After all the contestants had gathered, the tournament officially began. The government officials detailed the rules and procedures of the competition.

The process of the Hundred Battles Fierce Chamber challenge is as follows: before entering the chamber, each contestant is given an Instant Escape Talisman. If they encounter danger inside, they can quickly activate the talisman to escape and save their lives.

Once the Instant Escape Talismans are distributed, the officials use the Teleportation Array to send a hundred contestants into the chamber. Inside, there are numerous paths, each with checkpoints that hold a Checkpoint Token.

These tokens are guarded by Evil Immortals or Demons. Contestants must quickly reach these checkpoints, defeat the guardians, and seize the tokens because the tournament is time-limited to seven days, and everyone must leave the chamber when the time is up.

The officials will then calculate scores based on the number of tokens each contestant has obtained and rank them accordingly. This rank will determine the final placements in the Golden Immortal ranking competition.

After hearing the government officials' explanation, some newcomers were puzzled. Evil Immortals and Demons are enemies of righteous Cultivators. Why would they risk their lives to cooperate in the competition?

Although they had doubts, no one dared to voice them, and the officials didn't provide any further explanation, only giving out the Instant Escape Talismans.

Once the talismans were distributed, the official said, "Alright, everyone gather together, the Teleportation Array will send you to the Hundred Battles Fierce Chamber."

Upon hearing this, the hundred contestants gathered into a group, and the official cast a purple light that enveloped them.

The light spun around, causing each contestant to become dizzy and disoriented until everything went dark...

When light returned to their eyes, the crowd found themselves in a basement cavern.

The cavern was vast, like a large plaza, but dimly lit, half dark and obscured, as if it were a prison. They could only see many paths in the distance, each flanked by two Restrictions.

The paths snaked far away, leading to the checkpoints.

At the checkpoints, faint shadows could be seen, resembling humans or perhaps monsters. Terrible growls echoed, filled with the ferocity of Malevolent Spirits, more terrifying than the cries of a Divine Beast, as if it were Hell.

"Wow, this is the Hundred Battles Fierce Chamber, it looks so terrifying!" a female contestant said with some fear, evidently a newcomer, as she had never been here before.

"The worse is yet to come, soon you might not even pass a single checkpoint, those Demons will scare you to death, haha..." An old man in a gray robe glanced at the newcomers, laughing mockingly. This was a form of psychological intimidation for the newcomers.

The newcomers dared not speak up, except for one who sneered, "Those who made it this far in the tournament are not cowards, you won't scare anyone with such talk... it only makes people suspect your true intentions..."

The speaker was Wang Xiaoqiang.

"You..." The tall old man in the gray robe, hearing this, fixed his gaze on Wang Xiaoqiang, his eyes glinting with murderous intent.

Although the tournament prohibited contestants from killing each other, in this completely enclosed chamber, rules were hard to enforce.

However, with limited time, time was an asset to earn points and no one wanted to waste it on mutual conflict.

The tall old man decided against unnecessary fighting. Just as he was about to relent, a voice said, "Duke of Thunder, this arrogant kid, how about we team up and cut him down?"

The speaker was the bald old man whose Thunder Drum was destroyed by Wang Xiaoqiang. He had warned Wang Xiaoqiang in the plaza but knew of his prowess. Seeing the conflict between Wang Xiaoqiang and Lei Tian, he seized the chance to ally with the Duke of Thunder to eliminate Wang Xiaoqiang.

"Hmph, just a newcomer, killing him is easy. But I don't want to waste time on a newcomer," the Duke of Thunder scoffed. Knowing Wang Xiaoqiang had destroyed the bald man's Thunder Drum and their ongoing feud, he didn't want unnecessary sacrifice, even if it was just time.

Time was more precious than Golden Silk now, as only by racing against time could many checkpoints be conquered, achieving a high rank in the competition and gaining official rewards and fame.

The contestants had no time to watch the spectacle. For better results, they began moving toward the paths and started the checkpoint challenges.

Only Yuu Qingxue stayed put, worried Wang Xiaoqiang might face a combined assault from the Duke of Thunder and the bald man. Despite the importance of achievements, she couldn't stand by, especially since Wang Xiaoqiang had offended the bald man to save her sister.

"This kid has some precious Magic Treasures. After he's gone, we'll split the treasures, and I'll gift you three thousand Liquid Gathering Pills, how about it?" The bald man bargained.

It was a hefty offer, disregarding how many treasures Wang Xiaoqiang had, just the three thousand Liquid Gathering Pills were valuable.

The Duke of Thunder was slightly tempted, his eyes lighting up with murderous intent directed at Wang Xiaoqiang. Before he could respond, Wang Xiaoqiang made his move, quietly sending the Demon Droplet wrapped in Immortal Liquid and the Yin Blade toward the bald man.

Compared to Yuu Qingwen's indecisiveness, Yuu Qingxue was more decisive and efficient. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang act, she followed suit immediately.

The Immortal Sword in her hand flashed out, cutting toward the bald man, who hadn't expected Wang Xiaoqiang to take such definitive action against him. Yuu Qingxue also launched a surprise attack. With no guard up, he hurriedly raised an Immortal Liquid Barrier with his right hand.

In the next moment!

Boom!

The Immortal Liquid Barrier was punctured by the Demon Droplet, the bald man quickly reacted, using his right hand to condense Immortal Liquid, striking the Demon Droplet and ejecting it from the barrier. But he couldn't defend against everything; the Yin Blade sliced across his hand.

"Ah, damn it." The bald man cried out in shock, then Yuu Qingxue's Immortal Sword crashed through his barrier, slashing his back and sending him flying.

That's what it means to strike first to gain the advantage! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for a recommendation ticket, monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)

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