Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is the most insidious and mysterious of the eight sects. They specialize in the most rare poisons in the world, and their poison techniques are invisible, killing people silently. They have an extremely high win rate in battles against opponents of the same level.

The fighter was named Jiu Jiang, an elite disciple of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. He was at the early stage of the Core Formation Realm and was the strongest opponent Gu Chen had ever faced so far, as well as the most ruthless one.

Jiujiang was dressed in a black robe, his face was pale, and a faint gray poisonous mist swirled around his fingertips. The air around him carried a rotten smell.

His eyes were sinister as he stared intently at Gu Chen, a cruel smile playing on his lips.

"To win three consecutive matches and defeat the prodigies of the Weapon Sect, the Heavenly Talisman Sect, and the Azure Wood Palace, you are indeed very strong, an anomaly among rogue cultivators," Jiu Jiang said sinisterly. "But the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect uses poison against its enemies. No matter how strong your physical body is, I wonder if you can withstand my poison!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gray poisonous mist around Jiujiang instantly surged!

The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's top poison technique, the Ten Thousand Poisons Heart Devouring Technique, is being activated at full power!

The gray poisonous mist transformed into countless tiny poisonous insects, swarming towards Gu Chen and attacking him relentlessly. These poisonous insects were bloodthirsty and devoured his true essence; anything that touched them would rot and collapse!

"Be careful with my 'Ten Thousand Poisons Devour the Body' technique, which corrodes the flesh!"

Jiujiang was confident in himself. In his opinion, no matter how strong his physical body was, as long as Gu Chen underestimated him, he would definitely fall into his trap!

He said that on purpose to see if Gu Chen dared to take his poison head-on.

Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

A perfect copper body, indestructible and immune to all poisons!

The poison technique associated with a mere fourth-grade martial art was utterly incapable of breaking through his physical defenses, let alone eroding his meridians and flesh!

The copper-colored body protective aura appeared, and the poisonous smoke and mist rushed towards him. The moment they touched his skin, they all hissed and smoked, and vanished instantly!

All highly toxic substances are rendered ineffective!

Jiujiang's pupils constricted sharply, his face filled with disbelief: "It's ineffective! How could my Myriad Poisons Devouring Heart Technique be ineffective?!"

While he was still in a daze, Gu Chen flashed and closed in on him in an instant.

A simple side kick!

Bang!

Jiujiang was kicked straight away from the training ground, suffering serious injuries and a defeat!

"Cultivator number 7,349 defeated cultivator number 8,971, winning the fourth round and advancing to the top 750!"

Thus far, Gu Chen has won all four of his battles, dominating the entire competition and never suffering a defeat!

Regarding Gu Chen's victory over the Wan Du Sect.

No one present was surprised.

A person who can shatter precious weapons with a single finger and perform divine soul techniques.

It would be abnormal if Gu Chen didn't defeat him.

In the fifth round, 750 were narrowed down to 313.

The opponent is from the Mad Blade Hall, one of the Six Halls.

The strongest of the six palaces is a half-step terrestrial immortal, which can easily suppress the seven palaces and eight sects. The Mad Blade Palace specializes in the domineering way of the blade, which is violent and brutal, and its close combat power is unparalleled.

Gu Chen once fought against Chen Xinglong of the Mad Blade Hall.

The Mad Blade Hall disciple he encountered this time was named Master Xie, a core member of the Mad Blade Hall's inner sect, with a cultivation level of the mid-stage of the fourth-grade Core Formation Realm, and his sword skills were domineering and unparalleled.

They can win four games in a row.

He is no longer a simple person.

Without a certain level of strength, one cannot even make it into the top 600.

I was lucky enough to win one or two games in the previous random matchmaking.

They all encountered tough opponents in subsequent battles.

Master Xie held a nine-ringed broadsword, its blade thick and black, radiating an overwhelming and incomparably fierce aura!

The moment he stepped onto the stage, a violent blade aura swept across the entire training ground, with a howling wind and a chilling fighting spirit!

"Born a rogue cultivator, you've won all four battles—you've truly exceeded everyone's expectations!" Master Xie roared, his eyes wide with fury. "But that ends here. I will shatter your myth!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Xie's body surged with true energy, and he gripped the sword with both hands, slashing down fiercely!

A top-tier fourth-grade sword technique unleashed at full power!

With a single slash, the sword energy collapsed like a mountain, domineering and violent, using the sword's momentum to break through all laws, forcefully cleaving a dark crack in the air of the martial arts arena!

Its power far surpasses that of any of its previous opponents!

Outside the arena, disciples of the Mad Blade Hall raised their arms and shouted, "Senior Brother Xie is invincible! He crushed this rogue cultivator with a single strike!"

Faced with this extremely domineering strike, Gu Chen remained expressionless.

With a flick of his finger, he condensed his true essence and casually formed a sword aura.

They were too lazy to even use his Blood-Transforming Blade.

He used his hand as a blade to unleash the killing intent of the God of Slaughter's One-Slash.

With his current level of cultivation, he doesn't need to accumulate power or use his vast true essence. He can defeat cultivators below the peak of the Core Formation stage with a single strike using his hand as a blade!

A dark blade flashed and disappeared!

The speed is so fast that it cannot be detected by the naked eye!

Click!

A crisp breaking sound rang out!

The nine-ringed broadsword in Master Xie's hand snapped in two, and the powerful sword energy instantly vanished!

The momentum remained undiminished, and the dark blade lightly swept across!

puff!

Master Xie coughed up blood, his broadsword shattered, and his sword technique was instantly shattered. His body flew backward and crashed heavily off the field, utterly defeated!

Using the hand as a blade, one strike shatters the grand scheme of swordsmanship!

Instantly annihilated the prodigy of the Mad Blade Palace!

"Cultivator number 7,349 defeated cultivator number 4,419, achieving a perfect record in the fifth round and advancing to the top 313!"

On the arena, an ancient voice, unique to this arena, resounded.

The entire hall fell silent, and everyone looked at Gu Chen with utter awe!

Especially those who didn't know how powerful Gu Chen was and who questioned him before.

This will start to change people's minds. This nameless rogue cultivator has become the most dazzling dark horse in the entire region!

Gu Chen remained completely unmoved.

Today he must be number one, and he can only be number one.

Firstly, it allows access to the center of the Spirit Gathering Pool.

It is the place with the most concentrated True Essence Liquid in the entire Spirit Gathering Pool.

No need to exchange copper bowls for cultivation points.

However, it's unknown how much true essence and spiritual liquid from the Spirit Gathering Pool would be required.

Although his Void Saint Body increased his comprehension tenfold, the resources required for breakthroughs through cultivation without relying on the copper bowl are also ten times that of ordinary physiques.

He must be fully prepared.

Soon, light flashed on the arena.

The sixth match.

The opponent was a late-stage fourth-grade Core Formation cultivator, dressed in the robes of a royal family disciple.

The top 313 have been selected, kicking off a new round of fierce competition to determine the final top 300.

Gu Chen's six battles were against the prodigies of the Wang family, one of the five ancient aristocratic families.

The Wang family, one of the five transcendent ancient families, has a terrestrial immortal in charge, an ancient and profound foundation, and its members have pure bloodlines, making its roots far surpass those of ordinary forces.

The fighter was Wang Hao, a young genius of the Wang family. Although he was only at the late stage of the Core Formation Realm, he had a strong physical body and a solid foundation, and had very few rivals of the same level.

Wang Hao wore a purple-gold clan-patterned robe exclusive to the Wang family, his bloodline power subtly boiling, and his eyes arrogant and cold.

"Not bad, you are indeed exceptionally talented, coming from a humble background, but unfortunately, you're still a self-taught cultivator." Wang Hao's tone was indifferent, carrying the innate sense of superiority of a scion of a powerful family. "My Wang family has ancient bloodlines, and our foundation far surpasses yours by a hundredfold. Today, I will, on behalf of all the major powers, cut off your path as a dark horse. Your winning streak ends here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Hao activated the power of the ancient bloodline of the Wang family, and golden spiritual light surged around his body!

The Wang family's clan-level martial arts technique, "The Mountain and River Suppressing Manual," is being fully activated!

His physical strength and true essence intensity instantly doubled, and his fists, imbued with the power of golden bloodline, slammed towards Gu Chen!

The fist strike was powerful and imposing, carrying the domineering pressure inherent in the bloodline and martial arts of ancient families, suppressing all directions!

The Wang family members off the field nodded in agreement, confident of victory.