My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Challenge of the Prodigies?

Ascension Tournament?

The two pieces of news that Chen Ang suddenly revealed made Gu Qing's heart skip a beat.

"Brother Chen, could you explain in detail the so-called Heavenly Pride Challenge Order and the Ascension Tournament held by the Ten Great Universities?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Chen Ang nodded.

"Let's start with the Heavenly Pride Challenge Order."

"The most talented students in the Immortal Kingdom are mostly in the top ten universities. However, mercenaries like us, although the vast majority are cannon fodder, some of them also possess extraordinary talents."

They may not be good at innovation and unable to promote the most cutting-edge immortal techniques for the immortal kingdom. However, they can select practical talents who are skilled in using immortal techniques through life-and-death trials.

Within the Immortal Kingdom, various immortal techniques flourish, but generally speaking, they can be categorized into bloodlines, immortal arts, magical artifacts, alchemy, array formations, beast taming, and so on.

The Immortal Kingdom officially holds tournaments in various planes. In addition to the Bloodline Tournament, there are other types of competitions, such as weapon crafting and beast taming.

The talents selected from these competitions receive the Heavenly Pride Challenge Token, giving them the opportunity to compete with the top geniuses from the ten major universities of the Immortal Kingdom.

After a pause, Chen Ang sighed:

"Brother Gu, you should know that the Immortal Kingdom does not support idlers."

Even if you get into one of the top ten universities in the Immortal Kingdom, it's not a guarantee of success. There's a competitive elimination system within those universities as well, and the weaker ones will be eliminated and leave the top ten universities.

and so.

Students at the top ten universities in the Immortal Kingdom enjoy the best resources, so they must constantly strive to move forward. Because behind them, there are countless others eyeing their positions.

If you slack off even a little, you'll be replaced by someone else.

The Heavenly Pride Challenge Order is used to eliminate the weakest students from the top ten academies of the Immortal Kingdom.

If we're talking about the students of the top ten universities in the Immortal Kingdom, they're all basically geniuses and academic prodigies.

But even so.

There will still be different levels of people.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing felt a surge of excitement in her heart.

He was extremely envious of the resources within the top ten universities of the Immortal Kingdom, whether it was the most cutting-edge immortal cultivation technology or the most basic spiritual coins and other supplies.

Although the Immortal Kingdom is extremely capitalist, it has left an upward channel for people at the bottom. Under this civilized model, the capable rise, the excellent are rewarded, the mediocre fall, and the inferior are eliminated.

Gu Qing was actually quite looking forward to the so-called Ascension Tournament!

……

Just as Gu Qing and the other two were talking, the Blood Radiance Tower above the arena had already listed the elimination rounds.

"Group 1: Aotian vs. Ye Wujiang"

"It's actually Ye Wujiang!"

"The true method this person cultivates is called the Five Elements Condensing Void Scripture, a Heaven-grade true method. This true method cultivates the mysteries of the Five Elements and the mysteries of space simultaneously."

"Even at the Immortal Law University, this person is among the strongest group of geniuses."

"Brother Gu, you're lucky, you didn't get to be matched with that person this round."

Looking at the list on the Blood Tower of the Planes, Chen Ang said with a solemn expression.

"Brother Chen, you seem to know a lot of people's backgrounds?"

Turning to look at Chen Ang, Gu Qing asked curiously.

"Yes, I do know some."

"Before the knockout stage began, some family cultivators helped me gather information about my opponents."

Chen Ang pointed to the names on the Blood Radiance Tower of the Planes and continued his explanation:

"Look at Jin Yan in Group Six. He also comes from one of the top ten universities in the Immortal Kingdom. The bloodline technology he uses originates from the Nine-Headed Dragon. He is nicknamed the Dragon King and his strength is terrifying. He has the potential to break into the top ten."

"Xiao Xuan of the fifty-seventh group comes from the Xiao family. He inherits the bloodline of the Yan Emperor. It is said that he has refined three kinds of heaven and earth spiritual fire. When the three spiritual fires are used in combination, the power of the family's true magic is unfathomable."

……

The knockout stage has reached its third round, and there are almost no weaklings among the top 100 contestants.

In the virtual dimension of the Spirit Realm, the geniuses from various families and academies made Gu Qing feel a little pressured.

The top 100 qualifying rounds have begun.

Group 1.

Aotian VS Ye Wujiang.

In just a moment.

Even though the contestant named Aotian had comprehended seven profound mysteries of the earth element and mastered four earth element ultimate techniques, he was still a formidable opponent.

Before Ye Wujiang.

However, he was instantly killed by Ye Wujiang in one move.

The first match made Gu Qing's eyelids twitch.

If he were to fight Ao Tian, ​​Gu Qing would be 80% confident of defeating him.

However, it's impossible for him to instantly kill Aotian.

If I were to encounter Ye Wujiang, the outcome probably wouldn't be much better...

"Spatial mysteries are unpredictable and difficult to resist."

"When cultivators who don't understand the profound mysteries of space meet Ye Wujiang, they're like primitive people, seeing everything as a miracle."

"Damn it, how can there be such a freak at the Qi Refining Realm?"

Ye Wujiang's displayed strength was enough to crush the other contestants.

It's like the top ten universities specially sent to fry fish.

The other contestants were also very strong, but none of them were that abnormally strong.

This Ye Wujiang from the Immortal Law University is truly too extraordinary.

Within the virtual dimension of the Spirit Realm, countless spectators fell silent, all involuntarily turning their gazes to the center of the arena, where Ye Wujiang left expressionlessly, awaiting the next round of elimination matches.

"Holy crap—"

"He is Ye Wujiang. It is said that his natal object is a fifth-order spiritual vein."

"This is a fifth-tier spiritual vein!!"

"I really don't know how he refined a fifth-order spiritual vein while he was in the Qi Refining Realm. He's simply not human."

It wasn't until after Ye Wujiang left that many people began to discuss the match.

……

It was afternoon.

In the Bloodline Competition's Top 100 qualifying round, it was finally Gu Qing's turn to take the stage.

The entire arena was shrouded in a protective array, covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles in radius, and the arena environment was randomly generated into a forest.

For Gu Qing, fighting in the forest wasn't great, but it wasn't particularly bad either.

"Gu Qing, the Funeral Attendant of the Prison Sands."

"Born of ordinary commoners, he is a trial mercenary of the Immortal Wood Group, skilled in sand magic, and wields hellfire."

In the forest that the arena had formed, a fierce-looking man with horns on his head stared coldly at Gu Qing.

"I come from the Yinglong clan and am skilled in the true magic of the three elements of wind, water, and thunder... which are natural counters to your sand magic and fire magic."

"I advise you to be pragmatic..."

"Enough talk, let's see what we've got."

With the Karmic Fire Melting Sand Gourd hanging from his waist, Gu Qing coldly shouted.

"You're great!"

Seeing that Gu Qing had interrupted him, Ying Changge of the Yinglong clan grinned.

"I wanted you to experience the aura of a prodigy more."

"Since you're so eager to die, I'll deal with you first."

"Die!"

Ying Changge, with horns on his head, suddenly felt a surge of murderous intent in his eyes.

Waaaaah...

The entire arena resounded with the howling of the wind. Ying Changge's speed soared, and he transformed into a blue phantom and disappeared from the spot.

The cyan magic sword he used in the competition split into countless forms, merging into the surging, howling wind.

Wind and sword become one.

Endless cyan sword energy tore through the air, forming a sword energy storm that swept across the entire arena.

The sword energy storm was like a blue wind dragon, relentlessly strangling Gu Qing, leaving him nowhere to hide, neither in the sky nor on the ground.

"A mere trifle!!"

Gu Qing snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with fire.