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About a minute had passed when the shadows on the ground suddenly fluctuated, and two figures burst out at the same time. Both of the jesting clowns bore wounds, but the opponent’s jesting clown clearly had more severe injuries, while Ghost only had a few minor ones.
Facing an opponent that had left the cover of Shadow Concealment, Ghost raised its hand and threw nine flying knives, which, if one observed closely, were not aimed in exactly the same direction. There was a slight angular difference between them, and as they flew, they gradually spread out, cutting off the opponent’s space to dodge.
Seeing that evasion was futile, the opponent’s jesting clown saw its body surface begin to tremble with black smoke, and in the next instant, it swapped places with a nearby rock. Stay connected through
Lin Su and Ghost’s eyes flashed simultaneously.
A good opportunity!
Black smoke also began to tremble on the surface of Ghost’s body.
Without any hesitation, it swapped places with the flying knife that was closest to the opponent and, catching the foe off guard, threw another nine flying knives.
Third level, passed!
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“Lin Su, the third level.”
Seeing the prompt on the light screen indicating that Lin Su had successfully cleared the third level, Mu Yuxing’s eyes shimmered slightly.
Clearing the third level, not two against two…
Previously, Lin Su, accompanied by Frost Flower Dream Shadow, had been unable to break through the third level. Today, after contracting a second beast, he succeeded in one go. Could it be that it was the second beast that had made the breakthrough?
This thought left Mu Yuxing slightly astonished.
A beast that managed to clear the third level on its first visit to the Beast Taming Tower?
If this were really the case, then that jesting clown was probably not simple, having awakened the trick pocket in advance, and its strength should not be underestimated.
This was indeed good news.
While pondering, Mu Yuxing soon saw Lin Su leave the Beast Taming Tower with the two beasts.
“Lin Su!” He stood by the window, called out to Lin Su, and waved at him to come up, then turned his attention to Qi Yunhan who was still leisurely drinking tea, “You’ll talk to him about the preliminary selection contest later.”
“Sure.” Qi Yunhan set down his teacup, his words brief.
They didn’t have to wait long. A knock came from the door, and then Lin Su pushed the door open and entered, curiously looking at Mu Yuxing and Qi Yunhan, “Predecessor Mu, Uncle Qi, you’re both here.”
“Mm.” Mu Yuxing glanced at Lin Su, “Your Beast Taming Space broke through to the third order?”
“Yes.” Lin Su nodded, “The second beast is a jesting clown.”
“I already know that.” Mu Yuxing looked at Ghost, following behind Lin Su, his gaze slightly twinkling, “Was it the one that just cleared the third level?” freeweɓnvel.com
“Yes.” Lin Su nodded again.
“Pretty good.” Mu Yuxing smiled, and looking towards Qi Yunhan, he said, “We called you here this time for the preliminary selection contest that will take place in a month. Qi Sect Master will explain the details.”
“Preliminary selection contest?” Lin Su blinked.
The name sounded somewhat similar to the previous Potion-Making Master Contest.
If it really was a contest similar to the Potion-Making Master Contest, then he wasn’t very interested.
After all, concocting energy potions was a side job; spending too much time on it would be getting his priorities wrong.
He had participated in the Potion-Making Master Contest last time only because the Nirvana Pool could help Qiuqiu evolve better. Unless there were similar rewards this time, Lin Su would definitely not participate.
However, with the lesson of “counting one’s chickens before they hatch” in mind, he decided not to refuse immediately this time but to listen and see what this preliminary selection contest was really about.
“Uncle Qi, what is the preliminary selection contest?”
“This preliminary selection contest is actually a competition to select candidates for the International Contest.” Qi Yunhan looked at Lin Su, “Although there are different rewards for winning the preliminary contest, this contest can actually be considered as a preselection for the International Contest.”
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“The grand competition among nations…” Lin Su’s face revealed a hint of surprise.
By coincidence, this was something he knew about.
The reason he knew about it was from a recent meal when his father, Lin, had mentioned it casually.
The Divine Martial World was vast, incredibly vast; not to mention Yongnan City, even the entire Great Yan Country was but a speck of dust within the Divine Martial World.
There were thousands of countries like Great Yan Country on the Divine Martial Continent, each with different strengths. Based on strength and standing, they could roughly be divided into empires and vassal states.
Empires were more powerful, and vassal states had to rely on the protection of empires, paying tribute at regular intervals and receiving a certain degree of assistance from them.
Although there were also differences in strength among the various empires, there was no more detailed division, because in the presence of even more powerful beings, the empires were nothing more than that.
Those were the legendary upper sects that boasted Emperor-level powerhouses!
The so-called Emperor-level, originally was another name for the strongest realm of martial artists in the Divine Martial World, the Martial Domain Realm, whose power was equivalent to the legendary Beast Tamer who could contract immortal-tier magical beasts.
However, as time passed, both legendary Beast Tamers and Martial Domain Realm martial artists could be referred to as Emperor-level powerhouses.
Such beings were extremely rare even in the entire Divine Martial World, and the sects they formed were colossal entities that even empires had to bow down to.
The Great Yan Country where Lin Su resided was a vassal state, under the Sect Master country Yun Hao Empire, and even higher were the six great upper sects before whom countless empires bowed.
The grand competition among nations was an opportunity for the various countries to redistribute resources and reshuffle the existing power structure.
Once every ten years, each country would send out young talents under the age of twenty-five to enter a battlefield created by the combined efforts of the six great upper sects from a blend of Earth, Profound, and Yellow secret realms, where they would compete through fierce and brutal challenges to ultimately select the most talented disciples as fresh blood for the six great upper sects.
This once-in-a-decade grand competition among nations was set to begin in half a year’s time.
The first time Lin Su heard about the grand competition among nations from his father, he felt a strong yearning in his heart.
In Blue Star, there had never been a legendary Beast Tamer, but in this world, not only did legendary Beast Tamers exist, but also Martial Domain Realm powerhouses of the same strength level, and not just one or two.
If Blue Star also had such powerhouses, the power balance between the Security Alliance and the beasts of Immortal Country would likely change completely.
Now, Lin Su once again heard news related to the grand competition among nations.
So it turned out that this preliminary competition was the preliminary selection for the grand competition among nations.
It was quite different from what he had imagined.
“It seems that you know about the grand competition among nations.” Noticing the change in Lin Su’s expression, Qi Yunhan nodded slightly, unsurprised, “In the grand competition among nations, each country will have a different number of participation slots based on their performance in the previous competitions. Great Yan Country this time has twelve slots.”
“Since one of the six great upper sects was founded by a legendary Beast Tamer and belongs to the Beast Tamers’ sphere of influence, twelve slots will be divided according to a ratio, allocating two slots for talented Beast Tamer powerhouses.”
“The preliminary competition is there to vie for these two slots. As for martial artists, they have their own selection methods,” Qi Yunhan said with a slight smile.
Hearing this, Lin Su nodded slightly.
His father had mentioned this because the Lin Family had several outstanding martial artist disciples who would participate in a similar competition on the martial artists’ side when the time came.
“Genius Beast Tamers under twenty-five years of age can generally reach the strength of a Master-level Beast Tamer under normal circumstances,” Qi Yunhan glanced at Lin Su and smiled slightly, “However, you’re not without a chance because the grand competition among nations is held once every ten years. Many talented Beast Tamers with excellent aptitude simply lacked the opportunity to shine at the right time. To accommodate them, the preliminary competition has unique rules.”
“Elite-level and Master-level Beast Tamers will compete separately, with two Beast Tamers being selected from each level,” Qi Yunhan’s gaze was fixed on Lin Su. “A total of four Beast Tamers will be fully nurtured by Great Yan Country after the preliminary competition and will go through a second competition before the grand competition among nations. From that, two will be chosen to participate in the grand competition among nations.”
“For an Elite-level Beast Tamer with a third-level Beast Taming Space, being fully nurtured and advancing to a fourth-level Beast Taming Space is not difficult. Although they will have one less beast than the seasoned Master-level Beast Tamers with a fifth-level Beast Taming Space, they at least have a hope of resistance.”
“This gives the Elite-level Beast Tamers who haven’t yet grown an opportunity,” Qi Yunhan said with a smile. “Given your age, participating in the preliminary competition is somewhat disadvantageous for you, but you can give it a try, and it will also be a chance to witness the strength of other Beast Tamers within the borders of Great Yan Country. Would you like to take a look?”
Lin Su’s eyes lit up, “Yes!”
The once-in-a-decade grand competition among nations, by the next time it was held, he would already be twenty-eight, past the age for participation, so this was his only chance.
Great Yan Country was too small.
Having come to this world, Lin Su also wanted to stand higher and see farther vistas.