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"So what?" Zhao Yifan had no regrets. He had only killed three boring insects. Over the years, he had killed many more of these boring insects, especially during his battles with the Ancient Moon Hall.

"I am a member of the Black Heaven Hall, and I have no fear of anyone else." How could Zhao Yifan possibly fear the background behind these guys? The Black Heaven Hall, which he belonged to, was even slightly superior to the Ancient Moon Hall, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the number one power in the world. How could he possibly be afraid of the background of these guys?

"I'm here to compete and determine the winner, not to drink tea with them." Zhao Yifan's aura grew stronger, while Nangong Liuli's petty tricks seemed rather small-minded in comparison.

For Zhao Yifan, his purpose in coming here was to win. He wasn't afraid of making enemies at all. On the contrary, it should be others who feared him. The so-called "playing dumb to eat the tiger" approach might turn into a real "pig" if played for too long. His strength, however, didn't need any disguise.

"That's quite impressive. I believe you can take first place this time," Lu Li said, squinting his eyes. Over the years, as he compiled the Black Heaven Third Scroll and determined the path of the inner world, his contribution to the evolution of this world has become increasingly prominent.

Some of the good fortune brought by these contributions was injected into Zhao Yifan's (False Protagonist Halo, but now that (pseudo) halo has become quite dim under the influx of a large amount of good fortune.

Lu Li also had a real premonition that this competition among the five people was actually a contest for the protagonist's halo. Whoever won in the end would strip the others of their False Protagonist Halo), and that person would become the true protagonist of this world and become the trendsetter of this world.

"Let's go, I feel it's about time." Lu Li said with his eyes closed. Most of his consciousness appeared in another clone. When he opened his eyes, he saw the huge Dreamlands in the distance.

"With countless martial arts knowledge converging here, what will it give birth to?" Lu Li's clone was dressed as a mysterious wizard, with a jet-black raven perched on his shoulder.

This clone was re-formed by Lu Li using the legendary elements he obtained from Cinderella. It has some enhancement to dream magic and a special affinity with birds, allowing him to control them to a certain extent.

"There's still some time before this Martial Dreamlands opens. Judging by the timing, it should be in the final stages of the competition then," the wizard's avatar murmured, gazing at the edge of the Dreamlands Realm before him, seemingly trying to see through the barrier and understand the changes within.

It was still just an ordinary little village. Ten years had passed, and apart from becoming more dilapidated, nothing had changed. Hu Hansan sighed. This was his sin, but in this era, who cared about sins?

The ordinary little village has once again welcomed people in. The children who left here years ago have grown up and become accomplished individuals in many ways. Perhaps in the future, when people learn about this story, this little village will be remembered as a remarkable place.

Anyone familiar with the ways of the martial arts world could rattle off the names of all the people gathered here today with trepidation.

Among them, the most famous are probably Lu Li, the Black Heaven Hall, and Hu Wenxu, the Ancient Moon Hall. The organization they founded sparked six years of war, involving countless people. Countless people hated them to the bone, while countless others envied them to the point of gritting their teeth.

Five people, five disciples, each with their own followers, brought life back to the small village. Among them, the most famous Black Heaven Hall had surprisingly few people.

The Black Heaven Hall only brought its former Envy Hall Hu Hansan, as its coachman. The world's number one Assassin Ding Yuan, and his apprentice were not brought along. In contrast, several other forces came in larger numbers. Xiao Leng had recently completely subdued the Xiao Clan and become its head, so he brought along a few young members of the Xiao Clan.

Compared to these three families, the other two are truly more interesting. Ancient Moon Hall only sent one elder from the Wu Clan, but Wu Siqi has many confidantes, a large group of women of all kinds of looks and temperaments, including ladies from noble families, gentle girls from modest families, charming and mature Assassin, pitiful courtesans from the capital, willful young ladies, aloof senior sisters, and even a princess of a fallen kingdom.

Looking at this group of women was like looking at a hundred flowers. No matter how many women he had, he gave them all the same amount of love. The burly, handsome Wu Siqi stood among these beauties, enjoying their admiring gazes.

In contrast, on Nangong Liuli's side, there were all sorts of handsome men: elegant young masters, carefree rogues, cold and resolute youths, warm and cheerful neighborly brothers, and peerless young masters. Of course, the twin princes who loved her wholeheartedly, the kind and gentle white-robed prince, and the arrogant and charming demonic sect leader were all missing.

These handsome men displayed their boundless spirit of forgiveness and tolerance, living harmoniously with other handsome men, all admiring the same woman, regardless of how many men she had relationships with, as long as she had him in her heart, that was good enough.

Polar Star Qi Ye probably couldn't stand those men either, so he stood far away.

Zhao Yifan stood at a distance, watching the two groups of people, and found it all laughable. If it were before, he might have been Envy and envious of Wu Siqi for being able to have so many beautiful female companions, but after coming into contact with the great will of Black Heaven, these were nothing more than low-level interests.

And those who are dominated by these base, carnal desires—do they really have the potential to become his opponent? Absolutely not!!

"Xiao Leng, you killed the sect leader of my Heavenly Demon Sect! We will never let you live under the same sky!" Suddenly, a group of men in black rushed out. From Lu Li's perspective, each of these men had a streak of crimson light staring at their heads, clearly indicating that their intelligence had been lowered.

Watching Xiao Leng wield his greatsword and quickly dispatch the group of men in black, Nangong Liuli revealed a knowing look. She had a pretty good grasp of Xiao Leng's strength, and this understanding gave her an advantage.

"How will the competition proceed?" Chi Baishu asked.

"Let's draw lots." Five more crumpled pieces of paper appeared in Lu Li's hand. "Those who draw the middle circle get a bye, the remaining four people will play two-on-two matches to determine the winner, then the three people will draw lots again, and finally the winner will be determined again."

"As you know, I would never lie, cheat, or use underhanded tactics," Lu Li said sincerely.

"Nobody would believe you." Qi Ye shook his head. Over the years, Lu Li's personality had become well-known.

"How about this, ladies first, and Nangong Liuli will just have to skip a turn?" Lu Li smiled at Qi Ye, and then heard Hu Wenxu agree, saying, "I have no objection."

"Then let's leave it at that." Qi Ye knew there might be some trickery involved, but he still accepted the suggestion. In any case, even if he got two byes, he would at least get third place. Even if there was a conspiracy, it wouldn't be too bad.

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