In half a month, Fang Chen had cultivated the Star Sky Skill to the Minute Subtlety Realm.
He was only one step away from the Transformative Realm.
At this time, the Commander Competition was about to begin.
First, it was the Junior Commander Competition, followed by the Iron Armor Commander, Silver Armor Commander, and Gold Armor Commander.
After half a month of preparation, all the junior commanders had finished their preparations.
The Commander Competition was held at the Bloodthirsty Palace.
Every year, one of the Eight Palaces would be chosen as the venue for the Commander Competition.
This year, it was the Bloodthirsty Palace's turn.
Early in the morning, He Yin led the Junior Commanders of the Fengtian Palace to the Bloodthirsty Palace.
There were a total of eight Junior Commanders in the Fengtian Palace.
However, after Mao He was crippled by Fang Chen, there were only seven junior commanders left.
"The seven of you, follow me," He Yin said loudly.
Today was the Junior Commander Competition. Some of the Iron Armor Commanders and Silver Armor Commanders would not go to the Bloodthirsty Palace.
They would only go when it was their turn.
Soon, they arrived at the Bloodthirsty Palace.
As soon as they entered the Bloodthirsty Palace, Fang Chen felt a murderous aura.
"The Bloodthirsty Palace is indeed worthy of its name."
Fang Chen could not help but exclaim in his heart.
Among the Eight Palaces, the Martial Artists of the Bloodthirsty Palace were known for their decisiveness in killing and battle.
Now, feeling the terrifying murderous aura, Fang Chen's heart skipped a beat.
However, this made Fang Chen even more curious.
How could there be such a refreshing beauty like Bi Qingqing in the Bloodthirsty Palace?
After pondering for a while, he decided not to think about it anymore.
On the square of the Bloodthirsty Palace, a martial arts arena had already been prepared.
There were many Martial Artists on the square.
Ordinary disciples could only watch. They were not qualified to participate.
Today was the Junior Commander Competition.
The Junior Commanders of the other palaces gradually came to the square of the Bloodthirsty Palace.
"Look, it's the Heaven's Fury Scholar. The Heaven's Fury Scholar is very popular in this Junior Commander Competition," the Commanders of the Fengtian Palace whispered.
Greed and Li Jiu also stared at the Heaven's Fury Scholar.
Greed, in particular, had a grudge with the Heaven's Wrath Scholar. They had even fought before.
At that time, he was slightly weaker and was defeated by the Heaven's Fury Scholar. He had always held a grudge against him.
"I hope we can fight," Greed said solemnly.
The Heaven's Fury Scholar from the Heaven Book Palace seemed to have noticed the gazes of Greed, Li Jiu, and the others. He immediately turned his head and glanced at them.
However, his eyes were filled with a disdainful smile.
Then, the Scholar of Heaven's Fury calmly walked to the area of the Heavenly Book Palace.
"Brother Blood, you have to be careful when you encounter Scholar Heaven's Fury in the competition," Li Jiu reminded.
The Heaven's Wrath Scholar was the number one junior commander of the Heavenly Book Palace. He was very powerful, and even Li Jiu had to be wary of him.
Fang Chen nodded heavily. He would not underestimate any of his opponents, nor would he be afraid of any of them.
Although Scholar Heaven's Wrath was strong, Fang Chen was no pushover either.
"The Heaven's Wrath Scholar's ultimate move is in his folding fan," Li Jiu said.
Fang Chen was a little puzzled, but Li Jiu did not say much. He just reminded Fang Chen to be careful.
After a while, the junior commanders of the other palaces arrived one after another.
Fang Chen's gaze swept across each of the junior commanders of the other seven palaces.
"The junior commanders standing at the front of the seven palaces should be the strongest junior commanders."
These people could become Fang Chen's opponents, so he wanted to know in advance.
The person in charge of the battle of the junior commanders was the armored commander of the eight palaces.
He Yin represented the Fengtian Palace and sat on the rostrum.
The eight of them discussed with each other and immediately began to announce.
"Everyone, this year's battle of the junior commanders of the eight palaces officially begins."
The rules of the battle of the junior commanders were the same every year.
First, the eight palaces would draw lots.
After drawing lots, they would decide their opponents.
In the first round, the two palaces would fight against each other. One victory would accumulate one point.
After the first round, the person with the most points in each palace would advance to the next round.
At this time, eight people would advance to the next round. They would continue to draw lots and fight one-on-one. The loser would be eliminated directly, while the winner would advance to the next round.
Just like that, the final winner would be the strongest person in this year's battle of the junior commanders.
Similarly, the winner would also be awarded the title of junior commander king by the Black Heaven Sect.
In the past, the winner of the title of junior commander would receive a large amount of resources and eventually become a high-ranking decision-maker in the Black Heaven Sect.
Bi Qingqing, whom Fang Chen knew, was a prodigy who had once been awarded the title of junior commander king.
Through her own efforts and the Sect's strong nurturing, she finally became the Vice Palace Lord of the Bloodthirsty Palace.
She was extremely powerful and had a lot of decision-making power in the Black Heaven Sect.
Therefore, the junior commanders this time, other than obtaining a slot to enter the Poison Cloud Secret Realm, there was another important reason, and that was to obtain the title of junior commander king.
After the official announcement from the Bloodthirsty Palace's person in charge, it was time to draw lots.
After a while, the results of the draw were out.
The opponent of the Fengtian Palace was the Heavenly Book Palace.
This surprised Fang Chen a little. He did not expect to encounter the Heavenly Book Palace in the first round.
Among the eight palaces, the Heavenly Book Palace was considered one of the stronger palaces.
"Our opponent is the Heavenly Book Palace," Tan Sui said with a gloomy face.
"Our opponent is the Heavenly Book Palace in the first round," Li Jiu said in a low voice.
The Fengtian Palace was helpless against the Heavenly Book Palace.
However, there was no other way now that things had come to this.
Soon, the first round of the competition began.
The Fengtian Palace had seven junior commanders, while the Heavenly Book Palace had nine.
The first person from the Fengtian Palace to ascend was Xi Qing.
"The Fengtian Palace's Xi Qing challenges the Heavenly Book Palace." On the martial arts stage, Xi Qing cupped his fists and said to the crowd.
"Let me."
Suddenly, a junior commander from the Heavenly Book Palace leaped onto the martial arts stage.
Rumble!
The martial arts stage was instantly filled with a vast amount of energy.
Apart from Fang Chen, the cultivation of the other junior commanders was basically at the sixth level of the Heaven Dipper Realm.
Their destructive power was very strong.
However, the martial arts stage of the Bloodthirsty Palace was personally built by the Heavenly Body Tier powerhouse of the Black Heaven Sect.
With the strength of these junior commanders, it was impossible for them to destroy the martial arts stage.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the blink of an eye, the battle on the martial arts stage reached its climax.
Xi Qing became more and more courageous as he fought. Finally, he found an opportunity to defeat the junior commander of the Heavenly Book Palace.
"Xi Qing wins," the judge announced.
At the same time, Xi Qing received a point.
"You have 15 minutes to recover," the judge said to Xi Qing.
In order to show the fairness of the competition, it was decided that every cultivator would have 15 minutes to recover after a battle.
However, this was only the second battle. Xi Qing didn't need it.
Xi Qing shook his head. The judge left the martial arts stage.
Time passed by slowly. In the blink of an eye, Xi Qing had already fought eight battles.
After the eighth battle, Xi Qing's record was three wins and five losses.
On the rostrum, the eight junior commanders nodded slightly, acknowledging Xi Qing's victory.
It wasn't easy for him to win three battles against the junior commanders of the Heavenly Book Palace.
Whoosh!
The Heaven's Fury Scholar stepped onto the martial arts stage.
His face was as calm as the wind and clouds.
He waved the folding fan in his hand continuously.
He looked at Xi Qing with his dark eyes and said, "Do you still want to fight?"
This was the Heaven's Fury Scholar. He was very domineering.
Others fought with their lives on the line, but he didn't need to fight at all. He only needed to stand on the martial arts stage to instill fear in everyone.
Xi Qing's eyes flickered. His expression changed, and he gave up in the end.
"I admit defeat."
Xi Qing knew his own limits. He couldn't even defeat Greed, Li Jiu, and the others, let alone the Heaven's Fury Scholar.
Fighting with the Heaven's Fury Scholar was just asking for trouble.
If the Heaven's Fury Scholar used too much strength in the battle, he would definitely be seriously injured. The loss outweighed the gain.
The Heaven's Fury Scholar defeated his opponent without a battle.
On the rostrum, the eight junior commanders had a high opinion of the Heaven's Fury Scholar.
"The Heaven's Fury Scholar has a chance to become someone like Miss Bi Qingqing in the future."
"Yes, the Heaven's Fury Scholar has too much potential. The Heaven's Fury Scholar will definitely take first place in this battle."
Some of the commanders even said that the Heaven's Fury Scholar would definitely take first place.
In short, the Heaven's Fury Scholar had too many halos.
He was extremely dazzling.
He won three out of nine battles and obtained three points.
Next, it was time for the second junior commander to fight.
In the following battles, there were a few junior commanders who were weaker than Xi Qing. Their battle records were even more dismal.
However, the situation changed after Greed and Li Jiu entered the stage.
In the blink of an eye, noon arrived.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
The scorching sun shone on the ground. Many warriors' foreheads were full of sweat.
However, this didn't affect the battle of the junior commanders.
Since the morning, five people from the Fengtian Palace had finished their battles.
Li Jiu's battle record was good. He won seven out of nine battles.
After Li Jiu's battle, Fang Chen prepared to enter the stage.
However, he was stopped by Greed.
"Brother Xue, you'll be at the back." Greed took a step forward and entered the martial arts stage.
From the beginning of the first battle, Greed had shown amazing combat strength.
With a crushing speed, he defeated eight people in a row in an extremely short period of time.
Finally, his gaze stopped on the Heaven's Fury Scholar.
"Heaven's Fury Scholar, come up and fight," Greed said in a deep voice.
Many martial artists in the square were also shocked.
Greed was too strong. He might have a chance to threaten the Heaven's Fury Scholar.
In the Fengtian Palace area, Li Jiu said, "Brother Xue, do you think Greed can fight the Heaven's Fury Scholar?"
Fang Chen thought for a moment and shook his head. "Although Brother Greed is strong, he's no match for the Heaven's Fury Scholar."
At the same time, the junior commanders of the other palaces were not optimistic about Greed's chances.
"The Heaven's Fury Scholar is too strong."
"His strength seems to have improved a lot."
"If I were to fight the Heaven's Fury Scholar, I would admit defeat."
On the martial arts stage, the Heaven's Fury Scholar gently waved the folding fan in his hand and looked at Greed with a smile.
"There's no need for this battle," the Heaven's Fury Scholar said. "The result of our battle half a year ago was already decided."
The Heaven's Fury Scholar's meaning was clear. Greed didn't know he would fight.
"You want me to admit defeat? Impossible."