A crowd roared and wailed. Even the True Immortals frowned, not because the Immortal Domain had lost so many consecutive battles, but out of contempt for these cultivators making such a racket.
"Hmph. With temperaments like these, their defeats were only to be expected."
A True Immortal spoke, finding them disgraceful.
"Although Ao Qian and the others lost, they did not lose their fighting spirit. Their future achievements will certainly be considerable. These people still fall far short. That said, the Nine Heavens' overwhelming strength is dealing quite a blow to our realm's younger generation."
In the arena, Jin of the Heavenly Horned Ant Clan paid no heed to the gazes around him. He stepped down from the altar and walked toward the Nine Heavens' contingent.
Against the lineage of the Immortal Domain's Immortal King Ao Sheng, he had a reason he could not lose. During that contest in Immortal Ancient, his elder sister had likewise crushed her opponent. If he lost to this clan and word reached her ears, the consequences were truly unimaginable. He would certainly suffer for it. Merely thinking of his sister made his skin crawl, even here in the Immortal Domain.
"Brother Jin, mighty indeed!"
"May your Immortal Dao flourish, Brother Jin! A beautiful victory!"
Everyone from the Nine Heavens spoke excitedly. First, Lin Ni had successively defeated numerous prodigies of the Immortal Domain, continuing the legend of the Heavenly Emperor Wusheng's dominance over that realm. Then Jin of the Heavenly Horned Ant Clan had displayed his divine might, suppressing the heir of the Immortal Domain's most imposing Immortal King lineage. Everything was going according to plan.
Next, the Ten-Crown King rose and strode forward with a dragon's bearing and a tiger's gait. His imperial aura subtly influenced the Dao rhythms of heaven and earth-a