Chapter 2244

"And this kid's providence is astonishingly strong. If you take him as a disciple, while you will receive the blessing of his providence, you must also bear its backlash."

"We have known each other for many years. As an old friend, I must advise you to think twice before acting."

The Third Ancestor, speaking as an old friend, advised Xiahou Yuan.

At their level, there are many things to consider when taking a disciple; it was not as simple as seeing someone with good talent and making a rash decision.

Xiahou Yuan remained silent for a moment before speaking, "I understand. Thank you for telling me, Third Ancestor. However, I still have one more question."

"Please, speak."

"What is the relationship between the girl Feng Yao and him? Is it…"

Before he could finish, the Third Ancestor flatly interrupted, "I do not know. Whatever their relationship may be, it is determined by fate, and this Ancestor will not interfere."

His meaning was already very clear: he would neither play matchmaker nor oppose it, leaving everything to fate.

Xiahou Yuan knew the Third Ancestor's personality. The Third Ancestor he knew was exactly like this, leaving everything to fate.

However, after hearing the Third Ancestor's words, Xiahou Yuan could not help but reconsider whether he should stick to his initial plan of taking Lin Moyu as his disciple.

The underlying meaning in the Third Ancestor's words was actually already telling him not to take him as a disciple.

"If, as the Third Ancestor said, he has a connection with the one in Thunder Mountain, what on earth is that connection?"

"He shouldn't be the disciple of the one in Thunder Mountain. If he were, the Third Ancestor would have definitely told me."

"His relationship with the Hanshui Holy Land is unusual, but to what extent is it unusual?"

"Immense providence, massive karma, and providence backlash."

Xiahou Yuan thought for a moment and muttered to himself, "Forget it. I'll wait until the Heavenly Pride Tournament is over to decide. I can also take the opportunity to see his performance."

Putting his thoughts aside for now, Xiahou Yuan continued to host the Heavenly Pride Tournament.

As time ticked away, some people managed to stabilize and ascend, while even more fell into the lake, becoming failures.

By the time the second ten-minute mark was about to pass, more than half of the heavenly prides had already become mere onlookers.

Chapter 2765: Cannot Let Him Surpass Me, First Place Is Mine

When the twentieth minute arrived, the sound of the Great Dao changed once again.

Everyone shuddered violently as a massive force descended upon them, bringing their comprehension to an abrupt halt.

Everyone began to descend once more. They would need to comprehend the third round of the Soul-Ascending Secret Method before they could withstand this pressure.

At this moment, fewer than fifty of the hundred heavenly prides remained. Saintess Xianlian was still ranked first, a full nine meters above the lake's surface, leaving herself plenty of buffer time.

Lu Fengyao was in second place. Her height was only about half a head lower than Saintess Xianlian's, showing very little difference.

The few people behind Lu Fengyao were the same, each slightly lower than the last, but the gap between them was not very large.

These people belonged to the first tier. Almost all of those who could enter the first tier were in the Dao Venerate Second Realm, with only two exceptions.

Relying on her astonishing comprehension, Lu Fengyao ranked second despite being only in the Dao Venerable 1st Realm.

She was already amazing enough, but the most stunning one was still Lin Moyu.

Among the crowd of Dao Venerable Realm experts, Lin Moyu, with his cultivation of a Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate, ranked tenth, just squeezing into the top ten.

The third round of listening to the Dao began. The waves of Dao sounds were like heavenly music, turning into obscure heavenly words that rushed toward them.

Listening with the soul, comprehending with the heart.

Lin Moyu felt the change in the Great Dao. "This time, the Great Dao has become even more obscure and difficult to understand, and the consumption of soul power has also increased significantly."

"However, I should be able to continue comprehending. I will soon see the true effect of this secret method. I hope it will be useful."

Lin Moyu felt that the effect of the secret method was gradually manifesting. The first two rounds were just appetizers; he had not yet reached the point of truly seeing the secret method clearly.

The requirements of the third round were indeed much higher than before. To comprehend it, more soul power was required.

At the same time, the pressure of the Dao sounds was also much stronger than before.

Even if one did not deliberately try to comprehend, simply listening to the Dao sounds would consume a massive amount of soul power.

This level of consumption was already far too immense for a Heavenly Venerate.

Muffled groans sounded continuously. On the chairs by the lake, the followers who had entered along with the heavenly prides woke up one after another, unable to withstand the pressure of the Dao sounds.

Once they woke up, it meant they had lost the qualification to continue listening to the Dao sounds.

However, none of them had comprehended the Soul-Ascending Secret Method beforehand, so they didn't really lose anything.

For them, listening to the Great Dao was merely a unique experience.

Among the people present, although their realms were below the Dao Venerable level, most of them were smart.

"What a pity. Our cultivation realms are still too low. To think we couldn't understand such a great opportunity."

"The sound of the Great Dao is too obscure, and that senior's realm is too high. His Dao is not something we can touch." "Indeed, the gap is too wide. In just this short amount of time, my soul power is nearly depleted."

"Huh? Why did so many of those heavenly prides fall into the lake? Have they been eliminated?" At these words, the followers finally noticed that the people in the lake were also divided into two groups.

One group was soaking in the lake water, clearly unable to move, only able to stare helplessly.

The other group was still suspended in mid-air, slowly descending.

Plop!

Another person fell into the lake, eliminated from the tournament.

In the next dozen or so seconds, several more people fell into the lake, joining the ranks of the eliminated.

All the eliminated participants felt unwilling, yet they were helpless.

Suddenly, someone spoke up, "Why is he here?"

"I remember he is just like us, not a heavenly pride. Why can he go to the center of the lake?" "I remember him, he seems to be Fairy Feng Yao's follower. Why is his treatment different from ours?" "Heavens, he's flying so high, he's actually in the top ten!"

Many people noticed Lin Moyu.

Shrouded in divine light, Lin Moyu appeared extremely special among the crowd.

Gu Nianshui also saw Lin Moyu. Her eyes widened, and her mouth fell open wide enough to fit a whole egg.

"How did he get to the center of the lake?"

"What on earth did he do?"

"Is it because he comprehended the Great Dao?"

Having interacted with Lin Moyu before, Gu Nianshui knew deep down how formidable he was.

Even though she had obtained the inheritance of Star Lord Jiaojiao, coupled with the full cultivation of the Holy Land, allowing her to rise from a Saint Venerate to a Heavenly Venerate in less than a hundred years.

Whenever she thought of Lin Moyu, she still felt a sense of powerlessness to contend with him.

Seeing Lin Moyu at the Heavenly Pride Tournament this time, she actually had the intention to compete with him.

Though her cultivation realm was temporarily inferior, when it came to comprehension, Gu Nianshui believed she was no worse than those heavenly prides, and certainly not worse than Lin Moyu.

But now, Lin Moyu was at the center of the lake, high in the air, comprehending the Great Dao.

While she was at the lakeside, blasted out by the Great Dao.

How massive must the difference between the two be!

"Heavens, look, he's starting to ascend!"

"While others are still descending, he actually started to ascend. Could it be that he has comprehended it again?"

"Heavens, what kind of comprehension is this? Isn't it too terrifying?"

Amidst waves of startled exclamations, Lin Moyu began to ascend.

At this moment, it was the twenty-fourth minute. While others were still descending, Lin Moyu not only stopped descending but actually began to ascend…

With one descending and the other ascending, Lin Moyu surpassed the two people ranked ahead of him in the blink of an eye, rising to eighth place.

The two heavenly prides he surpassed were both at the Dao Venerate Second Realm cultivation level.

This only proved that Lin Moyu far surpassed them in terms of comprehension.

Everyone widened their eyes, watching this miracle-like scene.

Watching Lin Moyu surpass one heavenly pride after another.

Another minute passed. At the twenty-fifth minute, Saintess Xianlian and Lu Fengyao, one after another, stabilized and stopped descending.

By now, Lin Moyu had reached fifth place, with only four people ahead of him.

After stabilizing, Saintess Xianlian opened her beautiful eyes to take a look, as she always did.

Finding herself still in first place, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But immediately after, her eyes widened.

Within her line of sight, a figure was slowly ascending.

"This is impossible!"

"How could anyone comprehend it even faster than me?"

But in the next instant, she became even more incredulous, her eyes nearly popping out of her head.

Because this person was merely a Heavenly Venerate.

Her heart pounded like a giant hammer, shaking violently. "Isn't he Feng Yao's follower? Why is he here?" "What on earth happened?"

She watched with her own eyes as Lin Moyu surpassed the fourth-place participant, taking over the fourth position.

Furthermore, his upward momentum did not decrease in the slightest as he charged toward third place.

The distance between the top few was not large, so it wouldn't take long to surpass third place.

Next would be second place, and then first place…

"No, I can't let him surpass me. First place is mine!"

Saintess Xianlian roared in her heart, immediately beginning to listen to the Great Dao and comprehend the secret method.

Lu Fengyao also stabilized at the same time, but she didn't look at anyone else, focusing solely on comprehending the secret method herself.

At the twenty-sixth minute, Lin Moyu reached third place.

At this moment, Saintess Xianlian finally comprehended the Soul-Ascending Secret Method of this round and began to ascend.

Lu Fengyao followed closely with her own comprehension, also starting to ascend.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, Lin Moyu's speed of ascent was slightly faster than theirs, and surpassing them was only a matter of an instant.

People continuously fell into the water, becoming eliminated.

Even more people were eliminated in the third round. As this round drew to a close, fewer than twenty people remained in the air. By this time, Lin Moyu had slightly surpassed Lu Fengyao and appeared to be neck and neck with Saintess Xianlian.

Chapter 2766: He Should Have Been Eliminated, Right?

A mere follower who was only a Heavenly Venerate was actually neck and neck with the top-ranked heavenly pride in the first phase of the Heavenly Pride Tournament.

Such a thing had never occurred in the history of the Heavenly Pride Tournament; how was it any different from a miracle? Not everyone was jealous of Lin Moyu. At this moment, many had already taken him as an idol. In their eyes, Lin Moyu, who was chasing after Saintess Xianlian, was like a genius Heavenly Venerate counter-killing a Dao Venerate. Excitement shone in many eyes. "Surpass her!"

"Surpass her and take first place! Let her know that we Heavenly Venerates are not necessarily inferior to them!"

"Brother, hang in there! You must surpass her, I believe you can do it!"

Many cheered for Lin Moyu, but unfortunately, the voices from outside could not reach him at all.

Lin Moyu was completely unaware of this, focusing solely on comprehending the Great Dao.

His soul power was rapidly depleting. If he were just an ordinary Heavenly Venerate 1st Realm, his soul power would have already been unsustainable at this point.

Fortunately, the World Tree was behind him, continuously replenishing his soul power.

As the third round was about to end, Lin Moyu's soul power was still full.

The Silver Tree Sap played a huge role, allowing Lin Moyu to comprehend faster than anyone else.

Finally, by the end of the third round, Lin Moyu had caught up with Saintess Xianlian, leaving them neck and neck, with Lu Fengyao following closely behind.

At this moment, the Great Dao manifested by Xiahou Yuan underwent a qualitative change.

The oppressive force instantly doubled, and those still suspended in the air immediately began to descend.

The sounds of splashing echoed continuously as those heavenly prides who had struggled to hold on until the fourth round fell into the water one after another.

Fewer and fewer people were able to remain in the air.