Tian Ji's horse racing

The meager ten dueling platforms were quickly divided up by Sang Ying and her group. Almost immediately after Sang Ying took the stage, Bai Kejin and Dong Fuzhu followed closely behind, occupying the fourth and fifth dueling platforms.

Not to be outdone, Chi Yan of the Mara Gate seized the No. 1 fighting arena, openly displaying his ambition.

Another Golden Core Realm cultivator from the Mara Gate ascended the mountain with him.

Seeing this, Azure Feather Sect was naturally unwilling to admit defeat and also occupied three dueling platforms.

On the last two empty dueling platforms, number two and number ten, stood a young and beautiful Buddhist disciple and Taotie Gate chef whose physique resembled Maitreya Buddha, respectively.

The first few were from major sects, so it was understandable that they wanted to show off for a moment, but the latter two were really hard to understand.

Is this usually disliked, front-of-the-door position some kind of coveted spot?

One cultivator pointed at Sang Ying and said bluntly to the person beside him, "I thought this Fellow Daoist Sang was a clever person, but now it seems she's just a reckless fool. Just watch, she'll definitely be defeated before five people have even exchanged blows!"

Elder Mara Gate, who was sitting in the stands, shared the same view as the monk.

Elder Xu seemed to have learned his lesson. As soon as Sang Ying and the other two stepped onto the dueling platform, he pulled Elder Gu aside and laughed, "Your sect's disciples are truly courageous! That disciple named Sang Ying is quite skilled, so I'm not surprised she dared to go up first. However, the other two didn't seem to perform very well before. Rushing up so recklessly, I'm afraid the outcome won't be good!"

Elder Gu wasn't oblivious to the sarcasm in his words, and immediately pointed at Chi Yan and the other two who had come up on the stage, retorting, "You have so much free time, you should spend more time caring about your Mara Gate disciples. Save those words for teaching them a lesson!"

Elder Xu was not satisfied with these words: "How can this be compared? Our Mara Gate Chi Yan is no ordinary cultivator. Even your sect's genius, Lan Fusheng, suffered a crushing defeat in front of him!"

This was the happiest thing for Elder Xu in recent days. After hearing that Chi Yan had seriously injured Lan Fusheng, if he hadn't known that he was no match for Elder Gu, he would have gone to Ten Thousand Daos Born's courtyard and danced a few moves on the spot.

Lan Fusheng's situation happens to be Elder Gu's Achilles' heel. His good disciple only participated in a competition, but he returned in a miserable state with a body full of injuries.

If Elder Xu hadn't known the rules of the sect competition, he wouldn't have had the chance to interfere; he would have already drawn his sword and gone to the Mara Gate's courtyard to beat them up.

To my surprise, this person was so shameless that they dared to mention it in front of him!

Elder Gu tightened his grip on the sword hilt slightly, as if he were about to raise his sword and strike someone at any moment.

Fortunately, Jiulian stopped him in time and greeted Elder Xu with a gentle smile.

For some reason, Elder Xu's face tightened subconsciously.

"Since Elder Xu looks down on our other two Ten Thousand Daos Born so much, how about Elder Xu makes a bet with us?" Jiulian's tone was gentle, but she immediately set a trap for them.

Elder Xu subconsciously replied, "I don't mean to look down on those two disciples, I'm just stating the facts..."

"So Elder Xu has agreed to the bet with us? Good, I like Elder Xu's decisive and straightforward nature!" Jiulian added immediately.

Elder Xu: "Wait a minute... When did I agree to that?"

Before Elder Xu could finish speaking, Jiulian interrupted, "This is, after all, a competition between disciples, so we shouldn't go too far. How about we wager two orange-grade Spirit Artifact?"

Elder Xu coughed once. "I still..."

"Could it be that Elder Xu can't even afford two orange-grade Spirit Artifact?" Jiulian's face was full of pity, while Elder Gu beside her showed a mocking expression.

For a moment, Elder Xu could no longer maintain his composure. He immediately pulled out two orange-grade Spirit Artifact from his Storage Bag and slammed them on the table. "Come on, let's bet! Whoever doesn't bet today is a coward!"

Forget all the conspiracies and schemes; at this moment, Elder Xu only wanted to teach the two people in front of him a lesson in regret!

If these two were to gamble with him using Sang Ying, Elder Xu might consider it. However, he had previously paid attention to Bai Kejin and the other two. Although they were not weak, they were not at all at Sang Ying's level.

He refused to believe that these two could possibly make it to the end in an individual competition teeming with talent!

Thus, witnessed by the other elders, Mara Gate and Ten Thousand Daos Born made this bet. The four orange-grade Spirit Artifact were displayed brightly on the high platform, appearing exceptionally attractive.

Elder Xu and Elder Gu exchanged a glance, then both snorted softly and turned their gazes toward the distant dueling arena: Just wait, that Gu/Xu fellow will be crying in front of me sooner or later!

"Ah!" After a scream, another cultivator was violently knocked off the fighting platform.

One of the cultivators quickly stepped forward and dragged his poor junior brother away from the public eye, giving no one else a chance to watch the spectacle.

With the cultivator's defeat, the third dueling arena became empty once again.

But among the dense crowd of onlookers below, no one stepped forward to fill that void.

Until Sang Ying couldn't wait any longer and shouted, "Next!"

Those people then managed to make some movement.

"Hey, junior brother, didn't you say you wanted to have a match with Ten Thousand Daos Born's disciple? Fellow Daoist Sang has spoken, so why don't you go for it!" someone shoved their fellow disciple.

The cultivator, who had been pushed and stumbled, frantically retreated several steps under Sang Ying's sudden gaze until he was out of her sight. Only then did he have time to settle accounts with his senior brother who had tricked him.

Someone else encouraged the unfamiliar cultivator beside them, laughing, "Didn't you say before that the first one to step onto the dueling platform wouldn't last more than five? Look, Fellow Daoist Sang has already defeated the seventh one. If you go up now, you might just become the new champion!"

Under the onlooker's watchful gaze, the cultivator who had previously mocked Sang Ying wore an innocent and bewildered expression. "Is that so? I didn't say that, did I?"

The cultivator who overheard this person's arrogant boast that Sang Ying definitely wouldn't last until the end thought:... With acting skills like that, what kind of immortal are you cultivating?

Such a grand spectacle was not limited to the third arena; the same was true for the fourth and fifth arenas as well. However, those two only managed to knock their fifth opponent off the stage, unlike Sang Ying, who was so fierce.

Even so, it was enough to make Elder Xu on the stage sweat profusely.

"How is it, Fellow Daoist Xu? Doesn't my disciple Ten Thousand Daos Born always surprise you?" Elder Gu was extremely pleased as he looked at the pale face of the person beside him.

Elder Xu, his face cold, didn't even want to look at his mortal enemy. "She's only defeated five people so far. There's still a long way to go. Why are you so happy so soon? Perhaps next time, she'll be knocked off the platform and out of the top ten?"

Elder Gu pursed his lips and did not answer, but in his heart he felt that the other party was just making sarcastic remarks.

But what happened next seemed to confirm Elder Xu's words. Chi Yan, suddenly jumped off his fighting platform in front of everyone's astonished gazes.

"What is Chi Yan doing? Is he going to give up the competition?"

"Wait... look!" A cry of surprise drew everyone's attention.

Following the direction the man pointed, they saw only the red figure belonging to Chi Yan, who, after landing, flew towards the fourth arena where Bai Kejin was!

Before the onlookers could even process what was happening, the two men on stage, one in black and one in red, quickly clashed.

The flames seemed endless, rushing towards Bai Kejin as if to end the champion's winning streak.

Sang Ying, on the third dueling platform, naturally wouldn't miss this scene. While everyone else was busy watching Bai Kejin and the other person, she silently looked in Su Fuyun's direction.

As expected, the other person responded to her gaze and even gave Sang Ying a provocative smile.