The Top 5

At this moment, a bright red light covered the entire arena. It came from Li Xiaowen, his presence as bright as a countless amount of suns. A calm aura of Fire surrounded his body as the light dissipated after a few minutes.

The talisman was still in his hand, containing the same terrifying power. But Li Xiaowen's presence changed, as if his Dao of Fire had become perfect and became the very essence of "Fire" itself.

His father suddenly stopped shoutint, as he started laughing boisterously. "Hahahaha! Good, good. My son! You used a infinitesimal amount of power that the talisman held and fully comprehended the Perfect Dao of Fire!"

The white-robed elder stroke his long white beard as he said, "Interesting. It seems he has a special constituition, just like I do... he did not reach the Nine Pillars, but still became a Primal Ancestor."

The Emperor was shocked and said, "Two Primal Ancestor breakthroughs in one tournament! Will another one cone?"

The audience was also left in surprise as they started talking about the recent breakthrough with passion.

Zhou Fengren snorted and said, "What an idiot! He's too scared to fight danger! He could've pushed for the Nine Heavenly Pillars by partially awakening his body but he's a complete, utter coward! That dumb chicken picked such a stupid disciple! Disappointing!"

He continued chugging massive amounts of food after his comment showing his complete, utter disappointment.

Meanwhile as soon as Li Xiaowen's breakthrough finished, the other great prodigies immediately went back on the move.

They were only a few hundred thousand miles away from the spire. The fatty was also catching up.

Although their paces have slowed down due to the increasing pressure and power of the beasts, they were still ahead the rest of the participants by a long shot.

A few participants have already given up in despair either by the difficulty of the tournament or being discouraged by the two geniuses breaking through.

Meanwhile, a robustly-built 8 foot tall man clad in black armor with red accents just stood up yawning. His black hair with red accents flowed down to his waist, his dark red eyes showing ferocious will and power.

"Ah, I fell asleep. Alright, I should still be able to reach first place. Oh? There are two Primal Ancestors here? This will be interesting then," said the man.

He took out a massive spear with 7 black dragons flying around it, emanating a domineering presence capable of suppressing everything.

He took a liggt step forward and bursted right into the spire, quickly surpassing the great prodigies and the fatty in an instant.

The audience and participants stared in shock. They didn't even know what happened except for the big shots. Another light burst out of the spire signifying that someone passed.

"What?! Another Primal Ancestor!" said the Emperor in surprise. Then, he started laughing and spoke again, "This tournament is truly the greatest yet! Hahahaha!"

The jade-robed girl looked at the burst of speed from that person and said, "Whaaa! How?! There's no chance of winning! Aaaaaaahh! I atleast have to get 5th place!"

She continued flying towards the spire at incredible speed.

Meanwhile, the man riding the giant wave said, "Hmm... if I'm lucky, I might be able to breakthrough in the later stages of the tournament."

The fatty stopped rolling and let out a strong breath. His breath manage to blow away quite a few beasts.

He inhaled a large amount of air, inflating his body. He was akin to a massive balloon. He grew hundreds of meters tall, his tiny legs squashed under his massive belly took a jump and went forward hundreds of thousands of miles.

He was a few seconds away from the spire, but at that point a burst of fire capable of burning everything went by him.

The tower lit up once again. The 3rd place has been taken. The audience got even noisier from the display of might from Li Xiaowen.

"I have to say, that fatty's impressive! To think that he will claim 4th place, he's gotten past the other 3 great prodigies!" said a young man.

"Mhm. Oh? Mu Guiying seems to be coming forward! Wow! Isn't that the mythical carriage, summoned from the Mu Clan's bloodline?" said an elder as he pointed towards a massive yellow dragon flying past the other 2 great prodigies at incredible speed.

On top was Mu Guiying with a smirk on his face. The yellow dragon below him seemed to be an imitation of the real Yellow Dragon itself.

Two lights came out from the spire, signifying that another two passed. It was Mu Guiying and the fatty who have passed, with the young master of the Mu Clan left behind by a small amount by the fatty.

The other two great prodigies remaining released more of their power, quickening their pace.

The jade-robed girl managed to claim the 5th spot as another light shot out of the spire a few minutes later.

The man riding the giant wave only sighed as he thought, "They're very strong indeed... but I'll need to keep my power stored. I should be able to claim the 6th spot."

Zhou Fengren yawned as he said, "So boring! That Mu Guiying brat actually got 4th place. Hmph! That brat with the spear is not bad though. He's a step closer to the Nine Heavenly Pillars compared with those two who have just broken through. Hm? I sense that old devil's aura. What is she doing here?"

The Emperor smiled and said, "Surprising. There are some dark horses this time around. The previous greatest Five Worlds Tournament only had one Primal Ancestor in the tournament."

Meanwhile, within one of the Soaring Dragon Peaks great mountain ranges, a black-robed woman whose face was hidden by a black veil looked towards the distance, mumbling, "Eh? Why do I sense a familiar aura? Ah! It's that crazy old man! Damn, what's a Dao Venerable doing here? And the craziest one at that! I hate dealing with that old fool!"