Chương 256: Huang Fang Hao

The sun gradually began to set, signaling that the elimination round would soon be over. But actually, everyone that would be eliminated had already been kicked out. And those that reached the fifth floor of the Dao tempering tower were definitely the very best among other geniuses in the continent zone. Over three hundred geniuses were unable to reach the fifth floor and were eliminated from the competition, leaving just a bit over four hundred youths left.

Each of these youths were outstanding from whichever continent they came from, each having combat power at least equalling rank six spirit. In this place, Gongsun Hao who was one of the strongest in the Yihua continent might not even make the top four hundred places, not to mention the true ranking of the top three hundred.

In the Yihua continent's group, there was no one who had any hope of passing the next round and entering the ranks of the top three hundred continent zone's elite geniuses ranking except for Li Yue'er and the 'weakest' Long Feng. As the Dao tempering tower's trial finally came to a close, almost everyone inside was finally forced out, except for the five spots of light on the ninth floor and the two bright spots of light on the tenth floor.

They represented the true pinnacle of the continent zone's geniuses and wouldn't even lose out to normal geniuses of four star forces in the Mainland. Some people used this opportunity to make profit, organizing bets on whether someone would reach the eleventh floor, who it would be, how many more of them would reach the tenth floor and more such things. And many fervent youths and observers joined the betting, placing thousands of spirit crystals, even imperial crystals on their opinions.

The time was getting closer to the end as the sun continued it set beyond the horizon. An hour to the end of the elimination round, one of the five spots of light on the ninth floor suddenly flickered and vanished. Many people exclaimed excitedly and looked up to the tenth floor, expecting to see a third bright light there. But the tenth floor remained still, glowing with the two spots of lights that seemed to compete for supremacy in the continent zone.

Then suddenly, a white robed figure appeared at the tower entrance, standing with a sullen expression on his face. Everyone fell silent as they stared at him; one of the seven overlord continent's leaders in the ninth floor, eliminated! The youth stood there sullenly for a minute then he snorted after realizing that he was the first to be eliminated. This was undoubted a slap to his face as it signified that he was the weakest among the seven.

He sat right there by the entrance with a dark expression, waiting for the others to come out as well. The youths from his continent walked over and gathered around him silently, gazing around with cold expressions. After a few minutes of silence, the crowd and many youths exploded with noise again"That's the top genius of the Wolf alliance continent overlords right?" Someone asked softly.

"Indeed. That is him. The Wolf Alliance Overlord hasn't been doing very well in recent hundred continent meetings. He might be the weakest among the top seven" A young genius from a high ranked continent snickered.

"Hmph. What a joke. The weakest? He could still kill you with a slap. Try reaching the ninth floor and staying for hours there" Someone else mocked coldly.

"The ninth floor and above are all ridiculous. According to rumors, reaching the final twelfth floor without a cultivation of rank seven Imperial realm and a rudimentary Intent is merely a dream. The ninth to eleventh floors aren't as ridiculous, but without a rank seven Dao concept and an Imperial realm Cultivation, clearing those levels is a fool's dreams!"

"Exactly. He is already assured to reach the top ten with his record. And the Dao tempering tower actually doesn't truly represent power. It's merely the Dao and heart. The true competition ahead will require true strength not such tests anymore." As people were rapidly discussing, another spot of light on the ninth floor suddenly disappeared. Many people looked down to the entrance, waiting for someone else to appear there. The Wolf Alliance Genius leader also looked up with bright eyes. But… no one appeared.

Looking back to the top of the tower, there was actually not just two but three brilliantly glowing spots of light on the tenth floor, competing for glory! Many people were dumbstruck. They had all expected that no one would reach the tenth floor anymore after one of the seven overlords was eliminated, but then another genius actually reached the tenth floor! The tenth floor now had three spots of light, just like the ninth floor.

The Wolf Alliance Overlord group all had dark expressions as the other Overlord groups started at them gloatingly. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. They were the first overlords to be completely eliminated, including their leader. As if that wasn't enough, another overlord's genius leader suddenly rose to the tenth floor.

The Wolf Alliance group leader clenched his teeth with a cold expression and closed his eyes, calmly waiting for this round to end and the next round to begin. His Dao concept and heart weren't the best among the seven of them, but he was confident that he wasn't the weakest among them in terms of power. His goal was and always will be the top three, and he would prove to everyone that he wasn't a soft persimmon. Time slowly passed, and it looked like there would be no more changes.

Once time elapsed, everyone in the tower would be sent out immediately. Half an hour before the end of the round, another spot of light on the ninth floor suddenly vanished. A pale figure appeared outside with a frown on his face. The youth looked around and vividly relaxed after seeing the Wolf Alliance overlord group leader seated cross legged in the center of his fellows with a dark expression.

"Hehe, Jin Bao, I didn't expect to find you here already. Say, how long have you been eliminated for?" The youth laughed mockingly as he stared at the Wolf Alliance group leader called Jin Bao. Jin Bao's expression became darker as he glared at the new youth.

"Wang Qiang, don't act cocky! You didn't do any better yourself!" Wang Qiang laughed"Indeed, but I did better than you. The Wolf Alliance Overlord Continent should be prepared to take the last spot among us seven this time" he mocked. Jin Bao glared at him with piercing eyes"You want to go a round let's confirm that? My Dao isn't as strong as yours, but do you dare to fight me?" Wang Qiang stopped smiling and stared at Jin Bao with a serious expression for a full minute, then he chuckled,"Why wouldn't I dare? But…

we'll eventually fight in the next few rounds. Don't be in such a hurry to lose the face of your continent." Their gazes collided and a tense atmosphere formed between the both youths. Both of them were the leaders of their continent's geniuses, stronger than everyone in the hundred continent meeting by a while different level. They were both proud geniuses of the continent zone and naturally wouldn't back down before anyone. As the tension grew, a change suddenly occurred in the tower.

One of the spots of light on the tenth floor suddenly vanished completely, leaving just two bright lights competing there. Everyone instinctively looked at the large entrance, waiting to see which overlord genius had been eliminated from the tenth floor. But… a minute later, no one appeared. Slowly, several necks craned upwards to look at the very top of the tower, near the peak.

Above the two spots of light that signified the tenth floor, a blazing spot of light had appeared where one might call the eleventh floor! The light was so bright that it covered the glow of all other spot of light beneath it, proclaiming it's superior to all! The silence that filled the entire place was almost deafening. Hundreds of gazes filled with awe, shock, disbelief, respect and many similar emotions stared up at the brilliant spot of light on the eleventh floor.

Someone actually cleared the tenth floor and stepped into the eleventh floor! Just a single floor away from the final twelfth floor! The silence continued for a few minutes before people finally found their tongues.

"Who is that? How can someone reach the eleventh floor?!"

"Whoever it is, that person is definitely the leader of the younger generation in the continent zone! There's no doubts about that!"

"Indeed. To actually reach the eleventh floor… Just rank three Imperial realm cultivation wouldn't be enough! And the Dao concept must be ridiculous as well!"

"I have a feeling it could be the Desolate Continent's Huang Fang Hao!"

"Me too! He's definitely the most outstanding in this generation. He must be the one!"

"What are you saying? The Nine Knights continent's Dong Fang is also extremely outstanding! He could be the one!"

"Nonsense! Our Young master Lei Jie won't lose out to anyone! He has to be the one on the eleventh floor!" Several youths from the Thunder Sky Sect who weren't participating and were watching the competition argued fiercely. The Dao tempering tower belonged to their thunder sky overlord continent, granted to them by the Main Sect in the Mainland. Their young master Lei Jie had been training within the tower for years already, and he hadn't ever stepped into the eleventh floor.

Hell, the last time he pushed himself to his limit a year ago, he had only barely reached the ninth floor, not able to step into the tenth floor. They were confident that he would be able to reach the tenth floor this time around, but the eleventh floor… they weren't so confident.

But then if Huang Fang Hao or anyone else actually comes to their thunder sky continent, enters the Dao tempering tower for the first time and still managed to reach the eleventh floor that their young master couldn't reach in years, then they would truly lose face. Hence, they argued back with loud voices that lacked confidence. Long Feng stared at the almost blinding light at the top of the tower with a solemn expression.

He hadn't continued on to the ninth floor, but he knew from instincts that it would be much more testing than the seventh and eighth floors. It went without saying that the tenth floor was even more so. Long Feng didn't have much confidence in reaching the tenth floor with his current strength. As for the eleventh floor? He could just forget about that. He would need to be much stronger than he was now to achieve that feat. But someone actually did it. One of the seven genius overlords, as they were called.

"The seven Overlord Continents are truly amazing, raising such geniuses. All before the age of 25… well I'm just about to turn sixteen so comparing us isn't actually fair." Long Feng consoled himself. He could be considering to have been born a few years too late in this generation. The geniuses of the continent zone alone were already so strong. Perhaps the Mainland would have youths at the Dao realm before the age of twenty five?

A dozen minutes later, another overlord genius was expelled from the ninth floor; the young leader of the Drifting Clouds Overlord Continent, Ping Ran. When he appeared, he was quite calm, showing little emotions on his face as he glanced at Jin Bao and Wang Qiang then ignored them and sat down, staring up at the eleventh floor with a serious expression. Everyone waited with bated breaths, curious to know who exactly was at the eleventh floor. Time passed slowly until the sun was about to set completely.

A calm voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears"The elimination round is over. Anyone who failed to reach the fifth floor is eliminated and hence, can no longer participate in the meeting. Anyone left in the Dao tempering tower will be sent out immediately" Everyone's eyes focused on the eleventh floor of the huge tower as though they wanted to pierce through the Tower itself and see who was inside it.

The final spot of light on the ninth floor suddenly blinked and extinguished, and a slender figure appeared by the entrance with a slightly confused look. This was the only female among the seven overlord geniuses; Mei Ling of the Mei Clan Overlord Continent, which was a unique family clan among the seven overlord continents. Unlike the others who were forced to admit defeat and leave, Mei Ling was abruptly sent out of the ninth floor without warning, leaving her feeling confused.

But no one had the time to explain or even bother with her appearance. The two spots of light on the tenth floor blinked out of existence, leaving the single brightest light on the eleventh floor. Lei Jie of the Thunder Sky Overlord Continent and Dong Fang of the Nine Knights Overlord Continent appeared by the entrance, having similar confusions to Mei Ling. But they quickly recovered and noticed that everyone's attention was glued to the tower behind them.

With faint foreboding feelings in their heats, Lei Jie and Dong Fang turned around and were momentarily blinded by the glaring light of the eleventh floor.

"Impossible!" Lei Jie spat out in shock. He knew very well exactly what the eleventh floor of the Dao tempering tower signified. He entered the tower once every year, but had never even reached the tenth floor of not today. He had confidently bet his sky thunder gauntlets on the fact that no one could reach the eleventh floor. That wasn't recklessness. He was completely assured that no one among them, not even that Huang Fang Hao could reach the eleventh floor.

Yet, here he was staring at the eleventh floor glowing with light. And when he looked around, he saw that everyone was present except for Huang Fang Hao! At this point, everyone was already aware of who exactly was on the eleventh floor. The blinding light slowly dimmed and vanished, and a handsome man with scattered hair appeared by the tower entrance. His appearance seemed to attract everyone to the confident aura that surrounded him, making him the center of this entire competition instantly.

"Well, he's not bad. But he is far from comparing to me" Long Feng suddenly sighed in relief and looked away. Now one would expect that he was speaking about strength or something better, but In truth, he had simply compared his looks with this Huang Fang Hao, and he was reassured to find that he was definitely more handsome. He just wasn't famous enough to draw attention to himself yet.

"It's truly him! Huang Fang Hao!" Someone gasped after recovering his senses.

"Ha! I said it! It could only be him! Who else could achieve such feats?"

"Peh! Shut up you shameless guy. You clearly said it was Dong Fang earlier!" Someone immediately refuted, causing the speaker to blush in embarrassment.

"The Desolate Continent is definitely deserving of their title as the strongest overlord continent! Huang Fang Hao is almost certainly going to take the first place as he said he would!"

"Just his aura alone set him on a higher level than everyone else. I'm sure he is stronger than the other overlord geniuses!" The other Overlord geniuses stared at Huang Fang Hao with extremely solemn expressions. Since from the beginning, his silence and indifference had unnerved them, but right now, he made them lose their confidence entirely.

It was as though even before anyone announced it, they already saw him as the irrefutable leader of the seven overlord geniuses and the continent zone's younger generation entirely!