Chapter 40 Outer Gate First

  The first day of each month was always the most lively day for Jiǔ Líng Zōng, because only on this day could the ambitious outer door disciples challenge those strongest ten people and fight for their own future.

  The location of the challenge is in the sect's martial arts arena, which is quite large and can accommodate a full-scale battle.

  Warriors admire the strong, and such a challenge will naturally attract countless people to watch. Observing and learning from it can also improve one's own strength.

  Zhou Hengda arrived early, his eyes scanning the scene. He saw Kong Xiang and four others, plus six unfamiliar faces lined up in a row at the edge of the martial arts arena, each with an arrogant expression on their face.

  "It's said that Ma Yunlong has just come out of seclusion and his strength has increased again. This time, he might directly challenge Jing Tian!"

  "Guo Gang seems to have also practiced 'Dai Wu Yi Quan Fa' to the fifth level, aiming directly for the first place in the outer gate!"

  "Qie, Jing Tian has been firmly seated on the throne for a year, who can overthrow him?"

  "Not bad, I think only after Jing Tianjin breaks through to the Blood Refining Realm can Ma Yunlong and Guo Gang have the qualifications to compete for the first position!"

  "Hey, don't forget Zhou Heng, this guy taught Kong Xiang and the others a lesson on his first day in the sect, and just the other day he had an unexpected encounter and was promoted to the 9th layer of Refining Body!"

  "That little guy is just relying on his mysterious movements, but in terms of actual combat strength, he may not be Kong Xiang's opponent!"

  All around were discussions and debates, everyone was expressing their own views, but the general consensus was that nobody thought Zhou Heng would be a dark horse this time.

  Zhou Heng looked at Kong Xiang's ten people. Kong Xiang, who was ranked last, sat on the far right, so the first person from the left should be Jing Tian, the number one of the outer gate!

  This was a young man of about eighteen years old, with an extremely ordinary appearance. A pair of eyes were always slightly narrowed, looking very spiritless. However, as soon as Zhou Heng stared at him for less than a second, he immediately had some reaction, looked up at Zhou Heng for a glance after raising his head, and then lazily lowered his head again, not taking it to heart at all.

  The first person outside the door is indeed extraordinary.

  Zhou Heng's eyes only had Jing Tian, if he wanted to challenge, then he would challenge the strongest! As a martial artist, one must have an invincible heart of the same level. He was also at the ninth layer of Lian Ti now, so naturally, he had nothing to fear.

  Not long after, a blue-robed old man emerged and said: "I am Ai Songtao, the judge for today's challenge. According to the old rules, all outer door disciples can issue a challenge before sunset, let's begin!"

  This is straightforward.

  Zhou Heng's eyes narrowed, he knew that only a strong practitioner of the Gathering Spirit Realm could serve as a judge, so this Ai Songtao must be an existence in the Gathering Spirit Realm! However, judging from the old man's appearance, there was nothing out of the ordinary, plain and ordinary like an average old man.

  The realm of gathering spirits and the realm of refining the body are different in nature, and using old perspectives to look at them will not work.

  This was the first strong spiritual realm cultivator Zhou Heng had ever seen, but unfortunately, no matter how he looked at him, he couldn't see anything unusual about his opponent.

  "Here I come!" A loud shout was heard, Shi Qingfeng jumped down from the audience seat, "I want to challenge Kong Xiang!"

  This guy was defeated by Kong Xiang with one punch and had been holding back his anger, eager to defeat Kong Xiang in public to save face.

  Kong Xiang burst out with a sneer, saying: "You can cultivate for another ten years and still won't be my match, trash is just trash!"

  "Bastard!" Shi Qingfeng cursed loudly and immediately launched an attack.

  Boom, boom, boom, the two sides fought fiercely. It cannot be denied that Shi Qingfeng made great progress in these twenty days or so, but this was still far from enough, and he was knocked out of the martial arts arena by Kong Xiang after more than fifty moves.

  Failure!

  According to the rules, regardless of whether the challenge is successful or not, the challenger will get a 20-minute rest period to avoid unfairness in the wheel war. Therefore, those who want to challenge Jiaxiang have to wait for 20 minutes first.

  The strength of the top ten people outside the door increased with their ranking, and since they wanted to challenge, they naturally chose to pinch the "soft persimmon". Most people's eyes were on Kong Xiang, and no one would go to challenge others, so a brief silence appeared.

  "I want to challenge Gu You!" A figure floated and landed on the scene, with a delicate nose and almond eyes, extremely beautiful, it was Shen Xinqi.

  "No way, you're challenging Gu You right off the bat? He's ranked sixth!"

  "I heard that Shen Shimei is the granddaughter of Elder Shen Luhe, no wonder she has this confidence!"

  "Isn't that the direct descendant of the Tianzhu Elder's lineage?"

  "Keep watching!"

  The named Gu You responded and went down to fight with Shen Xinqi, the two of them were evenly matched in strength, and they fought for half an hour before the winner was decided, with Shen Xinqi winning by a narrow margin.

  As a result, Shen Xinqi successfully occupied sixth place, while Gu You fell out of the top ten and needs to fight back.

  On the other hand, Kong Xiang had rested enough and accepted someone else's challenge again, still successfully defending his position under his butt. However, Gu You wouldn't give up easily, he couldn't fight Shen Xin Qi on the same day, but he could challenge Kong Xiang and others, meaning that at least the top seven would undergo a huge change.

  Zhou Heng and others became impatient, seized an opportunity and jumped down, saying: "I want to challenge Jing Tian!"

  The words were spoken, and the whole room fell silent, then burst into laughter.

  "This guy doesn't even understand the rules of the challenge!"

  "Only top ten ranked players can challenge for the top three spots!"

  Zhou Heng only then realized he had made a mistake, but he didn't mind. He swept his gaze over and said, "Then let's start with the fourth one!"

  The fourth?

  This guy doesn't even know who's in fourth place, he only has eyes for first!

  Crazy, crazy enough!

  "Hey, I've been hearing your name for days, just wondering what you're capable of!" Amidst the cold laughter, a towering young man stepped out, and with one foot stomping down, the entire martial arts arena shook slightly.

  This was certainly intentional on his part, but being able to achieve this point is enough to prove his extraordinariness.

  "My name is Fei Qing, remember it!" The young man rushed out and threw a heavy punch at Zhou Heng.

  In a martial arts arena, one can go all out, and the referee will intervene in time at critical moments. A strong practitioner of the Spirit Gathering Realm naturally has such ability!

  "I've never had the habit of remembering the names of those I defeat!" Zhou Heng didn't use any weapons, he just unfolded his Flying Cloud Step and directly cut to the opponent's slant side, his right fist clenched, and blasted out!

  Boom!

  Fei Qing's tall body was suddenly beaten to fly high, heavily fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, propping up his body wanting to get up, but immediately fell down again, losing consciousness.

  One punch!

  Just one punch and Fei Qing was knocked down!

  This strength is indeed enough to challenge Yitian!

  Refining the body to the ninth level is nothing out of the ordinary, with over 40 people outside the sect having reached this level. But being able to take down a martial artist of the same rank with just one move? That's something only the top ten strongest can do!

  Now even the fourth-ranked among the top ten strongest has been knocked down with a single punch, just imagine how terrifying Zhou Heng's strength is?

  Everyone savored the process of the battle just now, Zhou Heng didn't use any fancy moves or martial arts techniques, he simply got close to his opponent, struck, and turned complexity into simplicity, moving as smoothly as clouds flowing in the water.

  The more they savor it, the more they feel that this simple action is full of mystery and can be inspired by countless things.

  Zhou Heng glanced at Jing Tian and took Fei Qing's position, sitting down - according to the rules, he had to wait for twenty minutes before continuing the fight.

  "Look down on nobody!" Guo Gang snorted, "He just defeated a fourth-ranked trash!"

  "Kid, the first place is mine, don't be foolishly optimistic, just sit honestly in your current position!" Ma Yunlong also said coldly.

  Both of them were beautifully ignored by Zhou Heng, and they naturally felt extremely displeased in their hearts.

  Zhou Heng didn't even lift his head, but just looked at the tip of his nose and thought to himself that if that cheap donkey were here, he wondered what kind of state he would be in after being infuriated by these two people.

  On the other hand, Gu You also challenged Wei Jinping, who was ranked seventh, and successfully replaced his position. Wei Jinping naturally did not want to be eliminated, and if Fei Qing woke up, he would not give up the top ten ranking either, so it's going to be lively.

  Twenty minutes later, Zhou Heng floated down from the stage and threw a punch at Jing Tian, saying: "Brother Jing, I want to challenge you!"

  The entire venue suddenly fell silent, filled with anticipation.

  Jing Tian is just a legend in Jiuling Sect!

  He can be said to have made a late start, before the age of fourteen he was still a vagrant, taken in by an old man from a certain sect, at that time he couldn't even be considered a formal disciple. But just three years later he entered the Bone Refining Realm and was formally accepted as a disciple by the sect.

  At eighteen years old, he reached the ninth layer of Body Refining and suddenly burst into power, entering the top ten strongest in the outer sect. Moreover, he directly occupied the first position and has maintained it until now!

  One year later, Zhou Heng also advanced into the top ten with the same posture, and his sword pointed to the first place. Will this create a new legend or will Jing Tian continue to maintain his undefeated legend?

  How can it not make people look forward to it!

  Jing Tian stood up, gave Zhou Heng a faint smile, pointed to the seat below and said: "This is yours!"

  The whole audience was in an uproar!

  What's going on? Retreating without a fight, is this still the same Jing Tian?

  Zhou Heng was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and smiled: "Congratulations, Brother Jing!"

  Congratulations? Congratulations to you!

  This kid got a good deal and still dares to speak sarcastically!

  "I've broken through to the Refining Blood Realm, but before I could report back to the sect, I was brought here!" Jing Tian explained voluntarily, "Today, no matter who challenges me, I won't be able to fight back!"

  Blood Refining Realm!

  Alas, a 19-year-old Refining Blood Realm, this is truly too terrifying!

  Throughout the entire Jiǔ Líng Zōng, how many of those high and mighty Jù Líng Jìng strongmen, even now, were able to break through to Liàn Xuè Jìng at the age of nineteen?

  Zhou Dinghai was promised to be the strongest genius in the history of the Zhou family for a hundred years, but he entered the Blood Refining Realm only after thirty years.

  Refining blood and refining bones, this one threshold has stopped countless people since ancient times!

  Bright prospects ahead!

  "Congratulations, Master Jing!" Everyone shouted loudly. A 19-year-old Blood Refining Realm? That's a genius among geniuses! Even the Black Water Temple would know about it and come to fight for him without regard for their reputation!

  Jing Tian smiled slightly and bowed to Ai Songtao, saying: "Elder Ai, Jing Tian will take his leave first!"

  "Go!" Aisontuo stroked his long beard, a satisfied smile on his face.