The battle royale arena was not at the foot of the Goat Horn Peak. Instead, it was in a huge valley millions of kilometers away from the Sacred Mountain.
Rather than calling it a valley, it was more like a huge basin. A valley that spanned no less than 50,000 kilometers was hard to find even in the Divine Realm.
This valley was surrounded by tall mountains on all sides. The forest was verdant and poisonous miasma wreaked havoc. It was a place where some extremely poisonous creatures grew and cultivated.
The trees and flowers in the valley were poisonous. The poisonous miasma was released by the trees in the valley. After accumulating for many years, this place had become a dangerous place for ordinary cultivators and demonic beasts.
Let alone Sacred Deities and God Emperors, even ordinary Transcending Heavens experts would have a headache if they entered this place. If they were not careful, their cultivation would be destroyed if they were lucky. In the worst case scenario, they would die here.
Using such a dangerous place as the arena for the free-for-all battle could be considered a test for everyone. However, cultivators who were able to make it to the free-for-all battle at the Heavenly Ascension Realm were not easy to deal with. The environment of this valley did not affect them too much.
Other than Xiao Lingyu, Chi You, Shen Gongbao, and Jiang Shang, there were two other cultivators from the Earth lineage who had the qualifications to enter the battle royale. They were called Chi Jingzi and a Tower Bearing Arhat who held a seven-story pagoda. They were mythical figures that Xiao Lingyu had heard of on Earth.
Although everyone entered the valley one after another, they quickly gathered together.
Almost all the Heaven Reaching experts who entered the battle royale had found their own teams. After they entered the valley, they were like Xiao Lingyu and the other Earth experts. They were not in a hurry to find opponents. Instead, they went to find their teammates.
Of course, there were also those who did not move alone. These cultivators were either extremely confident in their own strength or were not good at socializing and were very wary of other cultivators.
Xiao Lingyu was actually thinking that since his ability to conceal himself had been exposed, he could just hide in the Primal Chaos Spectrum and wait until there were only ten cultivators left in the valley before he came out. Then, he would take the initiative to leave the valley and obtain a chance to enter the Jade Pool to wash his body.
But he couldn't do that now. He had to help these "fellow countrymen" from Earth. He couldn't stay out of this alone.
If he cowered and hid, even if he obtained the opportunity to enter the Jasper Pool to wash his body, not only would he be despised by others, the masters on Earth would also look down on him. In the future, they would not provide any help to him, let alone protect him. He would also feel guilty for the guidance and help that King Ming and Jiang Shang had already given him.
Furthermore, Xiao Lingyu had no reason to hide from battle. That was not his character.
There was no time limit for the battle royale, but it couldn't be dragged on indefinitely because no one could stay in the valley for too long.
Although everyone could ignore the poisonous miasma in the valley for a short period of time, after a long time, the poisonous miasma would definitely corrode their bodies. Furthermore, being in the valley, in order to resist the corrosion of the poisonous miasma, everyone's cultivation would be consumed very quickly.
Ending the battle as quickly as possible was the best choice for all the cultivators. Dragging it out would do no one any good.
After the teams were organized, the real battle royale finally began.
There were 40 Divine Master powerhouses who entered the valley, and six cultivators from Earth gathered together. They could be considered a strong team. At first, when they encountered other teams, they did not directly pounce on them to fight. Instead, they silently retreated and looked for other targets to clean up.
Everyone had a tacit understanding of first being easy and then being difficult. It was the same for the six powerhouses from Earth. They only fought with teams that had fewer people than them. Those cultivators who moved in twos and threes or acted alone naturally became their targets.
First, three cultivators who acted alone were chased out. Then, those cultivators who acted alone or in smaller teams began to take the initiative to seek refuge with the larger teams, or they formed a new large team together.
No matter how strong an individual's strength was, as long as they were not at the level of a top powerhouse, it was impossible for them to defeat a team formed by several Divine Master powerhouses. No one was an exception. After all, the Divine Master powerhouses who entered the valley were all remarkable and could be considered the top powerhouses among the Divine Master powerhouses.
In less than a day, the cultivators who remained in the valley all formed their own teams.
At the moment, there were still 30 cultivators in the valley. Other than Xiao Lingyu and the other six powerhouses from Earth, the other 24 cultivators formed three teams, and each team was made up of eight cultivators.
As a result, the six cultivators from Earth became the weakest among the four teams. At least, that was the case in terms of numbers.
This situation was also within everyone's expectations. Otherwise, they would not have secretly communicated with each other early on. If they did not stick together, Xiao Lingyu could only hide in the Chaotic Spectrum in the face of such a situation. Even if Jiang Shang used the Holy Whip, he would probably only end up being swept out.
"The cultivators from Earth were too strong in the past. They have always been the overlords of Heaven Reaching Sacred Island, which made the other cultivators here very jealous. Now that the powerhouses from Earth have ascended one after another, and there are not many newcomers to replace them, the strength of the Earth on Heaven Reaching Sacred Island is getting weaker and weaker. Many cultivators are ready to vent their past hatred on us. In order to avoid being attacked by the other three teams, we can't stay in one place for too long. We have to move quickly and let the other three teams fight first," Jiang Shang said calmly.
"Even if we only encounter one of the teams, if we can't win quickly, we have to retreat immediately. Once we're entangled, it's very likely that we'll be besieged." Shen Gongbao stroked the tuft of beard on his chin as if he was very wise.
"If we really fight, there's nothing to fear from any of their teams. However, if we face two or even three teams at the same time, it's indeed too troublesome." Even Chi You, who had a straightforward personality and did not like to dawdle, had a very serious expression.
As for Chi Jingzi and Totarohan, they did not like to talk and did not express any opinions.
According to Jiang Shang, although the six powerhouses from Earth had always been gathered together, they rarely attacked the other three teams. As long as they discovered other teams approaching, they would immediately dodge to the side.
Just as Jiang Shang had said, the cultivators from the other three teams did not have a good impression of the cultivators from Earth. What they wanted the most was to clear out the team from Earth first. However, after all, the three teams were not united. Even the eight cultivators in each team were not united. They did not want to fight to the death with the team from Earth first.
The four teams appeared to be very careful. However, other than the team from Earth, the other three teams gradually began to fight as they often encountered each other.
At first, they were just probing each other. Gradually, they became angry and the battle became more and more intense.
However, two of the three teams soon had a tacit understanding. They suddenly joined forces and attacked another team with eight cultivators from Heaven Reaching Realm.
With twice the number advantage, the two teams that joined forces naturally had the absolute upper hand.
"I think we should go over and help. Otherwise, if that team is cleared out, they will join forces to deal with us next," Shen Gongbao said.
"If we go over and help now, they might suddenly stop and join forces to deal with us," Jiang Shang said as he shook his head.
"It's not 'maybe'. It should be 'definitely'," Chi You said.
Shen Gongbao shrugged and did not say anything else.
After an hour, the team could not hold on any longer. The eight Heaven Reaching Realm experts in the team left the valley one after another.
No one would fight to the death in this kind of competition. After all, it was just a competition. There was no deep hatred between them.
Of the two teams that won, only one cultivator left the valley because he was too injured. The two teams still had 15 experts.
"We can't wait any longer. If we wait for them to recover, we will have no chance of winning!" Jiang Shang narrowed his eyes.
"Before they clear us out, they will definitely not split up. Right now, we can only fight." Chi You nodded in agreement.
"Even though they have just experienced a series of battles and have consumed a lot of energy, they still have a great advantage. I'm afraid we won't be able to achieve a complete victory. There will definitely be people who will be cleared out." Shen Gongbao said worriedly.
"Haha, things are always like this. How can we let everyone have their way?" Chi Jingzi laughed.
"Let's do it!"
After Jiang Shang took a deep breath, a long whip appeared in his hand.
The long whip was completely black, and its segments were interlocked. It looked very heavy, and it should be the legendary Deity Striking Whip.
Xiao Lingyu also took out his Life-Severing Dagger. The Primal Chaos Primordial Fire and Primal Chaos Divine Power formed a shield together. The jade piece also projected a faint golden light screen above his head to protect his entire body.
The rest of the Earth cultivators did the same. They first prepared their own defenses. When Jiang Shang moved, everyone followed and charged toward the 15 experts who had joined forces.
Six against 15. The difference in numbers was huge. However, the difference in realms between each cultivator was not very big. The cultivators of the Earth lineage were like eggs hitting a rock.
The 15 cultivators did not panic at all when they saw the six cultivators from Earth rushing over. They quickly lined up and then waited for Xiao Lingyu and the others in a half-moon formation.
If they continued to charge forward, they would plunge into the half-moon formation and then be surrounded.
"Charge over and don't stop. Break through their formation directly, then turn around and charge back. After a few times, they will definitely be in a mess. You guys are in charge of defense. Brother Xiao and I will be in charge of attacking!"
Jiang Shang instructed loudly. The God Striking Whip in his hand had already begun to tremble.
Xiao Lingyu accelerated forward and walked side by side with Jiang Shang. 30% of the blood and essence in his body had been absorbed by the Life-Severing Dagger.
The 15 cultivators on the other side seemed to have experts coordinating. When they saw that the six cultivators from Earth were approaching, they attacked at the same time while retreating.
As a result, the pressure on the cultivators from Earth increased. However, everyone had to forcefully withstand the other party's attacks and charge over. If they attacked each other, they would not be able to raise their heads.
Although the distance was constantly closing, the other party's speed was not very slow. If this continued, they would probably be beaten to the point of being unable to turn back by the time they broke through the other party's formation.
"Everyone, don't hold back anymore. Charge with me!"
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