Semifinals

Just as Shen Changchuan's thoughts began to wander,

high above the ground,

Xuanfeng True Person, Sect Leader of the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect, stepped forward. His godlike, fathomless gaze swept over the two hundred or so people remaining in the square.

"Very good!"

"You two hundred fought your way through fifty thousand others to stand here. You are the future of my Jade Clarity Immortal Sect!"

"Keep striving! The future of the Cultivation World rests in your hands!"

Xuanfeng True Person raised a hand, and his commanding voice rang out between heaven and earth.

At that moment,

even Shen Changchuan could not help feeling a surge of excitement.

Not far from him, some faces flushed red, their eyes burning with fervor.

Half a lifetime cultivating in obscurity, then one morning's fame known throughout the world!

Their chance to make a name for themselves

was today!

"The semifinals officially begin!"

Under the gaze of tens of thousands, Xuanfeng True Person, Sect Leader of the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect, gave the decisive order.

At the same time,

as his words fell,

Rumble!

The ground of the square shook violently.

At its vast center, five enormous platforms, each ten times the size of a football field, slowly rose.

Shen Changchuan and the others standing in the square were pushed aside.

Once the platforms had risen several meters into the air,

layer upon layer of Power of Space sprang into being. Like curtains, they spread along the edges of the Arenas and enveloped each platform.

"Time is short. Five battles will begin at once!"

"The rules remain the same: winners advance, losers are eliminated!"

"Your only goal is to keep winning—win all the way to the end, and show the Immortal Sect and the world your most dazzling selves!"

As Sect Leader Xuanfeng True