The Mountain and Water Map.

After a month of fighting, the situation in the Mountain and Water Map has stabilized. Figures like Ji Ning, Teng Qingshan, and Xia Mangzi have become well-known among the geniuses, and their appearances would either drive others away or gather dozens or even hundreds of people to besiege them.

Even with the strength of Ji Ning and the others, facing the siege of hundreds of geniuses would mean certain death. Therefore, when faced with a large-scale siege, Ji Ning and the others could only retreat.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people who joined forces in the Mountain and Water Map. Most people still ventured alone, so top geniuses like Ji Ning could still move freely.

On this day, Ji Ning displayed the Windwing Evasion Technique, flying back and forth like a giant roc, constantly sweeping his divine sense within a radius of a hundred miles. After a month, the number of people in the Mountain and Water Map had greatly decreased, and there weren’t many enemies within a hundred-mile radius, so it didn’t cause a siege, which was relatively safe.

As he swept his divine sense, he suddenly noticed a black-clothed youth ahead, being surrounded and attacked by six Wanxiang Adepts.

“It’s that Teng Qingshan!”

Ji Ning’s thoughts flashed, and without hesitation, he flew forward to rescue him.

Although that young master Xu Zong had some issues, Ji Ning still had a good impression of Teng Qingshan, and he was also Xu Zong’s cousin. Saving him could also be considered as repaying Xu Zong’s favor.

As he approached, Ji Ning was suddenly shocked.

In the sky, among the six Wanxiang Adepts, a female Adept released a thin, indiscernible green needle, carrying a fierce wind, and attacked Teng Qingshan. Two male Adepts also released a binding immortal rope and a huge stone seal, aiming to bind and suppress Teng Qingshan.

At this point, those who could stay in the Mountain and Water Map were all geniuses among geniuses, each one being a top figure in the outside world. Even Ji Ning would have to fight hard to win against the six of them.

Seeing the black-clothed youth being surrounded, Teng Qingshan suddenly grew to a height of twenty zhang, with two heads and four arms appearing on his shoulders, forming three heads and six arms. Each arm was equipped with a pair of gauntlets.

Teng Qingshan remained calm, facing the three treasures that were attacking him. With a punch that shimmered with a thick golden light, he easily sent the green needle flying, and two of his arms caught the immortal rope, swiftly tying it into a knot. Then, with another punch and kick, he created an illusion of a small mountain with a yellowish hue, using it to suppress the stone seal, and then kicked it away. The entire process was smooth and seamless, showing that he was an extraordinary master of boxing.

“Amazing!”

Ji Ning couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Don’t hide, he’s also a seed player!”

Among the six, the female Adept’s face turned pale as she retracted the green needle and shouted at the remaining three.

“Attack!”

The three of them exchanged glances and simultaneously transformed into twenty-zhang-tall giants, each with three heads and six arms, wielding various weapons, and charged at Teng Qingshan.

Teng Qingshan remained silent, watching the three.

Suddenly, a gray-black aura surged around his fists, and the sharp golden light and the yellowish mountain illusion merged into it. Then, he punched out like a drill.

With a thunderous roar, the shockwave flipped the air, and the first person to take the punch was sent flying, with countless cracks appearing all over his body.

Teng Qingshan swayed and passed through the other two, then, with a cold expression, unleashed another punch that was like an avalanche, aimed at the second person.

“I concede!”

The person was so frightened that he quickly threw out dozens of talismans, shouted to the sky, and then disappeared in a flash of white light within the Mountain and Water Map.

Without stopping, Teng Qingshan continued to move, as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and struck the two chasing men in the abdomen with his elbows. Then, he swiftly turned around and struck their faces with his fists, and the gray-black aura entered their bodies, disintegrating them into flying ashes, killing them on the spot!

“Run!”

The female Adept’s face turned pale, and she flew towards the horizon.

“So terrifying, two punches can kill a twelfth-level Fiendgod Refiner. What kind of fists does this guy have!”

The remaining two also shivered and quickly left on the clouds.

Teng Qingshan didn’t pursue them, but instead collected the talismans from the three people and the treasures left behind by the two, putting them into his storage magic treasure.

Then, he noticed a gaze not far away and was surprised to see the figure.

“Brother Ji?”

“Admireable, I didn’t expect that Teng Brother would be able to drive away so many people with just a few punches and kicks!”

Ji Ning didn’t hide his admiration and flew over to Teng Qingshan.

Even if he had taken action, it would probably only be to this extent.

“Shall we venture together?”

“Sure, it’s good to have more people to watch out for each other.”

After a brief thought, Teng Qingshan readily agreed.

Ji Ning had grown up outside of a small tribe, so he was trustworthy.

So, the two of them traveled together in the Mountain and Water Map.

“Run! Ji Ning and Teng Qingshan have joined forces!”

“Damn it, it’s another deadly combination!”

Under the collision of divine senses, the Wanxiang Adepts who encountered the two of them all turned pale and fled without thinking.

Ji Ning and Teng Qingshan both used their escape techniques to chase after them, easily gaining many talismans.

Ji Ning also secretly observed Teng Qingshan and found that his escape technique was not inferior to his own, and was even a bit faster. This made him feel a sense of awe.

“With a cousin like young master Xu, Teng Brother’s background is definitely extraordinary. His level of escape technique is far above mine, but fortunately, my Star Seizing Hand technique is not bad!”

Ji Ning felt somewhat relieved in his heart.He didn’t know that Teng Qingshan’s background was so ordinary that it was even less significant than his own. It was just that Xu Zong was very willing to invest resources in him. Teng Qingshan was allowed to choose any Dharma Door from the Immortal Palace, and many of the divine abilities there were of the Pure Yang and Great Luo levels, not something anyone in the Three Realms could learn. Even the great divine abilities of the Three Realms Palace were at Teng Qingshan’s disposal to choose from.

And Ji Ning’s Star Plucking Hand divine ability was even more incredible, created by the Chaotic True God, San Shou Daoist, after exhausting much effort. It ranked among the top ten great divine abilities in the Three Realms! Few in the Three Realms could match it.

The two traveled together for merely two days.

They entered the Landscape Painting for a whole month on this day.

“Congratulations to you little fellows who have survived until now.”

A vast voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire Bright Moon Landscape Painting without warning.

Within the Landscape Painting, countless Wanxiang True People who were on their way or in combat all stopped in their tracks, looking up at the sky in astonishment.

This was the voice of Emperor Xia!

“This Immortal Fate Assembly will add a temporary rule. Shortly, someone will carry one hundred thousand talismans into the Landscape Painting. Defeating him will allow you to seize all one hundred thousand talismans in one go!”

“Don’t worry about him being beyond your ability to deal with. His Realm is the same as yours, all at the Wanxiang Realm. You all have the opportunity to conquer and hunt him down, to snatch the one hundred thousand talismans on him! The person who defeats him will not need to undergo the Landscape Painting trial anymore and will be directly moved out of the Landscape Painting, becoming one of the final 96 candidates, without worrying about being targeted by others.”

“This event is limited to one day only, and you still cannot use talismans or puppets for cheating. Other methods are not restricted. The event will start tonight at midnight and end at midnight tomorrow. Use your wits and do whatever it takes to win this final spot!”

“This mode is called the Immortal Fate Assembly’s limited-time boss battle!”

The grand voice gradually faded away.

The tens of millions of Wanxiang True People still in the Landscape Painting only came back to their senses at this moment, each of them stunned beyond belief.

“A boss battle? And it directly grants the final spot?”

“The opponent is just at the Wanxiang Realm? Really just the Wanxiang Realm?”

“If dozens of us rush up together, we can definitely defeat that Wanxiang Realm!”

“What a great opportunity!”

Countless Wanxiang True People were boiling with excitement. That was one hundred thousand talismans!

The total number of talismans from all participants in the entire Immortal Fate Assembly was only a little over one hundred and ninety thousand. Even after fighting to the end, it was impossible for anyone to collect all one hundred and ninety thousand talismans. If one could get one hundred thousand talismans in one go, they would directly become the number one on the Landscape Painting trial leaderboard!

Emperor Xia personally promised to move the winner out, which meant they didn’t even need to think about what to do after obtaining the one hundred thousand talismans. There was no need for scheming or restraint; they just had to focus on how to defeat that Wanxiang True Person!

“Hahaha! This mode is really interesting!”

In a corner of the Landscape Painting, a domineering young man in purple laughed heartily.

“Zishan, I won’t be polite with you!”

Beside him, a wild-looking young man also laughed confidently.

“It wouldn’t be fun otherwise. This boss is destined to be mine, Xia Mang Zishan!”

Xia Mang Zishan didn’t take it to heart and continued to laugh wildly.

The current number one talent of the Xia Mang clan, Xia Mang Zishan, and the number one talent of the Cangwu clan, Cangwu Jiu, were ranked first and second respectively on the list of Wanxiang prodigies collected by Tianbao Mountain!

Although Tianhu was cautious about Xu Zong’s thoughts and did not place Teng Qingshan and others on the list, in the eyes of Tianbao Mountain, Xia Mang Zishan and Cangwu Jiu were obviously the favorites to win this assembly, with strength even higher than Ji Ning’s!

On the other side.

“A boss battle?”

“Boss?”

Teng Qingshan and Ji Ning were equally dumbfounded.

Then, both of them looked at each other in astonishment, full of surprise.

How can you pronounce it so accurately?

There’s no English in this Great Xia world!

The two sized each other up, seeing hesitation and anticipation in each other’s eyes.

“…Before my bed, the moonlight is so bright?”

Ji Ning blinked and tentatively spoke.

“It seems like frost on the ground!”

Teng Qingshan immediately blurted out.

Both revealed expressions of joy and then, without hesitation, reached out and excitedly shook hands.

“Fellow countryman!”