133: Hehehe, Master, just obey me.

Qianqiu ignored the exclamations of the surrounding Disciples.

After rigorous training in the Enlightenment Tower and the aid of Enlightenment Tea, it would be strange if she couldn't even comprehend Sword Intent.

Qianqiu tapped her right foot on the ground, and her body soared into the air.

She looked down at Shi Meng from above, like an Empress scrutinizing her subject.

Regardless of their Cultivation Realm, Qianqiu had already suppressed Shi Meng in terms of Aura alone.

"Just for show."

Shi Meng spoke with disdain, yet it also seemed like he was trying to steel himself.

Just as he spoke, Qianqiu suddenly unleashed a five-colored light from her sleeve.

Seeing this five-colored light, Shi Meng's expression changed slightly.

Although he didn't know the name of this five-colored light, he had seen Mo Chen use it and knew that it could confuse one's Divine Soul, so he naturally didn't dare to be careless.

He swung his wolf-tooth club directly towards the five-colored light.

Whoosh!

When the wolf-tooth club struck the five-colored light, the light instantly scattered into specks of starlight.

The wolf-tooth club's momentum did not decrease until it slammed into the defensive array in the air, finally stopping.

With a loud "boom," the defensive array trembled a few times from the impact of the wolf-tooth club.

Before Shi Meng could continue his attack, a brilliant Sword Qi descended from the Nine Heavens, slashing directly towards him.

Before the Sword Qi even got close, Shi Meng felt his Divine Soul become hazy.

Vaguely, he seemed to be kneeling in the center of a grand hall, with civil and military officials on both sides glaring at him.

Looking up, a female Empress sat on the Dragon Throne, exuding an Aura of authority without anger.

"Shi Meng, you are guilty!"

As soon as the Empress uttered these words, Shi Meng felt his whole body tremble.

A surge of regret and guilt welled up in his heart.

"I... am guilty!"

As Shi Meng's words fell, he felt a chill on his neck and suddenly woke up.

When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him had changed; Qianqiu stood beside him, her Autumn Water Sword held to his neck.

Looking at his body, a hideous wound stretched from his shoulder all the way to his thigh.

Shi Meng looked at Qianqiu, sensing the faint specks of light still lingering in the air, and he understood.

This five-colored light, though seemingly dissipating upon contact, had not actually disappeared and was still affecting him.

The Heavenly Dao is fair; to possess something, one must lose something.

While Body Cultivators possess a powerful physique, their Sea of Consciousness is weaker than that of ordinary Cultivators.

Coupled with the enhancement of that Emperor Sword Intent, it caused him to fall completely into the trap.

Although he still had the strength to fight, if this were a life-and-death duel, he would already be dead.

Looking at the slightly panting Qianqiu, Shi Meng's figure instantly shrunk to the size of a normal person.

"You win."

Leaving these words, Shi Meng stepped off the arena.

He seemed quite unburdened by the loss.

Looking at Shi Meng's departing back, Qianqiu's lips curved into a smile.

However, at this moment, she was wearing a veil, so the Disciples below could not see her face; otherwise, at this moment, who knows how many people would have been mesmerized.

Top five already.

Heheheh, Little Master, just give in to me!

Not long after Qianqiu finished her battle, Song Xianer also concluded her fight.

Although Song Xianer looked quite disheveled at this time, she had also achieved victory.

The crowd was in an uproar!

Another cross-Realm battle, and it was across an entire major Realm!

If it were against those poor Loose Cultivators outside, it would be one thing, but the Foundation Establishment Disciples of Forget-Love Peak who were defeated were all one-in-a-million Cultivation Geniuses.

It's quite sad to think about. The Eastern Continent has hundreds of millions of people; even if only one in a thousand has a Spiritual Root, and then subtracting those who never encounter immortal 緣 in their lives, there are still six or seven million Cultivators.

Even if it's a one-in-ten-thousand Genius, the Eastern Continent still has six or seven hundred of them.

This is without even considering the annual accumulation.

And yet, the Geniuses whom others considered unreachable were ultimately defeated by even stronger Geniuses, some even with lower Cultivation Realms.

What's more, among the Five Continents, the Eastern Continent is only not at the bottom in terms of strength and population; there are also the West Desert, Southern Domain, Northern Sea, and the most powerful Central Continent!

There will always be more Geniuses.

Prodigies who fought their way up through countless hardships were then defeated by even greater Prodigies with a single sword, which is truly lamentable.

Looking at the astonishingly talented Qianqiu and Song Xianer on the stage, Jin Zhonger below felt disheartened and quietly disappeared into the crowd.

She didn't understand why, despite both she and Qianqiu having Heavenly Spiritual Roots, the gap between them was so immense.

Previously, when Qianqiu had an empty draw all the way, she could comfort herself by saying it was luck.

But according to the strength Qianqiu displayed at this time, even without an empty draw, as long as she didn't encounter an overly powerful enemy early on, she would have a high chance of making it into the top five.

And then there was Song Xianer; her Spiritual Root was inferior to hers, yet she was also more than just a bit stronger than her.

Weaving through the crowd, listening to the surrounding Disciples' praises for the two, she bit her red lips and thought of the Ice Soul Cave mentioned by her Revered Master.

Legend has it that those who enter this cave either perish or experience a great leap in Cultivation.

She had never made up her mind before, but now she wanted to try.

She didn't believe, or rather, she was unwilling to believe, that as fellow Heavenly Spiritual Roots, she couldn't catch up to Qianqiu.

The quiet departure of Jin Zhonger did not attract anyone's attention.

Soon, Dragon Chen also achieved victory.

Immediately after, Yue Wan of Yaochi Sacred Ground also defeated her opponent.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Bufan of Taiyi Holy Land lost to Xiao Yuntian of Due Holy Land.

At this point, the top five were determined!

In the past, the Four Great Holy Lands always monopolized the top four, with other forces competing for fifth place.

But this time, among the top five, three were from the Supreme Sacred Ground!

Taiyi Holy Land was directly kicked out of the top five!

Although Di Tian had long prepared for this, when the results truly came out, he still couldn't help but darken his expression.

Although he didn't say much, his overly strong self-esteem made him feel as if everyone around him was looking at him with mockery.

Di Tian only felt that this Ten Thousand Sects Assembly was truly unlucky; he didn't want to stay here for another moment.

So he said to everyone:

"My Taiyi Holy Land wants Chen Country; you can discuss the rest among yourselves. Farewell!"

With that, he flicked his sleeve and left directly.

Chen Country?

Everyone thought about it for a moment, all a bit confused.

They knew Chen Country; it was a medium-sized nation.

Even though Taiyi Holy Land didn't make it into the top five, they still had the opportunity to choose a powerful nation.

After all, the three Disciples of Supreme could only choose one nation.

Why did they specifically choose this unremarkable Chen Country?

Everyone was confused, but no one voiced any objections.

Taiyi Holy Land not choosing gave them the opportunity to choose.

No one would refuse such a good thing.

Di Tian left, taking his Disciples with him before the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly ended.

He thought he was leaving a place of sorrow, but what he didn't know was that returning to the Holy Land would be even more sorrowful.

There was also a Devil Emperor waiting at Taiyi Holy Land!

With the top five determined, the Disciples' round-robin battles began.

In the round-robin battles, the disadvantage of Qianqiu and Song Xianer's Cultivation Realm became apparent.

Even though they possessed the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture, an unparalleled Cultivation Technique, their spiritual energy recovery was still inferior to those Peak Core Formation Cultivators.

The final results were: Dragon Chen first, Xiao Yuntian second, Song Xianer third, Qianqiu fourth, and Yue Wan fifth.

Due Holy Master's face was creased with laughter at this moment.

After so many years, Due Holy Land had finally made a name for itself!

Yang Qiong could also accept this result; at least they weren't at the bottom, and there was still a Taiyi Holy Land below them.

After the grand competition concluded, the Disciples went up to receive their awards, and the people in the hall began to discuss the matters of the Fu Long Court.

Everyone's gaze turned to Lü Qingmei; Dragon Chen had taken first place, so Supreme Sacred Ground should have priority in selection.

But what surprised everyone was that Lü Qingmei actually named a country that no one had expected...

(As for what kind of country Lü Qingmei chose that surprised everyone so much.

What outrageous demands will Qianqiu and Song Xianer make of Gu Liangyuan after making it into the top five?)

(Clap! The storyteller's gavel strikes the table. We'll talk about it next time!)