Xingyun Continent.

At this moment, the atmosphere had reached an unprecedentedly tragic state.

Two thousand powerhouses had entered the Planar Battlefield for two days already, and no one knew what the situation inside was.

The High Priest sat cross-legged within the altar, praying crazily and devoutly, hoping those who entered could survive and not be bullied by the major planes.

The reality?

City Lord Han was currently on the battlefield, watching powerhouses from various planes fighting at the maximum distance, sometimes clapping and cheering, sometimes marveling at their formidable strength!

So then.

Why at the maximum distance?

Because as soon as they approached, as soon as they were discovered by both planes, that fight definitely wouldn’t happen—instead, both would flee at maximum speed.

The current situation was that as soon as planar warriors saw warriors from Xingyun Continent, they would absolutely run faster than rabbits, even realizing that there seemed to be more warriors from this continent than before, becoming aware that they had come in force!

In one stroke.

All the major planes became nervous.

When Eternal Sect was still illegitimately smuggled in, they still felt some apprehension. Now that the entire continent could freely send people in, they would probably set off a new round of bloodbath!

“City Lord!”

In the great hall of Nine Heavens Continent’s stronghold, an elder came to report: “The investigation is complete. Xingyun Continent has sent in two thousand warriors!”

“As expected!”

Mo Shangsheng said: “The warriors from this plane can now enter normally!”

“What’s their strength?”

“Several at Earth rank, dozens at Mystic rank, the rest all at Yellow rank.”

“That weak?” An elder beside him said in astonishment.

Mo Shangsheng shook his head solemnly: “The Eternal Sect master also seemed very weak. Could you imagine he could kill tens of thousands of people?”

That elder fell silent.

Killing tens of thousands in such a short time, escalating from an initial third-level wanted notice to a super-level wanted notice instantly, finally triggering thunder tribulation punishment—this was absolutely unimaginable.

Mo Shangsheng said in a grave tone: “Eternal Sect is just one sect from Xingyun Continent. Now that they’ve come in force, their strength definitely cannot be underestimated!”

Under the interference of Jun Gou Sheng’s uncertain factor, he was already walking on the ancient road under dusk, chasing after his lost intelligence.

“City Lord.”

Just then, another subordinate came to report: “According to intelligence from the front lines, Xingyun Continent warriors often go out in groups of three to five… to play around.”

Mo Shangsheng wasn’t surprised and said: “Only truly powerful experts would treat the battlefield as a playground!” After pausing, he said: “Send down the order—whenever you see people from Xingyun Continent, avoid them if possible. Don’t provoke them under any circumstances!”

“Yes!”

Several elders hurriedly transmitted the order.

Other first-tier planes also learned that Xingyun Continent had two thousand warriors entering, so they all adopted a non-aggression policy.

As for Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent, at this moment they were all cowering in their strongholds praying that the other side wouldn’t target them or come endlessly to cause trouble.

These two planes that had always loved to bully newcomers had been completely beaten into submission by Jun Changxiao. If the higher realm allowed it, they would have wanted to relocate their strongholds as soon as possible.

Truly love life.

Stay far away from Xingyun Continent!

…

“Young Master Yuan.”

In the forbidden land, within Demon Emperor Gate’s great hall, an elder said with a long face: “Aren’t we taking action yet?”

“Various major sects have sent out quite a few top powerhouses. If we suddenly strike now, we could definitely catch them off guard!” another elder said.

Young Master Yuan said: “No rush, let’s wait a bit longer!”

He didn’t immediately strike because the two thousand powerhouses entering the battlefield to die had ignited the passion of the continent’s warriors. If he acted now, it might cause public outrage and encounter even greater resistance.

Demon Emperor Gate only targeted righteous sects, not opposing the entire continent.

Xingyun Continent didn’t only have sects—there were also many major families and independent cultivator groups whose power couldn’t be ignored.

Moreover.

Young Master Yuan was very worried about Jun Changxiao.

Although this guy said he wouldn’t get involved, who knew if he and the righteous sects went to war, whether he would unexpectedly surround the sect again to extort money!

At present, if Demon Emperor Gate acted, Jun Changxiao might really come extort money, after all, it was like an ATM machine.

…

Eternal Sect.

Jun Changxiao took time to return and asked Li Luoqiu about recent news from the martial world.

Learning that Demon Emperor Gate still hadn’t made any moves two days after the various powerhouses left, he was very puzzled: “Such a heaven-sent opportunity—why haven’t they acted yet?”

“Sect Master.”

Li Luoqiu said: “Little Mu sent word that he’s been promoted to Taixuan Holy Sect inner disciple.”

“Good, very good.” Jun Changxiao smiled with satisfaction.

For a top sect like Taixuan Holy Sect, only by becoming an inner disciple could one truly integrate and have opportunities to obtain more intelligence and information.

“Little Mu also said Taixuan Holy Sect recently plans to organize a group of inner sect genius disciples to enter the Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower for closed-door cultivation. He’s asking if Sect Master wants to sign up?” Li Luoqiu said.

“Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower?” Jun Changxiao said: “What is that?”

Li Luoqiu said: “This is a cultivation site built by Taixuan Holy Sect’s first Sect Master, similar to our sect’s Training Tower. Inside contains abundant spiritual energy that allows warriors to rapidly increase their cultivation.”

Jun Changxiao rubbed his nose: “I didn’t expect there would be cultivation sites similar to the Training Tower.”

“Nonsense.”

The System said: “After all, they’ve stood on the continent for nearly ten thousand years. Without some foundation, how could they manage?”

Jun Changxiao said: “Tell Su Xiaomo, if the Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower can rapidly increase cultivation, he can sign up.”

“Yes.”

Li Luoqiu transmitted the message through voice transmission in layers, reaching Su Xiaomo’s ears in an extremely short time. He gently put down his chopsticks solemnly: “Senior Sister Xia, I want to enter the Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower with you!”

Xia Shuiyun was startled, saying quietly: “Who asked you to accompany me?”

“If you want to enter the Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower, you must first pass the Molten Cave assessment. Can you do it?”

“Senior Sister Xia.”

Su Xiaomo leaned his head over, turning to whisper: “At any time, never question whether a man can or cannot do something.”

“Why?”

“Because men only have ‘can do,’ not ‘cannot do’!”

…

“Ahh!”

“I’m dying, I’m dying!”

In a flame-shrouded area, Su Xiaomo stuck out his tongue and fled frantically. Behind his bottom, dozens of fireballs were in hot pursuit.

Xia Shuiyun, who had come to the Molten Cave assessment with him, saw this and a dark line rose on her forehead: “You call this ‘can do’?”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Inside the cave, fireballs increased more and more. The two sometimes chose to evade, sometimes chose to join hands to break through. Although the situation remained extremely perilous, the tacit understanding and coordination between them continued to improve.

One hour later.

The door leading to the outside opened. Su Xiaomo walked out trembling on both legs while supporting himself against the wall, then sat down on the ground with a collapsed expression: “This Molten Cave is simply hell!”

Xia Shuiyun said lightly: “The Ten Perfections Spirit Imperial Tower is even more terrifying than here. If you can’t do it, quickly withdraw.”

“I can!”

Su Xiaomo said seriously.

He really could, but to avoid exposing his ninth-rank Martial King cultivation, he could only appear very disheveled in front of this woman.

After a brief rest, the two set off to return to their residence.

However, when Su Xiaomo arrived at his courtyard, he discovered a cold-faced young man leaning under a distant tree, so he spoke up: “Senior Brother, are you waiting for me?”

Xia Shuiyun also noticed and stopped at the door, furrowing her willow-leaf eyebrows: “Gao Yingcheng!”

That man lightly raised his head, his gaze flashing with coldness: “Senior Sister Fang once warned you not to get close to Senior Sister Xia.”

“Uh…”

Su Xiaomo scratched his head: “I forgot.”

“Forgot?”

Gao Yingcheng smiled coldly: “Go to the sparring arena. Senior Brother will help you improve your memory.”

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