Chapter 768: Azure Emperor and Radiant Emperor!
In the seventeenth batch of matches, another small upset occurred.
A cultivator who had been widely recognized before the tournament as someone certain to enter the top fifty, and who even had the potential to push higher, unexpectedly suffered a crushing defeat.
The one who defeated him was a cultivator from the Ancient Wild True Sect.
Before this, no one had even heard his name. Yet in this battle, he easily defeated his opponent with only one move.
This strength was already fully comparable to a 1st level Spirit Manifestation Realm expert. It was now certain that he could rank within the top twenty, and he even had hopes of pushing into the top ten.
In the nineteenth batch of matches, a genius figure also appeared from the Supreme Heaven Sword Sect.
With only one sword strike, he easily defeated his opponent, and the strength he displayed was already infinitely close to that of a Spirit Manifestation Realm expert.
Furthermore, judging from his relaxed appearance, he clearly still had strength to spare. It was hard to say whether he truly possessed Spirit Manifestation Realm combat power.
"Incredible. This Heaven’s Chosen Assembly has actually produced so many geniuses. Just those with strength comparable to the Spirit Manifestation Realm already number at least a dozen."
"In previous Heaven’s Chosen Assemblies, it was already considered amazing if a few people with Spirit Manifestation Realm combat power appeared. Looking through the history of the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, this session can definitely be called an extremely flourishing one."
"Indeed, but compared to the session with the Azure Emperor and the Radiant Emperor, there is still a gap."
"Is that not obvious? That session of the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly not only produced Life and Death Realm level experts like the Azure Emperor and the Radiant Emperor, but also several Dao Resonance Realm experts. It can be called the most glorious era in the history of the Northern Territory. Comparing this session to that one is meaningless."
At the mention of the Azure Emperor and the Radiant Emperor, everyone’s expressions became solemn.
This was especially true for the seniors and famous figures. Their faces all revealed looks of awe and admiration.
In the past, the Northern Territory had been weak for many years and was the weakest among the five great territories of the Central Continent. Forget comparing it to the strongest Central Territory. There had even been a significant gap between the Northern Territory and the second-to-last Western Territory.
However, the Azure Emperor and the Radiant Emperor, these two heaven-defying talents, had managed to rise rapidly from such a weak place. They cultivated all the way to the Emperor Conferment Realm.
Not only that, but through their combined strength, they forcibly elevated the Northern Territory until it became the second strongest among the five great territories of the Central Continent. At its peak, it had even approached the level of the Central Territory.
Unfortunately, after pulling the Northern Territory out of its weak status, these two peak powerhouses disappeared at the same time and were never seen again.
Their departure also took away a large group of experts from the Northern Territory.
As for where they went, no one knew.
But without a doubt, the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly they participated in was the most prosperous and powerful one in history. Compared to that session, the current assembly naturally could not compare.
Even so, looking at the history of the Northern Territory Heaven’s Chosen Gathering, the quality of geniuses in this assembly would have no problem ranking among the top three.
Soon after, the first round of matches completely ended.
A total of four hundred people successfully advanced, while the remaining four hundred were directly eliminated.
Perhaps some of the eliminated cultivators were not weaker than those who advanced, but luck was also a form of strength. If one’s luck was poor, one could not blame others.
After an hour of rest, the second round of elimination matches quickly began again.
Just like the previous round, this round was also determined by the Destiny Compass.
This time, Li Yun’s turn came in the third batch.
His opponent was a horse-faced youth.
As soon as he stepped onto the arena, his figure flickered rapidly, leaving dozens of phantoms behind in the blink of an eye.
"Li Yun, I know you are skilled in soul attack methods, but no matter how skilled you are, you first have to be able to hit me."
The dozens of phantoms of the horse-faced youth spoke at the same time, their voices filled with confidence. "Hahaha, with these dozens of clones of mine, can you find which one is my true body?"
"Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil."
Li Yun remained completely unmoved.
A sea of swords surged within his gaze. With a swish, his sight locked onto one of the horse-faced youth’s figures.
Instantly, all of the horse-faced youth’s phantoms vanished, leaving only his true body standing there with a dazed expression.
Then, with a gentle palm strike from Li Yun, he was knocked out of the arena.
"How is this possible?"
Only after being knocked out of the arena did the horse-faced youth suddenly react.
His face filled with despair as he muttered to himself, seemingly unable to accept his defeat.
"Your idea was good, but by being so talkative, did you not reveal the location of your true body yourself?"
Seeing this, Li Yun shook his head and offered a casual explanation.
Hearing these words, the horse-faced youth froze for a moment. Then, he almost wished he could slap himself hard, inwardly cursing his own stupidity.
Since the person he was facing was skilled in soul attacks, that naturally meant Li Yun had high attainments in the Way of the Soul. As long as something was slightly off, Li Yun could easily discover it.
Under such circumstances, the horse-faced youth had actually taken the initiative to speak.
Was he afraid that Li Yun would not be able to find him?
Although the horse-faced youth was filled with extreme regret, his elimination was already settled.
He gave a helpless bitter smile and entered the losers’ seats.
From now on, he could only act as an ordinary spectator and no longer had the qualification to participate in the competition.