Sword Emerges Startled Swan! The Name of Wangyue

When the two green jade lots were completely drawn from the lot cylinder, the numbers "one" and "five" were clearly inscribed upon them.

"Lot number five..."

"Number five should be Ji Bingxiu of the Tianshui Ji Clan. He is a renowned Fourth-Tier Puppet Master in the Tianshui Cultivation World. Earlier, he registered a beast-form puppet of Fourth-Tier Mid Grade with the five deans.

"Moreover, he is a Gold Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator, and his divine abilities are no weak matter either. He once slew a veteran Golden Core Cultivator. Fellow Daoist Zixu must be cautious when facing him," Caidie softly reminded him from the side.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Caidie." Song Changsheng nodded in acknowledgment.

True Monarch Yingyue displayed the two jade lots in her hand to the crowd, then announced in a clear voice, "First round of the preliminary matches for Arena A: Song Changsheng, array dao instructor of the Myriad Manifestations Palace Branch, will face Ji Bingxiu, puppet instructor of the Tianshui Ji Clan Branch. Both contestants, please take the stage."

"This opponent is not to be underestimated. Fellow Daoist Zixu, you must be careful," Ling Xiao cautioned gravely.

"May Fellow Daoist achieve victory in your first battle." Everyone offered encouragement in turn.

"With Fellow Daoist's strength, so long as you do not encounter those few Late Golden Core Stage opponents, there should be no pressure at all." Ji Shinian was full of confidence in Song Changsheng.

Back when he was still in the East Sea, Song Changsheng had already been capable of standing firm against Ye Shinu of the Sea Yaksha Clan. After all these years of advancement, he had made up several of his shortcomings. Within the same realm, he would almost never meet an opponent.

Song Changsheng smiled slightly. "I will naturally