"These white jade steps exude an oppressive aura that's at least at the level of Immortal Emperor. How are we supposed to compete with this?"
"Exactly, so we were just dragged into this as scapegoats."
"My full strength hasn't even been revealed yet, how did it get shaken out?"
Some of the eliminated Immortal Venerable Realm experts spoke indignantly.
Although they have all reached the level of the Immortal Venerable Realm, not everyone has the ability to fight across realms.
Cross-border warfare becomes increasingly difficult as time goes on, especially for Immortal Venerable and Immortal Emperor, who represent the final two hurdles to the Immortal Level Realm. These are not things that can be easily overcome.
However, most cultivators only care about the most powerful and abnormal individuals, and they obviously don't care much about the feelings of these "ordinary" cultivators.
Some cultivators who were careless and were directly blasted away regretted it deeply, feeling that if they were in their prime, they would never have been so easily blasted away.
However, most of the cultivators who were shaken out on the first strike were at the Immortal Venerable Realm Early Stage First Layer or had just entered the Immortal Venerable Realm, so they naturally could not withstand the sudden pressure of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
As countless prodigies voiced their complaints, most of the onlookers finally realized what was happening, shaking their heads with a touch of melancholy on their faces.
This ancient power from the dawn of time has incredibly abnormal standards for recruiting disciples; it's a level that ordinary people simply cannot approach.
However, the cultivators watching from the outside were not actually qualified to say such things, because they didn't even have the ability to enter the light screen to participate in the selection. At most, they could only watch from the outside.
Countless powerful cultivators at the Immortal Venerable Realm left indignantly after being eliminated, but some stayed behind with their arms crossed, wanting to see what would happen next.
"I'll see who can hold out until the end."
"It's certainly broadened my horizons!"
"I don't think anyone can last until the end. It's impossible for a cultivator at the Immortal Venerable Realm to know two Origin Technique!"
"But... is this pressure really at the Immortal Emperor Realm? It seems like some people are walking through it quite easily."
Soon, some cultivators began to question the words of those Immortal Emperor Realm experts who had been blasted away.
The group of cultivators hurriedly looked towards the white jade steps. There were hundreds of proud talents, who, despite the pressure of the legendary Immortal Emperor Realm, stood calmly on the white jade steps, as if strolling leisurely.
Before long, the opponent had already stepped onto the first arena.
Of course, this only applies to a very small number of people. Most of the chosen ones have a very hard time getting there, taking one step at a time, and their expressions change with each step they take.
Many of these high-achieving students already had beads of sweat on their faces.
Seeing this, the Third Elder slowly spoke, "The pressure exerted by the successor in front of the first arena is equivalent to that of Immortal Emperor Realm Early Stage First Layer."
With the Third Elder's definitive conclusion, all the cultivators finally understood that what the other cultivators had said was indeed true.
However, everyone's attention was soon drawn to a girl wearing a blue dress.
Looking closely, the gazes of Feng Shenlang, Murong Liu, who had just become disciples of the Dao, and Baili Luoxing, who had become Inner Sect Core Disciple, all fell on her.
The girl in the blue dress was already seated on the stage, one hand supporting her chin, her face showing a hint of impatience.
Several directions opposite her arena, three other prodigies were climbing at an extremely slow pace.
After waiting a while longer, seeing that the other prodigies were climbing slower and slower, the girl in the blue dress couldn't wait any longer. She stood up from the arena and walked straight to the barrier.
The barrier, seemingly there yet not quite, loomed in front of the girl in the blue dress, as if reminding her that it could not be opened unless she defeated her opponent.
" Feng Shenlang, Murong Liu, even without me waiting, I will soon be able to sit on the throne of Dao-Attained Cultivator, and I will absolutely not disgrace the Palace Master!"
The girl in the blue dress said fiercely, then waved her small fist at the sky.
Before the cultivators could even utter a laugh, their smiles froze on their faces at her domineering declaration.
Because the girl in the blue dress threw a punch the next second.
I didn't see the girl in the blue dress use any special techniques or spells; it seemed like she just swung her fist, and an extremely terrifying power erupted from her body.
"Boom!"
The girl in the blue dress punched the barrier in front of her, sending ripples spreading outwards.
"Click... click... click..."
A series of cracking sounds rang out, and then, right before the eyes of countless living beings, the barrier shattered.
Moreover, the way the barrier shattered was as fragile as some kind of glass, leaving the cultivators momentarily stunned.
The girl in the blue dress wasn't surprised at all by this, because it was exactly what he expected.
"Just you wait!" The girl in the blue dress waved her fist at the sky again and continued walking on her own.
The girl in the blue dress didn't try to hide her voice; it could be heard throughout the entire Mountain of Dao Attainment, so naturally many cultivators noticed what was happening on her end.
The entire starry sky fell into a brief silence once again.
Even the Third Elder, who was in charge of the event, was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that among the chosen ones who came to participate in the selection, there would be such an unconventional cultivator!
According to the rules, only by winning the arena battle can the barrier be opened and one can continue climbing the steps. However, this girl in the blue dress simply shattered the barrier and went down on her own, leaving her opponent behind.
After a moment of stunned silence, the Third Elder had no choice but to explain, "The power of the first layer of the barrier can only withstand the bombardment of the Immortal Emperor Realm Early Stage First Layer. If someone can break through the barrier, they can enter the next level of the arena!"
Upon hearing what the Third Elder said, some people started to move again. Most of these people were cultivators who had easily climbed the steps before.
Many of them had already arrived at the ring, waiting for their opponents to come over. Unfortunately, under such great pressure, most of their opponents moved very slowly, and they were all quite bored while waiting.
Upon hearing that they could directly attack the barrier, several people didn't hesitate for long and smashed the barrier to move on to the next stop.
This action did not cause much of a stir.