Opening his eyes, Qian Duoduo found that only ten people, including himself, remained in the arena.
Everyone was full of Spiritual Qi, clearly having recovered their condition.
He quickly changed into a blue robe, and only then did he realize that among the top ten, besides Yu Yixiang, he also recognized one other person: Xu Fa, who had caused Qian Duoduo the most trouble.
Needless to say, he had re-challenged the arena and achieved ten consecutive victories.
The others, Jin Buhuan might know, but Qian Duoduo did not.
However, this was not a problem.
Qian Duoduo knew from Jin Buhuan's Jade Slip that he had no friends in the Refining Spirit Sect.
Friends care about whether you are happy or not, while acquaintances merely know a name.
Elder Hu personally came down to draw lots for the top ten.
Qian Duoduo drew number five, to fight number six.
Xu Fa was number one; he fought the Senior Brother who drew number two for over two quarters of an hour, winning with a move that used his sword as a dart, his Sword Qi striking his opponent's back.
Number four was Yu Yixiang.
Her match with the number three Senior Brother greatly opened Qian Duoduo's eyes.
The silver sword in her hand could actually Clone itself, splitting into two in the air, then four, then eight, all shimmering and chilling silver.
Her opponent, however, held a giant cauldron, countering clumsiness with skill; no matter how many silver swords came, he blocked them all with a single cauldron.
The material of that giant cauldron was unknown, but he wielded it with a whooshing sound.
The number three Senior Brother lost because he ran out of Spiritual Qi.
Only when he stepped off the stage did he discover that the cauldron was full of Yu Yixiang's silver swords.
These silver swords, quietly slipped into the cauldron, exhausted him to the point of collapse.
The number six Senior Brother was a muscular man, much taller than Qian Duoduo.
Before the fight, he repeatedly urged Qian Duoduo to surrender.
Qian Duoduo thought to himself, “Are you kidding? Palace Lord Dajiu is watching from above.
If I don't make it into the top five, I'll be thrown into Little Dragon Valley to collect snake venom.”
Seeing that Qian Duoduo wouldn't listen, the muscular Senior Brother took out a large golden hammer and asked him again, “Still not surrendering?”
Qian Duoduo was a little annoyed, feeling that this Senior Brother, despite his muscles, was a bit wishy-washy.
“Let's start.”
Qian Duoduo shouted loudly, pinched a spell, and pointed, sending the Golden Rooster Sword flying, making two quick passes in the air.
Qian Duoduo lifted his chin towards the muscular Senior Brother and said, “Come!”
The muscular Senior Brother snorted through his nostrils, exerted his strength, and roared, “Transform!”
His body grew another half a meter taller, and thick hair sprouted on his hands, making him look like a large gorilla.
This Aura had reached Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven.
To be able to upgrade without taking medicine, this must be either a Mystic Art or an innate talent.
The gorilla Senior Brother twirled the golden hammer with his fingers, turning it into two golden rings, “Surrender now, and it's still not too late.”
That's too much talk!
Qian Duoduo extended his left pinky finger and beckoned to him, “Just fight.”
The gorilla Senior Brother sighed and clanged the two golden hammers together in his hands.
“Boom,” like two large golden gongs ringing in his ears, a sound wave rushed towards Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo quickly used the Golden Rooster Sword to block in front of him, but the sound wave, like water, rushed past both sides of the sword and landed on Qian Duoduo's chest.
Qian Duoduo's heart stopped for a moment, as if it was about to explode, making him so uncomfortable he almost fainted.
This gorilla Senior Brother was playing dirty!
Qian Duoduo was both annoyed and amused; he adopted this violent stance but used a sneaky sound wave attack.
If it weren't for the Golden Claw Armor having five layers, which greatly weakened his sound wave attack, he would have been defeated by that single move.
At this point, there was nothing left to hold back.
Qian Duoduo infused Spiritual Qi into the sword hilt, controlling the Golden Rooster Sword to stab directly at the gorilla Senior Brother.
Seeing this, the gorilla Senior Brother swung his golden hammer to block the Golden Rooster Sword.
Qian Duoduo squeezed the sword hilt hard, and a loud rooster crow burst forth, also attacking the gorilla Senior Brother's heart.
The gorilla Senior Brother was stunned, sensing a ripple in the air, and in his panic, he instinctively blocked his chest with the golden hammer.
It must be said, the large size of this golden hammer had its advantages; it blocked a good portion of Qian Duoduo's sound wave attack.
However, from his pale face and his retreating steps, Qian Duoduo knew that the gorilla Senior Brother was also quite uncomfortable after taking that hit from him.
On the stage, they continued, he striking his hammer, Qian Duoduo crowing his rooster, dodging sound wave attacks whenever possible, and enduring them when they couldn't be avoided.
After about ten rounds, Qian Duoduo figured it out: the gorilla Senior Brother would strike his hammer, and then there would be a sound.
But the gorilla Senior Brother couldn't predict when Qian Duoduo's Golden Rooster Sword would make a sound.
Understanding this crucial point, Qian Duoduo made the Golden Rooster Sword move erratically, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes silent when it should be loud, and sometimes loud when it shouldn't be, landing several solid hits on the gorilla Senior Brother's chest and back.
“Pfft!” The gorilla Senior Brother spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was a heavy blow from Qian Duoduo, striking his front heart.
The gorilla Senior Brother's body began to shrink, returning to its original appearance.
He wiped the blood from his mouth and said, “I'm not playing with you anymore, Junior Brother, you're even more wicked than me.”
Qian Duoduo quietly swallowed the blood in his mouth.
He had also suffered internal injuries from being hit several times by the gorilla Senior Brother.
He won, he made it into the top five.
Qian Duoduo looked up at Palace Lord Dajiu, who was watching Qian Duoduo and nodded when he saw Qian Duoduo looking at him.
This indicated that Qian Duoduo had passed, and the task of collecting snake venom was waived!
The top ten showdown ended, and those who entered the top five also included Yan Boyuan and Meng Linyang.
Yan Boyuan was a dignified young man; his Divine Qi was no less than Jin Buque's, only his lips were a bit thicker.
Meng Linyang was as dark as charcoal.
Watching his match was absolutely thrilling; fireball after fireball erupted, burning his opponent to a crisp.
After Qian Duoduo and the other four had all recovered, Elder Hu announced, “For the top ten in the minor competition, the prize is ten thousand gold coins, one high-grade Mortal Weapon, and a reserved Immortal Cave in the inner sect's White Tiger District.”
The first two rewards were fine, but as soon as the third reward was announced, it caused a stir among the spectators.
The White Tiger District was second only to Qinglong District, with less than a hundred Immortal Caves, and those were Cultivation treasures on Mengyuan Mountain.
As the murmuring subsided, Elder Hu's voice continued to resound across Tianzhu Peak, “For the top five, the prize is fifty thousand gold coins, two high-grade Mortal Weapons, the reserved Immortal Cave remains the same, with priority in selection.”
“For the top three, the prize is one hundred thousand gold coins, three high-grade Mortal Weapons, and Immortal Caves arranged in Qinglong District.”
“First place in the minor competition—” Elder Hu raised his voice.
Below Tianzhu Peak, tens of thousands of Disciples were silent, not even a cough was heard.
“Two hundred thousand gold coins, one high-grade artisan artifact, and free choice of an Immortal Cave in Qinglong District.”
As Elder Hu finished speaking, in an instant, Tianzhu Peak was like countless bees flying in, flapping their tiny wings, buzzing and buzzing madly.
The reward for first place in this minor competition was too generous!
Two hundred thousand gold coins was equivalent to twenty years of Cultivation fees for a Level Six Disciple.
A high-grade artisan artifact was worth at least ten thousand gold coins.
The free choice of an Immortal Cave in Qinglong District was something that couldn't be bought with any amount of money.
Tang Honggong and Elder Hu remained expressionless, letting the little bees buzz to their heart's content.
This scene was exactly what they wanted in their hearts.
The greater the desire, the greater the motivation.
“Cough.” When the little bees had mostly dispersed, Elder Hu cleared his throat very lightly and floated down into the arena.
The entire venue instantly fell silent.
In the green bamboo tube in Elder Hu's hand, there were five green bamboo slips.
On the bamboo slips, the bronze wire symbol of the Refining Spirit Sect was engraved.
At the mouth of the tube, a thick cloud of white Spiritual Mist floated, cutting off everyone's Spiritual Awareness.
“Whoever draws number zero will directly enter the top three.
One and two, three and four will compete.”
Qian Duoduo secretly prayed for “number zero,” but when he reached out and drew, it was “number one.”
Wanting to lie down but unable to, Qian Duoduo sighed in his heart and looked at the others, wondering who was number two?
Yu Yixiang was the last to draw.
After she drew, she immediately showed her slip, “Number Zero”!
Seeing her get the “Number Zero” slip, Yan Boyuan and Xu Fa smiled happily, even more pleased than if they had drawn it themselves.
Qian Duoduo secretly sent them one word in his heart: cheap!
