Chapter 2091 Generous Rewards

Upon hearing Zhang He mention the prizes for this competition, everyone present, including Ye Bufan, felt a surge of excitement and an unavoidable sense of nervousness.

He had previously heard that the first-place prize for this Grand Competition was a hongyuan fruit, but that was just hearsay and had not been officially confirmed.

If there were any changes during this period, then all his efforts during this time would truly have been in vain.

Zhang He continued, “In this New Talent Ranking Tournament, the top nine Disciples will have the opportunity to enter the Tianluo Secret Realm for training, and then participate in the Genius Demon Battle of Kunlun Continent three months later.

The third-place winner will also receive one Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Dragon Scale Armor.

The second-place winner will receive one He Ling Pill…”

As soon as he said this, the crowd below could no longer control their emotions and burst into an uproar.

It was no wonder the crowd was so excited; the Tianluo Secret Realm was a Holy Land for Cultivators in Tianluo State, and ordinary people simply had no chance to enter.

The same was true for the Genius Battle of Kunlun Continent; usually, only Disciples from the Three Great Sects had such an opportunity.

In addition, the prizes were absolutely generous; third place could receive a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, which was definitely a great reward for Cultivators.

Not to mention the He Ling Pill; those who had hope of entering the top three in the New Talent Ranking Tournament were all Void Refining Realm powerhouses, or even Void Refining Peak, and in such cases, a He Ling Pill was needed to Breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage.

At the same time, it also sparked anticipation in people's hearts: if even the second-place prize was so valuable, what would the first-place prize be?

Zhang He paused slightly, then pressed his hands down, and the crowd returned to calm.

“The first-place winner of this Ranking Tournament will receive one Spirit Medicine, the hongyuan fruit.”

Immediately, the recently calmed crowd erupted once more.

Ordinary people did not know what a hongyuan fruit was, but Cultivators knew very clearly.

As a top-grade Spirit Medicine, the hongyuan fruit could nourish a Cultivator’s Sea of Consciousness and greatly enhance their Mental Energy.

Spirit Medicine was hard to come by, and Spirit Medicine that could enhance Mental Energy was even rarer.

Because of this, the hongyuan fruit was absolutely an extremely rare and precious Spirit Medicine, and it was no exaggeration to call it priceless; the most crucial thing was that no matter how much money you had, you might not be able to buy it.

The Disciples who could participate in the New Talent Ranking Tournament were all elites from various Empires, and they were all well-traveled.

But at this moment, their faces all showed an incredibly eager expression, constantly swallowing saliva, which showed how great the allure of this prize was to everyone.

In the Daxing Empire's seating area, Tuoba Yang's face was full of disdain; although the item was good, they needed to be capable of taking it.

In his mind, this hongyuan fruit was already in the possession of his siblings, and it was not for others to covet.

After the crowd quieted down, Zhang He spoke again, “Next, I will explain the rules for this New Talent Ranking Tournament; first, we will have team battles.

Thirty-six participating teams will draw lots and be divided into six groups, with six teams per group, and only one winner from each group will advance to the next round.

After the second round, there will be six Empire participating teams left, with six members per team, making a total of thirty-six again, and then individual battles will be held…”

After the introduction, Zhang He announced, “These are the rules; now, the participating teams from each Empire will undergo Aptitude testing.

I will reiterate: there are only two requirements for the New Talent Ranking Tournament: age under twenty-five and Cultivation above Nascent Soul Stage.

Only those who meet this standard can participate; otherwise, their qualification will be directly revoked.”

The qualification review for each Ranking Tournament was a mandatory process, and everyone was familiar with it.

In fact, this review did not have high requirements for Cultivation; after all, no Empire was foolish enough to send a team member with a Cultivation below Nascent Soul Stage to make a fool of themselves here.

To be precise, those who could enter the New Talent Ranking Tournament venue had a minimum Cultivation of Soul Transformation Stage; there had never been anyone at the Nascent Soul Stage.

The main reason for the review was to check the age of the participants, as this was a New Talent Ranking Tournament, with extremely strict age restrictions.

Soon, someone moved the Spirit Measuring Stele onto the Sword Discussion Platform, and the qualification review officially began.

The first to ascend the platform was the First Prince; he placed his hand on the Spirit Measuring Stele, and soon a line of small characters appeared on it.

“Twenty-four years old, Void Refining Peak!”

At this, the crowd present was in an uproar; even though those participating in the New Talent Ranking Tournament were Prodigies among Geniuses, those who could reach this level of Cultivation were absolutely few and far between.

Looking back at previous Ranking Tournaments, half of the winners who claimed the championship were only at the Void Refining Late Stage.

“His Highness the First Prince is so powerful, he’s actually at Void Refining Peak!”

“Long live the First Prince, the First Prince will surely win the championship!”

For a time, the people of the Daxing Empire cheered and shouted for Tuoba Yang.

Tuoba Yang's mouth curved into a proud smile, then he strode back to his seat.

After him was Tuoba Shuang; another line of small characters appeared on the Spirit Measuring Stele: “Twenty-two years old, Void Refining Peak.”

The crowd present cheered again; clearly, the Daxing Empire's royal family had stolen the show in this round, producing two Void Refining Peak powerhouses at once.

Tuoba Hongyi sat on the viewing platform, a smile on his lips, nodding in satisfaction.

Next, wave after wave of participating Disciples came forward for assessment and testing, by Empire.

Since they had reached this stage, the age of these individuals was not an issue; more than half of them had already reached the Void Refining Realm, and the worst of the rest were all at the Soul Transformation Stage.

Ye Bufan and the others sat below the stage, observing the situation on it, which was basically consistent with what Luo Yudie had said.

The strongest were the several great Empires led by the Daxing Empire, among which Hai Chenggong of the Huiyao Empire and Liu Yijian of the Fengxuan Empire had both reached Void Refining Peak.

Although Garina's Cultivation was slightly lower, being at the Void Refining Late Stage, a strange aura emanated from her entire body, making anyone who saw her dare not underestimate her in the slightest.

After bursts of cheers, the first thirty-five participating teams had completed their tests, and now it was Tianfeng Empire's turn.

Originally, everyone had grown accustomed to these martial arts Geniuses and were in a state of excitement fatigue, but when they saw Ye Bufan and the others, the scene instantly erupted into an uproar.

Putting everything else aside, just the battle robes they wore attracted everyone's attention: “Tianfeng Empire” was embroidered on the front, and “Shui Mu University” on the back.

These glittering golden characters shone brightly, making them the focus of the entire training ground; it was impossible not to notice them.

It was precisely because of this that even the beauty of Lu Xueman, Hu Yaoyao, and others was inadvertently overlooked by everyone.

“Oh my goodness, what is this from Tianfeng Empire? Are they trying to grab attention?”

“Tianfeng Empire, they’re always at the very bottom every year, simply a joke, yet they dare to be so high-profile…”

“Exactly, I’ve heard of Cangfeng Academy, I’ve heard of Lingxiao Academy, but what in the world is this Shui Mu University?”

The crowd present discussed animatedly, while Tuoba Yang's expression was gloomy; even when their royal family first appeared, they hadn't had such a great impact.

Ye Bufan wore a smile on his lips; this was the effect he wanted, the greater the impact, the better.

He was the first to step onto the Sword Discussion Platform, then raised his hand and pressed it onto the Spirit Measuring Stele.

Under everyone's gaze, a line of small characters quickly appeared: “Twenty-one years old, Nascent Soul Peak.”

Upon seeing this result, the scene instantly erupted into an uproar.

“My goodness, Nascent Soul Cultivation, isn’t that a bit too low?”

“It really is Tianfeng Empire! They dare to participate in the New Talent Ranking Tournament with this level of skill…”

“Did I see wrong? This is simply a joke; with such low Cultivation, does Tianfeng Empire truly have no one left?”

Ye Bufan didn't care about any of this; as long as he had the strength, everything else was just fleeting clouds.

After him, Lu Xueman stepped forward and placed her hand on the Spirit Measuring Stele.