The Immortal Realm was vast, encompassing a total of one hundred Cultivation Kingdoms.

Each Cultivation Kingdom was a force to be reckoned with, possessing expansive territories.

The smallest of these Cultivation Kingdoms was as large as Earth.

Therefore, the entire area of Earth, compared to the Immortal Realm, was less than one percent.

The Armor Snatching Tournament was hosted by the Yellow Dragon Empire.

The monarch of the Yellow Dragon Empire was an existence at the Immortal Emperor Stage, with a profound cultivation base. Other than the Immortal Emperor, no one could restrain him.

To say "a hero commits breaches with martial might" meant that when an individual's power reaches a certain extent, the law cannot restrain him. By applying this saying, one could derive "an Immortal commits breaches with cultivation."

"Immortal" refers to Immortals and Cultivators.

"Cultivation" refers to Cultivation Base.

If a Cultivator with a Cultivation Base commits breaches, then the laws of a Cultivation Kingdom cannot bind him.

Therefore, there are no laws in the Immortal Realm, and even if there are, they are in effect nonexistent.

A country without laws is very terrifying. If a monarch with a profound cultivation base wants to control a vast Cultivation Kingdom and maintain his position over a long period, he must allow the Marquis Kings below him to restrain each other, causing the high-level Cultivators within the country to check and balance each other.

However, as the monarch of an empire, he naturally cannot openly allow his subordinates to slaughter each other to achieve this balance of power.

Instead, he must use various means.

Of course, these means are quite dark.

The Armor Snatching Tournament is one such method used by the Yellow Dragon Empire to balance the Cultivators within the country.

On the surface, the Armor Snatching Tournament is a grand event where young Cultivators show off their skills and the monarch of the Empire dispenses his favors, but in reality, it uses the tournament to let Cultivators kill each other. Those who miraculously survive and win rewards are then wooed by the monarch to serve him.

Despite this, every session still sees millions of Cultivators participating.

The venue of the Armor Snatching Tournament was set in the Capital City of the Yellow Dragon Empire—Dragon City.

Wang Xiaoqiang and his three companions set off flying towards Dragon City, constantly encountering other Cultivators along the way, who were also heading to Dragon City.

Those who recognized each other would greet one another.

While the four were flying, a man and a woman dressed in white garments approached. The pair, resembling a Dao Companion, appeared quite extraordinary.

As they neared, the woman exclaimed with delight, "Ruxue, Ruyu, do you remember me?"

When the two women turned their heads and saw her, they also showed expressions of joy and said in unison, "Isn't this Wu Tingxue?"

"Yes, it's me, Wu Tingxue. This is my brother, Wu Jianming," the girl called Tingxue introduced, pointing to the man beside her.

"Haha, we've actually never met your brother. If you hadn't introduced him, we would have thought he was your Dao Companion!" Yans Ruxue joked with a laugh.

"Haha, that's what everyone says," the girl Wu Tingxue laughed, her gaze inadvertently glancing at Wang Xiaoqiang.

Among these four, Wang Xiaoqiang had the highest cultivation base. Despite his young age, he was already at the True Immortal Realm Fourth Stage, and he was surprisingly a youth without a Spirit Root. This made it even more curious.

Not only was Wu Tingxue astonished, but even Wu Jianming took another look at Wang Xiaoqiang, his eyes showing a hint of amazement and suspicion.

Wu Tingxue spoke up, "Ruxue, aren't you going to introduce us to your friend?"

Yans Ruxue suddenly realized, "Ah, I'm really sorry, I almost forgot. This is my family's steward, everyone calls him True Person of Taiyi. This one is Wang Xiaoqiang, the Lord of the Immortal River..."

"What? The Lord of the Immortal River, what is his relation to the Supreme Ancestor of the Immortal River?" Wu Jianming exclaimed, even before Wu Tingxue could speak.

It was well-known, the previous master of the Immortal River was the Supreme Ancestor of the Immortal River, but the Supreme Ancestor had died thousands of years ago, and since then, the Immortal River had been without a leader. Suddenly, a new Lord of the Immortal River emerging was bound to astonish and raise suspicions towards the identity linked to the Supreme Ancestor.

"Haha, I don't know who the Supreme Ancestor of the Immortal River is, but now, the Immortal River sees me as its king, I am the Lord of the Immortal River!" Wang Xiaoqiang laughed heartily, speaking proudly.

Although Wu Jianming and Wu Tingxue were surprised and skeptical, they did not harbor doubt, for the young man in front of them had a cultivation base that was indeed not low, a true genius.

A youth without a Spirit Root, yet possessing such demonically powerful cultivation, seemed to have some tricks up his sleeve; becoming the Lord of the Immortal River might not be impossible after all.

"Hehe, yes, we had just stopped and had some liquor at the Crystal Palace of the Immortal River right before we hit the road!" Seeing the Wu siblings still looked skeptical, Yans Ruyu spoke up, confirming.

The siblings from the Wu Family took a deep breath upon hearing this, knowing that this young man's identity was no falsehood.

Yans Ruxue asked, "Tingxue, are you also going to participate in the Armor Snatching Tournament?"

Wu Tingxue shook her head, "We are just going to check out the excitement; we might not participate. I heard that the Armor Snatching Tournament is too bloody, too cruel, many people end up as cannon fodder... Alas, we are still young, we don't want to die so early. Hey? Ruxue, you guys are going to participate in the Armor Snatching Tournament, right?"

"Yes," Yans Ruxue nodded.

"Ruxue, I advise you all to just enjoy the excitement, don't rush into participating. Think about it, hundreds of thousands competing for those thirty places, how many will have to die in there..." Wu Tingxue advised.

Yans Ruxue said, "I heard that there seems to be some rewards just for participating in the competition."

Before Wu Tingxue could respond, Wu Jianming spoke, "That's right, participating in the competition merits a Spirit Marrow, and as the competition progresses, more and more Spirit Marrow and other rewards will be distributed... but don't forget, this is actually just a method to attract participation, after some people receive their first Spirit Marrow, they end up dying in the competition..."

Clearly, Wu Jianming shared his sister Wu Tingxue's view, which was not to support participation in the competition.

Their message was clear, simply spectating the Armor Snatching Tournament was enough, participating was akin to seeking death!

"Ah, is that so? Actually..." Yans Ruxue felt a bit embarrassed; to heed their advice and not participate would seem too cowardly, but she truly felt reluctant not to compete at least once.

Just as she felt this awkwardness, Wang Xiaoqiang spoke up, "Ruxue, I also think the Armor Snatching Tournament is too perilous, it's better if you women don't participate, but we men, well, we should show some masculinity. Anyway, I am going to participate, even if it means dying in the tournament..."

Wang Xiaoqiang said, glancing at Wu Jianming who flushed slightly, coughed awkwardly, and said, "Daoist Friend Wang is very right, the Armor Snatching Tournament is indeed not suitable for women, it is a battlefield for us men."

Wang Xiaoqiang stared at Wu Jianming with a playful smile, thinking to himself that this guy really cared about face. Just now, your sister said you both wouldn't participate, and now you're saying you will; but with your Fifth Turn of the Immortal Realm cultivation, if you really do participate, you're likely just ending up as cannon fodder.

Wu Jianming seemed to sense Wang Xiaoqiang's gaze, and with both intention and nonchalance, he said, "Daoist Friend Wang, with your profound cultivation, you will probably achieve a good ranking in the Armor Snatching Tournament, but I want to remind you that the tournament is actually a survival of the fittest type of elimination. The superior ones prevail, the inferior ones get eliminated. But the inferior ones, to avoid elimination, will band together to kill the superior one first... so the more superior one is, the more dangerous it gets..."

Wu Jianming spoke, playfully looking at Wang Xiaoqiang, eager to see his reaction.

Wang Xiaoqiang's expression remained not only unchanged, but he also spoke with great interest, "That sounds good, I just love such thrilling games!"

At this remark, Wu Jianming couldn't help but pause, secretly thinking to himself, "Freak!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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