Many pairs of eyes stared at the two individuals now facing each other. Before engaging in a duel, participants were allowed to greet one another. However, more often than not, this opportunity was used for the opposite purpose—participants would try to dominate by speaking arrogantly. But once again, nothing prohibited that here. After all, it was also part of the ability to provoke.Jin Shang, the representative of the Sky Sword Sect, had been equipped with a Spiritual Sword refined by Song Que. Everyone from the Sky Sword Sect possessed one—meaning Jin Shang was not the only one who had it.Now, Jin Shang spun his sword, and everyone could see that its quality was extraordinary. Very few sects possessed such a weapon. Yet the Sky Sword Sect, ranked tenth, actually had it—this made many people envious. Numerous gazes wished to steal it, but since they were currently within the Five Elements Sect, they did not dare act—though who knows what might happen in the future.Meanwhile, Jin

Tension filled the arena at this moment. But it was not only those on the stage who felt it—everyone trapped inside the stadium did as well. Especially the many ordinary people who were caught in it, this felt like a story from the past repeating itself in the present after hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of years…“I want you to submit to the Red Bear Sect. Otherwise, you already know what will happen next. I only need to wave my hand, and everyone I brought will destroy every inch of the Five Elements Sect—perhaps even wipe out everyone here.” Wei Liang threatened Patriarch Ye Zhu, whose face had turned red with fury as he looked around at a situation that would be extremely difficult to salvage if a full battle broke out.Patriarch Ye Zhu never expected something like this to happen while his sect was hosting this competition. Not even the slightest information had reached him about the plans of these people. Previously, there had been no signs that would lead to a conflict betwe

That group, of course, belonged to Song Que. At this moment, they were still watching the battle unfold from behind a formation. Song Que had created the formation specifically to prevent them from interfering too early—because in the end, if they exhausted themselves, only death would await them. That was why he focused more on the condition of his disciples. At the same time, he monitored the entire area with his Divine Sense, which enveloped everything.He only sent Elder Hong to assist Matriarch Liu Mei, who had nearly fallen earlier. Then his attention shifted toward Patriarch Ye Zhu, who was now locked in a fierce battle against Wei Liang.Bang!A swift punch was launched by Elder Hong toward Wu Hai Min, who was currently going berserk with his ultrasonic technique. Fortunately, Elder Hong had some understanding of it—he quickly and precisely sealed his eardrums with Qi to avoid injury. The ears were extremely vulnerable to such attacks, so he temporarily blocked them to evade t

At that moment, every corpse that had fallen began to rise when the black light from the circle descended upon the earth. It was as if the wrath of the heavens had arrived.The world entered a dark era. The sun disappeared because of the phenomenon, causing many people to shiver in fear. Terror filled their hearts as an aura of death gathered around, reanimating the corpses on the battlefield.“Demonic cultivator—you are a demonic cultivator!” Ye Zhu shouted, pointing at Wei Liang.But Wei Liang only smiled briefly before replying, “What matters to me is achieving my goal, no matter the process. If all witnesses die, then who will know?”Wei Liang waved his hand. The revived corpses moved like zombies, rising with incomplete bodies—some missing limbs, others even without heads. Seeing this, fear was clearly reflected in many people’s eyes.“Let’s unite!” Ye Zhu shouted, rallying everyone. This was not something that could be resolved easily. He knew it well, because these corpses no l

Patriarch Ye Zhu walked over to Wei Liang’s body. With a single swing of his sword, he beheaded him. It was not that he was cruel—he simply understood something important. Wei Liang could return to life if his body remained intact. Therefore, he made sure to end it completely.He then ordered the others to take the separated body parts and place them in two distant locations.Ye Zhu did not want to repeat the mistake of his ancestors, who had once left Wei Liang’s body intact and merely buried it.Now he stood there, gazing at everything. The Five Elements Sect had become a sea of blood. This was a solemn and historic day in their calendar—a reminder of how many had fallen defending the sect.“We will observe three days of mourning. The Five Elements Sect will not restrict anyone from entering our Sacred Area. But remember—there are still many things inside that we have yet to fully investigate. You must be careful.”Song Que and the others were brought into the Core region, as it was