Prime Disciple Competition: Elders
Mira's group continued to defeat their opponents quickly, with each of them getting a turn to step up and show off.
Surprisingly, more beings had made it this far than they initially thought. When they were climbing the mountain, they seldom ran across other disciples or beasts that came in from the outside. Most of their opponents were natives of this Realm.
After around 10 battles, or 70 opponents, they finally faced their first real challenge.
On the other side of the arena walked another 7 people, but the aura they carried was different than the rest. Although they were still in the 9th Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, the stability, density, and intensity of their Qi were unlike the others before them.