The drawing ceremony had concluded, and the Nine Regions Grand Assembly's cruelest elimination stage—"Slaying Nine Dragons"—officially began. Like nine enraged dragons, the nine teams charged into the perilous mountain range surrounding the Abyss of Demise, competing for the tokens needed to enter the core region.
Led by Zhou Yuan, the Tian Yuan Domain team advanced with unstoppable momentum. His peak Divine Mansion Realm cultivation was fully displayed, but even more shocking was the unfathomable depth of his Genesis Qi foundation—vast and boundless as an abyssal sea, reaching an astonishing fifty million stars!
Such a foundation already faintly surpassed that of ordinary peak Divine Mansion Realm experts, approaching those of the most exceptional geniuses!
With him as their spearhead, the Tian Yuan Domain team swept through everything in their path. Zhou Yuan did not even need to go all out; his aura alone sent many powerful Genesis Beasts blocking their way fleeing in terror, while complex Genesis Rune traps were effortlessly dispelled with a wave of his hand. The team moved at incredible speed.
Lu Xiao, Ye Bingling, and the other four pavilion masters followed closely behind, clearing scattered obstacles and maintaining the formation. Yet even more eye-catching were the performances of Zuoqiu Qingyu and Li Qingchan.
Zuoqiu Qingyu pushed the Illusory Fish Swim movement technique to its limit. This evasive art had already faintly touched upon the profundities of a Saint Origin Technique. Her figure drifted like smoke and moved like water, weaving freely through the complicated terrain. She often scouted the dangers ahead first, allowing the team to avoid risks.
Her illusion arts were even more exquisite. Several times, when they encountered ambushes from small enemy groups, she merely had to lift her slender hand, and layer upon layer of illusions would emerge, causing the enemy to fall into