Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 785: Chapter 784: Phoenix Sect VS Buddha Mountain

”Ridiculous.”

Liuyun stood beside Su Han, scoffing, ”Isn’t all this nonsense? These guys, even in the first round, could exchange how many Sage’s Skulls they got or the ranking they should have. Everything is laid out in favor of the Top Ten Super Sects. Could there possibly be a slip in this third round’s draw? These words of the Eastern Ancestor are merely meant for children.”

”Not necessarily.”

Su Han shook his head, speaking softly, ”It’s said that the Dragon Martial Intent, in issuing passes, besides these three major rounds, also considers each Sect’s potential and the contributions they have made to the Dragon Martial Continent over the years. Though I do not know how the Dragon Martial Intent calculates these contributions, merely by the years these Super Sects have stood on the Dragon Martial Continent, their contributions must be substantial.”

”What do you mean?” Hong Chen asked, puzzled.

Su Han pursed his lips and said, ”That is to say, even if these Top Ten Super Sects truly get eliminated, they have already advanced into the top hundred, and they are likely to receive very high-level passes.”

”I don’t quite understand. If the Dragon Martial Intent really could determine this and did so from the first round, why didn’t it notice? Why allow these Super Sects to cheat? If not for their despicable actions, they would’ve been eliminated long ago. Not to mention entering the top hundred, even the top five hundred would have been difficult!” Liuyun snorted.

”Who knows?”

Su Han barely smiled, his eyes narrowing, ”Regardless, all you need to do in this third round is perform your roles as expected. I have bet everything on the Phoenix Sect. If we don’t take first place, from now on we’ll only practice with air.”

”Air...”

Upon hearing this, Liuyun and the others’ lips twitched severely. Hong Chen’s eyes flickered as he said, ”But Sect Master, just thinking about this makes me shiver. If we really win, that twenty-fold payout, twelve trillion Low-Grade Spirit Stones, how on earth will we spend it?”

”Don’t jinx it, let’s secure first place before we say anything else!” Shangguan Mingxin rolled her eyes at Hong Chen.

”Damn, that’s such a womanly view. One must dream, understand dreams?” Hong Chen retorted with a pout.

”All members of the Phoenix Sect, heed my command!” Su Han suddenly announced.

”Yes!”

The one thousand members of the Phoenix Sect immediately perked up, all turning to look at Su Han.

Only to hear Su Han say, ”Same as always, winning first place is crucial, but your lives are more important. Ensure your safety, and if we can take first place in this third round, I will award each person ten billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones!”

”Hiss!!!”

A collective gasp of astonishment erupted, everyone staring at Su Han in disbelief.

Ten billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones, what an incredible sum!

Even the wealth accumulated by someone in the Early Stage of the Dragon Emperor Realm might just be so.

The reason these Sects can effortlessly pull out tens and hundreds of billions is that they are made up of hundreds of thousands or even millions of disciples collectively earning money. But for a single individual, even one in the Early Stage of the Dragon Emperor Realm, amassing ten billion Spirit Stones casually is absolutely impossible.

With such a large sum, setting aside cultivation, one could at least buy a mansion in the Central Domain, find some pretty wives, have a bunch of chubby children, enjoy luxurious meals, and live comfortably for a lifetime...

”Don’t get too excited.”

Su Han shook his head with a smile, ”The premise is that you must seize first place. Besides, the path of cultivation is extremely remote. Dragon Martial Continent is just the beginning. As long as you still desire to cultivate, then ten billion Spirit Stones really amounts to nothing. Once you truly possess it, you will find it will be gone with just a few casual purchases.”

His words splashed cold water on everyone, but they were still excited, having never seen so many Spirit Stones in their lives.

Even Liuyun, Shangguan Mingxin, and Hong Chen trembled with excitement, their eyes sparkling.

”Let the drawing begin!”

Just then, the voice of the Eastern Ancestor arrived.

As his words fell, in front of the one hundred forces participating in the third challenge, half of them saw a beam of light appear.

That light seemed to pierce the void, big enough to fit an arm through.

In front of the Phoenix Sect, there was also such a light.

Su Han pondered for a moment and then lifted his right hand, reaching into the light.

He could feel that inside there were numerous spirit stones. The moment Su Han touched a spirit stone, he instantly spread out his divine sense, wanting to inspect it.

But at that moment, the light suddenly trembled and abruptly severed Su Han’s divine sense.

Su Han was startled and looked up, only to see the Eastern Ancestor smiling at him, and even more, a voice transmission entered Su Han’s ears.

”Junior, I indeed apologize for the issues in the first challenge, but I was helpless in that matter. However, for this third challenge, you need not worry. All the drawings are handled by me personally. Even the super sects do not have the privilege to alter the targets at will. Unlike the first challenge, this third challenge truly embodies fairness and justice.”

After a moment of silence, Su Han said, ”Given what happened in the first challenge, this third challenge, no matter what, can no longer be considered fair and just.”

The Eastern Ancestor was taken aback, he sighed but said no more.

Indeed, Su Han was right; if the first challenge had been fair and just, then in this third challenge, there should have been at least two super sects eliminated.

Yet they still participated and even made it into the top hundred, qualifying for entry into the Holy Domain of the Demon Immortal. How could they talk about fairness and justice?

After probing for a while, Su Han withdrew his hand, within his palm, he held a crystal stone.

The moment he pulled it out, a line of text immediately appeared on the crystal — Buddha Mountain!

”It’s them...”

Su Han’s gaze shifted toward a distant spot, where he saw a group of people with their hands clasped together, dressed in Buddhist robes, standing there. All of them had bright bald heads and nine black dots appeared.

These people were from the Second-Rate Sect, the Buddha Mountain.

”Sect Master, is it them?” Liuyun asked as he saw Su Han looking over.

”Hmm.”

Su Han nodded slightly, then asked, ”I remember, the people of Buddha Mountain seem to always keep to themselves and cultivate in seclusion, right?”

”Right.”

Liuyun nodded, ”If it weren’t for that, Buddha Mountain would definitely not be just at the Second-Rate Sect level. It’s said that initially, the Sword Immortal Tomb tried to lure them in, not to elevate their sect’s level but to integrate Buddha Mountain directly into the Sword Immortal Tomb. However, Buddha Mountain refused.”

”Refused? Then what happened?” Su Han asked further.

”I’m not sure what happened after that, but many people speculate that Buddha Mountain has a very strong backing. Otherwise, the Sword Immortal Tomb wouldn’t have just let the matter go like that.” Liuyun shook his head.