"Celestial Secret Bloodline, truly lives up to its name."

Qin Tian hid under the shade of a tree, not moving far; his exceptional hearing could catch Zhuge Yu and Zhong Liying's conversation.

It turned out the ambush set for him was predicted by Zhuge Yu, who knew he would appear here and used an array to block his keen perception.

But the same trick wouldn't work on him twice.

If Zhuge Yu wanted to pull the same stunt, he would let Zhuge's Disciple experience the style of the King of Assassination.

The treasure chest and the Green Crystal Stone from the Cannibal Flower were unreachable, but Qin Tian could still obtain items and stones either by eliminating examinees or hunting other monsters.

"First, I'll develop slowly, and see if I can make a big move later on."

Qin Tian's eyes flickered.

......

The next three days, the genius battle entered a fierce stage.

Most contestants chose to form alliances, grouping up in threes to fives to confront other groups and accelerate the elimination of examiners and monsters.

By the third day, almost all C-level examiners were eliminated.

Examiners dressed in Zodiac attire, the B-level ones, became the primary targets for the geniuses to hunt.

The guardian artifacts of B-level examiners were more advanced, and defeating them brought more recognition from the audience, showcasing one's strength and increasing one's fame.

In two days, B-level examiners were also entirely eliminated.

However, during combats, B-level examiners demonstrated combat prowess no less formidable than five-star geniuses, earning a lot of applause.

The standout among all the examiners, however, was undoubtedly a C-level examiner — Black Crow.

His craftiness and shameless demeanor reached the pinnacle.

At first, he played the role of the mantis stalking the cicada while unaware of the oriole behind, letting geniuses eliminate examiners or monsters, then unexpectedly snatched away guardian gear and left.

Later on, he resorted to all sorts of tricks.

Knocking someone out when they went to the bathroom

Poisoning the drinking water

Exposing contestant locations, leading other competitors to attack, then sneaking away with the guardian artifacts amidst the chaos

Disguising Symbiotic Spirit Plants as monsters and setting ambushes

...

In these few days, Black Crow's fame and popularity surpassed any genius, even the five-star geniuses couldn't compare.

Each day, the audience's most anticipated spectacle wasn't the fight between geniuses or the battle with examiners, but watching how Black Crow tricked these geniuses.

Seeing the geniuses grinding their teeth and twisted faces made the audience highly amused.

Supporters of the geniuses eliminated by Black Crow turned from hostility to fandom upon seeing many geniuses being badly fooled, hoping he would oust a few more geniuses.

Meanwhile, Black Crow's notorious reputation spread among the contenders, making some afraid to act alone; whether eating, sleeping, or going to the toilet, they needed company, even teams of five-star geniuses were no exception.

It can be said that Black Crow single-handedly changed the course of the event, greatly increasing the excitement and interest of the genius battle, allowing organizers and advertisers to profit immensely.

Many tried to uncover Black Crow's true identity, intending to leverage his popularity for publicity after the competition, but alas, no matter how capable, no one could obtain even a scrap of information about Black Crow.

Three days passed, and the genius battle approached its end.

.......

Zzzzzz

Lightning in the room gradually faded.

Qin Tian opened his eyes, a smile played on his lips.

Crack crack crack

He stood up, stretched his body, producing a series of explosive sounds from his bones, powerful strength surging within him.

In these days, he obtained seven types of elixirs from competitors and monsters, like the All Things Essence Enhancing Pill enhancing Spiritual Energy, the Celestial Thunder Body Refining Pill strengthening Physique, the Five Dragons Transformation Pill, and the Purple Leaf Spirit Profound Pill increasing Spiritual Power.

With these elixirs, he expects to advance to Tier Five within half a year.

Moreover, he acquired a Spiritual Dagger, a Spiritual Weapon Long Sword, and a Silver Level Martial Technique "Gale Eighteen Hammers".

The dagger and longsword could be given to Li Qi and Feng Mochuan upon his return.

As for the Silver Level Hammer Technique, as long as he doesn't activate the Spiritual Thought inheritance within, he could exchange it for a cultivation technique or martial technique of the same level after the event.

He plans to exchange it for a Dark Element cultivation technique to use as a universal technique for an Apostle of the Night Demon.

Besides these items, Jie La absorbed many Green Crystal Stones.

From the geniuses, he learned that Green Crystal Stones are called Wood Crystals, a natural stone aiding Spirit Plant evolution.

Having absorbed a substantial amount of Wood Crystal, Jie La seems to have reached a critical point in her evolution, her consciousness entering a state of sleep, the awakening time remains unknown.

Qin Tian stood by the window, gazing into the distance.

Based on heat source perception, there weren't many geniuses left in the city, only four teams, totaling 17 people.

In terms of strength, teams of Fu Ning, Yue Shenghe, and Zhuge Yu naturally stood as the strongest, being five-star geniuses.

The other three groups each had two five-star geniuses, and the strength, whether weak or strong, hinged on the final competition.

With C-level and B-level examiners almost eliminated, Qin Tian predicted that these four teams would likely negotiate, each dealing with one A-level examiner, eliminating them, before competing for a spot in the final ten-person grand arena list.

"I haven't had the chance to sneak away amidst chaos again."

Qin Tian stroked his chin, truth be told, he was very interested in the guardian artifacts of the A-level examiners, especially since they were the highest-level rewards set by the Dongfang Clan, possibly more valuable than all his current items combined.

However, now these geniuses were on guard against him; snatching food from a tiger's mouth would be much harder than before.

"Forget it, let's play it by ear; if there's no chance, just take what I can."

Qin Tian thought to himself.

Speaking of A-level examiners, there was one thing he found surprising.

There are four A-level examiners, God, Demon, Monster, and Ghost.

He encountered the first three and even left Hunting Marks on them, but he never saw the last one, the Ghost Examiner.

During the night, despite his heat source perception covering the entire city, the Ghost Examiner remained undetected.

This point might impact the course of upcoming events.

If the Ghost Examiner cannot be found, the four teams would have only three A-level examiners to split amongst them, leaving out one team, depending on their abilities.

Before engaging in battle with A-level examiners, a massive clash could occur.

For Qin Tian, this might be an opportunity.

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