The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 994: Chapter 994: Ranking Competition Rewards

On the battle arena, Chai Yang gritted his teeth.

At this very moment, who could understand the complexity of his emotions? It’s like bad luck accumulated over eight lifetimes!

”We meet again!” Jing Yan greeted Chai Yang with a smile.

”Meet again? Who the hell wants to meet you?” Chai Yang rolled his eyes, screaming internally.

At this time, Supreme Elder Yong Ming had already announced the start of the fourth round of matches.

”Wait a minute!” Chai Yang raised his arm, palm forward.

”You still have something to say?” Jing Yan squinted.

”Um... could you do me a favor? Let me walk off the arena myself.” Chai Yang said with a forced smile.

He knew there was no chance of him winning against Jing Yan. If they fought, he would be undoubtedly defeated and possibly injured. Besides, leaving voluntarily was clearly more graceful than being thrown out.

”Alright, I’ll give you that face.” Jing Yan didn’t hesitate to agree.

Advancing without having to make a move, why not enjoy it?

”Thank you!” Chai Yang showed a smile uglier than crying.

Then he dragged his heavy feet, walking step by step off the arena.

He didn’t want to leave!

But there was no choice. He didn’t have the courage to face Jing Yan again. The scene from their first encounter was still vividly clear in his mind, and Chai Yang thought he would never forget what happened then.

With a long sigh, Chai Yang still walked out of the arena.

Leaving the arena meant he was defeated, but this was the fourth round of elimination, so failure wouldn’t get him directly teleported out.

”What is Chai Yang doing?”

”Why did he leave the arena without fighting?”

”What exactly is going on? Could it be that Jing Yan made a deal with him in secret, and he deliberately lost? But it doesn’t seem like they interacted much!”

The numerous Chiefs of the First Palace, none were calm.

Chai Yang, a Three-star Void God, a genius martial artist on the Celestial List, actually left the arena without fighting. Who knew what was happening?

Li Yue felt like his eyes were going blind.

He was panting heavily, almost fainted.

Even the big figures on the void high platform were showing expressions of astonishment at this moment.

Only Yong Ming knew that Jing Yan was a Five-star Void God. In the Mystic Temple of the World, his Divine Thought was unaffected here, but others like Gai Chen couldn’t use Divine Thought to examine Jing Yan’s realm.

So they were puzzled why Chai Yang would leave the arena on his own and not face Jing Yan. These big figures might not care about ordinary martial artists on the Celestial List, but they did have an impression of the names on it.

”It seems Chai Yang had contact with Jing Yan.” Only Yong Ming could guess why Chai Yang left voluntarily.

”Elder Yong Ming, what do you mean?” Gai Chen asked in confusion.

”Chai Yang and Jing Yan probably had contact before and might know Jing Yan’s strength, realizing he had no chance of winning, so he chose to admit defeat and leave.” Yong Ming smiled and said.

”Oh?”

”Jing Yan’s strength? What realm? Stronger than Chai Yang?” someone asked with flickering eyes.

”Jing Yan is a Five-star Void God cultivation.” Yong Ming stated.

”This...is impossible, right? Didn’t Jing Yan just ascend?” Gai Chen was momentarily stunned.

”This matter is indeed peculiar, I’m not sure for now. After the selection assessment is over, I will inquire about it.” Yong Ming nodded slightly.

”Hmm, this matter indeed needs some attention. If Jing Yan was a One-star Void God before ascension and became a Five-star Void God after reaching the God Realm, that would be astonishing.” came a deep voice.

The fourth round of matches still lasted for an hour to conclude.

When only one martial artist remained on each of the six thousand four hundred arenas, Yong Ming waved his arm, moving these six thousand four hundred people off the arena as well.

All the martial artists returned to the vast plaza, a total of twelve thousand eight hundred people, divided into two groups, each exactly six thousand four hundred people.

The side where Jing Yan was, was the group that had passed four rounds of assessments. The other side was those who failed in the fourth round. Even though some were injured among the defeated, no one died on the arena.

In such assessments, deaths are rare. After all, it’s not a life-and-death battle. Even if outmatched, as long as they promptly concede, they can survive.

”You six thousand four hundred, who failed in the fourth round. Next, you will face a choice. You can choose to join the Luo Jiu Divine Palace but have to work in the mining area for a thousand years. After a thousand years, you will become formal members of the First Palace of Luo Jiu Divine Palace. The second choice is, you can opt to forgo joining Luo Jiu Divine Palace; those who give up will be teleported out of Luo Jiu Divine Palace.” Yong Ming first addressed the six thousand four hundred people on the losing side.

”Now, decide for yourselves. Those choosing to join Luo Jiu Divine Palace, step forward a hundred paces. Those choosing to forgo, stay where you are.” Yong Ming continued.

These martial artists, who lost in the fourth round, if they want to enter Luo Jiu Divine Palace, have to do hard labor mining for a thousand full years.

After Supreme Elder Yong Ming finished speaking, many people immediately stepped forward.

Before participating in the selection assessment, they were aware of these rules, so they had already decided.

Mining for a thousand years?

That’s nothing to them! For them, a thousand years is not very long. Besides, even while mining, they can receive resource rewards. Without a significant background, mining is far superior to battling outside and risking life and limb for Divine Crystals. Moreover, they will become full members with complete freedom after a thousand years.

Of course, there are those who don’t want to waste a thousand years mining, they stay where they are, waiting to be teleported out. The number of such martial artists is very small, among the six thousand four hundred, fewer than two hundred made this choice.

With a glance at these fewer than two hundred martial artists, Yong Ming waved his arm, and a surge of divine power swept across, making all of them disappear from the great plaza of the Mystic Temple of the World.

Yong Ming then looked at the martial artists on Jing Yan’s side.

”You six thousand four hundred, successfully passed the elimination stage and have all obtained the identity of a member of the First Palace of Luo Jiu Divine Palace. Here, I congratulate you all first.”

”However, this selection assessment is not yet over. Next, you will participate in a ranking competition. In the first round of the ranking competition, the top three thousand two hundred and the last three thousand two hundred will be determined. The last three thousand two hundred will each receive ten thousand Divine Crystals as a reward. The top three thousand two hundred will proceed to the second round of the ranking competition. Now, you have an hour to rest. The ranking competition will start in an hour.” Yong Ming briefly explained the ranking rules.

”There’s a reward!”

”The higher the ranking, the greater the reward.” Jing Yan’s eyes also shone with excitement.

The cultivation resources he had on him were really not much. The resources obtained from the Blind Mountain Five Tigers and Chai Yang were sufficient for an ordinary Void God to cultivate for a long time, but for Jing Yan, it was far too little. Jing Yan’s cultivation consumption is remarkably astonishing.