Upon hearing Lin Yuanqing admit defeat, Shi Xuan took Jin Da back.

At this moment, the crowd outside the arena erupted in cheers.

No one could believe their eyes.

"What happened? I don't understand."

"Can anyone tell me why Lin Yuanqing conceded defeat? It seems like he conceded defeat after seeing that bird that hadn't even grown its feathers yet?"

"Don't make wild guesses. What could it have to do with that bird? He's encountered plenty of high-level fire-type spirit pets in his battles before, and he's never been afraid of any of them."

"What a joke. Lin Yuanqing is afraid of a firebird? Don't be ridiculous. I bet he just doesn't want to fight anymore. After all, he usually seems uninterested in anything."

"But he didn't concede defeat in his matches against others. There must be a reason for conceding defeat here."

...

Shi Xuan cupped his hands in greeting to Lin Yuanqing and said, "Thank you for your kind offer."

There were so many people outside the arena, and they had been making a fuss ever since Lin Yuanqing conceded defeat, but in the end they still couldn't come to a definitive conclusion.

Meanwhile, on the best team's side, the entire group jumped up and cheered. They didn't care how they won; they only knew they had won!

Lu Wenxing excitedly shook Chen Qi's shoulder, his words tumbling out incoherently.

The entire squad, including the elders, couldn't help but show their joy. Even Lu Shenzhi, who always maintained his image outside, couldn't help but pump his fist to express his feelings.

Shi Xuan's victory was unprecedented for the entire Qian Yuan Continent, marking the first time someone had broken into the top ten! And this was against such an invincible opponent.

Elder Jiang was eager to go back and throw a three-day banquet, but then he felt that it was making a fuss over nothing and that it would make him look like someone who had never seen the world, so he had to give up the idea.

The highly anticipated competition ended in a rather uneventful manner.

Everyone was reluctant to leave, but even if they stayed longer, that was all they could do. They wouldn't get to see any life-or-death battles, so they gradually dispersed with a feeling of something missing.

They continued walking, discussing the fight they had just witnessed. They were utterly baffled by Lin Yuanqing's sudden surrender.

Just as the crowd had not yet dispersed, disciples from several major sects on the continent suddenly became hurried and quickened their pace to leave.

If it were just one or two people experiencing this, it wouldn't attract so much attention, but the large number of cultivators hurrying away made them stand out all at once.

Upon seeing this, many smaller sects inquired everywhere, and soon the news spread throughout the entire outer arena.

It turned out to be the Night Hemp Floating Island, which had cracked open.

The floating island where Lu Wenxing received the inheritance and found Luo Qin some time ago has a huge crack in the middle.

This message was sent back by a small team that was doing a mission on the Night Hemp Floating Island.

Upon receiving this news, all the major sects mobilized and gathered all their disciples to go and investigate.

Such major changes are usually accompanied by the emergence of great treasures or some great opportunity, and disciples from various sects in the outer regions all want to go and try their luck.

Even the best squads are no exception.

After returning to their sect's base from the central floating island, they immediately regrouped and set off for Yema Floating Island.

Having been there once before, the group found their way to Yema Island with ease.

By the time they arrived, the sects that had moved faster had already arrived.

Above the floating island of Yema, many spirit boats were suspended in mid-air, and many disciples who flew on swords were observing downwards from the air.

The entire floating island of Yema was shaking violently. Most of the volcanoes that used to erupt continuously have now stopped their activity. All the noise has shifted to the very center, as if the entire floating island has been split in two by a giant axe from a god, and it looks like it is about to break apart but has not yet completely broken apart.

The tremors were nearing their end, and the group of people in the air, seeing that it was almost over, gradually descended to the ground.

Some sects had elders leading the way. After checking and confirming that there were no major problems, they left first, leaving the entire area to the disciples.

Fortunately, the squad did not rush in. They waited until most of the people had disembarked before landing with the main force.

There are thousands of disciples from the entire outer realm participating in the arena. Most of them have come here to seek opportunities. Fortunately, the rift is big and long enough to run through the entire floating island. Otherwise, if they all went down, there would probably be nowhere to land.

From their vantage point, they had assumed the massive fissure was filled with lava, but now that they were closer, they realized it wasn't.

Within this rift valley, there seemed to be a flowing red spiritual energy, so thick it was almost tangible, shimmering with varying shades of red light.

The closer the disciples who landed got to the rift, the stronger the fire elemental energy became. When they got close to the rift, the energy was so strong that it was almost tangible.

Shi Xuan suddenly thought of what the Hongmeng team had said about coming to search for the Fire Source Pearl, but such a dense river of spiritual energy could definitely not be created by a single Fire Source Pearl!

At this moment, all the cultivators noticed this, and some cultivators with fire spirit roots had already begun meditating and cultivating near the rift. Such abundant spiritual energy made cultivation twice as effective with half the effort, almost like entering a spring of spiritual water.

Yan Lingyi is a cultivator with a single fire spiritual root, and this river of spiritual energy seems to have been tailor-made for him.

However, he did not sit down to meditate like other cultivators. He was still observing, as this form of meditation could not satisfy his expectations for this mission.

If the nature of this river of fire spirit power is like that of a spiritual spring, then can we directly enter it and obtain greater benefits?

That's what he thought, but he still cautiously looked around at the other cultivators, waiting for them to make their moves.

The greed of cultivators is limitless. Driven by desires, for cultivation advancement, and for more opportunities, people in the cultivation world take risks and even commit murder to cover up wrongdoings every day.

This time is no exception.

Yan Lingyi was able to discover this, and naturally the other cultivators also discovered it.

Some people are not satisfied with just cultivating by the crevices; they are filled with desire for the river of spiritual energy flowing through it.

Right next to Yan Lingyi, a cultivator with a fire elemental root suddenly gritted his teeth and jumped into the crevice.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. Just think of it as a spiritual river. If it can really be like a spiritual spring, then the benefits after entering it will be immense!