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The second ugliest is Zhongzhou.

Having been the leader for tens of thousands of years, always outshining everyone else, suddenly being caught up by a long-time bottom dweller, even sharing the top spot, this taste is truly unbearable for Zhongzhou, who has always considered himself superior and powerful.

Both the North and South continents are overjoyed, needless to say.

Only Xizhou seemed surprised, a little bewildered, and even a bit doubtful, like a small, helpless figure who stumbled into this unexpectedly.

Some rejoice, others mourn. The results of the first round have affected the attitudes of several continents.

Even the cultivators from Zhongzhou have changed their attitude and become more serious.

Soon, amidst the clamor, the second round of the competition began.

The cultivators who passed the first round of the competition were thrown onto three platforms.

A moment later, everyone realized that the three platforms were respectively concentrated with cultivators from the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul stages.

The first round of the competition was not targeted, and the first to be eliminated were the disciples of Zhuji Foundation Building. On the contrary, almost all of the Nascent Soul cultivators survived.

Unexpectedly, the second round of competition surpassed the limitations of the first round and proceeded with targeted elimination.

Next, a refined and lively cultivator hovered in the air, his elegant voice echoing across all directions.

The second round of the Five Continents Grand Competition, three stages competing, 100-person ring challenge knockout!

Three platforms, when only a hundred people remain, the competition will be concluded!

For a moment, everyone was on edge.

After the first round of eliminations, the number of cultivators on the foundation stage was about the same as that of Nascent Soul cultivators. However, there were a full thousand Golden Core cultivators.

A thousand-man battle stage, in the end only one hundred people can remain. How intense is the competition?

Cultivators from all five continents raised their vigilance at the same time, a heavy smell of gunpowder permeating the air, as if it could explode at any moment.

The female cultivator on stage is still reading the rules.

"This arena is not a life-or-death match. There are three ways to be eliminated: one, leaving the platform; two, shouting surrender; three, being in mortal danger, and the Guardian Venerable intervenes to help and take them off the platform..."

"No equipment, such as weapons, potions, or talismans, that exceed two ranks above your own may be used on this platform."

"This platform..."

The moment the reading ended, the gunpowder around them seemed to explode in an instant.

Cultivators from the Five Continents instinctively banded together to resist cultivators from other continents, and dazzling spells were instantly unleashed.

The most intense fighting took place on the platform for Yuan Ying cultivators, and the most brutal was on the platform for Jin Dan cultivators.

Lin Qi's reaction was faster than her brain, countless seventh-order formations were thrown onto the ground.

One, two... ten, eleven... twenty-one, twenty-two.

Like Russian dolls, countless formations rose simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye, the entire stage was covered in formations. Cultivators from other continents gaped in astonishment at this sight, so surprised that they didn't know what to say for a moment.

Before even facing the cultivators from Nanzhou, he had already broken through six or seven formations.

Elder Dongzhou couldn't help but stand up and shout, "This is cheating!"

Taiji Venerable said calmly, "Routine? Which rule did my disciple violate?"

The competition only stipulated the rank of talismanic talismans, but did not specify the quantity.

Looking back at the reasons, it was because during that time, Zhongzhou and Dongzhou were dominant. They excelled in artifacts, elixirs, and talismans, surpassing all other continents.

Over the years, both Nanzhou and Beizhou have considered attacking from the Danfu Array side, trying to gather all their strength for a final stand. However, they always get caught by Zhongzhou before they can act.

Then when they struggled, the two continents were completely no match for Zhongzhou, instead being suppressed even more miserably.

Gradually, both the North and South continents lost their affection for each other. As for the West continent, it always had the intention but not the ability.

No one expected Lin Qi to suddenly pull this move.

Throughout the five continents, how many people can take out two or thirty seventh-order formation disks, or even eighth-order ones, just to deal with a competition?

Even wealthy Mahayana cultivators wouldn't dare to play like this, let alone Lin Qi who is just...

Is he a nascent soul cultivator?

Everyone's first reaction was that Nan Zhou had hidden his trump card, putting all the chessboards into Lin Qi's hands, trying to win in one fell swoop.

However, before Dongzhou's resistance could continue, Lin Qi began to lavishly pull talismans from her body. As she pulled them out, she distributed them to the other cultivators, throwing them towards Zhongzhou and Dongzhou with the most fervor.

It seems they lost more than just a seventh-rank talisman; it's like they lost some scraps of paper so pathetic even fire would scorn them.

Such a generous act was something that even when both the north and south put all their efforts together, they couldn't achieve.

Not to mention the other four continents, even cultivators from the Southern Continent were mostly dumbfounded.

The same situation also occurred in the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivator arena competitions.

It was Taiji Venerable who reacted first, realizing this must have been a preemptive move by Lin Qi.

The checkerboard should be the work of Lin Qi alone, and so are the seven-tier talismans. As for the golden elixir foundation-building disciples, it is estimated that Lin Qi worked with the sect to create a surprise.

This surprise... it's really a big one.

The arena, once a bloody battleground where warriors fought to the death, now sees cultivators from various continents confronting each other with formations and talismans.

And the cultivators from Nanzhou stood behind Lin Qi, as if they were there to watch a play.

This greatly angered the cultivators of Zhongzhou and Dongzhou.

Two people joined forces to simultaneously break through two formations and charged towards Lin Qi.

Lin Qi's hand flashed with the Zan Shen Dao, her gaze fell on one of the cultivators. Before leaving, she shouted loudly: "Senior Sister, I leave the other person to you and Senior Brother Fang An!"

Fang An is a swordsman from Wutai Jiange. He has been traveling for several years and is not well-known, but his combat strength is extremely formidable.

Now I have achieved the cultivation of a Great Circle Nascent Soul.

He could have already broken through from the Yuanying stage to the Great Ascension, just like his senior sister Yuanxi. He has been suppressing his cultivation all this time in order to participate in this Five Continents Competition.

>It was only right before the competition began that he was suddenly called back.

Lin Qi had sparred with him and believed that Fang An's swordsmanship was only slightly inferior to Chu Jiucheng's.

If it's a tournament, not a one-on-one competition, that can be ignored for now.

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To be replaced later.

Ouch! It hurts so much!

Lin Qi felt like her abdomen was being ripped apart, the pain spreading throughout her body, even breathing hurt.

She lowered her head and saw a bright red stain on her abdomen, the blood snaking down and soaking into the ground.

Her golden core was ripped out!

Jinwu Daochang saw the blood-stained golden pill, his pupils shook, excitedly reaching out and snatching it from the Taoist boy's hand.

"Nine Turns Demon Pill... Hahaha, I've gathered the Phoenix bones, Phoenix sinews, and Phoenix blood. All I need now is this one to complete the Nine Turns Demon Pill!"

Lin Qi collapsed to the ground, blankly asking, "Who are you?"

"Who am I?" Jinwu Daochang's face was crazed, his eyes bloodshot. "Your sister Lin Yun's enemy!"

"Lin Yun killed my family, I can't kill Lin Yun, I can only watch her ascend as a saint. So on the day she ascends, I will use the blood of her last relative to sacrifice to heaven!"

"Wait until I refine you into a Nine Turns Breaking Realm Pill, and I'll be able to break through the void and go to the Upper Realm to seek revenge on Lin Yun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening clap of thunder boomed overhead.

A deafening roar of thunder shook the heavens, followed by a tremor that rattled the very earth.