This bald immortal ranked sixty-eighth on the Heavenly God List, placing him among the lower tier of the fifteen present.
Everyone turned their attention to the arena.
If even this bald immortal could pass all three arenas, most of the immortals here would likely succeed.
Moreover, observing his battle would reveal the difficulty of the three arenas.
As the bald immortal from the Xingwu Empire stepped onto the stage, the burly man wielding a great axe on the first arena swung his weapon fiercely, launching a ferocious attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A fierce battle erupted on the arena.
“This arena opponent’s strength is roughly on par with the bald immortal,” Lin Yun murmured, watching the stage.
“The first arena’s opponent is already this formidable; the second’s will likely be even stronger. This trial will be tough to pass,” Dongguo Wuji sighed.
The bald immortal was locked in a gruelling struggle with the axe-wielding man, exhausting every technique yet still unable to prevail.
Yuan Qing, the elder from the Xingwu Empire, shouted toward the arena, “Don’t waste energy on him, charge to the second arena!”
The gathered immortals suddenly understood.
According to the tree spirit, passing all three arenas was enough to clear this trial.
That meant defeating the arena opponents wasn’t necessary. Since these opponents were formed by arrays and matched in strength, defeating them was incredibly difficult!
Hearing this, the bald immortal had a revelation. While fighting, he strained to break free from his opponent and rushed toward the second arena.
After immense effort, he finally reached it.
But the moment he stepped onto the second arena, the elegant, long-haired man wielding a short sword unleashed a terrifying attack!
With no gap between the first and second arenas, entering the second meant its battle began immediately, offering no chance to catch his breath.
The bald immortal, already worn from the first arena’s intense fight, was in poor condition. The second arena opponent’s ferocious attacks overwhelmed him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After barely managing a few moves, the bald immortal coughed up blood, staggering back, clearly no match for the second arena’s opponent.
“I surrender!”
With a panicked shout, he retreated swiftly, exiting the second arena back to the first.
The axe-wielding man on the first arena didn’t attack immediately.
The bald immortal retreated further, returning to where the other immortals stood.
“Damn it, this trial’s difficulty is too high. I couldn’t even pass the second arena,” the bald man said, his face pale.
If he couldn’t clear the second, the third was out of the question.
At that moment, he realised his journey in this relic likely ended here.
“This stage is indeed tough,” the gathered immortals sighed, shaken.
The bald man’s defeat cast a heavy mood, as even rabbits mourn the death of a fox.
Though the bald immortal was among the weaker of the fifteen, his failure made it clear that these three arenas posed a formidable challenge for all.
“Even we immortals find this so difficult. Why would the relic’s master set such a high bar? If he’s seeking an heir, why make it this hard? We’re already among humanity’s elite,” an immortal from the Tianqian Empire complained.
Based on experience and intuition, the group sensed the relic’s master was likely seeking an heir, with an eighty percent chance.
But if even they, humanity’s finest, couldn’t pass, who could?
The bald immortal’s failure already suggested many among them would fail this stage.
An immortal from the Taixu Tavern sighed, “Indeed, this is only the third stage. There may be harder ones ahead. Few immortals will pass this, let alone what follows.”
“This shows the relic master’s lofty standards and immense power. If we can’t reach the end, only the top twenty on the Heavenly God List might. We’ll take what gains we can,” Xin Yu from the Heavenly God Palace said.
The group nodded in agreement.
Xin Yu continued, “Who’s next?”
“I’ll try!” Yuan Qing, the elder from the Xingwu Empire, rushed to the arena.
Yuan Qing’s strength was among the stronger in this group of immortals.
His performance would undoubtedly be more telling!
“Yuan Qing’s strength is close to mine. If he can’t pass, I likely won’t either,” Dongguo Wuji said gravely.
“No need to rush, Prime Minister. Let’s watch,” Lin Yun said, eyes fixed on the arena.
As Yuan Qing stepped onto the first arena, battle quickly broke out.
“Huh? The axe-wielding man’s attacks seem stronger than when he faced the bald immortal. What’s going on?” the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
“Could it be tied to realm? Yuan Qing’s realm is higher than the bald immortal’s.”
“Or perhaps age?”
Speculation abounded.
Even on the same arena, opponents’ strength varied depending on the challenger, increasing uncertainty and concern.
No one could discern what determined the opponents’ strength.
Fortunately, the increase wasn’t drastic. Though the axe-wielding man was stronger than before, it wasn’t by much.
Yuan Qing passed the first arena with relative ease.
Upon reaching the second, the short-sword-wielding man swiftly attacked, blocking his advance.
Yuan Qing unleashed a flurry of techniques, his blade work formidable, and ultimately broke through to the third arena.
But the second arena had pushed him to his limits, leaving him visibly strained.
On the third arena, the two hammer-wielding men attacked fiercely from both sides, giving him no chance to recover!
