As the exploration of various perilous areas deepened, most of the hidden opportunities had been discovered, and many trial participants had found hidden spatial passages and entered the final level.
On Chi Yuan's side, the group of five also made considerable gains, subsequently discovering five hidden spatial passages and arriving at the next level.
Inside the top floor of the Seven Absolutes Pagoda.
Chi Yuan appeared on a wide, circular platform.
The circular platform floats in mid-air, its edges shrouded in a white light curtain. Below the platform are four areas, which are the battlefields of the seventh floor, or more accurately, the arena.
That's right, the trial on the seventh floor is an arena battle.
Unlike the previous levels, once you step onto the arena on the seventh level, you cannot forcibly exit the trial within the arena area; you can only exit by leaving the arena area.
Of course, leaving the ring also means defeat.
However, since these four arenas are all small areas, the arena area is quite large, and it takes some time to leave the arena. If you are determined to kill your opponent, you can kill them before they escape the arena.
Let's talk about the rules of the ring battle.
The arena battles are divided into two stages: the preliminary rounds and the final round.
During the preliminary rounds, each arena will produce a champion, who will be the person with the most wins. After four champions are determined, the top five people with the most wins in each arena will advance to the final round.
In the final stage, the person with the most wins becomes the champion. The champion can then choose four people to form a defensive team based on the wishes of the others, while the remaining fifteen people become the attackers. They can freely form five-person teams and take turns attacking the champion in three batches.
If one of the challengers succeeds, they become the champions; if the defending team successfully defends their title, they become the champions.
The final stage will not determine third or second place; the competition will only end when a champion group is determined.
Chi Yuan was familiar with the rules of the arena battle. If he wanted to meet Ye Chen in the arena battle, he only had a one-in-four chance in the preliminary rounds. As for the final round, if Ye Chen couldn't get into the top five in the preliminary rounds, he wouldn't have any chance at all.
However, if Ye Chen can advance to the final stage, he will definitely be able to fight Ye Chen.
But will Ye Chen be able to advance?
Chi Yuan was a little worried. According to the rules of the arena battle, to advance to the final arena stage, one would probably need at least the combat power of a high-level Spirit Master. With Ye Chen's cultivation level of the eighth level Spirit Emperor before entering the tower, he definitely wouldn't be able to kill his way into the top five.
Of course, Ye Chen cannot be judged by common sense. After all, Ye Chen is a person with great fortune, and he must have some opportunities in the tower. Maybe he has already broken through to the Spirit Sect level, and it is not impossible for him to break into the top five.
At this moment, Chi Yuan can only hope that Ye Chen will live up to expectations, otherwise he won't even have a chance to fight, and then he won't be able to achieve his goal of killing Ye Chen.
Time passed slowly.
More and more trial participants arrived at the seventh level. There were already over a hundred people on the circular platform. The imperial princes and princesses of various holy lands, including Yunmeng, Fengge, Yunteng, Wuban, and Chiyue, had all arrived, but Ye Chen was nowhere to be seen.
Chi Yuan frowned. Could this guy have gotten scared and quit the trial early? Or did he encounter a life-or-death crisis on the sixth level and was forced to quit?
Just as Chi Yuan was worried that Ye Chen would run away, a spatial passage appeared on the platform, and Ye Chen finally arrived.
On the sixth floor, Ye Chen really seized a lot of opportunities. Because very few people go to the Abyss of Vengeful Souls, and after he withstood the initial mental shock, he was able to ignore the influence of the Abyss of Vengeful Souls. He could move freely in the Abyss of Vengeful Souls as if it were empty. In addition, with the powerful henchman Guiying, many opportunities in the Abyss of Vengeful Souls fell into his hands.
Now, after digesting some of the opportunities, his cultivation has reached the late stage of the second level of the Spirit Sect.
Sensing Ye Chen's current cultivation level, Chi Yuan slightly raised the corners of his mouth. It seemed that he had worried too much. How could the chosen one of destiny be as weak as he thought? If nothing unexpected happened, Ye Chen should be able to fight his way to the final arena stage.
Noticing Chi Yuan's gaze, Ye Chen met it with his own, his eyes revealing undisguised killing intent.
Chi Yuan wanted to kill him, but didn't he also want to kill Chi Yuan?
He wasn't confident he could kill Chi Yuan, but with the Shadow Demon who could advance to the Venerable rank at any time, killing Chi Yuan wouldn't be difficult. Naturally, he wouldn't let go of this excellent opportunity.
"Young Master Ye, would you mind coming with me?"
At this moment, Chi Yue came to Ye Chen's side. Her gaze fell on Chi Yuan in front of her, clearly wanting to take Ye Chen to see Chi Yuan and see if she could ease the tension between the two.
Ye Chen knew Chi Yue's intentions and secretly laughed at her naivety, but replied aloud, "Alright, thank you for your trouble, Fairy Chi Yue."
He'll go all out in any role; as long as he's shameless, he's invincible!
Chi Yue then led Ye Chen toward Chi Yuan.
Seeing the two approaching, Chi Yuan narrowed his eyes. He wanted to kill Ye Chen here, but unfortunately, there was some kind of law restricting him from doing so.
"Chi Yuan, I was a bit too harsh on you before. As your cousin, I apologize."
Chi Yue took the initiative to soften her attitude and apologize to Chi Yuan. She wanted to ease the tension between Ye Chen and Chi Yuan, so she couldn't have a too-strained relationship with Chi Yuan. Otherwise, how could she get Chi Yuan to listen to her?
Chi Yuan had no idea what tricks this woman was up to this time, and said coldly, "Don't try to claim kinship with me. I have no connection with the Chi family anymore."
Chi Yue frowned slightly and said patiently, "Chi Yuan, I know that the Chi family owes you something, but no matter what, you still have the blood of the Chi family flowing in your veins. This is a fact that you cannot change. As long as this blood relationship exists, whether you admit it or not, you and I are compatriots of the same clan."
"Now you want to use blood ties to get closer? When you slandered me and forced me to prove myself, why didn't you treat me as one of your own?"
Chi Yuan sneered.
"Haven't I already apologized to you?"
Chi Yue's eyes showed slight displeasure. She felt that Chi Yuan was being too petty. She had already apologized, so what more did he want?
"Moreover, I asked you to prove yourself in the hope that you would clear your name of being possessed by a demonic cultivator. Otherwise, how could the righteous path tolerate you? I'm doing this for your own good."
Chi Yue then added in a well-meaning tone, "Also, don't blame me for criticizing you, but your obsession is too deep. Chi Yang is, after all, your own brother. Blood is thicker than water. What grudge can't be resolved? Is it necessary to hate him to this extent? If you continue to hate like this, you might become a demon because of your obsession, you know?"
"So you've come here to lecture me?"
A cold glint flashed in Chi Yuan's eyes as he coldly said, "Now that you've finished speaking, get out of here. You're not qualified to teach me how to do things!"
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