As Huang Xiao stepped onto the arena, the experts at the Upper Ancient Realm Peak finally moved, leaping onto it one after another.
The pressure had little effect on them now, so once they landed, they swiftly approached the center, where Zhuang Chen stood.
They had found it fairly easy when they first landed on the arena, but after rushing forward nearly ten zhang, their pace slowed.
This was only natural. The closer they drew to Zhuang Chen, the stronger the pressure they faced.
Under the immense pressure, differences gradually emerged among these experts who were all at the Upper Ancient Realm Peak.
The stronger ones could keep advancing, while the weaker ones were already struggling to hold out.
"Still about ten zhang from that old man. The pressure here probably exceeds what most Upper Ancient Realm Peak experts can withstand." Huang Xiao had advanced fifteen zhang, placing him among the few people at the very front.
However, he had been the first to step onto the arena, so he was naturally farther ahead. Some of the experts behind him were gradually catching up.
The arena was fifty zhang long and wide. Since Zhuang Chen stood at its center, the shortest distance between him and its edge was about twenty-five zhang.
If some of the Jianghu practitioners landed at the arena's four corners, they would have farther to travel toward Zhuang Chen.
In fact, that difference in distance had little effect. What mattered most was that the pressure was almost identical at the same distance from Zhuang Chen. Anyone around him would be affected.
There were only a hundred or so Upper Ancient Realm Peak experts, making the arena seem rather large and empty.
"Shall we try again?" someone at the Upper Ancient Realm Late Stage asked the person beside