Chapter 136

It was at this time that an obscure and enormous force enshrouded the place below from out of the blue sky.

They subconsciously turned their head around. Far off in the distance behind them, there was a huge profound ark high up in the sky… Precisely speaking, it was a huge palace that was slowly flying over. It looked fifty kilometers long at a glance. Approaching the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, although the huge palace was flying at a very slow speed, the feeling of coercion it gave off was as vast as the sun rising in the sky, hastening the heartbeats of others and frightening their souls.

"Divine Martial Heavenly Palace!"

The low cries from Mu Huanzhi and Huo Rulie resounded at the same time.

"Divine Martial Heavenly Palace? Is it the… main profound warship of the Divine Martial Realm that Master talked about?" Huo Poyun exclaimed in a low voice.

Divine Martial Realm? Huan Caiyi was reminded of something.

Her young master supposedly wiped out that Black Soul Divine Sect or something and Caiyi decided to send someone to investigate it a little bit and found out that the Divine Martial Realm has some influences over them.

She found out that the Divine Martial Realm was the secret backer of the Black Soul Divine Sect and involved in hunting the Wood Spirit Race and collecting their Wood Spirit Orb.

She was going to tell her young master about it but since he seems quite busy nowadays, she decided to hold on to this piece of information.

When Issei gets ahold of this information, in the near future, the Divine Martial Realm will also join the Black Soul Divine Sect fate...

"Correct." Huo Rulie slowly nodded his head. "It's no surprise for the Divine Martial Realm to arrive at this time. There aren't that many upper star realms which are allowed to land their profound warships inside the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm. The Divine Martial Realm will naturally not let go of such an opportunity to display its might."

"I've heard that an extraordinary genius called Wu Guike has appeared among the young children of the Realm King of the Divine Martial Realm. The Divine Martial Realm will definitely be a strong contender in the peak level battle that is going to be held in this Profound God Convention," Mu Bingyun said slowly.

Strong contender? Does it even matter? When her young master knows of their deeds then no matter how strong their realm is... the only outcome is death.

The Divine Martial Heavenly Palace slowly headed forward as it flew to the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, but one could still feel incredible might from it. Suddenly, another feeling of coercion descended from the sky, which actually eclipsed the imposing manner of the Divine Martial Heavenly Palace in an instant. It scared everyone to such an extent that they came to a halt.

"What… What is that thing?" Almost every disciple from the Divine Ice Phoenix Divine Sect shouted in surprise.

Above the boundless firmament, an enormous, black silhouette was roaming at a slow pace. Looking fixedly at it, it surprisingly turned out to be a huge, completely pitch-black whale! The body of the whale was two hundred to two hundred and fifty kilometers long. Like a world-exterminator level enormous beast that could swallow the entire heaven and earth at any time, it was overlooking the tiny and lowly land and the living beings present upon it.

"Shrouding Sky Whale! Shrouding Sky Realm has also come… Wait a moment, look over there!"

Behind the huge whale was a bit smaller but several times faster shadow that passed by the huge whale and overtook it. To everyone's surprise, it was a huge, greenish-black hawk that was one hundred and fifty to two hundred kilometers long.

As the huge hawk flitted by, another huge silhouette gradually came closer and closer. It was an incomparably enormous profound ark that was five hundred kilometers in length, blotting out the sky and the sun. Every time it moved a bit further, it would cause changes in the flow of the wind and clouds.

"Primal Chaos Hawk of the Glazed Light Realm!"

"Star Destroyer Warship of the Holy Eaves Realm!"

Huo Rulie, Mu Huanzhi, and others had completely stopped moving any further. They looked up at the sky with faces full of shock. Those disciples from the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect were even more shaken than them. Each and every one of them utterly flabbergasted as if they were drawing closer to an illusory realm.

"They are… profound beasts?" One of the disciples asked in bewilderment. She had never seen or even heard about several kilometers long aerial whales or hawks.

"Of course, they are," Mu Bingyun said in a light tone. "That huge whale is called <Shrouding Sky Whale>, the guardian divine beast and main profound warship of the <Shrouding Sky Realm>. That huge hawk is called <Primal Chaos Hawk>, the exclusive ride of the great Realm King of the Glazed Light Realm. However, those profound beasts are somewhat different from those you know about. Precisely speaking, they are <Profound Beasts of Absolute Beginning>."

"Profound Beasts… of Absolute Beginning? " Absolute beginning? Could it be the <God Realm of Absolute Beginning>? Isn't that place is the place where their young master often goes to nowadays?

"It's because they originate from a place called the <God Realm of Absolute Beginning> that they're called <Profound Beasts of Absolute Beginning>." Huo Rulie butted in their conversation without any reservation. Afterward, he waved his hand, "But you don't need to know too much. Even I wouldn't dare enter a place such as the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, so it's still quite unnecessary for you to-... Err, seeing your expression... all of you don't seem too shocked about this?"

His words stopped midway when he saw the awkward look Xia Qingyue's group giving him. Even his realm kings also look at him in the same way...

"That's because young master often goes there... and the very same 'Elixir' he gave you before to cure your son's illness is also from there." Huan Caiyi said softly.

"..."

"..."

Both Huo Rulie and Mu Bingyun went silent after hearing her words. The corner of their face started twitching ever so slightly.

The other disciples who are behind them had a look of confusion on their faces when they saw their interaction.

"*C-Cough* A-Anyway... as for the Primal Chaos Hawk, I do seem to have heard some information regarding it around a month ago," Huo Rulie said after faking a cough when he realizes the gazes of the disciples on him. He doesn't want to spill anything unnecessary to those who are unrelated. "The Realm King of Glazed Light has already given that hawk to her little daughter as her birthday gift when she turned fifteen. But I don't know whether it's true or false."

"The Glazed Light Realm King has personally brought the Primal Chaos Hawk back from the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, and never let anyone else make any use of it. But if that hawk has been given to the 'little daughter', that wouldn't be surprising at all." Mu Bingyun added.

Mu Huanzhi slowly nodded his head.

"The Glazed Light Realm… is it that Glazed Light Realm where 'Fairy Yingyue,' one of the Four God Children of the Eastern Region, originates from?" Thinking of something, Huo Poyun cried in a low voice. "Is Master talking about her?"

"No…" Huo Rulie shook his head with a complicated expression in his eyes. It seemed as if he wanted to say something but decided otherwise. Eventually, he could only say, "Don't let your mind be distracted by such thoughts before the Profound God Convention."

"Understood, Master," Huo Poyun at once replied and didn't ask any more concerning the matter.

Rather than saying that Huo Rulie didn't want Huo Poyun to be distracted by unnecessary thoughts, it'd be better to say that he didn't want to increase the pressure on him for no good reason… Their two realm kings and these 'girls' are more than enough to serve as 'pressure'.

But that 'little daughter' was indeed an odd existence that made all the heaven-favored extraordinary geniuses of the God Realm feel inferior.

"Star Destroyer Battleship of the Holy Eaves Realm, Primal Chaos Hawk of the Glazed Light Realm, and Shrouding Sky Whale of the Shrouding Sky Realm. It appears as if they collaborated for these three great realms to actually arrive here at the same time," Mu Huanzhi said.

"Matters related to such high-level realms as those three aren't something we should be concerned about, let's go," Mu Bingyun shifted her gaze away as she said indifferently.

"I told you about the 'Four God Children of the Eastern Region' earlier. Besides Jun Xilei, the successor of the Sword Sovereign, the other three come from these three great realms," Mu Bingyun said. "Luo Changsheng of the Holy Eaves Realm, Shui Yingyue of the Glazed Light Realm, Lu Lengchuan of the Shrouding Sky Realm… In this session of the Profound God Convention, the focus will still be on these three great realms. Even other realms with the status of an upper star realm like those three, can only grudgingly accept being overshadowed by their brilliance."

Her word "still" undoubtedly showed that the same situation had already continued for many, many years. For many generations, these three great star realms had remained towering and unshakable like three great mountains of the Eastern Divine Region... Until now that is...

Mu Bingyun gave Xia Qingyue's group a glance before she sighed to herself... It looks like there will be a giant ripple created by these girls... And there's still 'him' as well.

Having traveled for over two hours, they still could only see the vague figure of the "Eternal Heaven Tower" just as when they first caught sight of it. It seemed as if they hadn't taken even a step towards it all along. But the place ahead of them was no longer spacious and empty. There were countless screens of light soaring into the sky that had the effect of blocking their line of sight. However, they were spread out in such a manner that it made the surroundings appear like a dreamy and indistinct bizarre world.

Xia Qingyue's group arrival attracts a lot of attention to themselves because they're like phoenixes amongst chickens.

Whether it's their temperament or their figure, many male onlookers become captivated at their sight...

There was a figure standing at the bottom of every screen of light, some were boys and some were girls. Carrying all the disciples of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, Mu Bingyun and Mu Huanzhi headed over to the nearest screen of light. Mu Bingyun walked forward as she greeted, "Divine Ice Phoenix Sect of the Snow Song Realm. We have received the invitation to visit Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, and have also brought disciples to participate in the Profound God Convention."

The girl before the screen of light took the invitation card and greeted them gracefully, "So it's the honored guests from Snow Song. Honored guests, please wait for a moment. I'll at once have someone show seniors in. Those participating in the Profound God Convention, please use your hand to come in contact with the screen of light. You'll be allowed to enter the convention as a participant once you satisfy the qualification requirements."

Mu Bingyun returned her greeting with a nod. Mu Huanzhi had already started to have the disciples of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect stand in order.

"We'll be separating for the time being," Mu Bingyun specifically went over to the girls as she told them, "I will be entering the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm ahead of all of you with the Great Elder and the others. You girls and the other disciples of the sect will be sent to the site where the preliminary competition will be held. As for the site of the competition, you will come to know of it only after you get there."

"Put your hand on the screen of light. If you qualify, you'll be able to go inside."

The girls nodded in understanding, after which they in turn stretched out their hand and placed it on the light screen in front of them.

Xia Qingyue is the one who goes first.

A wisp of undetectable blue light immediately covered her palm. Then, it spread to her whole body and disappeared with a flash.

At once, clearly visible words emerged on the screen of light before her eyes.

Lifespan: Twenty years.

Cultivation: Tenth level of the Divine Spirit Realm.

Xia Qingyue's closed eyes stirred briefly since this thing fail to detect her true cultivation.

It was at the same time that a clear soul voice resounded in her mind: Please imprint your name and place of origin.

"Xia Qingyue, Snow Song Realm." Xia Qingyue answered calmly.

After a moment, Xia Qingyue opened her eyes and said to Mu Bingyun, "Palace Master Bingyun, I can enter inside now."

"Um, good. You can go ahead first if you want or you can wait for the others." Mu Bingyun said.

Huo Rulie gave Huan Caiyi and Feng Xue'er a look before he received a signal from Huan Caiyi to which he gave a silent nod.

"Poyun, you go too." Huo Rulie pushed Huo Poyun to the front of the screen of light.

After the girls finished registering their cultivation, the girl before the screen of light said in a light tone. "Once you enter the competition site, you won't be able to get out before the end of the preliminary competition. No personal fights are allowed before the Profound God Convention. Otherwise, your qualification will be canceled right there and then, and you'll be kept in isolation until the end of preliminary competition. Please be sure to keep this firmly in mind."

The girl spoke very gently, but each and every word of hers contained an irresistible majesty.

Finally being able to stand in front of the large entrance of the Profound God Convention, all the people had nervous and excited looks on their faces. In comparison, the girls also have a serious look on their faces since they're a bit concerned about their achievements at the Profound God Convention.

They wanted to make their young master proud and given a chance to repay his benevolence.

As they lightly willed in their mind to transfer over to the other side, their body was immediately enveloped in blue light and an abrupt alteration soon happened in the world before their eyes.

...

As the blue light flashed, the world around them changed irregularly. When they opened their eyes, it was the site for the preliminary competition that they saw after being transferred over, where all the young geniuses of God Realm had been gathered together.

The ground was withered and yellow, and the whole place was full of grand and primitive buildings that were dilapidated to a great extent. Besides them, the disciples from the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect appeared one after another. When they looked at the world they had been transferred to, the excited and nervous expressions in their eyes gradually changed to surprise.

The place before them was clearly an ancient and primitive city that had been desolate for a long period of time. They didn't see what they initially expected of a "site for the preliminary completion."

"Isn't this… an abandoned ancient city?" One of the disciples said.

"According to master, as this Profound God Convention is being held within the Eternal Heaven Pearl, we'll be sent to the internal world of the Eternal Heaven Pearl for the preliminary competition." Huo Poyun said, "Therefore, it's very likely that this isn't the place selected for competition, and we have just been sent here for the time being, before the start of the competition... and..."

It was naturally not only them that were present here, but powerful auras were also continuously coming from all directions. As one needed to be at least of the Divine Tribulation Realm to enter this place, this meant that profound practitioners of the Divine Tribulation Realm or even the Divine Spirit Realm, who were difficult to see during ordinary times, could be found everywhere in this world.

However, they didn't all go exploring and the majority of them were just sitting upright in place. They were calming down their hearts and auras, as they did their final and most important preparations before the great battle.

Huo Poyun's voice abruptly grew weak since he caught a glimpse of the girls' exposed feature caused by the wind lifting their veils, but then he immediately snapped out of it and doesn't dare take another look at them.

On the other side, all the disciples from the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect had assembled at a place under the lead of Mu Hanyu who is Mu Huanzhi personal disciple. He nervously came over to Xia Qingyue's group location and stammeringly speaks. "J-Junior sister Xia Qingyue, we've just found a quiet place. W-Will you be coming with us?"

"No." Xia Qingyue shook her head.

"O-Oh, alright." Mu Hanyu nodded in disappointment. He didn't say anything else as he turned around and left.

When a person who was always indifferent to the emotions between men and women suddenly started having feelings for someone, their feelings would often be extremely intense and deep, and they might not feel the same way another time in their lives. So, Huo Poyun and the other male disciples losing themselves in front of Xia Qingyue and the others are completely normal...

But at the very least, they know that they're out of their reach since Xia Qingyue's group seemingly have already found their someone special... They felt bitter about it but there's really nothing they can do since the other party is someone who's far stronger than their respective Master.

"...Will he be coming soon?" Mu Feixue went over to Xia Qingyue's side and asked softly.

"He?" Xia Qingyue asked in confusion at first but then she comes to a realization and immediately knows that she's talking about their young master.

"Um... Young master said that he will arrive later." Xia Qingyue gives a light nod at Mu Feixue.

"I see." Mu Feixue said softly before she started to walk away from their group.

Faraway, Mu Feixue stopped in her tracks. She turned around as she looked back from time to time.

Xia Qingyue and the others give a sigh at this since it looks like their young master has just earned another pursuer...

As Xia Qingyue and the others were sighing wryly to themselves, a group of people headed in their direction at a moderate pace all of a sudden. They were a group of young profound practitioners that were dressed in similar clothes. Each and every one of them had an extraordinary temperament, and their auras were each more powerful than the next. However, such a group of genius profound practitioners, each of whom could command a great reputation in a large region of any star realm, were actually following behind a single person like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon.

At the forefront was a young man clad in golden clothes with an absolutely handsome appearance. There was an air of nobility about him as well as some evilness. His shining golden clothes were extraordinary goods, without a shadow of a doubt. His pupils contained the same haughtiness as the sky looking down on the earth. Although it was only the topmost geniuses who could enter this world, he still had such an attitude in front of them.

He saw Xia Qingyue's group and become rooted on the spot for a long time. Even his followers also share the same fate as him...

After taking almost everything he has just to break free from his daze, he flashed a gentlemanly smile before he resumed his steps in an even more exaggerated manner...

Ah... he's that "type"... Chu Yuechan and the others who have knowledge of men's behavior thought to themselves.

He's the fake gentleman type to be precise... He will act like he's not captivated by their beauties and free of impure thoughts but sadly for him, he failed from the start...

Xia Qingyue's group suddenly perceived something and almost subconsciously raised their head at the same time.

There was a very young girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old. She was dressed in a long and black half-sleeve skirt that was spread out. Her black hair was fluttering in the wind that hung down past her waist and reached as far as her ankles. There was a black butterfly-shaped sash firmly tied around her lovely and thin waist, and even the jadelike shoes that she had put on were reflecting dim light like that from black crystals.

She appeared like a lovely and small fairy that had walked out of a dark night. A dangerously mysterious feeling was gushing out from both her black hair and black skirt. Her skin looked shiny and white as if it was made of jade and porcelain, which made her emit charm in her surrounding that completely didn't match her age.

The girl really wasn't on her own. There was also a girl besides her who seemed less than twenty years old. She was clad in a light blue long skirt, the lower-half of which fluttered like water as she flew in the sky, inadvertently outlining her lithe and graceful figure. Her jade-like face was extremely beautiful, but there was a touch of chilliness to it. Furthermore, it was releasing a sacred and inviolable aura that would make one feel a sense of inferiority just at a glance.

The girl in the black skirt looked over to them. She has a pair of bright and clear eyes, like that of a newborn baby.

Without any sound, the world seemed to have frozen suddenly. Everything else in their surroundings quietly faded away and disappeared, little by little. In their field of vision, inside their world at this instant, it was only that pair of starry eyes that they could see now.

Xia Qingyue and the others frowned a little when they saw her eyes... there's something odd about it but they can't really tell why but there's an illusory feeling coming out of her.

It was as if they had fallen into the midst of an endlessly dark night.

They concentrated their mind. Immediately, the illusionary feeling of dropping into a world of the endless night disappeared.

The girl in the sky let out a light sound of surprise.

"What is it?" the girl in blue skirt beside her looked over as she asked in puzzlement.

"Big Sis, let's go down."

Huo Poyun who didn't realize anything watched in surprise as the two girls descended from the sky. Like fairies from high up in the clouds arriving on the ground, they came over to their location.

"..." The girl in blue started to understand the reason why her little sister suddenly drags her down here. This group of girls is extremely powerful... but what's weird is that she could barely sense their profound strength.

The girl in blue had a dire expression on her face when she realizes this. Just who are they? She has never heard anything about them before this and with their current strength, they should be a well-known figure of some sort.

As for the man beside them... he was emitting an intense aura of flame had astonishingly high profound strength but if he's compared to these group of woman then he's quite weak in comparison.

"Big sister, can you tell me your name?" Her little sister asked all of a sudden. As her body was too petite, she had to lift her head up to look straight into Xia Qingyue's eyes.

The girl had a faint smile across her face and was extremely cute.

"Xia Qingyue." Xia Qingyue answered calmly.

"Xia Qingyue? Big sis, you have a beautiful name! And the other big sisters? Who are they?" The girl pursued asking.

"...They are my sisters." Xia Qingyue replied after a little bit of thinking.

"Ah?" The girl let out a confused voice at first but soon nodded lightly. She thought that Xia Qingyue's group must be from some kingdom somewhere just like her and their father is an emperor with multiple concubines.

Her pitch-black eyes were still very seriously looking at them as if she wanted to see through everything about them but to no avail. "Have all of you also come to participate in the Profound God Convention?"

"Yes."

"Oh... Let's do our best then!"

Having finished her words, she let out a sweet laugh. Afterward, she pulled the hand of the girl in blue beside her. "Big Sis, let's go."

"..." The girl in blue gave the girls a deep glance but didn't say anything. She pulled the little hand of the other girl and flew away.

"Wait a moment!" It was at this time that Huo Poyun, who had been indescribably silent all this while, called out all of a sudden. "Umm… you… little sister, this humble one is Huo Poyun from the Flame God Realm. Could you tell me your current… age?"

The girl in the black skirt turned her head around. She said with a sweet smile, "Although I look very young, I turned fifteen last month and am no longer a child. Big Brother Poyun, you also do your best at the Profound God Convention."

"…" Huo Poyun gave a numb nod.

The two girls left soon after that...

"Do you recognize those two sisters? Or perhaps you have a guess about their identities?" Huan Caiyi inquired.

Huo Poyun had a greater understanding of the God Realm, compared to her, so it might be possible for him to know about them. His strange reaction evidently showed that their identities were extremely important.

Huo Poyun flung his head backward and said suddenly, "Reporting to realm king. That girl in blue clothes gave off an oppressive feeling to me. Her cultivation level is by no means lower than Jun Xilei, the successor of the Sword Sovereign we met earlier."

"Oh? Is she one of the <Four God Children of the Eastern Region>?" Huan Caiyi asked casually.

"Among the Four God Children of the Eastern Region, two are females. Jun Xilei, the successor of Sword Sovereign, and the other one is 'Fairy Yingyue,' the daughter of the Glazed Light Realm King. The clothes she had on were quite similar to master's description of Glazed Light Immortal Clothing that is unique to the Glazed Light Realm. Hence, she should be one of the Four God Children of the Eastern Region, Shui Yingyue!"

"I see." Huan Caiyi nodded slightly: "What about that little girl? To me, that little girl is more abnormal than her big sister."

"This... Poyun agrees with realm king but sadly Poyun doesn't recognize her at all..." Huo Poyun scratched his head in embarrassment.

Although that girl who barely reaches fifteen is a 'monster' in her own right. Poyun still thinks that his two realm king is even more monstrous...

"Hm, forget it then." Huan Caiyi said in dismissal before she and the others started to meditate on the spot.

Huan Caiyi and the others know that if it wasn't for their young master help, they will never be able to content against anyone in this profound god convention. So they didn't belittle anyone they came across...

...

"Meiyin, what do you think about those girls?"

They hadn't flown very far away when the girl in blue clothes questioned the girl beside her. Her tone was cautious because she very clearly knew that the girl she was pulled by the hand wouldn't do anything without a reason. Moreover, it was so extremely rare for her to take the initiative to approach another person.

"That group of big sisters is extremely powerful... and also a bit strange," the little girl replied.

"Strange? How so?"

"Let me describe them this way, they are more powerful than they seem to Big Sis… and a lot more powerful than that. I also can't describe their strangeness with words, which is precisely the reason that I found them very strange." The little girl had a broad forehead, and she appeared to be pondering something as she crooked her head. However, there was an unquestionable certainty in her tone.

Not only were the words of the girl inexplicable, but they also sounded quite insensible. Such words would only get ignored with a laugh, but the girl in blue clothes knitted her brows slightly as if she didn't doubt her in the least. "Looks like either they are unusually talented, or they are cultivating some special profound art."

"It looks like you will have a hard time going against them big sis... especially that Xia Qingyue and the other three." The girl said in a dire tone. The other "three" she's talking about is Huan Caiyi, Feng Xue'er, and Chu Yuechan.

The little girl thought about it a bit before suddenly saying, "Oh right! Just a while ago, they could stare into my eyes, and for quite a long time too."

"They dared to look straight into your eyes?"

The girl in blue revealed an expression several times more surprised than before. "Could they be someone with unusually strong mental strength? But... to think that all of them could possess that kind of mental strength... It looks like we need to keep an eye on them for the time being."

"Um... and I also think that Xia Qingyue and the others have some sort of divine bloodline inside their body and they should have been bestowed a large amount of Divine Spirit essence. Besides, there is also some essence of a dragon mixed in within if I'm mistaken... as for what kind of dragon is it... I don't know. I can tell that one of them has more dragon essence than the others though."

"Don't underestimate any of them, big sis... Even if some of their cultivation seems like they're only at the seventh level of the Divine spirit realm."

No matter who it was, the difference between the seventh and tenth level would seem huge enough to be absolutely unsurpassable, if not a world of difference. Such words, especially coming from a fifteen-year-old girl, would normally only be treated as a joke.

However, the girl in blue fell silent. Afterward, she slightly nodded her head, "I've got it. Looks like this session of the Profound God Convention is indeed full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons."

If the girls could hear their conversation then they would've feel amazed since this girl deduction is quite accurate.

Chu Yuechan being the one who possesses the highest dragon essence since she receives the complete Azure Primordial Dragon legacy. As for the other girls, they only receive a tiny portion of Issei's Dragon essence but even that is enough to almost defeat the complete Azure Primordial Dragon legacy...

But then again... Issei never taught them the perfect concealment magic in the first place. If he taught them his concealment magic then not even Xiaotao and Lieyan could discover it.

Time slowly passed by, and the date of the Profound God Convention drew closer and closer. The Eastern Divine Region became increasingly quiet, and the people of the nine thousand star realms as well as countless profound practitioners lifted their heads in expectation.

The convention was the highest standard and the highest level grand gathering of profound practitioners in the Eastern Divine Region. Furthermore, this session of the Profound God Convention was the most special one in their history.

Just being able to have the qualification to participate was in itself an honor to the vast majority of profound practitioners and sects. If they could get a good rank at the convention, even if it was only in the preliminary competition, it would be enough for them to shine with supreme glory throughout their lives.

Even the honored star realms would look forward to changing the level and standing of their realms.

On this day, it was finally time for the Profound God Convention to begin.

The firmament vibrated, following which the Voice of Eternal Heaven resounded as it shook the sky, and traveled through the entire battlefield for the preliminary competition, as well as to every corner of the Eastern Divine Region.

"The time for the Profound God Convention has come again after a short period of seven hundred years. This session of the Profound God Convention will be different from those in the past. Not only will it display the graceful poise of the current young generation, but it will also possibly be the stage to determine the future of the Eastern Divine Region."

"The minimum cultivation for this Profound God Convention has been set at the Divine Tribulation Realm. A total of fifty-one million three hundred twenty thousand people have entered the battlefield for the preliminary competition. They are all the outstanding young profound practitioners of the Eastern Divine Region, excluding those from the king realms."

Over fifty million participants might sound like an enormous figure, but compared to the hundred trillion profound practitioners of the nine thousand star realms in the Eastern Divine Region, it was actually an extremely small number. Each of these more than fifty million profound practitioners, who had the qualification to enter the Profound God Convention, was an undisputed genius. Those from the lower and middle star realms, in particular, were capable enough to be well-known in a large region.

For example, anyone who reached the Divine Tribulation Realm before turning sixty in the Snow Song Realm would have the qualification to join the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall, the highest level establishment for the disciples of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect.

"The number of participants in this session of the Profound God Convention is quite a bit lower than in the past, so the arrangement of the competition is also different. The Eternal Heaven Pearl will be the battlefield for the preliminary battles…"

Although they were all aware that Eternal Heaven Pearl would be the battlefield three years ago, hearing it again still made all the participating profound practitioners visibly excited. This was also undoubtedly one of the main reasons for which countless profound practitioners cultivated with all their might, and didn't hesitate to pay any price to reach the Divine Tribulation Realm in order to participate in the Profound God Convention. They were not really hoping to get a decent rank, but instead only wanted to come into contact with the aura and laws of nature inside the Eternal Heaven Pearl, as it was a tremendous opportunity that one might not get in even ten thousand lifetimes.

After all, the Eternal Heaven Pearl was from the Primordial Era, and could be at a god level… or possibly even be a higher-level thing than a True God.

But, the following words of the Voice of Eternal Heaven, poured cold water on the listeners all of a sudden.

"…Projections of all the profound practitioners that are participating in the battle will enter the Eternal Heaven Pearl. They will all be complete projections that can carry everything the participants have along with them. Besides the point that no one will truly lose their lives, there will be no harm to their real bodies, no matter what happens inside the Eternal Heaven Pearl.

The participating profound practitioners were dumbstruck. So by "Eternal Heaven Pearl will be the battlefield," it was actually their projections that were meant to enter the internal world of the Eternal Heaven Pearl, and not their bodies…? Since it would be just a projection, it was extremely unlikely that they would be able to perceive any aura or laws of nature.

The next words of the Voice of Eternal Heaven made numerous profound practitioners feel a chilly sensation in their hearts.

"In the first round of the preliminary battle, all participating profound practitioners will have their projections randomly assigned to a thousand different preliminary battlefields. There will be an equal number of people in all battlefields, and only ten can emerge victorious from every battlefield; the rest of the participants will be eliminated, without exception!"

WHOAAAA!!!

As if they had been suddenly struck by lightning, the whole Eastern Divine Region became agitated.

There were a thousand battle zones in total. Only ten people could be victorious in each one and the rest would be completely eliminated… It meant that on an average, only one in five thousand would be able to succeed in this preliminary battle!

Eventually, only ten thousand practitioners would be able to progress through the preliminaries, and over fifty million people would get eliminated!

Such an elimination rate was far higher than what one would use the word exaggerated to describe. It was simply inhuman.

The elimination percentage in the first round of the Profound God Convention was also very high in the past, but the selection rate was still no less than one in hundred, which was far, far less exaggerated than this time.

"As the minimum cultivation has been restricted to the Divine Tribulation Realm for this session of the Profound God Convention, only fifty million profound practitioners were qualified enough to participate, each and every one of whom is a genius… Isn't it too cruel to only select one in five thousand in the very first round of the competition?"

"To get rid of all but ten thousand in the first round, th-th-this…"

"This session of Profound God Convention is indeed not for those who are only strong, but the topmost level youngsters of the Eastern Divine Region. Although the rest of them are all undisputed geniuses, they can only serve as the foil for those at the top." An old person, who had experienced several sessions of the Profound God Convention, lamented while letting out a sigh.

"It seems like we will all get eliminated in the first round of preliminaries." Mu Hanyu looked at all of his junior brothers and junior sisters, as he said with regret.

"But at least we can put our hopes in Junior sister Xia and the others." But then he set his gaze on Xia Qingyue's group who seems perfectly calm despite the announcement.

It wasn't that he was underestimating the group he was leading. Among the disciples of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect that were participating in the convention this time, he and Mu Feixue were the ones with the highest profound strength, who was only at the ninth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm. Such cultivation was considered top-notch in the Snow Song Realm, but at the Profound God Convention, let alone the top ten thousand, it was almost impossible to be ranked among the top hundred thousand with such cultivation.

It looks like their realm king has already anticipated this outcome hence why she said that they should observe Xia Qingyue's group later on...

Mu Xuanyin admits that even with her doing her best to help Mu Feixue, in the end, her capabilities are not as heaven-defying as Issei.

It's just her silly pride trying to do her best not wanting to ask for Issei help whenever she has the chance...

Issei wouldn't really mind helping Mu Feixue and the others but since they never ask then he won't offer help on his own either.

"But this year Profound God Convention is truly odd. It's completely different from what we have heard about the previous sessions. For only ten thousand people to be able to pass the first round… I feel that we've come here just to make up numbers," A disciple of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect said with a bitter smile.

"Don't think too much about it. We just need to follow our great realm king order and the Profound God Convention is held once every three thousand years, and it's an extremely great opportunity to have the fortune to be able to participate in it. Treat this convention as the highest standard trial in your life so far. Although we're bound to be eliminated, we will still be ranked according to our performances… Don't bring disgrace to yourself and the sect! Go all out!" Mu Hanyu said in a solemn voice.

"Yes! Senior Brother is right!" the disciples of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect responded in unison. Their fighting spirits were burning fiercely, as they waited for the cruel preliminary battle that was about to start.

"It's going to begin." Huo Poyun looked up at the sky above. His eyes were blazing as his fighting spirit rose.

The girls who heard his voice opened their eyes and waited for the match to begin.

The Eastern Divine Region was in a state of extreme unrest while the Voice of Eternal Heaven paused for a bit. Numerous white rays of light came falling down from the sky and enveloped the bodies of all participating profound practitioners.

Immediately, the world around them turned pale white, but the white light dispersed right after. A subtle change happened in the aura coming from their surroundings, making it clear to them that they had arrived in another world.

Furthermore, it wasn't their real bodies that had arrived in this place, but just their projections.

A thought surfaced in their minds on its own:

"Battle Zone 9."

Xia Qingyue who has been separated from the others opened her eyes and looked around her. This place was also an ancient city. Dilapidated walls could be seen everywhere, the vast sky was ash-colored, and the ground was also dried up. It was an abandoned ghost town that didn't really look the same as the place from before but did feel very similar.

Looking far off into the distance, several kilometers away, there clearly existed an enormous barrier. The barrier appeared to have fully covered the abandoned ancient city, making it impossible for anyone to leave this area.

This place was none other than the internal world of the Eternal Heaven Pearl… It was the Battle Zone 9 among the thousand battlefields that were chosen for the preliminaries!

Since she had come here now, that would mean that she no longer had her real body, and was actually a projection.

Xia Qingyue tried to perceive how her body and profound strength were working in here. There wasn't any issue at all, and if it wasn't for her strong sense, she couldn't even feel that she was only a projection at the moment.

Human figures appeared one after another around Xia Qingyue amidst the white light. They were all also observing their surroundings, as well as their opponents in this battle of the preliminaries. Some looked serious, others puzzled, and there were also those whose faces were full of confidence. However, none of them acted rashly.

As Xia Qingyue's gaze swept over her surrounding, all she saw were unfamiliar faces. Given the fact that there were a thousand battle zones, and everyone was sent to them randomly, it wasn't going to be easy for her to catch sight of a familiar face, especially considering that there were very few people that she knew among the participants in the first place.

They have already made a plan that if they were to meet each other, they will still do their best against each other. They will just consider it a spar between themselves.

But the odds of that happening on the early stage is extremely small... There's only around a hundred of them in total after all.

When the other participants saw Xia Qingyue, they become dumbstruck. Whether it's because of her figure or profound strength, they are overcome with disbelief.

Whereas Xia Qingyue's gaze is still perfectly calm.

Before long, the far reaching Voice of Eternal Heaven came from the sky.

"The area you are at right now is the 'main city' of every battle zone, and also the absolute safe area. No profound beasts will appear or invade this place, and the profound strength of every person will also be confined in their bodies, rendering them unable to unleash any attacks on others."

"Once you leave the main city area, it will be your battlefield."

"The environment of the battlefield is extremely harsh. It will have extreme climatic conditions, there will be natural calamities everywhere, powerful profound beasts will show up, and there will also be even more fearsome opponents than profound beasts waiting for you. Every time you slay a profound beast, you will obtain a certain number of 'soul orbs.' The more powerful profound beast you slay, the more soul orbs you will obtain."

"Slaying a Divine Soul Realm profound beast gives one to five soul orbs."

"Slaying a Divine Tribulation Realm profound beast gives ten to thirty soul orbs."

"Slaying a Divine Spirit Realm profound beast gives one to three hundred soul orbs."

"If you cooperate with others to hunt a profound beast, then the soul orbs will be distributed among you in a ratio equal to the damage you dealt with."

"If you get killed, you won't lose the qualification to continue participating in the battle, and will instead revive in the main city. At the same time, you will lose thirty percent of the soul orbs in your possession! If you were attacked and killed by another participant, then the soul orbs you lose will be obtained by them."

The rules that the Voice of Eternal Heaven was announcing loudly could not only be very clearly heard by the participants of the battle, but also by the whole Eastern Divine Region. Simply hearing such special competition rules, which could only be realized by borrowing the help of the Eternal Heaven Pearl, was enough for everyone to smell a hint of the tragedy that was going to unfold on the battlefields.

It was quite evident that the result of the preliminary battle would be determined by the quantity of the soul orbs. These soul orbs could be obtained from profound beasts as well as from other profound practitioners. The higher level profound beast you killed, the more soul orbs you would obtain from it. But at the same time, the danger of doing so was even bigger. Once you died, although you wouldn't lose the qualification to participate in the battle, and could even revive endlessly, you would have to face a harsh punishment…

Losing as much as thirty percent of the total soul orbs you had obtained!

If you were killed by another profound practitioner, then these thirty percent of soul orbs would immediately be obtained by them.

In the initial stage of the competition, people would try hard to kill powerful profound beasts to gather soul orbs. But in the mid and late stages of the competition… they would undoubtedly consider killing other people to be a faster way to go about collecting soul orbs.

However, the rules of the competition were not really that simple.

"When you kill another profound practitioner, it is only the first time that you will be able to obtain their lost soul orbs. After that, you will only be able to make them lose their soul orbs by killing them, and it will be impossible for you to obtain any of them."

"The main city is also not an absolutely safe place. Every time the total duration of your stay in the main city adds up to an hour, you will lose ten percent of your soul orbs. If you want to be ranked higher than others, you must constantly face the brutal challenge."

On the battlefield, a person could only plunder soul orbs from any profound practitioner for the first time. Afterward, no matter how many times the latter was killed, it would only cause them the loss of soul orbs, and the former would not be able to rob any of them. Such a rule was clearly set up for the sake of maintaining balance in the competition, as well as to prevent the ambitious ones from "cheating." Moreover, making it so that stopping over in the safe area would lead to a loss of soul orbs over time, further increased the harshness of the battlefield. Now it became wishful thinking to return to the main city in order to take refuge after gathering enough soul orbs.

"In the battlefield of the preliminary round, all the things that you are carrying on you will be completely projected. Also, there is no restriction in the use of profound weapons, extraordinary treasures, or profound formations. Furthermore, there is no restriction on the methods you can employ to achieve your goals."

"The first round of the preliminaries will continue for a month. After that period, your rank will be determined according to the soul orbs in your possession. The participating profound practitioners can, at any time, find out their own number of soul orbs and rank, in their minds, as well as that of others. Every great star realm can also look for the amount of soul orbs a profound practitioner has and their rank at any time through the Eternal Heaven Projection."

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

At this instant, the firmament seemed to have begun vibrating. The Voice of Eternal Heaven became even heavier and far-reaching. "The time has come! I hereby officially announce the start of the first preliminary round of the Profound God Convention!"

"Young experts of the Eastern Divine Region, rush to the battlefield that only belongs to you!"

BOOM!!!

In the mysterious internal world of the Eternal Heaven Pearl, muffled thunderous sounds issued simultaneously from a thousand different battlefields. The barriers enveloping all big "main cities" and separating them with the battlefields, also disintegrated at the same time.

Immediately, low and deep roars could be heard coming from the distance, and mysterious and dangerous auras surged from all directions, stimulating the blood and nerves of each and every participant. The brief calm also shattered completely at this moment…

It was because every person around them was about to become their opponent… It was kill or be killed, rob or be robbed!

There were over fifty thousand profound practitioners on each battlefield, and in the end, there would only be ten people left standing!

It wasn't possible to fight inside the main city, and at this stage of the competition, it would also be the most unsuitable time to attack or rob other profound practitioners. Following the disintegration of the barrier, all the tense profound practitioners soared up into the sky. They transformed into streaks of lightning and hurriedly rushed to the unknown and dangerous world outside the main city.

Finally, at this moment, the curtain raised on this extraordinary session of the Profound God Convention, which had attracted the attention of all in the Eastern Divine Region.

The battlefields of the preliminaries had been set ablaze. From above the vast sky of the Eastern Divine Region, countless star lights sprinkled on various star realms. When they came into contact with the ground of the star realm, they assembled together to form a small and exquisite profound formation. As the profound formation rotated, tablets of light over three meters tall, shot out of it one after another and emitted a starry illumination.

It was the star tablet that was distributed to every place in the Eastern Divine Region by the combined efforts of the Eternal Heaven God Realm and the Star God Realm. The tablet would continue to exist until the end of the Profound God Convention.

The star tablet was linked with the aura of the Eternal Heaven Pearl, and could also reflect the projections from the Eternal Heaven Pearl. Therefore, so long as a person had their thoughts enter it, they could learn the ranking list of the Profound God Convention whenever they wanted to. It was said that in the late stage of the competition, it would even be possible to directly see a live image of the competition site through the reflection of the star tablet.

It hadn't been long since the appearance of the star tablet, but a large number of profound practitioners had come over to them after getting the information related to them. There were even many realm kings and sect masters among them. It was the first day of the first round of the preliminaries, and they had already grown too impatient to wait any longer.

In the battlefield where Xia Qingyue was located, there were human figures flying away in all directions. Given the harshness and fierceness of the competition, even a delay of a second could result in a drop in ranking. But, there were also a few people who didn't show any hurry in heading to the battlefield. Instead, they remained quietly standing far away.

"Hah, I thought that I'd feel some nervousness and excitement participating in such a competition, but it turned out to be a gathering of just a bunch of worthless things. It seems like I was really expecting too much from this Profound God Convention."

An incomparably arrogant and disdainful voice resounded from behind Xia Qingyue all of a sudden.

His shining golden clothes made others take notice of him, even if they didn't want to.

He's none other than the fake gentleman she met before...

Unlike the dignified and "gentlemanly" look Xia Qingyue had seen on his face last time, he had a deep arrogant expression right now. All those who could enter the first round of the preliminaries were genius profound practitioners of the many star realms in the Eastern Divine Region, but it seemed as if he was completely unconcerned about them.

His each and every word just now was also full of scorn from someone looking down upon others.

When he's about to fly away, he accidentally caught the sight of Xia Qingyue and come to a halt.

His "gentlemanly" smile emerged once more and he immediately comes sweeping down near her location.

"Ah, this miss, we meet again." He said with a smile.

If it was any other woman, perhaps they would become swooned at his approach but sadly for him... he met Xia Qingyue who basically had her "common sense" broken by someone.

In her eyes, this man feature is average at most and no matter how hard he tries, he won't be able to make Xia Qingyue heart skip a beat even for a millisecond...

"May I ask for young miss name? If it's alright with young miss then perhaps we could-" Before he could finish his words, Xia Qingyue turned around completely ignoring him and leaving him in an awkward situation.

He froze on the spot since he never thought that the other party would ignore him just like that...

When he's about to say another word, he becomes dumbstruck once again after finally realizing the cultivation of Xia Qingyue...

He sucked in a mouthful of cold breath and if that's not enough, Xia Qingyue suddenly disappeared right before his eyes.

After a few moments, his face turned solemn... He never thought that he will meet such a dangerous woman... but more than anything... he felt greed and lust!

He wanted to rip open that veil so that he could see just what kind of beauty hiding beneath that veil! And her figure...

The man felt his crotch grow hot when he thought of having Xia Qingyue lying beneath his body.

After snapping out of her thoughts, Wu Guike finally lifted his leg and walked to the outside of the city at an unhurried pace. He looked so carefree as if he was going for a stroll.

He kept thinking about Xia Qingyue's and the others figure along the way...

...

"Master?" A soft and gentle voice resounded near Issei.

Issei who was laying on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

"Mm? Is it time?" Issei grunted before sitting up from the bed.

Xiaotao and Lieyan who saw him blushed deeply since his upper body is exposed at the moment. The sight of his godly figure and his enchanting scent fills the entire room... it smells so intoxicating that Xiaotao and Lieyan felt like they're drunk on his scent alone.

If their will wasn't strong enough, perhaps they would've pounced at Issei already... On a side note, Esdeath currently is being restrained by Altair and Sirius inside the <GoB>.

Out of the trio, Esdeath is the one who's more open to her desires. When the other two realizes her intention, they immediately tied her up inside the <GoB>... Thankfully, the three tiny girls are not inside the <GoB> so they don't see Esdeath's shameful display...

Issei just had an intense night with Nyarlathotep hence the reason for his current condition. But all of them didn't know about Nyarlathotep's existence as of yet.

Nyarlathotep is down for the count and currently resting inside his shadow... she couldn't lift a single finger and she kept mumbling to herself saying how monstrous he is.

In the past, she could at least content with his libido but after Issei created the <Chaos Slayer>, she's literally 'slain' after just a few rounds... but she couldn't be happier to say nonetheless.

The <Abyssal Human> who's staying beside her had a confused look on their faces when they saw their mistress being so exhausted.

"...Yes, master. The girls have arrived at their destination and looking at the time, the competition should already begin." Xiaotao said while her gaze is still fixed on Issei.

"Oh, got it." Issei gives a light yawn.

*Bam!*

"Big brother/Gege/Father!" The three tiny troublemakers barge into the room and immediately glomped onto Issei.

Issei rubbed their respective head. He started to wonder if these three could be a great big sister for his little princess later on...

"Big brother! Let's go out and play!" Hong'er shouted.

"You must play with us today father! Mother kept hogging you for herself and it's not fair!" Nyaruko said with fake anger.

"Ehehe, gege you're such a sleepy head..." Bai'er giggled.

"Sure sure..." Issei said with a helpless sigh: "Let's go pay your big sisters a visit then..."

Xiaotao and Lieyan tilted their head feeling confused just who is this "Mother" Nyaruko kept talking about but they won't ask if their master doesn't want to tell them.

After a brief preparation, Issei departed to the girls' location.

...

On the first day of the competition, almost the whole God realm went into an uproar...

It's all because of the score on the screen.

Xia Qingyue. Origin: Snow Song Realm, Soul Orb: 41630, Rank in Battle Zone: 1, Overall Rank: 1.

Chu Yuechan. Origin: Snow Song Realm, Soul Orb: 41300, Rank in Battle Zone: 1, Overall Rank: 2.

Feng Xue'er. Origin: Flame God Realm, Soul Orb: 41030, Rank in Battle Zone: 1, Overall Rank: 3.

Huan Caiyi. Origin: Flame God Realm, Soul Orb: 40960, Rank in Battle Zone: 1, Overall Rank: 4.

Feng Qianhui. Origin: Snow Song Realm, Soul Orb: 35900, Rank in Battle Zone: 1, Overall Rank: 5.

Gong Yuxian...

Chu Yueli...

Murong Qianxue...

Cang Yue...

etc...

Up to the top hundred, each and every one of them are either from the Snow Song Realm or the Flame God Realm...

"What the fuck!? Over forty thousand soul orbs?!!" One of the participants let out an exaggerated scream. "Not even a day has gone by! Is the screen broken!?"

Everyone thought that the top four would be monopolized by the Four God Children of Eastern Region. But reality said otherwise...

Luo Changsheng. Origin: Holy Eaves Realm, Soul Orb: 21600, Rank in Battle Zone: 2, Overall Rank: 105.

The strongest of the Four God Children are ranked at the hundreds instead followed by the other God children.

Shui Yingyue. Origin: Glazed Light Realm, Soul Orb: 20491, Rank in Battle Zone: 2, Overall Rank: 106.

Jun Xilei. Origin: Jasper Heart Sword Pavilion, Soul Orb: 19438, Rank in Battle Zone: 2, Overall Rank: 107.

This kind of result would undoubtedly cause an uproar... They have never heard of Xia Qingyue and the others' name before so it's quite understandable that they are overcome with shock and disbelief.

The people from the Snow Song Realm and the Flame God Realm, who had already entered the Eternal Heaven Realm, had been settled into the residences assigned to them. But, because the battlefield was inside the Eternal Heaven Pearl, it was naturally impossible for them to directly watch the situation of the battlefield, and they had to rely on the star tablet like all the others.

All the people from the Snow Song Realm and the Flame God Realm stood in front of the same star tablet. Huo Rulie stretched out his hand and touched the starlight, as he poured his thought into it. Immediately, the information of the people he was searching for appeared on a screen of light...

And the result made them utterly speechless...

Although they've already expected this result to a certain extent, it still amazes them to no end.

Mu Bingyun sighed to herself seeing this result... Just as she expected... Those girls just caused an uproar and bring a lot of attention to themselves.

"...H-Hahahaha," Huo Rulie let out a loud laugh. "As expected of our realm king!"

Yan Juehai and the others also nodded their head with a wry smile.

Mu Huanzhi roaring excitedly beside him. "Feixue… is placed at four hundred and twenty thousandths!"

"Hahahaha!" Mu Huanzhi couldn't help being excited, as he laughed aloud. "As expected of my granddaughter. She is indeed outstanding."

Mu Bingyun showed a rare faint smile, "Having such a rank would mean trampling upon many profound practitioners of the ninth level of Divine Tribulation Realm. Feixue really didn't disappoint us."

Next Huo Rulie also checks the result of Huo Poyun...

There's no need to dwell on those girls' results since it's to be expected since they're basically trained by the young lord himself.

"Oh? How are they doing?" A calm voice resounded behind them.

All of them turned their head and saw Issei appearing behind them.

They're not really that surprised seeing him suddenly appear out of nowhere like this since they're used to it already.

"Congrats young lord! All of them are in the top hundreds!" Huo Rulie said excitedly.

"I see." Issei gives a nod.

"Umm, are you not happy with their achievement young lord?" Huo Rulie asked feeling bewildered seeing Issei's lack of reaction.

"Hm? I am happy for them. After all, their hard work is bearing fruit."

"Oh..."

Huo Rulie nodded dumbly.

How can he be so carefree like this? It's like he doesn't have the slightest intention of taking credit for their current achievements...

"He's always like this." Mu Bingyun said softly with a slight smile adorning her face.

"Are you going to meet them now, young master?" Mu Bingyun asked.

"No. I don't want to disturb their concentration... I will just wait here." Issei said before he takes a seat on the nearby table.

"Hong'er, Bai'er, Nyaruko... Don't stray too far now."

"Got it big brother!"

Issei called out lightly towards the courtyard where the three of them are currently playing around.

As the preliminary battle progressed, one day, two days, three days… five days… ten days… changes could be seen in the ranks with every passing day.

On the tenth day, the bitter fight of all the young geniuses of the Divine Eastern Region began for real.

Now that the participants had collected enough soul orbs by killing profound beasts, it was finally the time to start robbing each other… To the strong, the weak looked like fattened lambs at this time. As for the weak, they must hide so as to not be hunted by the strong, and then, do their utmost to find opportunities to hunt other weak people.

Everyone was the deadly enemy of another, and every second could determine their lives and deaths… A successful hunt and plunder of soul orbs would increase their ranks dramatically, and dying even once, would cause them the loss of thirty percent of their soul orbs, which would result in falling steeply down the rankings.

It was also from this day onwards that the preliminary battlefield turned into a cruel purgatory of slaughter. The pleasure of every successful hunt, and the fury and humiliation of every death, was strongly stimulating their blood and the brutality hidden within it, making the profound practitioners act more and more like wild beasts. The competition sites of the preliminaries had become cruel battlefields filled with predators.

The preliminary ranking was also not as calm as in the very beginning. There were world-shaking changes happening to it every moment.

The fifteenth day… The twentieth day… The twenty-fifth day… When the preliminary competition reached the last stage, the battlefields became more horrifying by the second.

The rankings of those followed on the star tablets made the hearts of countless profound practitioners roll about between paradise and hell. Many stayed before the star tablets almost all day and night, not daring to leave for even an instant…

As for Xia Qingyue's group, there's a few of them tried to challenge them but the result will always make them feel bitter. Even when they tried ganging up on them...

Issei already called the <Abyssal Human> he tasked protecting the girls since he doesn't want the <Abyssal Human> to hinder their progress.

A lot of people tried asking the Snow Song Realm and the Flame God Realm about them but they can only apologize since they couldn't provide any information...

This result made many felt discontent at them but there's really nothing they can do about it...

The one who seems relaxed during all this incident is Issei himself. He only accompanies the three tiny troublemakers...

Others didn't know that Issei could create a spatial rift of his own to each and every single one of the girls.

So he doesn't need to feel worried about their condition.

Issei also decided that he will go back to his home soon... Probably after the girls finish this convention and Jasmine had her revenge...