While Qin Yu adjusted his attitude, the battle among the lower-level gods in the second layer of Jianglan Realm gradually came to a conclusion.

Later, only Cao Ya, Hei Yu, Sui Fu, and Kang Qi remained. These four were the best among the hundred or so lower-level gods.

To be honest, it wasn't unexpected that Hei Yu, Sui Fu, and Kang Qi had reached this point. After all, Sui Fu and Kang Qi possessed special abilities that amazed people, and Hei Yu had even mastered the laws of time, which shocked everyone.

Cao Ya was the only one who was only a superior god-level being, yet he still managed to break into the top four, and he was not at all weaker.

"If he had focused more on the laws of space, he would probably have become a lower-level celestial being by now," Qiu Zhongfu sighed. He also greatly admired such a person with exceptional comprehension.

After all, his master, Qin Yu, was a typical example of this type of person.

Given some time, who knows where their ceiling is?!

"If Cao Ya is a lower-level celestial being, he is probably the strongest among all the lower-level celestial beings in the entire divine realm!" Tan Jiu was very regretful. Why didn't he realize how powerful this guy was back in the Black Dragon Pool?

"The four of them are having a martial arts contest. I wonder who will win in the end?" Uncle Fu murmured.

"We'll see," Qin Yu said with a smile, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

All the gods watched expectantly.

Inside the arena, although Sui Fu and Kang Qi possessed rather unique abilities, they were defeated in their battles against Cao Ya and Hei Yu respectively, and had to retreat.

"Cao Ya, it seems it's just the two of us after all!" Hei Yu grinned, gripping the gun barrel.

"Take this!"

After Kuroba finished speaking, he thrust out with his spear.

*Sizzle*

The tip of the spear seemed to pulsate with time, blurring the passage of time and rendering perception useless. It evoked a chaotic and contradictory feeling, almost making one want to vomit blood.

Many of the lower-level gods on the other side could only manage a wry smile.

They were defeated by Black Feather's shot.

The "Flowing Light Gun Style" involves the laws of time!

However, Cao Yaqing roared, freeing himself from that influence, and with a flick of his finger, boundless sword energy erupted.

Having experienced the power of Cao Ya, the "Peerless One," he was able to resist the slight time suppression.

"Cao Ya actually... blocked it?!" Everyone was taken aback.

Black Feather's fighting spirit burned even brighter as he continuously unleashed his spear, leaving a trail of afterimages as he swept across Jiang Lan Realm.

Crackle!

Lightning ripped through the sky, divine fire scorched, and sword energy retaliated.

The entire Jianglan Realm was engulfed in chaos by the divine power storm.

In the end, Cao Ya proved to be more skilled, defeating Hei Yu and winning the next round of the God Selection Battle.

"Cao Ya, you need to advance quickly. I want to test my skills against you again at the Middle God and Upper God stages!" Hei Yu's eyes gleamed.

Losing to a higher-level deity was a huge blow to Kuroba, a lower-level celestial being.

Because his initial understanding of the laws of time didn't seem to have a profound impact on Cao Ya?!

If I can cover the surrounding area, Cao Ya will surely lose this battle!

Kuroba made up his mind to study the laws of time even more diligently, and of course, he could not slack off in his comprehension of the laws of space.

Everyone was filled with emotion as they watched Cao Ya fly back.

Who would have thought that the most powerful of the hundred or so lower-level gods would turn out to be a higher-level deity!

Finally, Qin Yu gifted Cao Ya a high-grade Heavenly Artifact, not a mid-grade one, since Cao Ya was not a servant like the other lower-level Heavenly Gods. If Hei Yu had won, Qin Yu would have gifted him a high-grade Heavenly Artifact as well.

Of course, Hei Yu didn't really need it. The gun in his hand was a gift from Jiang Lan. Although it wasn't a divine weapon and its forging was crude, it was incredibly tough and indestructible.

In terms of "toughness" alone, it cannot even be compared to ordinary high-grade divine artifacts.

Therefore, Cao Ya's choice was to repel Hei Yu rather than forcibly defeat him, because that spear was simply too troublesome.

"The divine sword 'Crimson Blood'? Does it have the special effect of 'sharpness'? Heh, that's not bad." Cao Ya played with the sword-shaped superior-grade divine artifact in his hand and nodded slightly.

Divine artifacts from the divine realm often possess various special effects, seemingly bestowed by laws and rules.

For example, this special effect of "sharpness" may seem ordinary, but if used, it can truly sever everything in the universe.

Soon, during their training, the scheduled time for the martial arts competition arrived.

Ultimately, Qin Yu was chosen as the participant among the Upper Gods, since Qiu Zhongfu was not a candidate for Palace Master.

Qin Yu's team consists of three players: Cao Ya, Tan Jiu, and Qin Yu.

Because it was a competition to select a temple master, the location was set up in the military camp, and the spectators were all gods, from lower gods to upper gods, almost a whole bunch of them.

At this moment, Dong Hou's side, Xue Yu's side, and Qin Yu's side all arrived.

Finally, the three great god-kings of Xuanjin Mountain appeared, and the Golden Sword God-King, who had not shown himself before, also arrived at the Heavenly God Army Camp Martial Arts Arena.

"Of the three great god-kings, although the Golden Sword God-King was the last to be promoted, he is the elder brother of the Eastern Holy Emperor and the Hundred Flower God-King. In terms of personal strength, he has surpassed them and is the strongest of the three great god-kings. I was fortunate enough to witness his skills." Qiu Zhongfu transmitted his voice, expressing both amazement and envy.

Which of the upper-level gods in the divine realm doesn't want to be promoted to God-King?

"However, in terms of overall strength, the Eastern Holy Emperor still ranks first. The eight great divine clans, each with its own divine realm, possess clan-protecting spiritual treasures. It is said that these are first-class primordial spiritual treasures, second only to the Heavenly Venerable's spiritual treasures," Qiu Zhongfu remarked.

The eight great divine races are truly lucky!

Qin Yu nodded.

In fact, he had already known about this matter since he had spoken with Cao Ya before.

Cao Ya knows quite a lot of secrets about the divine realm...

Qin Yu took a deep breath and extinguished his distracting thoughts.

He must win today's battle for the position of Lord of Lanxuan Palace!

The three Divine Kings took their seats, as did the three Palace Masters. The elite members of the Huangfu family also graced the martial arts arena with their presence.

After the Eastern Holy Emperor's proclamation, the battle began. In that instant, all the gods' gazes turned fiery, and the air in the entire training ground seemed to stir with excitement.

Because Dong Hou had made the greatest contribution to Xuanjin Mountain, the first contest was between Qin Yu's side and Xue Yu's side, and the winner would then challenge Dong Hou's side.

Without a doubt, this rule is in Dong Hou's favor.

However, neither Qin Yu nor Xue Yu had any objections to this.

In terms of merit, they couldn't even come close to Dong Hou. It was already quite an achievement for them to have a chance to compete.

"The first battle: Qin Yu's lower-level Celestial God versus Xue Yu's lower-level Celestial God. The duel begins!" Crown Prince Huangfu Liejun of Xuanjin Mountain announced loudly.

As soon as she finished speaking, a girl in green stepped out from among the group of women from the Hundred Flowers Prince's Mansion.

Meanwhile, the tens of thousands of celestial beings surrounding the training ground also shouted loudly. Most of them were very excited and were yelling and shouting.

Such a contest is rare even in the realm of gods.

Especially for these gods who have lived for countless billions of years, it is a great topic of conversation to pass the time.

However, when they saw that Qin Yu's side was led by a high-level deity, the shouts of the gods stopped abruptly, and they were all stunned.