Realizer of Death : The Reaper

When Gu Qingyang gathered his Qi and attacked the stele, Tenku noticed that the person had not put all his strength into his punch. In other words, Gu Qingyang's strength was much greater than he displayed and was at least the initial stage of the Sky Origin realm.

The elders on the high platform, including Jin Zhaohui, must have known about it. But he pretended not to know because he didn't want the other participants to find out and frighten them. It would destroy their fighting spirit before the battle and make the competition uninteresting.

Tenku didn't care about that. Even though Gu Qingyang's cultivation base was at the late stage of the Sky Origin realm, he was confident he could beat him. Tenku had to be first in the competition and get the Qi accumulation pill because it was very important to increase his strength. But he had to thank Gu Qingyang because that person showed him a good way to hide his strength since he had intended to do it from the start.

When Tenku was thinking about that, he heard someone brazenly comment about Gu Qingyang.

"The cultivation base does not reflect a cultivator's true strength. Many factors determine whether or not a cultivator is strong. One of them is combat experience and weapons." The person who said this was the first genius of the Lin family, Lin Zhantian.

"Yes, cultivation base isn't everything. The true strength of a cultivator could only be shown in life-and-death battles. So who will be the winner of this competition is still uncertain. Because we will determine it in the battle arena." Long Aotian added.

The participants who were amazed by Gu Qingyang's strength suddenly fell silent after hearing what the two people said. They knew that it was true and that cultivation base wasn't everything for a cultivator.

Breaking through each realm too quickly was not good, as it could destabilize a cultivator's foundation. Their cultivation base might be high for now, but they would have difficulty or be unable to break through to a higher realm in the future. It was tantamount to destroying their future as cultivators.

Fortunately, such problems do not apply to Tenku. Apart from obtaining the abundant Qi from monsters to break through and consolidate his foundation, he also practiced the Tyrant King Body Tempering Art. Because of that, his foundation became stable and solid. So Tenku wouldn't encounter any difficulties or obstacles breaking through the higher realms in the future.

After the three families finished, now it was the turn of the Wang family. The first to do the age and strength assessment was Wang Xiqing. He came from the opposite direction of Wang Zeming's group and seemed to be keeping his distance from them on purpose.

Wang Xiqing dripped his blood on the crystal ball and punched the stele with full strength. The numbers shown are quite great considering his young age.

[19]

[27896]

"The middle stage of the Earth Origin realm. You passed." Jin Zhaohui said briefly.

After Wang Xiqing returned to his place, a middle-aged man from his group came forward to take his turn.

"Who is that? How come I never saw him? Is he also a disciple of the Wang family?" Tenku asked Wang Ruyue.

"No. He is not a disciple of the Wang family. I just saw it too. Do you know him, Zeming?" Wang Ruyue shook her head and threw the question to Wang Zeming.

"If I remember correctly, his name is Xiao Wuhan. I don't know what happened, but he was a substitute for the outer participant of the second elder. I accidentally saw the report while talking to my grandfather last night." Wang Zeming explained.

"Ooh… they can quickly find a replacement." Tenku smiled slightly when he heard that.

Not long after, Wang Xiqing's group finished, and it was Wang Zeming, Wang Xin, and Wang Xiuying's turn. As expected, Wang Zeming's cultivation base was not that different from Long Aotian and Lin Zhantian. No wonder he was confident when he had to deal with those geniuses.

Wang Zeming:

[24]

[90502]

Wang Xin:

[22]

[73740]

Wang Xiuying:

[18]

[33004]

After the three people finished, Wang Ruyue stepped into the battle arena to take her turn. She walked gracefully, and her hanfu fluttered, making her figure look extremely beautiful. The fantastic sight left many people in that place in awe.

Wang Ruyue dripped her blood on the crystal ball and attacked the stele in full force. The result shocked the people in the scene, especially when they saw her age.

[16]

[68059]

"Late stage of the Earth Origin realm at sixteen years old? You escaped." Jin Zhaohui announced in shock. He did not expect that the Wang family would have such a dazzling genius like Wang Ruyue. If she didn't have a marriage agreement with the Gu family, he would propose a marriage between the Jin family and the Wang family.

"Hmm… I think I know another reason why the Gu family insisted on the marriage agreement. They want to prevent the Wang family from growing by taking away their best geniuses." Tenku said coldly and looked in the direction of Gu Qingyang and the participants from the Gu family.

"How is my cultivation base? I'm great, right?" Wang Ruyue said proudly to Tenku.

"Yeah, you're great. I didn't think you were only sixteen. Then, aren't you still in high school?" Tenku smiled slightly in response to her behavior. He didn't know that that girl could look cute besides gentle and elegant.

"Yes. I'm in my second year of high school. Ah, I asked for a few days off from school to participate in this competition. Now it's your turn. I wonder if your cultivation base is below or above mine." Wang Ruyue urged Tenku.

"My cultivation base should be under yours." Tenku shook his head and walked slowly toward the artifact.

"What do you mean?" Wang Ruyue and the people from the Wang family were confused when they heard what he said. But Tenku just smiled without saying anything when Wang Ruyue asked for an explanation, and it pissed her off.

When Tenku set foot in the battle arena, it made the other participants noisy. Although the features of Japanese and Chinese people are similar, they can easily tell the difference.

"Huh!? Isn't that Japanese?"

"What is he doing here?"

"Is he also a cultivator?"

"Is he a participant in a martial arts competition too?"

They looked at Tenku in confusion as it was the first time Japanese people had participated in a martial arts competition.

"Yes, he is a participant in the competition as well. He is from the Wang family." Jin Zhaohui explained. He also didn't know why the Wang family had recruited Japanese people to participate in the martial arts competition. But he knew they had their reasons, and it was impossible to pick someone randomly.

The cultivators looked at Tenku with various emotions. Some were curious about how far Japanese people could cultivate, some were disgusted by him, and some didn't care about him.

Tenku ignored the stares and words of those people. When he arrived in front of the crystal ball, he quickly dripped his blood on it.

Shine!

The crystal ball emitted a dazzling light, and a number appeared above it.

[15]

"Fifteen years!? Isn't he much younger than the previous girl?"

"Yes, Wang Ruyue of the Wang family can be said to be the youngest participant in this competition. I didn't expect that Japanese boy to be younger than her."

The people were shocked when they found out Tenku's age. They thought Tenku was at least seventeen or eighteen when they saw his tall physique.

"You passed. Then, the next test." Jin Zhaohui nodded and said. When he saw Tenku's age, he was sure that boy was also a genius, the same as Wang Ruyue.

Tenku stood before the stele and compressed the Qi in his right hand. He gritted his teeth and looked like he was exerting his full strength. Though, what Tenku did was adjust his attacks in the middle stage of the Earth Origin realm. Once he was sure his power level was right, he swung his fist at the stele.

Boom!

The stele vibrated slightly and then showed the numbers on its surface.

[31107]

"What!?"

"Another genius of the Wang family!?"

The participants, including Wang Ruyue and the people from the Wang family, were shocked when they saw Tenku's age and cultivation base.

"Middle stage of the Earth Origin realm. You passed. Please return to your place." Jin Zhaohui smiled and asked Tenku to return to his group. He wasn't wrong when he thought that Tenku was another genius of the Wang family. If properly trained, Tenku could become the youngest innate cultivator in china.

Tenku nodded and quickly returned to her place. When he returned, Wang Ruyue and the others greeted him with strange looks.

"What do you see? Are there flowers on my face?" Tenku asked in confusion.

"Ah, no. We didn't expect you to be fifteen. We thought you were at least the same age as Ruyue or slightly older." Wang Xiuying smiled embarrassingly and explained.

"My growth has gotten a bit faster because of something I ingested since I was a child." Tenku said mysteriously. Since learning the unique abilities of his Phantasmal Object and swallowing various monsters to make him stronger, he had felt a slight change in his body, but he didn't mind it as long as his appearance didn't become hideous.

"What have you eaten? If it can make you grow taller fast, I also want to try it." Wang Xiuying asked curiously. Although she looks beautiful and sexy, she is slightly shorter than Wang Ruyue, who is younger than her. So she thought what Tenku swallowed would help her growth become faster. But before Tenku could answer, Jin Zhaohui suddenly spoke after the check and test were over.

"Alright. After the age and strength assessment, the remaining participants were only 416 of the thousands of cultivators. In that case, we will immediately enter the preliminary round of the competition. You will be divided into eight groups, and each group will be further divided into four. To keep the competition fair, we will divide it by lot." Jin Zhaohui said, and two people brought a table with a big box on it.

"Please take your lottery number. But don't open it before I give permission." Jin Zhaohui smiled and warned.

Participants nodded and quickly took their lottery numbers from inside the box. Half an hour later, they had drawn their lottery numbers and were waiting for Jin Zhaohui's next instructions.

"Please open your lottery numbers. The preliminary round for the martial arts competition is the battle royal." Jin Zhaohui said, and his words shocked the participants.