Hall Master Ren's face gradually became serious, and he grabbed the palm of his eldest disciple. His palm was a standard warrior's hand, rough and large, with calluses all over it. But in the center of his palm, a piece of skin disappeared, revealing the bright red flesh underneath. Steam was rising from the flesh, and it was obvious that it could not be ignored, but this honest guy, like a stone, did not even blink, and there was not a drop of cold sweat flowing.

The honest disciple looked at Hall Master Ren and said happily:

"Master, I have used this technique many times in a row. I am sure I can suppress the disciples of the academy."

Palace Master Ren said hello and led them to the main hall.

"I came here in person to remind you that you must not hold back your aura in front of others, let alone bow your head. The Earth King Palace is now the only one of the five major forces that can be shown off, so show your pride. Don't be afraid of the academy, especially you, who have the Emperor Seal, and you can beat anyone in a few moves."

"Master, I not only want to fight you, but I also want to kill most of the guys in the academy!"

"Except for Xia Xiao, don't be in a hurry to reveal your cards. Your mission is to limit his performance. If there is a chance, fight him head-on and injure him."

The man who was originally full of enthusiasm became a little timid when he heard the word Xia Xiao, and hesitated to answer. The hall master stopped and turned around, seeming to be very worried about this happening. If he admitted that he was inferior before meeting, he would definitely not perform well in the battle due to nervousness and other problems. So, he asked:

"Why, you don't have the confidence?"

The man is honest and speaks the truth.

"Yes, Master!"

"Why?"

The young man next to the man looked to be in his early twenties, but he had already represented the Earth King Palace in the battle, which was enough to show his extraordinary strength. And this rough face of his had once fought on the arena with Xia Xiao.

"Master, I have fought with Xia Xiao before, and I know his strength well. He also has a broadsword, which seems to be a spiritual weapon and is extremely strange. Excuse me for being frank, but I feel that with my senior brother's strength, even with the Emperor's Seal, it would be difficult for him to defeat him. So I don't want my senior brother to get hurt, so I told him to be careful and not to fight him to the death."

"Do you know what you are talking about?"

The hall master's face changed. He took only one step forward and ordered the young man to kneel down and apologize immediately, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"Master, please calm down. It is you who has helped others to become more ambitious."

"Xiang Qi, I admire you. If someone has bad intentions, he would hope that Shi Yongkang would be defeated or even seriously injured in the battle with Xia Xiao. In that case, you will be the disciple most likely to become the owner of the store. You have only been in the temple for three years, but you have already surpassed many people. You do have a promising future. But you did something wrong. You should tell your brother that in this battle, you must not fall down until you die! You should fight to the death!"

Shi Yongkang stood aside, looking at the hall master with a different look than before. The hall master loved his disciple like a son and rarely showed such hostility, but now he was sitting on a chair beside the corridor, and every word he said was heavy.

"Yes! Master."

The hall master's eyes were cloudy. He was old, and his muscles were no longer as strong as in previous years. They were just stuck to stones. But his heart, which was full of hope again, was beating fast, because Shi Yongkang, who possessed the emperor's seal, might not lose.

The Earth King Hall, which rose to prominence because of the Emperor's Seal, wondered if it could open its dusty doors and come into the public eye because of it. And the performance of the disciple Xiang Qi made him a good candidate for the deputy hall master. Although Shi Yongkang and Xiang Qi were still far from the position of hall master, he was already old and he had to start considering it.

When the Hall Master was conveying the idea of ​​fighting to the death to Shi Yongkang and Xiang Qi, Master Yuan of Weird Ridge stood in front of the two men and placed his hands heavily on their shoulders. The two men, like Master Yuan, were wearing thick fur coats, with a strong winter color. What they said were all words that should be said in summer.

"This time, the battle with the academy, no matter what the situation is, just one word!"

The thick finger of Yuan Lingzhu stood before their eyes, like a sound from the fangs of a wild beast, causing the two young men to nod deeply, as if they were ready. Although Weird Man Ridge was located on the snowy mountains in the north of the Great Wilderness, the temperature was extremely low and everything was hidden under the ice and snow. Only flowers, trees and rocks could be frozen, and people and their passion would never slow down, just like the hustle and bustle of the world, which would never stop.

"Master Ling, you haven't decided on the battle situation yet?"

The two men were taller on the left and shorter on the right, but both had big mouths, as if a knife had cut a deep scar on both sides of their faces. This was caused by some special practice method, and although the appearance was a bit strange, it did not affect their strength.

"At first, we wanted to have a competition in the ring, with the loser stepping down and the winner continuing to the next round. But we thought that if Xia Xiao stood in the first place, he might defeat three or four people in a row or even more. So we haven't decided on the method yet, but for the sake of fairness, we will definitely not have a team battle. Our coordination is no match for theirs."

"Master Ling, let's fight in the snowy mountains. Once we get there, it will be our home ground. With the guys from the Earth King Palace, we will definitely have a very strong attack power."

"We'll talk about this later. You should adjust your state first and be prepared to fight till death. Whether we can get rid of the lonely state on the mountain depends on you."

The two men nodded, but compared to the Earth King Palace and Weird Man Ridge, the other three forces seemed much weirder. They had no desire to fight, and were even in low spirits, each with their own little thoughts.

The people in the Nine-Storey Tower gathered in the same room. Although there were candles nearby, they were dim because of their own darkness, as if they were not lit. Because everyone was wearing loose black jumpsuits, the difference was not noticeable at all. However, the tower master's voice was the coldest. When he spoke, there was a light layer of frost on the edges of the black clothes on his face.

"Just do what you can. There's no need to fight to the death like they did."

Compared to the Earth King Palace and the Strange Man Ridge, the Nine-Storey Senran Tower was indeed much more casual. What was even more strange was that the two disciples sitting in front of the tower master and the three disciples standing behind them said nothing, as if they were used to it. But this was the only chance to regain the title of the five major forces, but they acted extremely calmly. I don't know if they didn't care or if they had other thoughts.

The eyes of the tower master under the black clothes were extremely deep, like the starry sky at night, the farther you trace, the more wonderful it becomes. But she looked at the two disciples in front of her, and thought of something else, and said:

"Since they are here, let's show them how powerful the Nine-Story Senran Tower is, so they won't be underestimated."

"Master Tower Master, can we collect a trace of murderous intent from them?"

The tower master nodded. This was not an impolite request. She could approve it. Among the practitioners in the world, there are more warriors than talisman masters. However, due to the contracted beasts, it is difficult to improve after reaching a certain level. Faced with this situation, each force has different ways to improve. It is precisely because of these methods that forces can be established and developed.

Among the five new powers, the Zoushou Church uses the experience gained from traveling around the world to generate induction with the Great Wilderness, gain a lot of vitality, improve itself and also improve the level of the contracted beast. Tanghua Temple has five elements of candles, and there are relatively few cases of contracted beasts, but if there is really an insurmountable gap, the truth can only be found in the Buddhist scriptures. The Adventurer's Guild relies entirely on the support of numbers and the accumulation of spiritual medicines, and has some shadows of the former Beggar Gang. Because the Qingtian Sect is relatively mysterious, it is still unknown if it will break through the shackles of the same. But the way for the academy to improve its strength is through the academy's "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude" teaching method and the unique geographical location.

The academy is located in the center of the Great Wilderness, with more vitality than other places. The five old forces all rely on more direct tactics to improve their strength to make up for the gap. For example, the Emperor Seal of the Earth King Palace, the Killing Tower, which is as famous as the Nine-Story Senran Tower, the Qigong of the Weird Ridge that trains every part of the body to the extreme, and the thousands of poisons in the Medicine King Valley. As for the Beggars' Sect, it once became famous for being all over the world and having a dog-beating stick. Now beggars have become dogs in the city, and it is difficult to beat the livestock that steal food with sticks. To put it bluntly, the Beggars' Sect is doomed and can never go back to the past, no matter how to make up for it.

The five people from Yaowang Valley stood in front of the window of the room, looking at the cave outside, but what they thought about was not the rare scenery, but the poison. The valley master had been using poison for many years, so his skin had become poisonous and his body had become a container for the poison. He looked at the waterfall next to the Earth King Hall in the cave and murmured:

"Use your strongest poisons, and don't hold back."

Because Medicine King Valley is in the south, the man and woman behind the valley master have exquisite figures, smooth skin, and look like southerners. When they nodded solemnly, they were thinking about how to poison.

There are many kinds of poisons. They can be ground into powder and inhaled. They can stick directly to the skin and hurt the body. They can also turn into poison and enter the blood! Among the three common poisons, the last one is the most dangerous and the most deadly. It is not so easy to break through the vitality armor of the cultivator. If you are not careful, you will be defeated by the latter. So how should the poison be injected into the blood?

"Dad, can I use that medicine?"

As soon as the woman said this, the husband of the valley immediately turned around. He knew what the medicine in the sweet voice was referring to. He only had this one precious daughter, who was still young, only in her early twenties. Although the medicine was very effective, it would be extremely bad for her reputation if it got out. It was not a good thing for an unmarried woman to use such means, but at this time, he could not be hypocritical.

As she nodded with pain, this clever woman playfully touched the bag on her waist. It was not uncommon for warriors like her to carry their own Gu and poisons. But the fluctuations in it made even the men around her feel palpitations. The poison Gu she possessed was the king of Gu.

"Don't try too hard!"

Gang leader Hong sat in front of the two lazy men, and he seemed to lack the courage to teach them a lesson, but heroes must admire heroes, and bandits must admire bandits. How strong a heart could the disciple he handed over have?

"Boss, Medicine King Valley will definitely use poison, can we use poison too?"

"Of course! As long as you are on stage, you can use hidden weapons and poisons, but don't do anything behind the scenes. You all know what the academy does, so don't look at them as weak scholars. Once they leave the academy, they are all hooligans who are even more powerful than us. In short, they are not good people!"

When Gang Leader Hong smacked his lips repeatedly, his disciples also followed suit in fear. But in half a month, they would begin fighting, and this battle would not be easy.