More than ten days later!
The competition for the eighth trial finally arrived!
More precisely, the competition for the arena defenders finally began!
The arenas were not in the enormous square from before, but had instead been assigned to the City Lord's Manor.
Immortal Emperor City had four City Lord's Manors, one each in the east, south, west, and north.
A stretch of level ground lay between these four City Lord's Manors, naturally forming a square.
This square was more than ten times larger than the one outside.
At that moment, sixteen enormous formations had been activated in the square.
They corresponded to the first through sixteenth groups.
Spectating immortals crowded around the formations.
And standing within the formations at that moment were the seeded contestants who had emerged victorious after ten days of competition!
Aside from these thirty-two seeded contestants and arena defenders, everyone else had been completely eliminated and no longer had any chance.
He Pingsheng looked toward the first arena.
That was his arena.
But he saw a woman standing in the first arena: Ye Xiaodao!
He Pingsheng knew this woman. She was the one who had traded a classic on talisman crafting, the Secret Script of Heavenly Talismans, for the first five chapters of his Divine Refining Technique!
Moreover, Ye Xiaodao was Master Six Words' disciple. Later, before the fortune test, Master Six Words had traded a tree stump called Myriad Willow Ghost-Binding Wood for the Supreme Unity Chapter of the Divine Refining Technique in He Pingsheng's possession!
So Ye Xiaodao had left quite an impression on He Pingsheng.
Aside from Ye Xiaodao, He Pingsheng knew almost none of the seeded challengers in the other arenas.
However, seeing the unpleasant expression on his disciple Luo Bingyao's face, he asked, "What's wrong? Is your opponent very strong?"