"This is... Pure Essence Pill..."
Watching the familiar pills being refined by the various patrons of the Great Jing Dynasty, transforming into streams of pure energy that entered the Ancient Teleportation Array.
The Treasure Pattern on the ancient formation were completely illuminated.
Jiang Shu remained calm, and beside him, Xue Xuan's voice also fell silent.
The Ancient Teleportation Array was specially created by disciples of the True Martial Sect. Only recognized dynasties can possess it, and it can be used to teleport people to the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield at specific times.
Although the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield is shrouded in Illusion Array, there are still some fortuitous opportunity left behind by the elders of the True Martial Sect.
Thirty years ago, a prince of the Great Qian Dynasty obtained a divine power on the battlefield. Relying on his unparalleled talent, he ascended to the Furnace Fire Realm in one step and became Outer Sect Disciple of the True Martial Sect.
"Gentlemen, this is all that my Great Jing Dynasty can do. The rest is up to you."
"I will share this pot of Burning Flame Flood Dragon Blood Wine with all of you geniuses. I hope that all of you will be able to gain the favor of the sect elders and join the True Martial Sect."
The emperor of the Great Jing Dynasty raised his cup, toasting each person from afar, and downed it in one gulp.
Behind him, beams of light shot into the sky from the Ancient Teleportation Array, and a channel radiating boundless energy briefly stabilized before everyone's eyes.
"Yes."
Everyone drank at the same time, finishing their cups without any hesitation. With a swift movement, they transformed into streaks of light and rushed directly into the passage.
Inside the passage, there were occasional orbs of light that distorted space, each corresponding to a different landing point in the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield.
Some geniuses have already taken the lead.
In the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield, every action of a genius will be observed by the True Martial Sect Elder. While geniuses can certainly join forces, their final score will decrease as a result.
Moreover, the battlefield is full of all sorts of fortuitous opportunity, and the more people cooperate in the face of fortuitous opportunity, the more likely something bad will happen.
After exchanging glances with the Seventh Prince Xue Xuan and Luo Yu, the three of them each found an exit and fled.
"The spiritual Origin Qi of heaven and earth here is so thin, it's almost the same as when Xuanxing first revived."
Jiang Shu landed on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly as he breathed. He silently recited something to himself.
After quickly scanning the surroundings to confirm that it was a safe plain, he found a corner behind a rock and slowly adjusted his state.
This is not a good thing for him.
Before condensing his Holy Embryo, he Two Realms Martial Arts Cultivation. Even without using his internal Origin Power, his physical strength alone was enough to defeat countless geniuses from various dynasties.
But now, he has already condensed the Holy Embryo in the Cosmos.
Once the Holy Embryo is formed, it needs to be nourished by a continuous supply of the spiritual Origin Qi of heaven and earth.
If the supply is cut off, the Holy Embryo will die, and it will be extremely difficult to condense it again.
Therefore, although he now possesses the Holy Embryo and can forcibly draw upon and absorb the primordial Origin Qi from outside this world, this primordial Origin Qi can only be used to supply the needs of the Holy Embryo.
They simply couldn't do what the Great Jing Dynasty did, constantly using the Heavenly Star Dragon Seizing Hand.
Its overall strength has been slightly weakened.
Of course, the geniuses from other dynasties weren't having an easy time either. Within this space, everyone had to squeeze out their full potential and use every bit of Origin Power to its best advantage.
This is perhaps one aspect that the True Martial Sect Elder need to assess.
He made a decision in his heart.
Jiang Shu sat cross-legged, transforming the Origin Qi between heaven and earth into strands of pure primordial Origin Power within his Aperture.
The passage opened by the Ancient Teleportation Array was rife with Origin Qi, and every genius used their own Origin Power to protect themselves from physical damage. As a result, everyone's Origin Power was somewhat insufficient.
Therefore, during this period, the True Martial Sect should not send any phantoms of Variant Ferocious Beast over, giving the geniuses some time to adjust.
But this time will be very limited.
With a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, just as Jiang Shu finished replenishing the Origin Power in his three hundredth Aperture,
On the plains, thick smoke and dust billowed as a terrifying storm swept in from not far away.
"They're here!"
Jiang Shu was prepared. He suddenly stood up, and the Bloodfall Subduing Dragon Blade instantly appeared from his Storage Bag. He gripped the hilt with the Gang Jin in his palm and swung it out.
The surrounding vitality of heaven and earth was suddenly torn apart by Gang Jin, forming a ray of Yuan Gang on the blade.
Tier 6 Variant Ferocious Beast, the Earth Fiend Nether Dust Tiger.
With a step of Stealth Step, Jiang Shu vanished instantly. He had discovered the significant shortcomings of these illusions during the internal selection process of the Great Jing Dynasty.
Compared to real Tier 6 Variant Ferocious Beast, these phantoms are basically composed of surging Origin Power, with spiritual power accounting for only a very small part.
Therefore, they have plenty of strength but lack wisdom.
As long as we keep consuming them, we will surely be able to destroy them at the lowest possible cost.
Ordinary geniuses wouldn't dare to do this, for fear of losing in a prolonged battle. But I, with my Sincerest Path, can foresee the future. Let alone a single phantom, even if three come, I can fight them all!
"Hiss!"
Jiang Shu lowered his body, casually unleashing the White Tiger Carrying Corpse technique he once possessed, directly slicing open the abdomen of the Earth Fiend Nether Dust Tiger. As its Origin Power leaked out, Jiang Shu pressed his advantage, unleashing a punch.
The Earth Fiend Nether Dust Tiger was powerless to resist and shattered into a phantom. Only a small Jade Plaque remained, suspended in mid-air.
Without hesitation, Jiang Shu grabbed the Jade Plaque tablet and quickly skimmed through the extremely brief information within.
This Jade Plaque is a symbol of genius. Afterwards, every time you defeat the phantom of a Variant Ferocious Beast, points will be recorded. The stronger the Variant Ferocious Beast, the more points you will receive.
One month later.
The top 1,000 geniuses will be able to officially join the sect.
" The Hundred Dynasty War was indeed brutal."
Jiang Shu lowered his eyes. The Hundred Dynasty Battlefield was composed of illusions, in which the phantoms of Variant Ferocious Beast were naturally manipulated by the Grand Array, targeting each genius one by one.
The first batch of Variant Ferocious Beast only delivered Jade Plaque to explain the rules of the great battle.
The main event is yet to come.
Points can be earned not only by fighting Variant Ferocious Beast, but also by killing geniuses and plundering their jade Jade Plaque!
"In the early stages, everyone will definitely have to fight against Variant Ferocious Beast to accumulate points and look for possible fortuitous opportunity. But the later the stage, the fewer Variant Ferocious Beast there will be, and in order to achieve a higher ranking, there will be one bloody battle after another!"
" The Great Jing Dynasty, alone has twenty slots for geniuses. High-level and top-level dynasties will have even more."
"Three hundred geniuses from the dynasty participated, and a simple calculation shows that there are as many as five thousand."
Jiang Shu murmured to himself, as he gripped the Jade Plaque tightly in one hand, and a deep roar echoed across the land, revealing a strong aura of violence.
A true Tide of Beasts of Variant Ferocious Beast, alien beasts has arrived!
The Great Jing Dynasty.
Ten days have passed since the start of the Hundred Dynasty War.
But the emperor and the elders of many noble Aristocratic Clan remained standing and waiting.
Before them, the phantom image of a Giant Stele appeared in front of a mountain peak that pierced the clouds.
The lines of points were rapidly increasing.
Ranked first in the Points Ranking Board: 72.
Second in the Points Ranking Board: 50.
Ranked third in the Points Ranking Board: 48.
Ranked 1000th on the Points Ranking Board: 30.
"One phantom of Variant Ferocious Beast only earns one point. Even those at the peak level only earn three points. In other words, in just three days, the top-ranked genius has already killed more than seventy ordinary-level Tier 6 Variant Ferocious Beast phantoms?"
One nobleman couldn't help but exclaim, his voice filled with shock. This nobleman was once considered a genius. Although he had never officially participated in the Hundred Dynasty War, he was extremely knowledgeable about the events on the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield.
It should be noted that the Variant Ferocious Beast phantoms in the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield were created by the True Martial Sect's magic array. Apart from their intelligence, their strength is basically equivalent to that of ordinary Tier 6 Variant Ferocious Beast.
Moreover, the Origin Qi of heaven and earth is scarce on the battlefield.
Even a genius's combat power would be weakened by an unknown amount. Under such circumstances, to still maintain a lead of seventy-two points, this genius must definitely come from a top-tier dynasty, and their strength has probably already reached the peak of the Rebirth Realm.
"I really wonder how many of these thousand geniuses are actually geniuses from our Great Jing?"
An elder from the Aristocratic Clan nearby couldn't help but chime in.
The Hundred Dynasty War was a matter of life and death for a dynasty, perhaps even a hundred years. At such a time, any conflicts between the court, nobles, and Aristocratic Clan had to be temporarily set aside.
After all, both sides hope that more geniuses will emerge from the Great Jing Dynasty and enter the True Martial Sect.
"The first one to rush out was Yun Yang, the eldest son of the Marquis Guanyun. Not to mention the thousand, he's definitely going to be in the top five hundred!"
"The first one to rush out is already number one? Didn't the Seventh Prince mention that the first one to rush out was a commoner genius, Jiang Shu? The fact that the Seventh Prince knows this means he's number two. If Yun Yang can make it into the top 500, then Jiang Shu and the Seventh Prince might both be in the top 300!"
"According to you old fool, the first place winner is the strongest fighter. Who knows if they're just relying on the power of their Treasure Artifact? In the Hundred Dynasty War, even if you have Treasure Artifact Treasure Artifact, others will have better ones. Without sufficient strength, you won't go far even with Treasure Artifact."
"Let's stop arguing. For our Great Jing, the more geniuses the better. I wish all twenty of our geniuses could enter the True Martial Sect."
"It's difficult. Top-tier dynasties have fifty spots, while advanced dynasties have thirty or forty. This Hundred Dynasty War has three hundred dynasties and over five thousand geniuses. To make it into the top one thousand is a one-in-five chance. Even if only twenty people make it into the True Martial Sect, it's Great Jing blessing from heaven this time!"
Some elders from noble Aristocratic Clan discussed the matter excitedly while sighing.
The names on the Giant Stele will only be fully revealed at the very last moment.
Only three days have passed. Not to mention them, even the True Martial Sect Elder would not know the inside story if they did not investigate one by one.
All they could do was stay here, just like the emperor, and wait a month for the final name to be determined.
As time passed, the court officials and noble Aristocratic Clan of the various dynasties grew impatient.
In the Hundred Dynasty Battlefield, geniuses have fallen one after another, their blood spilled on the battlefield.
"Boom!"
Thirty-six scales exuded a terrifying aura. Jiang Shu extended a palm, drawing out the Origin Power from his Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Apertures. A dragon-shaped giant claw emerged from the clouds and directly struck down the genius of the advanced dynasty, the Juguang Dynasty.
This was the toughest battle he had faced in the past two weeks.
The Tide of Beasts continue unabated, and the space that geniuses can explore is gradually shrinking.
All the geniuses were forced to go to the central area. Those who were not strong enough either hid in a corner or were directly eliminated by the Variant Ferocious Beast, turning into unrecognizable corpses.
Some were even hunted down by more powerful geniuses, and the half-month's worth of points they had worked so hard to earn all went to others.
"Your strength is not bad; you should not be an unknown figure. I know all the geniuses from the top and high-level dynasties who came to the Hundred Dynasty War this time. Only you don't fit the bill. I suppose you should come from a mid-level or even low-level dynasty."
"If you had been given a fortuitous opportunity, you might have actually made it into the top 1000 and officially joined the True Martial Sect. Unfortunately, you've met me, Chu Guang!"
"Killing you might give our dynasty one more spot to join the sect!"
Chu Guang in the void, his hands forming a mudra, and a terrifying mountain appeared out of thin air.
Top-Grade Martial Arts, the Meteor Mountain Seal!
Having come from a high-ranking dynasty, he naturally knew the purpose of the points earned in the Hundred Dynasty War. These points could be exchanged for various benefits after joining a sect.
For example, the opportunity to attend classes within a sect.
For example, a month's worth of miscellaneous labor could be waived.
These points are extremely difficult to obtain after joining the sect.
However, in the Hundred Dynasty War, killing a single Variant Ferocious Beast phantom will earn you one point, and killing a genius will earn you more than ten points!
The person in front of me, after half a month, probably already has over a hundred points!
Once I kill him, my points will rise to four or five hundred, and I'm confident I can make it into the top 100!
"So noisy!"
As Jiang Shu whispered, the Heavenly Star Dragon Seizing Hand and the Meteor Mountain Seal collided violently.
The once invincible dragon-shaped giant claw, along with the Meteor Mountain Seal, collapsed simultaneously, and the violent Origin Power scattered violently in all directions.
Rocks collapsed and the ground cracked.
The air itself collapsed instantly amidst the sonic boom.
The fluctuations in Origin Power in this area were terrifyingly violent; if any geniuses from lower-level dynasties were to get involved, they would almost certainly die.
"As the saying goes, heroes become friends through fighting. Since our levels of skill and combat strength are mutually exclusive, why don't we sit down and talk, and then each stop fighting?"
The Hundred Dynasty Battlefield was sparsely Origin Qi. After exchanging blows with Jiang Shu for a quarter of an hour and bombarding him with Top-Grade Martial Arts, confirming that he could not be completely defeated, Chu Guang decided to unleash his ultimate killing blow.
His words were full of sincerity.
He descended slowly, and as his Origin Power and spiritual power gradually dissipated, a Treasure Artifact behind him vanished into the void.
He had used this move to kill a genius from another advanced dynasty.
This battle is no exception!
However, just as Chu Guang stepped firmly to the ground, believing victory was assured, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Jiang Shu suddenly retreated, pulling back ten zhang, and used his Stealth Step to dodge the fatal blow at top speed.
At the same time, the Bloodfall Subduing Dragon Blade was summoned from the Storage Bag and hovered in mid-air.
The Treasure Pattern on the blade were instantly activated, and an unparalleled sharp aura spread violently.
In the void, blood cascaded down from the heavens, and faintly, the roar of a dragon seemed to echo.
A blood dragon, several dozen feet long and formed from the condensation of Origin Power and spiritual power, exuded a moving and surging power as it leaped out from the Bloodfall.
Jiang Shu's body surged with Origin Power, and on the fifteenth day of the Hundred Dynasty War, he used his first trump card!
Sincerest Path can lead to foresight.
What use are assassinations to me!
Kill! Kill! Kill!