The Contest for Destiny.
Every session of the destiny contest could be called the grandest event in the Central Divine Continent.
Because all the top-tier prodigies would appear.
Great Dao Destiny.
What was Great Dao Destiny?
The Great Dao referred to the owner of the Great Dao Pen, that legendary figure who personally bestowed a million strands of Great Dao Destiny upon the Guanxuan Universe in the past.
Whoever obtained even one strand would receive the protection of the Great Dao’s fate.
Destiny.
To put it bluntly, it was luck.
In cultivation, one cultivated the self. Besides effort, talent, and family background, what else did personal cultivation require?
It required luck.
To some extent, luck was more important than your talent and effort.
The reason the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Divine Continent held this destiny contest was for one purpose: to select talents for the main Guanxuan Academy.
To select the most elite super talents.
The academy needed talents.
Talents needed destiny.
The two fit perfectly.
It could be said that whoever obtained destiny would ascend to the heavens in one step.
Moreover, they would bring their entire family with them.
Although the temptation was great, some forces simply did not dare to send their geniuses to participate.
Because there was no hope.
In every session of the destiny contest, there were some super prodigies whose existence was enough to make countless people despair.
This session, even fewer forces dared to send participants.
Because all forces knew this destiny contest was not simple.
It was meant to kill.
Ye Guan.
This name was now extremely famous in the Central Divine Continent.
The youngest great sword immortal in the current Central Divine Continent.
It could be said that Ye Guan’s fame even surpassed that of Dongli Mo.
Great sword immortal.
Especially in this era where sword cultivators were particularly rare, the emergence of a great sword immortal was undoubtedly extremely rare.
Of course, everyone was even more curious about the guardian behind Ye Guan.
Guardian.
For a genius like Ye Guan, to say there was no guardian behind him, no one would believe it even if beaten to death.
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The venue for the destiny contest was at the foot of the Guanxuan Academy mountain. At the foot was a vast bluestone plaza, spanning over a hundred thousand zhang in length and width. Surrounding it were towering mountains reaching into the clouds.
Today, before the competition even began, those surrounding mountains were already filled with people.
Watching up close.
Of course, this required paying a certain price.
The cheapest ticket cost tens of thousands of gold crystals.
This time, over a million people had already arrived, and more were continuously streaming in.
Because the extraordinary figures in this session were simply too numerous.
Moreover, there was an unparalleled prodigy claimed to be a person of heavenly mandate.
A person of heavenly mandate.
One should know that the academy dean, the Sword Master of Man, was the previous generation’s person of heavenly mandate.
The academy was also clever. Before the grand competition even started, they had already begun building hype.
The academy frantically promoted several super geniuses. Because of this, even before the competition began, the atmosphere had reached its peak.
It is worth mentioning that the destiny contest had no requirements. Anyone could participate.
Of course, there was one test. Fail the test, and you were directly eliminated.
On Guanxuan Mountain, academy headmaster Gu Chaoyuan stood at the edge of the mountain. He overlooked the area below, silent.
Beside him was Li Qiu, headmaster of the Enforcement Court.
Li Qiu asked, “Will he come?”
Gu Chaoyuan nodded. “He will.”
Li Qiu looked at Gu Chaoyuan. “Knowing it is death, he still comes?”
Gu Chaoyuan said softly, “Not coming is also death. If so, why not die gloriously?”
After a moment of silence, Li Qiu said, “Will Chief Ye come?”
Gu Chaoyuan shook his head. “She cannot come.”
Li Qiu looked at Gu Chaoyuan. Gu Chaoyuan smiled faintly. “She is outstanding, extremely outstanding. Her strength is heaven-defying. However, never underestimate those aristocratic families and sects in the Guanxuan Academy. Their power is not something Chief Ye can shake at present.”
Li Qiu shook his head and sighed.
Gu Chaoyuan suddenly looked to the right. On the peak of a mountain to the right sat a beautiful woman.
This person was none other than the current An family head, An Ya.
Beside An Ya stood an elder in black robes. The elder was entirely concealed beneath the black robes, with no aura detectable.
Gu Chaoyuan glanced at the black-robed elder. At that moment, the black-robed elder suddenly looked towards him. That single glance seemed to seize the soul, causing Gu Chaoyuan’s spirit to daze momentarily.
Gu Chaoyuan was greatly shocked and quickly averted his gaze.
Li Qiu said gravely, “How arrogant.”
The black-robed elder’s action clearly showed no face to the Central Continent Guanxuan Academy.
Gu Chaoyuan said solemnly, “This person is very strong, at least Divine Tribulation Realm.”
Hearing this, Li Qiu’s expression grew solemn.
Divine Tribulation Realm.
Above Earth Law Realm was Heavenly Law Realm. Above Heavenly Law Realm was Minor Tribulation Realm, then Great Tribulation Realm, followed by Law Tribulation Realm and Dao Tribulation Realm.
Only above Dao Tribulation Realm was Divine Tribulation Realm.
In the Central Divine Continent, Divine Tribulation Realm experts were now virtually nonexistent.
At least, none on the surface.
Yet now, the An family had brought one.
This was clearly ill-intentioned.
Li Qiu said coldly, “The An family is extraordinarily domineering.”
Gu Chaoyuan smiled. “They have the qualification. After all, they produced two Martial Gods, and both Martial Gods have extraordinary relationships with the contemporary person of heavenly mandate. In terms of backing and connections, even the several super aristocratic families and super sects in the main Guanxuan Academy cannot compare. Therefore, they have the qualification to be arrogant.”
Li Qiu sighed softly.
Gu Chaoyuan looked to the right again. On another mountain peak, at the most prominent position, stood a middle-aged man in luxurious robes, hands clasped behind his back.
This person was the current Undying Imperial Clan patriarch, Dongli Chen.
As if sensing Gu Chaoyuan’s gaze, Dongli Chen suddenly turned to look at him, then smiled faintly.
Gu Chaoyuan also smiled faintly in greeting.
After the greeting, Gu Chaoyuan glanced around again. At this moment, people from the six great families and several major sects had all arrived.
It is worth noting that the Divine Clan patriarch Jian Zizai did not come.
Jian Zizai.
This was yet another legendary figure.
No one was surprised by his absence. After all, he spent most of his time in the Guanxuan Universe, a dragon that showed its head but not its tail.
On the other side, the Nanling family’s representative was Nanling Ren, the elder brother of Nanling Yiyi.
Currently, all major and minor affairs of the Nanling family were essentially handled by Nanling Ren.
His coming to watch also meant he had given up participating in the destiny contest.
He had no choice. The geniuses participating in this session were all too outrageous.
It could be said that although previous sessions had countless prodigies, none were as outrageous as this one.
Not only were they prodigies themselves, but their guardians were also heaven-defying.
This was simply not something ordinary people could play.
Therefore, he chose not to participate.
The other great families also chose not to participate.
Going up would be equivalent to serving as a stepping stone for others to show off and slap faces.
“He’s here.”
At that moment, someone in the field suddenly exclaimed.
On the surrounding mountains, countless people looked down in unison. On the competition plaza, a woman slowly approached.
The approaching woman had long hair cascading over her shoulders, features like a painting, with a trace of coldness in her gaze. She wore a white long robe. Feeling it too plain, she added a purple belt. With this belt’s cinch, her figure appeared even more slender and graceful.
“An Daoxin.”
Someone in the field exclaimed.
The super genius from Qingzhou.
Hailed as the terrifying existence most likely to become a female Martial God in this era.
“Female Martial God.”
In the field, fanatical fans were already howling madly.
Female Martial God.
The voices grew more numerous, louder.
Extremely popular.
After all, she was a woman, and from Qingzhou and the An family.
Qingzhou.
That was the birthplace of the Sword Master of Man.
That place carried its own halo.
The An family was an ancient family that commanded respect upon mention.
Two Martial Gods.
This honour surpassed even the several super aristocratic families in the main Guanxuan Academy.
An Daoxin walked slowly towards the centre in the distance. A faint smile graced her face. She walked with confidence, with composure.
An family.
She came from the An family, from this ancient Martial God family.
She was a child of heaven.
On the mountain peak, An Ya watched An Daoxin below. A smile appeared once more on her icy face.
Soon, An Daoxin reached the very centre of the competition stage.
At that moment, a man suddenly appeared on the competition plaza. The arrival wore black robes, long hair over shoulders, hands hidden within the robes.
“Dongli Mo.”
As soon as he appeared, someone shouted loudly in the field.
Undying Imperial Clan.
If there was any family in this world that could rival the An family in backing and connections, it was undoubtedly the Undying Imperial Clan.
Because the mother of the Sword Master of Man came from the Undying Imperial Clan.
Moreover, the Sword Master of Man greatly acknowledged the Undying Imperial Clan and had once shared life and death with them.
Therefore, the weight of the Undying Imperial Clan was also extremely heavy.
Dongli Mo was also very popular. Upon appearing, he drew countless cheers.
Undying Imperial Clan.
Undying bloodline.
As long as not instantly killed, this bloodline could heal infinitely.
Hailed as the foremost bloodline in the Central Divine Continent.
Moreover, the Sword Master of Man had once enhanced the undying bloodline. Therefore, the undying bloodline now carried a trace of mad demon bloodline. Though small, it was already extremely terrifying.
Now, this Dongli Mo had successfully awakened that trace of mad demon bloodline.
Invincible.
In the field, countless people cheered and shouted frantically.
Under everyone’s gaze, Dongli Mo walked to An Daoxin. He grinned, then stood beside her.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
Soon, everyone’s expressions turned strange.
Dongli Mo and An Daoxin were on the same side.
At that moment, a dragon roar suddenly resounded from the horizon. In the next instant, a colossal creature burst through the clouds.
Everyone looked up. In the sky was a ten-thousand-zhang-long crimson-gold giant dragon.
Ancient Heavenly Dragon.
As this ancient heavenly dragon appeared, a terrifying dragon might instantly swept down from the sky. The powerful aura directly left countless people in the field breathless.
From the Guanxuan Universe, the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan.
At that moment, the ancient heavenly dragon suddenly transformed into a white light and landed on the competition stage.
The white light dispersed. A burly white-haired man appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Under everyone’s gaze, the white-haired man slowly walked to An Daoxin. He nodded slightly, then stood to her left.
At this moment, everyone fell silent.
An alliance.
Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan.
Undying Imperial Clan.
An family.
On the mountain peak, Gu Chaoyuan was silent.
This lineup.
It was bloody invincible.
Whoever came would die.
The forces behind these three great clans were simply terrifying. Let alone a mere Ye Guan, even super families from the Guanxuan Universe would not dare underestimate this alliance of three families.
Absolutely invincible.
How to lose?
Gu Chaoyuan sighed softly.
In the very centre, under the gaze of millions, An Daoxin slowly closed her eyes.
The world only saw the An family’s honour. In truth, this honour was also pressure for the current An family members.
Today, she would continue this honour.
Starting with killing Ye Guan.
A great sword immortal genius was qualified to be a stepping stone on her path to proving Martial Godhood.
At that moment, in the distance, a young man slowly approached.
In the field, nearly two million gazes turned to that young man.
Ye Guan.
He had come.
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