Chen Tian went to such great lengths solely to enhance his strength and counter the evil spirits. As he was now, it was extremely difficult to fight them, but Chen Tian's Chaos Origin could absorb and fuse all energies. This is how he came up with the idea to merge energies from two different worlds within his Chaos Origin.
Currently, Chen Tian's internal energy was multifaceted, encompassing the Origin of the Divine Realm, the Origin of the Cultivation Realm, cosmic power, elemental power, stellar power, and more. These powers were complex and intricate. By fusing them into his Chaos Origin, Chen Tian's strength increased. Chaos gives birth to all things, and all energies in the world return to Chaos. The Chaos Origin could devour any origin power to strengthen Chen Tian.
Although Chen Tian had lost his original essence, he gained the origins and powers of two other worlds. His internal origins would not only recover but also become stronger. This was Chen Tian's third step, and the third step was the most crucial. The cultivators and martial artists of Huaxia were systematically cultivating within the world.
Through countless trials and battles, their combat experience and abilities continuously improved. When they returned to their original bodies, their strength would be terrifyingly enhanced. Chen Tian's lips curved upwards. If this final step succeeded, it would increase the human race's chance of victory by another thirty percent.
Combined with the previous thirty percent, it would total sixty percent, which was enough to face the invasion of the evil spirit race.
"Ring ring!"
Chen Tian's phone rang. Chen Tian answered, "Who is it?"
"Chen Tian, this is bad! The Eastern Fortress can't hold on. All the evil generals of the evil spirit race have appeared."
"Damn it, Pigeon, quickly contact the numbers. Tell them to head to the Eastern Fortress. the East absolutely cannot fall. It connects to other countries. If the evil spirit race breaks through, other countries will fall."
"Then the entire world will be overrun and shrouded by the evil spirit race."
Chen Tian said sternly. A voice came from Pigeon's side, "I've already sent the numbers. There are two more people. You know them, but now is not the time to talk about that. There is a traitor in the Eastern Fortress, otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen."
"Chen Tian, this traitor might be the one you're looking for."
Chen Tian's face contorted with anger. A traitor, it's this guy again. What exactly is this guy planning?
Is his hatred for me so deep that it involves the entire world?
Because of him, the evil spirit race broke the seal earlier, and Huaxia faced their invasion ahead of time. The cultivators are still unaware, but if there's a traitor in Huaxia, let alone the cultivation world.
The evil spirit race has infiltrated this deeply at some unknown time.
"Don't worry about it for now. That traitor should have left. Secure the Eastern Fortress first."
After speaking, Chen Tian hung up the phone.
Chen Tian squeezed his hand, and the phone in his grasp exploded. It took him a while to calm down. Now was not the time to ponder. The priority was to stabilize the situation at the Eastern Fortress.
Chen Tian would guard the Northern Fortress himself. He transmitted a message to Qing Ling and the others, asking the three of them to go to the Eastern Fortress.
He was confident he could win here.
Chen Tian looked at the scene before him, only hoping that his two clones could achieve the desired outcome by the time they left.
At the Wang family, after three days, all the direct disciples of the Wang family stood on the square, as did Wang Tian. A young man emerged from the central building, which was where the patriarch cultivated.
The patriarch scanned the disciples below and spoke in a deep, dignified voice, "I am very pleased to have such talented individuals in our clan. However, this is a test of your strength. If you cannot even pass this test, you are worthless. The Wang family does not support the useless."
"The clan competition begins now. Draw your tokens and numbers in an orderly fashion."
'This clan competition is different from previous ones. It won't be a direct fight. First, there will be a trial. You will have to live in the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range for three days. The demonic beasts you kill will be counted as points. Only the top one hundred will qualify for the final stage of the clan competition.'
"Disciples ranked below one hundred will be expelled. In this competition, do not hold back. Your points will be recorded in your tokens. You can fight for tokens and absorb the points of others."
"Receive your tokens and numbers now."
After Wang Batian finished speaking, he sat down. The elders on the side orderly distributed the tokens and numbers.
Wang Tian's number was sixteen. His token was an ancient, wooden one, inscribed with strange patterns.
An elder blew a whistle, and a golden eagle descended from the sky and landed in the center.
The elder said indifferently, "Board the golden eagle in an orderly fashion. The golden eagle will take you to the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range. The elders will not accompany you this time. If you want to survive, it depends on your own abilities."
Wang Tian knew that the journey to the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range would be dangerous. Waves of killing intent enveloped him. Wang Tian knew who it was – those who had lost face to him.
Wang Tian boarded the golden eagle. Fighting was forbidden on the golden eagle, and all the Wang family disciples adhered to the rules.
Wang Long looked at Wang Tian and made a cutting motion across his throat with his hand.
Wang Tian knew what he meant and his lips curled. Let's see who kills whom.
The golden eagle spread its wings, wind tearing through the sky, clouds gathering!
The golden eagle soared into the sky. The elders and the patriarch watched everything. One elder said, "Patriarch, is this really alright? We're not accompanying them."
"It's fine. To the disciples, this is just a clan competition, but only we know that this is a competition among the three major clans. Let the disciples resolve their own matters. We will not interfere. This is a contract that has been signed."
Wang Batian's brow furrowed with worry. The nature of this clan competition had changed two days ago, but only the elders and he knew the secret behind it.
"Alas, I hope not too few of these young ones return alive."
"Let's go. The other two families should be waiting for us. Let's hurry."
The patriarch gave the order, and the elders followed him as they left the Wang family. The atmosphere in the Wang family instantly diminished.
Only servants and the butler remained in the Wang family. The place became sparsely populated.
The Ancient Cloud Mountain Range was a vast mountain range. Within the range lived demonic beasts, referred to as such in the Beiyuan Continent, and they were enemies of cultivators.
Demonic beasts were divided into: Rank One to Rank Nine, King-level, Emperor-level, and God-level.
Rank One to Rank Nine demonic beasts corresponded to cultivators of the Qi Condensation Realm's ninth level. King-level corresponded to the Spirit Condensation Realm, and so on. The disciples did not know the subsequent realm classifications.
After all, the knowledge taught in the Wang family was only this much, and they were unaware of the realm classifications beyond this.
Legends said there were Emperor-level demonic beasts in the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range, making it a very dangerous place.
"I really don't know what the family is thinking, bringing us here for training. It's too dangerous."
"Yes! Rumor has it there are Emperor-level demonic beasts inside. Can we possibly contend with them? Isn't this just sending ourselves to our deaths?"
"Why be so discouraged? Don't we have Spirit Condensation Realm disciples among us? I don't believe mere demonic beasts are a match for us humans."
"Right, my friend, you're right. How about we form a team? May I?"
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On the golden eagle, all the disciples were looking for teammates. No one would team up with Wang Tian; he was only at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation Realm, too weak. Everyone else was at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Realm or the third level of the Spirit Condensation Realm. Who would even look at Wang Tian?
Despite being ostracized, it didn't affect Wang Tian. He never relied on others; he only believed in himself.
Now, only he could be trusted. Wang Tian felt that if he could survive this mountain expedition, he would undergo a massive change. This was his intuition, his subconscious telling him so.
Wang Tian sat on the golden eagle. The golden eagle was faster than ordinary Rank Eight demonic beasts. In half a day, they arrived at the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range. The golden eagle saw all the disciples disembark and then soared into the sky and disappeared.
In three days, the golden eagle would return to this spot to take everyone back to the Wang family. It was uncertain how many would survive by then.
Wang Long brushed past Wang Tian and couldn't resist leaving a threat, "Kid, don't let me meet you inside, or it will be your death. Cherish your last moments, hahaha!"
Wang Tian ignored Wang Long and completely disregarded him. Wang Long's anger was clearly visible. If it weren't for the point restriction, Wang Long would have already attacked and killed Wang Tian. He was waiting for Wang Tian to earn some points so he could snatch them.
Wang Tian understood Wang Long's intentions. The only reason he wasn't attacking now was clear to Wang Tian.
There were over two hundred Wang family disciples. They entered the mountain range in batches, going to different locations. Wang Tian saw an opportunity and headed towards the interior of the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range.
Unbeknownst to them, in other parts of the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range, two groups of people were entering from different directions, totaling five hundred people. These two groups seemed to be from different factions.
Within the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range, Wang Tian walked through the mountains. The danger level of this mountain range was not high. As long as they killed demonic beasts in the outer areas, nothing would happen if they didn't seek death by going into the interior.
In the outer areas, the demonic beasts were at most Rank Eight to Rank Nine. The interior was the dwelling place of Emperor-level demonic beasts. Emperor-level demonic beasts commanded an entire horde, which was why humans did not wish to clash with them. It was a horde, and they had the advantage in numbers. Unless they felt they could instantly kill the leader, they wouldn't stand a chance.
Why fight one-on-one when you can swarm? Demonic beasts had this tactic, and humans feared it.
The Wang family disciples who were training chose to do so in the outer areas, killing demonic beasts. The entire Ancient Cloud Mountain Range was vast. Wang Tian walked through the mountains, killing many demonic beasts along the way, mostly Rank One to Rank Five.
Rank One demonic beasts were worth one point, Rank Five demonic beasts were worth five points, and so on. The higher the rank, the more points.
Even if your cultivation realm was low, as long as you killed many demonic beasts, you would naturally have more points. Quantity could surpass quality at a certain point.
This was the path Wang Tian took. When he encountered demonic beasts, he didn't attack immediately. Instead, he observed from the shadows, looking for their lairs. Twice, Wang Tian eradicated two lairs, accumulating nearly five hundred points.
Keep in mind that a Rank Nine demonic beast was worth only nine points. To reach five hundred points by hunting Rank Nine demonic beasts would require hunting dozens of them, taking much longer.
Rank Nine demonic beasts were not like other demonic beasts. They were close to Emperor-level and possessed a trace of intelligence, making them difficult to kill.
"Yo, there's someone here! Kid, hand over your token and scram!"
A figure emerged from behind the nearby trees. Wang Tian looked at the figure; it didn't look like a Wang family disciple, and he didn't recognize them. Wang Tian clearly remembered the disciples participating in the competition, and this person wasn't among them.
Wang Tian said coldly, "Who are you? Don't you know this is the Wang family's training ground?"
"Hahaha, you make me laugh. Don't you guys know yet? It seems your patriarch didn't tell you! But that's understandable. As the weakest family, if the Wang family told you, would you still dare to come?"
The youth said mockingly.