...The second stage of the Monarch Horoscope Contest...

Jiang Bilan and Yu Qingtong’s figures appeared with pale faces. They had gone through a few hundred quests, which felt like experiencing a few hundred nightmares, bringing a huge impact to their souls.

“Not giving up after going through the quest more than a hundred times, bonus points are given. Collecting thirty-six pieces of artifacts that the Monarch Ranking has lost, triggering the hidden criteria, bonus points are given. Jiang Bilan’s score is two while Yu Qingtong’s is one. Congratulations, you can now proceed to the third stage.” The Monarch Envoy’s voice echoed.

“Did...did we succeed?”

Flames were ignited in Yu Qingtong’s eyes.

She was not too keen to secure the Monarch Horoscope and achieve the Martial Monarch Realm. All she knew now was that she could finally break free from the torture of the second stage, as she would not need to repeat the endless nightmare again.

“Yeah, we did it.”

Jiang Bilan let out a deep breath.

She had bet right.

In order to advance to the third stage, the Monarch Envoy had told them to kill their enemies. However, apart from that, the treasures in each of the quests did mean something too.

“Thank you! I really mean it!” Yu Qingtong glanced at Jiang Bilan as she spoke with a grateful tone. If it weren’t for Jiang Bilan, she would not notice the insignificant treasures, thus they would not be able to complete the quest.

“Don’t worry about it, let’s move on.”

Jiang Bilan adjusted the black robe on her shoulder and stepped into the vortex.

In addition to them, many geniuses in the second stage had failed to kill their precious ones, but they were able to gather the clues after each failure and advance to the third stage in the end.

As a result, the number of geniuses advancing to the third stage increased rapidly. Within just a few days, the total had surpa.s.sed a hundred.

After all, even though the trial of the Monarch Ranking was cruel and devastating, it still left a few clues, as there were alternative ways to advance to the third stage.

Time gradually pa.s.sed...

The geniuses in the third stage were each placed in a quarantined palace.

They were clueless about the number of people that had reached the third stage, nor would they know who had actually made it. They were only focused on absorbing the monarch Qi to refine their Monarch Hearts!

This included Qin Nan as well.

As Qin Nan continued to absorb at his fastest pace, the Monarch Heart in his body began to materialize and emit a golden line that spread rapidly in his body like some ancient rune, turning him golden.

On the tenth day...

Qin Nan’s eyes suddenly sprang open as the Divine Battle Spirit behind him unleashed a terrifying pressure.

The remaining monarch Qi in the palace gathered into a golden storm and rushed into Qin Nan’s body as if they were being summoned.

BANG!

A blasting explosion took place in Qin Nan’s body!

The Monarch Heart in his body had thoroughly materialized as it beat steadily with great might, unleas.h.i.+ng a powerful monarch aura!

At that instant, the voice of the Monarch Envoy echoed in each of the palaces.

“Time’s up, the doors of the palaces will now open!”

...Meanwhile, on the Touring Dojo of the Middle Continent...

As the Monarch Horoscope Contest took place, the dojo had turned into an enormous golden palace floating deep inside the rift. Its golden glow covered the area within ten thousand li, as if the entire place had turned into a golden kingdom.

The disciples and the rogue cultivators standing ten thousand li away were directing their attention onto the Touring Dojo.

Since the Monarch Horoscope Contest had begun, they could no longer observe the situation happening inside. However, when the final battle began, the Touring Dojo would show some reaction.

At that instant...

Buzz!

An ancient, mysterious, magical sound could be heard coming from the golden palace, echoing loudly within ten thousand li of it.

The sound was none other than the signal.

The disciples and cultivators were thunderstruck hearing the sound, as their hearts experienced a great shock!

“The Monarch Sound! It’s the Monarch Sound!”

“The Monarch Sound finally occurred after more than thirty days! Quick, spread the news to the sect!”

“The final battle has finally arrived. I’m curious to see who’s able to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm this time!”

The disciples were excited.

An old cultivator murmured to himself as his eyes flickered, “Each Monarch Horoscope Contest would have different stages in total. Some had three, some had five, or even ten. However, when the Monarch Sound occurs, it’s a signal that the final battle has begun! Today, we’ll know the outcome of the contest, we’ll know who among the geniuses will achieve the Martial Monarch Realm!”

Even though he had lost his chance as he was too old, for some reason, each time the Monarch Horoscope Contest took place, he would make his way there to witness the rise of the geniuses!

A moment later, the news regarding the battle swept the entire Middle Continent like a storm.

The Dragon Emperor Clan, the Bodhi Temple, the Misty Immortal Sect, the Fallen Demon Villa, the Heaven-Saber Sect, the Heartless Sect, the Sword Sect, the Chaos Sect, the Shadow PaG.o.da, and the rest of the Two-Starred Factions and Three-Starred Factions immediately demanded their disciples direct their attention toward the Touring Dojo.

The cultivators of the Middle Continent were excited too.

“It’s finally here!”

“The third stage will be the final battle. We’ll know the result soon!”

“How exciting, I’m not sure if the famous geniuses including s.h.i.+ Qingfan, the Sage, the Sorceress, Dao Qianzhong, and Ao Cangtian will actually secure the Monarch Horoscope, or die trying!”

“HAHA, I’m betting on s.h.i.+ Qingfan, he will surely achieve the Martial Monarch Realm!”

“Tsk tsk, how about Qin Nan who arrived at the Touring Dojo by riding on Ao Cangtian’s head? Although his ranking had dropped by over eight hundred, don’t you think he will succeed too?”

“Humph, him? Actually, on second thought, it might be possible too. Well, we can’t really be sure about it!”

Countless discussions took place in every corner of the Middle Continent.

Various bets were set up, with all sorts of speculations. Some strange rumors were also spread across the Middle Continent.

Furthermore, the news regarding the Monarch Sound was also spread into the half-G.o.d region, startling many of the factions there, who sent their disciples to the Middle Continent to await the result.

At that instant...

Everyone’s attention was fixed onto the Touring Dojo, with gazes filled with antic.i.p.ation, curiosity, anxiety, and frustration.

The final battle had grabbed everyone’s attention!