Chapter 1679: Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor Pill
"Senior Sister Yu, congratulations!"
When Ling Feng saw the young woman, he could not help but shake his head and laugh.
He truly had not expected Yu Linglong to actually make it into the top ten.
Normally, she looked just like a shy little girl, but the divine power hidden inside her body was something even he did not dare underestimate.
"I...I promised Senior Brother Lin that I would make it into the top ten... I... I finally did it."
Yu Linglong blushed deeply as she spoke.
Ling Feng smiled faintly.
With himself, Yu Linglong, Tuoba Yan, Shi Haoxuan, and Gu Changfeng, five of the top ten belonged to the Dongling Immortal Pool.
This time, they had finally protected the honor of the Dongling Immortal Pool and firmly upheld its status as the overlord among the Three Sacred Lands.
The remaining five spots belonged to Ye Ting and Gongsun Long from the Wulei Sacred Land, Ao Jue and Li Yanluo from the Yunluo Sacred Land, and the final person, Yue Huaqing.
When Ling Feng saw Yue Huaqing, he was slightly surprised.
He had not expected her to reach the top ten either.
Although she had once lost to him, Ling Feng believed someone capable of entering the top ten could not have relied on luck alone.
When she fought him earlier, she had probably hidden other trump cards as well.
At that moment, Yue Huaqing was staring at Yu Linglong with obvious fear in her eyes, as though she had experienced something terrifying. She kept whispering rapidly to Li Yanluo and Ao Jue.
The two men repeatedly cast astonished glances toward Yu Linglong, clearly shocked.
Especially Li Yanluo.
Battle intent blazed fiercely within his eyes, as though he already wanted to challenge Yu Linglong immediately.
It seemed Yue Huaqing had fought Yu Linglong before qualifying for the top ten.
Ling Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Having witnessed Yu Linglong's monstrous strength himself, he naturally understood why Yue Huaqing looked so frightened.
Honestly, it made sense.
Yu Linglong looked completely harmless and adorable, yet nobody would imagine such terrifying strength hidden within such a tiny body.
Shaking his head with a smile, Ling Feng brought Tuoba Yan and Yu Linglong over to Shi Haoxuan and Gu Changfeng, who represented the Dongling Immortal Pool faction.
Nominally speaking, Shi Haoxuan was still the leading figure of the Dongling Immortal Pool.
His gaze swept briefly across Ling Feng and the others before he gave a slight nod.
"Not bad."
That was all he said before closing his eyes again to rest quietly.
Gu Changfeng, however, was far more approachable than Shi Haoxuan. After exchanging a few words, he quickly became friendly with Ling Feng's group.
After all, as fellow disciples of the Dongling Immortal Pool, everyone standing on this stage was fighting for the sect's glory.
"The Top Ten Ranking Tournament officially begins! First place shall receive one Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor Pill!"
The ten arenas merged into one.
Even the ten puppet referees fused together into a single entity, though its aura became vastly more terrifying afterward.
The puppet referee spoke indifferently. A flash of dark radiance appeared before a jade porcelain bottle materialized in its palm.
Even before the bottle was opened, every top genius standing at the peak of the Dongling Region stared at it with reddened eyes and unconcealed greed.
The Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor Pill.
As its name implied, it was a supreme divine pill capable of stealing the power of heaven and earth's creation itself.
Anyone who consumed it and survived without dying prematurely would inevitably possess the chance to break through to the peak of the ninth level of the Divine Destiny Realm and become a peak Great Emperor.
The martial path had always been a struggle against heaven itself.
After reaching the Divine Destiny Realm, every breakthrough became incomparably difficult.
Take the barrier of the third level of the Divine Destiny Realm alone. Countless geniuses had been trapped there for life.
Yet a single Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor Pill could guarantee a martial practitioner's cultivation all the way to the peak of the ninth level of the Divine Destiny Realm.
The value of such a pill was unimaginable.
Even within the Three Sacred Lands, any expert at the ninth level of the Divine Destiny Realm basically stood at the summit of power.
Winning the Sunset Heaven Selection not only represented supreme glory, but also meant obtaining a peerless divine pill within arm's reach.
For a moment, Shi Haoxuan, Ye Ting, and Ao Jue all revealed the same determined look in their eyes.
Ling Feng was naturally no exception.
The puppet referee put the Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor Pill away again and expressionlessly announced:
"The matches officially begin! First round, Yu Linglong versus Gongsun Long!"
"Ah? Me?"
Yu Linglong's face turned pale with shock. She looked incredibly timid, clearly never expecting herself to be the first one called up.
"Senior Sister Yu, do your best."
Ling Feng gave her an encouraging smile.
"Brother Lin is watching from outside. This isn't the time to look discouraged."
"Ah!"
The moment Lin Mu was mentioned, Yu Linglong instantly became energized. She clenched her small fists tightly and bit her lip.
"I...I'll definitely do my best!"
Ling Feng secretly found it amusing.
Yu Linglong was not particularly skilled at controlling the terrifying power within her body, but the moment Lin Mu entered the conversation, her hidden potential would naturally erupt.
Across from her, Gongsun Long had already flipped onto the arena stage.
Now that all ten arenas had merged into one, the field looked much more spacious.
Still, considering the people standing there were the strongest experts of this year's Sunset Heaven Selection, such a stage suited their status perfectly.
As the sixth-ranked expert from the previous Sunset Heaven Selection, Gongsun Long's strength was naturally beyond question.
When he saw that his opponent was merely a delicate, timid little girl, disdain immediately flashed across his eyes.
A moment later, Yu Linglong also hopped onto the stage. She glanced nervously at Gongsun Long and stammered timidly,
"P-Please guide me, Senior Brother..."
"Hmph!"
Gongsun Long snorted coldly and said indifferently,
"This junior sister, competition isn't child's play. If you don't want to get hurt, surrender and step down now."
"I won't surrender..."
Yu Linglong bit her lip stubbornly.
She honestly had no interest at all in the rankings of the Sunset Heaven Selection.
But for the promise she made to Lin Mu, she still decided to give it everything she had.