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"The fourth rule, the time for the life-and-death battle is limited. If you fail to defeat your opponent before time runs out, it counts as elimination."
The Hall Master of Heavenly Light scanned the crowd and said in a clear voice, "Begin."
A stream of light flew from the depths of the Ancestor Hall.
The newcomer was a scrawny old man, none other than Grandmaster An, who presided over last month's Outer Hall assessment.
"Greetings to the Hall Master, Prince Cheng, Duke Heng, and Prince An Qing."
Grandmaster An clasped his hands toward the viewing platform above before turning to the crowd. With a wave of his sleeve, a faintly golden bean dropped to the ground.
The bean transformed into a burst of golden light and then condensed into a Heavenly Soldier clad in armor!
A Daoist technique, turning beans into soldiers.
Even the most ordinary Heavenly Soldier had strength equivalent to that of a cultivator who just entered the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier.
But—
