The disciples of the Xiuyuan Sect, in terms of average strength, are definitely stronger than the geniuses of these aristocratic families and sects. But... there are so many people on the other side!
There are only ninety-three disciples of the Xiuyuan Sect. Moreover, Liu Yong, Du Yue, Du Hao and Han Xiao were injured in the Shenbing Pavilion, and their combat effectiveness was probably only 80% of the usual level.
What's more, Han Xiao was still dozing off at this time, yawning while rushing. At present, only ninety-three people need to be eliminated, and the remaining people can enter the second round of the battle of geniuses.
But now these hundreds of aristocratic families are grouping together with Tianjiao people, which is a bit strange. This means that if all the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect want to advance, it will be extremely difficult.
From this point of view, the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect are at a disadvantage. But the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect will never be afraid, and they have pride in their hearts.
Almost instantly, the ninety-three disciples of Xiuyuan Sect were surrounded. Tuoba Lanshan, who was in the early stage of Nascent Soul, rushed towards Liu Yong immediately.
Feeling the aura emanating from Tuoba Lanshan's body, Liu Yong's eyes narrowed and he suddenly struck out with a palm.
The fierce wind blasted towards Tuoba Lanshan. Tuoba Lanshan snorted coldly and raised his hand to punch. The two fierce attacks collided together, and the blast of air immediately blew everyone around them away.
Du Yue and Du Hao are currently in the late stage of Dan formation, and the opponents they selected are also in the late stage of Dan formation. Tuoba Qingyun, while observing the battle between Liu Yong and Tuoba Lanshan, launched an attack on his opponent.
Probably because he was afraid of Tuoba Qingyun's identity, almost none of the opponents he chose were cruel to him.
Huangfu Qiuyue also received such treatment because of his status. She looked at her brother Huangfu Hao from time to time, and a smile appeared on her face when she saw that her brother was doing very well.
On the high platform. Huo Hong, the leader of the Agni Fire Sect, laughed. Because he saw his son Huo Yan performing well and defeating an opponent in a very short period of time.
The other powerful men on the high platform were also carefully observing the performance of Xiuyuan Sect disciples. Xiao Zhan's eyes glanced at the black figure in the melee.
That was Wu Nan, the holy thunder spirit root. Now he was also in the late stage of pill formation. He was also the direct disciple of the sect leader Murong Xuantian.
Xiao Zhan noticed Wu Nan because Wu Nan's behavior was different from other disciples. Whenever he makes a move, it's almost always a killing move!
If those people from sects and aristocratic families were not geniuses, they would be killed on the spot. But even so, he had already blasted away three opponents with the power of thunder in a very short period of time.
The three people were convulsed by the black thunder and lightning, their skin burst and blood splattered all over their bodies, and they looked extremely miserable.
The other strong men on the high platform naturally noticed Wu Nan. At the same time, they also noticed Du Yue, Du Hao and Liu Yong.
The most surprising thing was the small figure in the melee. It was Han Xiao. This kid looked sleepy, and every punch and kick seemed to have no moves at all, but it was so powerful that he had already knocked several people away.
This scene also frightened the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect. They had previously known that Han Xiao was a disciple of Xiao Zhan, and felt that although Han Xiao was a child, he should not be too weak.
But now they discovered that Han Xiao’s strength turned out to be the Perfection of Pill Formation! The next step is the early stage of Nascent Soul.
How old is he? Such potential is enough to surprise those strong men on the high platform. Emperor Tuoba Hongwu turned his head and looked at Xiao Zhan, Ye Qingcheng and Gu Chen.
He slowly said: "I didn't expect that Xiuyuan Sect would suddenly have four holy spiritual roots." He was talking about Wu Nan, Du Yue, Du Hao and Han Xiao.
As soon as these words came out, the other strong men looked at Xiao Zhan and the others with envy. At the same time, these strong men also showed some fear in their eyes.
Although the Xiuyuan Sect has always been the number one force in the Haoyang Empire and is recognized as the Holy Sect that protects the country.
But over the long years, Xiuyuan Sect's strength has declined somewhat, which is also recognized.
But now, four holy spiritual roots suddenly appeared in Xiuyuan Sect! What does this mean? You must know that with holy spiritual roots, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it is almost possible to become a strong person in the Fusion Realm, and it is even possible to enter the Mahayana Realm.
In other words, in the future, Xiuyuan Sect may give birth to four powerful people who are as powerful as Murong Xuantian, the leader of Xiuyuan Sect.
This is a good thing for the Haoyang Empire. But it is a great threat to these sects and family forces, and even to the royal family.
This also means that they will never be able to reach the heights of Xiuyuan Sect. Emperor Tuoba Hongwu's gaze was particularly profound.
No one knows what he thinks. He is not as narrow-minded as the world thinks. His biggest dream is to expand the territory of Haoyang Empire.
To achieve this, it would definitely not be possible without the support of Xiuyuan Sect. But the Xiuyuan Sect has a purpose since ancient times. It will not help the Haoyang Empire expand its territory, but will only protect the people of the Haoyang Empire.
Tuoba Hongwu, as for Tuoba Hongwu, has been secretly preparing over the years to launch an attack on several neighboring countries.
But...if the Haoyang Empire consumes too much power in this process, the Xiuyuan Sect will most likely take its place and turn the entire Haoyang Empire into a vassal state of the Xiuyuan Sect.
From the perspective of the royal family, even if the war fails and the Haoyang Empire is in ruins, the royal family can only be the Tuoba family.
Therefore, in Tuoba Hongwu's mind, there were only two outcomes. First, the Xiuyuan Sect became the core force of the Haoyang Empire and helped the Haoyang Empire expand its territory.
Second, destroy Xiuyuan Sect first. Neither Gu Chen nor Ye Qingcheng answered Tuoba Hongwu's words. But both of them frowned slightly.
Xiao Zhan smiled the whole time, as if he didn't hear Tuoba Hongwu's words. His eyes swept across the competition arena.
At this time, ninety-three geniuses have been eliminated. Among them, fifty people belong to sects and aristocratic families.
The remaining forty-three eliminated are disciples of the Xiuyuan Sect. The forty-three Xiuyuan Sect disciples who were eliminated looked angry.
Under normal circumstances, they would not be eliminated at all. But facing several times the number of opponents, each of them was besieged.
Seeing this scene, Gu Chen and Ye Qingcheng both looked unhappy. This was only the first round, and among the first thousand, there were only fifty Xiuyuan Sect disciples left.
It can be estimated that when this battle of geniuses comes to an end, few Xiuyuan Sect disciples will be able to enter the top one hundred.
After all, everyone can see that the disciples of these aristocratic families and sects are targeting the disciples of the Xiuyuan Sect. In this unfair situation, the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect had an extremely difficult time.
If we can achieve good results, it will naturally prove the strength and prestige of Xiuyuan Sect. If not, I'm afraid the world's attitude towards Xiuyuan Sect will change.
After all, in the eyes of most people, no matter what kind of situation they encounter, disciples of the Xiuyuan Sect should stand at the top.
No matter what the reason is, as long as the performance of Xiuyuan Sect disciples does not meet the expectations of the people and people in the world, it will be assumed that Xiuyuan Sect has begun to decline.
This is related to the sect's image, so it is not difficult to understand why Gu Chen and Ye Qingcheng's faces are unhappy.
Although this situation had been expected, when this scene actually happened, it still made Gu Chen extremely unhappy.
He actually has a bad temper. But in this case, he naturally couldn't lose the grace of Xiuyuan Sect Peak Master.
"Okay," the chief eunuch flew over the competition field again, about fifteen meters above the ground. He used his trademark male duck voice and loudly said: "The first round of the battle of geniuses is over."
"The second round of competition will be held in three days."
"But... there's no need to leave in a hurry."
"According to the rules of the past world, in addition to competitions between geniuses, strong men from various forces can also engage in exchanges and exchanges." The old eunuch told the truth.
Tianjiao represents the future of each force. The strong men leading the team represent the current situation of each force, and can better reflect the current strength of a force.
Being able to show strength on such an occasion will allow us to recruit some disciples with good strength and potential in the future.
Moreover, it can also enhance the prestige of certain forces. The old eunuch looked towards the high platform, bowed to Emperor Tuoba Hongwu, and then disappeared into the air.
Tuoba Hongwu raised his eyelids slightly, looked around, and said, "Who wants to play?" Huo Hong, the leader of the Flame Sect, laughed loudly, jumped up, and stood above the competition field.
He pointed at the leader of Haoran Sect and growled: "Hao Renyi, come on, let's have a fight!"
"Some people in the world say that your Haoran Sect is the second largest sect in the Haoyang Empire."
"Some people also say that our Fierce Flame Sect is the second largest sect."
"Let the world see today, who is more powerful, you or me!" As he spoke, Huo Hong's aura soared into the sky.
The clouds in the sky were suddenly blown away, and a fierce wind swept away, shocking the faces of those watching the battle.
But then they showed excitement. Because Huo Hong is a real, strong person in the late stage of the Fusion Realm.
As for Hao Renyi, the leader of the Haoran Sect, he was in the late stage of the Fusion Realm more than ten years ago. As for whether his current realm has improved, no one knows.
Hao Renyi stood up slowly, and stood in mid-air in a flash, less than a hundred meters away from Huo Hong.
As soon as he raised his hand, the vitality in the air instantly condensed into a vortex in his palm, and then formed a ball of light that exuded endless power.
Hao Renyi flicked his wrist, and the ball of light instantly flew in front of Huo Hong. Huo Hong roared, and the aura from his body condensed into the shadows of countless ferocious beasts behind him.
These beasts let out deafening roars and rushed towards the ball of light.
"Boom!" The ground was shaking, and everyone's eyes went dark. When the light returned to normal, everyone only saw two streams of light colliding rapidly at high altitude, and powerful attacks continued to explode.
There are weaker people who can no longer withstand the residual power of the battle. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Huo Hong's figure suddenly fell like a cannonball.
After he landed, he could barely stabilize his body, holding back a mouthful of blood from spitting out. And Hao Renyi was already sitting on the high platform again.
Huo Hong gritted his teeth and said, "How good you are, Hao Renyi, you have actually reached the Great Perfection of the Fusion Realm." Hearing this, countless people present exclaimed.
This is the great perfection of the combined state! One step further, it is the Mahayana realm, which is comparable to that of Murong Xuantian, the leader of the Xiuyuan Sect!
Doesn’t this mean that Haoran Sect has a chance to reach the heights of Xiuyuan Sect?
