The Contest for the Purple Jade

"Look, a fight is about to break out! Ten people are fighting over a single piece of purple jade. Such a fierce battle is a rare sight indeed!"

"One of them seems to be a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I think I've seen him before. His name is Wen Jian. He has exceptional Sword Dao talent and is extremely strong."

"What's that? The one in purple is the current Holy Maiden of the Purple Wondrous Palace. You could say she's the strongest of these ten."

"The betting has begun! Fellow Daoists, why not try to guess who will win this piece of purple jade? There's a limit of one thousand people, with each person having a maximum bet of one thousand mid-grade Spirit Stone. Spots are limited, so please place your bets quickly!"

On the Myriad Stars Sect's side, High Person Liyue looked at the white-clad figure on the screen with a hint of doubt in his eyes. For some reason, this person gave him a sense of familiarity.

"Strange, I don't think I've ever seen this person's face before. Could it be a disguise?"

After muttering to himself, High Person Liyue stopped thinking and began to observe carefully, trying to glean some clues from the other party's magic.

"Look, they've started fighting!"

Unlike those watching the spectacle outside, Shen Ge inside the secret realm felt immense pressure. He didn't want to use the Samsara Method for the time being, so he was always hesitant and restrained in his fighting.

However, with the techniques he had learned before and the new ones he had learned in recent years, he was able to manage to cope.

"Storm!"

A man in a blue robe gave a soft shout, then gently waved his feather fan, sending a storm carrying thunder and lightning crashing down on the other nine people.

Attacking nine people at once, all of whom were at the same cultivation level, is truly arrogant!

This attack thoroughly enraged the others, and in that short time they reached a consensus: to kick this arrogant person out of the game first.

To the outside world, this scene has evoked regret and anger in countless people.

"Is that guy from the Wind God Palace an idiot? How has he survived this long with such arrogance and conceit?!"

"Damn it, I wasted my money betting on this idiot, what a waste of those thousand mid-grade Spirit Stone."

"Does he really think he's invincible in the Nascent Soul Realm? So arrogant and conceited. Has the Wind God Palace raised a fool? I doubt this fool can even break through to the Spirit Severing."

If the person inside the secret realm heard the countless curses and insults from the outside world, they would probably jump up in anger.

However, his attack was not entirely ineffective; at least three Rogue Cultivator at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm without powerful backing were injured.

That person injured three cultivators of the same realm with a single strike, so his strength was indeed quite impressive. Unfortunately, he was probably used to being arrogant, and reality would probably teach him a lesson.

The holy maiden from the Purple Wondrous Palace was the first to break free from the storm's influence and charge towards that person. Her attack was so fierce, and the vast purple lightning seemed to change the very color of the heavens and earth.

Next was the disciple from the Heavenly Sword Sect. He made hand Hand Seals, and countless Sword Qi formed a Sword Qi Long River that rushed towards the man to kill him.

Judging from the power of those Sword Qi energies, that person was going all out.

After two more people made their move, Shen Ge followed suit. He didn't use his full strength, but merely symbolically unleashed a burst of Sword Qi.

With so many people joining forces, one more won't make a difference.

Sure enough, the woman from the Purple Wondrous Palace alone was enough to leave that man somewhat helpless, not to mention the attacks from the others.

Even though his Wind-Element Spirit Root was extremely adept at speed, he couldn't withstand this all-around attack for long before the woman from the Purple Wondrous Palace shattered half of his body with a single finger.

He was then shredded into pieces by the Sword Qi of the one from the Heavenly Sword Palace, and even his Nascent Soul didn't have time to escape.

A genius has fallen.

Outside, the faces of everyone from the Wind God Palace were rather grim, and the elder leading the group was so dark that it seemed as if water could drip from his eyes.

Some sects that were already at odds with the Wind God Palace sent out congratulatory messages.

"Congratulations! Your Wind God Palace has really made a name for itself throughout the entire Heavenly Desolation Domain."

"No wonder you guys were so enthusiastic about this trial; it turns out you were all after fame."

"Old Wang, you guys are hopeless! How did you teach your disciples? Don't you care about their mindset at all?"

These sarcastic taunts made the elder of the Wind God Palace's face even darker; if it was blue before, it was now as black as ink.

"Let's go back to the clan."

The disciples remained silent, none daring to utter a word against the elder's decision.

Inside the secret realm, the battle had reached a fever pitch, with four people vying for supremacy. Shen Ge, positioned at the very edge of the battle, didn't participate much, only occasionally casting a spell to prove he hadn't given up.

The death of that person just now directly scared away the three injured people. Of the remaining six, two of them had recently died from serious injuries.

Shen Ge had originally planned to stop them and rob them, but the sudden burst of purple lightning forced him to abandon that plan.

Shen Ge stood on the outermost edge, constantly changing positions as the three of them fought. Every step he took was extremely precise, and because he intentionally minimized his presence, almost no one noticed him at first glance during their attacks.

This wasn't some profound technique, just some basic tactics for group battles. Shen Ge reduced his threat level before each of their attacks, so he couldn't be the primary target at that moment.

Don't be fooled by how simple it sounds; it's actually quite difficult to execute. If you accidentally offend them, Shen Ge could become the target of everyone's criticism.

Those watching the entire fight from the outside couldn't help but remark in surprise, "This person is interesting, hovering on the edge of the battlefield; he's probably going to be the one who suffers the consequences."

"There's no way around it; this guy's grasp of the overall battle situation and opportunities surpasses all of them, so he's destined to be the one who unawares the cicada."

"Judging from this control of the battle, this person has probably fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. It's just unknown whether his strength can rival those two, otherwise he'll just be the one who suffers the consequences later."

"I estimate it will be difficult. Although both are at the Peak Nascent Soul, the Purple Wondrous Palace and the Heavenly Sword Sect are both super-powerful forces, and their techniques are very strong among those of the same realm. But that's not absolute; it depends on that person's fortuitous opportunity."

On the high platform, the three hosts didn't even glance in this direction. Instead, they were focused on the battle on the Spirit Severing Realm side. They had a bet among themselves: whoever selected the person with the highest score would win, and the stakes were quite high.

Meanwhile, another person was seriously injured and escaped. Taking advantage of this, Shen Ge seized the Storage Bag containing the jade and formed a three-way standoff with the other two.

Seeing Shen Ge, who had snatched a Storage Bag and was still there, and who seemed to be approaching again as if nothing had happened, the two of them finally realized that something was wrong.

This person has a problem, a really big problem!