545: Chapter 545 Entering the Fifth Heaven

The Ascension Battle continued.

As expected, the first few participants did not cause any trouble for the veteran members.

They were defeated after just a few moves.

There were quite a few participants who knew the Starry Sky Ultimate Technique, but they were no match for these veteran members who had been in the Holy Land for several years.

"The gap is obvious. Although they all know the Starry Sky Ultimate Technique, the veteran members clearly have higher martial arts attainments."

Ze nodded slightly, "There is no helping it. This is the reason everyone wants to enter the Holy Land—Advanced martial arts, endless resources, and teachers at the Dominator Realm or even the Undying Realm. As long as you enter the Holy Land for one year, your strength will undergo a qualitative change."

Bang!

On the arena.

A veteran member holding a long staff knocked participant No. 53 flying.

"Haha, not bad strength, but you're still far inferior compared to me."

"Next, participant No. 52."

"They are really strong. So far, not a single person has successfully ascended."

"Exactly. It wouldn't be that only the top 20 can succeed, would it?"

Some of the already eliminated participants sighed. Their strength was truly not weak; to be able to stand out from three hundred million Star Lords and come to the Ascension Battle, they definitely had their own trump cards, but these veteran members were just too strong.

Up until the match with participant No. 53, they had not seen any hope of winning.

A minute later, participant No. 52 entered the arena. After a fierce ten-minute battle, they were still defeated.

Participant No. 51 was also defeated.

Xiao Weiqing stood at the edge of the arena, watching participant after participant fall. He frowned slightly; the Ascension Battle was even harder than he had imagined. Comparing them to himself, Xiao Weiqing was confident he could defeat these veteran members.

However, this was only the Fourth Heaven. What would it be like once they reached the Fifth Heaven?

The difficulty would likely skyrocket.

At this moment.

A roar erupted in the center of the arena.

"Wesley wins!"

Finally, the first successful person in the Ascension Battle had appeared.

No. 41 Wesley, a Short-haired Youth, forced his opponent into a corner and used a self-destruct-style Starry Sky Ultimate Technique to 'perish together' with the veteran member. However, he successfully remained in the competition area of the arena, while his opponent was forced out of bounds.

"Someone finally won."

"Yeah."

"No. 40, one minute to prepare," Xinyi said loudly.

"Xiao Weiqing, how is the strength of participant No. 40?" Yisha asked.

The reason Yisha asked was that Xiao Weiqing's opponent in the last round of the arena round-robin was No. 40.

Xiao Weiqing said, "It shouldn't be a problem."

Participant No. 40 had decent strength. It was only because he encountered him in the last round of the arena match; otherwise, 19 wins would not have been a problem.

Sure enough.

Participant No. 40 walked to the arena. After the battle began, he immediately launched a fierce attack and defeated his opponent in just two minutes, successfully winning the battle.

Following that.

A dozen or so participants in a row won their battles. Especially participant No. 27, who took out their opponent in just two moves.

"Impressive," Yisha exclaimed. "Those with 18 wins and high rankings are truly not pushovers."

"That is natural. Just like Xiao Weiqing, who has 19 wins but is ranked 20th. But do you think he is weaker than those in the top ten?" Ze said softly.

Xiao Weiqing possessed a Domain, and the martial arts he displayed were not weak—one could even say they were very strong. Yet his ranking was several places behind those who did not have a Domain, so these rankings could not completely represent a participant's strength.

Soon.

The battles for the participants ranked after 20th ended.

A total of 14 people won the Ascension Battle. This number was not high, in fact, it was quite low. Even if the next 20 people all defeated the veteran members, only 34 people would enter the Fifth Heaven.

"Xiao Weiqing, it's your turn," Yisha said. She was looking forward to Xiao Weiqing's battle.

A few days ago, the collision of Domains in the arena round-robin ended hastily, making Ji Yu exclaim what a pity it was, and she felt the same way.

Xiao Weiqing walked to the center of the arena with steady steps.

Opposite him was a woman with a ponytail. She was petite, less than one and a half meters tall, but her weapon was a giant axe that was taller than she was.

"Begin."

At the command.

Xiao Weiqing took a step forward, turning into a golden stream of light as he rushed toward the woman.

"So fast!" The ponytail woman's pupils constricted. "Is he skilled in speed?"

"Slash!"

A blade flash appeared. Source Power surged through the body of the ten thousand calamities blade, with the momentum to split the heavens as it hacked toward the ponytail woman.

The ponytail woman's eyes narrowed. She gripped the handle of the giant axe with both hands and swung it violently.

"Boom!"

A huge impact erupted in the center of the arena, spreading to the surroundings.

In terms of strength, the two were evenly matched.

"How is that possible?"

"So fast, and such strong power?" The ponytail woman was terrified inside. In the Fourth Heaven, she could definitely rank in the top three in terms of raw strength alone.

Suddenly.

The ponytail woman only felt a flash of golden light before her eyes. Her Divine Soul was greatly shaken, and a fatal danger descended.

"Oh no!"

The ponytail woman was about to explode with power, but the cold blade at her neck made her dare not move again.

"Xiao Weiqing wins!"

Xinyi announced the result of the battle.

Xiao Weiqing sheathed his blade and walked out.

"Why am I so unlucky to run into a monster who has comprehended a Domain? Damn it." The ponytail woman touched her neck and left the arena, cursing.

"Impressive, Xiao Weiqing. Your strength can definitely compete for a spot in the Sixth Heaven," Yisha praised.

Xiao Weiqing looked at Yisha, his expression somewhat strange. "You can tell too?"

"..."

"Hmph, I can't tell; it was Ze who said it."

"That's good. I thought my strength was so easily seen through by you."

Upon hearing this, Yisha glared at Xiao Weiqing. "Hey, Xiao Weiqing, what do you mean? Is it shameful to have your strength seen through by me?"

"Do you know that saying it like that is very unpleasant?"

"Is it?"

Yisha put her hands on her hips and said, "Ask Ze. Would what you just said hurt someone?"

Xiao Weiqing did not speak and looked at Ze.

Ze frowned and was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Xiao Weiqing was just telling the truth."

"You... you..." Yisha gritted her teeth, clearly angered, but unable to refute. "Hmph, two big jerks."

...

The remaining dozen or so battles had no surprises; all were won by the participants. Especially participant No. 1 and participant No. 2, who took out their opponents in one move, still without revealing too much of their strength.

Xiao Weiqing and Ze exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes. They asked themselves, and they couldn't do it so easily.

Xiao Weiqing could easily defeat his opponent because he displayed his Domain, while Ze used the Starry Sky Ultimate Technique. In comparison, the gap was visible to the naked eye.

Scanning the entire venue, there were 34 participants who successfully entered the Fifth Heaven.

Givens, who possessed a special Physique, and Lotte, who possessed a dual-layered Domain.

The rest, excluding Xiao Weiqing himself, included six others with Domains, plus Ze, whose strength was unknown, beside him.

If Xiao Weiqing wanted to enter the Sixth Heaven, he would have to defeat at least five of these nine people, because there were only five spots in total for the Sixth Heaven.

"They are all formidable rivals."

Xiao Weiqing thought to himself, the difficulty of wanting to enter the Sixth Heaven was not just normally high.

"Assemble."

Xinyi said loudly.

131 participants walked to the center of the arena.

Xinyi said, "Those who failed, follow me."

"The rest follow Senior Sister Nicoco; she will take you to the Fifth Heaven. I forgot to tell you, Senior Sister Nicoco is also about to enter the Fifth Heaven."

"You talk too much, hurry up and get lost."

The person speaking was the ponytail woman who had fought Xiao Weiqing earlier.

Apparently, Nicoco was somewhat displeased with Xinyi's words, because she had just been taken out in seconds. Among the remaining 34 participants, more than half were stronger than her, and some might even enter the Sixth Heaven.

Therefore, there was nothing to be proud of in her entering the Fifth Heaven.

Xinyi took the majority of the people and left first.

"We are ready to leave, follow me."

Nicoco turned and walked toward the edge of the arena, stopping only when she reached the edge, where an endless starry sky lay ahead.

"Wait."

Half a minute later.

A spaceship rose from beneath the arena.

The cabin door opened.

"Let's go."

Nicoco entered the spaceship, and the 34 participants followed closely behind.

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