Arc 282The Five-Battle Contest
As the Eastern and Northern Regions edged toward war, Li Guxian arranged a five-battle contest and gathered Eastern Region support. With the competition set for three months later, Lin Bai left for the Northern Region to help rescue imprisoned Holy Daughters and Leng Xingguang.
- Daoist Chai reported that Huangzi would not relent, and the leaders considered a martial contest as their best chance to avert war between the regions.
- Tang Xiong revived a proposal for each side to choose seven prodigies, while the Heavenly Dao Clan patriarch revealed Black Water Clan, his secretly trained grandson, as a powerful contender.
- The Northern Domain selected its fighters, and the three ancient factions consulted Prince Liang and the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace about the contest.
- Goddess Li Guxian gave Lin Bai and the First God Child contest treasures, then negotiated with Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu to secure Eastern Region cooperation and plan for threats from the West and South.
- Li Guxian named Wang Zhengyang, Qi Lingyu, Lin Bai, the First God Child, and Huang Qingyun as the Eastern Region team, and Chu Junyou pledged Chu’s support for the contest.
- After meeting Lin Bai and Li Guxian, the Crown Prince and Prince Liang discussed Chu’s ambitions and the dangers of their plans.
- Li Guxian agreed to the contest, which Daoist Chai set for five battles at Heaven Sword Peak in three months, with the first side to win three declared the victor.
- Li Guxian sent Lin Bai to join the Second and Third God Children in rescuing imprisoned Holy Daughters and Leng Xingguang, and Lin Bai departed for the Northern Region by a concealed route.