Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 717: Chapter 715: The Formidable One Slash Palace (4 more updates!)

”Those one hundred wellheads are the main eruption points,”

Duan Tiansheng pointed at those one hundred wellheads and said, ”From past experience, whenever there is an eruption of a Sage’s Skull or a Supreme Treasure, it is always among these one hundred wellheads. There are also about a thousand other wellheads in the vicinity, each about ten miles in diameter, where it’s possible but extremely unlikely for a Sage’s Skull or Supreme Treasure to erupt. The likelihood is almost nonexistent.”

”Surrounding these one thousand wellheads, there will also appear about ten thousand wellheads, each about a mile in diameter. They have already started to form but haven’t completely taken shape yet. And these ten thousand wellheads will definitely not erupt with any Supreme Treasures; at most, some Sage’s Skulls might erupt from them, but the chances are even slimmer compared to the thousand ten-mile wells.”

Su Han nodded. As Duan Tiansheng was speaking, he had already noticed that around those central one hundred large wellheads, there indeed were about a thousand wellheads, each about ten miles in diameter. Surrounding these, numerous smaller wellheads, each about a mile in diameter, densely packed and resembling black eyeballs, had emerged.

These wells had not all fully formed; currently, there were several thousand of them, and many areas of the flat ground around them were still collapsing. Each time a collapse occurred, a wellhead about a mile wide would appear.

When these ten thousand wellheads fully appear, that will be the moment when the great eruption arrives.

”Sect Master, look over there,”

Shangguan Mingxin stepped forward, pointing towards the flat ground surrounding those one hundred wellheads. On this flat ground, rows of figures were already sitting.

There were nearly a hundred thousand of these figures, densely packed, each wearing various garments. From this distance, one could discern their affiliations just by the clothes they wore.

”The Top Ten Super Sects, the Thirteen Families, Nine Heavens Tower, Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Dragon Martial Trading House, Cloud Sea Trading House... have all these grand powers arrived already?” Su Han murmured.

He could clearly see that the one hundred largest wellheads had nearly all been occupied by these grand powers, while around the thousand wellheads sat powers less significant than these grand powers. As for the ten thousand mile-wide wellheads, they were occupied by the remaining smaller powers.

Of course, although termed as smaller powers, they were only relatively smaller. Many of them were Fourth-Rate and Third-Rate Sects from the Dragon Martial Continent.

Many low-level sects also came to join in the excitement, but they were well aware of their strength disparities and just came to witness the event. As for harboring thoughts of seizing treasures, few could muster such desire.

Even so, they remained close to their respective high-level sects they belonged to; otherwise, a slight mishap could lead to annihilation.

This was no trivial matter, nor a common event. The representatives of the seldom-seen Top Ten Super Sects and Thirteen Families were actually sitting right there by the wellheads. Just getting a glimpse was already enlightening for them.

Grand powers, they occupied those one hundred wellheads; middle-class powers occupied the one thousand wellheads; the remaining powers occupied the final ten thousand wellheads.

The sheer number of these ten thousand wellheads was higher than the number of these smaller powers. Therefore, some powers occupied several, even dozens of wellheads. Consequently, conflicts continuously arose in this area, and the sounds of fighting echoed incessantly.

”What are those flags planted beside the wellheads for?” someone asked.

Duan Tiansheng pondered slightly and explained, ”They indicate that the wellhead has been claimed.”

The crowd suddenly realized, and they looked up to see that the one hundred large wellheads had been completely monopolized.

Among them, the white flags were the most numerous, amounting to ten poles, and on these white flags, three words were simply inscribed—One Slash Palace!

Apart from One Slash Palace, the one holding the second rank was marked by several deep purple flags. These deep purple flags, numbering eight, were similarly inscribed with three striking golden characters - ”Demon Domain!”

The Demon Domain, being the Super Sect of demon beasts, always had a hostile relationship with cultivators. Yet it had managed to exist until now and become a Super Sect itself, which just goes to show the formidable nature of the Demon Domain.

Su Han had originally thought that the Demon Domain should rank first among the Top Ten Super Sects, but he was mistaken. The first rank belonged to One Slash Palace.

Just One Slash Palace and Demon Domain alone occupied nearly two-tenths of the large wellheads.

As for the other eight Super Sects, the distribution was very even, with each occupying four large wellheads.

Moreover, among the Thirteen Families, aside from the Yun Family and Ling Family, the distribution was also even, with each family occupying two large wellheads.

The Yun Family, being the owner of Myriad Treasures Pavilion, occupied four large wellheads.

As for the Ling Family, they surprisingly occupied three large wellheads, which was somewhat unexpected.

Of course, it goes without saying for the Top Ten Super Sects and the Yun Family, but it can’t be said that just because the Ling Family occupied three large wellheads, they are stronger than the other families. For instance, the Ji Family, Zhou Family, and Chen Family each suffered over three hundred losses here at the hands of the Phoenix Sect.

This means that it is very likely that the other families had suffered losses in previous conflicts, and the Ling Family had just managed to preserve its strength, which is why they now have the upper hand.

Besides these families and Super Sects, Nine Heavens Tower occupied four large wellheads, Dragon Martial Trading House also occupied four, and Cloud Sea Trading House occupied three.

Cloud Sea Trading House, being part of the Super Sect Immortal Dao Court, cannot be said to have few large wellheads. Combined, they occupied seven, ranking them third, right after One Slash Palace and Demon Domain.

These Grand Powers neatly divided the hundred large wellheads among themselves, each planting the flags of their respective factions.

Around them, it wasn’t just people from their own sects; for example, in the case of the Top Ten Super Sects, each Super Sect had at least a few thousand members here, with almost a thousand guarding each large wellhead.

These people were all from First-Class, Second-Rate, or Third-Rate Sects affiliated with the Super Sects.

Apart from the Super Sects, other powers had done the same, like the Three Great Commercial Houses, which had already spent a great deal of money to gather many cultivators from the Dragon God Realm, temporarily establishing sects before the sect competition began, to enter this place.

And these loose cultivators were all under the control of the Three Great Commercial Houses.

Similarly, Nine Heavens Tower, already rich in strong members, had separated many from the Dragon God Realm prior to the sect competition, also spending heavily to hire more from the Dragon God Realm, temporarily establishing many sects to enter the Ancient Battlefield, arriving at this final eruptive moment.

Each Grand Power had its own means, and this is precisely why other forces did not dare to provoke them.

Otherwise, merely with the thousand people they brought here, even the Super Sects, with their strongest being from the Dragon God Realm, could not withstand an assault from so many.