There were ruins everywhere in Sheri City. Zhou Yang and Bai Lian finally found a relatively complete inn and stayed there temporarily.
After nightfall, Zhou Yang closed his eyes and thought about everything that happened today.
Lao Chi's intention is very obvious, just to win over himself. It should not only be himself, but the empire will also try its best to win over other surviving cultivators. After all, these are people who have fought a hundred battles, and their character and strength have been tested by blood and fire. , there is no need to expend great efforts in cultivating it, and it can stand alone.
And regarding the current situation, everyone can see clearly that the Agni Fire Empire is extremely powerful and has completely controlled the Sheri City, the Spirit Vein Sand Area, and even the Nine Netherlands. The future development space will be even broader. At this time, under the empire's command, Also a good choice.
Especially the Land of Nine Netherworlds, where the City of Nine Netherworlds exists, and everyone knows what the City of Nine Netherworlds represents.
But can the empire agree to the request I made?
After all, no matter how talented he is, he is only a beginning alchemy cultivator. How important can he be? If it arouses the other party's anger, the outcome will not be much better than becoming a mortal.
However, now that he had made up his mind and said the words, he could only wait passively.
After Zhou Yang thought about many possibilities, he fell asleep in a daze.
What he expected was true. In the next few days, many elites were persuaded by the empire and chose to actively join the empire. Among them were many young golden elixir masters. One of them was actually only twenty-six years old!
From this point of view, Zhou Yang is only one of the target figures of the Agni Fire Empire, and his weight is not very important.
Three days later, the force test in Sheri City officially began. Deputy City Lord Yan Qi presided over the test, and City Lord Yunlizi attended.
Before that, news had long spread that among the prizes for this test, there would be a superior magic weapon.
Therefore, the number of elites and casual cultivators from various factions who participated in this test reached tens of thousands. Their cultivation levels ranged from the late Tianyuan stage to the late Jindan stage, and their enthusiasm for participation was very high.
The test is divided into two levels, one is the Jindan level and the other is the Tianyuan level. Each level is divided into three links.
The first step is the challenge, which means setting up two hundred competition stages in the square of the city lord's palace, guarded by two hundred champions. Others are free to come on stage to challenge. The final winner will be the top one hundred at each level.
The second link is a two-by-two battle, and then the top ten will be decided from among a hundred people at each level, and the deputy city leader will present the award on the spot.
The last step is to determine the top three, who will be awarded heavy prizes by the city lord. The first place will be even more honored and will be awarded by His Royal Highness the Tea King himself.
At this time, in the square of the city lord's palace, in addition to the tens of thousands of people participating in the force test, there were hundreds of thousands of cultivators who came to watch the battle, and the scene was very lively.
Following the order from Deputy City Lord Yan Qi, No. 1 to No. 100 from the two levels stepped onto the ring.
The two different levels of the arena have different sizes. The one at the Tianyuan level is about 200 feet in diameter, and the one at the Jindan level is 600 feet in diameter. Each arena is wrapped by a transparent light curtain, which is extremely powerful. defensive formation.
At the Tianyuan level, the first batch of champions are all fake alchemy cultivators. As soon as these champions came on stage, they frightened those at the peak of Tianyuan and the later cultivators.
Because this test does not matter life or death, almost no one under the fake elixir dared to take the stage.
The level of golden elixir is limited to the early and middle stages. In the later stages, separate competitions can be arranged between masters.
The first wave of champions at the Golden Core level are also mainly in the middle stage. Those early Golden Core cultivators will not dare to take the stage if they feel that they do not have the ability to kill people beyond the next level.
As a result, although tens of thousands of people participated in the test, only one tenth actually dared to take the stage.
Many people expressed dissatisfaction with the unfairness of this test, but the rule maker was the city lord, so their dissatisfaction was useless.
But Zhou Yang saw this very clearly. The purpose of the Fire Empire's move was to discover real talents. What they wanted was someone like himself who could defeat the strong with the weak, and defeat the same realm with the same realm. What a challenge.
Moreover, the empire has another purpose, which is to provoke conflicts between various factions.
The rule of life and death is bound to cause a large number of casualties. No one will remain indifferent even if their relatives and friends die. This kind of competition can stimulate conflicts the most.
From the beginning of the test, Zhou Yang has been watching with cold eyes and is not in a hurry to play.
The first ones to challenge the challenger were, without exception, cultivators of the same realm, so the battle was extremely fierce. For a time, there were flashes of swords and shadows on the ring, and you and I were coming and going, and screams were made from time to time.
Yun Lizi and everyone in the City Lord's Mansion sat on the high platform, looking at the arena below with smiles on their faces.
At this moment, the fight on stage 37 caught Zhou Yang's attention.
The two people on the stage are both fake alchemy cultivators, one has a metal constitution and the other has a fire attribute constitution. The metal cultivator used Taoist mystical skills at first glance, but the fire attribute cultivator's skills were very strange. He was elusive, sinister, and deadly, making him look like a demon cultivator.
The two are of equal strength, each with their own unique skills. The metal cultivator opens and closes, focusing on attack, and every move is very sharp.
The demonic cultivator's flame was extremely special, pale in color, but extremely hot, and could even incinerate Taoist weapons formed by mana.
Bai Lian next to Zhou Yang stared at Arena No. 37, with glints flashing in his eyes from time to time.
The two fought for hundreds of rounds, with neither winning nor losing.
"Bai Lian, in your opinion, who of the two can win?" Zhou Yang asked.
"Currently, the two are evenly matched, and it is difficult to decide the winner. But within three hundred moves, the Jin cultivator will definitely be defeated." Bai Lian said slowly.
"Oh, why do you see it?" Zhou Yang suddenly became interested.
Although he has killed even the golden elixir masters, after all, he is only at the beginning of the elixir realm, and his vision is naturally not as broad as the veteran golden elixir.
In his opinion, the two of them would have to fight at least a thousand moves to determine the winner, but seeing Bai Lian say this, he wanted to hear his opinion.
"Based on the level of skills and secrets, the two of them have their own strengths and restrain each other. It is very difficult to defeat the other. However, in the battle between the two parties, in addition to the skills and secrets and the strength of the magic weapon, they also have to compete with each other's wits, and even Use conspiracy." Bai Lian said.
"That's right. A real hero is the one who fights with wits and courage. In the world of cultivation, the result is very important. The process, it doesn't matter whether it is conspiracy or conspiracy." Zhou Yang nodded.
"That Jin Xiu is a chivalrous man with integrity, and his character can be seen from his actions. However, Mo Xiu disdains the so-called Taoist orthodoxy and chivalry and righteousness, and they will use any means to achieve their goals.
If that golden cultivator could surpass the demonic cultivator in terms of strength, maybe the two of them could be tied. However, when their strengths are equal, the possibility of the demonic cultivator winning will be greatly increased. "
