511: Champion is born

At this time, Yang Lingchen did not know he had already been exposed.

Just then, his brow twitched suddenly, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

If he weren't in the middle of the ranking battles, Yang Lingchen would definitely have left immediately.

But leaving now made him somewhat unwilling; after all, the champion title was right before him. As long as he won the championship, he could obtain six divine origin crystals and enter the Divine Origin Pool for a baptism. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

Yang Lingchen secretly planned that as soon as he received the champion rewards, he would leave the Eastern Emperor Pavilion immediately.

"Next is the second round of the ranking battles. According to the drawing of lots, number one will fight number two, number three will fight number four, and so on. The winner advances, and the loser is eliminated immediately."

Just then, Mu Lanling's voice rang out.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Geniuses who had advanced to the top fifty began drawing lots one after another.

Soon, everyone had finished drawing lots.

Yang Lingchen drew number twenty-five, while Su Yuyan drew number eighteen.

"Sister Yuyan, no matter who you encounter later, just admit defeat directly. I don't want to see you get hurt."

Yang Lingchen reminded her.

Among the people from the Four Great Super Factions, even the ones with the lowest cultivation level had reached the Peak of the Xuanzun Realm, while Su Yuyan's cultivation level was only at the third layer of the Xuanzun Realm.

The difference in strength between the two sides was too great; Su Yuyan had no chance of winning at all.

"Mhm...! I'm already very satisfied to have made it into the top fifty by chance." Su Yuyan nodded.

"You guys too, just admit defeat directly. I'm afraid they might retaliate against you."

Yang Lingchen turned to look at Pang Dun, Liu Neng, and Zhang Kunpeng.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Yang. We won't even step onto the stage; we'll admit defeat from below." Liu Neng said.

"That's good."

Afterward, Yang Lingchen sent a Sound Transmission to Snow Heartless and Summer First Snow, instructing the two women to prioritize their safety and definitely not step onto the stage to fight.

Soon, the second round of the ranking battles began.

The plain battlefield was vast enough to accommodate many people fighting simultaneously.

So it was soon Yang Lingchen's turn.

His opponent was number twenty-six, Gongsun Zhi from Heartless Valley.

"I admit defeat."

Without any suspense, Gongsun Zhi chose to admit defeat directly.

After all, even the Young Valley Master Gongsun Zang was no match for Yang Lingchen, and he was only at the ninth layer of the Xuanzun Realm; he naturally didn't dare to exchange blows with Yang Lingchen.

The ranking battles continued, and the top twenty-five were soon decided.

Next was the championship battle. It still used a lot-drawing mode, where contestant number twenty-five would get a bye, eventually deciding the top thirteen.

After entering the top thirteen, it would be the final ranking battles to determine the top ten and the champion.

The second round of drawing lots soon began. To Yang Lingchen's surprise, the bye for number twenty-five was actually drawn by him.

Being able to draw a bye was a good thing for Yang Lingchen, and he was happy to enjoy the leisure.

He didn't pay much attention to the battles of others because these so-called Dongzhou Geniuses were nothing in his eyes and could not possibly threaten him.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

This round of duels ended quickly, and the top thirteen were finally decided.

Next would be the ranking battles, where the thirteen contestants would take turns dueling everyone else. This meant each person would have to fight at least twelve matches, and the contestant with the highest win rate would become the champion of this ranking battle.

According to the drawing, Yang Lingchen drew number one.

To his surprise, his first opponent was number two, Tai Langpu.

"Yang Lingchen, I'll let you have the championship this time. Enjoy your final moments."

A cold smile appeared in Tai Langpu's eyes. He did not step onto the stage to duel Yang Lingchen but chose to admit defeat directly.

"Fuck, you better not mess with me, or I will definitely exterminate your entire clan," Yang Lingchen thought to himself.

He could feel that the other party clearly harbored ill intentions toward him.

The subsequent battles were very surprising to Yang Lingchen because everyone chose to admit defeat.

In the end, with a record of twelve consecutive victories, he directly won the championship of this ranking battle.

The reason the Geniuses of the Four Great Super Factions chose to admit defeat was mainly out of recognition for Yang Lingchen's strength.

After all, in the first round, Yang Lingchen alone had defeated the four Saints of the Eastern Emperor Pavilion.

Such terrifying combat power was almost an invincible existence in this ranking battle, so naturally, no one would look for trouble by challenging Yang Lingchen.

"Holy crap, where did this guy come from? How come I've never heard of him before?"

"Yeah! I've only heard of Wentian Palace having a Tan Shaodu; we really haven't heard of this Yang Lingchen."

"Do you think the Four Great Super Factions will let him continue to grow?"

"I think it's a bit doubtful. He broke the record! In the millions of years before this, no other faction besides the Four Great Super Factions has ever entered the top fifty, let alone produced an individual overall champion."

"Sigh, let's just watch! I hope he can continue to create miracles."

The moment Yang Lingchen won the overall championship, the scene completely boiled over.

Countless people began to discuss fervently.

Yang Lingchen's victory completely broke the record of the Four Great Super Factions monopolizing the championship.

Because of this, Yang Lingchen became the idol of the entire younger generation in Dongzhou.

Subsequently, under the witness of everyone, Yang Lingchen received the champion rewards, six divine origin crystals.

With these six divine origin crystals, Yang Lingchen was confident that he could raise his cultivation level to the Myriad Illusions Realm in a short period of time.

By then, he would be considered a powerhouse in the entire Dongzhou.

"Those who entered the top fifty, please follow this old man to the Divine Origin Pool for baptism," Mu Lanling said loudly.

"You all go ahead! This old man will wait for you outside the Divine Origin Pool," Chen Daotian said.

Afterward, Yang Lingchen took Su Yuyan and the others and followed Mu Lanling to a majestic and magnificent mountain Peak.

The Divine Origin Pool was at the summit of this mountain Peak.

Around this mountain Peak, the Eastern Emperor Pavilion's top-tier defensive formation was deployed, and many experts were constantly guarding the place.

Arriving at the summit, a mysterious Immortal Cave came into view. Under the leadership of Mu Lanling, the top fifty contestants entered this cave one after another.

After entering the cave, a surge of abundant Spiritual Qi rushed toward everyone.

Everyone walked toward the depths of the Immortal Cave. Yang Lingchen could feel that this Immortal Cave was constantly extending downward, which meant the deepest part of the Immortal Cave was underground.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, everyone finally reached the deepest part of the underground.

At this time, a white pool caught everyone's eye.

"This is the Divine Origin Pool?"

Yang Lingchen was secretly pleasantly surprised.

He could feel that the Spiritual Qi in the pool was very dense. If he could Cultivate in there for a while, his cultivation level, Physical Body, and Soul could all receive a certain level of sublimation.

"Alright, this is our Eastern Emperor Pavilion's Divine Origin Pool. Everyone, get in quickly! After three hours, everyone must leave," Mu Lanling said loudly.

"Sister Yuyan, let's go in quickly."

Yang Lingchen was very decisive; he pulled Su Yuyan and leaped up, jumping directly into the Divine Origin Pool.

At the same time, the Geniuses of the Four Great Super Factions also entered the Divine Origin Pool one by one.

After Snow Heartless and Summer First Snow entered the Divine Origin Pool, they also immediately moved closer to Yang Lingchen. After all, in their hearts, Yang Lingchen was already their man.

Due to the arrival of Summer First Snow and Snow Heartless, plus Su Yuyan, everyone's gaze toward Yang Lingchen revealed a hint of jealousy.

After all, the three women were all famous top beauties in Dongzhou. For three such top beauties to be surrounding one man now, it was hard for others not to be envious.

"Hurry up and Cultivate, don't waste time."

Yang Lingchen reminded them, then closed his eyes and began to circulate the Vast Heaven Art, absorbing the Spiritual Qi in the Divine Origin Pool... To be continued!

Note: Dong Chenyang is only a child adopted by Dong Xuanji.