"Sect Leader, aren’t you coming?"
As Huai Ye headed to the battle area, he noticed Wen Ping walking in the opposite direction.
Wen Ping shook his head and continued walking forward.
Instead of watching their battle and being a spectator, Wen Ping felt he should look for the next opponent, study them, then devise a counter-strategy to ensure the next win.
Getting Huai Ye or Qin Mo into the top 100 of the newcomers ranking was no simple task.
People around saw Wen Ping walking in the other direction and started whispering quietly, then burst into laughter.
"Maybe he’s afraid of losing face."
"A loud slap in the face, now that would be funny."
Those who hadn’t yet chosen a challenge target moved closer to the battle area.
At the edge of the battle area, a young man with sword-like brows held a challenge letter and loudly declared, "Lin Kewu, Huai Ye, Qin Mo, Lu Jiang, Lu Xue from the Immortal Sect challenge Ding Tai, Xiang Hai, Shui Qiong from the Xiu Yue Sect... In the Immortal Sect, the highest ranked newcomer is Lu Jiang, ranked 980th, with 9020 points. In the Xiu Yue Sect, the highest ranked newcomer is Ding Tai, ranked 1010th, with 8990 points."
"Both sides enter the battle area..."
As the young man’s words fell, Huai Ye and the others began entering the area encircled by golden lines—the battle area.
On the other side, the moment Ding Tai and his team stepped into the circle, Ding Tai fixed a sharp gaze on Huai Ye and the others.
"I’ll dash straight to find Lu Jiang. I’ll tangle with him. Even though his rank is higher than mine, his power might not necessarily be stronger than mine. I’ll first hold my ground with him while Xiang Hai, you go and tackle Lu Xue. As long as the two of us can hold them, the remaining three... Shui Qiong, if you can’t sort them out..."
The lady in blue behind him nodded, then directly activated her Meridian Gate.
Bang!
The Meridian Gate in her left hand opened with a sound.
Shui Qiong guaranteed, "Rest assured, I’ll take care of them. A Middle Profound Realm and two Lower Profound Realms, not even enough to pick my teeth."
"Let’s start!"
With Ding Tai’s command,
Ding Tai and Xiang Hai immediately charged towards Lu Jiang and Lu Xue.
Bang!
Bang!
Two golden Anomalous Veins Meridian Gates opened in response.
Everyone around sighed in awe. They turned out to be two gold-attributed innate Anomalous Vein talents.
"The Xiu Yue Sect indeed acquired two good disciples. Though they’re just from an ordinary Four-star Influence, if these two grow up, the future of the Xiu Yue Sect is unpredictable."
"Certainly seems like a point-giving match. Two innate Anomalous Vein talents at the Upper Profound Realm, terrifying! A bit overly mismatched."
The crowd chimed in, but the next scene stunned everyone.
As the Meridian Gates of the Immortal Sect party burst open,
A Fire Dragon.
A flying sword.
They appeared suddenly, the foremost to break through into Ding Tai’s group.
The two sides were clearly still twenty zhang apart!
"What kind of Vein Technique is this?"
Ding Tai dodged, trying to evade, but just as he sidestepped, he saw the Fire Dragon adjust its direction. Helplessly, he had to switch from advancing to retreating, then watched the Fire Dragon relentlessly pursuing, leaving him bewildered.
Behind him, Qin Mo’s sword flew amidst their group, its speed too swift to be handled.
Even though the two from the Middle Profound Realm in the back managed to dodge once, they couldn’t evade the second attack.
"Ah!"
A scream echoed.
Someone was already injured.
Xiang Hai, who initially intended to go after Lu Xue, could only retreat to block Qin Mo’s sword.
But seeing that sword freely flying within their group with no discernible pattern, he was also bewildered.
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