My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

"You don't need to worry about the elimination rounds anymore; I will arrange for others to qualify for the finals."

"Today's humiliation, I hope you can make amends on the day of the finals."

The Beast Clan elder spoke coldly to the remaining Beast Clan disciples and then fell silent.

Balu was silent in response, not saying a word.

The other disciples, who had been completely defeated by a single person, dared not speak either.

Thus, under the guidance of the accompanying elder, the Beast Clan group departed.

The other forces watched this scene with puzzled expressions, uncertain about what had happened inside the Tower of Beast.

Some individuals immediately sought out the forces eliminated from the Tower of Beast to investigate through various channels and eventually learned Ye Fan's name.

This was an unfamiliar name, but they quickly found out about Ye Fan's background—Lanyan Royal School.

Lanyan Royal School reappeared in the eyes of various forces, and the strength of its disciples once again astonished everyone.

"Lanyan Royal School is far more than just an Earthly Realm force!"

"From the information available, Lanyan Royal School's disciples master powerful Confucian techniques, Celestial Mechanic Art, formations, and demonic arts... Such a foundation rivals many Immortal Realm forces."

"Now, with a genius who can battle against the Beast Clan Holy Son, Lanyan Royal School is likely to achieve an impressive ranking in the Great Competition of All Clans finals."

"With such a foundation, even if they don't place in the Great Competition of All Clans, they will surely rise in the future."

"If they win the Great Competition of All Clans and gain the qualification to establish a sect in the Immortal Realm..."

Various forces conducted secret investigations but still couldn't determine which major power supported Lanyan Royal School.

However, regardless of Lanyan Royal School's backing, it was becoming evident that their rise was almost a foregone conclusion.

Many influential figures began seeking out the Realm Ruler of Earthly Realm to form connections.

They inquired and finally learned of Gu Lan's name, but no one could meet him.

At this time, Gu Lan was in seclusion in his sect's cave dwelling.

Since the day he underwent the Snow Clan Divine King's test, he had been focused on comprehending Rule Power.

The first rule he delved into was the Rule of the Sword.

Not long after the Lanyan Royal School disciples entered the Trial Tower, he suddenly had a profound insight into the Rule of the Sword.

Such insights were rare, and Gu Lan didn't want to miss them.

He had great confidence in his disciples' abilities and had previously provided them with emperor-tier weapons for protection.

Even if they were defeated in the elimination rounds, they had the means to defend themselves.

Thus, Gu Lan invited Mu Yuyan to return to the sect's cave dwelling to focus on comprehending the Rule of the Sword.

While the two of them enjoyed their retreat, Qin Huangmo was suffering.

Now that people knew Gu Lan's affiliation, they also knew of Qin Huangmo's close ties with Gu Lan and assumed they were on very good terms.

One by one, influential figures came to Qin Huangmo, inquiring about Gu Lan and Lanyan Royal School.

Qin Huangmo couldn't afford to offend these forces.

Moreover, some of these forces were so powerful that Jianmu Earthly Realm couldn't contend with them.

"Mr. Qin, we already suspected that Lanyan Royal School was not an ordinary force, but we didn't expect their disciples to give us such a tremendous surprise."

"In the Tower of Beast, Ye Fan single-handedly battled all the Beast Clan disciples and severely injured the Beast Clan Holy Son Balu. Such strength is comparable to the Holy Sons of Immortal Realm forces, and his future achievements are boundless!"

"Mr. Qin's close relationship with Lanyan Royal School's Realm Ruler is certainly promising for the future!"

"Come, come! Let's drink to that!"

Qin Huangmo was pulled by an Imperial Realm elder from an Immortal Realm force to drink, with no option to refuse.

He drank to the point of being dazed, struggling to comprehend what he was hearing.

The defeat of the Beast Clan Holy Son seemed unbelievable to him.

He thought he might have misheard due to his drunken state.

So he asked, "Are you referring to the Beast Clan from the Immortal Realm's Seven Great Houses?"

The Imperial Realm elder smiled and nodded.

At that moment, Qin Huangmo jolted awake, completely sober.

"Is Brother Gu's disciple really that formidable?"

Qin Huangmo was shocked and even after sobering up, he found it hard to believe.

Lanyan Royal School's reputation was rising rapidly.

The elimination rounds continued.

...

Inside the Tower of Ghost, Chen Fan, leading the largest number of Lanyan Royal School disciples, was facing a team from an Underworld major force.

The Underworld disciples in this team were exceptionally powerful and skilled in summoning techniques.

One Netherland Beast after another was summoned, and even though Righteous Qi had some effect on Netherland Beasts, the Lanyan Royal School disciples were still at a disadvantage.

Despite having more disciples, Lanyan Royal School was outnumbered and overwhelmed by the many summoned Netherland Beasts, leading to significant losses.

As the battle progressed, the summoned Netherland Beasts continued to pour in, while the Righteous Qi of the Lanyan Royal School disciples was nearly exhausted, and they were beginning to struggle.

If not for Chen Fan's intervention, it wouldn't be long before the Lanyan Royal School disciples suffered casualties.

Although he led the most disciples, the burden was also the greatest.

Many Lanyan Royal School disciples were still inexperienced. Against a formidable Underworld force, the disciples' weaknesses became evident.

The disciples' low cultivation level made them unable to endure a war of attrition.

Even with the elixirs and medicines provided by Gu Lan, they couldn't compensate for the mental and spiritual exhaustion.

"Senior Brother Chen Fan!"

"The physical strength of these Netherland Beasts is too strong. Ordinary Confucian techniques have no effect on them, and some disciples are about to be injured. What should we do now?"

"How many points do we have left?"

"Exactly three! At this point, we can't just leave with the points token, as that would give our points to the opponents and lead to elimination."

A disciple approached Chen Fan to discuss the next steps.

Facing the powerful enemies head-on seemed to be the only option.

"Senior Brother Chen Fan, let's use the emperor-tier weapons given by the Dean and make a final push!"

"It's not time yet."

Chen Fan shook his head upon hearing this.

He glanced at the densely packed Netherland Beasts and devised a plan in his mind.

"Fellow disciples!"

"I need ten breaths of time."

"After ten breaths, all of you retreat behind me."

Chen Fan began to use secret techniques to communicate.

The other Lanyan Royal School disciples immediately understood.

"Ten, nine... two, one!"

As soon as ten breaths passed, all the Lanyan Royal School disciples retreated behind Chen Fan.

In an instant, all the Netherland Beasts focused their attention on Chen Fan alone.

"What are these Earthly Realm people trying to do? Are they trying to escape?"

"What dark horse? Just a bunch of cowards!"