Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle!

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, within Xuanming Prefecture of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, at a Chu Clan stronghold, Qian Renxue sat before a window in a luxurious palace, gazing outside as she sighed inwardly.

She had already been in the so-called Upper Realm for two days, and it had been ten days since she became a Chosen One. These ten days...

Could only be described as dreamlike and surreal!

"Young Master, are you thinking about Spirit Hall?"

Hu Liena, who had arrived carrying a platter of spirit fruits, saw the helpless look on Qian Renxue's face and sighed faintly to herself.

She knew very well how lonely and difficult it was to be alone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. As for opportunities in this damned place, she could not say much, but dangers truly lurked everywhere!

Only by living under the Chu Clan's protection could they enjoy a measure of stability.

But that was only for herself. Qian Renxue had been brought up from the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm. Hu Liena had heard that the Eight Regions were extremely dangerous, so Qian Renxue must have encountered something terrifying there to miss Douluo Continent so much. Compared to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, Douluo Continent was practically paradise on earth!

"It's not that I miss Spirit Hall. I was just marveling at how absurdly powerful the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are. Any random person here could probably blow up Douluo Continent."

"Indeed."

Hu Liena nodded. Feeling the Spiritual Power within her, utterly different from the Soul Power she had possessed as a Soul Master, she said with emotion,

"The cultivation system of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands is simply too powerful—powerful enough to terrify people!"

"Exactly. Forget it, let's not talk about that. Hu Liena, what did you come to see me for?"

"Oh, I nearly forgot the important matter. Tian Yao came to see me just now. The Warrior Selection Tournament in Lei Province is about to begin, and she asked whether we wanted to go watch the excitement."

"Warrior Selection Tournament? What is that? Are they asking us to participate in the selection?"

"Of course not. We're so weak—how could we possibly participate in the Warrior Selection Tournament? Tian Yao told me that while it appears to be a grand martial competition, its true purpose is the preliminary round for Hundred Rivers Converging into the Sea, the initial selection for gathering all the geniuses of the Three Thousand Provinces for battle."

Hu Liena carefully recalled the information Tian Yao had given her.

"The Three Thousand Dao Provinces are vast beyond measure. A single province or prefecture is several, even dozens of times larger than the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm. In such enormous lands, countless prodigies and exceptional talents naturally emerge. Yet the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle cannot allow every cultivator to participate, so there must naturally be a screening process. The Warrior Selection Tournament is the initial selection of outstanding young cultivators."

Hiss~!

Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong, who had just walked over, could not help drawing sharp breaths.

The Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle!

If the Three Thousand Dao Provinces truly had three thousand provinces, and every province was several or even dozens of times larger than the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm, then how many prodigies and exceptional talents did the Three Thousand Dao Provinces possess?

With so many prodigies competing on the same stage, what a grand event it would be!

This would be far more exciting than Douluo Continent's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!

On Douluo Continent, at Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan wore a strange expression, mingling surprise with shock.

He had never expected the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to have a competition similar to Douluo Continent's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Of course, in terms of scale, the two could not be mentioned in the same breath, though their essence was the same.

"Sure enough, true geniuses can only reveal themselves in battle."

Bibi Dong gripped her scepter. Remembering the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, where Spirit Hall's team had been defeated by Shrek Academy's team, filled her with irritation.

No matter how one looked at it, Spirit Hall's team had been stronger than Shrek Academy's team, yet they had lost to them!

Especially that Tang San, Tang Hao's son!

Bibi Dong shook her head, throwing Tang San's hateful face from her mind. She raised her head toward the Light Screen and spoke unconsciously, uncertain whether she was asking herself or someone else.

"I really wonder how many prodigies and exceptional talents will participate in the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle."

Qian Daoliu thought for a moment before ultimately giving up.

"I don't know. The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are simply too vast, vast to an unimaginable degree. No one knows how many prodigies and exceptional talents they contain. But I am curious—what realm would one need to reach in order to stand out in the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle? Do you think it could be the Venerable Realm?"

After pondering briefly, Bibi Dong shook her head.

"Not likely. Have you forgotten that even a servant in the Chu Clan stronghold possesses Venerable Realm cultivation? As for guards, they are even more astonishing. According to what Tian Yao said before, they need at least Divine Fire Realm cultivation, perhaps even True One Realm!"

"And those are merely the most ordinary guards."

"How could cultivators worthy of being called geniuses possibly be weaker than ordinary guards? So I think they will very likely be in the Saint Sacrifice Realm, perhaps even the Celestial God Realm!"

"Saint Sacrifice Realm... Celestial God Realm..."

In the Heaven Dou Empire, within the Imperial Palace of Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo stroked his chin, his face full of admiration.

"Interesting. The Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle? The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are certainly exciting!"

Prince Xue Xing nodded.

"Yes. Just thinking about how extraordinarily exciting the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was back then, it is truly difficult to imagine how spectacular the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands must be!"

"I really hope we can see the Three Thousand Provinces Genius Battle sooner."

Xue Beng likewise eagerly anticipated witnessing the genius battle of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces in person. It was sure to be absolutely spectacular!

"Surely we will soon see countless geniuses from the Three Thousand Dao Provinces competing on the same stage!"

Meanwhile, in the Lower Realm, at Stone Village, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the group of Stone Village children crowding around her, her face somewhat awkward.

"Are you Shi Hao's wife?"

Monkey trotted forward and continuously sized Zhu Zhuqing up, his eyes brimming with curiosity.

"What are you talking about? Who would be that little brat's wife?"

Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed faintly. She gave an embarrassed cry and hurriedly denied it.

How could she possibly like a little brat like Shi Hao? Setting everything else aside, their ages alone were right there!

She did not want to be an old cow eating tender grass!

No, it should be tender grass being eaten by an even younger cow!

"Huh? If you're not Shi Hao's little wife, then why did you come back with Shi Hao?"

Huzi, one of Shi Hao's childhood playmates, asked in surprise.

"That little brat only told me he was taking me somewhere. I never expected him to bring me to Stone Village."

Zhu Zhuqing felt that Shi Hao had really set her up this time. If she had known that he would bring her back to Stone Village, she would rather starve to death in the wilderness or be bitten to death by savage beasts than return to the village with him!

She would not come back even if she died!