In the chaotic battlefield, Wen Ren and Zhou Chun from the Jade Void Sect were engaged in combat while moving closer to Hong Yulong's position.
Yan Dong and Hong Yulong, despite being at the early stage of Nascent Soul, were entangled with a weaker Divine Cultivator among the Loose Cultivators, displaying a fighting spirit that allowed them to gain a slight upper hand. However, unbeknownst to them, Xu Qiaoshui, Chu Yunfeng from their sect, and Wu Lei from the Treasure Pavilion were gradually closing in on Hong Yulong.
Xun Yu assisted Wen Ren in dealing with Zhou Chun while calmly observing the situation. Gu Ping and Jiang Anbo were caught up with two Nine Nether Cultivators, while Mu Qinglong was entangled with a Vermilion Bird. Xiao Zhang from their sect was engaged with a Azure Dragon, and the Black Tortoise was taking hits among a group of Golden Core Cultivators. It seemed those Golden Core Cultivators had no immediate way to deal with the giant tortoise. A Ninth Underworld Divine Cultivator known as Qingming Person was also entangled with a Red Tiger.
Clearly, Che Qiangxuan's arrangement was somewhat overambitious. Although the Four Directions Town Divine Jade was powerful, it required a sufficiently strong person to maintain the formation. Yan Dong's formation master Buqi was strong and provided ample spiritual energy. Moreover, without anyone stabilizing the formation, the Four Divine Beasts were left to act independently, significantly diminishing the formation's effectiveness. Yan Dong could only manage a Great Light Division Formation; although it wasn't entirely useless, it deviated from the original formation's purpose. Yet Che Qiangxuan showed no signs of regret; instead, he smirked while entangled in combat, making Xun Yu suspect there was something more to it.
On another front, an unfamiliar Sister was approaching Xun Yu, causing suspicion in the heart of the strategist from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.
As the Robe-Wearing Monk radiating Ninth Underworld energy drew closer, Xun Yu suddenly recalled something. Ignoring the risk of being struck, he scanned his surroundings again and finally noticed a subtle secret amidst the chaos: Zhou Chun’s punch had not contained any spiritual energy at all. To Xun Yu's astonishment, Zhou Chun was smiling at him. A chill ran down Xun Yu's spine as he felt his body stiffen in fear while staring at Zhou Chun.
At that moment, Wen Ren abandoned his chance to surround Zhou Chun and swiftly approached Hong Yulong. With one sword strike aimed at the Jade Dragon Armor, he knocked Hong Yulong downwards.
Before Hong Yulong could fully descend, an Underworld River suddenly appeared directly east of him. In an instant, he plummeted into its depths, catching everyone off guard—including Ye Youluo who had been entangled with Tenglan.
Until Hong Yulong fell into the Underworld River, Minghong had yet to comprehend what had transpired.
Che Qiangxuan’s smile froze on his face as he shouted for Tenglan’s life. He realized he dared not associate with a Nine Nether Person; there would be no place for him in Dust Realm.
Whether there would be a place or not was irrelevant; he asserted that what happened among his academy members was not for him to dictate.
Tenglan had been locked in combat with Ye Youluo when Yan Dong saw Wen Ren and Ye Youluo teaming up against Che Qiangxuan. Pointing his Azure Wave Vinewood Sword skyward, he unleashed Frozen for a Thousand Miles—a technique that required all his strength—aiming it at Che Qiangxuan.
Che Qiangxuan snorted coldly; his left leg bore a yellow shield that blocked Frozen for a Thousand Miles. Breaking through the ice, he clashed with Tenglan again as they fought fiercely in higher clouds.
Meanwhile, another group of Jade Void Sect cultivators abandoned their previous engagements and headed towards Wen Ren and Ye Youluo, clearly intending to eliminate Wen Ren from the fight.
Ye Youluo slowly turned away from Gu Ping, clearly indicating that it was not his sincerity that mattered; Jie Donglai should also demonstrate his sincerity to Gu Ping.
Gu Ping did not believe that Hong Yulong would be easily taken out of the fight. Before he could voice his thoughts, turbulent waves erupted from the Underworld River as a red dragon soared upward from its depths toward Ye Youluo.
Ye Youluo frowned slightly; she hadn't anticipated that her powerful Spell would be broken through by Hong Yulong in such an overwhelming manner. Soon after, a red piece appeared out of nowhere and struck down the red dragon into the Desert Sea, sending clouds of yellow sand flying into the air.
A red figure suddenly appeared in front of Ye Youluo, delivering a punch to his chest, yet failing to break through Ye Youluo's spiritual barrier.
Then, a black chess piece fell, once again sending Hong Yulong crashing into the Desert Sea.
With the arrival of the black Red Chess, someone among the cultivators finally recalled the name of the monk in robes who had been keeping his eyes closed. A terrified scream broke the silence as they shouted Ye Youluo's name.
The Four Directions Town Divine Jade had given him a title.
Che Qiangxuan endured a strike from Tenglan, known as Zhongshang, managing to block it with his precious armor. He quickly retreated to a safe distance and activated the Formation by removing the Vermilion Bird Jade.
The Four Divine Beasts roared towards the sky, creating four massive pillars of light that reached heaven and earth. Following this, smaller beams shot out from these pillars, sealing off the battlefield completely.
Some nearby attempted to escape but were directly pierced by the beams, turning into ash and dissipating into the vast Desert Sea. Others chose to exit entirely, activating their teleportation arrays to return to Universe Hall, abandoning their participation in the Sky East Tournament.
The four giant pillars forming the Four Directions Town Divine Jade were visibly shrinking, compressing everyone's space for survival. Outside a radius of one mile, there were around sixty to seventy Nascent Soul Cultivators, making the situation even more chaotic.
"Senior brother, I've been arrogant for so long; tomorrow it's finally time for me to face the consequences. My junior brother came to participate in this Sky East Tournament just to personally send me off. Now he finally has that opportunity."
The voice from behind sent chills down Che Qiangxuan's spine. His rigid body made it difficult for him to turn around, but he saw a cold sword light piercing through his chest, blood gushing forth.
How could this happen?
It was only when his Divine Sense flew out of his body that Che Qiangxuan realized that the person behind him was none other than his own junior disciple, Wu Lei. Even Xiao Zhang beside him was stunned in place as a Nascent Soul Cultivator ambushed him from above.
Liu Liu looked on in confusion at everything happening before her. Aside from Hong Yulong being repeatedly knocked down by Ye Youluo, most people began rushing towards Dongyi's secret realm. In their escape, more and more individuals were eliminated, yet no one stopped moving forward.
What exactly is happening?
They planned to surround and eliminate Hong Yulong to achieve their goals. But what benefits would those who sent Hong Yulong out of the tournament gain?
Xun Yu's gaze was blank as he followed Liu Liu's words eastward. Suddenly, three words that had gradually faded from memory flashed through his mind: Light, Starlight Pen.
What about Coco?
Even the Cosmic Palace Master and the surrounding Stewards were astonished to see the terrain map dim at the moment when the golden light of number 167 flickered. The most brutal aspect of the Sky East Tournament was that once it began in Tiandong, everyone could only realize that they would never know exactly what had happened. Life and death were fated; no one could interfere. Those with good fortune might activate the Teleportation Array and return to the Universe Hall, while those with bad luck would never come back.
Now, a Star Wars Level cultivator had been eliminated. It raised questions about whether this was a mistake regarding the Divine Cultivator's level. According to the original predictions of those in the Universe Hall, a Divine Cultivator would only be eliminated in the initial stages, yet here they were at the fourth stage of ten, and a Divine Cultivator had already been knocked out—this was beyond everyone's expectations.
It was Hong Yulong.
Hall Master Yongxuan shifted slightly before slowly uttering the name everyone was curious about, having learned from those who had been eliminated what had transpired in those brief two hours.
Before receiving any news, there was curiosity; after learning the details, there was shock.
While everyone was stunned, they began to analyze what those young people from the Cangtian East Duel were thinking and which factions had participated in that chaos. The Minghong faction was even more shocked, especially those Stewards from various Major Sects, some of whom took pleasure in the misfortune of others.
Everyone knew that only those with light would strive for the Starlight Pen. Hong Yulong stood as the greatest obstacle on that path. Thus, those who advanced were considered individuals of light. If it weren't for the initial top-ranking individual from each Major Sect, that person would be a beacon of light. Half of the rewards from this Sky East Tournament were aimed at those seeking illumination; once it concluded, those who advanced would surely not leave Tiandong City.
The Steward from the academy, who had been staring down at the terrain map as circumstances changed, sighed quietly and set aside his scroll. From Gu Ping to Wen Ren, one genius cultivator after another had defected from the academy, causing a once-mighty institution to grow increasingly frail. Yi Dong felt like an old man lying in bed, unsure of when he would rise again.
Unlike the Treasure Pavilion Steward beside him, who wore a grim expression, the academy's Steward appeared more like a scholar. He calmed Yi Dong and opened his scroll once more, immersing himself in the world belonging to the academy.
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