Jiang Tian's words drew smiles from the gathered prodigies. Once the countdown officially ended, the Jade Talisman successfully went into Li Chunfeng's pocket, while Ye Lin pocketed one thousand mid-grade immortal stones.
The auction continued afterward, but no particularly stunning treasures appeared, and it soon came to an end. Everyone present wore smiles, clearly quite satisfied with this auction.
Ye Lin was quite satisfied as well. One thousand mid-grade immortal stones had entered his account—either way, he had made a profit.
"Alright, it is now time for the much-anticipated second stage. Everyone here comes from one of the three Sacred Lands, and being accepted as a disciple by a Heavenly Immortal mighty figure proves that you yourselves are far from ordinary."
"The next event will be sparring. Victory and defeat should be taken lightly; winning or losing is not important. If you can take this opportunity to advance further through sparring, that would be even better."
"Of course, we have also prepared some benefits. That is, betting pools will be opened. Regardless of victory or defeat, both participants in a sparring match may receive twenty percent of the earnings in the pool."
"Consider it a little compensation for your efforts. Now, the sparring begins. Please choose an opponent you favor and issue your challenge."
As Jiang Tian spoke, an enormous Arena rose from the very center of the island. The Arena itself was forged from special materials; no matter what happened, it would not suffer the slightest damage.
In any case, combat power at the Earth Immortal level could not damage the Arena.
"Alright, which senior brother or junior brother wants to go up and have some fun?"
Seeing everyone around him merely watching, Jiang Tian found it a little hard to save face and immediately forced a smile.
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