"Contestants are in position. Today's competition officially begins. Li Xingyun has automatically won! Because Xu Changtian has conceded defeat!"

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

Immediately, a murmur of surprise erupted from the seats. It was rumored that Xu Changtian, the strongest person of the current generation of the Sword Cloud Sect, had admitted defeat.

"What's going on? Wasn't Xu Changtian aiming for first place in this competition? Why did he skip the first round and admit defeat?"

"Yeah, yeah, could it be that his strength dropped drastically after going to the ancient tomb, and he didn't want to lose face, so he just skipped the meeting and admitted defeat?"

Upon hearing these words, the crowd erupted in another murmur of dismay. They had thought that the competition would be exciting with Xu Changtian in it, but they hadn't expected him to be such a coward.

Just then, a loud shout came from afar, snapping everyone out of their daze.

"Don't spread rumors! Senior Brother Xu sent word a few days ago that he will return to the sect tomorrow. His conceding defeat in today's competition is simply because he has an important mission to complete. Senior Brother Xu will definitely be the champion of this competition!"

Chen Zhou looked into the distance following the sound.

Why is it that annoying guy again?

In the distance was Han Feng, who had been disqualified from the competition by Chen Zhou. He was still bandaged, but his face was righteous, clearly a loyal supporter of Xu Changtian.

Just then, five old men slowly walked out from the top of the battle platform. They were the five elders, two of whom had been sent out to capture the ancient corpse.

The head elder looked at the packed Sword Cloud Sect battle square and smiled kindly.

"Welcome everyone to the Sword Cloud Sect Grand Competition. We also hope that all disciples of the Sword Cloud Sect will fight for honor, fight with all their might, and strive to win first place!"

"I hereby declare the sect competition open!"