The rules of the battle are as follows: Two of the ten teams will be selected as seeded teams, serving as defenders. The remaining eight teams will be divided into two groups, with four teams in each group. One team from each group will draw lots to face an opponent. The other two teams in the group will then battle each other. The winner of that match will then face the team that drew the lot. Finally, the ultimate winner from the group of four will face a seeded team, and the two winning teams will engage in the final battle!"
The Hundredth Tier Heavenly God announced the rules, leaving everyone confused. Was such complexity necessary for the rules?
"The two seeded teams are Tianlan Domain from an Eighth Level Great World and Zhankong Domain from a Seventh Level Great World."
After announcing the seeded teams, the Hundredth Tier Heavenly God walked to the front and looked towards the Heavenly Domain's contingent.
"Come, we shall grant Tianyu the right to draw the first lot."
"Please, Captain of Tianyu, come and draw the lot."
"Alright."
Lin Xueyan walked onto the stage. The Hundredth Tier Heavenly God waved his hand, and three jade tokens spun in mid-air.
"This one it is."
Lin Xueyan unleashed a sword energy, striking one of the jade tokens.
"Challenging team: Fengyun Domain from a Sixth Level Great World!"
The Hundredth Tier Great God announced the name of the team inscribed on the struck jade token.
"Tianyu's luck is quite good; their first challenge is against a relatively weaker Sixth Level Great World."
"The gap between a Sixth Level Great World and a First Level Great World is still immense; it still depends on their performance."
"Fengyun Domain, if I recall correctly, they are considered strong among the Sixth Level Great Worlds."
The crowd discussed amongst themselves, wondering if Tianyu's miracle could continue.
The other teams also finished their lot drawings and awaited their battles.
"First match, Tianyu versus Fengyun Domain, commencing now."
Upon hearing the Hundredth Tier Heavenly God's announcement, the team members from both sides stepped onto the stage.
At this moment, a man in opulent robes walked forward, smiling at Lin Xueyan and the other women.
"Esteemed junior sisters, I am Fengyun Dang, the First Prince of Fengyun Domain. Seeing your celestial beauty, I find it hard to strike. Why don't you all surrender and follow me back to Fengyun Domain to become my consorts? What do you say?"
"A toad lusting after swan meat, are you worthy?"
Before Fengyun Dang could even react to the insult, a figure, like a streak of light, had already appeared beside him.
"Slap!"
A resounding slap landed on his face. Fengyun Dang felt his mind go blank, and his body was sent flying hundreds of feet from the battle stage, crashing into the mountainside.
His eyes spun, seeing stars, completely incapacitated.
"What?! One-hit kill!"
The onlookers gasped, astonished. They hadn't expected Fengyun Domain to be so inept, but then again, the women of Tianyu were just too formidable!
"Xiao Wei, you're amazing!"
"Xiao Wei, glorious!"
The sisters behind them cheered for Fang Zhiwei. Against such so-called prodigies from a Sixth Level Great World, there was no need for Xiao Meng or Xiao Ai to intervene; others could handle them with ease. This was the practical effect of absorbing star power in the Divine Refining Tower.
"Too, too strong!"
"The First Prince was instantly slapped in the face."
"We're definitely not their match. Let's surrender, or we'll surely die."
Fengyun Dang being instantly knocked out by a single slap was too great a shock for the other cultivators of Fengyun Domain. They lost any will to fight, as Fengyun Dang was their strongest.
"We surrender, please spare our lives!"
The cultivators knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Zhiwei.
"Heh, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare you. Hurry up and take your ignorant First Prince and scram."
"Yes, thank you, valiant maiden, thank you, valiant maiden!"
The cultivators kowtowed again, then quickly rushed to Fengyun Dang's side, dug him out of the stone wall, and shamefully departed.
"Alas, this is truly a disaster."
The leader of Fengyun Domain could only punch the ground in frustration upon seeing this scene.
Fang Zhiwei wore a triumphant smile and then looked towards Ye Yun's position, as if asking, "Master, look how impressive I am."
Ye Yun nodded with satisfaction. He hadn't expected the star power to be so effective, far superior to the previous method of imparting power.
The members of Tianyu returned to their seats, awaiting the outcome of their opponents' battles.
Their opponents were to be determined between a team from a Sixth Level Great World and a team from a Seventh Level Great World. As expected, the team from the Seventh Level Great World won.
"Master, we have to go on stage again."
"I see this Seventh Level Great World is all talk. Xiao Meng, you handle them alone."
Ye Yun patted Xiao Meng's shoulder. She responded with an "Mhm" and then walked onto the battle stage by herself.
This action drew gasps of astonishment from the crowd.
"Only one person is going up, what is Tianyu planning?"
"This is a team from a Seventh Level Great World, are they underestimating them this much?"
"Are they overplaying their hand?"
Everyone was perplexed by Ye Yun's arrangement, wondering if Ye Aotian had become arrogant.
On the battle stage, seeing only Xiao Meng step forward, the strong cultivators from the opposing Seventh Level Great World showed their anger.
"Damn it, this Ye Aotian is truly reaching for the sky with his arrogance! It would be one thing if he himself came up to fight us, but he's actually sending his disciple alone to face our entire team. This is a blatant insult!"
"Right, if we don't teach this girl a lesson, Ye Aotian will truly think we're easy to bully."
"Slay this girl and establish our might!"
"Good!"
The members of that team showed triumphant smiles, as if everything was within their grasp.
Xiao Meng's expression turned cold, her eyes fixed on them.
"For this little girl, the three of you should be enough. Remember, strike with killing intent!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Three Fifth Tier Star Gods stepped forward, their mouths curling into smug smiles as they looked at Xiao Meng with malicious intent.
"Kill!"
The three charged towards Xiao Meng like a gale.
"Sea God - Trident!"
Xiao Meng's Sea God bloodline erupted, and the divine power within her surged like terrifying tidal waves. Behind her, a shadow of the Sea God manifested.
The Sea God, wielding a trident, shook heaven and earth, resonating in all directions.
"Roar!"
The violent Sea God's power drove the trident, unleashing it instantly.
Before the three Fifth Tier Star Gods could comprehend what was happening, their bodies were pierced by the trident.
The towering Sea God raised its trident high, and their lifeless bodies were impaled upon it, becoming sacrifices to the Sea God.
"Ah?!"
Everyone was shocked to witness this scene, never expecting the petite and delicate girl to be so "brutal." It was simply outrageous.
Subsequently, the bodies of the three Fifth Tier Star Gods began to disintegrate, their divine power completely absorbed by the Sea God.
"Is this girl even human?"
"What kind of monsters are Ye Aotian's disciples?"
"There's no point in fighting, let's surrender quickly!"
The prince of the Seventh Level Great World, who had personally led the team, fell to his knees, not daring to look up, and kowtowed in surrender.