The training ground was not small, but the crowd was not large, numbering only about ten thousand including the spectators.
Well, a good number of the spectators were subordinates brought by the lords of various prefectural cities, as well as many envoys and apostles from the provincial capital.
Yang Feilong and his entourage also took their seats in the spectator stands.
Personnel from the prefectural cities and the provincial capital were not in the same area.
Not long after the lords of various prefectural cities had taken their seats, a group arrived at the training ground. The person at the forefront was an exquisitely beautiful woman radiating charm. She wore a dragon and phoenix checkered brocade water skirt, a dark gray embroidered satin shawl with colorful floral patterns, peacock stone earrings, exquisite hair ornaments adorning her cloud-like hair, a black obsidian bracelet on her fair, jade-like hand, a pink and yellow double-ringed ru-yi waist belt, and a pair of cloud-head shoes embroidered with magnolia and bao xiang flowers. Her beauty was stunning and magnificent.
"See? That's Princess Vera Duoduo," Qing Luan Alice transmitted to Yang Feilong, chuckling, "Is she much more beautiful than I am?"
"Not as beautiful as you," Yang Feilong transmitted, clearing his throat.
These words were somewhat against his conscience, but not entirely. Both women were beauties of the same caliber. However, Qing Luan was his woman, and he was meeting Princess Vera Duoduo for the first time. Facing Qing Luan Alice's question, he naturally couldn't say that Vera Duoduo was more beautiful.
But if one were to be precise, with the added factors of temperament, status, strength, and other aspects, Princess Vera Duoduo had a slight edge. Of course, when it came to pure beauty, Qing Luan was actually slightly superior.
Qing Luan Alice was a woman who scored a perfect ten in appearance.
The Seventh Princess had a ninety-nine in appearance, and with all the other enhancements, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was perfect!
"Hmph, you know how to talk. But in terms of strength, talent, status, and even race, Princess Seventh is top-tier. In comparison, I am inferior to her in many ways," Qing Luan sighed and transmitted.
Yang Feilong chuckled and transmitted, "Don't belittle yourself. You are still young. By the time you reach her age, you won't be inferior to her!"
"You should only say that to me. Otherwise, you'll get beaten. Princess Seventh isn't that old, just a few years older than me. She hasn't been cultivating for a hundred years yet. And in the Purple Gold Demonic Dragon clan, she's considered top-tier in talent," Qing Luan transmitted.
Yang Feilong was stunned for a moment, then said no more.
Less than a hundred years old was indeed quite young for demonic races.
Under the gaze of everyone, Princess Vera Duoduo's voice rang out, clear and cold, "This assessment is very simple. The three lords from each prefectural city can freely choose two or three people to participate."
"This assessment will initially take place within my spiritual treasure—the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda." As she spoke, a small pagoda flew out. This pagoda grew larger and larger, and when it appeared on the training ground, it had already become tens of meters tall, emitting a misty glow. It was faintly visible that this Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda had seven stories!
"Spiritual treasure—Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda?" Yang Feilong blinked and couldn't help but gasp.
A supreme-grade spiritual artifact was already a priceless treasure, and a spiritual treasure was said to be a treasure above supreme-grade spiritual artifacts. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not even possess one spiritual treasure!
A Void Refining stage existence possessing a spiritual treasure was practically cheating. An early-stage Void Refining cultivator, with the help of a spiritual treasure, could even exert the strength of a mid-stage or even late-stage Void Refining cultivator!
Princess Vera Duoduo was a perfect stage Void Refining cultivator. With the help of the spiritual treasure Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda, even an ordinary Integrated Stage cultivator might be able to contend with her, because her Purple Gold Demonic Dragon clan inherently possessed the top-tier racial ability of fighting above their level.
"In each level of the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda, I have condensed many soldiers. However, from the lower levels to the higher levels, the soldiers' strength becomes increasingly formidable! Each soldier has a crystal core within them. Killing a soldier earns points. Killing one soldier on the first level earns one point, on the second level, two points, on the third level, four points... and so on, with the points in the next level being double that of the previous one. Oh, you can also plunder points from others. Death within the pagoda is not true death, because once you are on the verge of death, you will be teleported out of the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda, which signifies elimination. Of course, the person who kills you will take half of your points. If you are killed by a soldier, you will also lose half of your points. Each round lasts for two hours. The top fifty participants with the highest points in the first round will advance. If there are fewer than fifty people, everyone advances!"
"..."
"The individual rewards for this assessment are: first place, one supreme-grade spiritual artifact and three months of cultivation time in the Enlightenment Chamber. Second place, one top-grade exquisite spiritual artifact and two months of cultivation time in the Enlightenment Chamber. Third place... Tenth place, one ordinary exquisite spiritual artifact and one day of cultivation time in the Enlightenment Chamber. Individual rewards are only for the top ten!"
"Prefectural city ranking rewards: first place, ten thousand top-grade spirit stones and one hundred bottles of top-tier elixirs. Second place, five thousand top-grade spirit stones and fifty bottles of top-tier elixirs. Third place... Tenth place, one hundred top-grade spirit stones and five bottles of top-tier elixirs."
"..."
Yang Feilong couldn't help but gasp as he listened. Was this Seventh Princess so wealthy? The first-place individual reward was a supreme-grade spiritual artifact. Of course, second and third place weren't bad, but the gap compared to first place was considerable.
And the prefectural city ranking rewards were also quite substantial.
Those top-tier elixirs, he might not even be able to refine them now? Even if he could, he would lack some resources.
And the Enlightenment Chamber, that was a good place. He had inquired before; many cultivators who were stuck at a bottleneck wanted to enter seclusion in the Enlightenment Chamber, but ordinarily, there was no such opportunity. Even with money, it was impossible to buy the qualification to cultivate in the Enlightenment Chamber, unless they completed some special missions and exchanged for contribution points.
And the contribution points in the Jilong Province were said to be very difficult to earn.
"Alright, I've finished explaining the rules. Now, all participants in the assessment should gather around the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda. When the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda emits its suction force later, do not resist!" Princess Vera Duoduo's voice rang out.
"Husband, Sister, go for it!" Tang Ya looked at Yang Feilong and Alice, saying excitedly, "Strive for good results!"
"Two great lords, go for it!" Bugle Bird also clenched her small fists.
"En!" The two exchanged a glance, then nodded at them, and with a flash of their figures, they, along with others, flew towards the spiritual treasure—Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda.
"Hmph!" The eagle-like Milisiqi saw Yang Feilong and Qing Luan, his face filled with hatred.
Both of them were too lazy to pay attention to the eagle-like Milisiqi, whose hatred was unconcealed. However, they both decided that if they encountered him in the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda later, they would definitely teach him a lesson. Although he wouldn't truly die, they wanted to make him experience the taste of suffering!
Buzz!
At this moment, the Xuan Guang Treasure Pagoda emitted mysterious-looking rays of light, enveloping over a hundred people around the pagoda!
The next moment, the over a hundred people around them all disappeared.