Chapter 1027
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Chapter 1027: I’m the Only One Participating!
During the few days Su Yi spent in Nine Star City, he had locked himself indoors and was indeed a bit behind on the news.
"The first ten forces to enter the stage will be directly drawn by me. When you registered, you all received a token with different numbers. After I draw ten numbers, those with those numbers will go up to the platform and wait to be challenged!"
The middle-aged person in mid-air spoke again, his voice was loud, and almost the entire Nine Star City could hear it clearly.
But as soon as he said this, many people around became confused.
In theory, the method of fighting and defending is naturally more advantageous the later you take action.
No one is a fool. If you rush to take action, you might end up being taken advantage of in the end by someone else.
Moreover, those who are the first to appear will suffer even greater losses.
"This method is quite fresh!" Su Yi stroked his chin, thinking to himself.
He noticed that many people around him also had the same feeling. After all, this alliance conference only happened once every fifty years, and many young people had never participated before, so they were not familiar with these rules.
However, the middle-aged man’s next words in the air directly dispelled everyone’s doubts.
"Apart from the first ten forces to be drawn, each force only has two opportunities for free challenges. Once they lose, they will directly lose their qualifications. And for the sake of relative fairness, the forces that are initially drawn will still have two chances to challenge!"
Upon hearing the middle-aged man say this, many onlookers below understood in their hearts.
If we calculate it this way, the first ten powers that participated would not be at a disadvantage, and it would be like having an extra chance.
However, it is very obvious that they will quickly reveal their full strength, making it easier for others to target them. This is a small disadvantage that doesn’t really hurt.
"In addition, each arena master, once there are no challengers for more than an hour, will automatically advance, securing one of the ten spots for the powers!"
At a time when everyone was thinking different things, the middle-aged man said this.
Su Yi was momentarily puzzled when he heard this, but then understood the meaning behind it.
"So they’re forcing people to come up and challenge, that’s a clever move!"
Su Yi nodded, feeling that this rule was perfect.
The participants in this tournament are likely to be very skilled, and no one would rush to go challenge anything.
And everyone understands the principle that you should choose an easier target to challenge.
If there are some strong forces on ten different platforms, there will be fewer people who want to challenge them. Those people will watch from the side and wait to challenge the weaker ones.
Even more, everyone will wait until the last deadline to take action, letting others go first to test the waters.
But now this rule appears, if no one challenges the owner of each platform within an hour, they will automatically advance. There will definitely be many people in a hurry then.
There are only ten spots in total, but there are so many forces participating in the preliminary selection. If you don’t strive for it, you can only watch others take the spots.
"The preliminary selection guarding the platform will last for two days. When time’s up, the force standing on the platform will be the winner!"
The middle-aged man spoke and then said, "Now, I will draw the top ten forces to come up on stage!"
"Number fifty-eight!"
As soon as the middle-aged man’s words fell, there was a burst of noisy voices from the group of people not far from Su Yi.
Obviously, the number fifty-eight that was just announced matched their token numbers.
"I am number seventy-six."
Su Yi also took out his own token, looked at the number written on it, and murmured, "It would be best if I don’t draw myself, let’s see the overall strength of these forces first!"
He didn’t really want to go first, because there wasn’t much benefit in it.
Although in a certain sense, the first ten forces had one more chance than others.
But for Su Yi, he didn’t feel like he needed such a chance. It was more important to see the overall strength of others.
In addition, he looked around, wanting to see the figures of some familiar people, like Ji Hanluo from Mysterious Sword Gate, and the wandering cultivator Chen Chuan.
"Number forty-three!"
"Number one hundred eighty-four!"
"Number three hundred and seven!"
"Number 355!"
…
One by one, the numbers were read out by the middle-aged man, and every time the sound fell, there were some surprised voices around.
When the nine numbers were all read out, many people who didn’t want to go up immediately felt relieved.
Su Yi immediately put away his token, feeling that there was no way it would be his turn.
"Number 76!"
Just then, the middle-aged man’s voice fell, causing Su Yi’s eyebrows to suddenly raise.
"Is it really that accurate?"
Su Yi smiled wryly, not expecting to be the last one called.
However, he didn’t really care about it, it didn’t matter to be in the first group.
"Just read the number out loud, take the token and go up after the inspection!"
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, people around the arena started flying and landed near the platform.
"Big brother, I’ll go first!" Su Yi greeted Xi Wuqing and when he nodded, he also flew up.
Beneath the platform, a stone emitting a faint light had been placed, but no one knew when.
Everyone from each participating group needs to infuse their energy into the stone.
"This stone can measure a person’s age, only those below thirty are allowed to step onto the platform!"
Someone nearby murmured and explained to the people around them.
"Swoosh…"
When the first group of twenty people walked out and touched the stone, they saw a green light appear on the palm of each person’s hand, constantly flashing.
"Do you see? This green light represents qualification. And each beam of light represents one year. Count how many beams of light are on their palms, and it represents their age."
Nearby, people from different groups were talking to each other, without intentionally hiding anything, and Su Yi overheard their conversation.
"They are all about thirty years old!"
Seeing this, Su Yi observed the group of people in front and came to this conclusion.
This is also reasonable because as people get older, their cultivation level becomes higher.
It is not easy to find talented individuals who are young but have deep cultivation.
"The entire Daoyuan Sect has passed. Go up to the arena!"
When they saw the light, a big man next to the stone reached out and took the token from one person’s hand, shouting loudly.
In his hand, he had a book with recorded information, and by checking the number, he knew which group these people were from.
"Whoosh…"
Soon, the second group of people stepped forward. They also touched the stones with their hands and infused their energy, just like before.
Likewise, all of them emitted a green glow. Everyone passed the test, but similar to before, they were all around thirty years old.
Batch after batch of people passed smoothly, without any unexpected incidents.
After each token was collected, the big man beside would announce the power they represented.
However, when it came to the seventh group, as a young man’s hand touched the stone and infused his energy, a sudden burst of red light appeared, causing everyone watching to be stunned.
"Bang!"
In the instant that the light appeared, everyone’s vision suddenly blurred, followed by a muffled sound.
Then, the young man flew backwards and crashed heavily into the nearby crowd, causing a bright flash of blood.
"Disregarding the rules of the assembly, this is just a mild punishment for the first offense. Anyone else who tries to take advantage will be killed on the spot!"
At some point, the middle-aged man who had previously announced the rules of the assembly appeared in the young man’s original position. He glanced at the figure lying on the ground and said coldly.
This scene made many people feel uneasy.
Some people who entered the city of Jiude were forbidden to engage in private fights, but it seems they forgot one thing: this is the Chaos Realm, and it belongs to the most powerful force.
Those who dare to underestimate their rules will have to pay the price!
"Dongliu Sect, nineteen people qualified, please enter!"
The person next to the stone took the remaining token from another person’s hand and said indifferently.
This scene was just a little episode that served as a reminder, while also seeming reasonable.
The next two groups of people continued to follow, and nothing unexpected happened.
"Each faction will gather twenty people to participate. The Dongliu Sect just now was missing one person, so their strength will be greatly reduced!"
"Yes, it’s their own fault for not knowing any better and trying to play tricks in this kind of place. They deserve what they get!"
"After all, the older they are, the stronger they become. They also want to compete and strive, which is understandable. It’s just a pity that those people underestimated the alliance’s method of determining age!"
"Exactly! If possible, it would be best to have those selected reach the maximum age to participate. That would give us the greatest assurance!"
Many people around were discussing and feeling that the Dongliu Sect was definitely going to suffer a loss this time.
With one person missing, their strength will definitely be greatly weakened.
"Where is the 76th faction, the last one?"
Just then, a big man next to the testing stone looked up and asked those around him.
"Here!"
Su Yi hurriedly stepped forward and handed the token to the big man. Then, he stretched out his palm and was about to press it on the testing stone.
"Wait!" The big man quickly stopped Su Yi.
"What’s wrong? Is there something inappropriate?"
Su Yi was a bit puzzled. He had done the same as everyone else, so there shouldn’t be anything wrong.
"Is it the Overlord Sect?"
The big man flipped to page seventy-six in the book he held and asked Su Yi, looking up, "Are the others from your group not here yet?"
He was very confused. How come only one little guy had come here?
"I’m the only one from the Overlord Sect attending!" Su Yi smiled and said so.