Chen Guan signed up for the Seventh Awakening group of the competition, originally thinking there wouldn't be too many Secret Spirits of this level here. However, after he registered and received his number, he realized that he was already placed at more than ten thousand. This indicated that before him, at least over ten thousand Seventh Awakening Secret Spirits had already signed up.

Chen Guan made a rough calculation and understood why this competition had to be held once a month.

With so many registered Secret Spirits, rounds of matches would take at least ten days to half a month just to decide the final winner.

Moreover, the deadline hadn't arrived yet, so more Secret Spirits could still sign up. It seemed this competition, held once a month, would last an entire month each time.

While reviewing the competition rules, Chen Guan even saw a regulation stating that Secret Spirits who had participated in a competition once could not participate in the same level competition again within three months.

This showed that the number of participants was already controlled; otherwise, it would be even more, and even a month's time wouldn't be enough.

On the first day of the competition, it wasn't yet Chen Guan's turn to compete, but he still went to the arena to watch the matches.

Although he was clearly in the Seventh Awakening group, upon reaching the stands, he mostly saw Secret Spirits with extremely terrifying auras.

Just by looking at their aura, he knew that these Secret Spirits were likely the terrifying top-tier existences of the Great Cave Heaven.

The stands had a few Seventh Awakening Secret Spirits, mostly little guys following these terrifying Secret Spirits.

Chen Guan suddenly realized: "Wow, this isn't really some low-level civilian contest, it's obviously a stage where the strong offspring battle it out, and these so-called Seventh Awakening Secret Spirits are probably the offspring of these big-shot Secret Spirits."

Chen Guan originally thought that the Ghost Eye, which had leveled up to level 66 during this period, might have a hard time taking first, but taking second shouldn't be much of a problem.

But seeing this situation, he was a little worried about whether Ghost Eye could make it up there.

The arena was divided into a hundred small fighting platforms, each with a dedicated Immortal Soldier using a technology similar to the city defense shield to isolate the fighting platform, preventing the combat inside from affecting the outside.

And those fighting platforms were made of special materials, leaving hardly any traces even after battles of the Seventh Awakening Secret Spirits.

Chen Guan only watched the first round of the competition and already felt a bit overwhelmed.

It was almost exactly as he imagined; all hundred pairs of participants on the first round were juvenile spirits, not one of them was not an elite offspring.

After randomly watching several matches of the elite offspring, Chen Guan could only say these elite offspring were truly fierce.

Even with a Secret Spirit as fierce as Ghost Eye, Chen Guan was not confident it could steadily make its way into the top two.

"This isn't a fighting competition; it's a large-scale stage for showing off parental connections, isn't it?" Chen Guan silently complained in his heart.

However, he looked at the little spirits with somewhat peculiar eyes.

"These little guys, if you could get one as a pet, must be top-notch." Chen Guan casually watched a duel and saw a White Tiger Secret Spirit, entirely covered in golden metal armor, even its claws.

With just a casual swipe, it temporarily tore the void, its speed so fast that even Chen Guan was amazed.

And its opponent, a little Immortal Soldier, was not to be outdone either.

Cloaked in celestial armor and armed with a celestial sword, it danced in such a manner that sword light crisscrossed the Nine Heavens, despite being less than one point two meters tall, it seemed to possess the Divine Power to slay demons.

As the little Immortal Soldier and the little White Tiger fought to the end, the little Immortal Soldier directly shifted a mountain several hundred meters high, trying to suppress the little White Tiger.

The little White Tiger was also undaunted, a tornado swirling around it, supporting the mountain several hundred meters high in mid-air.

A soldier and a tiger engaged in a battle of spells from a distance, with the mountain and tornado rising and falling continuously, making viewers' hearts pound with anxiety.

"Strong, indeed very strong. Among the tiger clan, my little tiger only eats and sleeps, looking like a little wastrel in comparison." Chen Guan thought to himself.

But he didn't have much expectation from the little tiger; keeping a little wastrel was also nice, as its forte was acting cute and coquettish on normal days.

"Awooo!" Just at the critical moment when Chen Guan was watching, he suddenly heard a tiger roar next to him that almost broke his eardrums.

Turning his head, he saw a large White Tiger stretching its head, looking nervously at the little White Tiger on the stage, calling out as if cheering it on.

"Is this the little White Tiger's parent? I just wonder if it's the father or the mother." Chen Guan observed for a moment, seeing only one White Tiger, not another one.

"That's the Killing God White Tiger, a Secret God with both wind and metal attributes, one of the terrifying existences ranked in the top ten in Wanxiang City," a voice suddenly came from the other side.

Chen Guan turned to see that the speaker was an Immortal Soldier. The armor on this Immortal Soldier had a remarkable resemblance to Phecda, but with some differences. However, just looking at his aura, one could tell his strength was not inferior to Phecda.

"Are you the father of that little Immortal Soldier?" Chen Guan asked after noticing he wasn't looking at him, eyes fixed on the little Immortal Soldier's stage, yet speaking to him.

"Yes," answered the Immortal Soldier.

"How should I address you?" Chen Guan asked again.

Immortal Soldiers are known for their high intelligence, a Talent among them.

Chen Guan had once wanted to obtain an Immortal Soldier as a pet, but lacking connections, no one could help him acquire an Immortal Soldier baby.

"Celestial Injury Star," the Immortal Soldier replied.

Chen Guan nodded slightly, confirming his suspicion that this Immortal Soldier was extraordinary.

Immortal Soldiers with their own monikers weren't ordinary Immortal Soldiers; they were Star Officials.

Ordinary Immortal Soldiers, like those patrolling in the city, were merely subordinates of these Phecda, Celestial Injury Star Immortal Soldiers.

Most humans raising Phecda-like Immortal Soldiers were generally raising ones that were subordinates to some Star Official.

Renowned Phecda, Celestial Injury Star Secret Spirits were presences at the Ninth Awakening Peak, extremely formidable, with few humans capable of killing them.

Celestial Injury Star stared at his child battling the little White Tiger at the critical juncture, visibly tense, speaking likely to ease his anxiety.

Chen Guan noticed that the little Immortal Soldier and the little White Tiger were evenly matched, difficult to determine a winner. Continuing would probably lead to mutual destruction, which was why both the Killing God White Tiger and Celestial Injury Star were extremely nervous.

However, Chen Guan was slightly more optimistic about the little Immortal Soldier, as the falling mountain had the advantage, requiring considerable energy for the tornado to hold it up.

As long as the little Immortal Soldier could persevere, expending its Primordial Energy after the little White Tiger, it had a better chance of winning this round.

With this in mind, Chen Guan said to the Celestial Injury Star, "Your son is strong, he will definitely win."

Upon hearing this, Celestial Injury Star was very pleased and then turned to Chen Guan and said, "Thank you for your kind words. If my son wins, I'll invite you for some Heavenly Jade Liquid."