Du Feng wandered outside until dawn. He was not afraid of being ambushed even at night. Apart from a few blind demon beasts, no one had ambushed him. Those were all ordinary demonic beasts, not battle beasts, so Du Tulong couldn't use them to devour.
Seeing that the sky was about to brighten, he had no choice but to return to the sky palace.
"I was so anxious. Why did you only come back now?"
As soon as Du Feng arrived at the Northern Heavenly Gate, he saw Fu Xi waiting for him at the entrance. Even Immortal Emperor Zhen Wu kept looking out.
"You rascal, you really know how to torture people."
It seemed like Immortal Emperor Zhen Wu also hoped that Du Feng would not miss the competition. After all, his previous results were not bad. It was a good thing for the Azure Emperor and the Flame Emperor that he had defeated the Sky Emperor and Emperor Le.
"It's nothing. I'm just going out to find some inspiration and see if I can make another breakthrough."
Of course, Du Feng could not say that he had gone out to see if there were any blind people chasing after him.
"You're just sharpening your spear at the last minute. Hurry up and go to the arena."
Fu Xi believed him because Du Feng was at the early-stage of the ninth-stage Immortal Lord realm. The remaining contestants were all at the peak of the ninth-stage Immortal Lord realm. The others had no room for improvement in the Immortal Lord realm, but he still had some room for improvement. If he could improve a little more, his chances of winning would indeed be higher.
"Alright, I'll go now."
On the way to the arena, Du Feng was still muttering to himself that he must not meet Contestant 13. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if he withdrew from the competition today. He would not be able to explain it to his friends. If he did not meet Contestant 13 today, it would definitely be the disciple of the Azure Emperor, the Flame Emperor, or the Sky Emperor. He would then see how they fought and know Contestant 13's true level.
If even the disciple of an experienced Immortal Emperor was easily defeated by Contestant 13, or if someone else took the initiative to admit defeat, it would mean that Du Tulong's warning had to be heeded. If the other contestants were on par with Contestant 13, he might be able to put up a fight.
When Du Feng arrived at the arena, he saw that all the other contestants had arrived. He was the only one missing.
"Oh, that Du Feng is here. I thought he wouldn't dare to come."
"What are you talking about? What do you mean I won't dare to come?"
The audience was especially enthusiastic today because this was a competition for the top ten. All the contestants present were experts, except for number 13, who they couldn't understand.
"You don't know, right? My friend saw him leave the Heavenly Palace yesterday and he didn't come back until late at night."
One of the audience members was especially talkative and even noticed Du Feng's whereabouts. He had indeed left the Heavenly Palace in the evening and had not returned. Moreover, there were some people who were especially bored. They kept watching until midnight, but they didn't see Du Feng return to Canyang's residence.
"Tsk, so what if your friend stared into the night? I stared all the way until this morning. Look, my eyes are still red."
Some people were even more bored. When they saw that Du Feng had left the Heavenly Palace, they thought he had run away because he was afraid of going into the arena. Of course, there were also people who thought that he was afraid of offending the Five Emperors of the Heavenly Court, so he didn't participate in the competition for the top ten. Who would have thought that this kid would only come when the competition was about to begin?
"Alright, it's good that he's here. Otherwise, this competition would be meaningless."
"That's right. It would be too boring if there wasn't even a single independent cultivator."
Of the ten contestants present, three were disciples of the Azure Emperor, three were disciples of the Flame Emperor, two were disciples of the Sky Emperor, and one was from the Shangguan family. Du Feng was the only independent cultivator. In the end, it was basically a competition between the major powers.
"Alright, I will now announce the order of the battles."
Seeing that Du Feng had arrived, the Yellow Emperor began to announce the order of the battles. This time, it wasn't announced before the stage. Instead, the ten contestants were announced together so that everyone had some idea.
"Contestant 1 against Contestant 2!"
Seeing this result, no one was surprised at all. Contestant 1 was the disciple of the Azure Emperor, while contestant 2 was the disciple of the Sky Emperor. Both were experts among experts.
"Contestant 3 against Contestant 4."
This result was not surprising. The only pity was that one of them had to admit defeat and not fight with all their might. This was because Contestant 3 was also the disciple of the Azure Emperor, while Contestant 4 was the disciple of the Flame Emperor.
"Contestant 5 against Contestant 6."
At this point, Du Feng started to feel a little nervous. This was because it wasn't his turn yet, and there was no mention of Contestant 13. Contestant 5 was the disciple of the Flame Emperor, while Contestant 6 was the disciple of the Sky Emperor. Didn't that mean that the two disciples of the Sky Emperor had avoided fighting Contestant 13?
Previously, Du Feng had considered whether he would arrange for the Sky Emperor's disciple to fight Contestant 13. This was because the Sky Emperor and Emperor Le were familiar with the Shangguan family and would purposely go easy on Contestant 13. In the previous round, everyone felt that Emperor Le had purposely let Contestant 7 lose to Contestant 13.
However, in this round, of the two disciples of the Sky Emperor, one was fighting against the disciple of the Azure Emperor, while the other was fighting against the disciple of the Flame Emperor. In this case, he would not have a chance to conceal his identity.
There were only 10 contestants in total. Now that the serial numbers of six had been announced, what would be the arrangement for the remaining four?
Among the remaining four, there was a disciple of the Azure Emperor, a disciple of the Flame Emperor, Contestant 13, and Du Feng himself.
If the disciple of the Azure Emperor was to fight against the disciple of the Flame Emperor, then it would only be Du Feng against Contestant 13. This meant that he would have to listen to Du Tulong and admit defeat.
He was not satisfied. He could not rest easy if he stopped here. Du Feng was very nervous as he waited for the Yellow Emperor to announce the serial numbers of the next team leader.
The first six serial numbers had been called, and the original Contestant 7 had been eliminated. According to the way they had been called since they were young, they should have called Contestant 8. However, the Yellow Emperor suddenly called Contestant 13.
"Contestant 13 against...."
It was over. Hearing this, Du Feng knew it was over. This was because the Yellow Emperor had skipped Contestant 8 and Contestant 10 and called Contestant 13 directly. Didn't that mean that Number 13's opponent was contestant number 666, which was himself?
"Contestant 13 against Contestant 10."
Du Feng had been prepared to admit defeat when he heard this result.
What.... He thought he had heard wrongly. Contestant 13 was fighting Contestant 10, which was the disciple of the Azure Emperor. This meant that he would be fighting Contestant 8, the disciple of the Flame Emperor. He did not have to admit defeat. No matter how strong the disciple of the Flame Emperor was, he could have a good fight. At the very least, he could show his true abilities.
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