Without a doubt, these nine people are standing here as "gatekeepers," targeting only one university.
To be more precise, it's one person.
"How much longer are we supposed to stand here?"
Amidst the roar of the water, one of the men suddenly yawned and said impatiently, "It's been over ten hours. By now, most of the Jiangzhong Military Force personnel should have been eliminated. Can we go up now?"
"Qin Hao, what's the rush?"
Soon someone chuckled and chimed in, "Although we gathered here a bit late, and several thousand people have already entered the Fourth Heaven, don't forget that everyone else has already gone up. With them blocking the gate to the Fifth Heaven, those who entered first are nothing more than turtles in a jar."
"By the way, do you really trust other people?"
The young man called Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Although it's called a cooperation, don't forget that resources are always limited. If you were in his shoes, would you voluntarily share the resources with others after you've already got them all?"
Silence fell over the waterfall for a moment, with only the sound of rushing water remaining, and many people had their eyes sparkling.
"What are you trying to say?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"In my opinion, we should just look after ourselves. The sinking hasn't happened yet, has it?"
A glint flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, "As long as we can hold out until Shenqian appears... it's fine not to go up to the Fourth Heaven."
"you mean……"
"What illusory Nine Kings Secret Realm? In my opinion, it's nothing compared to the tangible benefits right before my eyes. Shen Qian has the Golden List Blessing that should have been distributed to a thousand geniuses!"
Qin Hao tempted, "There are only nine of us here. Even if we split it equally, each of us can get a share of a hundred people's worth. Think about it, we risk our lives to fight our way up to the Nine Heavens, only to have to compete with those freaks on the Nine Heavens Ranking for the rewards. Who dares to say they have a sure chance?"
"But as long as we win one sinking point, even if we have to withdraw from the competition, the gains will be enough!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was somewhat tempted.
Just as Qin Hao was about to speak again, a deep voice rang out, "Enough, Qin Hao, shut up!"
"Chu Yiran, what do you mean?" Qin Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at the richly dressed young man who had spoken with a gloomy expression.
"You think others can't think of what you can think of?"
Chu Yiran sneered, "Let's not even talk about whether Shen Qian has the courage to show his face. Even if he does, do you know what the consequences will be if we dare to hog all the spoils?"
"Ha, what a joke. We're all on the Eighth Heaven Ranking. Even though the nine of us are at the bottom, the difference between us isn't that big, is it?"
Qin Hao scoffed, "Besides, once we leave this Nine Heavens Battlefield, the sky and sea will be vast. With the blessing of the Golden List, our combat power will advance by leaps and bounds in a short time. What will we have to fear even if we are surrounded by several people?"
"Is that so?" Chu Yiran chuckled. "Even those three... you're not afraid?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his arrogance, "So what? My teacher isn't just for show..."
"Qin Hao, Chu Yiran has already reminded you so much, why are you still acting like an idiot!"
Another cold female voice rang out, "Leaving aside whether your teacher will dare to protect you afterward, right now, have you forgotten what someone is best at? Right now, there might be unseen eyes watching this place. If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
Qin Hao finally seemed to remember something, glanced around warily, and after a long while, couldn't help but mutter, "He went up there himself, he can't just leave his demon beast here, can he?"
No one responded; everyone was looking down and doing nothing.
After shifting his body uncomfortably, Qin Hao finally fell silent and said nothing more.
In the midst of this awkward atmosphere, the young woman who had spoken earlier suddenly raised a sharp eyebrow and said, "Something's not right."
"What's wrong?" Chu Yiran asked, and everyone looked over.
"Don't you think it's too quiet around us?" the young woman asked, puzzled. "Besides the sound of flowing water, it seems like we can't hear anything else."
The other eight people were taken aback at first, and then their hearts tightened.
Although no one dared to approach the waterfall, there were still quite a few martial artists lingering around the perimeter. With their hearing, they could hear the noise even from a kilometer away.
But at this moment, they could hear nothing but the sound of rushing water.
They turned to look at the shore. The martial artists in the distance had not dispersed, but strangely, they had stopped talking and were all standing there, staring blankly in the direction of the nine people.
"What are they looking at?" The nine people were all taken aback, looked at each other, but did not find anything unusual.
"Stop looking, they're watching me."
Just as the nine people were confused, a cheerful voice suddenly rang out from behind them.
The nine people, startled, did not turn around to look, but retreated instantly.
Driven by extreme speed, the nine people retreated hundreds of meters in an instant before finally fixing their gaze on the figure that had appeared on the waterfall at some unknown time.
He sat casually on the corpse of a huge monster, floating where the river had just been cut off.
"Sink forward!"
In less than half a second, the nine people recognized the face that they had memorized.
But at this moment, the nine people showed no surprise.
After a brief moment of shock, a shadow fell upon everyone's hearts almost simultaneously.
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