The matter of Li Qing defeating Fang Zhi Rou caused an uproar in the Heavenly Thunder Manor.

“What? Eldest Senior Sister actually lost? How is this possible?” Many people didn’t see the match with their own eyes and were shocked to hear about it.

“Of course it’s true. We were watching from the scene. The difference is too great. That fellow is simply invulnerable to gunfire and water. No matter how Eldest Senior Sister attacks him, she can’t do much damage to him.”

“That’s right. Even the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning in the sky didn’t hack into his body. This person’s defense is truly too terrifying.”

“Impossible! How could the difference be so great! Eldest Senior Sister’s current strength is already comparable to that of a Void Realm expert. I don’t believe that a Xiantian expert can be ten times stronger than her.”

“Perhaps this person is no small matter. According to Senior Brother Lei Zun, he had personally witnessed Li Qing and the fourth level Void Realm Golden Lion Marquis fight for dozens of rounds without losing. What’s so strange about him being stronger than Eldest Senior Sister?”

“To actually be able to fight against the four great Void Realm warriors! Could Xiantian experts really reach this level?” Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

Although Fang Zhi Rou could also contend against Void Realm experts, she was only at the first and second levels of the Void Realm. She could barely fight against them, which was completely incomparable to the fourth level of the Void Realm.

Since Li Qing was able to contend against the fourth level of the Void Realm, there was nothing strange about him surpassing Eldest Senior Sister.

“Could it be that Li Qing wants to win the first place in the world in this World Martial Arts Convention?”

“It’s not that easy. Don’t forget that there are no restrictions on the use of weapons in the World Martial Arts Gathering. This time, Eldest Senior Sister has already applied to borrow the Eye of the Thunder Emperor from the sect. I believe that an elder will soon bring this treasure of the sect to meet her.”

“The Eye of the Thunder Emperor! He even took out the Dao Weapon of the Zhen Sect. Isn’t Eldest Senior Sister going to be invincible this time?” Everyone was shocked.

As one of the eight great sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Heavenly Thunder Sect had a total of three Dao Suppressing Artifacts. One of them was called the Eye of the Thunder Emperor, and it was forged from a thunder crystal obtained from the nine heavens.

The second dao artifact was called the Thunder God Hammer. As for the third item, it was the mysterious Ten Thousand Year Thunder Pagoda.

This World Martial Arts Conference was a good opportunity to gain fame. Every large sect would not give up the opportunity to declare their martial arts.

Fang Zhi Rou, as the strongest Xiantian 10th layer of the Heavenly Thunder Sect, would definitely receive the attention of the sect and strive to seize a higher spot in this grand event.

It was only natural for him to lend out the Taoist Artifact of Zhen Sect.

“Even if she is not invincible, she can at least be ranked at the top. Eldest Senior Sister is a rare Heavenly Lightning Body in the world. She can be said to be extremely compatible with the Thunder Emperor’s Eye. She can stimulate the power of this Dao Artifact to the greatest extent possible, and she will definitely be able to far surpass others.”

Generally speaking, it was quite difficult for Xiantian experts to activate the power of Dao Artifacts. Therefore, even if many people had Dao Artifacts in their hands, they might not be able to obtain good results.

However, Fang Zhi Rou’s situation was different. She was a Heavenly Thunder Body, capable of stimulating the power of the Grand Dao contained within the Thunder Emperor’s Eye. Basically, no one could stop her.

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The result of the competition between Fang Zhi Rou and Li Qing caused a great reaction in the Heavenly Thunder Manor, but it did not cause any waves in the entire Ying Tian City.

Nowadays, more and more powerful figures were pouring in from within Ying Tian City. Each of them had frighteningly large backgrounds, and they were all proud children of the heavens. Naturally, they would not care about such a trivial matter.

There was still half a year left before the Martial Arts Convention, so there was still plenty of time. Since Li Qing and Liu Ke’er had already arrived at this prosperous place, they naturally had to take a good stroll in Ying Tian City and find some good places to cultivate their feelings.

Xiao Bai had quite a few spirit stones in his hands, and he instantly became rich. He invited a group of people to eat three days and two days, and went to one of the most upscale restaurants in Ying Tian City.

During this period of time, Fang Zhi Rou often came to sparring martial arts with Li Qing. She was very familiar with him and could be considered a good friend.

Of course, he was just a good friend and had no thoughts of the opposite sex.

Although this Fang Zhi Rou was quite delicate, her figure was fiery, and her chest muscles were very strong, she gave off a general feeling that she was a female man, and it was very difficult for others to have other thoughts.

Her personality was very tenacious and she would never admit defeat. In the process of constantly competing with Li Qing, she had never gotten better. She often beat her until her nose was blue and her face was swollen, but she never retreated. Instead, she became more courageous as she fought.

Li Qing could clearly feel that her strength seemed to have improved a little. He was very surprised. This fellow was truly worthy of being called the Heavenly Thunder Body. His talent was indeed outstanding.

“The Martial Arts Convention is about to begin. When are we going to register?” Fang Zhi Rou rubbed the injuries on her face and asked Li Qing.

“There’s still half a year left. Why are you in such a hurry?”

“What do you know? After a while, more and more people will come. If you want to sign up, you’ll have to wait for half a day. Isn’t that exhausting?”

“That’s right. Then register now. Where should I register?”

“Ying Tian Manor. It’s getting late now. Let’s go tomorrow.”

The next morning, Li Qing, Liu Ke’er, Wen Xiaoxian, and a few disciples of the Heavenly Thunder Manor arrived in front of the Ying Tian Manor.

At this moment, there was already a long queue in front of the door, like a long dragon. Li Qing frowned, “So many people? It’s still early and there’s already such a long queue.”

“There are an unbelievable number of Xiantian experts in the five regions of the world. Even if only ten to twenty percent of them participate, it is still far beyond imagination.” Venerable Thunder said.

“With so many people signing up, how will the competition be held then? How long will the competition last?” Li Qing asked.

“That’s not necessarily the case. Not everyone can participate in the World Martial Arts Convention. If one’s strength is too weak, wouldn’t that be a waste of time?”

“Isn’t it a rule that Xiantian experts are allowed to participate? Could it be that there are other restrictions?”

“Of course. The Xiantian realm is only the most basic requirement. There is also a registration fee of 998 spirit stones. This will dissuade those who come to join the fun. In the end, there will be a pre-registration process. Only those who have the strength to meet the requirements will be able to pass.”

“Do you have any strength requirements?”

“When you enter, there will be a test to clear the customs. Those who fail within a certain period of time will lose the qualifications to participate.”

“That’s why!”

“Then how difficult is the test?” Liu Ke’er asked.

“Don’t worry, with strength above the seventh level of the Xiantian realm, you can basically pass.” Venerable Thunder said.

The sun gradually rose. Time slowly passed. They followed the group and slowly entered the Ying Tian Manor. It was only in the afternoon that they arrived in front of a huge battle arena.

On the arena, there was a tall platform. On the platform sat a few terrifying Void Realm experts. They were the big shots who supervised the registration process to ensure absolute fairness and impartiality.

It could be seen that the Great Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to this World Martial Arts Convention. Many unruly martial artists naturally did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Void Realm experts and obediently participated in the pre-selection test.

Li Qing could see the situation in the arena through the crowd. In the middle of a huge silver puppet, an examiner was standing not far away, and beside him was a stick of incense.

“Roar–”

In the middle of the arena, this silver puppet stood up and roared angrily. Li Qing recognized it at a glance. This was the Flowing Silver Guard he had seen before.

The Flowing Silver Guard was extremely mysterious. Its entire body was made of Flowing Silver. Even if it was shattered, it could quickly recover. It could be said to be an undying body.

Only by breaking through its puppet core could it be completely killed.

“Next!” The examiner shouted.

Soon, a handsome young master walked out with a folding fan in his hand.

Every martial artist who came to register would repeat the rule, “I believe everyone knows the characteristics of the Flowing Silver Guards. Only by dispersing the Flowing Silver Puppet within an incense stick would they be able to pass the pre-selection.”

“Let’s begin now!” He ignited the incense stick.

“You only need to disperse the Flowing Silver Puppet, rather than completely kill it. This is quite simple.” Li Qing thought to himself.

If he wanted to shatter the core of the Flowing Silver Guards’ puppet within an incense stick, it would not be a simple matter. The core of the puppet was hidden within the flowing silver liquid. It was irregular and could only be accomplished in a short period of time under the pressure of strength.

Just shattering his body was much simpler.

After it was shattered, the Flowing Silver Guard could recover and carry out the next test. This was extremely convenient.

The battles on the field were extremely intense. Li Qing watched from afar. The strength of this Flowing Silver Puppet was roughly between Xiantian sixth layer and Xiantian seventh layer.

An ordinary Xiantian sixth layer couldn’t possibly be a match for a puppet beast. However, the seventh level of the Xiantian realm could be easily defeated. The strength of the Flowing Silver Guards was just above this watershed.

Not to mention Li Qing, even Liu Ke’er and Wen Xiao Xian could easily pass without using any weapons.

“Next!” The examiner shouted.

A ferocious old man dressed in animal skin walked out.

“This person is so old, he actually came to participate in the World Martial Arts Convention. He’s not ashamed.” Someone was secretly discussing.

“Anyway, there is no age limit. Since you can participate, why not?”

“Could it be that he was intentionally stuck in the Xiantian realm and refused to break through just for the sake of participating in the World Martial Arts Convention?”

“Are you kidding me? If you can break through to the Void Realm, who will deliberately wait? The Void Realm is the most important thing, and the rest are just floating clouds. I think this old man is clearly stuck at the tenth level of the Xiantian realm, unable to break through.”

“Older people like him usually polish their combat strength to an extremely high level. Their strength is extremely terrifying.”

It seemed to confirm everyone’s speculation. The old man’s strength was indeed terrifying. He cleanly resolved the battle, and even exceeded the standard to complete the test.

He walked to the center of the battle arena. Following his orders, the old man picked up the Beast Bone Stick in his hand and directly smashed it towards the Flowing Silver Guard.

Boom!

The ground trembled. The silver guard was smashed into pieces. Silver liquid splashed everywhere. Even the core of the puppet inside was not spared.

He actually shattered the core of the puppet, which meant that the Flowing Silver Guards were completely killed by him, and there was no possibility of restoring them.

The examiner’s expression was extremely ugly as he coldly said, “You attacked too heavily. You can easily win, but why did you destroy this silver puppet?”

The old man opened his mouth and revealed his yellow teeth. He smiled and said, “Sorry, I haven’t been out of the mountain for a long time. I can’t help but lose control of my strength. My attack was a little heavier. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

The examiner snorted coldly. Under the conditions allowed by the rules, it was not easy to pursue the matter further. Anyway, no one had stipulated that this Flowing Silver Guard could not be killed. However, very few people would do such offensive things.

Fortunately, this loss wasn’t too great. It was just a silver puppet, and he could easily take out the other one.

“Next!”

In the following period of time, one martial artist after another went on stage. There were some famous geniuses among them, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise.

“Look, this is Heavy Heavenly Staff Shi Ze. He is one of the favourites to win the championship this time. It is rumored that he can contend against Void Realm experts!”

Heavy Sky Staff Shi Ze was a disciple of one of the eight great sects of the Great Zhou Empire, the Ancient Mountain Sect. His strength was incomparably tyrannical. Naturally, this test would not be difficult for him. He walked to the center of the arena and shattered the puppet with a single stick.

What surprised Li Qing was that many of the martial artists who appeared next were people he had known before. For example, Qingyu Zi of the White Cloud Dao Temple, Xing Ruyu of the Tai Xuan Sect, Hua Qianshu, and the others had all registered for the competition on the same day.

“Hehe, these guys must be gathered together again. It’s similar to our situation.” Venerable Thunder laughed.

Li Qing nodded slightly. These people should also be friends. Naturally, they came to register together. This was not strange.

“They have also arrived at Ying Tian City so early. It has been a long time since we last met. We will find a time to gather with them later.” Venerable Thunder said.

“At that time, I will also go with them. I will have a chance to fight with them and see how strong they are now.” Fang Zhi Rou, a warlike maniac, had an excited expression on his face.

Very quickly, it was their turn. Fang Zhi Rou strode out and immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

“This Heavenly Thunder Sect’s Fang Zhi Rou is born with a Heavenly Thunder Physique. Her strength is incomparably terrifying! She is also one of the lively figures who won the championship this time!”

“What a fierce woman. Her figure is really drooling. If I can conquer this wild horse, then I will live a good life.”

This test naturally wouldn’t be difficult for Fang Zhi Rou. With a casual punch, he shattered the silver puppet, passed the test, and left with his head held high.

Li Qing, Liu Ke’er and Wen Xiao went on stage one after another. They also easily passed this test and obtained the qualifications to register.

They each paid 998 spirit stones and received a token with their names engraved on it.

“I passed the preliminary selection and successfully signed up. Everything is settled. Let’s go. I’ll take you guys to a big meal, big bowls of wine and big mouthfuls of meat.” Fang Zhi Rou said heroically.

When they walked out of the Ying Tian Manor, a few figures suddenly blocked them. Looking closely, it was Qing Yuzi, Xing Ruyu, and the others who had signed up before them.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” Sky Heavy Staff Shi Ze smiled, but his gaze landed on Fang Zhi Rou, full of admiration.

Sometimes, people are divided into groups. The circles of these young geniuses were relatively small. They were the younger generation of the eight great sects of Great Zhou. They would often spar with each other, and they were very familiar with each other.

“How did you know we were inside?” Venerable Thunder said.

“We saw you just now. Why don’t we just wait at the door and get together?”

“We also have this intention!” Lei Zun laughed heartily.

“Who are these people?” Shi Ze pointed at Li Qing, Liu Ke’er and Wen Xiao.

“This person’s name is Li Qing. He is very powerful. Even my Eldest Senior Sister admires him very much.” Venerable Thunder chuckled, his face filled with mystery.

He didn’t say anything about Li Qing defeating Fang Zhi Rou, but he said the word admire. He didn’t know what his intentions were.

Sure enough, when Shi Ze heard that this fellow called Li Qing was actually favored by Fang Zhi Rou, his eyes instantly became cold. He stared at Li Qing tightly, stretched out a hand, and coldly said, “Nice to meet you. My name is Shi Ze!”

“Another move!” Li Qing looked at the extended hand and knew that Shi Ze was very hostile to him.

He turned his head to look at Lei Zun, who was smiling sinisterly. He quickly understood in his heart, “Am I being used as a shield?”

Shi Ze obviously liked Fang Zhi Rou very much. When he suddenly heard that Fang Zhi Rou actually admired others, his heart would naturally be filled with jealousy. It was inevitable that he would use some methods to probe.

The reason why Thunder Sovereign was there to sow discord was obviously because he wanted Li Qing to use his strength to persuade the other party to retreat.

What surprised Li Qing was that a woman like Fang Zhi Rou would actually have someone who liked her. This was truly a rare thing. It seemed that these so-called genius disciples were not only different from others in terms of their talent in cultivation, but their aesthetic standards were also different from those of ordinary people.

Fang Zhi Rou looked at Shi Ze’s extended hand with great interest. She remembered the scene when she shook hands with Li Qing. She also challenged him with such an overestimation of her own strength, but in the end, she was utterly defeated.

She really wanted to see the scene of Shi Ze fracturing, it must be very interesting.

“What? Don’t you dare to shake hands with me?” Shi Ze said coldly, his eyes filled with jealousy.

“Sigh, why do you all like to shake hands? Since that’s the case, then let’s do as you wish.” Li Qing sighed and stretched out his hand. He shook hands with the other party at an extremely fast speed, and then he pulled back his hand like lightning.

Just as Shi Ze was about to exert his strength, he felt that his hand was empty. The strength that he had accumulated with great difficulty had actually been held in the air, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

“What are you all standing there for? Don’t you want to find a place to get together?” Li Qing looked around.

“Oh right, let’s go.” Venerable Thunder came back to his senses and hurriedly said.

Shi Ze could only put away his hand with hatred, and couldn’t help but look down on Li Qing in his heart. This fellow clearly knew his intentions, but in the end, he chose to flee. This showed the timidity and cowardice in this person’s heart.

“So timid, his strength will definitely not be very strong. I wonder what Fang Zhi Rou has taken a fancy to him.” Shi Ze’s heart was burning with anger.

The group quickly left the Ying Tian Manor and walked on the streets of the city. “Brother Li Qing, why didn’t you shake hands with Shi Ze just now?”