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Amongst the adults on the platform, some of them were paying attention to the contestants who were at the top of the list, some of them were paying attention to the contestants who were related to them, and there were also others who were looking for dark horses with great interest.

Although there were always great powers in the city that held such grand competitions, everyone knew one thing clearly. The Hidden Dragon Gate existed the longest in the world and had the longest relationship with the outer forces. Therefore, in the entire Tiger Smoke City, only the Hidden Dragon Gate was able to organize official competitions to gather talented competitors from all over the Azure Sky Realm.

The lords on the high platform were happy to find some dark horses with low realms but strong abilities in this competition, and to recruit them under their command.

Because some of the Elders of the Hidden Dragon Gate didn't have a high level of dark horses, they might not care much about it. After all, the Elders of the Hidden Dragon Gate were only paying attention to the top three hundred contestants who could enter the finals, while those who couldn't enter the finals could only become the honorary disciples of the Hidden Dragon Gate.

On the high platform, Thirteenth Elder Zhao Ziqing suddenly smiled and asked: "Third Elder, have you found Chen Chang He's location?"

The third elder smiled and said, "We've already found it."

The Thirteenth Elder laughed: "How is Chen Chang He's progress?"

The Third Elder smiled and said, "We have passed the one hundred seventy-third stage."

Hearing that, the second elder's eyebrows shot up, and he asked curiously: Right now the number of participants to pass the one hundred seventy-third stage is below three thousand, there is still a great distance between them and the top three hundred. The third elder is paying close attention to this person, but what does he have to do with it? If this child is one of the juniors of the Third Elder and is directly accepted as his disciple, then why would he be sent to participate? "

When the Third Elder heard this, he smiled and said, "This child is not related to me in any way, nor is he related to me. However, I do have the thought of taking him as a disciple."

"Oh?"

The Second Elder was surprised: "This child is not related to you in any way, and his cultivation level is not that high, so why did you accept him as a disciple? Could he be a disciple of some great power in Tigersmoke City? "

The third elder shook his head with a smile, "This child was originally from the Great Song Kingdom. However, because of some unknown reasons, he represented the outer forces in climbing the clouds to participate in this competition."

"Outer forces?"

Hearing this, one of the three stewards of the Mayor's mansion, Liu Bao Min's lips curved up into a smile. "Since this child is not related to the third elder in any way, and is neither powerful nor noble, and is not some outstanding dark horse, why would the third elder care so much about him?"

The Third Elder said: "This Southern District's audition is hosted by the Thirteenth Elder. As I happened to pass by Hong Xing City on my way out, I decided to stay and watch the Southern District's audition. This person also participated in the Southern District's audition held in Hong Xing City."

Liu Bao Min laughed, "Could it be that this child has really shown off in the Southern District's audition? However, according to the rankings, this person is only at the 2nd level of the spirit realm. Even if he were to shine in the Southern District's preliminary competition, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything.

The third elder shook his head with a smile, "Indeed, it will be very difficult for this kid to shine in the official competition. After all, the five geniuses from the selection area are all gathered here, and his cultivation is too low, but he is a genius with a great talent, so his future is limitless. I want to take him in as my disciple, because I have placed my treasure on his future, not his current strength."

Since the Third Elder had also admitted that Chen Changsheng would not be able to shine during the official selection, then everyone would no longer have to wait for a miracle to happen. Naturally, they paid less attention to him.

No matter who the Third Elder wanted to take in as his disciple, even if he wanted to take in beggars by the side of the road as his disciples, it was of no concern to them.

But no matter what others thought, the Third Elder was still paying close attention to Chen Chang He. This was the first time he was so interested in a kid from the outer forces, could it be that just because of his actions in White Stone Town suited his taste?

"..."

As time passed, from the start of the array formation until now, two days and two nights had passed. There were only two days and two nights left before the end of the competition.

On the ranking board next to the video, there were only 136,80s left. From this, it could be seen just how cruel the two days and two nights of elimination had been.

One had to know that the 4th step, Independent Sky Bridge could count a total of 50,000 people, and the moment a participant entered the Bridge of Independence, the ranking board was immediately filled to the brim, meaning that in this competition of geniuses from all sides, 50,000 people were participating.

In the short span of two days and two nights, only thirteen thousand people had been eliminated.

Of course, although there were still more than thirteen thousand people in the array, there were still less than six thousand people who were still moving forward. Of course, although there were still more than thirteen thousand people in the array, there were still less than six thousand people who were still moving forward.

So right now, there were seven to eight thousand people waiting on the spot for the match to end.

Of the remaining six thousand contestants, over three thousand of them were still competing. Most of them were stuck in the hundred-odd stages and were struggling to advance.

In other words, there were only two or three thousand people left who had managed to pass the two hundred trials.

According to the previous competition rules, the top 1000 rankings could be promoted, so these two to three thousand people would not feel too much pressure, but it was a pity that the rules for being promoted to the top 300 were still the same.

It was precisely because of this that the participants in array formations couldn't see each other's rankings and could only try their best to pass. They could pass as many trials as they wanted until they could no longer pass.

Gong Qingteng had been eliminated long ago, and Linghu Xiange had gone all out to reach the one hundred ninety-eighth stage. Unfortunately, she was still eliminated in the end, and her ranking was fixed at rank 9000. It could be said to be a very good result.

In terms of Cloud Climbing City, Hong San was considered a dark horse. He had actually made it to the 232nd level and was ranked 1169.

At this moment, Hong San was standing beneath the 232nd pillar as he looked at the Thundersea World before him.

He had just passed the two hundred thirty-first level, and there was a Green Cloud Lion lying on its belly under the two hundred thirty-first pillar.

The Green Cloud Lion was a Rank 2 Demonic Beast, but its bloodline was extraordinary. Its strength was comparable to that of a Spirit Manipulation Stage Level 5 or 6 human cultivator.

Hong San's cultivation was only at the second level of the spirit realm, but in the end, he had passed.

No one knew how he had lived, only that there was not a single piece of good meat left on him.

He was covered in blood, like an Asura that had just crawled out of hell, but his back was still straight, and his eyes were still frighteningly bright.

He did not retreat, did not fall, and resolutely entered the lightning pool.

The lightning snakes within the lightning pool would not only attack the cultivator's body, but also the cultivator's spirit sea. They would also attack the cultivator's spirit world …

To safely pass through the electric sea, one needed a strong will, rich spiritual energy, and powerful psychic power.

That was why he clenched his teeth and clenched his fists as he passed the 233rd step. Unfortunately, the 233rd step was still the sea of thunder.

Hong San stepped into the 233rd level of the Thunder Sea. His lips twitched and his face turned malevolent. However, his body was still not bent in the slightest.

When Hong San stepped into the middle of the sea of lightning, he had finally reached his limit. His body exploded into a bloody mist, transforming into a stream of light that appeared outside of the array formation.

Hong San's ranking was temporarily at 1027th place.

When Hong San appeared outside the formation, someone on the high platform had already noticed him.

The Ninth Elder raised an eyebrow: "This child is quite persistent. A mere second level spirit king cultivator actually managed to reach the 233rd level …" The pain of having your body forcefully explode within this sea of thunder! "

Thirteenth Elder narrowed his eyes and said, "This child is indeed exceptional. If he is groomed further, his future achievements will be limitless."

"Look."

At this moment, the Fifth Elder suddenly shouted, "Another cultivator of the second level has stepped into the two hundred and thirty-second level!"

Everyone cast their gazes over.

Thirteenth Elder slightly raised his eyebrows, because this was the person that the Third Elder desired so much, Chen Chang He!

"..."