Before long, the boundless power vanished, and Martial Ancestor departed.
Everyone was bewildered. A voice rang out—the same one that had appeared when the Supreme Competition began. "Xia Jiuyou and Yao Xuan will fill the remaining spots in the Supreme Competition's top ten. The top ten are now confirmed. Each will fight one opponent according to their current positions, and the Sole Supreme will be chosen."
Everyone was puzzled. They had just been allowed to fight in a free-for-all. Why had the rules suddenly changed?
It was obviously related to Martial Ancestor. What was he thinking? To him, the Supreme Competition was probably just a children's contest. Interfering in it seemed beneath him.
Outside the Horizontal Black Hole in the Falling Star Sea, Secret Ancestor spoke. "You don't want that young fellow who's cultivating the Three Yang Ancestor Qi to succeed?"
Martial Ancestor's voice came from the void. "If someone cultivating the Three Yang Ancestor Qi is driven to the brink of death and survives, he'll achieve the Ancestral Realm one day. Who could stop him?"
"With those monsters lurking nearby, having one more Ancestral Realm powerhouse would be a good thing," Blood Ancestor said.
Martial Ancestor snorted. "Anyone else would be fine, but not him. The Three Yang Ancestor Qi could make him a second Ancestor Chen. Don't forget, Ancestor Chen killed several Ancestral Realm powerhouses. If this one succeeds, where would that leave us? The blood feud between my Sixth Continent and the Fifth Continent will never be resolved."
Blood Ancestor spoke up. "Even if he succeeds, that would only matter in the present. The Ancestral Realm is still far beyond his reach."
"Even the slightest possibility that the Fifth Continent might produce another Ancestor Chen is unacceptable." Martial Ancestor was stubborn. He hated the Fifth Continent. When