50: The first city of the conference, Nansu City!

The spectators outside widened their eyes, staring intently at Dugu Litian's figure on the battlefield.

The entire venue was silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

A deathly silence enveloped them, and everyone's eyes were slightly unfocused.

After a long while, some people slowly squeezed out a few words from their mouths.

“This... how is this possible! How could he be at the Soul Transformation Stage!”

“Even if he is a Heaven-Defying genius, he shouldn't Cultivate so quickly!”

“From Foundation Establishment to Soul Transformation in just ten short months! How incredibly unbelievable is this! How can we, who have toiled for most of our lives just to reach Core Formation, accept this?!”

Ling Tian, sitting beside Lu Hao, was also stunned.

What was happening?

“I've Cultivated for most of my life, and now I've been surpassed by someone?”

Lu Hao, on the other hand, calmly watched his Disciple in the image, a faint smile on his face.

“This is truly my Disciple, Lu Hao; he remains silent until he astonishes everyone!”

The three hosts of the Heaven Sword Sect were also in turmoil, constantly discussing and transmitting messages to each other.

Finally, they reached a conclusion:

“We must ascertain this person's true identity, understand whether he is friend or foe, and ideally, we should bring him into the Heaven Sword Sect!”

Having made up their minds, the three stopped talking and looked back at the world within the screen.

After eliminating a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Dugu Litian's points instantly surged by over three thousand, placing him third on the Foundation Establishment ranking!

He slowly surveyed his surroundings, then instantly teleported towards a certain light pillar.

A Cultivator from Zhongyi City at Core Formation Perfection was currently hiding within a Formation.

He was confident that even if a Nascent Soul expert came looking, he could hold out for several hours, thereby improving his ranking.

Dugu Litian's figure suddenly appeared.

He stared coldly at the Cultivator before him, saying each word distinctly:

“Crush your token, and I won't kill you.”

Dugu Litian was never a bloodthirsty person; his hatred was only directed at those who had harmed him!

Moreover, his Master had once told him during a casual conversation:

“Do not indiscriminately kill good people, but also do not let go of those who harm you.”

However, that Core Formation Perfection Cultivator was a bit slow-witted, still thinking of relying on the Formation to put up a desperate struggle.

Dugu Litian naturally did not have such patience; with a sharp glint in his eyes, the Formation instantly shattered into pieces!

“What!!!”

The Cultivator inside the Formation was so startled that he directly sat down on the ground.

He was so horrified that he forgot to take out his token.

Dugu Litian simply watched the other party quietly, making no other moves.

Only then did the person remember and crush his token, teleporting out of this battlefield.

Dugu Litian's points once again surged by over a thousand.

From then on, the entire situation on the battlefield changed; Dugu Litian alone became the hunter, and everyone else was the prey!

And every time a pillar of light shot up into the sky, it was his hunting moment.

Those Nascent Soul individuals were now also hiding, no longer daring to move around freely.

Suddenly, a huge pillar of light lit up on one of them, and in the next instant, a figure instantly teleported over!

The Nascent Soul Cultivator did not hesitate at all and directly crushed his token.

In front of a Soul Transformation, he had no chance of escaping!

“Damn it, why do they have to expose five people every hour when it was perfectly fine to keep them hidden like before!”

The Nascent Soul grumbled in his heart, completely forgetting how excited he had been when he first heard this news.

As time continued to pass, the number of people in the battlefield decreased, and Dugu Litian's points became increasingly exaggerated.

They even reached over two hundred thousand points!

The entire battlefield had become his hunting ground!

Finally, two days later, the last person also crushed his token and was teleported out.

At this moment, a voice rang out across the entire battlefield.

“Dugu Litian, is the first in the fourth stage!”

His points had reached a terrifying three hundred thousand! Surpassing the highest record of all previous Five Cities Tournament.

At this moment, the Nansu City Cultivators outside had erupted in a strong cheer.

“Dugu Litian, Dugu Litian, Dugu...”

People kept shouting his name.

When Dugu Litian returned to the real world, he saw the admiration and excitement of the people outside for him.

His expression did not change in the slightest; he continued to silently walk to Lu Hao's side and stood there.

It was as if the person who caused such a stir was not him.

Rong Yuanliang also began his final summary.

“This Five Cities Tournament has now successfully concluded.

Based on the comprehensive consideration of the four stages, the first city in this Five Cities Tournament is... Nansu City!!!”

“Whoosh!!!”

The surrounding crowd once again erupted in a huge roar.

There was excitement, disbelief, unwillingness, and various emotions mixed within the crowd.

“Second place: Zhongyi City, third place: Dong Ying City, fourth place: Xi Guan City, fifth place: Bei Ling City!”

“Cultivators who performed exceptionally well in this tournament will be designated by the Heaven Sword Sect to receive a spot in the Tian Yuan Secret Realm.

The remaining spots will be distributed to each city for you to decide on your own.”

With that, he waved his large hand, and hundreds of tokens flew out, landing in the hands of different Cultivators.

Those who received the tokens were ecstatic.

“Ah ah ah ah, I got a token, I got a token!!! It was worth staying in that stinky ditch for over nine months!”

“What's staying in a stinky ditch! I hid under a swamp for nine months!!”

“Master, Master, look, I also got a token, I did not let down your expectations of me!”

“This Tian Yuan Secret Realm is my opportunity, Xie, to change my Heaven-Defying fate! I must seize it!”

Of course, many people were also beating their chests in frustration; they knew they hadn't gotten one this time, and when they returned to their own cities, the competition would only become more intense!

“Damn it, my luck was too bad; as soon as I went in, there was a Core Formation Cultivator next to me!”

“I am unwilling!!!”

“Silence! As for Cultivators who have made a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage and... Soul Transformation Stage, you can no longer enter the Tian Yuan Secret Realm, so we will reward you with a Magic Treasure.”

“Based on past experience, over ninety percent of Cultivators will gain nothing in the Tian Yuan Secret Realm! So, I will distribute one Profound Rank Advanced Magic Treasure to each of you, which should be sufficient.”

After saying that, he took out some Magic Treasures and let those Nascent Soul Cultivators choose.

After completing all of this, the three Heaven Sword Sect individuals slowly descended from mid-air, finally landing in front of Lu Hao and his group.

Seeing this, Lu Hao also quickly stood up.

After all, the other party was also a Void Refining expert, and Lu Hao himself was not someone who liked to put on airs.

Although the other party's combat power was certainly not as good as his own, Lu Hao's current impression of the Heaven Sword Sect was quite good.

They organized this Five Cities Tournament and were even willing to pay out of their own pockets to reward outstanding Cultivators.

They were also willing to actively share the spots for the Tian Yuan Secret Realm.

He just didn't know why they were so harsh on the Hong Family.

Since Hong Tian had submitted to the Heaven Sword Sect, he had naturally already revealed everything.

He could ask about it if he had the chance later.

Rong Yuanliang was the first to speak:

“Fellow Daoist, you should not be from Nansu City, right? This small Nansu City cannot produce an expert like you.”