Chapter 163: Heavenly Prides Gather! Chaotic Battle Begins!

As early as a few days ago, Lu Zhangsheng had also received an invitation.

He opened the invitation.

He saw a small golden sword reflected on the red rice paper, exuding a powerful Sword Dao will.

Signature: Ke Yanfeng.

Lu Zhangsheng felt as if a powerful sword Qi had poured into his mind.

"What astonishing Sword Dao cultivation; as the number one Heavenly Pride on the Dazhou Heavenly Pride Ranking, he is definitely not simple."

"This person likely cultivated Sword Dao to the point of communicating with the gods, completely turning it into the power of a Divine Ability."

Lu Zhangsheng thought secretly in his heart.

However, this also stimulated his own fighting spirit even more.

Competing with top-tier powerhouses from various prefectures could also bring great pleasure.

Yuzhou.

Inside a magnificent hall.

A young man dressed in a black robe, looking slovenly, looked at the invitation in front of him, a burning light appearing in his eyes.

"Is this battle finally coming?"

Ji Wenrui looked forward to it.

As the second-ranked Heavenly Pride, he would never be willing to be inferior to others.

This gathering of Heavenly Prides was also his opportunity.

The Dazhou was shaking internally, demons were eyeing them covetously, and gathering the human fortune was his only hope to step into the ranks of top-tier giants.

Regarding the current situation, the deeper he understood it, the more terrified he felt.

Qinzhou.

A man in white stood in the hall, his eyes deep: "After cultivating Divine Abilities for several years, it is time to move; I wonder what the quality of this generation of Heavenly Prides is like..."

In the void, only sighs remained.

The top-tier Heavenly Prides of major prefectures came out of seclusion one after another and transmitted to Yunzhou.

For a time, all the forces of the Dazhou were paying attention to the Yunzhou Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering.

Countless people were guessing who could suppress all the Heavenly Prides and win the position of "Dragon King."

As everyone stepped into Yunzhou, the Yunzhou City became more and more lively.

It was like a grand banquet about to unfold.

This day, early morning.

The morning glow passed through the thin clouds, scattering over the entire Qingning Prehistoric City.

As if draping a layer of radiance over the countless buildings in the city.

Lu Zhangsheng left his own courtyard and walked slowly toward a hall in the west of the city.

Along the way, the figures on both sides stepped aside with awe.

The eyes of some official young ladies were even more dazed.

For this young Hall Master, he was already a household name in the Prehistoric City.

Fang Qing and her brother followed closely behind.

For this grand gathering, the two also wanted to witness it, so they accompanied Lu Zhangsheng.

Not long after.

Lu Zhangsheng and the others arrived in front of a magnificent hall.

He lifted his foot and stepped in.

He saw two armored soldiers coming up to meet them, bowing respectfully:

"Subordinate pays respects to Lord Lu; may I ask where the Lord wants to go?"

"Yunzhou."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly.

This place was the Transmission Hall; the entire Dazhou was very vast, and one could transmit from most prefecture cities.

If one relied on human power to run, it would likely take months to reach Yunzhou.

"Please, Lord."

The two stepped aside one after another and began to carefully check if the transmission array was normal.

"Hmm."

Lu Zhangsheng took Fang Qing and the other two and stepped onto the jade steps in front.

"Hum..."

As the transmission array fluctuated lightly, rays of fluorescent light flickered on the jade pillars around.

When Lu Zhangsheng and the others opened their eyes again, they found that the surrounding environment had completely changed.

It was also a small transmission array, and the few stood on the jade steps.

Nearby stood a few men wearing armor.

"Please show your identity credentials."

A middle-aged man in armor came up to meet them, a formulaic smile on his face.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately threw the waist token in his hand over.

The man caught it steadily, and upon seeing it, his expression became even more gentle: "So it is Hall Master Lu, please, Lord."

His tone was quite respectful, and he hurriedly handed the credentials in his hand over.

For some top-tier Heavenly Prides, he dared not offend them in the slightest.

"Hmm."

Lu Zhangsheng nodded faintly, took the waist token, and took Fang Qing and her brother out.

The few left the Transmission Hall and walked on the streets of Yunzhou City; everywhere around were martial artists who had rushed over, extremely lively.

The air was filled with all kinds of noisy sounds.

Even some Xiantian martial artists were present.

Clearly, they were all martial artists who had come to participate in the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng and the others, the nearby martial artists stepped aside one after another, their faces very grave.

Many people recognized Lu Zhangsheng's identity.

As a powerhouse on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, his information had long since been known by some interested people.

"Who is this person? Actually making so many martial artists step aside."

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng gradually move away, some martial artists who didn't know the situation showed confusion; this level of momentum was only possessed by a small number of Heavenly Prides.

"This person comes from Qingning Prefecture, ranked over one hundred on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, and it is said he has the strength to charge into the top one hundred..."

A man in black opened his mouth to show off.

Hearing this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

This ranking already carried quite a bit of weight.

The Dazhou territory was vast, and martial artists were like crucian carp crossing the river; one could imagine how difficult it was to rank in the top one hundred among millions of young martial artists.

"However, it is almost impossible for this person to charge into the top one hundred."

"That's right, this time a large number of hidden powerhouses have emerged for the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering, and the competition is several times stronger than in the past; plus some dark horses, it will be very difficult even to keep one's ranking."

Everyone began to discuss.

They were also not optimistic about Lu Zhangsheng stepping into the top one hundred.

Lu Zhangsheng found a restaurant and stayed there.

As for the opening date of the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering, it was three days later.

Time passed slowly.

Three days later, early morning.

Lu Zhangsheng left the restaurant and walked toward the Ronghua Hall in the center of the Prehistoric City.

Walking all the way, he soon arrived at a large square.

In front of the square stood a magnificent hall, and an old man in black sat in front of the hall, collecting invitations.

Lu Zhangsheng let Fang Qing and the other two wait in the square, while he walked toward the old man.

Arriving in front of the old man, he handed out the invitation.

"A powerhouse on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, you can enter the hall; keep this object well, and never lose it."

The old man smiled faintly and placed a jade talisman on the table.

Lu Zhangsheng put away the jade talisman and then walked toward the hall.

When he stepped into the hall, there were already many figures sitting inside.

There were quite a few powerhouses on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, most of whom were top-tier figures from various prefectures.

A few of them even made Lu Zhangsheng feel a trace of pressure.

"The top ten on the Heavenly Pride Ranking are indeed extraordinary."

Lu Zhangsheng secretly sized up everyone in the hall.

Among the Heavenly Prides in the entire hall, a young man in white, a young man in purple, and a slovenly dressed man had the most powerful auras.

This battle for the championship was likely between these few people.

The man in white, full of sword intent, was the person who had left that sword intent on the invitation.

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was sizing up everyone in the hall, many people were also secretly sizing him up.

However, seeing that Lu Zhangsheng was only ranked over one hundred, they stopped paying attention.

A group of people kept their eyes firmly on Ke Yanfeng and the others.

"Whoosh..."

Just then, three escape lights flew rapidly from outside the hall, landing on the high platform in front in the blink of an eye.

Revealing three middle-aged men with astonishing auras.

The one in the middle, dressed in a purple python robe, was full of dignity; it was Qin Chaoyang.

On the left, one had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his gaze very sharp; it was Di Zhiyu, the Main Hall Master of the Yunzhou Demon-Suppressing Division, who held a high position and great power.

He was also the host of this Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering.

On the right, one was dressed in black, his face gloomy, his entire person exuding a cold aura. This person was named Luo Tianxiang, an expert sent by the Capital Demon-Suppressing Division.

All three were at the Grandmaster cultivation level, and their strength was extremely powerful.

Above the Innate stage was the Grandmaster stage, implying powerhouses who could establish a sect.

Such figures could often shake the entire prefecture city just by stomping their feet.

Lu Zhangsheng sat quietly in a corner, inconspicuous.

What made him somewhat strange was that Qin Chaoyang's gaze was hiddenly looking at him, and his eyes even carried a trace of scrutiny.

This made him quite puzzled.

The two did not know each other; he was very sure of this point.

At this time, Di Zhiyu scanned the audience and opened his mouth with a resonant voice: "This official will not talk nonsense; there are two rounds of rules for this Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering."

"The first round is an elimination round; everyone enters the Dao artifact Mountain and River Map, and after three months, those who remain in the map and win five tokens will enter the next round."

"The second round requires drawing lots to decide the ranking, and everyone in the top one hundred will receive a Ten Thousand Flower Fruit."

"The top ten will receive two, and the first will have twenty."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

These rewards were simply too generous; in the past, only the top ten had them, and there was only one.

This kind of spiritual fruit was quite precious; he had not expected the Imperial Court to spend such a large cost.

Even many people were guessing that it was likely due to the shaking situation.

The Imperial Court urgently needed a large number of powerhouses to fight on the demon battlefield.

Thinking of this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

At this time, Di Zhiyu took out a picture scroll and threw it upward suddenly.

The scroll instantly began to expand, emitting rays of light, and a powerful aura swept in all directions.

This Dao artifact belonged to the Imperial Court Demon-Suppressing Division and was only brought out for today's grand gathering.

Inside was a small world, and it could expel those who entered at any time.

The jade talismans in everyone's hands were the credentials to come out; of course, if the wearer actively crushed it, they would naturally give up on this grand gathering.

In order to reduce casualties, the Imperial Court had also taken great pains.

"Whoosh..."

Heavenly Pride after Heavenly Pride stood up and flew toward the giant divine map above their heads, disappearing into the hall in the blink of an eye.

Lu Zhangsheng also mixed in the crowd, inconspicuous.

Then the Mountain and River Map arrived outside the hall, and many martial artists also swarmed into the Mountain and River Map.

These people were all thinking of picking up a bargain, and being able to luckily win a spiritual fruit was also a huge harvest.

The number of martial artists participating in this Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Gathering was as many as tens of thousands.

A group of people, like a swarm of bees, threw themselves into the giant divine map above their heads.

In the square, many martial artists also stared quietly at the Mountain and River Map.

Everyone could see the scenes inside clearly, which was very magical.

Liang Jinghui and Fang Qing and her brother and many other Qingzhou martial artists were all paying attention to Lu Zhangsheng.

These people were all quite looking forward to Lu Zhangsheng stepping into the top one hundred.

Seeing many Heavenly Prides enter the field, Luo Tianxiang smiled faintly at Qin Chaoyang: "I heard that the beloved daughter of the Marquis of Wuyang also participated in this grand gathering; if she accidentally suffers damage inside, I'm afraid the Marquis won't be able to bear it."

His tone was quite playful.

As a subordinate of the First Prince, the two belonged to different camps and had never been on good terms.

"Hmph... don't bother yourself, Your Excellency."

Qin Chaoyang smiled coldly.

He could naturally hear the sarcasm in the opponent's tone, and he was too lazy to care about this person.

Although he was a son of Yongwang, he could do nothing to these high-ranking Imperial Court officials.

"Haha... Qin niece has outstanding strength, so naturally nothing will happen."

The host Di Zhiyu hurriedly smiled to smooth things over.

Luo Tianxiang shrugged and said nothing more.

The few watched the scroll above their heads quietly.

He saw a cold-faced woman in red appear beside a forest.

The woman was named Qin Ruoshui, and she looked somewhat similar to Qin Chaoyang between the brows; she was Qin Chaoyang's legitimate daughter.

She had come specifically to participate in this grand gathering.

Qin Ruoshui scanned the surroundings, her gaze very vigilant.

Although her strength was outstanding, ranking around one hundred on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, this was clearly a chaotic battle in the Mountain and River Map.

If she were besieged by a large number of martial artists, she could only regretfully be eliminated.

She was very clear about this point.

However, her father had told her to "look after" Lu Zhangsheng in the Mountain and River Map, which made her quite puzzled.

Thinking of her younger sister Qin Ruobing asking her to secretly investigate something, which was also related to Lu Zhangsheng.

It made her even more curious.

She had a good relationship with her younger sister Qin Ruobing since she was a child, so she kept Lu Zhangsheng in her heart.

She wanted to see what kind of sacred person this was, to make her younger sister so soul-stirring.

When Lu Zhangsheng opened his eyes again, the environment in front of him had completely changed.

He saw that he was exactly in a large lake.

The spiritual energy around was rich, and thick mist filled the entire lake surface, everything appearing elusive.

Seeing that there was no one nearby for the time being, Lu Zhangsheng dived directly into the lake water.

The icy lake water surrounded him, making his spirit lift.

He dived rapidly toward the depths of the lake bottom.

According to his estimation, the battle situation in the first two months would definitely be extremely fierce.

Some ordinary martial artists would likely unite to hunt down these powerhouses on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

Every time one person was eliminated, their chances would increase a little; everyone in their hearts was very clear about this point.

Lu Zhangsheng decided to hide for a period of time first.

He imagined some Heavenly Prides would also act like this.

In order to prevent Heavenly Prides from hiding all the time, the government had also set a token threshold.

Clearly, they had already figured out the rules.

Soon, Lu Zhangsheng dug a large hole in the lake bottom and buried his entire person in it.

Then he restrained his entire aura and hid quietly.

Digging holes, he was a professional.

Seeing this, many Qingning Prefecture martial artists nodded in agreement.

Appearing at will now was just looking for death.

Hiding to survive the most dangerous early stage was the wise move.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng's action, Qin Chaoyang also smiled knowingly.

Clearly, he approved of it in his heart; people with both courage and strategy often went further than some reckless men.

Northwest corner of the world.

"Kill him quickly and win this person's token."

Hundreds of martial artists shouted, surrounding a man in green.

"Are you looking for death? This Seat is a Daoist of the Gu family, a powerhouse ranked ninetieth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking."

The man in green had a face of iron.

He had just collected five tokens when he was surrounded by a large group of martial artists.

Now he only hoped to scare this group of people away, otherwise it would be difficult for him to fight his way out.

"Kill."

Many martial artists hardened their hearts and all rushed up.

At this moment, who cared about your Daoist; even if the Heavenly King came, he would have to stay.

"How dare you!"

With a roar, the great battle broke out instantly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The man fought all the way, defeating dozens of people, but finally was powerless.

He hurriedly activated the token and transmitted out.

Leaving five jade talismans in the void.

After arriving in the outside world, the young man was full of unwillingness, his face turning red and green, not thinking he couldn't even pass the first round.

"Fool."

Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but mock in his heart.

This person formed a sharp contrast with Lu Zhangsheng.

On the demon battlefield, such martial artists often died the fastest.

Always thinking they were invincible, but their strength couldn't suppress everything.

Over the next few days, a bloody slaughter began in the Mountain and River Map.

Countless martial artists united one after another, hunting down many Heavenly Prides.

Because the Mountain and River Map was not large, many Heavenly Prides were found, and under siege, they had no choice but to exit the world.

Which made many onlookers quite regretful.

Even dozens of waves of martial artists flew over Lu Zhangsheng's head.

Fang Qing and her brother were also nervous.

However, because Lu Zhangsheng's breathing-restraint technique was very brilliant, he was not discovered by anyone.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 164 =====