Chapter 402 Xuan Bing is comparable to the top of the list
Xuan Bing naturally knew what the Sky Ranking was, and pondered for a moment.
Second on the Sky Ranking?
This result is not bad.
Xuan Bing couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, Lord Lou, where is Dong Xiao located approximately now?"
Lou Chuan occasionally paid attention to Wu Dongxiao's strength, after all, he was a young powerhouse comparable to a Dou Wang, and he cared a lot about his growth. In fact, he could give an answer quickly now—but for greater accuracy, he released his soul sense.
With Lou Chuan's current strength, his soul power could cover an area of one million hectares, so he could certainly "see" Wu Dongxiao at this moment.
—Wu Dongxiao was fighting someone on the arena at that moment.
After assessing the situation, Lou Chuan said with satisfaction, "Dong Xiao's strength is now comparable to the twelfth on the list."
Xuan Bing thanked him respectfully, feeling quite pleased, but also somewhat anxious—it seemed he needed to hone his skills further, or he feared Dong Xiao would soon catch up with him.
He thought to himself that Dong Xiao would definitely become the top-ranked player in the future, so he should first go and spar with the top-ranked player before Dong Xiao achieves such a result—after all, Junior Brother Wu would definitely ask Dong Xiao to do so.
He has to take the top spot before Dong Xiao.
Otherwise, as the senior apprentice, he would find it difficult to maintain his composure in front of his junior apprentice.
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Before leaving, Lou Chuan gave Xuan Bing a mustard seed ring and a list.
He treated Xuan Bing with roughly the same value as he valued Wu Dongxiao—because although Xuan Bing was now much stronger than Wu Dongxiao, Wu Dongxiao was younger and his cultivation level was several minor levels lower.
Therefore, these two fellow disciples, one with higher potential and the other with stronger abilities, were given the same treatment.
Therefore, Xuan Bing also had to choose the Nirvana Protector and the Lonely Wing Peak given by the War God Temple. He completed these with the help of Jiang Chongguang and the Zhong Wu couple.
Unsurprisingly, the Lone Wing Peak that Xuan Bing chose was right next to Wu Dongxiao. Among the many Lone Wing Peaks, although there are some suitable for cultivating water and ice attributes, the benefits are not significant. They can be created by setting up some formations or rare treasures. Therefore, Xuan Bing did not need to live so far away from his junior brother for this small benefit.
Jiang Chongguang left quickly.
Zhong Cai said with a smile, "If Dong Xiao knew that he was also a neighbor of Senior Brother Xuan here, he would be very happy."
Xuan Bing smiled and said, "I'm very happy too."
Zhong Cai added, "Master Jiang told Dongxiao to choose a peak in the ring of peaks for his own use, and also mentioned that if you come, you should also choose one."
Xuan Bingzheng was about to say, "I am unworthy of Professor Jiang's kindness," and so on.
However, Zhong Cai added, "Dong Xiao understands your personality and has already picked one out for you."
That guy not only didn't hold back himself, but he also didn't give his senior brother a chance to be polite.
Xuan Bing: "..."
He could only offer an apologetic yet grateful smile and say, "Thank you so much, Instructor Jiang. I will bring my junior brother to pay my respects later." He paused for a moment and continued, "After I reunite with Dong Xiao, I will find an opportunity to challenge the current number one on the Level 5 Sky Ranking and do my best to add some glory to the new hall."
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow: "Then I'll wait and see what Senior Brother Xuan has to say."
Xuan Bing smiled nonchalantly.
Next, Xuan Bing quickly signed up for the selection competition.
Then, Zhong Wu and his wife, along with Xuan Bing, arrived at the huge venue.
It was a spacious, flat area inside the Temple of War, which had been transformed and arranged using some unknown method.
Here stand countless selection arenas for the fusion disciples.
The selection of disciples for the Xuanzhao Sect is not held in this open space, but between the inner and outer halls, so that disciples from both sides can participate.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan stood together, looking up as Xuan Bing walked towards one of the arenas.
That arena was also the most crowded, where Wu Dongxiao was fighting against a cultivator at the peak of the Fusion Realm. Black flames emanated from the Black Dragon Halberd, and his moves were quite terrifying.
Wu Dongxiao's opponent was no pushover either. With a swipe of his heavy sword, he brought a terrifying pressure as if it were a mountain. In fact, it was a secret technique that allowed him to manipulate the power of the mountain for his own use. Every time his opponent caught one of his sword moves, it felt as if he had been hit on the head by a mountain, making it very difficult for him to defend against.
However, Wu Dongxiao's combat power was extremely strong. After getting used to the power of the mountain, he struck the heavy sword with each halberd strike, making the illusory mountain image on the heavy sword shatter quickly. It would be impossible to resist such halberd techniques again.
Xuan Bing stood in front of the stage, quietly watching his junior brother display his prowess, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
Only when Xuan Bing actually saw his junior brother make a move could he truly appreciate how quickly his junior brother had improved.
At the same time, he could also tell that in a few breaths, his junior brother would win—
As expected, the War God Temple disciple, whose clothes were almost tattered from being beaten, was soon defeated by Wu Dongxiao.
Wu Dongxiao subconsciously looked down from the arena.
I spotted his senior brother right away!
Wu Dongxiao's eyes lit up instantly!
He instinctively jumped off the stage and landed directly in front of Xuan Bing.
Wu Dongxiao was already an adult and had always maintained a composed and calm demeanor. This time, his actions seemed somewhat reckless, attracting the attention of countless onlookers.
"Senior brother! You've finally arrived!"
Wu Dongxiao also stopped at a distance of several steps from Xuan Bing, showing great restraint.
His tone was very enthusiastic, making it clear at a glance that he had a very deep relationship with the senior brother he kept mentioning.
Xuan Bing raised his hand and patted Wu Dongxiao's shoulder, saying, "Dongxiao, you need to eat more later, you've gotten so thin from hunger."
Wu Dongxiao nodded seriously.
Beside her, Zhong Cai played with her husband's fingers, watching the scene unfold before her, unable to suppress a smile.
[Old Wu, this is a kind of thinness that his senior brother thinks he's thin, right?]
In Zhong Cai's eyes, Dong Xiaozaizi had never actually lost weight.
Wu Shaogan glanced at Wu Dongxiao and smiled slightly.
[I've never actually lost weight.]
[Perhaps Senior Brother Xuan watched Dongxiao grow up and was always worried that Dongxiao wasn't eating enough when he wasn't under his watchful eye.]
Zhong Cai couldn't help but smile even more brightly.
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After catching up with Xuan Bing, Wu Dongxiao came over to greet the Zhong-Wu couple.
His two uncles hadn't come to watch him fight for several days, so they were obviously quite confident in his ability to fight.
This should have made him feel happy and appreciated—but he immediately realized that his two uncles actually wanted to spend some time alone with him, and seeing that he was alright, they didn't bother with him anymore.
Now that his senior brother has arrived, he will definitely stay with him.
Moreover, my senior brother will soon get a spot, and then we can go to explore that cave together.
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After bringing Xuan Bing over, the Zhong and Wu couple patted Wu Dongxiao on the shoulder to encourage him before leaving.
Wu Dongxiao then said to Xuan Bing, "Senior brother, you're a bit late. You'll have to fight a few more matches."
He explained the rules of the contest to Xuan Bing.
"You can fight in the arena. Each time you win, you can take 10% of the achievement points your opponent currently has. If you lose, you will lose 10% of the achievement points you have. And once you register, you can't refuse a challenge."
"The competition for the spots is quite free. There's a leaderboard on the side that lists the top 100 disciples in terms of achievement points. This is probably to help stronger disciples get enough points more quickly. The top ten will get the spots."
"The arena battles will last until seven days before the opening of the cave dwelling. These seven days are for the disciples to prepare their own resources. We don't know how many years the cave dwelling will be open yet, but just in case, we should try to be as prepared as possible."
"The moment the cave opens, the disciples who enter the cave and the seniors who are in charge of opening the cave will know how long it will be open."
"Senior brother, there are still about twenty days left before we can compete in the arena..."
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It was precisely because of these rules that when Wu Dongxiao prepared to participate in the selection competition, countless disciples of the War God Temple came to challenge him out of curiosity.
So he fought from morning till night every day, one fight after another, and eventually achieved a winning streak of more than two hundred matches.
Therefore, it has gained a very strong reputation.
If his uncle Wu Shaogan had a good reputation, but truly made a name for himself in the battle with Chao Hanxiao, then Wu Dongxiao made a name for himself through the sect's "chaotic slaughter".
Countless disciples now have high hopes for Wu Dongxiao.
Those who challenge him continue to come in droves...
After all, they were all from the same sect, and Wu Dongxiao wouldn't kill them; at most, they would just be a little embarrassed.
However, this arena battle is indeed a very good opportunity for them to experience the fighting power of the top young fighters.
Once you miss it, it's hard to have another chance!
After all, even without the rules of arena battles, disciples at the Dou Wang level still need to cultivate. The gains from sparring with ordinary cultivators are not significant, so they would definitely prefer to undergo other forms of training and would often refuse invitations to spar with other disciples.
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Xuan Bing listened carefully to Wu Dongxiao as they walked together to a fighting platform.
Wu Dongxiao said, "This Senior Brother Qi Hao is also in the top 100 in achievement points, and there's that place, that place..."
He pointed out the top 100 members in achievement points who were currently battling to Xuan Bing one by one.
"Senior Brother Qi Hao is in good condition and should be able to take the next round immediately."
"It depends on what you think, senior brother."
Xuan Bing, of course, would not disappoint his junior brother's good intentions, and said with a smile, "Then I will wait a while and go to challenge Senior Brother Qi Hao to a duel right away."
Wu Dongxiao wasn't in a hurry to fight himself.
Because without a doubt, his current ranking is number one on that list!
He fought the most battles and won every single one, so he naturally earned the most achievement points.
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Xuan Bing and Wu Dongxiao, the two fellow disciples, also quickly got to work.
They lived a very regular life every day.
In the first five days after Xuan Bing arrived, he challenged disciples who had more achievement points from morning till night, and won every single one of them.
After he won every battle, his total achievement points easily squeezed into the leaderboard, and he immediately climbed to ninety-fifth place.
After a few more days of fighting, Xuan Bing faced even stronger opponents, and he quickly rose to twenty-third place.
After that, the two brothers stopped spending all their time guarding the arena.
They would come together to fight in the morning, go to certain training grounds within the Temple of War in the afternoon to hone their skills, and practice their techniques in the evening.
Xuanbing's achievement points ranking continues to rise at a visible rate.
They quickly reached tenth place, essentially securing a spot.
To prevent others from knocking him out, he continued to compete.
Gradually, it surged to second place.
If Xuan Bing wants to surpass Wu Dongxiao... then it's basically impossible.
Even though Xuan Bing's combat strength is currently stronger than Wu Dongxiao's, their battle records are the same when facing opponents.
Wu Dongxiao has played far more matches than Xuan Bing, so naturally, Xuan Bing cannot surpass Wu Dongxiao's achievement points.
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Danwu Sky Curtain, on the forum.
[Discussion] Dongxiao's senior brother, Xuanbing, has done something big again!
[Discussion] When did Junior Brother Xuan Bing find time to challenge Ji Changming to a duel while he was still competing in the tournament to participate in the selection process?
[Discussion] Junior Brother Xuanbing is so quiet when he gets things done!
[Discussion] How many disciples from our War God Temple went to watch the battle?
[Discussion] Why didn't Junior Brother Xuanbing tell us the news?
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It turns out that not long after Xuan Bing joined the sect, during the arena battle, he somehow managed to send a challenge to Ji Changming, the current number one on the Sky Ranking.
Ji Changming wouldn't normally accept a challenge so easily, but this time the person who introduced him was Wu Shaogan.
Ji Changming wasn't in seclusion, so it wouldn't be right not to give him face.
At the same time, he also knew that since Wu Shaogan had come forward, it was probably not just a private challenge, but also carried some of the intention of the Temple of War.
Although Ji Changming did not see Xuan Bing's name on the Sky Ranking, since the other party dared to challenge the top spot directly, he must have some skills. Moreover, if Xuan Bing was too weak, Wu Shaogan, the introducer, would also lose face.
During his battle with Xuan Bing, Ji Changming remained vigilant and never underestimated the unknown Xuan Bing.
As expected, Ji Changming used all his strength in the battle against Xuan Bing.
After a fierce battle lasting more than a day and night, Ji Changming and Xuan Bing were exhausted, and Ji Changming ultimately lost to Xuan Bing.
Xuan Bing is now truly the top of the Sky Ranking!
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This duel was not publicized and was fought entirely in private. Xuan Bing was accompanied only by Wu Dongxiao and the Zhong Wu couple.
Ji Changming didn't bring many people with him; they were mostly his friends and some of his close fellow disciples.
After the battle ended, Ji Changming felt ashamed of his inferiority, but he still accepted defeat.
Even though Xuan Bing and his group didn't make many demands and just wanted to have a fight to test their strength, Ji Changming still had the matter spread.
The message was then passed around until it finally reached the Temple of War.
Thus, the vast majority of disciples of the Temple of War learned of this explosive news.
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[Discussion] What does it mean that Junior Brother Xuan Bing defeated King Ji Dou?
[OP: This proves the true top-ranked Level 5 Battle King is in our War God Hall! No wonder he's the senior brother! He's even more powerful than Junior Brother Dong Xiao!]
[Battle Through the Universe: When they are at the same minor cultivation level, Junior Brother Dongxiao should still be slightly better, but that's not important. What's important is that we don't have a top ranking here, and he's even better than the top ranking, which greatly enhances the prestige of the War God Hall!]
[Battle Through the Heavens: Level 5 and 6 are all at the top of the rankings. When our War God Hall recruits disciples again in the future, we should have even more top geniuses willing to join. Those small and medium-sized forces with top geniuses should also be more willing to send their talents to our War God Hall!]
[Exploding the Heavens: It's a pity no other alchemist came, but it's alright. The appearance of Junior Brother Zhong and Clan Master Sang practically guarantees the future of our Spirit Immortal Sect. Perhaps we'll even have another Pill Master in the future, which would truly be a source of pride!]
[Explosion after explosion: I heard these geniuses all come from an academy on the Middle Continent, something like Azure Dragon Academy... Is it really that easy for geniuses to come from there? One after another, they've arrived. Zhong and Wu are undoubtedly the most outstanding, but the others aren't much worse, especially Wu Dongxiao. Although I don't understand his tactics, my feeling is that he might reach the level of Wu Douwang in the future...]
[Battle Through the Clouds: You have to admit! Junior Brother Dongxiao really does have a fierce streak. When he fights on the arena, he's just like Junior Brother Wu, even their appearances are quite similar, only their temperaments are very different. At this rate, he'll probably become another 'Junior Brother Wu'.]
Many voices of agreement and much discussion revolved around this uncle and nephew pair, and also around Xuan Bing, who was quietly accomplishing great things.
Xuan Bing still couldn't make the list, but they all vaguely felt that it wouldn't be long before Ji Changming's strength improved again, and he would personally come to the Temple of War God to challenge Xuan Bing once more.
The current situation is that everyone knows Ji Changming has always occupied the top spot, but everyone also knows that he is not the real number one.
That's no longer the case, at least not now.
Unless he defeats Xuan Bing in one battle, in the eyes of other cultivators, he can only be ranked second.
He himself was also humiliated.
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A few days later, Ji Changming indeed arrived and found a training ground in the Temple of War to fight Xuan Bing.
This time it lasted quite a long time.
Ji Changming has made great progress, otherwise he wouldn't have come to visit so easily, but Xuan Bing's progress is even greater—although he is only a little bit faster than Ji Changming, he seems to have an easier time in his battle with Ji Changming than in their last sparring session.
Naturally, Ji Changming also keenly noticed this.
He sighed and decided not to challenge Xuan Bing anytime soon.
We should not come back rashly.
Ji Changming decided that unless his strength increased dramatically, he would not challenge Xuan Bing again.
Then... he went and fought against the person currently ranked second on the Sky Ranking.
It was still a tough battle, but Ji Changming was able to maintain a firm advantage.
At this moment, the second-ranked player silently became somewhat withdrawn.
She also heard the news and realized that her second place on the list was not actually second, but third.
Next, the second-ranked player went to fight against the current third-ranked player.
She was depressed because she was ranked third, but she knew she was ranked fourth.
And then...
In short, all the top ten Fighting Kings on the Sky Ranking had sparred in this way.
The most unhappy person was, of course, Huo Di, who was ranked tenth.
Being in the top ten is still a respectable title, but what about Huo Di? He received the resources that the Sky Ranking gave to the tenth-ranked person, but in reality, he was the eleventh-ranked person.
That was so embarrassing.
He still felt vaguely aggrieved...
Huo Di's temperament isn't very good, and now that this has happened, he can't win any arguments with people.
Because the other party will seize on this "weak point" and make fun of him.
In his anger, all he could do was remain angry.
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Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, Xuanbing has been a student for about a month.
His fame has rapidly approached that of Wu Dongxiao in such a short time, and because he and Wu Dongxiao are inseparable, some of their fellow disciples like to call them the "Twin Jewels of Chongguang".
The term "twin gems" sounds very familiar.
Back in the intermediate continent, they were the twin pillars of the Azure Dragon, but now that they've arrived at the War God's Hall in the top continent, they've become the twin pillars of their 124th hall.
...Why are they called the "Twin Jewels of Chongguang"?
Of course, it's because of Lord Jiang himself.
The more than one hundred branch temples of the Temple of War are arranged according to their serial numbers to the outside world, but internally, once a temple is ranked lower, its name becomes difficult to pronounce.
Therefore, when the temple masters are in the mood, they will also give them a nickname.
If they don't have nicknames, others will find it difficult to address them and will give them names based on the characteristics of the branch hall or the hall master... These names may not sound good, but if people call them that many times, they will be used as the default way to address them.
Jiang Chongguang hadn't even thought about naming it, because many people already knew the name of the Palace Master Jiang, and the name "Chongguang" was quite easy to pronounce and sounded nice. However, it wasn't appropriate to call the Palace Master by his name directly, so he simply used a homophone and called the 124th Palace "Chongguang Palace".
As for why Wu Shaogan wasn't included in any group?
That's because Wu Shaogan has a very strange personality; apart from Zhong Cai, he doesn't want to be associated with anyone else.
At the same time, Wu Shaogan's strength was unmatched in the entire War God Temple. When he was at level five, no Dou Wang could compare to him—at most, Chao Hanxiao could be considered, but Chao Hanxiao was from another force and it was not appropriate for him to get involved.
When Wu Shaogan reached level six, no one could compare to him, not even Chao Hanxiao.
If you really want to pair Wu Shaogan with another person to form a group, then the only option is to pair him with Zhong Cai. Logically speaking, since the Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall are so close, there shouldn't be any problem with the disciples of both sects addressing each other together.
But for Wu Shaogan, if he were to be paired with Zhong Cai, it would have to be obvious at a glance that they were Daoist partners.
then……
It's too complicated.
The disciples of both factions were certainly interested, but they racked their brains and still couldn't come up with a solution, or the solutions they did come up with couldn't fully express the affection between Zhong and Wu, and most of them wouldn't satisfy Wu Shaogan... so in the end they all gave up.
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The arena battle has finally ended.
The top ten spots have also been determined.
Unsurprisingly, Wu Dongxiao remains in first place.
Following closely behind Wu Dongxiao was Xuan Bing.
Both of these fellow students successfully secured their spots.
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