The four entered Blood City. For prodigies backed by major powers, the Blood God Sect had long since dispatched people to wait before the spatial passage.
After confirming their identities, Bai Yu and the others followed the Blood God Sect disciples straight to Howling Phoenix Tower, a place specially meant to receive disciples from the major powers.
When they arrived at Howling Phoenix Tower, they could clearly sense that within the densely packed small courtyards behind the building, at least several hundred terrifying auras were crossing and probing one another. There were no shortage of Great Vehicle Realm experts among them as well.
Inside the main hall of Howling Phoenix Tower, even more renowned prodigies had gathered. This was the largest number of Body Integration Realm cultivators Bai Yu had ever seen in one place.
It was Xiao Rongrong's first time seeing such a scene as well. In the middle and lower reaches, Body Integration Realm experts were overlords of their own domains. To the lowest-tier cultivators, these people were mountains so tall their peaks could not be seen—but here, they seemed utterly commonplace.
Amid the ceaseless uproar from within, the group swept their gazes over the hall and saw a woman in dark-gold armor seated in the seat of honor. Across from her sat a man in rough hemp robes. As the two confronted each other, countless onlookers erupted in cheers.
Curiosity flickered in Bai Yu's eyes. As he moved a little closer, he heard the surrounding discussions.
The armored woman with a single ponytail, whose bearing brimmed with wildness, was Chu Shouling, the Valkyrie of War God Hall!
She was also publicly acknowledged as the strongest contender in this Divine Mountain expedition, and one of the hottest favorites to claim the Mountain God Seal.
Chu Shouling was one