Inside the Cave Abode, Lu Ye held the Asura Token and checked his ranking in the Battle Arena.
Seventh place: Lu Ye, Nine Heavens Realm, two hundred and thirty-two victories, zero defeats.
Under the Rules, challenges within the Top Ten could only be made in sequence. In other words, the only person Lu Ye could challenge now was the opponent ranked sixth.
Unless that opponent was currently outside the Heavenly Asura Domain, in which case Lu Ye could skip him and challenge the fifth-ranked fighter.
After a brief rest to recover, Lu Ye continued issuing challenges.
This time, however, the challenge failed to go through. It undoubtedly meant that the sixth-ranked opponent was not in the Heavenly Asura Domain.
Lu Ye had encountered this situation many times before, so it was hardly unfamiliar. Still, he felt a faint sense of regret. It meant he had lost an opportunity to cross blades with a top Moon Jade Realm cultivator.
He selected a new target and challenged the fifth place.
It still failed. Lu Ye did not mind and proceeded to challenge fourth place, third place, second place... then first place.
A moment later, Lu Ye frowned and sank into thought.
It seemed the people ranked above him were all rather busy. None of them were in the Heavenly Asura Domain right now. They were likely taking part in trials.
That left him feeling somewhat unsatisfied, and his plan to ride the momentum all the way to the top of the rankings came to nothing.
Still, it was not a major problem. From Chen Xuanhai's guidance, Lu Ye knew that during the three days before each Battle Arena settlement, nearly every cultivator who wished to maintain their ranking would return to the Heavenly Asura Domain. This was especially true for those at