The rules of the arena changed after Lu Yun went on a killing spree, targeting the most powerful of the contestants. Those who’d been solo-hunting the weak began to form teams, and all thirty-six returned void realm cultivators came together.

“We must eliminate Qing Yu and his Sidekick first,” one of them said firmly. “Otherwise, none of us will survive to the end!”

He was a top genius who’d gained the blessings of the Dao Flower and created his own void realm method upon ascension. He’d thought he’d be unrivalled in the arena and that there was no way he wouldn’t be listed in the Sovereign Ranking.

However, a mere sidekick had forced him to band together with the other top...