The capable rose; the mediocre fell.
Nature chose through competition; only the fit survived.
This was the eternal, unchanging truth of the Blood River Realm. Mount Jiuyi's Martial Saint had perished in struggle and failed to hold its Sub-top Tier River. Their sect's position should therefore be occupied by the Heaven Gate Sect! The blood treasures in the river should likewise be theirs to enjoy!
The three-year relocation period left to Mount Jiuyi was drawing to an end. Who could have imagined that, at this critical juncture when they were about to rise against the current and become an Upper Second Grade Sect, they would once again face a challenge from one ascending upstream!
The Heaven Gate Sect had won its contest and was brimming with fighting spirit!
From top to bottom, the sect feared no challenge!
The gale howled as heaven and earth spun.
Blood River tides rolled surgingly onward. A thirty-foot Blood Ape came Treading Waves, golden-eyed and snow-fanged, its long fur fluttering in the wind as it silently awaited the Heaven Gate Sect's Martial Saint to appear.
A battle against the current could be postponed, scheduled for another day, or fought through a civilized contest.
But one could not refuse battle!
These were the laws of heaven and earth decreed by the Great Li Sect!
On Heaven Gate Mountain, core disciples emerged from their Quiet Rooms. They stood shoulder to shoulder beneath the shadows of pines, looking down from above at the Blood Ape with utter disdain.
Heaven Gate Sect's Second Senior Brother, Ma Weizhi, clenched his sword sheath. His eyes narrowed, viciousness rising from him. "A newly advanced Sixth Realm creature dares to come to our Heaven Gate Sect and make trouble in a contest for the current? A beast is a beast—like a frog at