Lack of talent? I'll buy a year's worth of cultivation for one dollar!

Su Yu keenly noticed the unusual activity in the stands.

His expression was reserved.

He slightly raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the stands.

He shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Seeing Su Yu's actions, the elders forcibly suppressed their urge to get up and sat back down.

But their gazes toward Su Yu remained full of goodwill and respect.

This scene was witnessed by the other disciples around them.

This immediately caused a chorus of low gasps.

"Look! It's Su Yu!"

"That peerless monster who, three months ago, was found to have five million flawless source blood in the outer gate plaza!"

"Why is he completely devoid of any aura? Could it be that something went wrong with his cultivation?"

"What do you know! That's called returning to simplicity! Didn't you see how even the Grand Elders look at him differently?"

Inside the preparation zone.

Chu Wudao was also standing in the crowd.

He looked at Su Yu, took a deep breath, and bowed slightly in greeting.

Su Yu nodded calmly.

Just then.

boom--!!!

On the other side of the square.

An extremely violent and scorching terrifying aura suddenly erupted without warning!

The aura was incredibly strong.

It directly burned the surrounding sea of ​​clouds into nothingness.

Even the spatial defense array on the square creaked under the strain.

Everyone suddenly looked up.

All I saw was...

A dark red streak of light, with an unreasonable and forceful manner, tore through the void and crashed down in the very center of the preparation area.

boom!

A shallow crater was punched into the hard starstone ground.

The dark red flames dissipated.

A tall, upright figure dressed in a black robe slowly emerged.

Lin Yan!

His arms were bare, covered with mysterious dark red patterns.

In his eyes.

Blue, black, and dark red.

Three distinct flames intertwined wildly deep within his pupils.

A terrifying pressure, approaching three million drops of primordial blood, was released without reservation.

Even more terrifying.

A deep, inky three-colored ring of fire faintly surrounded him.

The aura emanating from the ring of fire.

It has completely transcended the realm of stars and touched the edge of the fundamental laws of the universe.

The prototype of the ultimate technique!

"hiss--"

A collective gasp of astonishment immediately filled the air around the square.

"Lin Yan!"

"The Grand Elder's personal disciple!"

"His aura... how can it be so terrifying?!"

"Three million source blood?! Didn't he only have two million three months ago?!"

"And that ring of fire around him... I feel like just looking at him would burn my soul to ashes!"

In the stands.

The Grand Elder looked at Lin Yan, who seemed like a demon god descended to earth, and stroked his beard with satisfaction, his eyes full of pride.

And Lin Yan.

He stood still.

He ignored the shocked looks around him.

He slowly turned his head.

Their gazes were like two sharp swords burning with raging flames.

It pierced straight towards Su Yu, who was standing at the edge of the preparation zone.

Lin Yan's lips curled into a smile of extreme confidence, even tinged with arrogance.

"Su Yu".

Lin Yan's voice, enveloped in true energy, clearly resounded throughout the entire square.

It exuded a fighting spirit that had been suppressed for three months.

"These three months."

"How's your progress?"

Lin Yan stared directly at Su Yu.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the soul power of the Lord of Ash was already poised to be unleashed.

With teachers as their support.

In addition, the prototype of the ultimate technique was added.

Lin Yan's confidence and fighting spirit have now reached their peak.

however.

Facing Lin Yan's gaze, burning with fervent fighting spirit.

Faced with that three-colored fire ring that was enough to crush any star-level martial artist.

Su Yu looked up and responded calmly.

"Great progress."

Lin Yan smiled.

This smile is the pure, fiery, and defiant expression of someone facing a nemesis.

"Very big, very big??"

Just then.

On the highest stand.

Sect Master Gu Yuan slowly stood up.

He ignored the undercurrents among his disciples below.

The pressure from a World Lord-level being swept across the entire plaza like a gentle breeze.

The bustling square fell silent instantly.

Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back.

His voice was steady and carried an air of boundless authority.

"The Inner Sect Grand Competition, held once every ten years."

"Today, it begins."

Gu Yuan's gaze swept over the preparation area.

"The rules of the competition are extremely simple."

"No restrictions on means or weapons."

"Those who fall out of the ring or voluntarily concede defeat are the losers."

"The top ten will be able to enter the Primordial Origin Cave and receive the baptism of the Primordial Origin."

"First place."

Gu Yuan paused, then emphasized.

"As a reward, a cultivation technique of the Realm Lord level and one million Star Essence Stones."

"And, as a minimum, one Domain Lord-level Starry Sky Beast egg!"

This statement came out.

The breathing of all the disciples instantly became extremely heavy.

Gu Yuan waved his sleeve.

"Now."

"The draw shall begin!"

The central square in front of the Lord of the Realm's Divine Palace.

As soon as Gu Yuan finished speaking, the giant array light screen in mid-air began to operate with a roar.

Countless names flashed wildly on the screen.

The Inner Sect Competition has officially begun.

First round, first match.

Lin Yan's name appeared prominently at the very top of the light screen.

His opponent was a veteran disciple ranked extremely high in the inner sect, possessing 2.2 million drops of primordial blood and reaching the peak of the Eternal Star level.

Please advise.

The veteran disciple stood on the arena, his expression extremely solemn.

He knew that Lin Yan had been training in the desolate edge of the universe for the past three months, and his aura had become unfathomable, but he was still confident in his own source blood foundation of more than two million.

boom!

The veteran disciple held nothing back, unleashing his strongest divine power, a massive frost sword condensing above his head.

The air was bitterly cold, and even the space around the edge of the arena was covered with fine ice crystals.

however.

Lin Yan stood still.

A black robe fluttered in the cold wind.

He didn't draw the sword behind him, nor did he even move his feet.

He merely raised his eyes slightly.

At the dantian, the nearly three million drops of primordial blood trembled slightly.

hum-

A deep, inky-black tricolor fire ring, woven from three different kinds of strange fire—blue, black, and dark red—quietly appeared around him.

The three calamities extinguished the flames.

The prototype of the ultimate technique!

There was no earth-shattering explosion the moment the ring of fire appeared.

Only a terrifyingly high temperature, surpassing the celestial level and touching the fundamental laws of the universe, rippled outwards like water.

laugh.

That giant frost sword, suspended in mid-air, powerful enough to freeze stars.

The moment it came into contact with the aura of the fire ring, it didn't even melt; it was directly vaporized into nothingness.

The domain of that veteran disciple was also instantly erased.

thump.

The veteran disciple's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

He was drenched in cold sweat, and his eyes were filled with endless fear.

Just a moment ago.

He felt as if his soul had been completely burned through by the tri-colored flames.

If Lin Yan hadn't stopped, he would be dead by now.

"I... admit defeat."

The veteran disciple's voice was hoarse as he uttered those three words with difficulty.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Sold out instantly!

Without even moving a hand, he instantly killed a peak-level Eternal Star with 2.2 million Origin Blood with just a trace of his aura!

"This strength..."

"That's insane!"

"Is this the true value of being a direct disciple of the Grand Elder?!"

On the stands, the Grand Elder stroked his beard, grinning from ear to ear.

Lin Yan walked off the stage with a calm expression.

He showed no arrogance whatsoever for defeating his opponent in an instant.

Because he knew very well that opponents of this caliber didn't even qualify him to warm up.

His gaze pierced through the crowd.

It landed on Su Yu, who was wearing a plain robe, at the edge of the preparation area.

"Su Yu".

Lin Yan silently spoke to himself.

"I hope you won't disappoint me too much."

……

The competition proceeded exceptionally quickly.

Faced with Lin Yan's overwhelming strength, almost all of his opponents were defeated before they could even last a single move.

Three million units of source blood, plus a strange fire, plus the nascent form of profound meaning.

Lin Yan's combat power is simply astonishingly terrifying.

They slaughtered their way through the land.

Unstoppable.

soon.

The light screen flickered, and it was Su Yu's turn to take the stage.

Su Yu, dressed in a plain robe, walked slowly onto the arena.

His aura remained extremely restrained, like that of an ordinary person with no cultivation.

And his opponent.

He is Chu Wudao, the ninth prince of the Great Chu Empire.

On the arena.

Chu Wudao looked at Su Yu opposite him.

He did not draw his sword.

There was also no circulation of qi and blood.

A particularly helpless, bitter smile appeared on his usually composed face, which carried the air of royalty.

Then.

Chu Wudao clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to Su Yu.

"Deacon Su."

Chu Wudao's voice was very soft, yet exceptionally clear.

"I surrender."

After saying that, Chu Wudao turned around without hesitation and stepped off the stage.

Clean and efficient.

There was not the slightest bit of hesitation or ambiguity.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Lin Yan stood below the stage, his brows furrowed deeply.

"Give up?"

Lin Yan was extremely puzzled.

Even though Su Yu had demonstrated the power of five million source blood three months ago.

But we are all martial artists, and the path of martial arts is one we must strive for!

They didn't even have the courage to make a move, and just bowed and admitted defeat?

Where has Chu Wudao's backbone gone, as a martial artist?

Lin Yan suppressed his doubts and continued to watch the battle.