Best Young Master

Chapter 890: Chapter 784 Holy Land Opens

For the Master! Prove Our Worth!

Though Ye Fan did not speak, his entire being radiated fierce war intent, like an unsheathed supreme treasure sword, incomparably sharp.

Since he began cultivation, he had never desired a battle as much as he did at that moment!

He wanted to show everyone through action that the pride of his master was not to be desecrated!

Hmm?

Suddenly sensing Ye Fan’s overwhelming war intent, everyone was momentarily stunned.

"Hmph!"

Immediately, Zorro snorted coldly yet said nothing more. At this point, with the arrival of the supreme strongmen of the War God Alliance led by Yan, no matter how displeased he was, he could not act rashly now, or it would be blatant rule-breaking.

Not only him, but the other five supreme geniuses, including Xu Wudao, also understood this point, thus they remained silent, merely watching Ye Fan with faces full of ridicule.

"Hoo~"

Ye Fan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his war intent, making his expression gradually return to calmness.

This Hidden God List tournament was hosted by the War God Alliance, with Yan being the Alliance Hierarch. Although Ye Fan yearned to defend Zhe Xuanji’s pride through combat, he could not embarrass Yan.

"Master, let’s go down."

Between breaths, Ye Fan’s war intent vanished completely, and his expression returned to calm as he spoke to Zhe Xuanji.

Zhe Xuanji nodded and, together with Ye Fan, flew down towards the canyon below.

"Master..."

Chu Ji quickly approached, her eyes faintly red.

She couldn’t imagine the great endurance Zhe Xuanji must possess to completely ignore the mockery and ridicule of the world. However, in her eyes, making Zhe Xuanji, who once stood at the pinnacle, follow behind the stronger members of the War God Alliance using a flying artifact was unspeakably cruel!

"Master Zhe!"

Lv Zhan, Xiao Selang, Ye Hei, and Wu Zi hurriedly greeted him, their attitudes extremely respectful. Even though Zhe Xuanji was now only at the Innate Realm, he remained a supreme strongman in their hearts!

Zhe Xuanji nodded slightly, saying nothing.

Witnessing this scene, Yan sighed quietly in his heart and then retracted his gaze.

Simultaneously, everyone also shifted their focus from Zhe Xuanji and Ye Fan, looking up at the sky.

In the sky, Yan, clad in a yellow robe, stood at the forefront of the many strongmen of the War God Alliance.

Next were the leaders of the Five Ancient Families led by Xu Tianqi and the master of Mahayana, Shijia Mo Ye.

Like Yan, they all exuded the aura of top-level War Gods, with the auras of Xu Tianqi and Shijia Mo Ye almost not weaker than Yan’s.

This made many in the canyon look at them with eyes full of awe!

Behind them were the leaders of the Cultivator Alliance from the other Five Great Alliances, along with figures like Lv Family Patriarch Lv Yuan, Dark Council leader Augustine, and Jiang Yurong.

They were all high-level War Gods, with Augustine, Lv Yuan, and Jiang Yurong being individuals with potential to break through to top-level War God status.

Behind them stood other members of the War God Alliance, with the Supreme Elder of the Kunlun Sect conspicuously listed among them, all mid-stage War Gods.

"The participants should mostly be here, shall we start?" Yan turned to ask Xu Tianqi and the six supreme strongmen.

Xu Tianqi and the six served as Vice Alliance Hierarchs in the War God Alliance, with remarkable identities and statuses, making them key figures in this Hidden God List tournament.

According to the initial plan, this Hidden God List tournament was a competition among the six supreme geniuses and was also a covert challenge among the six of them.

"Alright!"

Xu Tianqi and the six nodded slightly, agreeing to Yan’s proposal. In their opinion, this Hidden God List tournament was a competitive stage for Xu Wudao and the six supreme geniuses; the participation of other cultivators was insignificant.

"As everyone knows, with the increase of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi on Earth, the cultivation power enhancement is visibly accelerating, but correspondingly, the power of mutant beasts is also rising swiftly.

So far, multiple instances of mutant beasts attacking humans have occurred.

And in the future, such events will only become more frequent, ultimately leading to a scenario where humans must wage war against mutant beasts for survival!"

Seeing no objections from Xu Tianqi and the six, Yan stood in the sky, overlooking the canyon, and said slowly, "In this situation, we hold this Hidden God List tournament with a very clear goal—to select the ten most promising young individuals for substantial rewards and focused cultivation, preparing them for the life-and-death war of the future!

Because this Hidden God List tournament is of enormous significance, almost crucial to the survival of humanity, the rewards are exceptionally abundant!

According to the tournament committee, each of the Six Major Alliances has pledged a million Essence Stones, accumulating to six million Essence Stones, to be awarded to the top ten participants!"

Wow!

With Yan’s words, a wave of commotion swept through the vast Bei Hai Canyon.

Except for a handful like Ye Fan, most participants were unaware of the tournament rewards. Hearing about the six million Essence Stones left them dumbfounded.

"My God... six million Essence Stones, it’s simply unbelievable!"

"If I had six million Essence Stones, even if I can’t reach Yan’s level, I’d definitely become one of the strong people!"

"Stop dreaming, those six million Essence Stones are only rewards for the top ten participants. We are just here as foils, absolutely will not get them!" noveldrama

In the canyon, young participants were abuzz with conversation, while older participants had eyes gleaming with desire.

Their age was advanced, and they had almost exhausted their cultivation potential. Participating in this Hidden God List tournament had a straightforward goal—mutant beast cores and Essence Stone rewards!

"You are the future hope and elite of the Cultivation World. For you, this Hidden God List tournament is a trial and a test. I hope you all pass the test, showcase your potential, and elevate your cultivation to new heights..."

Standing in the sky, Yan’s gaze swept over every corner of the canyon.

Hearing Yan’s words, the young participants felt their blood boil, eager to start the competition immediately.

Upon seeing this scene, the six supreme geniuses, Xu Wudao, Zorro, Andre, Anton, Fa’er, and Mahayana, all had varying degrees of amusement in their eyes, as if watching a group of clowns.

Ye Fan, however, remained calm.

"As with previous Hidden God List tournaments, the first thing to be held is the ranking match. All contestants enter the Holy Land, slay the mutant beasts within to earn points, and are ultimately ranked based on the number of points accumulated."

In the sky, Yan spoke again: "In the Trial Holy Land of the ranking match, there are three types of mutant beasts: Level 8, Level 9, and Early-Stage War God Level mutant beasts. Slaying a Level 8 mutant beast gives 1 point, Level 9 gives 10 points, and Early-Stage War God Level, 1000 points..."

"Master Yan, why is slaying an Early-Stage War God Level mutant beast worth 1000 points? Isn’t the gap too large?"

In the canyon, a young cultivator couldn’t help but ask, as he hadn’t yet reached the Early-Stage War God Realm and wasn’t qualified to compete, so he came to watch and was unfamiliar with some of the rules of the Hidden God List tournament.

It wasn’t just him; there were many like him in the canyon. Upon hearing his inquiry, they all looked at Yan.

"Because the contestants of the Hidden God List must be at the Early-Stage War God Realm. For cultivators at this level, slaying Level 8 and 9 mutant beasts is easy, but killing an Early-Stage War God Level mutant beast is extremely difficult—the strength of a mutant beast of the same level far surpasses our human cultivators!" Yan explained.

"I see..." those people suddenly understood.

"Since someone just asked the most basic question, let me reiterate the basic rules. The duration of the ranking match is three days, and there are special rules in the competition venue—contestants cannot attack each other, all attacks are invalid."

"This means that contestants can only attack mutant beasts, or be attacked by them!"

Yan paused a moment and said, "Does anyone have any questions about the ranking match?"

"No!"

"Since there are no questions about the ranking match, let me talk about the finals."

Seeing no one had questions, Yan continued: "This time, the finals differ from previous Hidden God List tournaments; it will no longer use the arena battle format—after the ranking match, the top ten contestants will enter the second trial land in the Holy Land for the finals.

"Unlike the trial land of the ranking match, the finals’ trial land has not only Early-Stage War God Level mutant beasts but also Mid-stage War God Level mutant beasts. The points for the top ten contestants from the ranking match will reset, with 1 point for slaying an Early-Stage War God Level mutant beast and 100 points for a Mid-stage War God Level."

"In addition, there’s a crucial point: the special rules in the finals’ trial land do not restrict contestants from attacking each other; instead, they’re encouraged to do so—slaying an opponent allows you to take all their points!"

"Uh..."

Upon hearing Yan’s words, both the contestants in the canyon and the cultivators who came to watch were stunned, even the six supreme geniuses such as Xu Wudao.

Ye Fan was no exception!

Previously, they only knew from Anton that the top ten contestants in the finals could attack one another but didn’t know that killing another could take their points!

"Master Yan, isn’t this too cruel?" After a brief shock, an elder contestant couldn’t help but ask.

"Cruel? No! Compared to the future life-and-death war with mutant beasts, I don’t think it’s cruel at all! On the contrary, I believe the special rules in the finals can better test a person’s strength or ability!"

Yan shook his head and solemnly said, "Only geniuses who grow through tempering in such conditions can hold the banner in the future, acting as the Savior, leading other cultivators to win the coming war!"

Silence!

This time, after Yan spoke, the scene was silent!

Everyone felt a sense of oppression and heaviness!

Even the six supreme geniuses like Xu Wudao showed some solemnity—they weren’t worried about fighting mutant beasts, but had to guard against ambushes and assassinations from each other!

"Do you six have anything to add?"

A full half-minute passed before Yan broke the silence of the canyon, turning to ask Xu Tianqi and the other five.

Xu Tianqi and the five all shook their heads.

"Since there’s nothing to add, let’s open the Holy Land and start the match!"

As Yan spoke, he stepped on Gang Qi and flew towards a corner of the canyon, Xu Tianqi and the five followed closely.

There lay an ancient altar, whose origins were lost to time, full of historical weight and gravitas.

Quickly, Yan and the six supreme strongmen landed on the ancient altar.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xu Tianqi and the six exchanged glances, then solemnly took out a peculiar stone from their bosoms.

"What is that?"

Seeing this, many cultivators attending and watching the Hidden God List for the first time were curious.

Including Ye Fan, Su Liuli, and others!

There was no answer.

In the next moment, under everyone’s gaze, Yan led Xu Tianqi and the six supreme strongmen to step into the void, walking to the center of the altar.

There lay a fissure!

Swiftly, the six of them combined the items in their hands, and they emitted a brilliant light, automatically attracting each other and forming a strangely shaped key.

With a wave of his hand, Yan caused the luminous key to soar into the sky, landing in his hand.

Swish!

Without delay, Yan directly inserted the key into the fissure!

"Boom~"

With a loud bang, the whole valley shook, and the fissure at the center of the altar widened, as a massive stele slowly rose from it, engraved with three ancient seal characters: Investiture of the Gods!

Beihai Holy Land opened!

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