Lin Xuankong gazed at the distant martial arts arena, a trace of anticipation rising in his heart. The Lin Family Seven Tigers had followed him for many years, traveling countless miles to this Spiritual Crane Immortal City. Naturally, he hoped each of them could win in this discipleship competition. He wanted them to join the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, become true disciples, and enjoy the various resources of the sect—especially obtaining a Sixth Celestial Vein Spiritual Object!

Among them, Li Xiaohu was the one he had known the longest. With the most straightforward and honest character, Li Xiaohu was very endearing to him. Compared to the others, Lin Xuankong naturally hoped even more for his victory!

However, the participants in this Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect's competition were all prodigies. They came from various dynasties and even other Immortal Sects!

Although he had prepared numerous Magical Artifacts and several Immortal Swords for Li Xiaohu, this did not mean he would certainly win!

He could only hope for Li Xiaohu's victory!

As Lin Xuankong's thoughts whirled, in the hundreds of martial arts arenas below, numerous cultivators had already begun their brutal fights!

Instantly, various lights flashed throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena. The cultivators from the various dynasties and Immortal Sects each showcased their unique cultivation techniques, leading to constant booms and explosions on the martial stages!

Li Xiaohu's opponent, Lin Xi, was skilled in a spear technique. When his True Qi circulated, it could form the phantom of a five-hundred-zhang tall general wielding a spear. The speed and power of this phantom were terrifying, comparable to the Demon Venerables of the Six Demon Sects Lin Xuankong had once fought!

As soon as Lin Xi and Li Xiaohu clashed, the intense True Qi fluctuations and explosions overshadowed the sounds from hundreds of other cultivator battles!

Their dueling spot immediately attracted the eyes of nearly half the cultivators present!

Many people clicked their tongues in amazement. After all, Lin Xuankong had easily crushed the Eight Great Demon Venerables of the Six Demon Sects a few years ago. For other cultivators, however, it was extremely rare for a Tier Nine Cultivator to display the power of a Half-Step Earth Immortal!

Apart from not being able to use a Pseudo-Earth Immortal Golden Core like the Eight Great Demon Venerables of the Six Demon Sects, every thrust of Lin Xi's spear possessed the terrifying speed and power of a Half-Step Earth Immortal. That Tier Seven Magical Artifact spear could easily pierce numerous dark spatial rifts into the void!

If Li Xiaohu were just an ordinary Tier Nine Perfection cultivator, Lin Xi's special combat skill, which greatly enhanced explosive power, could likely defeat him within a few breaths!

As the fight began, Li Xiaohu indeed fell to a disadvantage. Despite possessing the body of a Demon Venerable and being able to channel Demon Techniques to reach the power of a true Half-Step Earth Immortal, this was, unfortunately, the territory of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. If he dared to use the Demon Techniques of the Eight Great Demon Venerables here, he likely wouldn't even need to finish the battle; he would probably be slain on the spot in the name of demon extermination!

Therefore, facing Lin Xi's terrifying assault, even when using a Tier Nine Magical Artifact, Li Xiaohu was still forced to retreat repeatedly!

After dozens of exchanges, a sweating Li Xiaohu had been driven to the edge of the martial stage by Lin Xi. Lin Xi, commanding the enormous phantom that wielded the spear, shouted excitedly, "Get out!"

At this moment, Li Xiaohu's expression shifted. He raised his hand, and in an instant, twelve Tier Nine Magical Artifact Longswords shot out from his Ghost Frog Pouch!

Each Tier Nine Magical Artifact Longsword weighed at least hundreds of thousands of jins. Combined, the twelve swords weighed millions of jins. Coupled with the True Qi power they carried, their might was incredibly fierce!

As the twelve longswords struck, Lin Xi's face changed, and he hurriedly retreated, trying to dodge the attack!

However, Li Xiaohu had been waiting for this moment, feigning weakness to close the distance. There was no way he would let Lin Xi evade!

He pushed his Yin Talisman Thunder True Qi to its limit, and the twelve longswords suddenly emitted countless beams of lightning. These beams crossed several dozen zhang, directly hitting Lin Xi's giant phantom!

Under the immense Thunder Power, Lin Xi's giant phantom froze. Then, the twelve longswords, empowered by the lightning, pierced the giant phantom, stopping right in front of Lin Xi's face!

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After Li Xiaohu won his first match, Hu Shuo and Li Er had their turns. Lin Xuankong was called last. Everyone won their matches in this first round quite smoothly.

Thus, everyone, extremely excited, celebrated by indulging in dozens of jins of fruit. Lin Xuankong, equally happy, indulged in several thousand jins.

Li Xiaohu said gleefully, "Heh, so those are the prodigies from the various dynasties? They aren't all that impressive! I even thought I'd have to use the trump card my godfather gave me, but just twelve Magical Artifact swords were enough to render the opponent defenseless!"

A voice suddenly came from not far away, "Well, it's only a few like you who can casually wield a dozen Tier Nine Magical Artifacts! Do you really think high-tier Magical Artifacts are so easy to obtain? Haven't you noticed most of the competitors in this martial arts competition are using Tier Six or Tier Seven Magical Artifacts!"

Everyone turned to see Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er floating over from nearby.

Li Xiaohu, Hu Shuo, and the others immediately stood and saluted.

By now, their strength had reached Ninth-Layer Perfection. They saluted Xiaoo Ying'Er not because of her status as the Third Princess, but because she was Lin Xuankong's Third Lady!

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "What can I say? Honestly, I didn't want this many Tier Nine Magical Artifacts either, but Godfather gave us so many. We couldn't very well refuse, could we!"

Hu Shuo and the others burst into laughter.

The Ninth-Layer Female Immortal Servants from the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, who had witnessed their previous battles and now heard Li Xiaohu's words, couldn't help but show expressions of envy.

These Immortal Servants, hailing from various places, had willingly become servants to the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect disciples in hopes of gaining favor and, eventually, some of the sect's resources. Yet, even after a hundred years of toil, they might not acquire a single Tier Six Magical Artifact. This group, however, had members each possessing dozens of Magical Artifacts, displaying far more wealth than the other competing prodigies. Naturally, the Immortal Servants were very envious!

Lin Xuankong gestured for Xiaoo Ying'Er to sit beside him and said with a smile, "You ranked within the top eighteen in the initial test, so you didn't even have to participate in the first round. You're much stronger than us!"

Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er gave him a sidelong glance. "You just love to be low-key and hide your strength. Otherwise, your performance in the initial test would undoubtedly have been far better than mine..."

Just then, a voice from a Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect disciple rang out, "Second round match at arena 128: Contestant No. 24765, cultivator Mu Shiba from the Great Xia Dynasty, against Contestant No. 3, Second Prince Chang Li from the Xianluo Dynasty."

As soon as the announcement was made, the entire Martial Arts Arena fell silent. Tens of thousands of cultivators all turned their gaze in that direction.

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