Sword Sect inner sect, at the venue.
As the contestants in all three divisions determined their victors, every image on the projection screens vanished.
All manner of phenomena appeared once more. Two beams of light descended, transforming into two golden stairways to heaven that slowly extended down from the sky.
[Nascent Soul Realm Champion—You Qihong (Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect)]
[Spirit Transformation Champion—Chang Xiao (Supreme Dao Sect)]
Indeed, although Chang Xiao had been refined to death by Xuan Xing's sect-protecting grand formation, he had still claimed first place in the Spirit Transformation division with an overwhelming advantage.
Even those below him, rankings points included, still had a certain gap in total score compared to him.
The same went for You Qihong of the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect.
Though he had been eliminated early on, his total score still remained in first place.
No wonder Old Chang wasn't sent to the spectators' seats like the other eliminated contestants...
Lin Changsheng looked up at Chang Xiao, who stood atop the golden stairway to heaven amid all kinds of magnificent phenomena, and ultimately felt a tiny bit complicated.
They were all among the foremost of their generation in the immortal sects. Who wouldn't want to stand in that position...?
Meanwhile.
Zhang Yunlu was looking up at the two of them when a mutter suddenly came from beside her.
"This guy isn't even as good as Brother Dog, yet he actually got first place..."
Turning her head, she found Chi Jiuyu quietly grumbling.
"Senior Sister knows him?"
"Mhm!" Chi Jiuyu nodded. "He was there at the last Grand Competition too."
"He lost to Senior Sister?"
"Yep, yep!"
He was a body cultivator who also cultivated martial arts—a fairly capable sort, enough to leave an impression on her.
But...
Unless he had improved tremendously during this period, there