Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

The next morning, Qin Le led his human classmates in a grand procession to the Ten Thousand Demon Square, located in the heart of the Demon Realm's main city.

In the center of the square, a total of twenty arenas had already been set up for the competition.

Although it's called a arena, it's actually more like twenty relatively flat, pitch-black rocks, each five miles in diameter, suspended quietly a few feet above the ground like small islands. Their surfaces are engraved with reinforcement and protective array patterns, exuding an ancient and profound aura.

To the north of the square, there is a high platform. On the platform are several wildly styled stone seats, and three figures are sitting there at this moment.

The one in the center was none other than the Demon Lord Ye Li, clad in dark gold armor and exuding an imposing aura.

To her left was the nine-tailed celestial fox, whom Qin Le had met once before; she was stunningly beautiful and incredibly alluring.

On the right was a burly man with an extremely strong physique, a bare, muscular upper body, and a pair of imposing tiger ears.

His aura was as solid as a mountain, and his eyes shone with a sharp light. His imposing presence was no less than that of Ye Li and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, clearly indicating that he was also a powerful demon who had reached the level of Quasi-Saint Perfection.

Qin Le knew that these three people who appeared here were probably avatars stationed in the mortal realm, while their true selves must still be guarding the front lines in the celestial realm.

He dared not be negligent, and led the people behind him to bow in unison towards the high platform: "The junior of the human race pays respects to the three seniors."

Below the platform, a dense crowd of young demon prodigies of various forms had already gathered, and countless curious, scrutinizing, and eager gazes were all fixed on these human visitors.

Ye Li slowly rose to her feet, her gaze sweeping across the audience below, her voice carrying clearly throughout the square: "No need for formalities. You are surely already aware of the rules. In that case, let's begin."

"Yes, I understand," Qin Le replied.

Then, he turned to look at the students behind him who were eager to compete, and began to arrange the selection of the first round of contestants.

"Qin Le, I'll go first!" A senior student raised her hand first, her eyes firm.

"Okay!" Qin Le nodded.

With someone taking the lead, others also volunteered, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

The Jade Emperor had already promised that if they could defeat more than thirty demon prodigies in a month-long exchange battle, they would receive a precious opportunity to listen to his personal sermon.

The rewards are enticing, but the difficulty is naturally extremely high, since the demon race prodigies selected to participate in the exchange are by no means weak.

Soon, the first batch of twenty human students to step onto the twenty arenas was determined. They each leaped onto the huge stone platforms, waiting for their opponents.

Qin Le continued to arrange the subsequent rounds in an orderly manner.

As agreed, the 199 students other than him each had to participate in two competitions every day, no more and no less, until all of them completed the task.

Qin Le was excluded from the arena battle for a simple reason—his cultivation level was unique and difficult to define, making it impossible to find a suitable opponent of the same cultivation level among demon races.

For the other students, all they need to do is ensure that both sides are at the same level.

By the time Qin Le had roughly arranged the rotation order and looked back at the arena, twenty battles had already begun simultaneously!

"Tsk tsk." Chen Yun's gaze locked onto one of the arena stages, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You guys think... how long will it take to decide a winner in Old Chu's match?"

On that arena, Chu Xiaonan's opponent was none other than a giant spirit turtle!

The Spirit Turtle clan is renowned among the demon race for its astonishing defensive capabilities.

As a body cultivator, Chu Xiaonan is also a representative of being thick-skinned, tough, and resilient.

The sight of two metal lumps colliding... was indeed somewhat comical.

At this moment, Chu Xiaonan was in a horse stance, punching the spirit tortoise's thick, bluish-black metallic shell with one powerful blow after another, producing dull thuds, trying to knock it off the stage or... smash through its shell.

However, the tortoise remained as steady as a rock, its four legs seemingly integrated with the arena.

The spirit turtle wasn't idle either. It condensed more than a dozen basketball-sized azure water spheres around its body, like automatic turrets, occasionally shooting out a high-pressure water jet to give Chu Xiaonan a refreshing cold shower and disrupt his offensive.

It was less a fierce battle and more a bizarre contest of endurance and willpower, which made the audience laugh.

Qin Le smiled and shook his head: "This... I don't know either. Surely we can't really fight until both sides run out of spiritual energy, can we?"

"Come on," Chen Yun rolled his eyes. "At this rate, they could fight forever and still not be exhausted. It's just like they're scraping each other with their fingers."

"Have you all forgotten?" Luo Qiuyue whispered, reminding him, "Chu Xiaonan also possesses the supernatural power 'Law of Heaven and Earth'?"

"I haven't forgotten." Qin Le shook his head with a smile: "However, using 'Law of Heaven and Earth' to deal with a young spirit turtle that has clearly not yet mastered its racial talent is a bit... bullying a demon."

Its immense power and enormous size, manifested through the laws of heaven and earth, are enough to crush everything in its path.

However, these young demons on the arena have clearly not yet reached the threshold of their racial talent; otherwise, their strength would be equivalent to that of an Earth Immortal, which would not meet the requirements for the competition.

On the high platform, Ye Li's gaze slowly swept over the twenty arenas. She turned her head slightly and asked the nine-tailed celestial fox and the burly tiger beside her, "Gentlemen, what do you think of this initial battle?"

"Too immature."

The nine-tailed celestial fox's captivating eyes were fixed on one of the arena stages, a hint of helplessness appearing on her exquisite face:

"They have almost no understanding of the various methods used by humans, relying entirely on instinct and brute force."

On the arena she was watching, a lithe red fox was chasing a human girl, leaping across the arena. The red fox's attacks were fierce, with fiery claws flashing everywhere. The girl seemed to be struggling to defend herself, dodging and weaving, constantly in danger.

However, in the eyes of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, although the girl's steps were disordered, her eyes were unusually calm.

Each seemingly unintentional dodge and movement of hers leaves an extremely tiny, almost invisible array node on the surface of the arena with her fingertips.

The Red Fox, eager to attack, was completely unaware of this.

As the last array node was completed, the girl suddenly stopped, turned around, formed a hand seal, and softly shouted:

"rise!"

Om-!

In an instant, a complex and mysterious pale golden array suddenly lit up on the entire surface of the arena, centered on her!

Countless strands of light shot out from the formation, instantly binding the charging red fox tightly, rendering it unable to move.

The red fox stood frozen in place, its fox eyes filled with confusion: "What...what did you do?"

The girl clapped her hands, walked up to the bound red fox, and said with a smile, "Setting up an array? It's so obvious, didn't you see it?"

"Set up an array? When did you carve the array patterns? How come I didn't notice anything?" Red Fox was even more confused.

"Uh..." The girl paused, somewhat surprised. "It's just a very basic technique for concealing array patterns. Haven't you learned any related identification or countermeasures?"

Red Fox: "..."

His furry fox face displayed an extremely human-like speechless expression.

Formation?

What is that?

The most important thing for the younger generation of the demon race right now is to hone their physique, stimulate their bloodline, and comprehend their racial talents. Who has the time to delve into the complex and cumbersome array runes of the human race?

As long as they can fight, isn't that enough?

As expected, the referee declared the human female player the winner.

She politely nodded to the still-bound red fox, then gracefully jumped off the stage, giving her place to the next student.

Although the exertion wasn't significant, she needed time to recover to her peak condition and observe the fighting styles of her other demon opponents in preparation for the next match.

Soon, nineteen out of the twenty arenas had already determined the winners and losers.

The human race won eleven matches, while the demon race won eight. Based on the results of the first round, the human race seems to have a slight advantage.

The only thing without a clear outcome is the arena where Chu Xiaonan is located.

He and the spirit turtle continued their back-and-forth, attacking and defending each other, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Chu Xiaonan was clearly stubborn and refused to use the Law of Heaven and Earth.

Finally, the referee couldn't stand it anymore and declared the match a draw.

This scene is simply unbearable to watch.

As soon as the first round ended, twenty new human students leaped onto the stage, and the second round of battles began, with a more intense and diverse scene than the first round.

On the high platform, the tiger-clan strongman, who had been silently watching the battle, looked at the young human race below who gained the upper hand by using clever tactics, strange magical artifacts, or exquisite supernatural powers.

He glanced at his own youngsters, who relied more on their bloodline instincts and physical prowess to fight, and couldn't help but stroke his chin, his thick eyebrows furrowing as he complained in a deep voice:

"I'm saying... shouldn't our demon race learn from the human race and set up a proper 'academy' or something? Relying solely on oral traditions passed down from ancestors and free-range farming, these little brats' combat intelligence seems a bit lacking compared to the young humans who are systematically trained in academies..."