The competition is divided into five categories: the first is a duel of spells, the second is a duel of pills, the third is a duel of weapons, the fourth is a duel of talismans and the fifth is a duel of formations.
For a starry sky practitioner, each of these five items is a great survival skill.
For the sake of simplicity, the rules of this competition are to take the top three in each category, with first place being one hundred points, second place fifty points and third place twenty points.
Each person can enter a maximum of three. Participants from the same realm can stack their scores as long as they can get them, and the stacked scores become the total score for that realm.
Ning Cheng entered three categories: Dou Shu, Dou Dan and Dou Weapon.
In fact, Ning Cheng thought that the one he was most likely to achieve first place in was not Dou Shu or Dou Dan, nor was it Dou Weapon, but rather the Dao of Formation. However, he did not want to reveal his true strength in the Dao of Formation; the Dao of Formation was different from the Dao of Dan and the Dao of Weaponry, and in a pinch, it could very well be something that saved his life. Once he participated in the competition, even if he didn’t bring out his true strength, meeting those Formation Dao powerhouses might spy his Formation Dao techniques in the details of his formations.
Since the Second Battle of Creation was coming up, it was naturally best not to reveal such a reserve card if he could.
The five bouts were the last bouts of the Dou Dao, and at all times, strength was the most important, so the finale of the Dou Dao was the final bout. The first competition is the Dan Dao, which is a necessary aid to cultivation. Not everyone can possess an innate magic treasure, and good magic treasures are all artificially made. It is for this reason that the Dao of Weapons is an essential item in the process of cultivation.
The third bout is the talisman duel, and the talisman dao is one of the most mysterious skills. There is no one who can stand in this land outside the Xuanhuang Heaven who does not know how to refine talismans. But there are not many who can refine truly top-notch talismans. That is why the strongest talisman daoists are the fewest and the most inconspicuous.
The fourth is the Formation Dao, which is the most esoteric of the five competitions. This is because a strong Formation Daoist can even kill a strong enemy without making a move. This item is also placed at the back of the list, second only to the dueling dao.
Apart from the Dao of Formation and the Dao of Fighting, the other three competitions use their own materials, and Xuanhuang Tianwai Tian does not provide any materials for the competitions.
This time, at the suggestion of Daoist Monarch Wang Shan, there were seven judges, one from each of the seven realms that intersected with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Exodus. The Jiaquan Realm was not considered a big realm, as the Xuanhuang Heavenly Existence itself was the closest to the Jiaquan Realm, and the current Heavenly Lord of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Existence, Feng Huangmei, was from the Jiaquan Realm. The Jiaquan Realm also has a judge, and that is Heavenly Lord Feng Huangmei.
Apart from that, the other six judges are Daoist Lord Wang Shan of the Heavenly Gate Realm, Daoist Lord Mi Ruan of the Sanyuan Realm, Daoist Lord Liao Qianlu of the Nine Heavens Realm, Daoist Lord Feiyin of the Seven Saha Realm, Daoist Lord He Lanfeng of the Shouyi Realm, and Daoist Lord Shen Mo of the Unwounded Realm.
Apart from Feng Huang Mei, the weakest cultivation of the other six was also at the early stage of the Harmonious Realm.
At this moment, the competition platform directly above the Xuanhuang Tianwai Tian square had long been set up, and defensive prohibitions that could only be observed with the gaze but not with divine sense were set up around the competition platform.
Feng Huang Mei, as the current Heavenly Lord of the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven, was the first to fly and land in the middle of the stage.
With the appearance of Feng Huang Mei, the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven Square instantly fell silent.
Feng Huang Mei also felt a pang of emotion in his heart, when it came to his cultivation level, his cultivation level was really nothing in the current Xuanhuang Outer Heaven. Because of the strength of both Ning Cheng and Ye Mo, as well as the negotiations with the surrounding major realms, the competition had become peaceful, along with him becoming one of the most important figures in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven.
“Fellow Daoists, it is an honour for me, Feng Huang Mei, to stand here today. In terms of cultivation, there are countless people more powerful than me, Feng Huang Mei. It is only because I have arrived in the Xuanhuang Heavenly Exodus one step earlier that I have the opportunity to stand here and speak to you all. On behalf of the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven, I welcome any friend with good intentions to this place.”
Speaking here, Feng Huang Mei raised his tone even more, “Many people here are Daoists in bitter cultivation, so in order not to delay Daoists, I announce that the Xuanhuang Outer Heavenly Bout officially begins. The first competition is the Dan Duel, and I once again state that apart from redrawing the realms in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven, this competition is also for the purpose of promoting friendship between the major realms.”
No one took Feng Huang Mei’s words to heart, despite the fact that many hidden powers had guessed that a second creation battle was coming. But this kind of competition clearly had no element of friendship in it. Occupying a piece of land in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven would be most beneficial in the future, no matter which realm the Gate of Creation reopened in.
The one presiding over the dan bout was Fei Yin of the Seven Saha Realms, a strong person at the early stage of the Harmonious Realm and also a Harmonious Dao Dan Saint.
After Feng Huang Mei had retreated, he landed on top of the competition platform and first greeted all the people in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven Square with a clasp of his fist before saying aloud, “There are a total of seven hundred and six participants in the Dan Competition, there is no limit to the number of rounds in this Dan Competition, as long as the top three are finally decided. The Dan Competition will now begin, the first round will be the Void ……”
“I hope I’m not too late ……” A cold voice interrupted Feiyin’s words, followed by two people appearing from the void. Appearing were two women, the one at the back had a weak cultivation and was under the protective domain of the one in front.
Xing Xi? Ning Cheng’s eyes jumped as soon as he saw the woman who spoke, and the Creation Divine Spear behind him even emitted a buzzing sound.
“This is a supreme powerhouse.” Xiao Xinxi sensed the same and whispered in Ning Cheng’s ear.
“She is Xing Xi, the woman who possesses the Green Lotus of Creation, and today her Green Lotus of Creation has been put away instead. There might be another big battle later.” Ning Cheng said with a gruff voice transmission to Xiao Xinxi.
Xiao Xinxi licked his lips, having heard that Xing Xi was powerful, he had long wanted to give it a try.
At this moment, Ning Cheng was not worried, with Ye Mo here, when the fight came later, Ye Mo would definitely not fail to fight.
Compared to when the two had joined forces, both he and Ye Mo were now more than several times stronger. At the beginning, Ye Mo was only at the early stage of Dao Harmony and he was only at the late stage of Mixed Yuan. At this time, he was at the early stage of Dao Harmonization, Ye Mo was at the late stage of Dao Harmonization, his Dao rhythm was solid, and with Ao Ru and Xiao Xinxi, he didn’t believe that he couldn’t stop a woman.
Moreover, before the match began, the strongest of the remaining realms presiding over the match had assured each other that all of them would strike if anyone dared to obstruct the match. Other people would be fine, but that Wang Shan Daoist Monarch was not ordinary in strength.
If Xing Xi dared to make a move today, then Ning Cheng would not have wanted to.
Ning Cheng looked at Ye Mo, who likewise looked at Ning Cheng. Although neither of them said anything, that killing momentum was already surrounding both of them. It was evident that Ye Mo was thinking the same thing as him, that he would not want Xing Xi to make a move now.
Fei Yin was not a reckless person, the way Xing Xi appeared was too bizarre. Even he, an early stage of the Harmonious Realm, could not see it, so it was clear that Xing Xi’s strength was far stronger than his. As for the woman standing beside Xing Xi, who was only at the late Eternal stage, she was directly ignored by him.
“This fellow Daoist, this is the Xuanhuang Grand Competition, if you wish to observe the battle, please also take a seat to the side.” Fei Yin said as he clasped his fist without being condescending, and when he finished, his gaze looked towards Daoist Monarch Wang Shan and the others.
Without Fei Yin speaking, Daoist Monarch Wang Shan and the others had already stood up.
Ning Cheng was looking at the woman who was following Xing Xi in confusion, a woman he also knew. When he had first gone to the Wuji Holy Land, Jing Yi Yi had told him that this woman was called Shu Qiang and was the new Holy Maiden of the Wuji Holy Land of the Nine Discs Star Continent. She was also the disciple of Foraging Hui of the Immortal Sacred Land, and when he had killed Foraging Hui and destroyed the Immortal Sacred Tree of the Immortal Sacred Land, this woman had watched from the side.
I had never expected this woman to be so good at mixing, in the blink of an eye she had been brought along by a powerful person like Xing Xi, and her cultivation level had even come to the late Eternal stage.
Book Qiang then did not seem to see Ning Cheng, or if she saw Ning Cheng, she pretended not to see him and just followed behind Xing Xi with her head lowered.
Whether or not Shu Qiang would seek revenge on him, Ning Cheng did not put it on his mind as he also flew and landed on top of the tournament stage. Whether he wanted to fight Xing Xi or not, he had to come up on this stage.
Ning Cheng had just landed on top of the tournament platform when Daoist Monarch Wang Shan’s voice transmission came to Ning Cheng’s ears, “Daoist Monarch Ning, I know this Xing Xi. Back then, during the Creation War, she was with the Green Lotus Saint Lord. I never thought that she would be so strong that she could directly tear apart the realm of the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven, I am far from being her opponent.”
Hearing these words, Ning Cheng thought of Shu Qiang, this Shu Qiang seemed to be playing the same role as the one Xing Xi had played by the side of the Green Lotus Daoist Lord back then.
Ye Mo also flew and landed on top of the stage, even though the other contestants had not yet come up, Xing Xi still felt the oppressive aura.
She didn’t care as she smiled lightly, “Since this is a grand competition divided by the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven region, I, as a cultivator of this side of the universe, am naturally also qualified to participate in the competition. Therefore, I will also participate in this round of the Dan Dou. By the way, my name is Xing Xi, so don’t get it wrong when the rankings are scored later.”
Fei Yin subconsciously turned her gaze towards Daoist Monarch Wang Shan, the fact that this tournament could be held out without hindrance was planned by Daoist Monarch Wang Shan together with Ye Ning and the three of them.
Daoist Monarch Wang Shan said in a light voice, “Since you are here to participate in the tournament, it is naturally allowed.”
Having received the words of Daoist Monarch Wang Shan, Fei Yin also said to Xing Xi, “Since Fellow Daoist is here to participate in the tournament, it is naturally allowed.”
After saying that, Fei Yin did not say anything more to Xing Xi, but said to all the people, “Just now, there was a temporary interruption due to a small matter. Now the competition continues, the first round is the Void Alchemy Pill. The pills to be made are killing pills, the refining time is one day, and the divine spirit herbs are self-provided. Please ask all the dan fighters to come up to the stage, the dan fight will now begin.”
Void alchemy meant refining pills without the use of a pottery furnace, a refining technique that would be extremely difficult for the average person. However, those who could stand here to participate in the competition were all powerful people. If they didn’t use a dan furnace to refine pills, they basically wouldn’t have any problems.
The only problem was that everyone felt that this time, the competition was not just about the Dao of Dan, but also about another kind of competition of strength.
The grade of the Killing Dao Dan was not high compared to the people here, it was merely a Dao Yuan Dao Dan. To refine this kind of dan one had to fuse one’s own Dao rhythm of killing intent, and when one was fighting against someone, taking a killing dao dan could directly boost one’s killing power and killing intent.
It could be said that when two Dan Saints of the same strength were refining a killing pill, whoever was stronger would have a stronger killing pill effect.