The sound of discussions suddenly erupted!

"Yang Yan? Could he be the first to return?"

"How is that possible? If he had been the first to return, why wouldn't he come to the arena?

His opponent hadn't appeared all this time, yet the deadline for the Ascension was nearing. Could it be that he wasn't worried at all?"

"Indeed, whoever returned first should be anxious by now.

I lean more towards the notion that the first person has already ascended. After all, it's already been eleven days!"

"Yeah, Yang Yan certainly hasn't returned yet!"

"Yang Yan hasn't completed the task challenge and returned, so it's quite normal that Dongzhou's prodigies haven't returned either!"

"That's true. If the one hailed as Dongzhou's number one genius couldn't complete the task challenge, how many of the geniuses ranked after him could accomplish it?

His title as Dongzhou's number one genius and his self-proclaimed title of the Holy Emperor,

failing to complete the task challenge indeed seems to be a bit unworthy of his name."

Yang Yan's continued absence stirred quite a bit of discussion.

Listening to the crowd's debate, the Sole Heavenly Sect Master sneered in his heart.

"Damn it, a bunch of trash, do you even know how hard the task challenge is!" an indignant voice came from afar.

It echoed in everyone's ears, vibrating their eardrums.

A figure flew over, it was Li Wan Hua.

Once surrounded by an abnormal phenomenon, exuding arrogance, he now appeared extremely disheveled!

He was out of breath, his eyes fiercely sharp.

"How hard? So many prodigies from Central Continent completed their task challenges.

From Central Continent, not many prodigies have completed the task challenge.

Do you mean that the level of difficulty in your task challenge compared to theirs was vastly different?" someone retorted.

Li Wan Hua snorted coldly.

"Of course, there's a huge difference. Otherwise, why do you think it's taken me so long to return?"

His task challenge was to retrieve a type of Spirit Grass from the North Sea!

He thought that with Yang Yan's reputation among the Evil Demon Sect in Beizhou, completing his task without interference from evil cultivators would be easier.

Who knew that after entering the North Sea, he discovered that the Spirit Grass was not only extremely rare,

but it also grew on the absolute cliff of snow in the extreme north, guarded by the North Sea Holy Beasts, the White Feather Snow Eagle clan!

The Spirit Grass was their treasured possession, guarded by generations.

After exerting tremendous effort, he barely managed to steal a single Spirit Grass.

But upon his departure, he was discovered, leading to him being chased by a group of powerful Holy Beasts.

If it weren't for his Immortal Physique and deep cultivation, coupled with luck,

he might have perished in the North Sea!

*He couldn't believe that Central Continent's prodigies would face such challenging tasks.*

Moreover, *he knew this was Central Continent's forces suppressing Dongzhou's prodigies, deliberately arranged.*

*Dissatisfied and angry at heart!*

No one knew that upon his return, he still heard the sarcastic and denigrating words of a group of Central Continent Cultivators, and he immediately started cursing.

"Lack of strength is lack of strength, don't talk about different levels of task difficulty!"

"Right, if your strength was sufficient, would it take you this long to complete the task challenge? Don't blame it all on the task difficulty being different!"

"Weak is weak, don't make excuses!"

Li Wan Hua, hearing their hypocritical sarcasm, wished to destroy them all.

"You bunch of trash should experience the kind of task challenge I had..."

A soft cough interrupted Li Wan Hua's words.

"Li Wan Hua, have you completed the task challenge?

If so, hurry up and submit it, draw the Jade Token," the Sole Heavenly Sect Master said coldly.

Li Wan Hua's words, whether true or false, he knew all too well.

Aside from He Yi'er's simple task challenge, none of the other Dongzhou geniuses had easy tasks.

You could even say they were extremely difficult, reaching a life-threatening level!

"Completed!" Li Wan Hua stared at the Sole Heavenly Sect Master indifferently.

If his strength were enough, he would have wanted to cut down the Sole Heavenly Sect Master.

It was this person who caused him such difficulty in completing the task challenge, making him so disheveled.

Then he waved his hand, and the scroll recording the task challenge flew towards the Sole Heavenly Sect Master.

While the Spirit Grass obtained from the task, he held in his hand.

This piece of Spirit Grass was crystal clear, as if made entirely of ice crystals.

Incredibly beautiful, gorgeous!

"This is... Ice Heart Grass!"

"The North Sea Holy Beast, the White Feather Snow Eagle clan's guarded treasure?"

"He actually managed to pick it? The top experts of the White Feather Snow Eagle clan are comparable to the peak stage of king realm among cultivators, and they have incredibly fast flying speed!"

"His task challenge was indeed very difficult!"

Upon seeing the Ice Heart Grass, the surrounding Central Continent Cultivators exclaimed in surprise.

They no longer spoke sarcastically to Li Wan Hua!

Because even attempting to pick the Ice Heart Grass was not something they could achieve.

Even the elders of their sects would find it extremely difficult!

"He completed the task!" the Sole Heavenly Sect Master thought to himself.

He grasped the scroll that recorded the task challenge!

"Let me see the Ice Heart Grass!" he said.

Li Wan Hua spat.

"Can't you sense it with your Divine Sense? Asking to see it.

In my opinion, you want to seize it!

Let me tell you, that's impossible!

The thing I risked my life for can only belong to me!" he said harshly.

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master's face turned ugly.

"Yang Yan's subordinates are just like Yang Yan!

Selfish!" he cursed inwardly.

However, he didn't dare to reveal too much because the plan hadn't succeeded, and he still needed to maintain a facade, waiting for the right opportunity.

"Don't measure a gentleman's heart with your petty mind!

I'm the Sole Heavenly Sect Master. How could I seize your things!

If I wanted the Ice Heart Grass, I could just pick it myself."

Li Wan Hua put away the Ice Heart Grass.

"Me, petty? Who knows which grandson is petty.

Deliberately targeting me, assigning me a life-threatening task challenge.

Fortunately, I'm strong enough. Otherwise, I'd have been done in by the grandson!

It'd better not let me rise someday, or all the grandsons targeting me.

Will have to die!" he muttered and cursed.

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master's face turned ashen.

"Alright, you've completed your task challenge.

You can come over and draw your Jade Token now."

He raised the golden box.

Li Wan Hua approached and drew out a Jade Token.

"Seventy, my opponent is number one hundred and ninety."

He put away the Jade Token!

"I'm going to take a bath, if my opponent appears, let him wait for me!"

His figure disappeared into the distance, the Sole Heavenly Sect Master stared at Li Wan Hua's departing figure.

"This kid sure talks slick, wait, in a couple of days I'll bash your mouth!

Let's see if you'll still be slick then!"

Li Wan Hua, despite showing the difficulty of his task challenge, some Central Continent Cultivators with ulterior motives.

Didn't stop mocking Yang Yan and others.

"Li Wan Hua's task challenge was difficult, but it doesn't mean Yang Yan's task challenge was tough.

It's really because their strength isn't enough, which is why they completed the task so late!"

"Right, right, right!"

The eleventh day ended, and the twelfth day came.

On this day, Li Haoran returned.

Wearing a cold expression, he submitted the task challenge.

What he gained from his task was a piece of Ten thousand year old Cold Ice.

Upon taking it out, every Central Continent cultivator around shivered.

"So cold!"

"Is it Ten thousand year old Cold Ice, was his task challenge that difficult too?"

"*Could it be that Li Wan Hua wasn't lying when he said Dongzhou's prodigy task challenges were all exceedingly difficult?*"

"No way, why are their task challenges so tough?"

"It must be just the two of them; other Dongzhou prodigy task challenges are not hard!"

Li Haoran drew a Jade Token, said nothing to some sarcastic comments, and left silently.

In the afternoon, a few Central Continent Cultivators with ulterior motives were still muttering.

Suddenly, they felt a chill behind them, each almost scared onto their knees.

One by one, they turned to look toward the west where a Black Shadow was stepping across the sky.

It was a monk covered in blood, with skulls hanging around his neck!

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