Han Li looked at Madame Six Flowers on the high platform, a thought crossing his mind.

He originally knew that Madame Six Flowers had a high status, but he hadn't imagined that she would hold such a prominent position in this Profound City.

"Thank you all for gathering in Profound City today to celebrate the grand Five Cities Martial Meet. May you all join us in witnessing the birth of the champion king in this Asura Arena!" E Kui's tone gradually became impassioned as he shouted.

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

The entire Asura Arena exploded, and a tsunami of cheers responded, shaking the firmament.

After a few simple words, E Kui pressed his hands down a few times and sat down on the large chair behind him. Seeing this, the other five people also sat down.

The cheers in the Asura Arena continued for a long time before gradually subsiding.

"In this Five Cities Martial Meet, the sixty-four elite powerhouses selected from each city will engage in one-on-one duels on the Profound Battle Stage, for a total of six rounds, to determine the new Profound Battle King. All those who enter the top eight will receive a Profound Rank Scaled Beast Core as a reward, and all those who enter the top four will receive a Heaven Rank Scaled Beast Core as a reward." At this time, the dark-skinned man hosting the event shouted again.

His voice resounded throughout the Asura Arena, not only exciting the audience in the stands, but also stirring the hearts of everyone on the Profound Battle Stage. Heaven and Profound Rank Scaled Beast Cores were extremely valuable cultivation resources for any of them.

"In addition, those who enter the top three will also receive a Celestial Scale Meteorite Crystal, a rare extraterrestrial meteorite crystal that is hard to come by even in tens of millions of years. It is a top-grade material for both alchemy and artifact refining, and its preciousness is self-evident," the dark-skinned man announced loudly.

A gasp went through the audience. This thing hadn't appeared in Profound City for many years.

Hearing this, Han Li relaxed a bit and thought to himself that winning third place should be easy.

"City Lord E Kui, you've really gone all out this time. This reward is enough to give to the champion in previous years. Doesn't your heart ache?" Sun Tu said with a smile from the high platform.

"These are all our own cities. It doesn't matter which one gets it; it's not like the wealth is flowing out. There's nothing to be heartbroken about," E Kui said with a smile.

At this time, the dark-skinned man announced again:

"The second-place winner will receive a Scaled Bone Profound Star Armor set, personally crafted by Madame Six Flowers. This armor set has been carefully crafted by her in recent years. The large and small Star Bones alone have taken one thousand two hundred and thirty-six pieces, coupled with the various rare materials mixed in, no less precious than the Celestial Scale Meteorite Crystal, as well as the Madame Six Flowers' efforts and energy, it is no exaggeration to call it priceless."

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Even Feng Wuchen and other city elites were moved, their eyes shining with greed.

Han Li looked at Madame Six Flowers on the high platform with a smug smile and realized why this short, stout old man knew that the Celestial Scale Meteorite Crystal was one of the prizes.

The stands were full of discussion. With the appearance of the first two treasures, almost everyone was guessing what the first-place prize would be.

But none of them could come up with an answer, because there were few items in this Scale Accumulation Void Realm that were more precious than these two.

"The champion will receive a Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud."

Amidst the various guesses and disputes, the dark-skinned man announced the final decision. But unlike the previous two items, the Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud had only a name, without any additional explanation or description.

The stands were silent. People couldn't seem to remember what that was for a while.

But on the high platform, the city lords, except for E Kui and Madame Six Flowers, changed their expressions.

"Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud… Is it really that thing?" Chen Yang couldn't help but ask.

The others also looked at E Kui, casting questioning glances at him.

"Don't be surprised, everyone. The champion's reward this time is indeed the Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud, also known as 'Aperture Mother Heavenly Dew'," City Lord E Kui nodded and said.

"Legend has it that this cloud contains the unfathomable power of creation's blood. When cultivators ingest it, they can directly open their Mysterious Apertures without relying on cultivation techniques, and without leaving any hidden dangers," Chen Yang asked, unable to suppress the surprise in his eyes.

"It's not that mystical. It's true that it can open Apertures, but it's not without limitations. The human body has a limit to its tolerance for Blood Clouds. If one forcibly absorbs it beyond the limit, the Qi and blood will reverse, resulting in death," E Kui said with a smile.

"Even so, it's terrifying enough…" Everyone praised.

E Kui didn't deliberately lower his voice, and everyone on the Profound Battle Stage had amazing hearing, so they heard everything he said without missing a word. Their faces revealed expressions of surprise and desire.

Han Li only frowned slightly, feeling a little surprised that time had such a thing, but he wasn't very interested in it.

After all, his speed in opening Apertures far exceeded that of others, so his desire for this thing was naturally not as strong as theirs. On the contrary, the Celestial Scale Meteorite Crystal was more attractive to him.

After all, there were knowledgeable people in the stands. Someone spoke of the origin of the "Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud", and immediately it caused a huge uproar, sparking intense and lasting discussions among the audience.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the momentum of the discussion didn't stop, the dark-skinned man shouted again:

"The first round of the Five Cities Martial Meet, a total of thirty-two battles, eight battles will be held simultaneously each time, divided into four sessions, all of which will end within today. This battle will determine the thirty-two winners, who will enter the next round of Profound Battle competition in seven days. Now, announce the division of the first round of Profound Battle lists."

As the dark-skinned man's voice fell, a "rumbling" sound of friction rang out.

On the left side of the high platform, a gray-white stone wall dozens of feet high slowly rose. It was divided into four rows, each inscribed with the battle list of each Profound Battle warrior in the four sessions of today's Profound Battle competition.

Han Li glanced over it. His name was not in the first session's battle list, nor was Gu Qianxun's. However, Tu Gang and Sun Binghe, who also belonged to Green Ram City, were both on the list.

The person fighting Sun Binghe was a Profound Battle warrior from Stop Xuan City. Gu Qianxun and Chen Yang hadn't mentioned him, so he shouldn't be a powerful figure. However, Tu Gang's opponent was Duan Tong from Passage Yu City.

He looked down and found his name on the "Sun" character Profound Battle Stage competition in the second round. The person he was fighting was named Xu Shun, a Profound Battle warrior from White Rock City.

"Brother Li, it seems that we will both be on stage in the second round of the competition. You are on the Sun character stage, and I am on the Fire character stage. It's impossible to observe each other's battles," Gu Qianxun's voice suddenly sounded in Han Li's sea of ​​consciousness.

Han Li glanced at the stone wall and found Gu Qianxun's name not far in front of him. The person fighting her seemed to be a Profound Battle warrior from Stop Xuan City named Wang Zhi.

"Have you ever seen this Xu Shun before?" Han Li asked through voice transmission.

"I seem to have seen him participate in the Five Cities Martial Meet once before. His ranking didn't seem to be very good, so I don't have much of an impression. However, most of those who are selected to participate in the Five Cities Martial Meet have some skills," Gu Qianxun replied after thinking for a moment.

Han Li nodded secretly and browsed through all thirty-two battle lists in the first round, and pondered: "This list division is quite coincidental. Cultivators from the same city won't fight each other, and the main Profound Battle warriors from each city won't meet."

"This has been the case in previous years; it's intentional. The principle of not fighting in the same city only applies to the first round. After entering the second round, the number of Profound Battle warriors who advance from each city is different, so it's impossible to guarantee that they won't fight each other. For example, if all twelve people from a certain city win in the first round, it will be inevitable to arrange for Profound Battle warriors from the same city to fight in the second round. And in order to ensure the viewing pleasure of the Profound Battle, the main forces of each city will basically not meet in the first three rounds of the competition. Their duels will basically appear after the battle for the top eight," Gu Qianxun explained through voice transmission.

"Today, the first eight groups of Profound Battle warriors will go to their respective Profound Battle Stages, and the remaining Profound Battle warriors will wait. All spectators can go to the betting tables to place bets. The Profound Battle will officially begin in a quarter of an hour," At this time, the dark-skinned man's voice sounded again.

Han Li and the others began to retreat, and the stands were filled with noise. Almost everyone got up and left their seats to go to the betting tables set up near the eight Profound Battle Stages.

The area of ​​the Asura Arena was really too large. Sitting in the stands, even if the position was high enough, it was completely impossible to watch the eight Profound Battle competitions at the same time. Therefore, after choosing the betting object, these spectators would basically sit down near the stands, waiting for the start of this competition.

The place where Han Li and the others were waiting was a circular passage under the spectator stands, which almost surrounded the entire Asura Arena for a week.

There were windows in the passage. As long as you were willing to walk around, you could see the situation on every Profound Battle Stage outside by circling the passage.

Except for the sixteen people who were fighting, the remaining Profound Battle warriors from each city were all in it.

Almost all of the Green Ram City cultivators who were friendly with Tu Gang and Sun Binghe went to the vicinity of the "Earth" character stage and the "Lake" character stage where they were fighting, and were looking outside from the windows of the passage.

"This Fellow Daoist Tu Gang is too unlucky. He encountered this killing god Duan Tong in the first round. It seems that his journey in this martial meet has come to an end..." a Green Ram City Profound Battle warrior sighed.

"What can be done... Don't sigh either. Aren't we the same? Not to mention Duan Tong, even if we encounter someone who is slightly inferior to him, how much chance of winning will we have?" Another person sighed along.

"Don't be sentimental, you bastards. Don't we still have Fellow Daoist Yi... Hey? Why don't I see Fellow Daoist Yi?"

Only then did everyone realize that Yi Liya, who had been traveling with them just now, was gone.

In a deserted area of ​​the passage, Yi Liya and a tall middle-aged man were walking side by side, whispering to each other.

"I didn't expect that it's been so many years since we last saw each other. Fellow Daoist Yi's cultivation level has really improved a lot, which makes my brother very envious," the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Brother Xu, don't make fun of me. I won't beat around the bush; I have something to ask you this time," Yi Liya said.

"Just say it," the middle-aged man stopped and said.

"Today, the person Brother Xu will fight is named Li Feiyu, who is from our Green Ram City. I hope that when you fight him..." Yi Liya lowered his voice, and made a gesture of chopping his neck with a horizontal palm.

It turned out that this middle-aged man surnamed Xu was none other than Xu Shun, the White Rock City Profound Battle warrior who was about to compete with Han Li.