Translated by Sean, Soya Edited by Lifer, Fingerfox
“That is exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you for telling me, Master Ji.”
Jiang Chen’s eyes sparkled with joy, even Qian Renji could see that. This guy could hardly conceal his joy.
“Stop getting above yourself, the Outer Palace is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Even though I knew well that you’re stronger than you seem, you should be more cautious. No matter how strong you are, there’s always someone stronger. Although you are a genius, you should never underestimate others. A slight error in thought may lead you to a severe defeat. Beware of the Outer Palace’s Three Dragons, they are tough opponents.”
Qian Renji said in a deep voice, trying to throw a wet blanket on Jiang Chen. She was trying to make him focused on practice and avoid being arrogant.
“Thank you for your advice, Master Ji.”
Jiang Chen bid farewell to Qian Renji and started the preparation for the Qualifying Battle. He was determined to get the Purple Devil Taro!
Jiang Chen focused on upgrading his Divine Tools in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. The dead body of the Fire Jade Beast came in handy at the moment. Jiang Chen was planning to refine one hundred and eight Heavenly Divine Tools. He could not imagine how terrifying the Little Ashura Sword Formation was if he could upgrade all his one hundred and eight Heavenly Divine Tools successfully. But upgrading a Origin Divine Tool was never a simple task. Even though he had Origin Divine Tools and the dead body of the Fire Jade Beast to use, upgrading them all within a short period of time was as difficult as climbing up to the sky.
“Let’s just play it by ear.”
Jiang Chen did not plan to forge all the Heavenly Divine Tools to Origin Divine Tools directly. He would spend more than ten years or even a hundred years to do so. Although the passing of time in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda was ten times slower than the outside world, upgrading his Divine Tools could not be undertaken in a day.
Jiang Chen was at peace and calm. He was forging each Heavenly Divine Tool with intense concentration. With the assistance of the Fire Jade Beast’s dead body, the process of upgrading the Heavenly Divine Tools into the Origin Divine Tool had become slightly easier. It was just time-consuming. Each Heavenly Divine Tool was perfectly upgraded. However, without the addition of rare and valuable tools, it would be difficult to upgrade. Moreover, if forcibly upgraded, there’s a chance that his Heavenly Divine Tools would turn into useless trash.
Jiang Chen seemed cautious. After slowly melting the corpse of the Fire Jade Beast under the heat of the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus, it was used to refine the Heavenly Divine Tools once again. Jiang Chen had spent about half a year in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. In this period, he had upgraded thirty six pieces of Heavenly Divine Tools into Origin Divine Tools successfully. Each of them was extraordinarily terrifying and formidable. Not only that, once all of the upgraded Origin Divine Tools and the rest of the Heavenly Divine Tools were gathered, it could form an invincible and remarkable Ghost Prison Ashura Sword Formation.
Jiang Chen was well-prepared for the Qualifying Battle. His sharp glance and overbearing aura looked terrifying. He was determined to become the strongest disciple in the Outer Palace and obtain the Purple Devil Taro!
At this moment, a huge crowd of people gathered in the Martial Arena of the Profound Connection Divine Palace. There were more than four thousand Divine King experts in the place. Everyone would probably feel pins and needles if they looked at their extraordinary strength and formation.
Indeed the Soul-leaving Sect was formidable and capable of standing firmly in the Jile City. However, there were merely several dozens of Divine King strong experts in the sect, which was completely incomparable with the Profound Connection Divine Palace.
“I heard that there will be prizes for the Top 100 in the Qualifying Battle. This is considered as the largest scale battle in ten thousand years.”
“That’s right. The strongest experts are out for blood now. Those who have been practising silently are waiting for a great chance to shock the world.”
“Obviously, the Outer Palace’s three dragons are the hottest contestants in the battle. But I heard that Yu Chenglong is going to quit the battle, what a pity.”
“I think so. But I believe that the hidden forces and the dark horses in the battle will not let me down too. Haha.”
Even though the entire Martial Arena was crowded with a great deal of people, there were only two thousand contestants who took part in the Qualifying Battle. Half of them were lacking strength or in the process of cultivation and preparation.
There were also a great deal of new disciples who registered for the Qualifying Battle.
Feng Yidao, Wang Cheng, Donghuang TaiA and Lu Dong were participating in the Qualifying Battle. Even Yan Qingcheng was not excluded from the line-up.
The moment Jiang Chen met Yan Qingcheng again, he was struggling with mixed emotions. Jiang Chen was having second thoughts. Perhaps his Soul Leaving and Soul Absorption Techniques could make her awake. Jiang Chen felt excited and inspired. Although it would be impossible and inappropriate to make Yan Qingcheng to be at his beck and call, he hoped to meet her in this Qualifying Battle and woke her up by casting the Soul Leaving and Soul Absorption Technique.
Bai Ying and Gu Maolu went up to him slowly. Bai Ying’s strength was greatly enhanced.
“I haven’t seen you for ages. I have never expected you to kill the Jiang Brothers. It seems like I am no match for you now.”
Bai Ying said with a faint smile.
“I am just lucky. Brother Bai, I hope I don’t fight you too soon.”
Jiang Chen wore a faint smile.
“Brother Bai is going to climb into the Top 50 and I am aiming for the Top 100. Jiang Chen, what is your target?”
Gu Maolu stared at Jiang Chen with a smiling face.
“The first place.”
Jiang Chen said lightly. Bai Ying and Gu Maolu looked at each other, they were slightly startled. Even though they knew well that Jiang Chen’s strength was not ordinary and he would be able to enter Top 50 for sure since he could even kill the Jiang Brothers, it still sounded like Jiang Chen was too confident with himself. Besides the Outer Palace’s Three Dragons, there would be some dark horses who would stand out and impress everyone. It was not that easy to attain the first place in the Outer Palace.
“Even though Brother Yu quit the Qualifying Battle this time, you have to be aware of Xiao Qinglong and Chen Long.”
Bai Ying said with a solemn look.
“Who told you that I quit?”
A roar of laughter echoed across the air. Apparently, he was Yu Chenglong.
“Brother Yu, did you change your mind?”
Bai Ying was greatly astonished.
Yu Chenglong nodded and shot a glance at Jiang Chen. He knew that Jiang Chen was aiming for first place too. Unfortunately, Jiang Chen would be no match for the Outer Palace’s Three Dragons even if he was strong enough. But, he should be praised for his courage.
“The first prize will be the Purple Devil Taro which is beneficial to Sister Zhu’s health. That is why I am bound to get it.”
“It seems like you will be my rival, Brother Yu.”
Jiang Chen said with a faint smile.
“Oh, so you are aiming for the Purple Devil Taro too? Good luck! I wish you could make it to the Top 10 and finals.”
Yu Chenglong did not make any presumptuous comments about Jiang Chen. He nodded silently after replying.
“Hahaha. That’s great. I am satisfied with the Top 100, ten thousand Heavenly Flame Crystals is a large fortune. Brother Bai, you will get three hundred pieces of Heavenly Flame Crystals if you could enter the Top 50.”
Gu Maolu was filled with excitement. Even before the Qualifying Battle started, the flames of war spread from all sides.
