At this moment, in the eyes of all the Golden Core cultivators present, there was an intense look of longing.

Indeed, with such a treasure, no one could remain unmoved.

And in the time that followed.

True Monarch Yanfa roughly explained the rules of this Magical Combat.

The key to determining victory or defeat essentially came down to two things.

One was for the opponent to voluntarily concede defeat, and the other was to directly defeat the opponent.

However, there was an iron rule that one must not harm the life of the opponent.

This was the bottom line.

No matter how everyone fought within the sect.

At the level of the Golden Core, anyone who dared to harm the life of a Golden Core True Man would not be spared lightly.

And when everything was ready, this Magical Combat was officially announced to begin.

In fact, there were not many who could participate in the competition for the Fuya Token.

Without cultivation reaching the late Golden Core stage, even if one went up to the Magical Combat Platform, it was basically just to make up the numbers.

However, this Magical Combat was truly rare.

Most of the cultivators present whose cultivation had not reached the late Golden Core stage seldom had the opportunity to spar with great Golden Core masters in a completely safe environment.

Therefore.

When the final count was made, the number of those willing to go up to the Magical Combat Platform for the fight surprisingly reached more than fifty.

Excluding those great Golden Core masters, the rest were mostly in the mid-Golden Core stage.

Ji Haoyuan glanced at the number plate he had received.

There was a line of words engraved on it.

Alpha number sixteen.

Master Lei Xia's was Alpha number five, while Zhang Tianyang's was Alpha number eleven.

According to the rules, the two people with adjacent numbers would engage in Magical Combat with each other.

This also meant that in the initial few rounds, the three of them would not meet each other.

Boom!

By now.

On the Magical Combat Platform, the first match had already begun.

It was a match between a great Golden Core master from a family lineage and a mid-Golden Core cultivator.

The outcome was unsurprising, but that great Golden Core master from a family lineage still gave his opponent room to perform.

After exchanging dozens of moves, that great Golden Core master from the family lineage finally defeated his opponent.

Afterward, a few more people took the stage in succession.

They were mostly combinations of great Golden Core masters and mid-Golden Core cultivators.

This seemed to be intentional by the True Monarchs.

To let those cultivators who hadn't reached the late Golden Core stage have a chance to spar with late-stage Golden Core masters, so as to familiarize themselves with and understand the gap between them.

During this period, Master Lei Xia and Zhang Tianyang also took the stage one after the other.

Like those before them, both of them allowed their opponents ample time to showcase their abilities before defeating them.

In this manner, it was soon Ji Haoyuan's turn.

However, his opponent was not a mid-Golden Core cultivator, but a great Golden Core master from a family lineage, named Master Shanyao.

Similar situations had occurred a few times before.

Therefore, facing a great Golden Core master was not considered any deliberate targeting.

However, at this moment, Master Shanyao looked at Ji Haoyuan and suddenly frowned slightly:

"Junior Brother Nanhua, if I remember correctly, you already have a Fuya Token now, right?

Why do you still want to compete with us?"

Such matters, if unmentioned, naturally no one would think much or say much about them.

But once someone brought them up, some controversy and suspicion naturally followed.

However, Ji Haoyuan seemed completely oblivious to it all.

He merely smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Shanyao, have you forgotten what the Sect Leader True Monarch just mentioned?

This Magical Combat is not only for contending for the Fuya Token but also for the treasures bestowed by the Sect Leader True Monarch.

Why? Does Senior Brother Shanyao have any objections to this?"

"Want to contend for the treasures bestowed by the Sect Leader True Monarch? What bold words!"

Master Shanyao's eyes grew cold.

"Then let me witness your skills, Junior Brother Nanhua!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Shanyao suddenly raised his hand, performing several spells.

In an instant, behind him, in front, left, right, above, and below, appeared more than a dozen giant mountains.

Each mountain was surrounded by different phenomena.

Whether seas of fire, raging tsunamis, thousands of miles of ice, apocalyptic hurricanes, swirling sands...

All varied significantly.

This was his Golden Core Realm.

In addition, from his hand flew out a mountain peak.

However, this mountain peak was not adorned with flowers, trees, forests, or beasts but emanated an endless chilling aura of blades.

This mountain was actually a Sword Mountain!

Clang, clang, clang!

As soon as the Sword Mountain appeared, it unleashed an unparalleled sharp aura.

The skin and pores of many observers present couldn't help but contract tightly.

Such a Magical Treasure, such mighty power…

Involuntarily, many people's eyes instinctively bore a grave expression.

Even those great Golden Core masters with late-stage cultivation showed no signs of relaxation.

Undoubtedly, Master Shanyao was not one of those late-stage Golden Core masters who only knew how to hide at the back, avoiding fighting and engaging in Magical Combat.

He was truly a master who remained on the frontlines for years, battling continuously with the Demon Race and fellow human cultivators of the same realm!

Such an individual, besides a few present, including Zhang Tianyang, none dared to confidently claim they could defeat him.

Yet, even facing such a formidable great Golden Core master, Ji Haoyuan's expression remained unchanged.

On the contrary, his demeanor was very natural, even relaxed.

He raised his hand slightly.

In an instant, endless starlight gathered in his palm, and he directly struck toward the incoming Magical Treasure and the various attacks shaped by his opponent's Realm.

"This...?"

Witnessing Ji Haoyuan's seemingly casual action, many people couldn't help but be taken aback.

But the next moment, their faces drastically changed, their pupils sharply contracted.

Under Ji Haoyuan's palm, the first to bear the brunt was the opponent's summoned Sword Mountain, whose spirit light and boundless sharp killing aura dissipated and dimmed inch by inch.

As if before Ji Haoyuan's palm, Master Shanyao's proud Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Sword Mountain, was utterly useless, like a child's toy.

With a single bang, it was directly slapped flying.

Immediately after, the various attacks formed by the opponent's Realm followed suit.

This was even simpler.

The extended hand suddenly transformed into a giant finger.

From the finger, strands of lightning suddenly coiled around.

There was a thunderous boom.

It was as if a thunderclap had erupted from the ground.

In the next second, everyone was astonished to see all the giant mountains with various phenomena crumbling one by one.

Like shattered blocks, they posed no threat to Ji Haoyuan whatsoever.

"How is this possible?"

Many people displayed an expression of disbelief.

Including Master Shanyao himself, who also looked shocked.

Ji Haoyuan calmly looked at him and said lightly:

"So, Senior Brother Shanyao, do you want to continue?"

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