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"Second place, from the Northern Courtyard!" Elder Xiao said again.

As the dragon aura brewed, Fang Xing's name appeared once more.

This time, everyone was in disbelief. No one had ever thought that with so many Hidden Dragon students, even Su Tian would be so strong. How could this Fang Xing be ranked second?

"Third place, Su Tian from the West Branch!" Elder Xiao didn't pay attention to the discussions around him as he continued to announce his name.

"Fourth place, Southern Courtyard Zhang Taixu!"

"Fifth rank, Eastern Courtyard Wang Tiangang!"

"The sixth is the Northern Courtyard's Du Feng!"

"Seventh place, East Branch's Qing Yun, West Branch's Chu Chen."

"Eighth place, Gu Qingling from the East District!"

"The ninth Northern Courtyard's Gu Yan'er!"

All ten people in the first group had entered the top ten, and Ji Qingyun and Chu Chen were still tied for seventh.

With regards to this ranking, most people were not surprised at all. These ten people were originally the most powerful geniuses recruited by the Azure Province Institute this time.

It was just that some of them were a little surprised by a certain ranking.

Lin Tian didn't have any surprises. Overall, the ranking this time was basically the same as Lin Tian's.

Right now, the only thing he was curious about was how he would fight in the ranking competition.

The current Lin Tian was very excited. Last night, after cultivating, Lin Tian was shocked to discover that the continuous battles in these few days could be compared to a month of bitter cultivation by himself.

He didn't think that fighting was actually the best way for him to improve. Thinking of this, Lin Tian impatiently wanted to continue fighting with them to his heart's content.

"Eleventh place... 12th place … "

Elder Xiao continued to mutter. Not long later, twenty names appeared on the golden list.

These twenty people were the top twenty geniuses in the arena battle, and they were also the hope of this year's Azure Province Academy.

After he finished, Elder Xiao announced the rules for the ranking competition.

The rules were very simple. Any student who wasn't on the list could challenge these 20 students. If they succeeded, then his name would replace the person he defeated and he would become one of the 20 students on the list. If he lost, then his ranking wouldn't be affected.

Of course, if the 20 people on the list weren't satisfied with their ranking, they could also challenge any existence that was higher than them. If they won, they could replace their ranking and if they lost, everything would remain the same.

The rule is very simple, it is to have your disciples fight, fight with all they have, and reclaim their rankings.

However, Lin Tian felt a bit disheartened. He was already first place. This also meant that he didn't have the qualifications to take the initiative to challenge and could only wait to be challenged.

After Elder Xiao announced the rules, everyone in the arena began to boil with excitement. Many of the nameless geniuses felt their eyes turn red when they saw the names on the ranking board. They knew just how important it was to enter the ranking board.

These twenty students, in the future, would definitely become geniuses that the entire Azure Province focused on raising. Not only was it an honor, it also represented the potential of a student, as well as countless resources.

The most important thing in cultivation was the resources.

As a result, all the students who were no longer on the rankings began to carefully look over those names. They considered the difference between them and the people on the rankings and prepared to challenge them.

And those on the leaderboard also felt the same way. Some wanted to keep their positions, and some wanted to go further.

The students in the top ten were also having different thoughts.

Gu Yan'er, Du Feng, and Fang Xing didn't have any other thoughts in their minds. It was already good enough that they were able to maintain their current rankings.

Wang Tiangang swept his sinister gaze across Lin Tian's body, but in the end, he gave up. Although he did not want to admit it, he clearly understood in his heart that he was not Lin Tian's match.

Fang Xing and Wang Tiangang also stopped thinking about Fang Xing. Fang Xing was born with a talisman, and to him, a beast spirit's physique was akin to heavenly tribulation. He definitely did not want to be seriously injured again.

He actually wanted to challenge the Great Void Sect or Su Tian.

As for Su Tian, Zhang Taixu, they were both fixated on Fang Xing. If Lin Tian and the rest couldn't defeat him, wouldn't Fang Xing be able to?

But after thinking for a bit, the two of them gave up. Lin Tian had heavily injured the two of them yesterday. Coincidentally, the two of them had relied on Gu Qing Yuan's pills to save their lives …

Naturally, they knew about the relationship between Fang Xing and Lin Tian. Therefore, no one wanted to hate Lin Tian for fear that he would cause trouble for them in the future.

The others also scanned the crowd, but what Lin Tian didn't expect was that everyone's eyes swept over him and immediately went past him. It was as if Lin Tian wasn't within their range of choice.

"Invincible True Loneliness …" Lin Tian abruptly thought of this sentence and stopped thinking about it.

Before long, the audience had become very lively. Everyone began to choose their opponents one after another.

Soon, the two who had chosen their opponents had begun their battle.

Fighting after match, everyone's eyes were filled with the desire to win. Everyone knew that this was their last chance. Whether they could get the important training from the Azure Province or not all depended on this time's ranking.

The battle was abnormally intense. Everyone took out their skills and everyone in the audience cheered.

But Lin Tian looked at it and felt a bit sleepy, so he didn't think too much. Lin Tian also felt that no one would challenge his ranking and directly closed his eyes to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, the ranking competition had finally come to an end.

Finally, Elder Xiao announced the final twenty participants of the ranking competition.

There weren't any big changes in the top ten.

Many people didn't want to take the risk, but the most important thing was that in yesterday's battle, many people had been injured. Perhaps they had exhausted too much of their energy.

Thus, his ranking was fixed.

Also at this time, Elder Xiao's voice once again rang out: "This competition for the Green Province Academy has come to an end. All of the twenty students on the Golden Ranking will receive rich rewards, and according to the final results of the three rounds of selection, the four great academies' rankings are as follows: Northern Courtyard's first place, East Courtyard's second place, West Courtyard's third place, and Southern Courtyard's fourth place. Following this ranking, the Central Academy will also award the four great academies' pills, magical equipment, and martial arts secret records according to this ranking."

At this point, Elder Xiao paused for a moment before continuing, "This time, there's also an unexpected surprise. It's related to the Proclamation of Azure Sky …"

When these words were spoken, everyone was slightly stunned, but soon after, everyone was stupefied.

The Proclamation of Azure Sky!

Could it be that a new student had entered the Proclamation of Azure Sky this time?