"Why aren't you fighting?"

The Red Moon City Lord was stunned.

This wasn't the scenario he had envisioned.

If Jiang Cheng doesn't fight this round, then he can fight in the next group battle.

With his power to instantly defeat a Ninth-Grade Golden Immortal, who knows if they can take him down then?

Even if they could defeat him, their side's 29,999 elite troops would likely suffer more than half the casualties.

That's not a worthwhile trade.

Brother Cheng lifted his chin with a disdainful look.

"I'm not in the mood, don't feel like fighting."

What does that mean?

Who does that kind of thing?

Do you know how important the Ascension Battle is, and yet you're still sulking?

"Don't you want to beat him?"

Red Moon City Lord was a bit anxious.

"Nope. Such an opponent isn't worthy of me personally taking action."

"How can you be like this? Do you want to lose all three matches? Winning one would be a bit more dignified, wouldn't it?"

Red Moon City Lord was worried sick, but alas, Brother Cheng on the other side had no ambition at all.

"Can dignity be eaten?"

"You..."

Red Moon City Lord was directly choked and left speechless.

At this moment, however, a general beside him suddenly approached.

"My Lord, we don't actually need to urge him to fight."

"Since he's not taking the first round, let's take the first round ahead of time."

"That way, we can sit out the second round, and he won't have a chance to whittle down our forces."

Red Moon City Lord thought about it and figured it made sense.

Anyway, they would surely win the third round, so they might as well forfeit the second round.

So even if they win the first and third rounds, it's still a best-of-three victories.

Thinking like this, he instantly felt at ease.

Then, almost immediately, he heard Jiang City Lord on the other side suddenly come to realization.

"Oh, you reminded me; I actually can win this one."

After saying that, Brother Cheng released his Immortal Soul and communicated, summoning the Three-Eyed Tiger who was cultivating inside the Ascension Platform.

He wasn't short on manpower...

Since you guys sent a Saint Tier to sacrifice and exhaust, well then, I'll gladly accept the victory in this first match.

The Three-Eyed Tiger had been cultivating in the Ascension Platform recently.

It's not that it suddenly became diligent, but it was forced by the Golden Dragon King.

Brother Cheng was, of course, happy to see that.

Over the past year, this tiger demon with second-class talent and a Dark Gold Demon Body had become a Third Grade Celestial Immortal.

Its cultivation was almost on par with the Golden Dragon King.

"Bro, you finally remembered me. Is there something good happening again?"

Once out, the lazy tiger demon clung to Brother Cheng's thigh.

"Nothing much, just a major task for you."

"A major task?"

The Three-Eyed Tiger took one look at the other side and shivered all over.

"Whoa, Golden Immortal, and so many Profound Immortals?"

"What's going on? Is this an Ascension Battle?"

"You're not planning to have me fight, right?"

"I'm not strong enough yet, still need a few more years of ascetic cultivation... no, a few million years."

Although Brother Cheng could resurrect it, the moment of dying was very painful.

It didn't want to experience that.

It thought there might be something good coming its way, but seeing this, it would rather go back to cultivating.

"Oh come on, this is an incredibly honorable opportunity!"

Jiang City Lord grabbed its tail.

"This is the first round, a solo challenge! You representing our city to win the first victory, how cool and glorious is that?"

"Nope, nope, I like being low-key, not flashy..."

The Three-Eyed Tiger struggled repeatedly, but then it saw the Saint Tier Cultivator in the field.

"Oh? Oh? That's... is that my opponent this round?"

It quietly came to a stop.

"That's right."

"Just him?"

"Mm-hmm, what else?"

"You should've said so earlier, bro!"

The Three-Eyed Tiger grinned and gave Brother Cheng's thigh a slap of complaint.

Then, it instantly became filled with battle intent.

"For Dingtian City, for everyone, for glory..."

"Even if a thousand enemies stand before me, what harm is climbing mountains of blades or descending into seas of fire?"

It stood up and hammered its chest forcefully.

Solemnly declared, "This battle, I, the Three-Eyed Fierce Tiger King, will take on and not tarnish the reputation of the Tiger Race!"

"If I unhappily fall in battle, please take care of my..."

Brother Cheng saw that the countdown was only seconds from ending, and this guy was still gloating, so he kicked it out in a huff.

"Get out of here!"

The Three-Eyed Tiger traced a beautiful parabola as it flew into the field, kicking off the first match.

It wasn't angry at all; instead, it looked back and gave Brother Cheng a thumbs up.

"Bro, you're so thoughtful, thinking of me first for such a high-profile opportunity. Good brother!"

Then, it turned to face its opponent.

"Heh heh, kid, how would you like to die?"

Facing the unfamiliar Saint Tier Cultivator on the other side, the Three-Eyed Tiger swiftly expanded its size to over ten million meters, baring its fangs and claws with overwhelming ferocity.

Brother Cheng in the back cursed silently.

Darn, does a Celestial Immortal need such a big display to fight a Saint Tier?

The Saint Tier Cultivator was so scared he scrambled away.

"I-I don't want to die..."

If it were Jiang Cheng, he might not be so afraid.

But the sheer size of the Three-Eyed Tiger gave a different kind of terror.

"That's not gonna work, this is a sacred Ascension Battle!"

"Also a grand moment for my grand entrance of awesomeness..."

"I promise, I'll give you a quick death."

A guaranteed no-loss battle, the Three-Eyed Tiger loved those the most.

It wished for more rounds like this.

So many Ascension Battles had been fought solely by Brother Cheng; no one else had the chance to step in.

Only this time, it represented everyone else.

Just think about how long it could boast afterward.

"Ga ga ga... Come on, let's have a dragon-tiger battle!"

With that, it summoned its inner Demon Pill, and Immortal Yuan Power surged like rolling black clouds.

Immediately, it realized the Saint Tier Cultivator was gone.

Looking carefully, nearly made it faint with rage.

The guy was so scared he sneaked back to his own Ascension Platform.

"Damn, what are you doing?"

"A rare chance for me to fight, and you're running?"

The Three-Eyed Tiger was infuriated.

It felt like being ready for battle, the moment of flaunting was approaching its peak, but the opponent withdrew, leaving it empty.

If this got out, the awe factor would immediately drop by 80%.

In future tales, it wouldn't be the Three-Eyed Fierce Tiger King gloriously slaying enemy generals.

Rather it would be a victory without a fight, or even rumored as a bye.

Unfortunately, no matter how unsatisfied it was, it was useless.

After the Saint Tier Cultivator fled, the challenge declared Dingtian City victorious.

It was even transmitted back to its own Ascension Platform.

"Well done."

Brother Cheng patted its head, satisfied with claiming the win as the top priority.

As for the tiger demon's unmet flaunting needs, what did that have to do with him?

"Ah, this is so frustrating..."

The Three-Eyed Tiger was quite annoyed.

Brother Cheng gloated, "Maybe you shouldn't have talked so much, just going in and fighting would be better."

"I just wanted the scene to have more of a ceremony vibe..."

As they were bantering, the other side was frustrated to the point of spitting blood.

After all, now they must go all out for the second round.

And in the second round, Jiang Cheng could fight.

And there, as the countdown dwindled to the final few seconds, the guy turned on his critical strike.

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