The Hidden Dragon Assembly, though organized by the Star Hall, is still recognized by all major powers.

Even the royal family of the Tang clan sends participants.

In fact, each Hidden Dragon Assembly's Hidden Dragon List ranks the most outstanding young talents among the youth of the entire East Victory Kingdom.

Therefore, whether they are from the Nine Great Sects, other factions, or the young disciples of the royal Tang clan, they all take pride in making it onto the Hidden Dragon List.

The higher the ranking, the more glorious it is.

Because of this, each Hidden Dragon Assembly is extremely competitive.

At this moment, besides the group led by Wang Ruoxie, people from other factions were also continuously gathering.

The entire East Victory Kingdom has nearly a hundred sects in both large and small scales. Even if each sect, like the Celestial Sword Sect, only sends a few elite talents to participate in the Hidden Dragon Assembly, they add up to hundreds of people.

Moreover, besides the sects, many more family factions also send people to compete in the Hidden Dragon Assembly.

On the spacious square outside the royal palace, teams from different forces arrived one after another.

The most eye-catching teams naturally belonged to the Nine Great Sects.

In particular, the teams from the Upper Three Sects: Celestial Sword Sect, Beast Taming Sect, and Cloud Heaven Sect.

Wang Ruoxie and his companions, coming from the Celestial Sword Sect, the leader of the Upper Three Sects, naturally drew most of the attention.

"Look, that's the team from the Celestial Sword Sect."

"Who are those two women? They're so beautiful."

"I know them. The one in the purple dress is the Seventh Princess Tang Miaoyin, and the one in the blue gauze dress is Xiao Ningyue, the only daughter of the Law Enforcement Elder of the Celestial Sword Sect."

"I heard the Seventh Princess had only joined the Celestial Sword Sect recently, and yet in just a few months, her cultivation has already reached the Fifth Layer of the Element Transformation Realm."

"The Celestial Sword Sect is the head of the Upper Three Sects with a legacy of centuries, plus the Seventh Princess has unparalleled aptitudes, allowing her to cultivate so rapidly."

"Strange, I heard Xiao Ningyue was said to be suffering from a strange illness and unable to break through to the Element Transformation Realm, so how did she suddenly achieve the Eighth Layer in cultivation? Could the rumors have been wrong?"

"A few months ago, I happened to see Xiao Ningyue, and back then, she seemed to only have Seventh Layer cultivation in the Energy-Introducing Realm. I didn't expect her to have made such an amazing breakthrough in such a short time."

"I have seen her too. For some reason, she seems even more beautiful now than before."

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Many gazes fell upon Wang Ruoxie's group, and countless discussions ensued.

However, the focal points of their discussions were mostly Tang Miaoyin and Xiao Ningyue.

This highlights that no matter when or where, beauties are always the most eye-catching.

"The people from the Beast Taming Sect and Cloud Heaven Sect have also arrived."

At this moment, a low exclamation sounded from the crowd.

Subsequently, everyone turned their heads to see two teams entering the square almost simultaneously.

One of these teams consisted of only six people, yet each of them was riding a massive demon beast.

These demon beasts were not only enormous, but they also emitted a terrifying aura.

Especially the middle-aged man leading them, who was riding a white tiger with wings on its back.

The aura emitted by that white tiger was not any weaker than that of the middle-aged man with the Ninth Layer of Element Transformation Realm cultivation, seeming even stronger.

Evidently, these five people were from the Beast Taming Sect, with that middle-aged man likely being a high-ranking leader and the one leading this team.

"Half-Step Innate level demon beasts."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes narrowed slightly.

The other team was, of course, from the Cloud Heaven Sect.

The number of people from the Cloud Heaven Sect was slightly more, totaling over a dozen, though their overall cultivation was somewhat lower than that of the Beast Taming Sect.

Nevertheless, as one of the Upper Three Sects, even if they were the last of the three, the strength of Cloud Heaven Sect still far exceeded other factions.

Among these dozen people, those with the lowest cultivation were at the Third Layer of Element Transformation Realm, with over half of them having reached the Middle Stage of the Element Transformation Realm, and three people even having reached the Late Stage.

Next, teams from the Middle Three Valleys and Lower Three Sects also appeared in everyone's sight.

The Middle Three Valleys include Medicine King Valley, Thunder Sound Valley, and Hundred Flowers Valley, while the Lower Three Sects consist of Yunxiao Sect, Cyan Luo Sect, and Hundred Poison Sect.

At this point, all the teams from the Nine Great Sects had arrived.

Whether it was the Upper Three Sects, Middle Three Valleys, or Lower Three Sects, the teams dispatched this time were significantly stronger than in previous years.

This also indicates that the Nine Great Sects place great importance on this year's Hidden Dragon Assembly.

In addition, it suggests that this year's talented fighters are more numerous and more formidable than in past years.

As to why the Nine Great Sects had such a stake in it, many speculated it might be related to a recently revealed ancient ruins.

Reportedly, that ancient ruins' appearance had caused a sensation across the entire Eastern Domain, even alerting the sovereigns of various kingdoms.

Every country had sent powerful teams to the location of the ancient ruins, attempting to enter and gain heritage from them.

However, after several attempts and considerable losses, they discovered that only those under the age of twenty-five could enter the ruins.

Moreover, it seems the ancient ruins open only once every six months and allow no more than two hundred people at a time.

While two hundred might seem like a lot, there are sixteen kingdoms in the entire East Victory Kingdom, plus some forces independent of any kingdom. Even if divided equally, East Victory Kingdom might only get ten spots.

Thus, it is widely believed that this Hidden Dragon Assembly not only will decide the year's Hidden Dragon List ranking but also select personnel to enter the ancient ruins.

As time went by, more and more people gathered.

By now, several million people had congregated in the entire square, with heads swarming densely like a sea of people.

Most of these people were naturally there to witness this grand event.

Although they all wished to participate, either their age exceeded the basic limit of twenty-five, or their cultivation level was too low, making participation meaningless.

The crowd was filled with various discussions, appearing extremely noisy and bustling.

Wang Ruoxie scanned the crowd, finding that at least thirty percent of them had Element Transformation Realm cultivation levels.

Presumably, a vast majority of the martial cultivators in the Element Transformation Realm from the entire East Victory Kingdom had gathered here.

Wang Ruoxie also sensed that in the crowd, many individuals exuded auras of the Late Stage of the Element Transformation Realm; he even felt a few streaks of Half-Step Innate auras.

Then he noticed that at the very center of the square, a gigantic high platform had been erected, which appeared to be the battle platform for this Hidden Dragon Assembly.

"Heavens... it's Qin Heng; he actually came."

"Not only Qin Heng, but Qiu Yao and Ruan Junhao also came."

"Three of the Ten Great Young Masters are here, so surely, this Hidden Dragon Assembly will be incredibly exciting."

At that moment, the crowd suddenly erupted in amazement.

Wang Ruoxie also turned his gaze towards these celebrated three, his eyes showing a different expression.

Qin Heng, of course, he recognized. Back in the Underground Blood Cave, they had even worked together to slay a Blood Demon General.

However, Wang Ruoxie held no fondness for Qin Heng, for he once shot a sneak arrow at him. If not for dodging in time, he would likely have been killed by it.

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