Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7682

Chapter 7597: Triumph!

Inside the Star Ruins, the entire cabin was bathed in starlight, illuminating the heads of everyone present.

Countless Star Group geniuses had been eliminated from the Upper Inverted Tower, including many from various outer star systems and even the inner regions.

Many came from different races and held different identities, yet they all looked towards the central teleportation array, awaiting the last group to be teleported out. *Whoosh!

Whoosh!*

With a flash of red light, hundreds of those who had ‘survived’ this competition instantly appeared at the center of the red and black array via the special array of the Qianfeng Ring!

Li Tianming’s group, now including four mysterious figures—a total of nine people—was also among them.

Those geniuses who had been participants but were now eliminated and serving as ‘spectators’ on the Star Ruins mostly looked enviously at the last group appearing in the array.

More than 128 people were to be teleported out; the final selection of those who would advance would only be determined after the Emperor’s Points were tallied.

Those who manage to reach the final step and avoid elimination are all super geniuses possessing both strength and strategy!

Even those who come in last will reap countless benefits, including those to their sects, potentially even transforming their sect’s status.

Therefore, it is an honor!

Among those eliminated early on the Star Ruins were Zhao Xiyuan of the Myriad Wings Ancient Sect, Feng Yuehualian of the Illusion Star Cave, and even Qian Huanbingyu of the Wusheng Thousand Illusions Sect!

Even though not all of those who fought Li Tianming were directly eliminated by him, they might not have made it to the end in the Tower of Inverted Light, where countless geniuses clashed.

Even if they themselves were geniuses, weren’t their competitors also geniuses?

In the fierce battle, there are winners and losers, and those who are eliminated.

The elimination rate is even higher among the geniuses of the outer sects, since they don’t have the same rule as the inner sects where treasures are seized while retaining the Qianfeng Ring.

While there are many powerful top geniuses, it’s rare to find one like Li Tianming who can crush almost any opponent.

Furthermore, due to some of the grudges brought by Ji Xuanjian, their team had already attracted considerable attention.

These early-eliminated geniuses had essentially watched Li Tianming’s entire ascent of the Upside-Down Tower.

When Li Tianming’s white-haired figure appeared on the Star Ruins, countless eyes were drawn to him.

“This Li Tianming dared to eliminate even Princess Yin Yan, and he’s also involved so many figures from the inner regions. He must have gotten himself into trouble…”

“That Prince Yuan is notoriously domineering. Both his children were defeated by this kid, and all their treasures were ruthlessly robbed. I don’t believe he won’t pursue this grudge.”

“Although his talent is indeed terrifying, he only has an outer region background. How can he fight against so many powerful forces? Such a person is too sharp; sooner or later, he’ll bring trouble upon himself and his sect!”

Some people, instead of praising Li Tianming’s genius, were somewhat gloating.

Of course, most people were unaware of the Martial Immortal Group’s activities, let alone that the group’s assessment candidate had changed from the ‘Princess Yin Yan’ they referred to to Li Tianming.

If Li Tianming could truly pass the final assessment, he wouldn’t need to fear the pressure from Prince Yuan and the others.

However, even though Li Tianming was confident in his abilities, he hadn’t yet received the approval of the Martial Immortal Group’s assessors, and he couldn’t say for sure that he would pass.

Some people also noticed Ji Xuanjian beside Li Tianming and speculated about their connection…

“However… I heard that Princess Ziling has also contacted her sect elders. Could she actually receive protection from the Qianfeng royal family?” someone secretly wondered.

“It’s hard to say. Although Princess Ziling did have friendly contact with her sect, she also offended Prince Yuan. Whether these two relationships can offset each other is another matter, not to mention that so many inner-border member states harbor resentment towards her.” someone frowned in thought.

On one side were several inner-region sects and Prince Yuan; on the other was Ji Ziling’s proactive contact. No one could definitively say what Li Tianming’s situation was.

Li Tianming didn’t care much about these discussions; he knew what was more important to him right now.

He needed to perform well and firmly grasp this opportunity for the Martial Immortal Group assessment. Although it might not resolve all conflicts, it seemed to be the most important task at present.

As Li Tianming calmly walked towards the crowd, accompanied by the bouncing, in high spirits Ji Xuanjian and the slightly reserved Wan Yao and others…

Whoosh!!

The crowd automatically parted to make way!

It was unclear whether this was a special treatment for Ji Xuanjian, for Li Tianming, or both.

In any case, Li Tianming and his group had reached the pinnacle of their prestige.

Xiang Qin and the others, seeing this, were suddenly overwhelmed with gratitude, standing somewhat bewildered behind Li Tianming and Ji Xuanjian.

“Your subject greets the little princess!”

“Long live the little princess! Congratulations on your outstanding achievements in the Ten Thousand Sects Imperial War!”

“Welcome back to the ship in triumph, little princess!”

“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li!”

In an instant, almost everyone around bowed in greeting.

Among them, besides paying homage to Princess Ji Xuanjian, a few also congratulated Li Tianming.

Although Ji Xuanjian acted rather casually and lacked the dignified and majestic demeanor of Ji Ziling, who dared to say that the little princess was not a princess?

Everyone present, regardless of their attitude towards Li Tianming, dared not neglect this little princess in the slightest.

As a princess, Ji Xuanjian was already used to such scenes.

She casually waved her hand and said, “Go about your business, don’t disturb me with your antics.”

“Yes!”

“As you command!”

The people around withdrew one after another. Although they no longer surrounded her, they still maintained respect in their eyes when looking at Ji Xuanjian.

After all, no one had expected that such a green-haired boy was actually a little princess.

“Luckily, we didn’t run into that little princess, and we didn’t offend her either…”

Many people in the crowd were relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But some people sneered, “Offend the little princess? You’d have to have the ability to do that. Not to mention that the little princess has basically never used her full strength, just look at Li Tianming beside her, he’s already powerful enough. Does he have the ability to offend anyone?”

“That’s true. Apart from offending them with his foul mouth, no one can provoke their team when it comes to fighting.”

After the crowd surrounding Li Tianming and his group quieted down a bit, to Li Tianming’s surprise, some people actually stepped forward.

From among the tens of thousands who had returned to the Star Ruins, a young man with a body as large as a mountain suddenly emerged.

He was broad-shouldered, with an earthy yellow complexion, and wore what appeared to be heavy rock armor.

This young man walked directly towards Li Tianming’s group, his route clear.