On the White Jade Platform, there were four Dao Pools. Aside from the one occupied by Ri Yan and Wuyue, the other three had already decided their victors. Only one group of cultivators remained in each Dao Pool; as for the rest... they were either dead or had fled.
One of the Dao Pools was occupied by the Star Beast pair.
Another was occupied by a pair of Merging Dao Peak cultivators Lu Ye had never seen before. What was remarkable was that this team consisted of a Blood Race cultivator and an Insect Race cultivator!
Looking across the Star Abyss, both the Blood Race and the Insect Race could be considered major races. Their cultivators were numerous, and talented individuals emerged from their ranks in droves. It was hardly strange that two of the more than fifty thousand Merging Dao cultivators selected would come from these races.
Moreover, the Blood Race and Insect Race were naturally somewhat close to one another. Since they had encountered each other, they naturally did not mind joining forces. Over the past half year or so, the two had reaped considerable gains.
The final Dao Pool was occupied by Lu Ye's old acquaintances, Ning Gu and Junior Sister Shuang.
Ning Gu and Junior Sister Shuang securing a Dao Pool surprised Lu Ye slightly. Back in the Cloud-Ladder Trap, Ning Gu had lost a Clone, so his strength should have suffered somewhat.
Yet they were both Merging Dao Peak cultivators in the end, and Junior Sister Shuang in particular was very strong. Looking at it this way, it was only natural that they could seize a Dao Pool.
This was also why Ri Yan had proposed temporarily joining forces with Lu Ye. The ownership of the Dao Pools had already been settled. If they did