Chương 249: The insignificant Yihua Continent

Long Feng felt a wave of dizziness engulf him immediately the platform exploded with bright light. The world felt like it was spinning around him and he suddenly couldn't keep his balance without using his full strength. At the same time, his body felt weightless, as though there was no gravity at all around him. This feeling lasted for a few minutes that seemed like a torturous few months before it abruptly vanished.

The sudden change between dizziness and weightlessness to normal nearly made Long Feng to fall to his knees. He could see clearly again, and looking around, he was surprised to see that he was the only one standing among the ten youths. Even Gongsun Hao and the Yihua clan's geniuses were all supporting themselves on one knee. The Yi clan chief looked slightly pale just as Long Feng did, but also remained on his feet.

The Misty Mountain's Master and the Yihua clan's Great Elder on one hand didn't even look pale at all. This could be due to the fact that this wasn't their first teleportation so they were more able to endure the effects. Long Feng on the other hand, was purely due to his strength that his didn't fall. Everyone quickly noticed that Long Feng, the one with the unstable foundation was actually standing straight, almost as though he hadn't felt anything. Only Li Yue'er knew the reason without even thinking.

The other eight youths were completely shocked and confused. Why was the weakest person among them able to withstand the effects of teleporting while they all couldn't? Was this a joke? Even the Great Elder glanced at Long Feng with some surprise. It was technically impossible for Long Feng to remain standing with his cultivation and foundation. He should have been forced to kneel, even puking wouldn't have been a surprise. But to see him standing just like the two imperial masters was unacceptable.

"The kid has good willpower. Too bad his cultivation…" the Great Elder simply said some nonsense as an explanation to this. But right now, everyone was more than willing to believe this bullshit.

"So it's just his willpower? That is useless in a fight" The strongest Yihua clan's genius snorted and rose to his feet. Gongsun Hao and everyone else also accepted that explanation and slowly ignored Long Feng again. This made Long Feng to sigh"I have to find a way to control my energy. But there doesn't seem to be any method when these two extreme energies keep restraining each other!" He shrugged and ignored their reactions. They could think whatever they wanted.

For the meantime, he had no idea how to gain full control of his Spirit energies. It was already impossible to have two opposing energies in the body. Not dying was already a great result. To gain full control? That would be extremely hard.

"Where are we?" Long Feng finally laid attention to their surroundings and was gobsmacked by the sheer density of the natural energies here. They were standing on a massive platform tens of times larger than the one at the Yihua clan. They merely occupied a tiny portion of it. The natural energy they could sense in this place was over twenty times denser than the Yihua clan's! The difference was so unimaginably huge that Long Feng was doubting if they were still in the continent zone.

Just breathing in the natural energy was enough to feel his cultivation advance a bit. Forget cultivating, any mortal who lived here for a few years would probably be able to reach the Yin realm and maybe even the Yang realm with even the worst talent.

"This is the Thunder Sky Overlord Continent! State your identities and purpose!" A thunderous voice exploded in their ears, causing everyone to grimace. Long Feng's heart shook violently as his pupils shrank. Just this voice alone made him recall the two maids that stood behind young master Liu Shan. Peak imperial realm! If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it's taken without the author's consent. Report it. A middle aged man appeared in the sky above them and stared at them coldly.

His pressure was so great that even the two imperial masters of their group couldn't help but lower their heads. Long Feng could only stare in shock at the might of an overlord continent. This man could probably be compared to normal guards of the Long clan, but a peak imperial realm one! This was simply outrageous. At the same time, dozens of auras that were at the imperial realm also appeared in the surroundings as though flaunting their mights.

And there was a single aura that made everyone to feel as though a mountain was pressing down on them. The aura of a deity! Although it was far from comparing to the aura of a peak deity like Old Gan, it was still beyond anything mere spirit realm warriors and even imperials could withstand.

"West zone, Yihua Continent for the hundred continent meeting!" The Great Elder quickly shouted, afraid that a slower response would cause them to lose their lives. The several hidden auras immediately receded and the pressure of a deity also vanished. The peak imperial realm master above them smiled a bit"Oh. It's the Yihua continent's second group. I apologize for scaring you all. Follow me. I'll lead you to your temporary residence before the meeting begins in three days."

He spoke with clear mockery in his tone. A low ranked continent was simply beneath their notice completely, even to a mere guard of the teleportation formation. He alone could cause havoc in the Yihua continent and reduce the Yihua clan to ashes. In that case, why would he care about them? He was clearly aware that this was the few days when the hundreds of continents would arrive. His job was merely to receive them, not scare anyone with his aura.

He wouldn't dare to do that if it was even a mid ranked continent's group that arrived. But… the Yihua clan was just too pathetic.

"Two rank one imperials? What a joke. Even Young master Lei can kill these two weaklings with ease" The man snorted disdainfully and flew away, not caring if the group had followed behind him or not. Everyone in the Yihua continent's group had dark faces at this blatant disdain and disregard. The amusement in the man's eyes after witnessing their fear was very clear.

"Let's go!" The Great Elder sighed and ordered, not taking this to heart. This wasn't his first time attending the hundred continent meeting, and this certainly wasn't the worst treatment they had received before. It was their fault for being too weak. They all rose into the air and flew behind the peak imperial realm master as he led them away from the large platform. They flew for over an hour, but the youths were baffled by not meeting a single mortal town or even a city at all.

All they could see was mountains, forests and barren lands. After another two hours and they still hadn't reached their destination, everyone was already filled with curiosity.

"The overlord continents aren't the same as your normal continents. This land is more than two times larger than our Yihua continent, but it is completely occupied by a single force; The Thunder Sky Sect. The entire continent belongs to them and no one else is allowed in unless during times like the hundred continent meeting, otherwise trespassers would be killed on sight" the Yi clan chief slowly explained in a low voice after seeing the looks of curiousity on the youths' faces.

That curiousity immediately turned to shock.

"The overlord continents are so overbearing! To take an entire continent of this size as their territory, aren't they afraid of inciting the rage of all other continents?" Gongsun Hao asked in shock. The concept of an entire continent twice the size of the Yihua continent being the territory of a single force was insane.

"Hehehehe! Incite the rage of others? You're looking down on the overlord continents too much. Each of the seven overlord continents is a branch of a powerful force in the mainland of two stars ranking. These forces control the overlord continents in order to rule the continent zone and harvest the resources we have here. In other words, the seven overlord continents are akin to seven two stars forces from the mainland. Who will dare to offend them?" The Yi clan chief laughed bitterly.

The seven overlord continents honestly couldn't be considered as continent zone forces. That was because they completely belonged to the mainland and were used to suppress the continent zone and keep them from rising too strong. The high ranked continents were the true peak of the continent zone, yet not even they dared to offend the overlord continents. Every year, each continent paid a ridiculous tribute to the overlord continents in form of resources which was sent to the mainland.

The overlord continents completely took the top ten positions of the hundred continent meeting to themselves, sometimes even the top twenty, yet no one dared to speak about it, even though the rewards for the top twenty were gathered by each of the hundreds of continents together. It was true, the Overlord Continents were overbearing. But… they were strong enough to do as they pleased! Anyone that dared to oppose them in the continent zone would not live to see the next few hours, forget the next day.

There had been several high ranked continents that had done so and were completely exterminated within hours and being replaced by another force to rule that continent by the overlords. That was just the advantage of strength. No one would dare to go against you. And if someone was foolhardy enough to do so, well, he would certainly not have a good ending. None of the ten youths said anything as they flew in silence.

The power of the overlord continents was pressing down heavily on their chests, making it hard to breath. Their Yihua clan was truly insignificant to a pathetic level in the continent zone, not to mention the mainland. The peak imperial realm master led them to a massive mansion situated at the peak of a mountain. The mansion was extraordinarily large and the natural energies here was even denser than back at the teleportation site.

"This is the place where you'll stay for the next two days. There are already about a dozen low ranked continent groups inside and more will be coming. Your first group that came a few days ago are living in another area. No battles are allowed here. And avoid roaming about otherwise you might get killed by some of the patrolling guards by mistake" The man pointed at the mansion and spoke leisurely before he turned and flew away without waiting to see their reactions.

Indeed, the faces of the ten youths were colourful.

"We're sharing the place?" The Yihua clan's elder brother asked with suppressed fury in his tone.

"It's normal. There are over a hundred low ranked continents alone. The thunder sky sect doesn't have the leisure to give each of us a place to stay, so they built dozens of massive Manors that will be shared by several low ranked continents at the same time. The mid ranked continents are the same, but theirs are much larger than this. Only the high ranked continents are entitled to a land which belongs to them permanently each hundred continent meeting" The Yi Clan's Chief explained calmly.

He had already gone through this a few times. He understood the rage, the stifling feeling of being weak and disdained. But they really were too weak. They couldn't even leave the mansion out of fear that a random imperial realm master stronger than them would pass by and kill them as trespassers.

"Come on. Don't bother about it. If you feel unreconciled with this, then the one single way to change how they treat you is to get stronger. Shine at the hundred continent meeting and slap their faces for looking down on you, not whining like a loser" The Misty Mountain's Master glanced at the ten youths and said softly. He seemed to be speaking to them and also himself at the same time. Their group ascended to the top of the mountain where the truly large manor stood.

When they walked in, they realized that it was divided into dozens of courtyards that had several rooms each. They met some people roaming around within the Manor but no one said anything to them and neither did they exchange greetings with anyone. They went quietly to an empty courtyard and occupied it. Before they left to pick a room each, the Yi clan chief gave them one last warning"I know you're all proud geniuses, but try not to stir up any trouble with anyone you see.

Even among low ranked continents, there are still great difference. A low ranked continent with several peak imperial masters can completely make us look like babies, so try not to make any enemies. Also, do not leave the mansion! Under no circumstances should you leave, otherwise you could be killed right by the mansion gates and no one would question your death. It is more preferable for you to stay indoors and try your best to improve your strength."

He paused and glanced at them all with a gravely serious expression.

"I can tell you now that in previous hundred continent meetings, ridiculously powerful geniuses appeared. A few decades ago, a rank five imperial realm junior took the top position. Although the situation back then was unique and it probably wouldn't happen again, even normally, rank two or three imperial realm juniors are not rare. The entire top ten is always filled with imperial masters, sometimes even the top twenty places.

With your current strengths, I'm sorry to say this but frankly speaking, you would find it hard to reach the top three hundred" His words caused waves to surge in the hearts of the ten youths. Imperial realm juniors! All below the age of 25! That was truly ridiculous. Before, Gongsun Hao had some confidence that he could reach the top hundred. But the Yi clan chief had just said that he would find it hard to make the top three hundred! This was a huge blow to the confidence of these geniuses.

"You shouldn't feel deflated due to this. Remember, your backgrounds are worlds apart. They have the best resources of the continent zone to help them. It's unfair to compare yourselves to those geniuses. Just give it your all and don't lose too badly. That's all we ask of you" The Yi Clan's Chief added after seeing Gongsun Hao's dazed expression.