Everything went smoothly, and Jin Shangyue and Ji Chaoyun successfully received a generous reward.

The two exchanged their payment for items they might need later.

For example, there are necessary items such as space pouches, space buttons, spirit stones, and some means of transportation.

Fortunately, there are no strict rules in this competition; the prize money won in each round must be used in that round and cannot be accumulated.

Therefore, the wealth that Jinshangyue and Jichaoyun earned this time can be accumulated and used in every future competition.

It can be said that this time, by saving Leng Xiu and the others, they not only received a generous reward from the Leng family, but also from the legion to which Leng Xiu and the others belonged.

The combined wealth from these two payments, if not squandered, should last at least three months.

In the next three phases of the competition, Jin Shangyue and Ji Chaoyun will no longer need to specifically earn living expenses and daily necessities.

Jin Shangyue and Ji Chaoyun didn't waste any time; they were still competing, making the most of every second.

Although the main focus is on having fun, the entire event is live-streamed and watched by hundreds of billions of netizens, so some superficial efforts are necessary.

Outer and inner rings of Wuxingling.

Arland Huayan led a group of players carefully through a strange red mist forest.

"I never expected that there would be such a dangerous mountain range in the middle-sized country region. The level of danger is almost comparable to the twenty most dangerous ridges in the Divine Abyss."

"The more dangerous it is, the richer the resources are. I've heard that very few people from middle-sized countries dare to set foot in Mist Star Ridge. Many top experts from middle-sized countries have come in, but they all faced near-death experiences."

"We are still missing most of the materials. We hope to collect them all in this mountain range, otherwise we will have to go out and exchange them."

The contestants were discussing it animatedly.

Arland Huayan walked among the crowd, yet remained remarkably low-key.

Although she secretly organized the team, she did not directly become its leader.

Instead, he used a figurehead as a cover to act as the leader.

Because she doesn't want to be exposed yet.

They only wanted to operate in secret and reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

In Arland Huayan's consciousness, she silently communicated with the system.

"898, how much further? Are you sure I can find that person before you do?"

[Don't worry, host. I've located the other party based on your description. The red dot on the map shows their location.]

Follow the instructions, and you'll meet them in about half a day.

Arland Huayan nodded and said nothing more.

He carefully recalled in his mind the beginning of his previous life, the time when that person and Sang Tiantian first met.

In her previous life, that person was an indispensable weapon and one of the strongest allies on Sang Tiantian's path to becoming a king and dominating the world.

Without that person's support, Sang Tiantian would not have been able to take over the entire Wanxiang Sect.

In this second life, sorry, she'll take this help.

She not only wanted this help, but also the other twenty-odd strongest helpers around Sang Tiantian.

She wants to snatch up everything that can be snatched away now!

In this life, Sang Tiantian wants it all—the empire and the connections that belong to her.

A deep, dark glint flashed in Arland Huayan's eyes.

I quickly followed the map markers displayed on the system panel and continued towards my destination.

At the same time, many groups from various parties also entered Wuxing Ridge.

After all, the largest and most resource-rich mountain range in this medium-sized country region is Wuxing Ridge.

Almost 80% of the players here choose to team up and come to Wuxingling.

It's only a matter of time before all parties meet.

Outside the inner circle, dozens of contestants were frantically fleeing through the Thunder Swamp.

In the black swamp, not only was there an eerie black mist, but there were also crackling sounds of thunder in the air.

"Oh no! I can't use my spiritual power!"

"Oh no, I can't use my Xuan power either!"

"No, the magnetic field here is wrong. We can't use any profound energy or spiritual power!"

"It's over... This is the Thunder Swamp, a natural Thunder Pool. No wonder we can't use our profound energy and spiritual energy; they're all suppressed. If we force them to be used, all our cultivation will be drained in less than three minutes!"

"Ahhh! Help! There's something underground!"

The sudden screams instantly changed the expressions of the already anxious contestants, making them even more panicked.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound and saw several figures suddenly being dragged into the soft, black swamp and disappearing.

The next second, countless drops of blood suddenly gushed out from the damp, muddy black soil, like springs emerging from the ground.

It erupted instantly, then spread out, with a faint crimson glint, before merging with the darkness in a moment.

Han Yuanyi quickly took out several array flags and scattered them around to form a defense, while shouting.

"Everyone gather around! There's a monster underground!"

This team already listened to Han Yuanyi, so as soon as they heard his voice, the players who were running around everywhere subconsciously gathered around him.

Han Yuanyi quickly said, "Those who have advanced defensive weapons, bring them out to defend against them."

"Everyone else, watch your step and your surroundings, avoid lightning and deep swamps, let's keep moving forward together."

With Han Yuanyi's command, everyone tried to calm down, cooperated with each other, and moved forward with a clear division of labor.

The high-level exotic beasts that had been chasing Han Yuanyi and his group seemed to be wary of the Thunder Swamp and all stopped.

They lingered on the edge and did not continue the pursuit.

Han Yuanyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the strange beasts had stopped and were not chasing after him.

Who would have thought that there would be a high-level ninth-tier ferocious beast in this mountain range?

If he hadn't spotted them in time and run away quickly, all of them would have perished inside.

It should be noted that the strength of a ninth-tier ferocious beast is equivalent to that of a human superhuman at the Earth Rank, a spiritual cultivator at the peak of the Demigod King level, or a martial cultivator at the Void Spirit Realm.

Han Yuanyi is a genius among the younger generation of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, and he follows the path of spiritual cultivation.

In terms of cultivation level, he is definitely a leader among the younger generation.

At only twenty-four years old, he had already reached the peak of the King-level Supreme King.

The next step is to break through to the demigod king level.

But even if the next level to break through is the demigod king.

The gap between a Supreme King and a Demigod King is also very large.

Moreover, those ninth-tier ferocious beasts are equivalent to the peak strength of a demigod king.

If you really want to be precise, it's actually slightly too high.

Han Yuanyi's ability to escape after facing him is already quite remarkable.

However, their desperate escape led them into the Thunder Swamp, making their situation even worse and putting them at risk of death.

The danger level of this Thunder Swamp even exceeded that of the ninth-tier ferocious beasts that were chasing them.

Suddenly, a colossal creature rose from the damp, black-smelling swamp.

The creature had a snake-like body, but a huge head that resembled a crocodile's. It emitted a foul stench, and the black liquid flowing from it had a terrifying corrosive effect.