Chapter 732

Ring number eight

As time passed, the square became more and more lively. Most of the people had come because of the Green Emperor Ranking Battle. They wanted to watch the Green Emperor Ranking Battle.

Suddenly, the sound of something breaking through the air rang out. Other than Muqin County and Liu Yan County, the other County Lords had also brought their geniuses to the Azure Emperor Ranking's top 655 to the square.

With the arrival of the other County Lords, the Five Great Clans of the Imperial Capital County also brought their top geniuses to the square.

After the Five Great Clans arrived at the square, Zhuowen felt two unfriendly gazes converging on him, causing his eyelids to twitch slightly.

Turning his head slightly, Zhuowen narrowed his eyes and discovered that Feng Yong was grinning coldly at him from the front of the Feng Clan's team. His right hand even made a throat-slitting gesture.

At the front of the Grand Clan's team, Grand Lily's beautiful eyes were filled with coldness and killing intent as she stared indifferently at Zhuowen.

Looking at the unfriendly gazes of the two, Zhuowen sneered in his heart. With Zhuowen's current strength and his Perfect Grade Five Mental Energy, his strength had increased by several times compared to three months ago. Zhuowen was not even afraid of an Eight Wheel Ultimate Emperor Realm expert.

Swoosh!

Another sound of something breaking through the air rang out. In the sky, several streaks of green light shot over at lightning speed and arrived at the square in an instant.

The green light faded away, revealing eight figures. The leader was a middle-aged man in a green robe. He was the Blue Dragon Hall's Branch Hall Master, Aoki.

Beside Qing Mu stood two young men with slender figures. They were also dressed in long green robes. One of them had a dignified appearance, and there was always a faint smile on his face.

His name was Qing Ming and he was one of the Azure Dragon Branch Hall's Two Peerless Heroes. He was also ranked fourth on the Azure Emperor Ranking. His strength was extremely terrifying and he was one of the popular contenders for the top five spots on the Azure Emperor Ranking.

The other person was also in a green robe. However, he wore an Azure Dragon Mask, making it impossible to see his true appearance. His entire person seemed mysterious and ethereal.

This person's name was Qing Yan, one of the two peerless heroes of the Azure Dragon Sub-Palace. He was ranked below Qing Ming, and was ranked fifth on the Azure Emperor Ranking. His strength was also unfathomable, and he was even more mysterious than Qing Ming.

It was said that Qing Yan had intentionally concealed his strength in the previous ranking competition. As for his true strength, it was unknown. Many geniuses were wary of him.

Zhuowen had some understanding of the top five on the Azure Emperor Rankings. Each and every one of them was terrifyingly powerful, and they would be his greatest enemy to enter the top five this time.

These five people were First Prince Huangfu Wudao, Murong Zhan of the Murong Clan, Zhu Bai of the Zhu Clan, Qing Ming of the Azure Dragon Branch Palace, and Qing Yan of the Azure Dragon Branch Palace.

Moreover, Glen Lily, who was ranked sixth in the previous tournament, had improved her strength very quickly. This time, she could be considered a troublesome opponent. This ranking tournament could be said to be filled with experts and geniuses.

Not long after the people of the Azure Dragon Branch Palace arrived, a group of figures walked out from the throne room. The Azure Emperor led more than a dozen geniuses of the Royal Family as he slowly walked towards the square. On either side of him were Huangfu Wudao and Huangfu Wuji.

However, when Zhuowen's eyes fell on Huangfu Wuji, he frowned. Huangfu Wuji's aura seemed to be much stronger than before, and even gave off a faint sense of pressure.

"He broke through?"

Zhuowen narrowed his eyes as he stared at Huangfu Wuji, muttering to himself.

He hadn't thought that Huangfu Wuji would break through in just three months. Huangfu Wuji had been at the peak of the Ultimate Emperor Realm, but now that he had broken through, he had likely reached the Ultimate Emperor Realm.

Moreover, the cultivation method that Huangfu Wuji used was given to him by the Azure Emperor. It was said that it was a cultivation method that surpassed the Emperor Realm Armor Skill. It was a legendary Venerable Realm Armor Skill, and was extremely powerful.

Although Huangfu Wuji had just reached the early Ultimate Emperor Realm, his combat strength was likely comparable to a middle Ultimate Emperor Realm or even a late Ultimate Emperor Realm martial artist.

Huangfu Wuji tilted his head, his eyes faintly looking at Zhuowen in Muqin County. His eyes were filled with arrogance and confidence.

"Little bastard, you better not be eliminated so early in this ranking tournament. I will personally cripple you in front of everyone."

Huangfu Wuji glanced at Zhuowen not too far away, his eyes filled with confidence that victory was within his grasp. If this were three months ago, before he had broken through, then perhaps he would have feared this Zhuowen.

But ever since he had broken through to the Ultimate Emperor Realm, his strength had undergone an earth-shaking change. Zhuowen no longer placed him in his eyes. In his opinion, the current Zhuowen was nothing more than a clown, an existence that he could casually crush to death.

Huangfu Wuji still felt a lingering fear as he thought of his life in the forbidden area for the past three months. The forbidden area was filled with dangers, and he had narrowly escaped death several times. If it weren't for the protective treasure that the Azure Emperor had given him, he would have already perished in the forbidden area.

Fortunately, he had managed to leave the forbidden area alive, and his cultivation had finally broken through the shackles, smoothly reaching the Ultimate Emperor Realm. The heavens did not disappoint those who persevered.

Huangfu Wuji was very confident that he would be able to enter the top five of the Azure Emperor Rankings.

With the arrival of the Azure Emperor and the others, the top 655 geniuses of the Azure Emperor Rankings had already gathered in the square.

Around the square, countless onlookers stared at the top 655 geniuses with blazing eyes. They all knew that these top 655 geniuses were the top geniuses of the Azure Mystic Empire. Each one of them was a monstrous genius with extraordinary strength.

Moreover, after the ranking tournament began, these top geniuses would have a fierce battle between tigers and dragons. It would be a spectacular showdown.

After arriving at the square, the Azure Emperor looked around and nodded with satisfaction. He said in a clear voice, "Today is the day of the Azure Emperor Rankings Tournament. Many geniuses will have a great showdown today."

As the Azure Emperor spoke, he waved his sleeve and pointed at the ten blue stone rings in the center of the square. He continued to say, "These ten blue stone rings are the locations of the ranking tournament. They are numbered from one to ten!"

"The rules are very simple. This Emperor will choose ten groups from the hundred of you. Each group will have ten people, and they will go to the corresponding rings.

"The ring battles will be conducted in an elimination system. No matter what method or method you use, as long as you can eliminate the other geniuses and become the strongest in your group, then you will be able to enter the top 65 of the Azure Emperor Rankings."

As these words came out, no one was too surprised. In the past, the ranking tournament had always followed these rules.

The ten blue stone rings would be divided into ten groups of geniuses. Only the strongest in a group would be able to smoothly enter the top 65 of the Azure Emperor Rankings.

This system also had a certain degree of ruthlessness and randomness. If the strength of the cultivators in the group that was drawn happened to be on the weaker side, then the strongest person selected would not live up to the name.

Some groups would be assigned to several seeded opponents at the same time. Then, the competition in that group would become extremely intense and terrifying. Therefore, there was still a lack of fairness.

However, the Azure Emperor emphasized natural selection. The stronger one was, the stronger one would be. If a cultivator had a fluke mentality, then he would be a weakling. Such a person would not be qualified to enter the top 65 of the Azure Emperor Rankings.

Many of the geniuses in the square were stunned when they heard the rules mentioned by the Azure Emperor. Zhuowen was no exception.

This method of grouping to determine the strongest person was too random. After all, once a terrifying expert like Huangfu Wudao was assigned to a group, there was no suspense at all. Huangfu Wudao would definitely be the final winner.

Moreover, if multiple top 65 monstrous geniuses were assigned to the same group at the same time, one of them would definitely be injured. At that time, one of the top 65 monstrous geniuses would also be eliminated.

"Now, I will divide you into groups!"

Emperor Qing did not care about the other people's expressions. With a wave of his sleeve, a green light spilled out from his sleeve and flew toward the 655 geniuses in the square.

Upon closer inspection, these green lights were actually made up of palm-sized bamboo sticks.

Zhuowen stretched out his right hand, and pinched a green bamboo stick. He turned his hand over, and saw that the bamboo stick had the word 'Eight' written on it.

Zhuowen knew that he should be assigned to arena number eight this time.

The surrounding geniuses all stretched out their hands to grab the green light in the air and checked the numbers on the bamboo sticks.

After all 655 geniuses had received their bamboo sticks, the Lotus Thearch waved his sleeves again, and the green light in the sky disappeared.

"Those who have obtained the bamboo sticks, please go to your respective arenas now!" Emperor Qing's indifferent and majestic voice sounded again.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A series of sonic booms immediately sounded out as the many geniuses in the square held their bamboo sticks and rushed towards their respective arenas.

Instantly, the sky above the square was filled with countless figures. It was as if a swarm of locusts had passed through. It looked extremely dark and terrifying.

Whoosh!

Zhuowen instantly arrived at arena number eight. At that moment, there were already nine other figures standing there.

To Zhuowen's surprise, there were a few familiar faces among the nine figures.

"Zhuowen!

Looks like you're very unlucky to have met me in the group stage. "

A black-clothed youth with triangular eyes slowly walked toward Zhuowen. He stared coldly at Zhuowen as if he was staring at his prey.

"Feng Yong?

You're right. You're very unlucky. Coincidentally, I still have to settle the old score from three months ago. "Zhuowen was not afraid and spoke indifferently.

As soon as Zhuo Wen spoke these words, Feng Yong was stunned. He'd never imagined that not only was Zhuo Wen not afraid of him, Zhuo Wen instead seemed to be fearless. Moreover, he faintly sensed that Zhuo Wen seemed to not take him seriously.

Zhuowen's attitude made Feng Yong extremely unhappy. He coldly snorted and said, "It's indeed time to settle the old score. You'll soon know what regret is!"

As he spoke, Feng Yong returned to the edge of the arena. His cold gaze stared at Zhuowen, as if he could devour him at any time.

On arena number eight, besides Feng Yong, there was another person that Zhuowen was familiar with. Zhuowen was also familiar with.

His gaze turned slightly and landed on the cold lady with long snow-white hair not far away from arena number eight. The smile on his lips grew even wider.

As if she had noticed Zhuowen's gaze, the cold lady also looked over. When she saw Zhuowen, a trace of fear immediately appeared in her beautiful eyes.

This lady was the number one genius of Icebound County, Wen Aoxue. Ever since Zhuowen robbed her of the Extreme Amethyst Ice Grass in the Peach Blossom Origin Diagram, Wen Aoxue hated Zhuowen to the core.