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After announcing the conclusion of the disciple's tournament and distributing the rewards, Chi Shan declared the official start of the Elders' duel.

Following his announcement, Chi Shan rose into the air, levitating and positioning himself above the Martial Arts Platform.

With a sweep of his hands, a vast force of the Dao surged forth, pouring into the Martial Arts Platform.

Upon receiving this force, the Martial Arts Platform began to move, emitting a thunderous rumbling sound as it expanded outward.

Moments later, the platform had grown ten times its original size, occupying nearly half of the Daoist arena.

The matches between Elders are not like those of the disciples; the minimum requirement is the Holy's Realm. Battles within the Holy's Realm are terrifying, hence the Elders' platform is much larger than the one used by the disciples.

At the same time, the leaderboard at the head of the platform shimmered with change. The names of the disciples gradually faded, replaced by the new list of Elders' names.

Initially, the Burning Heaven Sect had twenty-two Elders, with three away and yet to return. Counting the newly promoted Supreme Elder Qinchuan, there were a total of twenty.

It seemed as though the Nine Great Clans, having lost face during the disciples' competition, decided to seek redemption during the Elders' matches, each clan sending two representatives.

The Heavenly Sword Sect suffered the most during the disciples' competition and accordingly dispatched three Elders: Ye He, Luo Hui, and the black-robed elder, all in an attempt to wipe away their previous disgrace.

Therefore,

at this moment, there were a total of thirty-nine individuals on the leaderboard.

After reconstructing the Martial Arts Platform, Chi Shan stood suspended in the air and began to announce the rules of the Great Elders' duel in a loud and clear voice.

The rules for the Elders' competition were roughly the same as those for the disciples, but there were a few minor differences; the first was that each person could only issue up to three challenges, and the second was that as the challenger, they only had one chance to fail.

However, the biggest difference lied in an addendum guided by Qinchuan, as Chi Shan added another rule: the Great Elders' duel, regardless of life or death.

Although the fight was to the death, the combatants still had to suppress their Realm strength if it was stronger than the opponents'.

To prevent situations like Ning Pan's, where one might release their Realm strength mid-fight, Chi Shan activated the Mountain Protection Array, personally overseeing the battle to immediately eliminate any similar events.

No sooner had Chi Shan finished reading the rules than a figure from the Thousand Star Gate shot forth onto the Martial Arts Platform before the crowd could even react.

Everyone looked attentively and saw it was Elder Bai You of the Thousand Star Gate, whose strength had reached the late stage of the Holy's Realm.

"Elder Qin, since your name appears on the leaderboard, I suppose you are willing to accept a challenge, aren't you?" asked Bai You, fixing his gaze on Qinchuan as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

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His intention was clear, he wanted to challenge Qinchuan.

"Shameless!"

"This Bai You is truly cunning, so quick to seize the opportunity to challenge Qinchuan." The other Elders from the Nine Great Clans, who were participating in the challenge, suddenly realized what was happening, cursing secretly in their hearts.

Although they had banded together against the Burning Heaven Sect, the one to win the first place in this contest would acquire the exceedingly valuable Supreme Dao Artifact, and they would certainly scheme to secure the first place for themselves.

The Nine Great Clans, secretly obeying the Jiuxiang Ancient Country, naturally would not challenge each other. To win the first place, the only way was to challenge the various Elders of the Burning Heaven Sect.

Among the thirty-nine individuals from the Burning Heaven Sect on the leaderboard, apart from Qinchuan, who was but a minor cultivator in the Meridian Opening Realm, the rest were at least at the Holy's Realm, so defeating them would still require considerable effort.

Only this Qinchuan is in the Meridian Opening Realm, making him the easiest to defeat.

Although just now the little creature on Qinchuan's shoulder showed considerable combat strength, the rules of the competition are clear, no assistance from Demon Beasts is allowed.

Moreover, this Qinchuan is also the person with the most points on the list. Winning just one match against him could secure over two thousand five hundred points, easily surpassing the other elders of the Burning Heaven Sect.@@novelbin@@

Thus, from the beginning, the elders of the Nine Great Clans were eyeing Qinchuan, wanting to challenge him, but unexpectedly, Bai You from the Thousand Star Gate beat them to it.

At that moment, Elder Wu Dong from the Red Blood Sword Sect couldn't help but let out a laugh, glanced at Qinchuan, and said with a face full of mockery, "Elder Bai, you better not beat this kid to death."

The other Sect elders immediately also reacted.

Although Bai You took the initiative to challenge, after he finished his challenge, Qinchuan would still have over two thousand five hundred points remaining. If everyone challenged him again, they could still earn over a thousand points, which remained a significant sum.

Therefore, the elders echoed, "That's right, Elder Bai, Qinchuan the Great Elder is only in the Meridian Opening Realm, please be lenient with him."

In their eyes, Qinchuan at this moment had become a point-delivering boy; whoever could challenge him first would gain a substantial amount of points.

Upon hearing what the elders were saying, Bai You, who was standing on the platform, replied with a smile brimming on his face, "As a Saint, how could I stoop down to the level of a junior?"

"Rest assured, I will spare his life and also give you all a chance to earn points, hahahaha."

Even as he spoke, he thought to himself, "Humph, do you think I'm a fool? If I let this Qinchuan go, wouldn't that just be handing points to you all, and wouldn't my Thousand Star Gate's chance of getting first place become slim?"

"Later on, I'll just pretend to use a little move and 'accidentally' kill him. What can you do to me then?"

Qinchuan, standing below the Martial Arts Platform, observed everyone's behavior and how could he not understand what these elders were thinking.

Although Bai You hid it well, the murderous intent in his eyes was still caught by him.

Qinchuan heaved a sigh and said indifferently, "I originally wanted to let you live a couple more hours, but there are always some who don't know what's good for them and insist on charging into Yama's Palace."

Afterwards, a Blood-Colored Spear materialized in his hand, and with a flash of his figure, the next moment, he was already on the Martial Arts Platform.

Qinchuan, holding the Long Spear, pointed diagonally at Bai You, his face as cold as frost, "We don't know each other, with no grudges or hatreds, yet you allow your greed to cloud your judgment. Since you are so eager to die, I shall grant your wish."

Bai You shifted his gaze and eyed the Red Luan perching proudly on Qinchuan's shoulder, and said calmly, "Demon Beasts' power must not be used in the competition – these are rules set by your Burning Heaven Sect. Since Elder Qin, you are the esteemed Great Elder of your Sect, I presume you wouldn't fail to comply, right?"

He had seen the strength bursting forth from that Red Luan and knew he was no match for it, so he preemptively questioned him.

Qinchuan looked at him disdainfully, "To kill you, a mere Saint, is as easy as tearing a painting; there's no need for the help of others."

Having said that, Qinchuan patted Red Luan, signaling her to step aside.

The Red Luan immediately understood, spread her wings, and flew off the platform, landing on top of Chi Shan, without the slightest worry about Qinchuan being at a disadvantage.

"Hmph, arrogant!"

Although restraining Qinchuan from using the power of the Demon Beast was indeed Bai You's intention, seeing Qinchuan so casually let the Red Luan step down from the platform, without any fear of him and not taking him seriously, made him both angry and infuriated.

Up to this point, Qinchuan had still made such a boastful claim, it was a mystery where his courage came from.

"Although you are unbearably arrogant, young man, I must admit, you are quite courageous. Unfortunately, courage cannot make up for the gap in strength between us," Bai You said.

After speaking, he released his aura, preparing to suppress his own Realm, when Qinchuan suddenly spoke up from across him.

"There's no need to suppress your Realm, let's just begin!"