Chapter 818: The Farce Ends

As things quieted down on the Vermilion Bird Kingdom side, the atmosphere on the White Jade Plaza eased slightly.

However, everyone's gaze remained fixed on Ye Wudao.

Even those in the top three of the prodigy ranking list, such as Long Aotian, who previously hadn't viewed Ye Wudao as a formidable competitor, were now looking at him.

After all, everything Ye Wudao had just displayed proved that his cultivation and combat strength were far from ordinary.

They might have previously thought Ye Wudao posed no threat to them, but now, that thought had completely vanished.

Everyone was wondering, who would Ye Wudao challenge next?

Those ranked fourth to ninth were all a bit nervous.

While the top three were eager to try.

However, at this moment, Ye Wudao did not immediately issue a challenge.

He simply stood with his hands behind his back on the No. 10 Arena.

The Killing Intent on his body had completely receded, as if the brutal version of him from moments ago had been nothing more than an illusion.

But no one would truly mistake what just happened for an illusion.

Therefore, when Ye Wudao slowly raised his eyes to look at the young Prodigies ranked behind him.

Everyone who met his gaze subconsciously shrank back, avoiding his eyes, and some even broke out in a cold sweat on their foreheads.

They were terrified that Ye Wudao's next target would be them!

Especially Crown Prince Chen Youdao on the No. 20 Arena; the moment he made eye contact with Ye Wudao, he even shuddered involuntarily.

Now, Crown Prince Chen Youdao didn't dare to challenge Ye Wudao at all.

Just kidding, why would he challenge Ye Wudao?

That would be courting death!

Even Princess Ji Ruxue, at the ninth level of the Tongyou Realm, was like paper before him, beaten until she was unrecognizable.

If he, at only the eighth level of the Tongyou Realm, rushed up there, he probably wouldn't even be enough to whet Ye Wudao's appetite!

So Crown Prince Chen Youdao quickly lost his nerve, not even daring to move.

Fortunately, Ye Wudao's gaze quickly slid past him without lingering.

Crown Prince Chen Youdao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Qingxue and Zhou Yuanyuan, who were ranked just after Crown Prince Chen Youdao, showed no fear when meeting Ye Wudao's gaze; instead, they nodded to him.

They had no grudge against Ye Wudao; on the contrary, their relationship was decent.

If Ye Wudao wanted to look, let him look; they had nothing to feel guilty about anyway!

Thus, after a simple nod, the two of them refocused their thoughts, continuing to ponder whether they should continue challenging others.

They certainly wouldn't provoke Ye Wudao, who was ranked tenth.

Back in the Starry Sky Battlefield, they had both seen Ye Wudao in action, and their intuition told them that he likely hadn't used his full strength just now.

Given their strength, challenging Ye Wudao was just asking for a loss.

Therefore, Lin Qingxue directly skipped over Ye Wudao and looked toward those ranked third to ninth.

Zhou Yuanyuan looked toward those ranked eleventh to twentieth.

Seeing that Ye Wudao didn't seem to have any intention of immediately issuing another challenge, Zhou Yuanyuan pondered for a moment before being the first to step out. She looked at an arena in front of her and announced loudly:

"I want to challenge the fifteenth place, Fang Zhou!"

Zhou Yuanyuan's agreement with her father was to secure a spot in the top twenty and strive for the top ten.

Now that she was ranked after twentieth, she naturally had to complete her father's most basic requirement first.

So, as soon as she finished speaking, she jumped directly onto the No. 15 Arena.

But this sudden challenge of hers gave everyone quite a scare.

The young Cultivators all looked at her as if she were a lunatic.

What's the situation?

Why did she just launch a challenge without paying any mind to Ye Wudao?

Wasn't she afraid Ye Wudao would target her?

They hurriedly looked at Ye Wudao, only to find that his expression hadn't changed at all; he remained completely calm.

Everyone suddenly realized, and breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right, they hadn't been courting death like Princess Ji Ruxue, so why would Ye Wudao target them?

Since Ye Wudao had no objections to this, they needed to get back to their own business.

After all, although the ninety people ranked after tenth could only enter the Spirit Pool Holy Land to Cultivate for three days.

Different rankings held different significance for their respective factions.

They still had to strive to be ahead.

Thus, in the next moment, the sounds of challenges rang out from all over.

"Wang Mang, challenging the seventy-fifth place!"

"I want to challenge the sixtieth place!"

"I am Lu Ren of the Liuyun Divine Kingdom, challenging the eighteenth place!"

Soon, the plaza, which had been silent for so long, became lively again.

Figure after figure leaped out from their respective arenas, launching new challenges.

Even Lin Qingxue directly challenged the ninth place!

During the last Prodigy Ranking Tournament, Lin Qingxue had been unable to perform at full capacity due to the burning cold poison in her body, so she had ranked at the very bottom.

But with her talent, if not for the influence of that strange poison, she could have at least entered the top sixty.

Now she was ranked twenty-first, so even if she successfully raised her rank to eleventh, it wouldn't mean much, as both would only allow her to Cultivate in the Spirit Pool Holy Land for three days.

Therefore, she directly chose the ninth place!

Anyway, if she won the challenge, she would be a big winner.

If she lost the challenge, she wouldn't lose anything, as she could still maintain her twenty-first ranking.

And she was very confident that no one else ranked after twenty-first could take her position.

Lin Qingxue naturally had to give such a situation—where she lost nothing if she failed and gained immensely if she won—a try.

Hearing that another person was attempting a leapfrog challenge, others looked at Lin Qingxue in shock.

"Are they crazy? Another one attempting a leapfrog challenge?"

"This Lin Qingxue is the Saintess of the Daluo Immortal Sect, right? I heard her strength is quite impressive!"

"No matter how impressive she is, the cultivation gap is right there! Is she planning to fight a war of attrition like Yue Liuli?"

Everyone whispered, not very optimistic about Lin Qingxue's choice.

After all, the gap between the eighth and ninth levels of the Tongyou Realm was not so easily bridged.

However, Shangguan Qing, the Sect Master of the Daluo Immortal Sect and Lin Qingxue's Master, was very calm about this.

He knew that his Disciple, besides being a glutton, was also someone with aspirations.

Since she wanted to give it a shot, let her try.

Anyway, she wouldn't lose anything regardless of whether she won or lost.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Qing even nodded encouragingly at Lin Qingxue.

Lin Qingxue giggled, then her figure flickered as she jumped directly onto the No. 9 Arena.

On the other side, Zhou Yuanyuan, who was challenging the fifteenth place, was already in the heat of battle.

In the end, relying on various endless means, she defeated her opponent and occupied the fifteenth position.

Crown Prince Chen Youdao on the No. 20 Arena, also after carefully selecting, chose an opponent ranked fourteenth.

He didn't dare challenge Ye Wudao, but he at least had to stay ahead of Zhou Yuanyuan!

Crown Prince Chen Youdao hadn't forgotten how Zhou Yuanyuan had bribed Ye Wudao to help her snatch the thunder bead!

Although Ye Wudao's methods had made him afraid to challenge Zhou Yuanyuan directly, he could at least stay ahead of her!