101: Chapter 101, Prison Six: Finally, I saw the kitten!

Tianji City was not originally called by this name, until a young man in the city began to peer into the heavenly secrets, published the Heavenly Pride Ranking, and established the Tianji Pavilion.

Slowly, the city's original name was forgotten, and everyone began calling it Tianji City.

Tianji City is one of the largest cities in the entire Central Plains, and even the Tianheng Continent. The reason is simple: the tall tower in the very center of the city is the headquarters of the Tianji Pavilion.

Tianji City is usually bustling, with countless merchant ships and flying boats arriving and departing day and night.

But these past few days, because of the release of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, this city has attracted the eyes of the entire continent.

At this moment, in Tianji City, a massive circular arena is slowly rising from the ground.

This is the battlefield prepared by the Tianji Pavilion specifically for the Prodigy Grand Competition, used only once every hundred years. The entire arena is forged from array patterns and mechanism arts, with stands extending outwards in layers, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of spectators.

Suspended directly above the arena are four massive Spiritual Qi light screens, which project the footage of every battle in the arena in real-time to every corner of Tianji City.

Beneath the ring, countless eyes are eager to try. Winning here means being seen by people across the entire continent, and if one performs exceptionally well, experts from major Sects might descend to take them as Disciples.

It can be said that this is the fairest arena on the entire continent.

At this moment, two youths are already standing on the ring. One is Xing Tianshou, ranked ninety-ninth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, and the other is a youth who did not make the list.

"A mere Loose Cultivator, yet they managed to make the Heavenly Pride Ranking?" This youth is a Disciple of a major power.

He is extremely resentful of these Loose Cultivators. Before the Heavenly Pride Ranking was announced, he kept telling his friends that he would definitely make the list. As it turned out, his friend made it, but he didn't, which made him lose a lot of Face.

The Tianji Pavilion actually holds high prestige in everyone's hearts, and very few people would question the correctness of the Tianji Pavilion, but what if?

Coincidentally, the ninety-ninth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking is a Loose Cultivator. The youth now feels he is truly lucky, because every Prodigy must accept one challenge, and this Loose Cultivator happens to have never been challenged before.

"Offense taken!" Xing Tianshou looked at the youth, his wrist flipped, and a long spear appeared in his hand—it was the reward issued by the Tianji Pavilion, the Sky-Breaking Spear.

"No." Xing Tianshou thought for a moment and decided to put the long spear away.

This is a fifth-grade Spiritual Artifact, something even a Soul Transformation Cultivator might not necessarily possess. As a Nascent Soul Cultivator and a Loose Cultivator, he is already poor; if he broke it, he would be heartbroken to death.

Thinking this, Xing Tianshou took out his original long spear, a third-grade Spiritual Artifact.

He would use up this old one first before using the good one.

The youth opposite saw Xing Tianshou take out a fifth-grade Spiritual Artifact, only to put it away and swap it for a third-grade one, and felt very angry, believing the other party was looking down on him.

Suddenly, Spiritual Qi erupted, and he charged straight at Xing Tianshou.

Xing Tianshou was unhurried, responding calmly.

After only five rounds, the youth was defeated.

The youth refused to accept it and climbed onto the ring again, blood streaming from his eyes, glaring at him fiercely.

"I accept your concession," Xing Tianshou said, looking at him.

"You!" The youth was unconvinced, looking at Xing Tianshou: "Why is a Loose Cultivator like you stronger than me?"

"I don't accept this."

The youth roared, gathered Spiritual Qi in his hands, and charged up.

Xing Tianshou watched him without speaking, simply waving his long spear. With a flash of white light, the youth died under his spear.

At this moment, you are in the spectator stands. After seeing the youth killed, you subconsciously looked towards the youth's Sect.

You saw an Integration Venerable Elder within that Sect shake his head, saying nothing.

The Prodigy Grand Competition is voluntary; life and death are not taken into account.

There are actually many Loose Cultivators off the stage eager to try; this is their only opportunity to battle against Disciples of major Sects.

And even if they kill the opponent, the opposing Sect won't say anything.

However, most of the time, nobody really uses lethal force.

"Young friend, there are still people challenging you. Do you wish to continue?" An official with Void Return cultivation on the stage asked Xing Tianshou.

"It is fine," Xing Tianshou said indifferently.

The next person to come up was also a Loose Cultivator. After just one exchange, this Loose Cultivator conceded.

"I am truly no match for Brother Xing," the Loose Cultivator said, cupping his hands.

Immediately after, another Sect Disciple challenged him.

They were defeated after only ten moves.

The fourth challenger was a Soul Transformation Cultivator, a Soul Transformation under one hundred years old, but who had not made the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

As soon as he entered the stage, everyone was shocked. First, they were shocked that someone could reach Soul Transformation cultivation before the age of one hundred, and second, they were shocked that this guy hadn't made the Heavenly Pride Ranking yet.

Then, Xing Tianshou fought the opponent for fifty rounds, and this Soul Transformation Cultivator was defeated.

It wasn't that the opponent was too weak; this Soul Transformation Cultivator was, regardless of how you put it, a genuine Soul Transformation. Although considered weak among Soul Transformation Cultivators, he was still a Soul Transformation.

"Challenging across levels," someone said, looking at Xing Tianshou.

One must know that this is only the ninety-ninth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking; what kind of monsters must the ones ahead be?

Xing Tianshou went down after finishing this match.

It is said that an Integration Venerable wanted to take him as a Disciple, but he did not agree.

The Prodigy Grand Competition is still ongoing. Those Prodigies who did not make the Heavenly Pride Ranking can only challenge Prodigies ranked one hundredth to ninetieth.

Prodigies on the Heavenly Pride Ranking can only challenge Prodigies ranked ten places higher than themselves.

Of course, from what you have seen so far, not a single challenge has succeeded.

You also saw Ye Shuanger's battle. That little lolita was wielding two long swords, looking absolutely adorable. The person battling her was a Sect Disciple who hadn't made the Heavenly Pride Ranking; upon seeing Ye Shuanger, he even revealed a lecherous smile.

As a result, she knocked him to the ground in two or three moves. The little lolita stepped on his Face: "Do you concede or not?"

The most intense match was the sixty-second place Prodigy challenging the sixty-first place. The two truly fought until the sky went dark, but in the end, the sixty-first place made a Breakthrough to Soul Transformation midway and instantly defeated the opponent.

According to the rules, a Prodigy who makes such a Breakthrough can challenge any Prodigy on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, even the first place.

And then this reckless guy chose to challenge the first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

After fifty years, you finally saw the little kitten once again.

Her appearance had not changed in the slightest.

She was yawning with a lollipop in her mouth, her eyes scanning the spectator stands, seemingly looking for something.

Finally, she looked at this opponent with resignation.

She slapped the opponent away.

This reckless guy seemed to be from the Sword Sect as well. After being slapped away, he immediately climbed up from the ground, ran over to the Sword Sect Disciples, and started gesticulating wildly, saying while dancing:

"I was just slapped by Senior Sister Mu Xue! I plan never to wash this side of my Face for the rest of my life."

Some other Sword Sect Disciples looked at him with envy.

You: "..."

Venerable Li Kun on the side: "Your Highness, did some vinegar spill somewhere? I suddenly smell something very sour."

Just as you were about to reply, a loud voice suddenly came from the ring.

"Fifty-third place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Xiao Huo, challenges thirty-second place, Chen Tianxiao."

At this moment, Xiao Huo had also made a Breakthrough to Soul Transformation.

Chen Tianxiao also stepped onto the ring. You don't know why Xiao Huo would challenge Chen Tianxiao, but you feel this will definitely be a great battle.

After the two met.

Chen Tianxiao: "You came?"

"Yes, I came as promised!"

"You have truly worked very hard!" said Chen Tianxiao.

Xiao Huo: "This is all to catch up with your pace."

"Then let me see how much you have progressed," said Chen Tianxiao.

Xiao Huo: "From today on, I will be ahead of you."

You: "Are you two not quite right?"

Xiao Huo always said that his lover was from a major Sect. Chen Tianxiao's Tianyuan Sect is one of the four great Imperial Sects, and Chen Tianxiao is ranked ahead of Xiao Huo on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

And indeed, Xiao Huo never said that the person he likes is a woman.

"I still feel there is something abnormal," you said, looking at Chen Tianxiao and Xiao Huo on the ring, unable to help but sigh.

However, when you thought about the fact that the other party is Chen Tianxiao, it suddenly felt normal again.