Chapter 69: Deepening Hatred

  Eighty-two tribal leaders left Western City first with their rewards, they were all the chiefs of the tribes and could not leave the tribe for too long. On their way back, Western City sent Xiantian realm warriors to escort them, ensuring that they returned safely to their tribes.

  After a day of rest, the selected hundred young men were taken back to the warrior training camp, where many people were puzzled as to why Elder Zhou did not let them follow the clan leader back, was it to decide the top ten and win higher rewards?

  Zhou Lao saw that the emotions of the 100 selected martial artists were all high, and a smile appeared on his face. He couldn't help but admire the person who gave him the idea, this move was really wonderful, it reduced a lot of trouble for him, and the effect was also excellent.

  "Tell me, why should I let you stay? Whoever can answer correctly will be rewarded with a Second-Grade Jinling Dan." said Zhou Changlao with a warm smile.

  "I know, you want to select the top ten strongest among us hundred people and then give the ten of us a higher reward." Su Ming said, cutting in just as Zhou Changlao finished speaking.

  "Well said, this Jinling Dan is yours." Zhou Changlao smiled very satisfactorily at Su Ming and took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, inside which was a second-grade Jinling Dan.

  Jin Ling Dan is a second-grade top-grade elixir, only inferior to the second-grade Sheng Ling Dan. It can help pre-heavenly realm warriors upgrade their strength by one level. If an early-stage pre-heavenly realm warrior consumes Jin Ling Dan, they can enter mid-stage pre-heavenly realm in a short period of time.

  Su Ming had not intended to answer the question, but upon hearing the reward of Jin Ling Dan, he was moved. Although this pill was of no use to him, it could be given to Su Wei, allowing him to increase his strength and survive in the upcoming competition.

  "You should all have heard what that young man just said. I will select the top ten strongest among you within the next ten days, and once selected, you will receive unparalleled glory and a rich reward. Do you want to know what the reward is?" Elder Zhou said with a smile.

  Seeing the many young warriors nodding in succession, Zhou Changlao spoke up: "One low-grade Requiem of the Earth technique, one low-grade spiritual sword, three third-grade elixirs, and 10,000 purple gold coins - how's that? Is the reward generous?"

  As soon as the old man's voice fell, the young men's eyes sparkled with excitement, each one fantasizing about their own situation after receiving the reward. If they succeeded, they would be able to lead the tribe to greatness and become the greatest person in the tribe.

  At this time, they all secretly made up their minds, determined to enter the top ten strongest, to win honor and rewards for the tribe and for themselves.

  "Are you all very eager?" Zhou Changlao suddenly shouted loudly.

  Yes

  Ninety-nine young warriors answered in unison, their voices extremely loud and clear, startling Su Ming so much that his body trembled with rage, inwardly cursing the old fox, Zhou Chang.

  "There are two ways to form teams here, one is to group every ten people together and let them combine freely, the other is to have those with innate martial arts skills in one group and those with acquired martial arts skills in another group. Which plan do you think is better?" said Zhou Changlao with a smile.

  "Director Zhou, you haven't told us what the team is for yet?" Su Ming asked first, he didn't want to be fooled by Director Zhou without knowing what was going on.

  "You tell me first how you choose to form a team, I can only tell you what to do later if I know how the teams are formed, so you still have to choose how to form a team first." Zhou Changlao said with a smile, and after finishing, he took a glance at Su Ming, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

  "Zhou Lao, I think dividing us into two groups, one for the Innate Martial Artists and one for the Mortal Realm Martial Artists, would be a better way to form teams." A young man spoke up first.

  "Why?" asked Zhou Changlao.

  "Because the same boundary warriors can exert greater combat power when working together, if we let the Innate Boundary and Mortal Heart Boundary warriors form a pair, they definitely won't be able to perfectly bring out each person's combat power." The young man explained with a hint of arrogance.

  The young man's words were recognized by many congenital boundary warriors, who did not want to team up with mortal heart boundary warriors in their hearts, because they feared being dragged down by the mortal heart boundary warriors and affecting their own strength.

  "That makes sense, does anyone else have a different opinion?" Old Man Zhou nodded in agreement with the young man's words.

  After Zhou Chang Lao finished speaking, the Xiantian realm warriors nodded first, indicating that they all supported the young man's choice. Their collective nod enraged the Mortal Heart realm warriors, and if it weren't for Zhou Chang Lao being there, the Mortal Heart realm warriors would have probably charged over to fight the Xiantian realm warriors.

  "Do you have any opinions on this choice?" Zhou Chang Lao turned his head towards the Mortal Realm warriors and asked with a smile.

  "Zhou Changlao, I have no opinion." A warrior of the Mortal Heart Realm who had reached the Great Perfection stage was the first to speak up, and after he finished speaking, all the other warriors of the Mortal Heart Realm responded in succession that they had no opinions either.

  "Since no one has any objections, the hundred of you will be divided into two teams. You can rest for a while first, and I'll have your martial attire sent over later. After you've changed into your martial attire, I'll announce what you need to do for the next few days." Elder Zhou nodded after finishing speaking, and at this moment, his eyes flashed with a hint of delight, as if this result was what he had wanted to see.

  Su Ming stared at Zhou Chang Lao, wanting to see something from his face, but Zhou Chang Lao kept smiling, and Su Ming couldn't see anything wrong. However, Su Ming always felt that he had unknowingly fallen into Zhou Chang Lao's trap, and this team was definitely problematic.

  After Zhou Lao took out the warrior attire, they hastily changed into their clothes. Once everyone had finished changing, they discovered that the Xuanxin realm warriors' clothes were completely different from those of the Xiantian realm warriors. They could immediately identify their allies or enemies through their clothes, and at this moment, they already considered people wearing different clothes as their enemies.

  For the next three days, a hundred warriors only tested their strength, attributes and strongest attack power, nothing else. However, after these three days, the contradictions between the Innate Realm team and the Mortal Heart Realm team became more and more intense, already reaching the point of fighting to the death. At this time, Su Ming finally knew what Zhou Chang wanted to do.

  Although it was only a three-day test of strength, attributes, and ultimate moves, it gave the Innate Disciples a chance to show off, which greatly stimulated the Mortal Realm cultivators and increased their contradictions. At the same time, Elder Zhou gave the Innate Team many privileges during these three days, such as allowing members of the Innate Team to train in the Cultivator Training Camp and providing them with some materials, while the Mortal Realm cultivators did not have this privilege.

  Su Ming saw all these things and also knew what Zhou Chang wanted to do, but he just couldn't say it out loud. Once he said it out loud, Zhou Chang would definitely not give him a good outcome. Offending a Tian Ling realm warrior was not a wise choice.