"Little Tiger, do you think Li Xuan can break into the top twenty?" Mo Jieyu asked the giant tiger beast king beside him with great interest as Li Xuan entered his seclusion.
The giant tiger beast king pondered for a moment before nodding. "If he can double his previous sword strike, breaking into the top twenty should not be difficult. And his physical body is also very strong. With these two foundations, he's already doing very well."
"Double it again? There are only seven months left. I don't know if he can succeed," Mo Jieyu nodded and said.
The giant tiger beast king then looked at Mo Jieyu. "Miss, why do you value him so much?"
This question had been bothering the giant tiger beast king for a long time. After all, Li Xuan was not as powerful as he was now back then. It could be said that there were many people with Li Xuan's strength in the Beast Domain. If it weren't for Mo Jieyu, the giant tiger beast king wouldn't have acted as Li Xuan's sparring partner.
Mo Jieyu smiled as she looked in the direction of the palace. "I don't know why, but he gives me a very familiar feeling. Perhaps, this is all the guidance of the God Father from above."
The giant tiger beast king fell silent. The beast king didn't know the reason why his young lady felt familiar with someone. Moreover, after spending this time together, Li Xuan had also gained the beast king's approval.
Since that was the case, the giant tiger beast king stopped thinking about it. As Mo Jieyu said, perhaps it was all destined.
Time quietly slipped away, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the vast starry sky, a figure flew by like a shooting star. This person was Li Xuan, who had left the Beast Domain. Looking at the Endless City before him, Li Xuan strode towards it.
The venue for this World Continent Ranking Competition was the Martial Domain, not too far from the Beast Domain. Coupled with the giant tiger beast king's escort, Li Xuan's departure from the Beast Domain was very smooth.
On the continent of the Martial Domain, quite a few figures were already arriving one after another. However, everyone dismounted outside the gates of Endless City and walked in, showing respect for Endless City of the Martial Domain.
As night began to fall, Endless City was illuminated like daylight by fires.
After taking a look, Li Xuan closed the window, then sat down to regulate his breathing.
The night passed in silence.
Dong!
Dong dong!
With three resonant bell tolls, countless figures in Endless City flew out from various places and headed towards the Endless Plaza.
Li Xuan also flew out of his room and then headed towards the Endless Plaza.
Upon arriving at the Endless Plaza, Li Xuan was immediately struck with awe. The vast Endless Plaza was already filled with people. Fortunately, as if anticipating this, huge stone platforms soon emerged, allowing the crowded teams to stop.
"There are so many people," Li Xuan murmured in surprise after landing on a platform.
However, thinking that this was a World Continent Ranking Competition held only once a century, Li Xuan felt somewhat relieved.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
As several sharp whistling sounds echoed, the entire Endless Plaza and all the platforms instantly fell silent.
"Everyone, thank you for coming to participate in this Continental Ranking Battle. The rules this time are a bit special, and we hope for your understanding."
As the man in white spoke, gasps erupted from the crowd. Clearly, this man in white held a significant position, otherwise, he wouldn't have caused such a commotion.
"This person must be quite famous?" Li Xuan glanced at the five people who appeared on the high platform. The four men to the left and right of the man in white seemed to look at him with some reverence.
"Lian Chengxue! Heaven, it's actually him hosting. I've heard of his name before. I didn't expect to have the honor of witnessing his grace today."
"In the Martial Domain, he was the captain in the last World Continent Ranking Competition and eventually broke into the top ten. I never thought he would be the host today!"
"Among the Nine Great Domains of the Great Thousand World, Lian Chengxue is also a top ten prodigy. With him hosting, it's undeniable that the Martial Domain is taking this very seriously."
"..."
Listening to the discussions around him, Li Xuan gained some understanding of Lian Chengxue.
Lian Chengxue seemed quite pleased with the expressions of the crowd. Then, like a true gentleman, he smiled slightly and said, "This Continental Ranking Battle is called the Lone Bamboo War."
"The Lone Bamboo War?" The crowd exchanged curious glances, but their eyes were filled with confusion.
"Here are the detailed rules for this Continental Ranking Battle. Please watch them patiently."
As if anticipating this, Lian Chengxue spoke again as soon as he finished.
Then, with a wave of his hand, jade slips shot out like fireworks towards the crowd.
Li Xuan waved his hand and caught a jade slip. With a slight movement of his divine sense, he began to examine it.
"The Lone Bamboo War, trapped within Lone Bamboo City. Lone Bamboo City contains the Eight Sufferings, which have been sealed within murals through magic. The people in the paintings are destined to fall into the suffering of this world for eternity, life after life."
"You, whether as individuals or teams, will enter these paintings. Whether for experience or challenge, those who pass the eight trials will then enter the competition against the continents that ranked in the top twenty last time. The winner will replace that continent's ranking. If you lose, you will still receive rewards."
"The Eight Sufferings are: the suffering of birth, the suffering of old age, the suffering of illness, the suffering of death, the suffering of separation from loved ones, the suffering of the five aggregates' fiery intensity, the suffering of not getting what one desires, and the suffering of encountering those one hates. If you fail to pass the trials, consider it a refinement of your state of mind. Perhaps you may gain some enlightenment."
After reading, Li Xuan clearly felt a sense of surprise. Although it seemed simple, the underlying complexities were likely far beyond this.
"Alright, everyone, I won't say any more pleasantries. If you cannot bear the trials, you may crush the spirit talisman to leave the assessment."
"I hope that in this competition, you can win considerable resources for your respective continents. Now, it's up to you."
After speaking, Lian Chengxue nodded slightly to the four people behind him. The next moment, the five of them simultaneously formed hand seals, and a massive light screen appeared on the high platform.
As the light screen appeared, Li Xuan instantly felt the heavy atmosphere in the surroundings. As figures shot into the screen, Li Xuan pondered for a moment before also shooting into it.
Li Xuan did not choose to join teams from other continents, as he was unfamiliar with this Great Thousand World. Moreover, since he could participate as an individual, Li Xuan was too lazy to deal with others.
As the giant tiger beast king had said, he would treat this grand competition as a form of training.
With a flash of brilliant light, Li Xuan suddenly appeared inside a large stone cave. Li Xuan looked back and found no one around, assuming it was the same for everyone.
Li Xuan then looked at the eight murals on the stone walls, which were emitting spiritual light. These murals were lifelike, as if they were real people.
"Does the challenge begin when I enter these?" Li Xuan muttered as he looked at them.
"Little master, it seems you can choose freely," the voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
"Fine, let's go in order from left to right." Li Xuan nodded slightly. The first mural depicted the suffering of birth. With this thought, Li Xuan walked over directly.
Buzz.
As Li Xuan touched the mural of the suffering of birth with his hand, a white light shot out, enveloping him, and then he disappeared from the stone cave.
As Li Xuan disappeared, a hoarse voice sounded.
"The assessment for the suffering of birth begins!"