The stutterer was unlucky. He had been constantly bullied by others, but fortunately, he was very quick, and he had been able to run away every time.
Xia Tian’s strength was not bad either, and even though he was not quite at the same level as the Ten Arbiters, he was still able to keep himself safe.
Little Leaf King had gone missing, and nobody was able to find him.
Qing Longlong spread poison everywhere, so very few people tried to provoke her, as everyone was wary of a poison user.
The most unfortunate one ended up being Tai Yuanjun, as he was not very impressive, not very strong, and had a sharp tongue. This combination led him to constantly being surrounded and attacked by several people.
Starsibyl remained unbothered, and she had not acted even once. Even the people in the Neoverse were rather hesitant when it came to the Starsibyl Sect, as nobody dared to casually provoke those with the ability of divination. Besides, Starsibyl was far too pretty, so many of the Neoverse cultivators tried to butter her up.
On the continent, the previous one-on-one battles had developed into chaotic battle royales, and quite a few people had already formed parties of groups of two or three. They would work together to attack others, causing a great deal of smoke to drift up from all over.
Within a certain mountain range, there were eight people locked in battle, and they caused the mountains to crumble as the sky shook from numerous explosions.
When a lone figure descended, the chaos instantly stopped, and both sides fled from the mountain range, not a single one of them daring to show their face there.
Soon after, news of the appearance of the Mavis family’s Treeheart Descendant shook the Mountain and Seas Zone.
There were a few colossal organizations in the Neoverse that could not be provoked. The Hall of Honor went without saying, and there was also the Cosmic Sect, the Seven Courts, Burial Garden, and the Mavis family. Each one of these forces was incomparably powerful.
The Mavis family was very mysterious, and their residence was not in a fixed location. Many people were aware that the Mavis family’s origins stemmed from an ancient tree that grew on the back of a giant tortoise. For countless years, they had controlled the finances of the Human Domain, though nobody knew how they had managed to do so. Still, one could only imagine how terrifying they were.
Beyond the mountain range, two men and a woman panted heavily. “Who knew that the Mavis family’s Treeheart Descendant would get here so quickly! The Hall of Honor’s Chosen haven’t even arrived yet.”
“The Mavis family might currently be a bit further away from the Mountain and Seas Zone, leaving them with no choice but to get here earlier,” one of the men said.
The three youths were helpless, as the commotion from earlier had been the three of them fighting against another group. However, everything had stopped as soon as the Mavis family’s Treeheart Descendant had appeared.
A piece of stone fell down and struck the ground, causing dust to billow up from the ground for a little bit. It moved very gently, but it also contained a power that made the three people too afraid to move at all.
A man had appeared above them at an unknown time, and he was slowly descending towards them until he was right in front of them.
The man looked rather ordinary, and there was nothing noteworthy about his appearance with the sole exception of his eyes; they were unforgettable after just one glance.
“Did you guys just say that the Mavis family appeared in this mountain range?” the man asked with a gentle voice.
The trio nodded in stunned silence.
“How many?”
“O- one.”
The man was astonished. “Just one?’
The trio nodded.
The man waved a hand, and the trio felt as though a burden had been lifted off of them. Once free, they instantly fled.
“So there’s actually only one. It seems like this generation’s Treeheart Descendant is very confident in herself. This is quite troubling,” the man mumbled to himself.
The trio ran a great distance before finally stopping.
“That frightened me out of my mind! I thought that he was going to kill us. Who was that?” the woman asked fearfully.
The two men both shook their heads. “I didn’t recognize him, but his strength left us paralyzed, so he’s definitely a top-notch expert.”
“Too many experts have shown up for the Mountain and Seas Zone this time, and the Innerverse’s so-called Ten Arbiters don’t seem weak either. Apparently, they can go up against the Seven Courts’ heirs, which is ridiculous.”
“Let’s find a few more people to team up with since we’re not even considering aiming to become one of the Cosmic Five.”
“That’s right, let’s find a few more teammates.”
***
Within the mountain range, Yuhua Mavis was floating in the air, and tender blades of grass spread out beneath her and propped her up.
She was sitting on the grass as she stared off into the distance, looking at the hazy mountains. It was impossible to know what she was thinking.
Before long, a man arrived and smiled at her. “Sure enough, there’s just one person. May I ask for your name?”
Yuhua Mavis looked at the man, her face showing her surprise, but she calmly replied, “Yuhua Mavis.”
The man exclaimed, “That’s a good name. I’m Xia Jiuyou.”
Yuhua Mavis’s eyes lit up. “From the Seven Courts, the scion of the Xia family. I’ve heard of you.”
Xia Jiuyou smiled. “The honor is mine.”
“What’s brought you here?” Yuhua Mavis asked.
Xia Jiuyou said, “I only came to take a look. After all, the Mavis family’s Treeheart Descendants are rarely seen.”
“That’s nothing too strange, isn’t it?” Yuhua Mavis said.
Xia Jiuyou smiled and spoke to her for a bit before moving on.
Yuhua Mavis’s expression grew solemn as she watched Xia Jiuyou leave. He was somewhat different from the others, though she did not know how to describe it. There was just something about him that seemed rather unfathomable.
The Seven Courts’ families were Xia, Yōu, Yu, Ce, Ku, Hui, and Xie. Although there was no differentiation in strength among the families, the Hall of Honor had always been the most wary of the Xia family.
Even her Mavis family, the Cosmic Sect, and other top powers publicly recognized the Xia family as the leader of the Seven Courts, and Xia Jiuyou was definitely one of the most terrifying people to appear at this Astral Tower contest.
***
Outside the Mountain and Seas Zone, a spacecraft emitting smoke arrived.
Many looked at it with strange expressions, as this vessel looked like it was about to explode!