Chapter 320

60th day of the ninth month.

Ever since dawn, a huge crowd had gathered at the empire's arena from all directions in Luoyang.

By the time it was seven in the morning, no less than five hundred thousand spectators had already flooded into the arena.

The arena had a long history in Luoyang and even the empire. It had always been the highest stage for cultivators to duel!

Today was the joust for a spouse held by the imperial family of Middle-Earth. Not only were there five hundred thousand spectators present, but there were also countless Water Mirror Stones erected outside the arena in the imperial capital and the various cities of the nine provinces.

This event had attracted the attention of the entire world.

The event was divided into five competition zones. As it was a free-for-all battle between a thousand people, there would only be one match in the arena every half a day.

The first competition zone would be held in the morning. At this moment, the huge circular spectator stands around the arena were already filled to the brim, and the number of people there was uncountable.

The empire's Emperor Yang Hong and a group of officials were present, and the dragon flag of the imperial family fluttered above the VIP stands.

In the VIP stands, three beautiful figures stood out, attracting the attention of almost all the spectators.

They were three outstanding beauties, and the one in the middle was the main character of this joust for a spouse, Princess Lanchu. She was wearing a gorgeous palace dress, and she was like a fairy that had descended from the heavens. She made one feel ashamed of their inferiority, and they couldn't bring themselves to profane her.

On her left was a young girl about the same age as her. She had fair skin and beautiful looks, but her temperament was a little cold.

The girl on her right was clearly older than the other two, but she was also a rare beauty with bright eyes and white teeth.

With these three top-notch beauties sitting together, the hundreds of thousands of female spectators all paled in comparison.

Looking at these three great beauties, the participants who entered the arena one after another were in high spirits, and they couldn't wait to perform well in front of these beauties.

"Why are Mu Ziyu and Ye Qingshuang here?"

In the crowd of ordinary spectator stands, Gu Chen saw the three girls from afar, and he was a little surprised.

His match was in the afternoon, but he had come in the morning to see what his opponents were like.

The match had not started yet, but he saw many familiar faces in the VIP stands, ordinary spectator stands, and even in the arena.

Qi Zeyan, Chen Buqi, Li Wanjun …

Many students from the True Martial Academy and the Mystic Law Academy had come, which made Gu Chen feel funny.

It hadn't been long since he left the True Martial Academy. He thought that it would be very difficult to see these people again. He didn't expect to meet them again in the Imperial Capital.

"Fellow Daoists from all over the world! Welcome to the Imperial Arena! "

A loud and clear voice suddenly rang out, spreading through the entire area and attracting Gu Chen's attention.

The voice came from a tall platform at the edge of the arena. A rough man dressed in a grand red robe was agitated.

His voice seemed to have a special magical power. The moment he opened his mouth, the entire audience of 055,555 went wild!

It was the emcee of the Empire's Colosseum, Pu Songling. He was in charge of introducing every match that took place here.

The matches of the Empire's Colosseum had always been broadcast in real time through the Water Mirror Stone. However, due to the limitation of the image, the audience in many places couldn't see the entire match clearly.

Therefore, the emcees of the Colosseum came into being. They were in charge of introducing the matches. Usually, they had a very high vision and rich experience. They could explain every detail of the battle between experts clearly, which made the audience's blood boil.

This Pu Songling was the top emcee of the Empire's Colosseum. He had a very high reputation among the people who were passionate about the Colosseum.

When he announced the official start of the tournament, it immediately attracted earth-shattering cheers!

Amidst the cheers of the audience, thousands of contestants in the first division stepped into the arena from the four entrances!

"There are many experts in today's match!

"There are a total of 6,755 contestants in the first division. I believe everyone has heard of some of their names!

"Demonic Beast King Sun Jinming from the South Mountains. He has the bloodline of the Holy Ape. He just entered the Nine Prefectures Honor Roll last year and has been advancing triumphantly. Now, he is ranked twenty-fifth!

"The youngest commander of the Empire's Heavenly Mirror Mansion, Yue Ping. He has been a famous king for many years. He is brave and good at fighting. Now, he is ranked eleventh on the Nine Prefectures Honor Roll!

"According to the betting outside the arena, these two are the most likely winners of the first division. However, the thousands of young talents who came from all over the Nine Prefectures will definitely not allow them to win easily!"

Pu Siyi's high-pitched voice reverberated inside and outside the arena. He introduced the most famous contestants one by one. He even used a few simple words to provoke the audience, which made the audience's expectations for this tournament even higher.

"It's fine that the Demonic Beast King is here to join in the fun. I didn't expect him to have an opponent. Are the people from the Heavenly Mirror Mansion here to protect Huangfu Qingming?"

Gu Chen looked at the thousands of contestants in the arena. His Purple Polar Eyes flickered, and he could roughly determine the strongest few people in the arena.

The emcee's standard was indeed very high. Under normal circumstances, the winner of the first division would definitely be one of these two.

Gu Chen focused his attention on the two of them, and the competition soon began.

Who would have thought that an unforeseen scene would appear at the very beginning!

A large number of contestants gathered around the Demonic Beast King and Heavenly Mirror Mansion's Yue Ping, and all of them showed hostility towards them!

Under the pressure of the two top rankers of the Nine Prefectures Honor Roll, the thousands of contestants had a tacit understanding. They actually chose to face the enemy together and wanted to eliminate the strongest person first!

This was the biggest drawback of a chaotic battle. There were no rules or fairness to speak of. No matter how strong one was, once he was targeted, he could still lose!

"Set up the formation!"

Heavenly Mirror Mansion's Yue Ping was surrounded, and he immediately shouted. Dozens of contestants rushed out from the crowd and quickly surrounded him, forming a triangular formation with him!

Those were the elites of the Heavenly Mirror Mansion's younger generation. It was obvious that the Heavenly Mirror Mansion came prepared and wanted to send their own people to the finals.

The Demonic Beast King Sun Jinming was not so lucky. He came alone and was immediately surrounded.

"Hmph, a bunch of mobs!"

The Demonic Beast King was completely fearless. He brandished a long spear and charged forward.

The chaotic battle that followed could be said to be intense and bloody. The Demonic Beast King killed his way in and out of a large number of opponents, his entire body covered in blood.

On the other hand, although the people from the Heavenly Mirror Mansion were also under great pressure, they were much more relaxed than him.

After close to four hours, this tragic chaotic battle finally came to an end.

Only Sun Jinming and Yue Ping were left in the arena. Sun Jinming was already covered with cuts and bruises, and he was panting heavily, while Yue Ping was not much better off.

The audience couldn't help but hold their breaths. The two of them were almost at the end of their ropes. It was likely that within the next three moves, the victor would be decided.