Chapter 780: Top Hundred

Hearing Li Hao's words, the youth understood that Li Hao was using him as the threshold for this Emperor's Platform.

Although somewhat humiliated, things had reached this point, and he had no other choice.

Although he could go to other Emperor's Platforms to challenge, other Emperor's Platforms also had competition. Here, spots had already opened up. As long as he didn't encounter a monster like Li Hao, he asked himself that he wouldn't lose to others.

Even the five Yun Jin Imperial Clan members from just now—if it were a one-on-one duel, he could suppress them all!

"Good."

The youth agreed, then looked up, surveying the surroundings of the Emperor's Platform.

Feeling the gazes of the hundreds of people around, murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and he released his own momentum without any concealment.

The people outside the Emperor's Platform also heard Li Hao's words, their gazes falling on the youth.

Although Li Hao's battle with the youth earlier was short, and the youth was strongly suppressed by Li Hao, they could see that this youth was not simple.

"Since there are still two spots, I'll give it a try!"

A youth who had been the first to be persuaded to retreat by Li Hao suddenly stepped out at this moment, smiling lightly at the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal.

Hearing this, the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal's expression turned slightly cold, but he didn't speak.

As the opponent stepped onto the Emperor's Platform, he suddenly displayed his Immortal Seal power, condensing terrifying sword aura. The Nine-Flower Immortal Seal on his forehead was dazzling, and he once again performed the sword technique he had used to fight Li Hao.

"Nine-Turn Sword Venerable Dao."

Bang!

The majestic sword intent poured out, engaging the opponent in battle.

The youth who had just stepped onto the Emperor's Platform had a solemn expression and also drew his sword to kill.

Both were swordsmen. Two terrifying sword intents erupted. One sword intent was filled with the disdain of "I am the only one," while the other sword intent carried a gentle and introverted aura.

Before long, the challenging youth's sword light shattered, and he was knocked off the Emperor's Platform.

"Who else?!"

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal sheathed his sword, his eyes disdainful as he surveyed the surroundings.

Outside the Emperor's Platform, many people's expressions changed slightly. In just one move, he had defeated the challenger.

The sword Dao momentum just now—even outside the Emperor's Platform, they could clearly feel it, and it was even more profound than when he fought Li Hao.

After all, when fighting Li Hao, this sword intent hadn't fully erupted before it was crushed and shattered by Li Hao's fist momentum.

"So strong!"

Lin Qingying and the others saw this scene, and their expressions also became solemn.

Li Hao's hundred-zhang body had already been retracted, and the Heavenly Dharma Form behind him had dissipated. He didn't look much at the opponent's battle, but instead swept his gaze toward other Emperor's Platforms.

On other Emperor's Platforms, he felt several auras stronger than this youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal.

Following his gaze, Li Hao saw the figure of Di Linchen. The opponent was in white as snow, sitting on the Emperor's Platform, peacefully closing his eyes. People were contending and fighting around him, but within the ten zhang where he was located, even the battle fluctuations didn't reach him.

On the other side, that Ancient God Clan's Shen Wuji was fighting with more than a dozen figures on the Emperor's Platform, seemingly having provoked public anger, leading to being attacked by a group.

But Li Hao saw at a glance that the opponent had the upper hand, and defeating those dozen people was only a matter of time.

"All good chess players."

Li Hao thought to himself.

From the perspective of a chess player, these were all objects that could be played against together.

Time passed.

While Li Hao sat quietly resting on the Emperor's Platform, the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal accepted challenger after challenger.

But Li Hao gave him a chance to rest every time, which also reduced his own trouble and could be considered relatively fair.

Others, deterred by Li Hao, dared not attack in a group and could only abide by the Emperor's Platform rules set by Li Hao.

After all, if they couldn't even defeat the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, let alone challenge Li Hao.

Half an hour later, the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal was defeated. The opponent was an Imperial Princess of the Wang Qin Xianchao, also a Nine-Flower Immortal Seal holder, and also possessed an ancient Chaos bloodline, mastering both the Form and Control Daos, which complemented each other to form a kind of immortal art means.

After Qin Xiangyu defeated the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, she chose a spot to sit down casually beside the Emperor's Platform, her gaze sweeping toward the youth surrounded by several people.

She had also witnessed that battle earlier, and fighting spirit rose in her heart.

However, this was only the contention for the top hundred after all, and she still resisted challenging Li Hao. After all, this was not the time to expose her trump cards.

"That person is also very strong!"

Lin Qingying and the others were all focused on Qin Xiangyu. Although the battle was intense when the opponent defeated the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, the feeling it gave them was that she still had strength in reserve.

Moreover, the opponent was also a Nine-Flower Immortal Seal holder, four of which were Nine-Order powers, namely Form and Control, Water and Fire—all were two mutually generating and restraining Daos.

"I didn't expect that after decades of not seeing her, that child Xiangyu would have progressed so much."

High in the clouds, Emperor Tianzhao said softly.

The Chu Emperor was also watching Li Hao's Emperor's Platform. Looking at other Emperor's Platforms, many prodigies from various Heavenly Sects and the Yan Chu Imperial Clan had been defeated, unable to even stand on an Emperor's Platform. Only Li Hao represented Yan Chu, not only grabbing a spot on the Emperor's Platform but also guarding it.

"You've seen her?"

The Chu Emperor asked seemingly casually.

Emperor Tianzhao smiled: "Do you remember the Ancient Demon Refining Sea battle decades ago? In that battle, my Tianzhao Qin Xianchao joined forces with the Wang Qin Xianchao. That little girl was one of the vanguard commanders at the time. Her performance in hunting ancient demons was quite eye-catching, but far less than today. It seems she was hiding her strength before."

Beside them, the Qin Di said indifferently: "This child just had an epiphany after that battle ended and went into seclusion after returning."

Emperor Tianzhao smiled noncommittally and said: "The Dao she cultivates, if I'm not mistaken, should be the God-Demon Dao, right?"

"God-Demon Dao?"

Beside them, Empress Yuan Zun's eyes narrowed slightly, saying: "Is it that ancient God-Demon Dao that has been extinct and rare for a hundred thousand years? It is rumored that this Dao requires the fusion of extreme opposing Daos to gain something from it. Later, when the ancient demons erupted, there were also legends that one had to fuse the power of immortals and gods with the power of ancient demons to cultivate it. It was the strongest original Great Dao in the ancient times, comparable to Destiny!"

"If that's really the case, even if she only mastered the fur, she could become a hegemon."

The Red Emperor whispered, his eyes slightly fixed on the little girl on the Emperor's Platform.

The Qin Di said indifferently: "This Dao has long been lost. You are overthinking it. If she really had such great ambition, it would make me gratified."

Hearing his words, the few didn't say anything more, quietly watching the battles in various parts of the Emperor's Platform.

Besides Li Hao's Emperor's Platform, the contention on other Emperor's Platforms was also very intense.

In the top-hundred battle, some people wanted to guard an Emperor's Platform, which inevitably aroused the anger of other prodigies hoping for the top hundred, leading to joint attacks. There were intense battles on other Emperor's Platforms as well.

Only three Emperor's Platforms were quiet at this time, with only ten people on them. The spots were full, but no one went to challenge them.

"It seems there are quite a few interesting guys this time. I hope the subsequent top-hundred battle won't disappoint me."

Shen Wuji suppressed the Emperor's Platform, his gaze sweeping over. Seeing the performance on other Emperor's Platforms and the battles of many prodigies, it was far more exciting than the battles of other prodigies he had watched in the clan in the past, which made the fighting spirit in his eyes become scorching.

He swept his gaze and saw that on Li Hao's Emperor's Platform, the onlookers were actually queuing up to challenge one by one, which was somewhat unexpected.

"That brat..."

Shen Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly. He had felt a terrifying fist momentum emerge from that Emperor's Platform earlier. At that time, he had glanced sideways and noticed it was Li Hao who had made a move.

"However, that fist technique is still lacking a bit. I hope this isn't your full strength."

Shen Wuji thought to himself.

"Only the last spot is left, and only the last hour remains."

On the Emperor's Platform, Li Hao watched the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal fighting continuously. The opponent's Sword Dao was very strong, but the other Great Dao origins integrated into the Sword Dao were lacking a bit. This was also the reason why the opponent couldn't rank among the top prodigies.

Lin Qingying, Yue Xi, and the others sat beside Li Hao, watching the successive battles with complex expressions.

They discovered that those contestants challenging the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal seemed to be stronger than them.

If it weren't for Li Hao's protection, it would have been quite difficult for them to compete for a top-hundred spot this time.

Gu Yan sat cross-legged. At this moment, he discarded the distracting thoughts in his heart and focused entirely on the battle of the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal. The sword technique displayed by the opponent was constantly practiced in his mind, and his own Sword Dao comprehension was also rapidly improving.

As an Ancient Sword Immortal Body, his comprehension in Sword Dao could be called the first in the True World. This time, the Emperor's Platform competition had already brought him no small gains.

When only half an hour remained in the Emperor's Platform contention, a youth stepped out to challenge the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal.

After only a few rounds of fighting, the opponent defeated the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal and took the spot.

"Another expert!"

Lin Qingying and the others' gazes shrank. Like Li Hao, the opponent hadn't displayed his Immortal Seal and had defeated the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal.

"That seems to be the Tai Kun Clan, ranked ninth among the hundred clans!"

Yue Xi whispered behind Li Hao, her eyes extremely solemn.

She was from the Calamity Clan, at the bottom of the hundred clans. When the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Emperor was still alive, the Calamity Clan was a large clan under the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Emperor, ranking in the top twenty, but they had been constantly declining over these years.

After all, there were ten thousand clans in the True World, but the hundred clans only had a mere one hundred spots. How intense was the competition?

"So it's the Tai Kun Clan. No wonder his saber technique was so tyrannical just now. It is said that the Tai Kun Clan's physique is naturally ten thousand times that of a human. Both are at the Ultimate Realm of the physical body, but the opponent is ten thousand times stronger than a human!"

A disciple of the Spear Abyss said.

The race he belonged to was outside the hundred clans, but he was quite familiar with the affairs within the hundred clans, especially the top ten of the hundred clans, all of which were extremely monstrous and terrifying large clans in the True World today, distributed in the four regions. Even the Heavenly Palace Supreme would treat the Tai Kun Clan with courtesy.

After all, being able to stand in the top ten of the hundred clans meant that even if there were no Immortal Emperors in the clan, there were means comparable to Immortal Emperors, such as Immortal Forbidden Imperial Artifacts left behind by past Immortal Emperors, or some kind of ancient forbidden law left behind.

"Tai Kun Clan!"

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal healed his physical body and looked at the black-robed youth who had defeated him, his expression gloomy and ugly.

Suppressed by racial bloodline, he was unwilling to lose, but there was nothing he could do.

"You're called Haotian, right? I hope to meet you in the top ten!"

After the Tai Kun Clan youth defeated the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, he didn't even look back and said to Li Hao.

A Nine-Flower Immortal Seal was not considered a strange thing for his clan.

It was just that other clansmen comprehended it later, with a soul age exceeding three thousand.

And this time, coming here to participate in the battle, he was only acting on the orders of his clan, and incidentally, he had heard that someone from the Imperial Clan would come to participate, so he wanted to try his luck against the Imperial Clan.

After all, the opportunity to fight the Imperial Clan, which was the first of the hundred clans, was rare.

"Good."

Hearing the opponent's invitation to battle, Li Hao nodded with a smile.

The power of this Tai Kun Clan was indeed not to be underestimated, and he also had the idea of experiencing it.

"Humph."

The Tai Kun Clan youth snorted lightly, turned, and went to sit down on the other side of the Emperor's Platform.

"Not much time left. Those who haven't entered the Emperor's Platform yet should hurry."

At this time, the voice of the Immortal Guard Commander sounded.

The atmosphere outside the Emperor's Platform suddenly became a bit anxious, and many people looked at the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal with unkind eyes.

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal's expression changed slightly, his gaze coldly surveying the surroundings, not taking this group of hesitant people who didn't dare to take the lead to attack seriously.

Soon, one after another, people challenged various Emperor's Platforms, and it became intense.

Some people tried to try their luck on the other three quiet Emperor's Platforms, but as soon as they stepped on, they were directly slapped out by the people inside, without even the strength to fight back.

"It's almost over."

On the Emperor's Platform, the green-clothed girl looked at her Senior Brother Jian Xin and said: "After this Southern Region battle ends and we go to the Primitive True World, what are your plans?"

"I heard from Master that the Primitive Immortal Venerable left three top-tier secret techniques there, one of which is a sword technique. I want to go and contemplate it."

Jian Xin said.

"Me too."

The green-clothed girl nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over other Emperor's Platforms, feeling a bit bored in her eyes, only sweeping over the youth quietly drinking wine, saying:

"I really hope it ends soon. Looking back, that Imperial Clan guy should be able to let us satisfy our craving for a fight."

Jian Xin heard this, looked, and nodded slightly.

Except for that Imperial Clan, he didn't take anyone else present seriously.

Including that Ancient God Clan youth, and several other large clan monsters.

Not long after, the Emperor's Platform contention ended.

In the last few minutes near the end, the contention on each Emperor's Platform became even more crazy, and the Emperor's Platform where Li Hao was located was also a bit chaotic, with others trying to rush in at the last moment.

At that time, they were all on the Emperor's Platform, and they also wanted to see how it would be judged.

But Li Hao, the Tai Kun Clan youth, and Qin Xiangyu all saw their intentions. The moment these people rushed onto the Emperor's Platform, they rose up to kill one after another, and soon cleared them out.

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal finally held on to the end and took a spot.

Following the sound of the Immortal Guard Commander, the ten Emperor's Platforms were shrouded in barriers, and people outside the Emperor's Platforms could no longer step in.

And on two Emperor's Platforms, there was still a chaotic battle.

But the Immortal Guard Commander had long expected this situation and announced that others were forbidden from stepping in again, waiting for ten people to be decided inside.

Those who tried to rush onto the Emperor's Platform at the end were quickly driven out from inside and could no longer contend.

"Congratulations on ranking among the top hundred in the Southern Region!"

Looking at the ten Emperor's Platforms returning to calm, the Immortal Guard Commander's words sounded loudly, also reflecting into various Immortal Dynasties in the Southern Region.

With this, the top-hundred challenge ended, and many people who remained on the Emperor's Platform breathed a sigh of relief.

"They all got in!"

Outside, Li Tiemu was pleasantly surprised, not expecting that Li Hao not only ranked among the top hundred himself but also brought Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and others in.

This time, the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect had a full six people in the top hundred!

You must know, other Heavenly Sects only had two or three people enter.

The Great Dream Master was also full of smiles. Previously, people challenged one after another, especially the appearance of the Tai Kun Clan youth, which made her heart sweat. There were more prodigies this time than she had imagined.

In the previous trials, quite a few people were actually hiding their strength, and only now, during the Emperor's Platform contention, did they reveal it.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 781 =====