Lianshan County City, Great Xia Martial Palace.

All sorts of intense battles often took place within the Great Xia Martial Palace, so on any given day, it was always packed with spectators.

Moreover, since the County City was home to many Martial Spirit Realm experts, this particular Great Xia Martial Palace in Lianshan County City was the only one in all of Lianshan County to feature a Martial Spirit District.

When Martial Spirit Level experts fought, the scale and intensity were far greater than that of the Martial Master Level.

Thus, the battle stages in the Martial Spirit District were enormous. They were built from extremely special materials and even contained specialized Restrictions to further reinforce the stage and provide protection.

The immense size of the stages meant the venue itself was massive, and by extension, there was ample space for spectators.

Whenever a Martial Spirit Realm duel was held, it would always attract a huge crowd.

And since the Martial Spirit District was so large, it could usually accommodate all the spectators.

But today was an exception.

Early in the morning, the seats in the Martial Spirit District were nearly full. The few remaining spots were being snatched up rapidly. A ticket was hard to come by; the event was a sensation.

Fortunately, as one of the combatants, Chu Qingyun and his group didn’t need to push through the crowd. They entered the backstage area directly from another entrance.

There, Dong Jingshan had already arrived with some Small Spirit Realm experts from the Dong Family.

Seeing Chu Qingyun’s group appear, Dong Jingshan muttered a few words to his subordinates and pointed at Chu Qingyun.

Then, a roar of laughter erupted from their group. Every one of them looked at Chu Qingyun as if he were already a dead man!

Xiao Feng had the shortest temper and was about to charge forward immediately.

However, Chu Qingyun reached out and stopped him. "Forget it. They’re just a bunch of clowns. Don’t pay them any mind."

These guys had been pointing and gesturing from the start, clearly looking down on him with open provocation. So, Chu Qingyun didn’t give them the time of day, ignoring them completely.

"Clowns? Dammit, Chu Qingyun, who are you talking about?"

From Dong Jingshan’s group, a fellow swaggering about with a cocky air stepped forward and spoke to Chu Qingyun.

’A Level 1 Martial Spirit?’

Seeing this person, Chu Qingyun almost couldn’t help but laugh.

Although he himself was also a Level 1 Martial Spirit, he had come here with his sights set entirely on Level 3 Martial Spirits. Never mind Level 1s; Chu Qingyun didn’t even care about Level 2s.

"I just said ’clowns,’ and you yourself jumped out. Who do you think I was talking about?" Chu Qingyun stared at the man and said with a light chuckle.

Behind him, Xia He, Xiao Feng, and the others couldn’t help but roar with laughter. Even two people standing next to Dong Jingshan couldn’t hold it in and let out a snort of laughter.

’This guy is just asking for it.’

"Kid, you’re courting death!"

The man, enraged by the humiliation, took a step forward. The Qi of a Level 1 Martial Spirit erupted from him—he was about to attack over a single disagreement.

However, nearly everyone present was at the Martial Spirit Level. Who would be afraid of his meager suppressive Qi?

Instantly, Xiao Feng and the others took a sudden step forward. Their own powerful Qi surged out, scattering the man’s Qi and suppressing it completely.

"Y-You, what are you trying to do?"

Suddenly faced with several Level 1 Martial Spirits, the man actually lost his nerve. He showed his fear and couldn’t help but take two steps back.

At once, many people around them, including several of the Dong Family’s own Small Spirit Realm members, looked at him with contempt. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

’We’re backstage at the Great Xia Martial Palace, and with a Celestial Spirit Realm expert like Dong Jingshan here, do you really think they’d dare to attack you? To be so timid, such a coward, and yet you went out of your way to provoke them... what an embarrassment!’

"Yang Zhibai, get back here!"

Dong Jingshan’s expression had turned ugly as he barked out the command.

Hearing Dong Jingshan’s order, Yang Zhibai flinched, ducked his head, and scurried back. However, his gaze toward Chu Qingyun was filled with hatred, his eyes flickering as if he was plotting something.

"Chu Qingyun, a man on the verge of death, and you still dare to be so arrogant." Dong Jingshan slowly took two steps forward, staring at Chu Qingyun with a sinister gaze as he spoke.

"A man on the verge of death?" Chu Qingyun snorted. "If I were you, I’d prepare a few extra coffins. Otherwise, you might not have enough to collect the bodies."

Facing a Celestial Spirit Realm expert, Chu Qingyun still didn’t back down, meeting him head-on.

’The fight hasn’t even started. I can’t lose when it comes to momentum.’

"Good, kid. It seems you won’t shed a tear until you see your own coffin..."

Dong Jingshan’s eyes narrowed, a trace of malice flashing across his face. An extremely obscure fluctuation of Qi quietly emanated from him, pressing down on Chu Qingyun.

Within the Martial Spirit Realm, the gap between each level was immense.

And a Celestial Spirit Realm expert possessed the power to utterly crush those in the Small Spirit Realm!

Although the suppressive Qi Dong Jingshan released was relatively weak and well-concealed, it was still more than Chu Qingyun could bear.

His face instantly turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. It felt as if a great shadow had been cast over his heart, and he couldn’t stop his hands and feet from trembling slightly.

Resisting this kind of Qi suppression was a massive drain on Chu Qingyun’s energy and Physical Strength!

Dong Jingshan was blatantly using his own power to help the Dong Family’s Small Spirit Realm members cheat by exhausting Chu Qingyun’s strength ahead of time!

Beside him, Xia He, Xiao Feng, and the others quickly noticed something was wrong with Chu Qingyun. Seeing the sinister look on Dong Jingshan’s face, they instantly understood what was happening.

"Dong Jingshan! Using your Momentum to suppress someone before the fight has even begun—isn’t that a bit too despicable?!"

"Pah! Bullying someone with such a filthy trick! What kind of Celestial Spirit Realm expert are you?!"

"Old dog, if you have the guts, then come at us directly! What kind of skill is it to play such dirty tricks?!"

The few of them were furious, and their words grew more explosive than the last.

’A few little bastards, courting death!’

Dong Jingshan’s gaze turned completely grim.

He was a dignified Celestial Spirit Realm expert, an Elder of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. Everywhere he went, he was greeted with smiles. But today, he was being cursed to his face by a group of mere Level 1 Martial Spirits!

’It’s simply intolerable!’

Dong Jingshan snorted coldly and sent out several more hidden yet tyrannical streams of Qi, forcefully suppressing Xia He, Xiao Feng, and the others, causing them all to tremble with pale faces.

Among them, Sun Daxiong had it the worst. He was only a Half-Step Martial Spirit, and under the deliberate pressure of a Celestial Spirit Realm expert’s Qi, he was on the verge of suffocating!

But even so, Chu Qingyun and his group gritted their teeth and held on.

Not a single one of them yielded!

Not a single one of them retreated!