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Watching Wang Xiaoqiang don the armor, his divine might was extraordinary, and his group of followers were all in awe, admiring him incessantly, and even wanting to follow him forever, serving loyally before and after him.

Because being a follower of such an Immortal not only provided a sense of security but also came with many benefits.

At that moment, the cultivator of the True Immortal Realm Third Stage, who had earlier been rescued by Wang Xiaoqiang from under the spear of a Fourth Stage powerhouse, removed the storage ring from the right middle finger of the dead Fourth Stage body, held it up with both hands, and respectfully said to Wang Xiaoqiang in the sky, "Elder Brother Wang, there should be a piece of Spirit Marrow within this ring, please accept it."

Wang Xiaoqiang knew that everyone had had a difficult journey, so he decided to reward them,

He descended to the ground and approached the True Immortal Realm Third Stage cultivator holding the ring. He took the ring from his hands and with a flick of his finger, a whoosh of Gang Qi sounded, wiping the Divine Consciousness Imprint from the ring,

Then, biting his forefinger, he dropped a drop of blood onto the ring, and the sound of clicking, like the opening of a door, rang out.

Wang Xiaoqiang then shouted loudly, "Come out."

Instantly, a pile of items fell from the ring, comprising two robes, a pack of dry food, a bottle of water, a Spear Technique Manual, several pills, and a piece of Spirit Marrow.

At this time, everyone's gaze was fixed on that piece of Spirit Marrow. Their eyes were filled with covetousness.

They all fervently wished to possess the Spirit Marrow.

Wang Xiaoqiang picked up the Spirit Marrow and extended it towards everyone, "Although I fought for this Spirit Marrow, I do not wish to hoard it to myself. I want to share it with everyone. Now, please sit in a circle and get ready to absorb it."

Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved, as none had expected such generosity from Wang Xiaoqiang.

Logically, since Wang Xiaoqiang had succeeded in the Armor Snatching Tournament, he didn't need this group of people anymore. Moreover, with his cultivation base, he could easily dominate everyone and hoard the Spirit Marrow without anyone daring to say anything. However, no one expected that he would actually be willing to share the Spirit Marrow with everyone.

"Big Brother is truly generous!"

"Elder Brother Wang is really considerate!"

"Thank you, Elder Brother Wang!"

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Everyone gave Wang Xiaoqiang a thumbs-up and expressed their thanks with a salute, their faces showing joyous smiles. Despite some hardships, they were fortunate not to have lost their lives in the perilous Yan Mountain and also gained substantially in their cultivation along the way.

Smiling happily, everyone dispersed and sat in a circle, ready to absorb the Spirit Marrow. Wang Xiaoqiang placed the Spirit Marrow on the ground in the center of the circle and then sat down to share the Spirit Marrow with everyone.

Although he was unwilling to share the Spirit Marrow with everyone at first, not doing so would have been too abnormal and would have quickly exposed him and provoked public anger.

After letting the others absorb and refine the marrow for a while, he began to absorb 50,000 Spiritual Springs.

Ultimately, just like the first time he absorbed Spirit Marrow, it was refined completely in half an hour, but by then, everyone was not surprised and attributed it to that "powerful living being."

After filling up with Spiritual Energy, Wang Xiaoqiang's 50,000 Spirit Marrow flew to a distance, began to divide, and went "pu pu pu pu pu pu pu pu pu pu..."

The 50,000 Spirit Marrow split in two, turning into 100,000 Spirit Marrow. Wang Xiaoqiang absorbed them into his body, and now the total number of Spiritual Springs in his possession reached 879,600. The 879,600 Spiritual Springs shook in unison, and the Spiritual Power within his body surged, forming Gang Qi Vortices as his cultivation base took a step towards the True Immortal Realm Sixth Stage.

At Noon Hour that day, the team returned,

Although they were returning, for safety, they still traveled together,

They started with 100 people, and now more than fifty remained; the casualties were severe,

However, in comparison, this was the most harmonious sub-event of the Armor Snatching Tournament ever held,

Because compared to the other sub-events, Team 66 had the most survivors.

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Other teams, due to disunity, suffered over half their numbers in casualties even before finding the Armor,

and after finding the Armor, due to the struggle for its possession, they underwent a round of mutual slaughter, leaving very few survivors. There was even a team with only one person left, and even worse, some teams didn't have anyone left, completely wiped out.

Because the teams returned together, they didn't encounter attacks from Spirit Beasts on the way and everyone safely returned to the preliminaries area.

The two Administrators, upon seeing more than half of the participants return, did not show relief but instead had quite gloomy expressions. From this, it was evident that the organizers and executors of the Armor Snatching Tournament did not wish to see such harmonious teams.

The two Administrators looked suspiciously at the returning contestants, finally settling their gaze on Wang Xiaoqiang, who had been at the Ninth Transformation of the Immortal Realm when he left, but had returned at the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage,

This was too eerie!

Logically, a cultivator at the Ninth Transformation of the Immortal Realm would need ten to twenty years of arduous cultivation to reach the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage,

yet Wang Xiaoqiang had achieved it in a mere two days!

This was just too incredible to believe.

However, although the two Administrators were astonished and suspicious, they did not directly question him. Instead, they warmly congratulated Wang Xiaoqiang, "Young Hero Wang, securing the Armor is truly a joyous and praiseworthy achievement!"

One of the Administrators took out a sandalwood box and handed it to Wang Xiaoqiang, saying, "Here, this is your reward, five Spirit Marrow. Take it!"

"Young Hero Wang can now go back and rest well, then come over for the second round of the competition after three days!"

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded, opened the sandalwood box, and saw the genuine Spirit Marrow inside. Delighted, yet managing to keep his composure, he closed the sandalwood box and, with a thought, placed it into the Sumeru Ring.

After bidding his teammates take care, Wang Xiaoqiang left the preliminaries area amid the envious gazes of the others and returned to Dragon Gate Inn.

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In the octagonal pavilion of Dragon Gate Inn's back garden, True Person of Taiyi and the two Yans sisters were playing chess, while Yans Ruyu's chess skills were terrible, she stood no chance against True Person of Taiyi,

Yans Ruxue's chess skills were decent, on par with True Person of Taiyi,

but today, after three games, Yans Ruxue had lost all three,

After consecutively losing three games, Yans Ruxue pushed the chess pieces away and said annoyed, "I'm done playing, I'm done..."

"The Eldest Miss seems distracted today. Is something on your mind?" True Person of Taiyi asked with a smile.

"I have a feeling that Little Qiang is coming back today," Yans Ruxue mused thoughtfully.

True Person of Taiyi laughed meaningfully, "Hehe, I never thought that the Eldest Miss would be so concerned about Little Qiang... If the Eldest Miss is interested, when Little Qiang returns, this old man could play the role of Matchmaker and help bind your affections, how about that?"

"Pah, Taiyi, you, you are being disrespectful again!" Yans Ruxue's fair cheeks blushed with embarrassment.

"Hehe, who's being disrespectful again!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded, it was Wang Xiaoqiang wearing Armor, a composed smile on his face, his bearing exceptionally valiant as he approached.

"Ah, Little Qiang, he really has come back! Ah, he, he has seized the Armor!" Yans Ruyu stood up first, looking at Wang Xiaoqiang as he approached and exclaimed with joy.

"Hehe! It seems the Eldest Miss and Little Qiang truly have a telepathic connection, the Eldest Miss senses his return, and he comes back!" True Person of Taiyi said to Yans Ruxue with a teaser in his smile.

After hearing True Person of Taiyi's words, Yans Ruxue became even more flushed with embarrassment,

Absent for two days yet dearly missed, hearing her sister say he returned triumphant with Armor, Yans Ruxue wanted to take a look at Wang Xiaoqiang, yet her face was so hot with blush, she just hung her head, too shy to even look up. (To be continued. If you like this novel, welcome to qidian.com to vote for it with recommend tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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