The top ten were not arranged in the order of A, B, C, and D!
The moment Zhang Qiao looked at Lin Qinghe and Chu Yungui on either side of him, he realized there was something wrong with the positioning of the top ten.
"Kid Zhang, look. Behind you are Chu Yungui, Qin Shu, and Zhong Qiuli; ahead of you are Lin Qinghe, Jiang Zhaoxin, and Jiang Jinyue... Your position is quite something—you can fight either forward or backward."
Master Chen's words only deepened Zhang Qiao's suspicions about the top ten rankings. After pondering for a few breaths, Zhang Qiao gave a silent bitter smile. "The sect wants us to fight for first place with our lives on the line."
"Almost everyone before and after each person can put up a fight. This melee among the top ten will be quite the battle."
What Zhang Qiao had seen clearly, the others could see as well. The sect had laid its intentions out in the open: everyone wanted first place in the three realms, and everyone wanted a place in the top ten overall. Since that was the case, then they would fight—fight for a ranking they could be satisfied with.
Before long, a dull rumble rose from the Golden Core Realm side.
Zhang Qiao looked over and saw that, among the ten Golden Core Realm fighting platforms, two stone platforms had already collided. Zhang Ao, ranked tenth, had taken the initiative to challenge Qian Yun, who stood ninth.
Immediately afterward, a roar sounded from the right as well. Lan Zhaoxu, ranked eighth in the Spirit Transformation Realm, challenged Bai Lu, ranked seventh.
As challengers stepped forward on both the Golden Core and Nascent Soul sides, Lin Qinghe also made her move on the Nascent Soul Realm stage. Her chosen target