On the grand martial arts arena of Penglai Island, the drums thundered like lightning, creating an extremely enthusiastic atmosphere.

Su Yi announced loudly, "After fierce competition, the top eight of the Heavenly Pride Tournament have been determined. Let's give them a warm round of applause!"

Then came a thunderous applause, seemingly drowning out the drumbeats.

Eight young prodigies stood on the arena in turn. They were Meng Lijun, Lin Feng, Tianwu Shengzi, Jiang Xue, Liao Tianhe, Meng Qi, Qin Sanlong, and Mu Yun.

"Mu Yun? Who is he?"

The powerful figures in the stands were surprised to find that, apart from Lin Feng, who was from a lower-level world, there were other people who had made it into the top eight.

However, after witnessing Mu Yun's battle, the experts also concluded that Mu Yun's time had come to an end.

Nothing more.

Mu Yun's fight was unremarkable; he won entirely due to his opponent's mistakes.

Given the strength Mu Yun has demonstrated, he would undoubtedly lose to anyone he faces.

But the premise is that Mu Yun didn't hide anything.

Mu Yun looks quite honest; could he be pretending to be weak while actually being strong?

In short, nothing can be concluded until everything is over.

Su Mingyun had already said that there would be some dark horses emerging in this year's Heavenly Pride Tournament, and Mu Yun undoubtedly fits the bill.

But that's probably impossible, right?

Mu Yun has no strength or background, but he is very calm and seems to care about nothing. Maybe he is just here to make up the numbers.

"The top eight have been determined. Now, all participants, please take a good rest in preparation for the intense battles to come."

As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent, and the break began.

Having nothing much to do, the powerful beings from all the heavens and myriad worlds began to stroll around the southern town, led by some people from Penglai Island.

The town in the south has many buildings, and some places are guarded by experts at the Transcendent or even Immortal levels, which makes it a key location on Penglai Island.

However, the so-called important places were all shops like teahouses, which specialized in making all kinds of food and drinks that Su Mingyun wanted.

This is different from what the strong imagined.

People from all the heavens and myriad realms can see the Tree of Life located on the east side of Penglai Island from the southern town.

The Tree of Life, such a divine object, is not something that can be possessed casually.

Because the Tree of Life must be carefully tended to in order to survive, and the resources required are not small.

If any faction possesses the Tree of Life, it will undoubtedly occupy a place in all the heavens and myriad realms.

But for Penglai Island, this Tree of Life is merely an embellishment.

Xianwu Tian explained this to some of the powerful individuals.

Compared to Penglai Island, their own forces are utterly weak.

After some time, the Chaos Bell rang out, and thunderous drumbeats sounded at the same time, which meant that the next stage of the competition had begun.

The powerful figures also returned to the Grand Martial Arts Arena to continue witnessing everything.

This time, it was time for the lottery again. Everyone stared wide-eyed and used all sorts of supernatural abilities to watch the process closely.

But they found nothing; the people of Penglai Island could never have done such a thing.

The results of this draw were once again unexpected.

"In the first match of the quarterfinals to the semifinals, Lin Feng will face Meng Lijun."

This was indeed a matter of luck, and all the powerful figures present were speechless.

"Oh my god, how could this happen? Is it really all fate?"

"I guess the Lord of Penglai Island also saw a vision of the future, which is why he said that earlier."

"Does the island lord possess such supernatural powers?"

"What abilities does such a supreme being lack?"

Regardless of what people say, the facts cannot be changed.

Because Meng Lijun had revealed all her cards beforehand, she was at a disadvantage in this battle.

However, that is the truth.

He had no choice but to accept it.

"Come on, Brother Lin, let me see your Nine Needles Divine Sealing Technique."

"Fine, I won't hold back!"

Under the analysis of the leader of the Broken Heaven Sect, Meng Lijun also understood the general principle of the Nine Needles Godhood: to squeeze out the potential within the body and continuously enhance the existing power.

After using it, the first thing that happened was a decline in strength and a broken foundation.

While in a small town in the south, Meng Lijun overheard people on Penglai Island discussing Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was able to rebuild his foundation after receiving fish soup personally cooked by Su Mingyun.

so.

To ensure absolute victory, Lin Feng must use the complete version of the Nine Needles God Sealing Technique.

Meng Lijun either needs to stop it or continue to drag it out.

However, this is not a life-or-death duel on Penglai Island, so given Meng Lijun's pride, he would not interrupt Lin Feng's use of the Nine Needles God Sealing Technique.

Meng Lijun believes that only the strongest Lin Feng can rival him.

After the match began, Meng Lijun muttered incantations and instantly summoned several ghostly figures.

These ghostly figures possessed immense strength, enough to put tremendous pressure on Lin Feng.

This is the most skilled supernatural power of the Broken Heaven Sect: exorcising ghosts.

If you are powerful enough, you can make the powerful evil spirits of Yin Gui Tian serve you. Meng Lijun is the strongest among them, without exception.

The evil spirits, armed with various ghostly weapons, charged towards Lin Feng.

At this moment, Lin Feng also completed the Nine Needles God Sealing, and his aura surged to the peak of the Sage King level before stopping.

The Nine Needles Divine Sealing Technique was originally used to forcibly elevate one's cultivation level, but at this moment, its effectiveness was indeed not as great as before.

This is another weakness of the Nine Needles Divine Sealing technique: the higher the level, the weaker the effect and the smaller the side effects.

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