Every duel between disciples was a fight to the death.
After the first round of duels between the Heaven's Chosen, the battles that followed only grew fiercer.
Spiritual light swirled across the arenas, their overwhelming auras blazing like fire, every clash a contest of blood and flame.
Among them, quite a few of the Golden Wing Sect's higher-ranked Heaven's Chosen also stepped into the arenas.
Top ten Heaven's Chosen such as Nangong Rui and Wu Hao were among them, facing their respective opponents.
Judging by strength alone, however, their opponents were merely ordinary Heaven's Chosen whom they could completely overwhelm.
They posed little obstacle.
The truly fierce battles were still those between Heaven's Chosen of comparable strength.
Even watching from the sidelines, Lin Ke could feel the brutality of their battles.
Of course, he was not watching the Heaven's Chosen fight merely for the sake of watching.
First, he could use this opportunity to gain an understanding of the other sects' unique methods so that he could counter them.
Second, he was examining everyone's backgrounds.
Quite a few spies from the Shu Frontier had infiltrated this Heavenly Pride Gathering, and not one had been exposed yet.
These arena duels were the best opportunity to uncover their methods and verify their identities.
If any spy let something slip in their eagerness to win, he could deal with them afterward.
So far, however, he had found nothing unusual among those fighting.
An hour passed.
Soon, it was time for the third wave of the Heavenly Prodigy Showdown.
Once this wave ended, it would be time for the duels between the top ten Heaven's Chosen.
The battles began.
Lin Ke swept his gaze across the arenas, continually examining the Heaven's Chosen's methods.
As the battles grew increasingly heated, Lin Ke finally noticed something