Chapter 530 – Nominees Finalized

Chapter 530 – Nominees Finalized

“Group ten, Chen Fan versus Dongfang Yu!”

Chen Fan’s name was called out again, so he walked up to the fighting arena.

Swish!

Dongfang Yu did not surrender; instead, he chose to fight Chen Fan.

Although he was only in the early stage of the ninth level, he had to face this challenge to break through the demonic barrier in his heart to progress on his path.

“Chen Fan, I will defeat you this time!”

Dongfang Yu looked at Chen Fan, his eyes flickering with sharp light. A powerful blade intent surged from him and rushed into the sky, tearing the white clouds apart.

“Defeat me?” Chen Fan smiled disdainfully and said, “You couldn’t even defeat me when your cultivation was higher than mine, let alone now. You’re simply asking to be humiliated.”

“Hmph, let’s fight!”

The blade intent emanating from Dongfang Yu grew even fiercer at Chen Fan’s response. He drew his prized blade and slashed out. A resplendent blade light flew toward Chen Fan like a lightning dragon.

“Petty tricks.” Chen Fan shook his head disdainfully and sent out a palm strike.

The terrifying force shook the void, crashing forth like a towering wave. It shattered Dongfang Yu’s blade light, leaving nothing behind.

“Mysterious Ksetra of the nine heavens, transform into divine lightning. The brilliant might of heaven shall be guided by my blade!”

Dongfang Yu directly executed Thunder Wielding Divine Blade. The winds and clouds in the sky above the fighting arena immediately surged like a gathering storm. Crackling noises rang out chaotically as if the lord of heaven was enraged.

Boom, crack!

A bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket fell from the sky, which Dongfang Yu’s blade caught as he slashed out violently. The attack stole the color from heaven and earth.

The might of his Thunder-Wielding Divine Blade had grown with improvement in his cultivation and blade intent.

The thick blade light was like a real lightning dragon as it flew over quickly, wanting to destroy the world.

Not even a peak-stage ninth-level Core Formation realm expert would dare to receive this attack head-on. However, Chen Fan only shook his head lightly and reached out toward the oncoming resplendent blade light and grabbed at the void.

Northern Star Reaper Hand!

"Oh, and don’t forget about Wuyazi from the Falling Heaven Pavilion in the Heaven Bestowal Empire," they added. "And lastly, there's Qiu Yuexin of the Vast Cold Palace, representing the Ancient Nacre Empire."

The spectator lowered his voice, as if about to reveal a conspiracy, and said, “They have all reached a terrifying cultivation level, somewhere between the four and five-revolution Golden Core realm.”

“Haaa, our Great Chu Empire can only be considered as a lower-middle level force among the thirty-six nations of the Hong Domain. Those are the six strongest nations in the Hong Domain aside from the Great Li Imperial Court. Their overall strength far surpasses ours."

“......”

The crowd murmured among themselves.

Although Chen Fan and the other young geniuses were unparalleled in the Great Chu Empire, they would only be considered first-rate, perhaps even quasi-first-rate, in the Hong Domain.

Even so, this couldn’t be helped.

The Great Chu Empire’s overall strength was only among the lower-middle levels among the thirty-six nations of the Hong Domain. They were far from comparable to the Great Li Imperial Court and the six top nations.

Time passed quickly. At noon the next day, the Grand Sect Conference was nearing its end.

Finally, with the conclusion of the final battle, the Grand Sect Conference’s competition ended, finalizing the thirty nominees.

Many contenders in the eighth-level Core Formation realm felt anxious inside, their feelings apparent on their faces.

There were seven hundred and twenty of them. Just those in the ninth-level Core Formation realm alone would occupy half the spots.

The remaining half would be divided among those in the seventh and eighth levels. There were simply too many wolves and too little meat. The result of each battle would affect whether they could obtain a spot for themselves.

After a short while, Reverend Myriad Virtue leaped forward and stood in mid-air. He announced, “The Grand Sect Conference’s competition has ended. The contenders’ scores have also been tallied. I shall announce the list of the top thirty contenders in this assembly.

“Chen Fan, Qi Feifan, Lin Wushang, Zhantai Liuli, Xie Tianjue...”

Reverend Myriad Virtue read out the thirty people’s names in one go. Those whose names were called immediately wept from happiness, while those who weren’t called became dispirited.

“Alright, the thirty of you whose names I’ve called out, come up and receive your token for this Grand Sect Conference. With this token, you will make your way to the Hidden Dragon Island in a month and enter it.

“Inside the Hidden Dragon Island, you will have a hundred days to search for opportunities and raise your cultivation. You must exit after a hundred days.”

Reverend Myriad Virtue gave some instructions and distributed the Grand Sect Conference tokens.

The Grand Sect Conference had concluded.