Chapter 134: The Burning of the City

"The qualifications are important, but the talent for battle cannot be overlooked," the old man in black robes said with a smile. The other black-robed figures nodded in agreement, and upon closer inspection, it could be seen that there was a silver sword emblem on the back of their black robes, solemn and mysterious.

At that moment, the handsome man waved his right hand, and the scene in front of them suddenly changed from Qin Jun to Li Yuanba, causing the entire hall to fall silent.

Li Yuanba was holding the Golden Peng Divine Hammer, and the chessboard beneath his feet was in shambles. He had a fierce grin on his face, clearly excited from the battle, and then nine figures suddenly appeared out of thin air, surrounding him.

What was most crucial was that the aura of these nine figures was terrifying, reaching the peak of the Transcendence Realm.

"Has this kid reached the peak of the Transcendence Realm?" one of the black-robed figures asked in astonishment.

"No, it's that the upper limit of the assessment for the chess piece is the peak of the Transcendence Realm," the old man in black robes said in a deep voice, then turned to the handsome man beside him and asked, "Yushu, check his qualification evaluation!"

Upon hearing this, Yushu, the handsome man, nodded and pointed towards the projection, and Li Yuanba's qualification evaluation appeared below the image, with nine golden stars lined up in a row.

Silence!

The hall fell silent once again, with everyone staring wide-eyed, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Elder, we must obtain him. He might be able to lead our Divine Sword Hall to a new peak," Yushu said excitedly.

The Divine Sword Hall was a well-known presence in the Southern Zhuo Empire, not only as one of the seven major sects, but also as the host force of the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Tournament under the empire.

The black-robed elder, referred to as the Elder, took a deep breath and said, "If he has a nine-star qualification, he will definitely be able to reach the top of the Human Ranking without any regrets. I just wonder about his talent for battle..."

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Before the Elder could finish speaking, Li Yuanba in the projection wielded his hammers like the wind, smashing the nine figures in less than three seconds, equivalent to Li Yuanba killing nine peak Transcendence Realm experts, once again leaving the elders of the Divine Sword Hall in silence.

It was so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

"A nine-star talent for battle... I feel like nine stars are not his limit," Yushu's handsome face was filled with a strange expression, unable to conceal his excitement in his eyes.

This was definitely a rare genius that appeared once in thousands of years!

"We must win him over. He might surpass No Regrets Today!"

"What do you mean 'might'? It's definitely!"

"Our Southern Zhuo Empire has finally produced a genius with a nine-star qualification and talent for battle!"

"We must act quickly and win him over before the other sects find out!"

The elders were all extremely excited, as if they had been injected with hormones. They were either experts in the Earthly Immortal Realm or at the peak of the Void Transformation Realm, standing at the top of the empire. Yet, they were so excited for a single genius. If this were to be known, many people would not believe it.

And so, the elders of the Divine Sword Hall were first amazed by Qin Jun, and then went crazy for Li Yuanba. If Qin Jun were to find out, he wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.

...

"Received a six-star evaluation!"

Phew...

Qin Jun let out a breath, sweat beading on his forehead. He only now realized that facing nine figures of the Golden Core Realm Third Layer at the same time was not terrifying, but the damn attrition warfare.

The previous six challenges were equivalent to him fighting twenty-one experts of the Golden Core Realm Third Layer, even if the opponents were brainless, it still took a lot of effort.

"At least I have surpassed that guy named Feng Yixuan!"

Qin Jun cursed under his breath, clearly still resentful for being underestimated by Jia Xun.

Swift and decisive!

Seeing seven figures appearing, Qin Jun rallied his spirits and charged straight towards them.

He not only wanted a six-star evaluation, but also a seven-star evaluation!

An eight-star evaluation!

A nine-star evaluation!

To crush everything!

With this kind of determination, Qin Jun immediately activated the Great and Small Wishful Spell, his figure soaring, reaching a height of two zhang in the blink of an eye. As his cultivation increased, the limit of his body size also increased. The seven figures were not afraid, still rushing towards Qin Jun, but he had already smashed four of them, extremely domineering.

The remaining three figures, though not afraid, began to evade, but unfortunately, the chessboard was only so big, and they couldn't escape far.

In less than a minute, the remaining three figures were also shattered by him.

"Received a seven-star evaluation!"

With the cold voice ringing out, Qin Jun quickly released the Great and Small Wishful Spell. This thing consumed too much energy.

Thinking of Monkey's Myriad Heavens and Earthly Phenomenon, he couldn't help but feel bitter. Damn, the gap was so big!

The shadows of eight figures also appeared, this time in a surrounding formation, making him hesitate. He took a deep breath, encouraging himself silently. There were still seventeen figures left!

...

Jia Xun stood at the edge of the square, waiting for five minutes, feeling a bit tired, and was about to turn around to find a teahouse to wait.

"Li Yuanba has received a nine-star evaluation in the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Tournament assessment!"

The indifferent voice that Qin Jun had heard in the mysterious space suddenly resounded throughout the entire city, leaving everyone in the city dumbfounded.

Jia Xun was instantly dumbfounded. Damn, Li Yuanba had only been in there for a short time and already received a nine-star evaluation...

The cultivators waiting in line on the square were also stunned.

Chu Hege, the assessment envoy, had his mouth wide open. He had only just put Li Yuanba in there for a few minutes, and he had already cleared it with nine stars?

Several miles away, Daji, Fuhai, Taibai Venus, Xiaoli, and Xiaotian Dog, who were staying in the inn, were all speechless. Now Li Yuanba was really going to be famous!

"Damn! Who is Li Yuanba?"

"I've never heard of him..."

"The Nine Stars Evaluation is going to cause a sensation. In each session of the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Tournament, at most ten people receive the Nine Stars Evaluation, and I never expected that we would have one from the city of Luoyan!"

"Impressive, just by hearing the name, you can tell that this person is strong!"

"Do you think my name sounds like that of a strong person? My name is Liang Pao."

The whole city was buzzing, everyone was discussing the name of Li Yuanba.

It was indeed a bit excessive for a strong expert at the Earthly Immortal Realm to participate in the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Tournament. It's amazing that Qin Jun came up with this idea. This session of the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Tournament is destined to go down in history.

While the whole city was going crazy for Li Yuanba, Qin Jun was still in a difficult battle.

Compared to Li Yuanba, his combat experience was still lacking.

When Qin Jun received the Eight Stars Evaluation, he was exhausted, covered in cold sweat, and panting heavily.

The ninth challenge arrived as scheduled, and nine figures surrounded him like lingering shadows, causing a twitch at the corner of his mouth. The final battle was really not looking good!

"Wait a minute..."

Qin Jun suddenly thought of a treasure, and his whole person instantly became excited. With a single thought, the Purple Gold Emperor's Armor instantly attached to his body. The majestic purple-gold armor on his body was extraordinary, the purple cloak swayed in the wind, and the purple-red feathers on his head danced like flames. In an instant, his entire demeanor changed, and a domineering pressure that scorned all living beings burst out.

After putting on the Purple Gold Emperor's Armor, Qin Jun felt that his strength had actually recovered somewhat, and the Silver Dragon Soul-Slaying Spear in his hand seemed to have become lighter.