Six Luminaries Immortal fought him for thousands of exchanges, battling for three days and three nights before finally winning. Void-Refining Immortal, meanwhile, had relied on a top-grade immortal treasure to protect himself, attacking without defending, and ended his battle even earlier.
"At last, I defeated him."
Having overcome a formidable foe, Six Luminaries Immortal wiped away his sweat with trembling limbs, though several traces of delight showed on his face.
After breaking through to the late Immortal Ascension stage, Six Luminaries Immortal had participated in the Stele Sea Sword Duel three times. The first time, he had failed to even pass the first sword duel before being defeated.
The second time, his cultivation had broken through to the eighth level of Immortal Ascension. He defeated powerful foes and passed two consecutive rounds, only to lose at the most crucial third round.
This time, he had brought a top-grade immortal treasure with him, yet refrained from using it. He had defeated the formidable foe solely through his own strength, showing that he had indeed made tremendous progress.
"Recover your immortal power first. The struggle for Law Stele qualifications afterward will be a hard battle."
Seeing this, Chen Nianzhi spoke.
Six Luminaries Immortal was among the last batch of immortals to finish their fights. Not long after his battle ended, the third round of sword duels came to a complete close.
Chen Nianzhi looked up and found that, after passing three rounds of sword duels, fewer than a tenth of the immortals remained eligible to compete for the chance to comprehend the Law Stele—only a little over ten thousand people.
Including the several thousand ninth-level Immortal Ascension cultivators from before, more than twenty thousand immortals had obtained the qualifications.
"There are more immortals this year than in previous years."
Seeing this, Six