More than twenty Lingxiao Pavilion disciples had made it into the top thousand, a far better result than the Immortal Spirit Palace's. Ling Tian and the others were greatly heartened. As for the Immortal Spirit Palace, it had become the laughingstock of the entire Cultivation World, its once lofty image badly tarnished.
The matches among the top thousand were even more exciting. Some older-generation cultivators had come to watch, and Ling Tian had sent several clones as well. But his main purpose wasn't to watch the Lingxiao Pavilion disciples compete; he had come to watch Mo Lei watching the matches.
Ever since he'd learned that Mo Lei came from the Demon Realm and could awaken Demonic Blood Power, he'd paid close attention to her. He wanted to find out whether she had mastered the Purple Obsidian Demonic Eyes, and thereby learn how to control the Demonic Eyes.
Mo Lei had fought Lingxiao Pavilion disciples before, but only in friendly matches. She hadn't used her trump card, and she'd barely awakened her demonic blood at all. This left Ling Tian rather disappointed.
However, Mo Lei had made it into the top thousand, and her opponents were growing stronger. There was a good chance she would use her demonic blood awakening—and perhaps even the Purple Obsidian Demonic Eyes—so Ling Tian made a point of keeping an eye on her.
What amused Ling Tian was that Ling Yue's first match after making the top thousand was against someone from the Immortal Spirit Palace's Bone-Control Clan, while Nangong Yunlong faced the man from the Divine Strength Clan. Ling Tian knew that two more people from the Immortal Spirit Palace were about to lose their right to continue.
Just as Ling Tian had expected, the Divine Strength Clan cultivator was immensely strong and his cultivation