141: Pre-match breakthrough

In the Bone Spirit Mountain Range, under the warm morning sun, a magnificent building floated above the sky. Countless figures soared from all directions, landing within it one after another.

The originally deserted spectator stands quickly became lively, with many Disciples gathering and whispering. From their expressions and tones, it was clear that they were all greatly looking forward to today's competition.

Unlike yesterday, today's competition was clearly more enjoyable and held more value.

For instance, among the Disciples in the preparation area, who were eagerly flexing their muscles, any one of them was either a Celestial Venerable or a Star Lord, and if they were to go out, they would be a powerful expert in their own right.

Normally, battles between experts of this Rank outside would cause a heated discussion, but today, there were hundreds of such battles.

How could this not make everyone look forward to it?

"Yo, you're all here so early?"

In the preparation area, a white light streaked through the air and landed in the first row under the awestruck gazes of the surrounding Disciples, revealing her figure. It was Hu Qianxue.

"Senior Sister!" "Senior Sister!"

Qin Wudao and Yunxiao, who were chatting, also stopped talking and smiled, nodding in response to the newcomer.

"Good morning."

"Good, good, good, you're all good."

Hu Qianxue waved her hand casually, then shifted her gaze to the little one meditating nearby. Her eyebrows raised slightly, and her expression instantly became a bit strange.

"This kid, is he Cultivating?"

The one who met her eyes was none other than Shi Hao. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on his seat, his Aura contained, and parts of his body had turned transparent, looking quite peculiar. It was precisely the Void Scripture.

"Hmm?!"

After observing him intently for a moment longer, Hu Qianxue seemed to have noticed something. She turned to look at the others nearby, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

"This, this kid is about to Breakthrough again?"

In response, Qin Wudao and the others merely spread their hands, clearly having grown accustomed to this.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, an invisible fluctuation spread out. The few of them immediately stopped talking and looked over, only to see the small Shi Hao had already opened his eyes. The Aura that had been hidden earlier suddenly surged forth.

Transformation God Realm Ninth Heaven!

"Hmm?!"

This sudden movement also attracted the attention of many people. The surrounding Disciples all cast surprised glances towards the first row.

When their gazes fell on Shi Hao and they felt the Aura emanating from him, their expressions instantly became wonderful, and gasps of cold air rose one after another.

"This, this, he Breakthrough again before the fight even started! What a Prodigy!"

"He's already at Transformation God Realm Ninth Heaven? When I just entered the Sect two years ago, I think I was only at this Realm, right? This is simply outrageous!"

"Brothers, I suddenly don't want to fight. Can I withdraw from the competition?"

Exclamations like these echoed everywhere, and among them, the Star Lord Realm Disciples had the most fascinating expressions.

Goodness, this little fellow was already a tricky opponent for them, and it was still uncertain if they could win. Now he even had a Breakthrough before the competition, so what were they supposed to do?

At this moment in the arena, regardless of whether they were Star Lords or Celestial Venerables, or even Qin Wudao and Hu Qianxue, the two God Kings, all of them displayed the same sour emotion, and only one thought echoed in their minds.

So, this is what it feels like to be favored by the heavens and have food spoon-fed to you?

"Phew."

Under everyone's gaze, Shi Hao's Aura slowly calmed down as time passed. As his body twisted, crackling sounds emanated from him.

"Comfortable."

Shi Hao exclaimed and looked up, then froze in place. Busy with his Breakthrough earlier, he only now noticed that a group of people around him were staring at him, which made him feel a bit uneasy.

"Wh-what's wrong?"

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Qin Wudao, standing beside him, stroked his chin and exclaimed.

"Junior Brother, you really are something."

"Transformation God Realm Ninth Heaven..."

Hu Qianxue sighed softly beside him, giving a wry smile.

"Junior Brother, you really make everyone feel ashamed."

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing this, the people around immediately nodded in agreement, especially those Star Lord Realm Disciples, who all had bitter expressions.

Indeed, this little Supreme was already hard to beat, and now he had Breakthrough again. Wasn't this just increasing the difficulty for them?

"Cough, cough, it's alright."

Shi Hao scratched his head a bit sheepishly. He didn't show any intense emotions about his recent Breakthrough, as for him, Breakthrough was not much harder than drinking water.

If Lin Xiao hadn't been constantly telling him to slow down his Cultivation speed and build a solid foundation since he could remember, he might have already achieved Star Lord now.

Just as everyone was chatting animatedly, a streak of light descended from the sky, landing in the preparation area before revealing its figure.

Upon seeing who it was, the chatting crowd quickly stopped talking. Led by Hu Qianxue, Qin Wudao, and the other direct Disciples, they all bowed in unison, respectfully speaking.

"Great Senior Sister!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the identity of the newcomer was obvious: it was Yun Ling'er.

"Everyone is here."

Yun Ling'er's eyes held a smile as she looked around, then her gaze fell on Shi Hao and she spoke softly.

"Transformation God Realm Ninth Heaven, Xiaohao, you must do your best in today's competition."

"Yes, Great Senior Sister!"

Facing his Great Senior Sister's encouragement, Shi Hao immediately accepted it seriously, looking at the participating Disciples who were gradually taking their seats, eager to try.

Having just Breakthrough his cultivation, he naturally wanted to have a great battle. If the competition hadn't started yet, he would have loved to jump down and find someone to warm up with right now.

Not long after Yun Ling'er and the other direct Disciples appeared, the previously somewhat empty seats in the arena were completely filled.

Three thousand Disciples gathered here, discussing with those beside them while also not forgetting to glance towards the preparation area, their anticipation evident.

Although the vast majority of them had been eliminated yesterday, this did not affect their desire to watch the competition.

After all, watching battles was more interesting than Cultivating in an Immortal Cave, especially duels between powerful experts, which could bring them more gains.

And the Disciples didn't have to wait long. As several sounds of breaking through the air rang out, several figures immediately appeared in the previously empty sky.

Upon closer inspection, they were An Lan, Kaido, and other Elders.

Following yesterday's procedure, An Lan, as the representative, spoke a few simple words before handing the stage over to Zhang Liang and the other referees.

After the battle schedule was distributed, looking at the numbers in their hands, the Disciples exchanged glances and soared from the preparation area, descending onto the arena.

"Number 26, huh..."

Looking at the number in his hand, Yunxiao muttered as he flashed into the arena. Seeing the figure also standing opposite him, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"The competition..."

Looking at the two who had taken their positions, Zhang Liang, floating in the air, paused for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.

"Begin!"