Chapter 711

Ranking of the Nine Counties

Time flew by quickly. There was only a month left before the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram closed. During this month, the geniuses in the Heart of Darkness went crazy.

If they wanted to enter the top 655 of the Azure Emperor Rankings, they had to fight with their lives on the line and obtain as many imprints as possible. Otherwise, they would still be eliminated in the end.

This month was the most intense month of competition. Almost every place in the Heart of Darkness had intense fights.

The losers would either be killed or discard their imprints and be eliminated.

On the other hand, the top ten monstrous geniuses of the previous Green Emperor Leaderboard had ceased their activities in the last month. They had already collected enough seals in the past two months, so there was no need for them to compete for more seals.

Those who were fighting for the imprints were basically those who weren't ranked very high or those who had just risen up.

When a month passed and there was only one day left, the number of cultivators left in the Heart of Darkness dwindled. There were less than 755 of them left.

On the last day, Zhuo Wen, who was in the cave at the bottom of the underground river, silently opened his eyes. At this moment, the aura around his body had reached its peak. The Nascent Soul in his right hand, which was originally several feet large, had shrunk to half its original size.

Rumble!

A terrifying aura surged out from Zhuowen's body. Zhuowen slowly raised his head. His eyes shone brightly and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He had successfully broken through to the Ultimate Seven Wheels Emperor Realm. All that was left was to wait for the Seven Wheels of Heaven and Earth Tribulation!

Above the underground river, countless dark clouds slowly gathered. They were like black dragons that covered the entire sky. Lightning flashed between the clouds like pythons as a terrifying heavenly aura slowly descended.

To Zhuo Wen, the seven rounds of Heaven and Earth Tribulation Lightning Tribulations weren't difficult at all. This was especially so after Zhuo Wen's Great Sun Nirvana had broken through to the second level. With the strength of his physical body, he didn't fear the Lightning Tribulations at all.

Rumble!

Bolts of lightning struck down from the dark clouds and drilled into the dark river, bombarding Zhuowen who was hiding in the cliff at the bottom of the dark river. Suddenly, the entire cliff shattered into pieces, revealing Zhuowen's figure.

At the bottom of the river, Zhuowen raised his head and looked at the lightning bolts that were rushing towards him. He was not afraid at all. He stretched out his right hand, and golden light covered his body. He directly grabbed the lightning bolts in his hand, and with a clench of his fist, the lightning bolts shattered into nothingness.

Boom! Boom!

Bolts of lightning came crashing down. Zhuowen did not have any defensive measures. He simply waved his hand and annihilated the bolts of lightning into nothingness.

Zhuowen's physical body was too strong. Even though these thunderbolts were extremely powerful, they still couldn't hurt Zhuowen in the slightest.

There were a total of 94 lightning strikes, and the last one was the most powerful. Furthermore, it was not an ordinary light blue lightning, but a strange purple lightning.

The power of this last purple lightning was extremely terrifying. Even Zhuowen had to arrange the [Greater Limitless Sword Array] around his body in order to barely block this purple lightning.

When the last purple lightning was annihilated, Zhuowen stomped his foot and leapt up from the bottom of the dark river, landing on the bank of the dark river. His eyes flashed with a bright light.

He had finally broken through to the Ultimate Seven Wheel Emperor Realm. With his spear intent, Zhuowen no longer feared Huangfu Wuji.

Peng!

Peng!

Peng!

Not long after Zhuowen successfully crossed the tribulation, the entire Peach Blossom Origin Diagram was filled with the sound of breaking air.

All of the martial artists in the Heart of Darkness looked up at the sky. They were stunned to find that above the void, there were actually countless white pillars of light.

The white pillars of light filled every corner of the Heart of Darkness. Wherever there were martial artists, the white pillars of light would sweep towards them.

A pillar of light passed through the cliff and swept towards the dark river. At this moment, Zhuowen, who was standing on the bank, was caught off guard and was immediately hit by this pillar of light.

Zhuowen did not overreact. The moment the pillar of light swept into his body, he only felt a trace of warmth. At the same time, an oppressive voice sounded in his mind.

"Martial artists in the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram, the trial of the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram has come to an end. This Emperor will now teleport everyone out. Do not resist!"

The owner of this majestic voice was the Azure Emperor. Zhuowen did not resist, allowing the power of the pillar of light to pull him out of the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram.

Whoosh!

The pillars of light that flew into the Heart of Darkness rose into the sky at the same time, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

When Zhuowen slowly opened his eyes, what appeared in front of him was a large square made of white marble. At the end of the square was an extremely majestic palace. It was the Golden Imperial Palace.

At this moment, in front of the Golden Imperial Palace, there was a row of long tables. On the tables, the Azure Emperor and the other almighty experts were all sitting, their gazes focused on the returning geniuses in the square.

"There is still half a day left before the one year period ends. Since the Azure Emperor has already teleported us out, it can only mean that the Heart of Darkness has already filtered out only a hundred geniuses."

Looking around at the similarly confused faces of the surrounding geniuses, Zhuowen discovered that the number of geniuses that had appeared in the square was just over a hundred.

The trial of the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram did not necessarily have to end after a year. If the numerous geniuses that had entered the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram had been eliminated in advance, and there were just a hundred geniuses left, the Azure Emperor would have ended the trial of the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram.

"Zhuowen!

You are indeed fine. "

Two crisp voices sounded out. Qing Lian and Luo Xing immediately saw Zhuowen and hurried to Zhuowen's side, their beautiful faces filled with joy.

They never thought that Zhuowen would actually be able to successfully escape from Huangfu Wuji's hands. It seemed that Zhuowen was much stronger than they had imagined.

Zhuo Wen smiled and nodded. Zhuo Wen was not surprised that Qing Lian and Luo Xing had entered the top 655. After all, the two of them had close to 655 imprints on them. As long as the two of them paid attention and did not rashly fight others, it would be very easy for them to last until the end.

Of the top hundred geniuses, besides the three of them from Muqin County, Lv Yitao had also successfully entered. However, what surprised Zhuowen was that Ling Wushuang, who was not particularly strong, had also entered the top hundred.

Zhu Chi, who did not have much of a relationship with Zhuowen, had also smoothly entered the top hundred. Besides Zhu Chi, there were two other geniuses from the House of Marquis Qin that had also entered the top hundred.

In other words, there were eight geniuses from Muqin County that had entered the top hundred. This number was already very good, and it was even possible for them to enter the top three of the Battle of the Nine Counties.

"What's going on?

How come that boy Zhuowen didn't die?

Even Grand Lily made a move, but she still didn't manage to kill him? "

Not too far away, Huangfu Wuji also noticed the figure of Zhuowen that had appeared in the top hundred. He frowned. He was well aware of Grand Lily's strength. Killing Zhuowen should have been an easy matter for her.

On the other side, Grand Lily also noticed the lively and lively Zhuowen. Her beautiful eyes couldn't help but shrink as her eyebrows furrowed together.

"He actually didn't die after falling off the cliff. This Zhuowen's life is really great!

However, once the ranking tournament begins, his luck will not be so good. "

Her beautiful eyes narrowed, Grand Lily's face was filled with a dark chill. She had to thoroughly eradicate this boy Zhuowen.

Not only because Zhuowen had the marriage contract, but also because Zhuowen had spoken rudely to her many times in the Heart of Darkness. Just this point alone was enough for Grand Lily to sentence Zhuowen to death in her heart.

Zhuowen also noticed Huangfu Wuji and Grand Lily's unfriendly gazes. The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a cold smile.

Even if these two didn't look for him, he, Zhuowen, would look for them. If it weren't for Huangfu Wuji and Grand Lily, then Zhuowen wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state in the Heart of Darkness. He had even narrowly escaped death.

"The Battle of the Nine Counties has come to an end. Congratulations to those who entered the top 655. You will have the opportunity to enter the Azure Emperor List and become the new top 655 geniuses of the Azure Emperor List."

At the center of the table, the Azure Emperor slowly stood up, a warm smile on his face like a spring breeze.

"The Battle of the Nine Counties has come to an end. Now, this Emperor will announce the final rankings of the nine counties!

The rankings are based on the number of geniuses that have entered the Azure Emperor List. The greater the number, the higher the ranking. "

As soon as the Azure Emperor said this, the other Almighties on the table nodded. In fact, they already knew in their hearts how many geniuses had been selected. After all, the hundred people had appeared before them. They all knew how many geniuses under their command had been selected.

Among them, the one with the ugliest expression was the Lifire County Lord, Flamewing. His Lifire County's geniuses had almost been completely annihilated. Even the number one genius, Young Master Lie Yun, had been killed.

Without a doubt, the Lifire County was at the bottom of the rankings. Many of the Supreme Elders on the table looked at Flamewing with ridicule in their eyes. Among them, the proudest one was naturally Lü Hantian.

At the beginning, Flamewing had been so arrogant in front of him. Lü Hantian had long since found it an eyesore. Fortunately, Zhuowen had fought for him and exterminated all the geniuses of the Lifire County, restoring the dignity of the Muqin County.

"First place is the Imperial Capital County. There are a total of 01 geniuses that have entered the Azure Emperor List!"

As the Azure Emperor spoke, everyone remained silent. The Imperial Capital County was the leader of the Nine Counties. Among them, the Five Great Clans, Azure Dragon Branch Temple, and the Imperial Family were all forces that were not weaker than the County Lords. In fact, they were even more terrifying than some of the County Lords.

The Imperial Capital County had many talents and was much stronger than the other Eight Counties. Therefore, no one was too surprised that more than half of the geniuses had entered the Azure Emperor List.

"Second place, Muqin County, eight geniuses entered!"

As soon as he said this, many people around looked at Lu Hantian in surprise. This time, Muqin County was really proud and elated. They had improved so much. They had directly gone from the second last place in the last competition to the second place in this competition.

Of course, Muqin County's achievements were mostly due to Zhuowen's efforts. If Zhuowen had not exterminated all the geniuses of the Lifire County, the geniuses of the other Muqin Counties would have been targeted by the Lifire County. At that time, they would have suffered heavy losses.

"Third place, Icebound County, seven geniuses entered!"

"…"

"Eighth place, Lifire County, one geniuses entered!"

"Ninth place, Lifire County, no one entered!"

When the Azure Emperor announced the last Lifire County, the atmosphere suddenly became strange. Everyone stared at Flamewing with strange gazes.