Supreme Void Dao Realm, [Divine Capital Changluo].
Although it was still morning, the entire city was already bustling.
Ordinarily, [Divine Capital Changluo] saw its largest crowds from afternoon to dusk, generally numbering two to three million.
But now, more than ten million Blood Sea Realm martial artists had entered [Divine Capital Changluo], almost all gathering around the [Combat Victory Platform].
Virtually every Blood Sea Realm martial artist in the Divine Capital had arrived.
Not only that, crowds kept pouring through the Great Void Teleportation Array in [Divine Capital Changluo] at every moment, all to witness the impending clash at the pinnacle with their own eyes.
For dozens of li around the [Combat Victory Platform], mountains and seas of people packed the entrance so tightly that not a drop of water could pass, their clamor shaking the heavens:
"Has Chen Shaojun still not arrived?"
"No. Maybe he hasn't even entered the Supreme Void Dao Realm yet."
"Anyway, Zhou Chenlong must have heard the news by now. He's most likely already challenged Chen Shaojun."
"Right! Once Chen Shaojun enters the Supreme Void Dao Realm, the clash at the pinnacle will begin."
"This is the contest for the strongest Blood Sea Realm martial artist of our generation. We absolutely can't miss it!"
The martial artists' enthusiasm had reached unprecedented heights. They discussed it excitedly, craning their necks in anticipation.
Meanwhile:
Before the [War God Tower], Chen Qingyu's figure abruptly appeared.
"Hm?"
He checked the Great Void Primal Spirit's notifications, his brows furrowing slightly:
Strange...
For the past few days, challenge requests from Chang Qianjiao and Princess Ao had remained among his [Combat Victory Platform] notifications.
Now, those two challenge requests had vanished without a trace.
Clearly, those two headache-inducing little girls had recognized the vast gap in their strength and given up on challenging him again.
But what surprised him was this:
He had not received the challenge request he had expected from Zhou Chenlong, number one on the Combat Victory Rankings.
As Chen Qingyu saw it:
Having been undefeated for several years, Zhou Chenlong should long since have felt a snow-like loneliness in his heart, forever standing alone in search of defeat, yearning for a true opponent.
Upon hearing that he had cleared the eighth floor of the [War God Tower], such an invincible heavenly prodigy's first reaction would probably have been to challenge him.
Yet now, Zhou Chenlong had made no move whatsoever.
Surely the mighty number one of the Blood Sea Realm couldn't lack even a hundred thousand Great Void Points?
Or was he cultivating in seclusion and hadn't heard the news last night?
Chen Qingyu considered the possibilities, then quickly made his decision:
I'll go to the [Combat Victory Platform] and wait half an hour for him.
If there's still no word after half an hour, I won't bother waiting. I'll just go straight to the [Martial Practice Hall].
With that thought:
Chen Qingyu delayed no longer. An auspicious cloud formed beneath his feet, and he stood atop it as he soared into the air, speeding toward the [Combat Victory Platform].
Northwestern [Divine Capital Changluo].
An array spanning over a hundred zhang, covered in ancient, profound patterns, was flashing ceaselessly with white light.
Each flash brought several figures into view.
Whoosh!
After another flash of white light, several young men and women appeared, excitedly turning to look around:
"So this is [Divine Capital Changluo]? This is my first time here."
"Mine too. The teleportation fee was really expensive. Even splitting it among us, it cost each of us over a hundred."
"Exactly. [Central Capital Yangchuan] isn't even that far from [Divine Capital Changluo]."
"Come on, let's go. We shouldn't stand here blocking the people teleporting in behind us, or we'll get shoved out."
Chatting and laughing, the young people walked out of the teleportation array in high spirits.
"Brother, may I ask you something..."
The young man in the lead had just stopped a Chen Clan member who had logged in, intending to ask for directions.
Boom!
The nearby Great Void Teleportation Array suddenly erupted with dazzling white light, which gathered into a thick pillar and shot into the sky.
"What?!"
Around the teleportation array, the many people who had just logged in or teleported over were stunned at the sight.
The Great Void Teleportation Array allowed travel between the various Great Void cities.
The farther a single teleportation carried someone, the greater the commotion.
The spectacle before them could be called heaven-shaking and earth-shattering. Just how far away had this person come from to make a special trip here?
Everyone instinctively held their breath, staring unblinkingly at the center of the Great Void Teleportation Array.
As the white light dispersed:
A young man wearing crimson qilin martial robes and a purple jade crown appeared within the teleportation array.
He stood tall and straight, his face incomparably handsome, his hands clasped behind his back. His expression was calm, his gaze placid as water.
"[Divine Capital Changluo]..."
The young man swept his gaze over his surroundings, his expression unchanged.
Rumble!
Terrifyingly powerful scarlet True Qi suddenly erupted from his body. With a thunderous burst, he shot into the air, transforming into a scarlet meteor that sped toward the [Combat Victory Platform].
His terrifying presence spread outward, leaving even those around him feeling suffocated.
"Th-this..."
The tens of thousands of Qi and Blood Realm martial artists present watched the scarlet meteor recede into the distance, utterly stunned.
As they understood it, only Golden Bridge Realm grandmasters could use their qualitatively transformed True Qi to hover briefly and glide on the wind.
This was universally acknowledged martial knowledge!
Yet now, they had seen it clearly: that young man in scarlet qilin martial robes had flown freely through the sky using nothing but his own True Qi, at a terrifying speed.
They could scarcely imagine how incomparably vast his True Qi had to be to sustain such explosive power.
"It's Zhou Chenlong!"
A young man in the crowd suddenly cried out, his face flushing with excitement:
"It really is him!"
"I watched his duel with Chang Qianjiao! I recognize him!"
At those words:
The area around the Great Void Teleportation Array fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an uproar!
"Zhou Chenlong? He came to [Divine Capital Changluo] in person?"
"Heavens! Teleporting from [Cinnabar Yang Divine Island] to [Divine Capital Changluo] must cost at least tens of thousands of Great Void Points, right?"
"No wonder! Probably only Zhou Chenlong could break the iron laws of martial cultivation and fly through the sky while still in the Blood Sea Realm!"
"So Zhou Chenlong couldn't wait to fight Chen Shaojun and came to [Divine Capital Changluo] in person!"
"Quick, quick! Let's get to the [Combat Victory Platform]! If we're late, we'll miss it!"
For a time:
The more than ten thousand martial artists around the teleportation array swiftly converged into a tide of people, racing desperately toward the [Combat Victory Platform].
Zhou Chenlong, number one in the Blood Sea Realm, had come to [Divine Capital Changluo] in person!
That meant the clash at the pinnacle was about to begin!
The two strongest invincible heavenly prodigies in [Blood Sea Heaven] would contend-a spectacle of unprecedented grandeur, rarely seen even once in decades or a century!
Missing this battle would be enough to leave someone regretting it for the rest of their life!