Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 652: Chapter 273: Top 100 Revealed, Entering the Hall, Team Numbers as Team Names

Before the martial arts competition, the record for the Great Xia to break through the Earth-digging Realm was just over fifteen years old. This time, the competition process has already raised that record to twelve years old, and now the average age to break through the Earth-digging Realm has even dropped to sixteen.

At seventeen or eighteen, breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm, the talent of Tie Xinchuan and the other two is not even considered qualified in the current Great Xia.

”Cultivation does not entirely determine strength. Breaking through early only proves high talent, but it doesn’t mean their strength is necessarily stronger than others!”

”These three, Tie Xinchuan included, are said to be living maps of the Harvesting Department. Their reputation in Xia City is quite notable, being longtime wanderers in the Redwood Ridge, and they are very familiar with the positions of various medicinal plants and fruit trees.”

”No wonder, these three must have dealt with Cold Beasts numerous times. Beating this bunch of youngsters must be a piece of cake for them.”

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Listening to the words of Xiao Kangcheng and others, Liu Yuan, who had stayed in Longyou, only then understood. After pondering for a while, he nodded in agreement.

Indeed, like his younger brother Liu Peng, who broke through to the Logging Realm and even the Earth-digging Realm early on, naturally has high talent. However, when it comes to strength, compared to those older who have already ventured out for training, there is definitely a gap.

Thinking like this, Liu Peng ranking tenth is already considered quite strong.

”The three siblings of the Zhao family are impressive. The eldest, Zhao Yuandao, is only fourteen and ranked seventh; Zhao Yuankong is thirteen, ranking eighth; Zhao Long’s son, Zhao Yuandao, only broke the Logging Realm record last year. This year, not only did he break through the Earth-digging Realm, but he also ranked twelfth. These three siblings are not only gifted in cultivation but their combat talent is surprisingly high.”

”Speaking of combat talent, I still think those three are exceptional, look at...”

After Xiao Kangcheng spoke, he pointed at the back of the queue below, and everyone followed the direction of his finger, looking with slight surprise.

Logging Realm!

In the top hundred ranks, there were even some who hadn’t broken through to the Earth-digging Realm.

”67th place Chen Ping, 78th place Qin Zhan, 79th place Luo Cheng.”

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Shun turned his head to look at Chen Ying beside him and said, ”Impressive, Old Chen, that Chen Ping is your youngest son, right?”

”Hahaha...”

Seeing Chen Ping at the back of the crowd, Chen Ying’s mouth was already wide open in a grin. Hearing Zhu Shun’s words, he suddenly laughed proudly.

This time he didn’t enter the top ten of the Earth-digging Realm division, which left him quite displeased. However, his youngest son’s impressive performance by making it into the top hundred with a Logging Realm cultivation gave him great pride as a father, naturally making him very happy.

”This kid indeed has some combat talent and didn’t disgrace me!”

Among the crowd, Ying Xuan, Ying Yi, Li Longkai, and other old acquaintances from Rogel Camp had their gazes focused on Luo Cheng, their expressions slightly complicated.

They all already knew that Luo Cheng was Luo Ming’s son.

So much time had passed; actually, they couldn’t say they harbored any resentment towards Luo Ming any longer. On the contrary, as their strength grew stronger and stronger now, there was even some gratitude.

After all, if Luo Ming hadn’t handed the camp over to the Great Xia back then, they probably wouldn’t be living the lives they are now, and breaking through the Cold Resistance Level would have been impossible.

From that perspective, they indeed had some reason to feel grateful to Luo Ming.

Of course, that was just a joke.

As life got better and better, and their cultivation grew stronger and stronger, their loyalty to the Great Xia and Xia Hong was steadfast, with almost no emotional turmoil towards their former master Luo Ming.

”Once the candidates are confirmed, bring them all up!”

Suddenly, a voice came from the top of the main hall.

”That’s the voice of the Minister!”

”The Minister has returned from Longyou.”

”That’s for sure, because the Cold Resistance Level group martial arts competition is about to start in the latter half of the night.”

”Didn’t Brother Ning also return? All the Cold Resistance Level should be back.”

Recognizing it was Xia Chuan’s voice, everyone’s expressions showed some surprise.

After realizing, Liu Yuan quickly headed downstairs to start gathering the top hundred personnel from the Logging Realm division, preparing to lead them into the main hall to meet Xia Hong.

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Soon, the top hundred from the Logging Realm division followed Liu Yuan and the other fourteen newly promoted Cold Resistance Level practitioners, taking the suspended staircase from the heart of the main building up to the top-level main hall.

From Tie Xinchuan, ranked first, to Ning Dong, ranked 100th, all the top hundred of the Logging Realm division were entering the top-level main hall for the first time.

The vermillion front gates; the wooden floors carved with beast patterns; looking up, one could see the golden ceiling, clearly a lacquer made from the ground powder of Golden Frost Wood; around the hall stood sixteen two-meter-tall sculptures of Cold Beasts carved from Beast Bone...

Unlike others, after a challenging selection spanning three nights, most of them entered the hall with a pilgrimage-like mindset.

With such a mindset, coupled with the solemn and respectful atmosphere inside the main hall, along with the various things unseen in their usual camp life, the breath of these hundred people became noticeably heavier.

Finally, when everyone cast their gaze onto Xia Hong, sitting on the high platform on the east side of the main hall, their eyes were filled with deep admiration and fervor.

They saw.

Finally, they saw the leader in person!

To say, with the current situation, as the Great Xia’s population grew and territories expanded, it wasn’t an easy task for those in the Logging Realm and Earth-digging Realm to have an audience with Xia Hong.

”Greetings, Leader.”

Just returned from Longyou, Xia Chuan was the first to bow in salute to Xia Hong.

Everyone standing behind him also bowed in salute to Xia Hong.

”Greetings, Leader!”

Xia Chuan and the 37 Cold Resistance Level practitioners represented the current elite forces of the Great Xia;

Although not considered the new generation, the top hundred of the Logging Realm division behind the Cold Resistance Level practitioners also represented a group of the most outstanding young people gradually growing in the Great Xia.