not even have consolation prizes. This was related to the number of people in the Clan Competition and was also to stimulate the next batch of contestants.

The award-giving segment was presided over by the Clan Leader on behalf of the clan.

"Among the Li Clan Four Heroes, only Zhangsheng is the best! Zhangsheng, congratulations on becoming first in the Clan Competition. I hope you will guard against arrogance and rashness and not be proud and complacent! Now, leave your Mental Imprint on this token!"

The Clan Leader first offered a word of praise, then uncovered the red cloth on the tray and took out a token. The token was bright silver all over, with a building on the front and the two characters 'Yuanling' engraved on the back.

Without a doubt, this token represented the Yuanling Academy recommendation quota.

After receiving the token, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly used his Mental Power, and in the blink of an eye, an illusory Mental Imprint landed on the token.

The moment it touched, the Mental Imprint suddenly disappeared. At the same time, the token also underwent some indescribable changes, and the originally dim 'Yuanling' characters glowed slightly.

This was a measure taken by Yuanling Academy; apart from Yuanling Academy, outsiders could not erase the Mental Imprint on the token, which could effectively avoid the risk of it being snatched.

In addition to the Yuanling Academy recommendation quota, there was also a Clan Treasure Token on the tray, as well as ten Low-grade Soul Crystals.

After receiving the rewards, Li Zhangsheng had no thoughts of lingering and chose to leave directly.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion was not large; like the Secret Technique Pavilion, it had a total of two floors and was also guarded in turns by two Clan Elders.

After arriving in front of the Clan Elder, Li Zhangsheng handed over the Treasure Collection Order that he had not yet warmed up.

The Treasure Pavilion was an Important Area of the clan; even during the annual Clan Competition and annual meeting, there would still be a Clan Elder sitting in charge, and one could not be the slightest bit negligent.

"It seems you are the first place in this year's Clan Competition! According to clan rules, you can choose one treasure at will. Alright, come with me!"

After verifying the authenticity of the Treasure Collection Order, the Clan Elder stood up. The Treasure Pavilion was divided into inner and outer circles; the outer circle held ordinary treasures, and the inner circle stored premium treasures.

Under the guidance of this Clan Elder, Li Zhangsheng soon arrived at the depths of the Treasure Pavilion.

In front of him was a massive piece of Obsidian; strangely, there was a fist-sized groove on the surface of the Obsidian.

If one observed carefully, one would find that the shape and size of the groove were almost exactly the same as the Treasure Collection Order.

Without hesitation, the Clan Elder placed the Treasure Collection Order into the groove.

Click, click, click~

Accompanied by the sound of the mechanism starting, the heavy Obsidian began to move. When it stopped, it revealed a secret passage leading downwards.

Several Night Pearls were embedded in the secret passage, emitting a scorching and bright radiance, dispelling the surrounding Darkness.

"Alright, you can go down!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded, lifted his leg, and stepped into the secret passage.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the end of the secret passage. This was a small room with dozens of stone platforms placed inside.

On every stone platform, there was a box placed on top.

These boxes were large and small, and their materials were not the same, including wooden boxes, stone boxes, iron boxes, and even jade boxes.

Li Zhangsheng walked forward slowly and came to the nearest stone platform. After opening the wooden box, a water-drop-shaped precious pearl was revealed.

The stone platform was engraved with an introduction to the relevant item.

Water Essence: Can be absorbed by Water Attribute Demon Pets to increase their breakthrough probability! Note: The higher the rank of the Demon Pet, the smaller the breakthrough probability.

After reading the introduction, Li Zhangsheng shifted his target and checked the remaining treasures one by one.

Fire Obsidian: Intermediate Treasure, enhances the power of Fire Element skills.

Wind Bell: Intermediate Treasure, enhances the power of Wind Element skills.

Lightning-Struck Wood: Can be absorbed by Thunder Attribute Demon Pets to increase their breakthrough probability. Note: The higher the rank of the Demon Pet, the smaller the breakthrough probability.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng finished looking at all the treasures.

These items could be roughly divided into four categories: Treasures that could be carried by Demon Pets, items that increased the breakthrough probability of Demon Pets, rare and precious materials, and some unidentified treasures.

Li Zhangsheng was quite covetous of these treasures, but unfortunately, he could only choose one, which also made him fall into a dilemma.

"Right, my special ability can also sense the energy fluctuations of items; perhaps it will be of some help. In any case, let's try it out first!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng suddenly thought of something and hurriedly projected his Mental Power to carefully sense the energy fluctuations of these treasures.

Of course, not all items have energy fluctuations; he can only sense treasures that possess them.

With Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power, it was enough to cover the entire room.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng received feedback, and a radar-like image appeared in his mind, with dozens of bright light spots of varying intensity appearing on it.

Unlike Spirit Beasts, these light spots had different colors, which, based on their color, represented energy of different attributes.

According to their different energy fluctuations, from a certain perspective, the higher the energy concentration, the higher the grade the treasure usually is.

Among these dozens of light spots, there was one that emitted an exceptionally strong energy fluctuation, clearly surpassing all the other light spots.

(End of this chapter)