High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

An elder in purple robes from the Supreme Dao Palace said with a gloomy face: "Arrogant! He's utterly disrespectful! Di Jiuxiao's 'Nine Heavens Emperor Body' has reached the mid-stage of the third rank, his Saint Soul is at the peak of the ninth rank, and he has already condensed seven supreme law wisdom swords! What makes Su Jie dare to act so arrogantly?"

"Elder, please calm down," a senior disciple said cautiously. "Perhaps... he has some trump card that we don't know about?"

"A trump card?" the elder sneered. "In the face of absolute power, all trump cards are meaningless! Di Jiuxiao is not comparable to those ordinary top ten!"

Even so, everyone stared intently at the light screen, their eyes filled with a mixture of anger, tension, and a barely perceptible hint of anticipation.

The Immortal Sect of Reincarnation, the Bitter Zen Monastery.

As the fifth-ranked cultivator in the Weaving Realm of the Purple Cloud Battle Tower looked at the challenge information on the light screen, the white bone prayer beads in his hand stopped spinning.

"A direct challenge to the number one..." he muttered to himself, "either they're arrogant and ignorant, or... they truly have the confidence to crush everything."

A dark-haired boy beside him asked cautiously, "Senior, do you think he can win?"

After a long silence, Ji Miezi slowly shook his head: "I don't know. Di Jiuxiao's strength is unfathomable. I fought him three years ago and was defeated within three moves. But Su Jie... I can't see through him."

He paused, then added, "However, regardless of victory or defeat, Su Jie's name will surely shake the heavens of Zixiao after this battle."

Myriad Manifestations Celestial Sect, Battle Tower Hall.

Hua Wuqi was drinking water from his teacup when he saw the challenge information on the screen, and he immediately spat out his water.

"Pfft—cough cough cough! Junior brother, are you playing this big?!" He wiped his mouth, his eyes wide open.

Deacon Liu was stunned, and after a long while, he murmured, "Going straight from 10th to 1st... that's too impulsive!"

"He's really confident." Hua Wuqi's eyes flashed with a strange light. "This courage... no wonder he's someone that Uncle-Master Li Chen has taken a liking to."

He suddenly grinned: "But I like it! If we're going to fight, we should fight the strongest. What's the point of dragging things out and picking on the weak?"

Jade Void Palace, Heavenly Sword Sect, Reincarnation Palace... all the major holy sects and countless spectators were stunned by this sudden challenge.

Amidst a cacophony of doubts, mockery, anticipation, and shock, the number of online viewers on the Zixiao Battle Tower spectator system began to surge dramatically.

5 million...10 million...20 million...30 million...

In just a moment, the number of viewers exceeded 50, and it continues to surge!

Everyone is waiting, waiting for the outcome of this challenge.

……

The Thunderous Realm of the Nine Heavens.

Su Jie stood in a sea of ​​lightning, surrounded by endless purple lightning, each bolt containing destructive power.

Opposite them, a figure draped in a purple-gold dragon robe and wearing an imperial crown slowly materialized.

Emperor Jiuxiao descended in his true form.

The number one player in the Zixiao Battle Tower's Weaving Realm, a legend who has dominated the rankings for three hundred years.

He opened his eyes, and within them seemed to rise and fall nine heavens, his majesty like that of a true emperor.

"Su Jie," the illusory figure of Emperor Jiuxiao spoke, his voice booming like thunder from the heavens, "You are courageous, but also foolish. To skip the eight people in the middle and challenge me directly is to show contempt for me, Emperor Jiuxiao."

"Disrespect?" Su Jie laughed. "No, I just think fighting them one by one is too troublesome. If I beat you, wouldn't I be number one?"

"Arrogant!" Thunder roared in the eyes of the illusory Emperor Jiuxiao. "I will show you just how vast the gap is between first and tenth place!"

boom!

Behind him, an enormous, illusory cavern suddenly unfolded!

That grotto-heaven spanned a full ninety-nine miles, reaching the limit of the super-divine level! Within the grotto-heaven, nine heavenly palaces rose and fell, countless thunder god generals arrayed, their imperial might overwhelming!

Even more astonishingly, nine dazzling swords of wisdom based on the laws of nature float in the center of the cave.

Among them were seven supreme wisdom swords, each adorned with seven colors and radiating a terrifying Daoist aura that caused the space itself to tremble!

"System, scan," Su Jie commanded in his mind.

[Ding! Scan complete. Target: Di Jiuxiao (1st place)]

[Realm: Weaving Law Realm]

[Key Data:]

[1. Grotto-Heaven: Tenth-tier Perfected God-level. Size: 99 li in radius. Provides a base combat power bonus of 9.9 Realm Power. Grotto-Heaven amplification coefficient: 99 times.]

【2、天道框架：7柄至强法则慧剑，2柄上位法则慧剑。提供基础战力加成：7.2界力。增幅係数：72倍。】

[3. Physique: Mid-stage Tier 3, Super God Level (Nine Heavens Emperor Physique). Provides a base bonus of 30 Realm Power.]

4. Bloodline: Peak God-level (Purple Heaven Emperor Blood). Provides a base bonus of 30 Realm Power.

5. Equipment/Other Bonuses: Unknown.

[Total base combat strength: 77.1 Boundary Power; Total amplification coefficient: 171. Overall normal combat strength is approximately 13184 Boundary Power.]

[Sacred Soul: Peak Ninth Rank.]

[Nine Heavens Emperor Body: Emperor Power (Passive, final combat power directly increases threefold); Purple Heaven Wrath (Active, burns the source, combat power increases to ten times the normal level for a short time, lasting for one breath);

Emperor's True Form (Transforms into the Nine Heavens Emperor, immune to 30% damage); Emperor's Immortality (Passive, grants immunity to one fatal attack per day)

[Purple Heaven Emperor's Blood: Emperor's Blood Boiling (Talent, talent, burns the essence of bloodline, temporarily doubling all attributes for ten breaths, three-day cooldown); Emperor's Awe (Divine Power, uses imperial might to intimidate the target, causing attribute suppression against those with lower bloodline rank).]

[Assessment: This phantom represents the theoretical limit of combat power at the Weaving Realm level of the Myriad Realms. Its Holy Soul, Bloodline, Physical Body, and Cave Heaven are all top-tier, with no obvious weaknesses. The host can directly suppress it with their Holy Soul.]

"Over 13,000 normal combat power, plus a three-fold passive amplification and a ten-fold burst skill..." Su Jie's eyes lit up. "No wonder he is the number one Weaving Realm prodigy of the Dao Clan."

"Su Jie!" Di Jiuxiao's illusory figure coldly shouted, "Let me see what qualifications you have to challenge me!"

He raised his hand and clenched it, and endless lightning from the Nine Heavens Thunder Domain gathered, transforming into a purple-gold lightning spear—but the power of this lightning spear had reached an astonishing 40,000 realms!

Without using any combat techniques, the Emperor's Power, amplified threefold, has already been activated!

The spectator channel instantly erupted in excitement:

"Forty thousand realms! Senior Brother Di Jiuxiao's first strike reached forty thousand realms!"

"Is this the strength of the number one cultivator in the Weaving Realm? This has already reached the basic combat power bonus of a Lord of the Origin Realm!"

"Su Jie is finished! What right does he have to accept the job?"

"I bet he'll dodge; taking the hit head-on will be fatal!"

Di Jiuxiao's purple-gold thunder spear, wrapped in golden light, struck Su Jie's chest like a falling star.

However, Su Jie did not dodge, because since he gained the ability to resurrect several times, he had never had the opportunity to use it. Now he could give it a try, and he would have some experience on the battlefield.

P.S.: It's Saturday! 500 words of encouragement for an extra chapter! Readers, keep it up!