Upon hearing Tang Xuanyi's words, everyone looked at Wang Ruoxie, Xiao Ningyue, and the other top ten individuals with eyes full of envy.

The rewards distributed by the Star Temple were already extremely generous. At least for them, unless they encounter great opportunities, it's hard to obtain such abundant cultivation resources.

Especially Wang Ruoxie's first-place reward, which made countless people green with envy.

Not to mention the Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact and ten thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, just those one hundred drops of Half-Step Innate Tier Demon Beast Essence Blood are a rare resource hard to come by.

Although Half-Step Innate Tier Demon Beasts belong to Tier Three High-Level Demon Beasts, they are far rarer than average Tier Three High-Level Demon Beasts. It's feared that one might not find many even after searching throughout the entire East Victory Kingdom.

Therefore, the value of these one hundred drops of Half-Step Innate Tier Demon Beast Essence Blood is immeasurable.

One can imagine that the next rewards granted by the Sovereign will surely be even more lavish.

"Every one of you is an outstanding young talent of our East Victory Kingdom, being able to rank in the top ten of this Hidden Dragon List further proves your aptitude and potential, all worthy of admiration."

Tang Xuanyi's gaze fell on Wang Ruoxie and the other ten, saying with a smile, "Now, I will grant you all the rewards you deserve."

"The reward for first place is a First-Class Marquis title, twenty thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, one Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact, and one Upper Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique each."

"The reward for second place is a Second-Class Marquis title, seventeen thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, one Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, and one Middle Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique each."

"The reward for third place is a Third-Class Marquis title, fifteen thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, one Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, and one Middle Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique each."

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"The reward for ninth place is an Eighth-Class Marquis title, five thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, one Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, and one Lower Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique each."

"The reward for tenth place is a Ninth-Class Marquis title, three thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, one Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, and one Lower Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique each."

As Tang Xuanyi's voice fell, the entire plaza was in an uproar.

Although they were mentally prepared, knowing the rewards granted by the Sovereign would be very generous, they never expected that not only would there be so many Lower Grade Spirit Stones, but also rewards of Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques.

It's important to know that Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques are the foundation of martial cultivators; especially Cultivation Techniques, which can determine a martial cultivator's future achievements and their value far outweighs ordinary cultivation resources.

Most importantly, the Sovereign directly granted Marquis titles.

In the East Victory Kingdom, noble titles are not only symbols of noble status but also come with substantial benefits, such as receiving a considerable amount of cultivation resources annually, and in times of crisis, having the royal family send strong individuals to offer protection, even extending to one's family members.

Marquis and Prince both have nine tiers, with Ninth being the lowest and First the highest.

Wang Ruoxie was somewhat stunned; he hadn't expected Tang Xuanyi to directly bestow a Marquis title.

As the first place in the Hidden Dragon Assembly, this means he would receive the title of a First-Class Marquis.

A First-Class Marquis is the pinnacle of Marquis titles, and one step further would be the Prince title.

Back then, to gain the mere inheritance of a Sixth-Class Marquis, the first lady and Wang Ruokun tried to put him to death by all means.

And now, he directly becomes a First-Class Marquis. He is quite looking forward to seeing the reaction of the first lady and Wang Ruokun upon his return to the Wang Family.

"Congratulations, First-Class Marquis."

Tang Miaoyin smiled, teasing Wang Ruoxie.

"In front of a Princess, even a First-Class Prince isn't much, let alone a mere First-Class Marquis."

Wang Ruoxie chuckled lightly and replied.

In fact, for him, among the rewards of the Hidden Dragon Assembly, only those one hundred drops of Half-Step Innate Tier Demon Beast Essence Blood pleasantly surprised him.

And those thirty thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones are enough for him to cultivate for a period, but the two Upper Grade Spiritual Artifacts and each of the Upper Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques don't concern him at all.

Given his current cultivation, he can completely forge Top Grade Spiritual Artifacts as long as he has enough materials, and in his mind, there are countless Cultivation and Martial Techniques, with the worst being Upper Grade Earth Tier.

As for the First-Class Marquis title, he doesn't care about it at all. The title of a Marquis in a mere kingdom is utterly insignificant compared to his former identity as the Celestial Prince.

Moreover, in the Martial Arts World, strength is the foundation of everything.

After all the rewards were distributed, Tang Xuanyi once again addressed Wang Ruoxie and the other ten, saying: "I believe you all have heard that not long ago, an ancient ruin appeared in the Eastern Domain."

The crowd nodded secretly upon hearing this; they had heard some information before the Hidden Dragon Assembly began.

It's said that after the ancient ruins appeared, they caused a sensation throughout the Eastern Domain, and even the sovereigns of various kingdoms personally went to investigate.

Subsequently, each kingdom dispatched a team of top-tier experts to attempt entering the location of the ruins to obtain the inheritance within.

However, after several attempts with heavy losses, it was finally discovered that only those under twenty-five could enter the ruins.

Moreover, it seems that the ruins open only once every six months and can hold no more than two hundred people each time.

Although two hundred people might seem like a lot, considering the sixteen kingdoms in the entire East Victory Kingdom, plus several powerful factions independent of these kingdoms, even if divided equally, East Victory Kingdom might only get ten slots.

So almost everyone guessed that the ten strongest individuals chosen in this Hidden Dragon Assembly are likely candidates to enter the ancient ruins.

Wang Ruoxie naturally gathered general information from the surrounding discussions; he was quite interested in those ancient ruins.

Perhaps the opportunity for him to break through to the Innate Realm lies within those ancient ruins.

"I can inform you that the ancient ruins likely belong to a strong individual from the Middle Ages, possibly at the Essence Pill Realm."

Tang Xuanyi continued.

Upon hearing Tang Xuanyi's words, the crowd erupted in gasps of astonishment, everyone showing expressions of shock.

After breaking through to the Innate Realm, one steps into the Celestial Human Realm, undergoing a qualitative transformation in both body and soul. It signifies evolving from mortal to celestial, an elevation of the life level.

The second realm of the Celestial Human Realm is the Meridian Passage Realm.

Above the Meridian Passage Realm is the Qi Condensation Realm, and above the Qi Condensation Realm is the Essence Pill Realm.

As they understand, even in the entire Eastern Domain, the strongest individuals only have a cultivation of the Meridian Passage Realm; even the Qi Condensation Realm is considered legendary, let alone the higher Essence Pill Realm.

If the ancient ruins truly belong to an individual at the Essence Pill Realm, then there might be inheritance within, and obtaining even a cultivation technique or weapon would be a massive opportunity.

Thinking of this, the crowd looked at Wang Ruoxie and the other ten with eyes filled with envy.

Especially those ranked behind the top ten on the Hidden Dragon List, their gazes were exceedingly complex.

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