Chương 271: The true Hundred divisions battle stage

Two days passed considerably quickly. The top three hundred geniuses all spent their time cultivating crazily. The pressure on them was very huge. They had made it into the top three hundred, but that was merely a faint accomplishment. The true honor would be the top hundred. The seven overlords on the other hand were cultivating with the intention of bridging the great gap between them and Huang Fang Hao. He had shown a power that surpassed the entire seven overlords combined, putting him above their level.

If they could reduce that gap by even a bit, they would increase their chances of facing Huang Fang Hao in the final round. Even if they had to lose, it was better to lose after a compelling fight than to be defeated with a single move. Like Ping Ran; it wasn't even a move. Huang Fang Hao's aura alone had forced him to give up. That was wise, but it was also a great humiliation, to bend under the aura of a peer. None of the other six overlords wanted to end up in the same situation. Their pride wouldn't allow that.

And so the entire thunder sky continent and even the continent zone in it's entirety seemed to be holding it's breath, waiting for the final round, the deciding round where the true leaders of the younger generation in the continent zone would be crowned. And the day finally came. That early morning, before sunrise, the surroundings of the huge floating arena, the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage was already full of people.

From the thousands of spectators to the hundreds of eliminated geniuses that failed in either the first or second round, everyone was waiting patiently. As the sun rose from the east and it's rays dyed the world in a beautiful orange hue, the sky above the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage suddenly began to ripple. This drew the attention of everyone and they looked up. The sky rippled like the surface of a river, just like how it did when the supreme heaven mystic realm had first appeared.

A long spectators stand appeared in the sky, overlooking the entire Hundred Divisions Battle Stage. It gave off a heavily pressuring aura of majesty, and there were dozens of comfortable seats on it with dishes and drinks arranged before each seat. Not many people were surprised by this. After all, it was known that the envoys and the continent zone's leaders would appear to personally witness the final round every hundred continent meeting.

This was also to make it easier for the envoys to take any genius they fancied immediately after the final round ended. Sometimes, the envoys would invite a genius to follow them even before the end of the final round. The floating stand was currently empty, devoid of anyone. The wait continued until the top three hundred geniuses began to arrive. Their arrival was like the final spark that lit up the atmosphere.

The crowd exploded into cheers, noise, cries and any other way they could think of to support their favorite geniuses. The seven overlord geniuses' arrival each caused a huge portion of the people to run wild with excitement. Long Feng's own arrival alongside the Yihua continent's group caused nearly all the low, mid and many high ranked continent's geniuses to roar in excitement. Their burning gazes made it seem as though they wanted to rush over and lift him into the air.

This made Long Feng to smile amidst his discomfort. The top three hundred geniuses gathered right before the floating stage and a solemn silence descended upon the whole arena. Alongside this silence came an indescribable pressure that stiffled everyone's chests. It was similar to being chocked, yet there was nothing at all. There wasn't even any energy or aura that was causing this pressure. Breathing became harder, standing became a torture and even keeping the eyes open was becoming a huge work.

This made many people astonishing and afraid of what was coming. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it's taken without the author's consent. Report it. But the experienced figures, especially the old people or deities were quite calm. This wasn't their first time attending a hundred continent meeting, and they could tell just what or who were coming. A few minutes later, right before many people began to cave in under the intangible pressure, the sky above the stand began to ripple again.

The clouds parted, revealing a clear sky and several deity like figures began to appear in the sky. Their appearance was reminiscent of true deities, not just a cultivation realm, but actual deities descending from the heavens. They all had a mysterious bearing that placed them above thousands of people. Even peak deity realm cultivators would be reduced to background decoration before them.

They numbered less than a hundred, but Long Feng had no doubts that each and every one of them was absolutely stronger than Old Gan! And old Gan was a peak deity. In that case, they must all be Dao foundation realm masters at the very least! Dao Foundation Realm…! A realm where mortals began to shed their mortality and transcend into a greater state of being, a higher life form.

A Dao realm master could sink a low ranked continent completely with their strength alone, shatter mountains, shake the seas and roam the skies! The entire area, even the whole continent seemed to fall silent. From the chattering crowds to the insignificant chirping birds and the sound of the air blowing, everything stopped, as though paying respects to these figures. These were the envoys from the mainland! The envoys slowly floated over to the stand and each sat down on a seat.

The most eye catching seats were the first three seats and not a single figure even moved near any of those seats. A minute later, Several more figures appeared. Leading them were six men and a mature lady. Each of them was a famed powerhouse in the entire continent zone and behind those seven were a few people following behind them each. They were the seven Overlord¹ Continent's Leaders!

The true Overlords of the Continent Zone, the leaders of the older generation, the face of the continent zone and the strongest among all continents. They have off a similar feeling as the envoys, deep and calm. They sat among the envoys speaking on equal terms with most of them. A few minutes passed and two more figures appeared. They seemed so high and unreachable to the crowd, like they were standing in two different worlds entirely. One of them was a lady.

She was an absolute beauty, but no one dared to stare at her. She gave off an utterly cold and icy feeling that some spirit realm warriors felt like their souls would freeze with a single glance from her. The other one was a slightly burly male dressed in golden robe. He was expressionless, and the feeling he gave off was just as subtle yet overwhelming as the lady's. The appearance of the two silenced even the envoys and the continent zone's leaders.

The two of them floated over and sat on two of the three front seats, leaving the center seat empty. This shocked many people. If these two unfathomable people still couldn't sit on the center seat and left it for someone else, then just who was the final person? From the looks of it, that person was at least on the same level as these two and even superior to them. But after waiting for several minutes, no one appeared. Many people sighed in relief and a bit of disappointment.

They were relieved to not be subjected to the pressure of whoever was coming next, and disappointed that they wouldn't witness the person grandeur. The envoys also sighed in their hearts when they realized that 'he' didn't wish to reveal himself. That would prevent them from acting as though they were sitting on needles throughout this final round. A few more minutes passed and it was confirmed that no one else was going to appear.

A person who followed behind the thunder sky Sect Master rose up from his seat and appeared in the sky above the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage. His calm gaze swept across everyone gathered, piercing through their hearts like a sharp blade.

"The final round of this decade's hundred continent meeting will begin now. This will be the deciding battle for all three hundred of you. Who will rise up and become a dragon and who will remain the same? Give it your best and make your homeland proud." Everyone listened closely without a word, even holding their breaths. They could also tell that this was the same person who had been speaking during the other two rounds. It was the exact same voice and tone that described the rules in every round.

The person turned around, staring at the seven overlord Masters. Precisely the Thunder Sky Sect Master. The thunder sky sect master met his gaze then nodded faintly before averting his gaze. The man nodded respectfully then took out a purple token that seemed to be made out of a mysterious purple wood of unknown origins. A dense aura of thunder filled the air as the man infused his energy into the token, causing it to respond with a dazzling purple glow.

Purple arcs of lightning danced across the token, giving of a destructive aura few among anyone present had ever sensed. This was an aura of lightning that had surpassed normal Intent. The destructive aura was unparalleled, and each strand of lightning gave off an intent that seemed able to want to destroy mountains. The man waved the token at the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage below.

A dense wave of energy spread out from the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage like a tide, engulfing the entire Thunder Sky Continent in the blink of an eye. The entire crowd as well as the geniuses were completely astounded by this energy. It wasn't an aura, nor was it pure energy similar to spirit energy. Instead, it was more similar to soul power, yet it wasn't. Because this was pure will power. It was a corporeal energy that couldn't be touched upon by just anyone.

Everyone had will power in varying amount, and if it was manipulated, it wouldn't lose out to soul power, yet it couldn't be cultivated normal. In short, will power was elusive and unfathomable. Each person could have different way of using it, and if used properly, it was an unparalleled weapon that couldn't be defended against easily. The Hundred Divisions Battle Stage had witnessed thousands of Geniuses from the continent zone struggling, rising against the tide and changing their fates.

Each of those genius had great determination and even stronger will power. The Hundred Divisions Battle Stage had slowly absorbed part of their blazing will power over hundreds of years and after so long, it had gathered a great amount of such energy that not even the geniuses knew they had. It slowly strengthened the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage over the years, making it stronger and stronger. Right now, even a peak deity would struggle to create a huge crack on the stage.

This was due to years of infusing itself with pure will power². This was an effect of the formation in it's core, which proved how miraculous formations could be. A low rumble filled the whole continent as the Hundred Divisions Battle Stage slowly rose higher into the sky. Everyone watched in awe as the huge battle stage suddenly began to split apart in perfectly equal squares. Within seconds, the huge stage had broken up into a hundred square stages.

And each of them as still huge, enough to hold ten people fighting each. But that wasn't the end of the commotion. The hundred battle stages began to move, rearranging themselves in a mysterious formation. The spectators watched with hanging mouths as the floating battle stages arranged themselves in an ascending order. Their movements were slow and heavy, and although they weren't touching the ground, their pressure still caused the whole continent to shake.

The ocean around the thunder sky continent began to churn and rise in waves, crashing into the continent. This commotion continued until the Battle stages had finished their movements and finally paused, leaving everyone craning their necks to stare up in shock. The hundred stages had formed an ascending step like formation, where dozens of stages lined the bottom upwards. And the higher the stages went, the less they were till at the very top where a single battle stage towered above the others.

This was the true Hundred Divisions Battle Stage in it's full splendor. And it left everyone gawking in a daze.

¹ Henceforth, Overlord with uppercase 'O' will be used for the leaders while overlord will be used for the seven overlord geniuses. ² Just to clarify, we have a few forms of energy already; Spirit Energy or Martial power, which is the main energy of the martial cultivation in the Dantian and Dao Energy which is an energy formed from your comprehension of any Dao, and it could merge with Martial power. Soul power, which is the energy from cultivating the soul.

Body strength or physical force, which is gained by tempering the body. Will power, which is elusive and can't be actively cultivated normally.