Unparalleled Divine Power

"What you need to do is simple. Choose any one of the ten puppets. You only need to stay on the Martial Dais for ten breaths of time to pass the preliminaries." Emperor Ouyang explained the rules.    

It was indeed very simple. Ten breaths of time sounded very short, but no one dared to be careless.    

Even if it was just the first round of selection, it definitely wouldn't be that easy.    

After a long silence, someone finally jumped out first.    

"The emperor of the Great Liang Empire of Tianzong Prefecture, liang Yu, actually jumped out first." Qing Heefeiyun said.    

He knew most of the top geniuses in Xuzhou.    

Liang Yu confidently walked towards a puppet and jumped onto the martial stage. The puppet unleashed an incomparably fierce aura and lunged at him.    

"Get lost!" Liang Yu attacked. True Dragon Qi erupted from his body, and two golden dragons that were condensed from dragon Qi roared out from his body. The sword in his hand seemed to have transformed into an ancient Divine Dragon, emitting an incomparably powerful aura.    

This was the aura of an extremely powerful middle grade Profound Meaning, the Brilliant Gold Profound Meaning. This Profound Meaning had also been cultivated to the fourth level, and Liang Yu had also cultivated the Secret Technique of Accident. When combined, its power was terrifyingly great.    

However, the puppet had actually smashed Liang Yu's sword with its fist, and its absolute power had crushed all of Liang Yu's attacks.    

Liang Yu didn't have any suspense as he was directly sent flying. He landed outside the martial stage in a sorry state, and his expression instantly became incomparably unsightly.    

He was originally full of confidence, but he didn't expect that he would actually be eliminated in a single round, becoming the first person to be eliminated in this selection, causing him to lose face.    

"This puppet is truly a disaster. Even Liang Yu was instantly eliminated." Qing Heefeiyun frowned deeply.    

Qin Xiao nodded. "He is indeed very experienced. His strength and speed are too powerful. However, liang Yu was too careless, but he wouldn't lose so quickly. If this puppet didn't hide its strength, then it would still be fine. It wouldn't be too terrifying."    

"Cough. That's for you. I feel that it's too terrifying." Qing Heefeiyun said.    

He felt that his strength was about the same as Liang Yu's. Liang Yu was instantly defeated. It wouldn't be easy for him to last ten breaths.    

With Liang Yu's contribution, everyone had a rough understanding of the puppet's strength. Slowly, people began to charge forward. However, most of the people in front were directly eliminated, causing everyone's enthusiasm to drop by a few points.    

They did not expect the first round of the test to be so difficult.    

However, quite a number of people had participated in the Jiuzhou Mountain River Ranking before, so they didn't have much hope. They had come here to try and see for themselves.    

After all, just the preliminaries alone only required twelve spots. In the final selection, there were only thirty-six spots, which was too little.    

In the Nine Provinces, on average, there were only four people in each continent who could obtain Jiuzhou Mountain River Ranking.    

There were over a thousand people participating in the preliminaries, and only four of them were able to kill their way into the Jiuzhou Mountain River Ranking. It could be seen how low the probability of this happening was.    

The first person to pass the first round was Long Qi from the Long family of Longyang County. There were five people from the Long family who had come to participate in the selection, and two of them had passed the first round. Apart from Long Qi, there was also a person called Long Xinjue.    

It would be impressive if there were two people from a power who had passed the first round.    

The Dragon King's face was filled with a thick smile. He looked at Golden Spear King with some pride and said, "These few little fellows of mine are not very capable. Originally, I thought that at least three of them would pass and that they would make it into the top four. He did not expect that. I only passed two. Hehe, Golden Spear King. Didn't you say that it's better to have nothing than to have nothing? Looks like the three little fellows you brought here... They are all elites amongst elites. I suppose they will be able to pass the first round easily, right? "    

" I'm looking forward to it. If all three of them pass the first round, then you, Golden Spear King, will be able to shine. "    

These words were obviously mocking and humiliating.    

Golden Spear King's expression turned slightly ugly, but he didn't dare to make such a promise.    

Qing Heefeiyun might not be able to pass through.    

"Dragon King, you think too highly of Golden Spear King. If one of those three little fellows can pass, he will probably have to burn incense and pray to Buddha. I think it's highly likely that all three of them will be eliminated." One of the Sealing King chimed in.    

The Dragon King said with a smile. "You can't say that. After all, he is Golden Spear King. He brought an elite soldier with him. Who knows, he might really be in trouble."    

" Haha, you're right. Then, Golden Spear King, we will be looking forward to your performance."    

Qing Heefeiyun gritted his teeth, and his face turned red.    

Qin Xiao patted Qing Heefeiyun's shoulder calmly and said, "Don't worry about these things. It is more important to be good than anything else. A verbal battle was the most boring. Using one's strength to slap one's face. That's the best way. "    

Qing Heefeiyun looked at Qin Xiao and nodded his head. In his heart, he was also secretly furious. No matter what, he had to give it his all. He had to pass the first round. He couldn't let others look down on him.    

"Look, Xu Jingtian has made his move!"    

An exclamation attracted everyone's attention.    

Xu Jingtian was publicly acknowledged as a peerless genius, and his reputation was just too great.    

He was also a popular candidate for winning the preliminaries, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the most popular candidate.    

If one were to talk about fame, then Xu Jingtian would definitely be the number one person here, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that.    

After all, six years ago, Xu Jingtian had killed a one-step Sealing King with a single sword strike. At that time, his cultivation base was only at the Mid Good Magic Stage.    

Many people thought that Xu Jingtian had already broken through to the Divine Movement Stage with his talent, but they never thought that Xu Jingtian was only at the peak of the Good Magic Stage.    

However, everyone knew in their hearts that it wasn't impossible for Xu Jingtian to break through to the Divine Movement Stage. He must be suppressing his unwillingness to break through. He wanted to stay at the peak of the Good Magic Stage for a longer period of time so that he could build a more solid foundation. If that was the case, once he broke through, his strength would probably stand at the peak of Sealing King's level.    

It would be the same for all monstrous geniuses.    

Once he stepped into Sealing King's realm, there were very few opponents at Sealing King's level that could easily defeat a Fourth Step Sealing King.    

Of course, such examples were too rare. Even a monstrous genius like Xu Jingtian might not be able to do it.    

Qin Xiao looked at it seriously. He had long heard about Xu Jingtian's strength, but he had no idea how powerful Xu Jingtian was. It really made him curious.    

Xu Jingtian leapt onto a martial stage. With a light step, he jumped onto the martial stage.    

The puppet arrived as expected, but Xu Jingtian's face was calm and relaxed. He didn't make any movements. His palm gently slapped out and hit the puppet's fist. The puppet was sent flying out of the Martial Dais.    

Many people were petrified by what they saw. They could not believe what they had just seen.    

Oh my god!    

What a disaster!    

Qing Heefeiyun was so shocked that his mouth was wide open. He was deeply shocked. "With just a light palm strike, the dummies were sent flying out of the Martial Dais. Isn't this too heaven defying?"    

Qin Xiao had been staring at Xu Jingtian. "Using strength to fight strength, even Xu Jingtian has the upper hand. He is the first one to send the dummies out of the Martial Dais."    

"His palm strike looks light and calm, but it is very extraordinary. The force of his palm should contain the power of an extremely powerful middle grade Profound Meaning. "    

"He has awakened the ancient Talented divine Ability, and his body is also a special Saint King Battle Body. I'm afraid he has cultivated the middle grade Profound Meaning to the fifth level. This strength is indeed too strong. It has surpassed me in every aspect. "    

Indeed, when faced with such a peerless genius, it was impossible for him to not accept it.    

Although Qin Xiao had awakened the ancient Talented divine Ability, in fact, Qin Xiao had not truly awakened the Talented divine Ability. He was still in a sealed state. Unless Qin Xiao raised the level of the Talented divine Ability to the ninth grade, only then would it truly awaken.    

If he couldn't truly awaken the Talented divine Ability, then he wouldn't be able to manifest the power of the Ancient Thaumaturgy.    

On his body, Qin Xiao had an ordinary physique. There was nothing special about him.    

It was said that the Saint King Battle Body could become a Saint with his physical body. Just its physical body alone was no weaker than a puppet. Its strength was boundless, and it was the strongest Battle Body.    

Xu Jingtian was a Saint King Battle Body, so he could use his strength to knock the puppet away. This was why he was so powerful.    

It was no wonder that even his master, Emperor Xue Yin, was full of praise for Xu Jingtian.    

Seeing such a peerless talent... Qin Xiao also felt that he really had nothing much to say. If he didn't work hard, he wouldn't be able to walk to a higher level of martial arts.    

Xu Jingtian's strength had indeed somewhat stimulated Qin Xiao.    

Qin Xiao had been an extremely strong person since he was young. He was not competitive, but he had to strive hard for what he had decided to do.    

Or he wouldn't do it. If he wanted to do it, he would try his best to do it.    

Since he had come to participate in the Jiuzhou Mountain River Ranking, furthermore, Qin Xiao also felt that the Jiuzhou Mountain River Ranking was a chance for him to soar. He had to firmly grasp this opportunity.    

With the threat of the Heavenly Feather Villa, Qin Xiao didn't dare to be careless. If he didn't increase his strength as soon as possible, he wouldn't know what would happen in the future.    

Since he had decided to go all out, he couldn't let himself fall behind.    

The selection continued. Less than one out of ten had passed. The probability of him being eliminated was very high.    

Xu Jingtian made his move. Qi Nian Zi, radiance Saintess, blood Ninja, and Wan Hefei also made their moves. They naturally passed the selection with ease. They also sent the dummies flying with a powerful strike.    

Apart from these five people, no other dark horse appeared. No one else could compete with Xu Jingtian and the other three.    

This also made people feel that the top five in this selection were all theirs.    

"Golden Spear King, why aren't you three going up yet? Could it be that you want to drag this out until the end and think that the chances will be greater?" The dragon king's ear-piercing voice sounded again.    

Golden Spear King snorted coldly and did not respond.    

Qing Heefeiyun gritted his teeth and was the first to walk out.    

Fortunately, Qing Heefeiyun managed to hold on in the end and passed the first round without any mishaps.    

However, Qing Heefeiyun could be considered to have some luck. He used his tactics very well. Plus, his Light Profound Meaning somewhat restrained the puppet, so he managed to hold on for more than ten breaths of time. If it was a head-on collision, Qing Heefeiyun would certainly be eliminated.    

"Hehe, Golden Spear King, it seems like you have gone quite far today. Not bad, you have passed one, but that's all." The Dragon King said sourly.