In the VIP section, Huang Shishi was in a daze as she watched the crowd. To be honest, she didn't have much confidence in Ye. Ye Kong was no match for him in terms of height, weight, and arm thickness.
Weren't the martial arts competitions in the secular world all about these things? Cultivators competed with spiritual power and magic tools, while people without spiritual power competed with physical strength. No matter how you looked at it, Ye Kong did not look like a person with physical strength.
"Sigh, I've really lost my mind!" Huang Shishi sighed.
Zi Yan Long brought a few people to the VIP section and introduced, "Sect Leader Huang, let me introduce you. This is Divine Lord Ceng Ao from the Dual Sun Demonic Sect. Ceng Tianshun is his great-grandson."
Huang Shishi stood up and smiled, "I've heard a lot about you. When I break through to the Soul Formation realm, I'll have to ask Divine Lord Ceng Ao."
Ceng Ao humbly said, "Not at all. I've only just reached the Soul Formation realm. The most important thing is enlightenment."
Zi Yan Long smiled, "Back then, I entered the secular world three times and experienced three mortal reincarnations to reach the Soul Formation realm."
Ceng Ao smiled, "Actually, I'm not much better than you. The key is that I obtained a Nine World Fruit by chance. After eating it, I experienced nine reincarnations in a dream and successfully reached the Soul Formation realm. That's six more reincarnations than Brother Yan Long's three lives. "
"Haha." Everyone laughed.
But when they heard about the Nine World Fruit, they couldn't help but ask about it, especially Huang Shishi and the elders of the Iron Arm Demonic Sect.
Huang Shishi asked, "I heard the Nine World Fruit can only be found in the Five Elements Immortal Mansion in Firmament. Did Senior Ceng find the Five Elements Immortal Mansion?"
Ceng Ao shook his head and said, "I don't have that kind of luck. I don't know where I got my Nine World Fruit from. One day, I met a severely injured peak Nascent Soul cultivator. He shouted 'Demon Cultivator' and then died. I searched his storage ring and found the Nine World Fruit."
"I see." Everyone couldn't help but praise Ceng Ao's good luck. Why couldn't they encounter such a good thing?
After everyone sat down, they naturally talked about the competition. Zi Yan Long smiled and said, "All three of you have your own supporters. I'm the best. I'll remain neutral."
The three he mentioned were Zeng Ao, Lin Weiming, and Huang Shishi.
Ceng Ao supported his great grandson, and Lin Weiming supported his great nephew, but they didn't understand who Huang Shishi supported.
Zi Yan Long smiled and said, "I heard that Great Scholar Ye has a rich woman supporting him from behind. Other than the rich and overbearing Sound Painting Devil Sect, I really can't think of any other woman in this realm who has such wealth."
Zi Yan Long made things clear, causing Huang Shi Shi's face to turn red. He made it sound as if her relationship with Ye Kong was really not normal. However, she was also a Sect Leader, so she wouldn't embarrass herself. She simply admitted, "That's true. That day, I saw that the Great Scholar Ye had too few spirit stones, so I decided to support him. You all have the support of the Divine Lord, but he doesn't. It's not fair."
Everyone felt disdain in their hearts. Not fair? There were thousands of people who didn't even have a single spirit stone to bet. Why didn't you support him?
With what Zi Yan Long said, the VIP seats immediately became a little awkward. Everyone had put in a lot of money for this match, so no one would want to lose, right? Therefore, the relationship between the three of them immediately became antagonistic.
As the host, Zi Yan Long still had to be polite. He smiled and said, "The key is still the ability of their contestants. We are just cheering them on. As for who wins and who loses, it's not that important. However … please rest assured. Our Iron Arm Devil Sect will be completely fair to the 1272 contestants below! "
Only then did the three of them laugh and say, "That's right, that's right. It's not that important."
However, the three of them were muttering in their hearts. Not that important? It's easy for you to say! If you bet tens of millions of spirit stones, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this!
When everyone was seated, the scene immediately quietened down. Zi Yan Long walked out of the VIP seats and teleported to the center of the wide martial stage.
"Everyone, thank you for coming to my Iron Arm Devil Sect! I, Zi Yan Long, extend my most heartfelt welcome and gratitude to everyone! "
Zi Yan Long bowed and continued, "This time, our sect has set a new record in the history of the sect. A total of 1272 contestants have signed up. According to the assessment, they are all mortals. Even if they have cultivation, it is below the middle stage of qi refinement."
"The rules of our assessment are as follows …" Zi Yan Long said one, two, three, four for a long time. Just when everyone was tired of listening, he shouted.
"The competition is divided into two stages. Our first stage of assessment will begin immediately!"
After Zi Yan Long finished speaking, he shouted, "Invite the formation!"
Suddenly, the white jade ground cracked open and a huge formation slowly rose. A disciple ran over and put down a few spirit stones. The formation lit up and a huge 3D screen appeared.
Zi Yan Long said, "In the past, our sect used the iron man formation for the preliminary test. However, because there are too many contestants this time, our sect has decided to hold the first stage in the Beast Hunter Realm!"
Everyone in the audience exclaimed in surprise. The Beast Hunter Realm was also one of the 8,000 territories in Yunyao. There was no one there, only spirit beasts of all levels. Even beast kings would appear from time to time.
In the beginning, many people wanted to go there to live and establish their own sects. However, after some investigation, they found that the spiritual energy there was chaotic. It was not suitable for cultivators to live in. Instead, it gave birth to many mutated spirit beasts.
Thus, a few powerful sects took over that place and forbade humans from entering. All sorts of spirit beasts were allowed to live there. These sects would periodically go there to capture spirit beasts for their own use or to sell. Gradually, people called that place the Beast Hunter Realm.
Most people didn't think that the first stage would be held in the Beast Hunter Realm. After all, only a few people were willing to spend spirit stones to buy information from the Market Well Devil Sect. Naturally, the audience wouldn't get the information.
However, everyone began to worry again. Competing in the Beast Hunter Realm was just too dangerous, right? There were spirit beasts of all grades there. Even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't be able to escape unscathed. If they were to encounter a beast king, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have no choice but to flee, let alone these mortals.
Despite that, Zi Yan Long added, "Don't worry about their safety. This time, we've specially chosen an area where only low-rank spirit beasts will appear and won't be high-rank spirit beasts, so there's no need for you to worry."
"The rules are like this. As long as the contestants can safely charge through the canyon and reach the portal on the other side, they will pass. Specifically, no flying is allowed. Of course, during the competition, you can stop at any time. As long as you crush the jade talisman in your hand, you will be transported back here. However, that means you are eliminated. "
"Okay, let the competition begin!"
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