Chapter 2697 - 550:
"Indeed, I wonder how many of us from the Eastern Wilderness Sect will represent the Human Clan in the battle."
"I don’t know about others, but Dong Fanghua will undoubtedly represent our Human Clan."
As the words of this cultivator fell, everyone around nodded in deep agreement.
"Naturally, Dong Fanghua’s master is our Sect Hierarch, and she is also the only disciple the Hierarch has taken in the past five hundred years. Although our Eastern Wilderness Sect currently has over thirty Perfect Completion Golden Core cultivators, there is no doubt that she is the strongest."
"It is said that Dong Fanghua is already very close to the Golden Core Period Limit."
"Now is not the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth, when cultivators couldn’t break through; they all remained at the Golden Core Stage, continuously cultivating. Naturally, there were many who reached the Golden Core Period Limit.
But now, no cultivator would remain at the Golden Core Stage permanently, and it’s rare to see anyone at the Golden Core Period Limit."
"No, actually, one should say there is no Golden Core Period Limit now. At that time, the power of the Heavenly Dao restricted cultivators to a certain extent, which is why the Golden Core Period Limit existed.
But now, the Heavenly Dao does not restrict the power of cultivators, so naturally, there is no Golden Core Period Limit. Theoretically, the current Golden Core Stage can surpass that limit."
"It indeed can be surpassed, but who can exceed it?"
Amidst the heated discussions, a figure rose into the void.
He was dressed in magnificent and solemn attire, highlighting his majesty and high status.
His gaze swept downward, and for a moment, the crowd of cultivators below couldn’t help but feel awe.
"It’s Venerable Ba Huang, the Vice Sect Hierarch of our Great Teaching."
"With the Sect Hierarch and Grand Elder absent, this martial arts tournament is being presided over by the Vice Sect Hierarch. Since he has appeared, it means the tournament is about to begin."
Amidst the murmurs, Venerable Ba Huang’s voice echoed.
"The martial arts tournament is now officially commencing. In a moment, each arena will have an Earth Immortal Realm judge, who will announce the cultivators to ascend the stage."
After he finished speaking, he descended onto the highest peak, and from the mountain, several Earth Immortal Realm cultivators descended onto each arena, their announcements resounding.
Despite over a hundred Earth Immortal Realm judges announcing numbers simultaneously, creating a hubbub, the Golden Core Stage participants in the tournament could hear their own numbers clearly due to the judges’ Earth Immortal power.
"Number A-35, Number B-67, Number C-106... proceed to Arena 35."
Xingchen Zi clearly heard his number and the arena he needed to go to, and immediately began to fly toward Arena 35. Simultaneously, several other cultivators also flew towards their respective arenas.
He wasn’t very close to Arena 35, and by the time he arrived, there were already three cultivators on the stage, all wearing the uniform of the Eastern Wilderness Sect.
The five of them stood together, occupying a corner of the arena.
Clearly, these five had decided to join forces.
Before the martial arts tournament began, the Eastern Wilderness Sect’s Golden Core Stage participants had already agreed that no matter how many of their people appeared on an arena, they would unite.
Although only one person could emerge from an arena, it had to be someone from the Eastern Wilderness Sect.
After eliminating individuals from other sects and the loose cultivators, they would then decide among themselves who should advance.
Xingchen Zi was the sixth to arrive on the arena, and soon, four other cultivators joined him there.
The four quickly spotted, opposite them, five disciples in Eastern Wilderness Sect attire, and their expressions became serious as they gathered together.
Seeing five people opposite, they knew they had to gather five themselves to withstand the opposition. Moreover, when the Earth Immortal judge announced numbers earlier, they clearly heard that a Number A-35 was among them, indicating the presence of someone at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection.
In reality, they knew the chances of advancing were slim given such a powerful presence, but they still wanted to give it a shot, to fight once.
Some of them had only heard of the power of the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection but had never faced such an opponent. They also wanted to witness just how strong the legendary Perfect Completion Golden Core truly was!
On the opposing side, when the five Eastern Wilderness Sect cultivators saw the tenth individual arrive on the stage, their expressions instantly turned grim.
They knew very well that on this arena, there was someone at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection. Initially, they hoped this person was from the Eastern Wilderness Sect, so even if they were eliminated, it would merely be by their own, which wouldn’t be shameful.
However, now that all ten participants had descended upon the arena, apart from their group of five, there were no other members from the Eastern Wilderness Sect.
They all recognized each other and knew each other’s cultivation realms. Among them, there was no one at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, evidently indicating that the formidable presence was on the opposing side.
The five inwardly smiled bitterly. With so many sects and loose cultivators at the tournament, encountering one of the seven Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivators wasn’t statistically high, yet they ended up facing one.