Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times-Chapter 427 - 174: "Chen Qiu from Quzhou, greetings to everyone." _5

Chapter 427: Chapter 174: “Chen Qiu from Quzhou, greetings to everyone.” _5

The dragon head and tail never appeared at the same time.

Its body rolled continuously within the dark clouds.

One could not discern specifically how long it was; the general sense was that it should be at least twenty zhang or longer, and this Black Dragon could clearly change its size at will. He could distinctly feel that this excited Black Dragon was constantly altering its size.

Sometimes it grew larger, other times smaller.

There were no fluctuations of spiritual energy on its body, yet the pressure it exerted was not the least bit weaker, a Five-Clawed Black Dragon at the peak of Nascent Soul cultivation.

“Heh.”

...

Chen Qiu withdrew his gaze from the Black Dragon and suddenly chuckled softly. This must be the same Five-Clawed Black Dragon that the scholar had encountered at the bottom of the sea. Its strength should be considerable, having breezed through two challenges while its scale armor remained glossy and unscathed.

He needed to activate the Thunder Summoning Technique with enough power to call upon the forces of heaven and earth.

The Black Dragon, merely rolling in the sky, was able to invoke the forces of heaven and earth, causing dark clouds to billow and creating an atmosphere full of desolation and killing intent.

At this moment, many cultivators also noticed the Black Dragon. Although they did not take any concrete actions, the greed and murderous intent seeping through their eyes were almost tangible!

The Dragon Clan!

It had been many years since the Dragon Clan showed themselves!

The Dragon Clan is indeed filled with treasures from head to toe: scale armor that could be used to forge top-notch defensive spiritual treasures, indestructible dragon claws to create attack treasures, dragon sinews for crafting binding treasures and special artifacts, and dragon blood and viscera for alchemy purposes.

Dragon meat that could be cooked to enhance physical strength, dragon throats for superior magical system treasures, even dragon saliva was a kind of luxurious ambergris.

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As for the remaining dragon whiskers, Dragon Root, Dragon Eggs, and so forth, they are all valuable goods.

From head to toe, everything is a treasure.

And they are all unique treasures.

Furthermore, members of the Dragon Clan have a habit of collecting treasures, typically storing about sixty to seventy percent of their accrued treasures in their Storage Ring, which they then conceal inside their dragon maw. Therefore, there’s a saying in the Cultivation World.

To kill a dragon is akin to wiping out a top-tier power.

Naturally, this saying does contain a bit of exaggeration. A single dragon’s hoard cannot truly match the foundation of a top-tier power, but it’s enough to prove how wealthy the Dragon Clan can be.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators looked up with eyes reddened by desire, wishing that even if they could only knock down a few scales from the arena to take home, the trip would not be in vain.

No fighting is allowed outside the arena.

The Black Dragon, previously excited amidst the dark clouds, suddenly sensed so many malicious gazes and seemed to panic, retracting back into the dark clouds. For a long time, it did not reappear, only its tail moving constantly outside the clouds.

…

At this time, the third challenge’s restraints had also been lifted, and all the Nascent Soul cultivators glanced at each other with no extra movements.

Chen Qiu stood in place with a calm expression, looking at the panel that had emerged above his Dantian.

–

“Third Challenge: Absolute Victory Arena.”

“The field includes one hundred arenas, each with its own number. These numbers correspond to rankings in the Nascent Soul combat power list. After three hours, whoever has defended a number’s arena for the longest time will claim that number on the Nascent Soul combat power rankings.”

“Fighting is not allowed outside the arenas, only one person is allowed to challenge at a time, and one cannot leave the Secret Realm while on an arena.”

“If a challenger fails to defeat the defender within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they automatically concede defeat and are ejected from the arena.”

“Cultivators who make the list receive special rewards and have a unique role during the ‘Worldly Strife’ version.”

–

These are the details for the final challenge’s Nascent Soul combat power ranking Secret Realm.

A system of challenges.

The final rankings are closely tied to strength, but not solely based on power, which can lead to unexpected dark horses.

The rules are simple.

The earlier you ascend, the sooner you begin accumulating defense time for that arena, but it also means you must face challengers first. For instance, if you are the first to stand on arena number one, as long as you have the longest standing time compared to others after three hours, you will be at the top of the Nascent Soul combat power list.

However, if you are severely injured, even if you originally had the potential to compete for the top three,

with your injuries, you may not even make it into the top one hundred.

After all…

There’s such a thing as a relay battle on the arenas.

There is no rest time. As one person is knocked down, the next challenger immediately follows. You could be worn down to exhaustion. When everyone’s attention is focused on the front-numbered arenas, choosing a rear-numbered arena can be a good strategy.

Some who originally had no chance of making it into the top hundred might slip in through the back door, so to speak.

…

In an instant.

A hundred breaths later, these hundred-plus Nascent Soul cultivators had already dispersed, and the majority of the arenas were occupied by defenders. After all, with only 130 participants, eliminating 30 wasn’t too difficult.

However,

the one exception… was arena number “one,” which no one had stepped onto.

“Amitabha.”

A young monk garbed in a kasaya brought his palms together and chanted the Buddha’s name before standing at the base of the number one arena, neither sad nor happy as he spoke.

“Monk Kong Ming greets everyone here. Esteemed cultivators, please do not hold back.”

“I invite you to step onto the stage for a challenge.”

As the words fell, a Nascent Soul cultivator standing not far away calmly said, “Why don’t you ascend the stage for a trial first?”

The young monk did not respond, simply closing his eyes.

…

Chen Qiu, who remained standing in place, looked up and saw the Black Dragon poking its head out of the dark clouds and chuckled lightly. He then slowly walked up to the number one arena, leaning on the Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella. As he slightly lowered his eyelashes, he spent some merit points to check the entries of the people below.