Chapter 140: The Nine Nations' Talents Gather (First Update)

  Luo Hanshan's face was solemn as he said, "Ye Shidi, this time we're entering the Tianmeng Ancient Land, we must be careful. Many young experts from the Qianlong List have arrived."

  "Qian Long Bang high hand?" Ye Chen's eyebrows rose, he remembered that Zhuang Fei was the 68th of the previous Qian Long Bang, and at that time, he was only a condensed true realm late-stage peak cultivator.

  Luo Hanshan said, "In the previous Hidden Dragon List, those ranked outside of the top 50 were all in the late stage of the Cong True Realm, while those within the top 50 were in the early stage of the Bao Yuan Realm. The top 10 were at the peak of the early stage of the Bao Yuan Realm, and the top three were in the middle stage of the Bao Yuan Realm. They represent the most elite young generation of the Nan Zhuo Domain, with abilities surpassing even the older generation's masters, and are especially terrifying, particularly the top three. It is said that their abilities are not inferior to those of the five great sect masters of our Tianfeng Nation."

  "Are the top three powers inferior to the Five Great Sects?"

  Not just Ye Chen, even Zhu Mei and Xu Jing changed color, their eyes all fell on Luo Hanshan, he was the only person from Liuyun Sect to have participated in the Qianlong List competition in the past ten years, although he was ultimately eliminated.

  Lu Hanshan nodded heavily, "You haven't watched the Qianlong Ranking competition, you don't know how powerful they are. The top ten of the Qianlong Ranking have the qualifications to be called the South Zhuo Domain's geniuses, and the top three can already compete for the title of unparalleled genius. With great luck and great opportunities, it is possible to enter the Linghai Realm or even the Life and Death Realm in the future. This is the most prosperous generation in the South Zhuo Domain in a hundred years. What I said was not inferior to the five major sect masters of Tianfeng Country, but that was still a year and a half ago. Now no one knows what level they have reached."

  "Is it that scary?" Zhu Mei was a decent person, as the eldest sister she didn't put on airs, just being in her position, with a bit of pride, furrowed her brow upon hearing this.

  "Now that I've said it, you may not believe me, but you should know that the top three on the Hidden Dragon Ranking are from the three major countries of Nan Zhan Domain. They have extraordinary talent and comprehension, practicing martial arts that are several times better than ours. Resources have never been a problem for them. From these three aspects, you can imagine their strength."

  Compared with them, my current strength is far from enough

  Ye Chen let out a soft breath and asked, "Luo Shixiong, which top experts from the Profound Dragon List have come this time?"

  His gaze fell on the crowd in the east, and Luo Hanshan said: "The one wearing a blood-red gold-edged robe is the seventh-ranked sect of the Tuoluo country - the Evil Blood Sect's eldest disciple Ji Wu Xue, 22 years old this year, ranked 54th in the previous Hidden Dragon List, known as 'One Knife No Blood', it is said that he became a Huguan realm warrior a year ago, earlier than Zhuang Fei, his knife skills and nickname are the same, killing people without seeing blood, ruthless and merciless."

  Ye Chen followed Luo Hanshan's line of sight and looked east, 700 meters away. Under the escort of seven blood-robed brothers, a pale-faced young man was particularly eye-catching. He wore a crimson gold-edged robe, with a slender figure, noble yet exuding an evil and murderous aura, his breath exceptionally dangerous.

  "This person is terrifying" Ye Chen's soul power was astonishing, his ability to distinguish between auras was unparalleled, and with one glance, he saw that Ju Wu Xue's depth was unfathomable, even surpassing Zhuang Fei. If Zhuang Fei was a fierce tiger that had not yet unleashed its might, then Ju Wu Xue was a dormant giant python of the primordial wilderness; once he launched an attack, it would be the enemy's time to meet their demise.

  Afraid of attracting Ji Wu Xue's attention, Luo Hanshan quickly shifted his gaze to the second person in the northeast direction. "This person is called Yuan Heng Ying, a seventh-grade disciple of the Tianying Fortress, a major sect in the country of Tuo Luo. He is 23 years old and ranked 59th on the previous Hidden Dragon List. People call him 'Killer Eagle'. His strength is similar to that of Ji Wu Xue, but his temperament is extremely cruel. Ji Wu Xue kills for the sake of killing, while Yuan Heng Ying kills for pleasure. Both are known as killing devils, and it's said that countless people have died at their hands. Currently, he is also a warrior in the Bao Yuan realm."

  This time, Ye Chen saw the original Hong Ying's location in an instant. It wasn't that his cultivation was higher than Ju Wu Xue's, but rather it was slightly lower. However, the evil energy emanating from his body was too heavy to be concealed. In the True Spirit Continent, there is a saying: "Killing one thousand enemies, killing energy fills the field." This means that when the killing energy becomes too strong, it spreads throughout the land. Killing ten thousand enemies will transform the killing energy into evil energy. Evil energy not only increases combat strength but also exerts mental pressure on opponents. The only disciple of Yunyun Sect who completed the Thousand-Man Slaughter was Meng Chong. His actual strength wasn't much higher than others, but the killing energy from his Thousand-Man Slaughter made his knife skills full of killing intent. He could often kill an enemy with just one strike. However, compared to Yuan Hongying now, it's like a small chicken encountering an old eagle - they're not even on the same level.

  He touched his nose, and Ye Chen said quietly: This is the real killer, killing more than 10,000 people without spilling a drop of blood. The killing aura on his body has already begun to transform into a murderous aura, and there are also six or seven thousand new lives in his hands.

  Unable to help himself, Ye Chen let out a bitter laugh. Up until now, the number of lives he had taken was less than fifty, with the vast majority being from mission-related killings.

  The leaves had been staring for a while, and the original Yatou Eagle, dressed in dark clothes, turned his head, smiled, and his white teeth reflected a chilling light under the sunlight.

  With a muffled hum, the faces of Luo Hanshan and Zhu Mei turned slightly pale. The opponent's aura was too overwhelming, giving people a shocking feeling like being in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood just by looking at them. Those with poor willpower would inevitably spit out a mouthful of blood; otherwise, it would accumulate inside the body, harming their spirit even more severely.

  It's quite strange that Xu Jing faced the opponent's cold and terrifying gaze, without any reaction, her face still had that calm and indifferent expression.

  As for Ye Chen, as long as he understands the sword's intent and doesn't harm people, it would be a dream to try to hurt him with evil energy. One should know that once the sword's intent is unleashed, all evil will be repelled, and it can cut off illusions of nothingness.

  Yuan Ying's eyes narrowed slightly in surprise, and among the four people, only two were caught by his gaze, while the other two seemed completely unaffected. If they were just embracing yuan boundary warriors, it would be fine, but these two were clearly in the later stages of the condensing reality realm.

  Hehe

  It's more interesting to kill people like this, Yuan Heng licked his lips.

  After half a moment, Luo Hanshan finally calmed down and didn't dare to look at Yuan Heng again. He continued to introduce other young masters of the Potential Dragon List to Ye Chen.

  "Cai Yu Yao, the seventh-rank sect of the Tuoluo country - Yuehua Sect's eldest disciple, ranked sixty-fourth in the previous Hidden Dragon Ranking, known as 'Moonlight Flying Phoenix', wielding the Water Moon Stab, excels at using a single point to break through the surface, with astonishing killing power."

  "Lu Zhao, a seventh-grade disciple of the White Deer Cave, one of the seven major sects of the Bai Xuan country. He was ranked sixty-first on the previous Hidden Dragon List and is known as 'White Colt Flash'. In terms of speed alone, he can rank within the top thirty on the Hidden Dragon List. He kills without being seen, and by the time blood is seen, his target is already dead."

  "Hong Qianjun, a 7th rank disciple of the Bai Xuan Guo sect's Zhong Yue Men, ranked 69th on the previous Hidden Dragon List. He is known as 'Thousand Ton Palm', with palm strength like a mountain crushing down, those weaker than him would collapse at a single touch, without any ability to resist."

  "Xue Hen, the seventh-rank sect of Tian She Guo - Wuxing Sect's eldest disciple, ranked fifty-seventh in the previous Hidden Dragon List. He is known as 'Invisible Hand', this person's killing move is invisible, often his opponent has already died without knowing how he made his move, so people who have fought him rarely don't feel a chill."

  “……”

  He took a deep breath and introduced eight people, only stopping when he said: "The Southern Continent has three major nations, ten medium-sized nations, and twenty-four small nations. This time, the nine nations that came have many sect disciples, but there are only thirteen top experts on the Hidden Dragon List. The nation of Tuo Luo, as one of the twenty-four small nations, took four spots, while the medium-sized nations of Bai Xuan and Tian She had only three each. Our own Tian Feng Nation has Jade Prince Zhuang Fei, making a total of eleven people. The other five small nations only occupied two spots. Of course, it's been a year and a half since the Hidden Dragon List was released, so who knows how many new experts have emerged? Maybe there are even more young warriors at the level of Yuan Yuan who will appear before our eyes."

  Taluo country is not ordinary

  Long ago, Ye Chen knew that the country of Tuo Luo was famous for producing geniuses. As the first of the 24 small countries, it had more geniuses than ordinary middle-sized countries. To put this into perspective, a typical middle-sized country is at least five times larger than a small country, with numerous sects and intense competition. Even ordinary small countries couldn't keep up, let alone Tuo Luo Country, which was an exception.

  Zhu Mei nodded, "The Quan Long Bang quota, the three major countries took up 40%, the top ten medium-sized countries took up 30%, and the twenty-four small countries took up 30%. The Tuo Luo country alone occupied nearly 25% of the 30%, and even among the medium-sized countries, it could rank in the top four, its name resounding throughout the Nan Zhuo domain."

  "But the young masters of the Hidden Dragon Ranking present here seem to be none within the top fifty." Ye Chen suddenly said.

  Zhu Mei and Luo Hanshan exchanged a strange glance at Ye Chen.

  Lu Hanshan smiled bitterly and said, "Ye Shidi, haven't you noticed? Ninety percent of those who enter the Qianlong List are top disciples from seventh-grade sects. There are only one or two eighth-grade sects, and not a single ninth-grade sect. Even among seventh-grade sects, there are differences in ranking. The Feicui Valley North Xue Mountain Villa, which dominates the entire Nan Zhuo Domain, is only considered an ordinary seventh-grade sect. The Evil Blood Sect of Tuo Luo Country, the Tianying Fortress, and the Yuehua Sect belong to mid-tier seventh-grade sects. Truly powerful sects are mostly in mid-tier countries, so although their quotas may not be advantageous, their quality far surpasses many others, allowing them to rank among the top fifty on the Qianlong List. The three major countries are even more exceptional, with numerous seventh-grade sects and sixth-grade sects existing. Those ranked in the top ten without exception are all the most outstanding disciples of sixth-grade sects."

  Ye Chendi said: "In that case, only a powerful sect can give birth to the most outstanding disciples, and even the Kingdom of Tuo Luo is no exception."

  "That's right, that's the principle. Occasionally appearing some special cases can't explain the problem, it can only be said that they are lucky and encounter a freak, but if this freak joins a powerful sect, maybe their achievements will be even higher."

  Luo Hanshan suddenly took a glance at Ye Chen, "Actually, you can also be considered half a monster. If you can comprehend the sword intent, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're a true monster. Unfortunately, time is short, and there isn't enough growth time. Otherwise, competing with the genius monsters on the Hidden Dragon List would also be possible."

  Upon hearing this, Zhu Mei looked at Ye Chen with admiration, "To comprehend the intent of the sword and the knife is something that many swordsmen and knifemen strive for in their dreams. Even among those on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, not many have achieved it. I must say, you have great potential in this aspect."

  Ye Chen smiled slightly, he had now grasped the sword intent, but it was still not quite pure and needed to be tempered in battle.

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  In the desert sky, a dozen or so giant demonic beasts flew in from different directions, with human figures vaguely visible on their backs, clearly people from other sects.

  "The last two hidden dragon list experts have also arrived."

  Luo Hanshan said with a hint of mystery.