Escape

The third round, the fourth round, the fifth round...

In every round, Qin Heng encountered a formidable opponent.

Even the weakest among them could fight Qiang Lan at full strength to a standstill, while the slightly stronger ones surpassed even Demon Territory Bone Mountain.

Here, Qin Heng was considered quite powerful, yet he could not afford to be too relaxed. Every battle required him to expend some strength and use certain methods before he could claim victory.

Sometimes, when he encountered someone concealing trump cards, he might even suffer a setback. He relied entirely on the enormous room for error granted by the Space Law to maintain his advantage.

Each round took roughly forty hours to complete.

Over 999 rounds, that came to around forty thousand hours in total—four and a half Earth years.

That day, the finals reached the twelfth round.

Having just claimed his twelfth victory, Qin Heng returned to Lan Xuan Ke's side to rest and watch the matches.

At that moment, Lan Xuan Ke, who was seated in his chair, suddenly frowned.

"Teacher, what is it?" Qin Heng asked.

Lan Xuan Ke did not answer immediately. He seemed distracted, as though communicating with someone elsewhere.

After a moment, he said to Qin Heng, "Nothing much. My fourth sister contacted me. She received news that Golden Mosquito, an elder of the Scattered Stars Alliance, and Chang Tian, an elder of the Flame God Hall, fled together and left the Eastern Ancient Holy Land."

Golden Mosquito and Chang Tian...

Qin Heng instinctively glanced at Yan Feng beside him.

Yan Feng had also looked over upon hearing this. He said, "They must have seen Qin Heng's and my performances and fled for their lives."

Lan Xuan Ke nodded. "They know your strength now. Even if I do not act,