On the first morning.

When Li Guanqi, dragging his severely wounded body, once again reached the summit of Tianyu Mountain.

Everyone cast their admiring gazes upon the young man!

A solemn atmosphere spread across the mountaintop, where nearly fifty thousand spectators had gathered!

It was an unprecedented centennial grand event!

Everyone was eagerly anticipating whether Li Guanqi could succeed again today!

Before today’s competition, Ge Qing also announced the decree from the Northern Heavenly King, Long Qu.

“Proclaiming the decree of the Northern Heavenly King!”

“If Li Guanqi, disciple of the Great Xia Sword Sect, successfully completes all Inferno Challenges and leads his Sect to the top position.”

“He will be rewarded with a top-grade spirit vein for the Great Xia Sword Sect, plus three Earth-tier cultivation methods!”

Hiss!!

Upon hearing this reward, many cultivators in the stands gasped in astonishment.

A top-grade spirit vein!!

Any vein worthy of being called a spirit vein would contain at least ten thousand Spirit Stones!!

A whole ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones could completely elevate a Sect, changing the current power dynamics!

Not to mention three whole Earth-tier cultivation methods!

It’s known that the combined value of these three methods is not less than that of the top-grade spirit vein.

But the demand posed by the Northern Heavenly King was as difficult as ascending to heaven, to complete all Inferno Challenges and seize the top position!

That is to say…

Even if only the Great Xia Sword Sect and another Sect remained.

Blind would still have to challenge ten disciples in the late Foundation Establishment stage to claim the top position!

Such harsh conditions, even if they thought about it… they probably wouldn’t dare to imagine.

Qin Xian and the others had a calm expression on their faces, bowing and saying.

“The Great Xia Sword Sect thanks the Northern Heavenly King for his kindness. To have come this far is already an unexpected joy, how far we can go…”

“Is all up to fate.”

Ge Qing also smiled slightly, without saying much more.

Even he himself did not believe that the young man, who was severely injured yesterday, could still create a miracle.

Looking at the young man whose body was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, he knew that the opponent probably had no strength to fulfill such harsh conditions.

This thought was not unique to him alone; no cultivator who had seen yesterday’s battle thought that the young man would appear here today.

His body bore more than twenty sword wounds, each one deep enough to reveal bone.

There were even bets on whether Li Guanqi would wake up today, let alone compete.

Ge Qing looked at the pale-faced young man and asked in a deep voice, “Li Guanqi, are you sure you want to continue the Inferno Challenge?”

The young man, who had been slightly hunched over, slowly straightened up and looked up at the Old Man in the sky, nodding firmly.

His voice was slightly weak as he said, “Continue!”

Zhao Beichen, who had no interest in the competition, arrived early at Tianyu Mountain today.

Seeing the extremely pale young man, he couldn’t help but sneer, “What a tough nut, aren’t you afraid of dying on the stage?”

Those behind him laughed mockingly, “Heh, a life so cheap.”

“I heard this guy used to be a beggar, nearly starved to death in the cold winter.”

Someone else said in a serious tone, “I advise you not to take this lightly. Even Qingyun of Xuanmen Hall didn’t expect to be defeated by such a person.”

“His life may be cheap, but the sword in his hand is not.”

However, before the words were finished, the disciples of Purple Sun Hall looked dissatisfiedly at the fatty behind them.

They sneered, “Tang Ru, I advise you to damn well mind your own business!”

“It was also you who f*cking intervened yesterday, why bother?”

The fatty’s cheeks trembled, and a flash of annoyance crossed his narrow eyes.

“Don’t play lip service with me. Show me your skills, not your words.”

“If you’re so tough, go knock him down, and I’ll reward you with ten thousand Spirit Stones to enjoy.”

“Bullying a little girl, I really look down on you lot.”

Zhao Beichen glanced back at the crowd and said softly, “Let’s see the draw.”

Hearing this, everyone greeted him with smiles, while Zhao Beichen gave Tang Ru a deep look.

Tang Ru shifted his gaze away and turned to look at the high platform.

When he saw the figure in the flowery jacket of the Great Xia Sword Sect, he couldn’t help but smile and muttered to himself.

“That little girl is really fun.”

As Ge Qing sent a strand of Spirit Light into the stele.

The names of the remaining twelve Sects began to scramble rapidly.

Many disciples, seeing Li Guanqi’s condition, prayed that their Sect would draw him.

After all, everyone had only heard about the points reward for those who initiated the Inferno Challenge.

They hadn’t noticed that if the challenged Sect defeats the opponent, they also get thirty points!

Perhaps these thirty points would be the key to clinching the title!

Especially for Sects without the strength to compete for the top three, they all cast hopeful glances at Li Guanqi!

If they could defeat him, their Sect might leap to the top and ultimately have the last laugh.

Buzz!!

A mysterious fluctuation spread, and the text on the stele soon stopped.

Everyone held their breath and watched the stele intently.

Suddenly!

A disciple dressed in blue and white from a Sect shouted excitedly.

“We got it!! We drew him!! Hahaha!!”

Wild laughter spread in all directions, and many looked on with disdain.

It seemed as if this dishonorable act was suddenly laid bare for all to see.

On the other side of the stands, the Sects that had not yet left, including the Seven Strings Sect and the Myriad Immortals Sword Faction, had stayed behind.

These Sects, which had grievances with the Great Xia Sword Sect, had actually left on the first day.

But after hearing that Li Guanqi of the Great Xia Sword Sect had initiated the Inferno Challenge.

These Sects had turned back unanimously, wanting to witness firsthand how badly the Great Xia Sword Sect would fall.

What they didn’t expect was that yesterday, Li Guanqi showed them what it means to be the backbone of a Sect!

“The Great Xia Sword Sect, versus, the Supreme Sword Faction!”

A Sect currently ranked seventh in points!

Li Guanqi took a deep breath, his expression calm as he stepped onto the arena.

As before, the same tranquility, as if it didn’t matter who the opponent was.

Seeing this, Zhao Beichen murmured to himself, “Can you, wounded as you are, still defeat the Supreme Sword Faction?”

This question arose in everyone’s hearts.

But the answer…

Only the young man on the stage could tell them!

However, the battle that followed was beyond everyone’s expectations…

Because the young man on the stage, though his speed and strength had decreased, his sword strikes remained fierce!

From start to finish, all the fights hardly lasted longer than a stick of incense, and this time, he was rarely injured!

It was a complete overpowering of raw strength!

Zhao Beichen smiled slightly and said, “Just as I expected, without someone like Guan Qingyun around.”

“Even ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of the same realm can’t suppress him!”

Then Zhao Beichen slowly stood up, looking towards Lingxiao Pavilion, and said softly.

“Let’s go, it seems the final battle will be between him and me!”

“How boring indeed…”

Zhao Beichen said this because the points of the Great Xia Sword Sect had already soared to sixth place!

And if nothing unexpected happened, as long as Zhao Beichen could win against Ji Linglan.

So the other Sect geniuses simply couldn’t compare to Li Guanqi.

The final showdown for the top position could only be between Purple Sun Hall and the Great Xia Sword Sect!