The fighting platform stood not far ahead of the square.
This was where cultivators of the Dao Court gathered before heading to the Sword Qi Great Wall.
A fighting platform had been set up here from time to time to test cultivators' true combat strength.
Many cultivators heading toward the main hall were also drawn over by the commotion.
"What's going on?"
Some cultivators asked curiously.
"I heard that two Heavenly Prides ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Ranking are going to fight."
"A match between top-ten Heavenly Prides? Now there's a show worth watching!"
"Do you know who they are?"
"I heard it's Zhou Ling, ranked first, and Du Huan, ranked tenth."
"First against tenth? What the hell is there to fight about?"
"You don't know the whole story. This time, Zhou Ling, who took first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, came from the Qingyang Immortal Domain. They say he was born a Rogue Cultivator, while the other nine Heavenly Prides are all Scions of Noble Families."
"How could they possibly accept that?"
"Besides, Zhou Ling only ranked first after borrowing a Magic Array in Five Spirits Immortal City to kill a Fifth-Tier Demonic Beast and earn a huge amount of military merit."
"So the others have doubts about his strength."
"Hmph, someone capable of killing a Fifth-Tier Demonic Beast deserves to be first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking. How can those Scions of Noble Families compare?"
Before the fighting platform, quite a few cultivators gathered and discussed it in hushed voices.
Among them were cultivators born as Rogue Cultivators, as well as those born into noble families.
They quickly divided into two clearly distinct camps.
Those supporting Zhou Ling were obviously more numerous than those supporting Du Huan.
After all, the cultivators who had