The person who came out third was actually Jiang Chen!" The spectators were all startled when they saw Jiang Chen emerge.
They had thought that a genius from another top sect would come out first. Among the top three, a dark horse had already appeared.
The first place was naturally Long Xia. As for Cang Yuan of Cangshan Prefecture, he was from Cangshan Prefecture and had long been familiar with the rules of the martial competition.
The various rules were all familiar to the geniuses of Cangshan Prefecture. As Cang Yuan was Cangshan Prefecture's number-one genius, it was perfectly normal for him to come out so early.
Long Xia had taken first place, which shocked many people. The second-rate sect behind Long Xia was overjoyed. Long Xia had given them immense prestige. His ranking definitely would not be low—one hundred points meant that a top-thirty result was practically guaranteed.
If a second-rate force had a disciple place in the top thirty, the industry and resources it received would be extremely generous. They could allow the force to rise another level over the next hundred years and lay the foundation for advancing to a first-rate force.
Whether a sect could become powerful depended on years of accumulated foundations. Unless a heaven-defying genius appeared within the sect—someone extraordinarily powerful whom they could support—it was impossible to rapidly raise the sect's strength.
"Jiang Chen, you're a little slow." Long Xia transmitted his voice.
"I was delayed a little halfway there. Third place isn't bad either." Jiang Chen transmitted his reply.
Actually, Jiang Chen did not mind taking third place. For the Profound Ice Sect, this result was already inconceivable.
On the Profound Ice Sect's side, having even one disciple enter the top one hundred was already something worth boasting about, let alone taking