Death… And Me

Chapter 1637 It Seems

Lrist continued, ”Itʼs just that you wonʼt like it.”

The twinsʼ group looked at each other before looking back at Lrist. ”And what way would that be?”

Lrist explained, ”Once every nine years, the Jhiod Continentʼs representatives start a competition in all the continents around it to look for talents willing to join the Jhiod Sect.”

”Jhiod Sect?” Rean asked straight away.

Lrist nodded, explaining, ”Yes. Itʼs the Jhiod Sect that controls the Jhiod Continent. Well, you could probably guess that already due to the sectʼs name. Anyways, you need to enter this competition and win to get a vacancy. If you do, there will be no need to get involved with the top five powers.”

The twins were quite confused, though. ”That seems quite simple. Why wouldnʼt we like this?”

Lrist couldnʼt help but laugh in response. ”Hehe! As if it was that easy. This competition has a very, very high risk of death. You must understand that Jhiod Continent isnʼt small. They donʼt lack places where they can get talents in their own soil. So why would they even start a competition to look for recruits outside? Obviously, they will only accept the cream of the crop.”

Roan narrowed his eyes, saying, ”That doesnʼt make sense. With their power, they can simply issue a recruitment notice, and those top geniuses would come willingly. Thereʼs no need for competition at all. Whatʼs the point in it?”

Lrist shrugged his shoulders, saying, ”Now, you have asked too much from me. You will have to ask the Jhiod Continentʼs experts themselves if you want that answer. At the very least, I donʼt know why.”

Roan immediately related it to the huge number of Destiny Points they would get from the quest. After all, it seems way too easy for the reward given. Suddenly, he thought about something. ”Wait, how long does this competition last?”

Lrist pondered over it for a bit before answering, ”If Iʼm not wrong, it can range from one to nine years. There are several stages of the recruitment... or so Iʼm told. You can look at it as if there were nine batches. Each year a certain number of cultivators or demon beasts are selected.”

The twins nodded after hearing that. That explained why the system gave a different reward depending on how long they took to complete the quest. ”Whatʼs the competition about?”

Lrist shook his head in response. ”No idea. You will have to check it by yourselves. However, thereʼs one good thing about this competition.”

”What is it?” everyone asked.

”The fact that you donʼt need to wait for the official opening to go to Jhiod Continent. Just so you know, the official opening that the top five powersʼ experts use to enter Jhiod only opens every nine years. However, the cultivators and demon beasts selected by the Jhiod Sect are sent there every year,” Lrist explained.

”Have you never thought about trying it?” Rean asked this time.

”Hahaha!” However, that question only made Lrist laugh. ”Are you crazy? Let me make things easier for you to understand. When I say the death toll is high, Iʼm not kidding! More than 90% of the competitors end up dead as dead people can be. Their cultivation levels simply donʼt matter.”

Immediately, Celis had an idea. ”So thatʼs how it is.” Everyone looked at him, waiting for Celis to continue. ”Itʼs okay for Lrist to not know this since it doesnʼt seem like heʼs anyone important.”

Lristʼs mouth twitched in response. ʼDo you have to really rub salt into an open wound that deep, bro? First of all, Iʼm a Void Tempering Realm cultivator! Iʼm not that bad, am I?ʼ Well, he didnʼt say that out loud.

Celis continued, ”Everyone wants to join Jhiod as it seems the best place to cultivate, or so everyone here believes, right?”

Lrist nodded, saying, ”As far as I know, at least.”

”Thatʼs the point,” Celis pointed out. ”Jhiod doesnʼt want other continents to become too strong and shake its own position. What better method to get rid of the surrounding continentʼs power than eliminating their future generations? 90% of the participants, which Iʼm absolutely sure is not small, end up dead in the competition. No geniuses, no strength, no future problems.”

Lristʼs eyes widened after hearing that. He was considered a genius within his own area, but he knew he wasnʼt a real genius. Now more than never, he was happy that he was like that. ʼFortunately, I didnʼt try to take part in the competition.ʼ

Rean, Roan, and Kentucky had to admit Celisʼs words made sense. ”Very well thought, Celis.”

Nevertheless, Lrist couldnʼt help but ask, ”But, why donʼt the powers of the continents around stop their geniuses from participating?”

Roan was the one to answer that. ”They canʼt. Even all of them together arenʼt as strong as Jhiod Continent alone. If they intervene with the competition, the powers behind the intervention are bound to be wiped out. Itʼs a vicious cycle they canʼt afford to escape from.”

Kentucky nodded in response, continuing, ”Not only that, the few who pass the tests are the top of the top and those top of the top end up in the Jhiod Sectʼs hands. Get rid of those very good and below, and leave the best for themselves. Is there be a better strategy than that?”

Lrist still had his doubts. ”But if thatʼs the case, wouldnʼt it be better to simply take all of them in? Not only the top of the top ones?”

Roan snorted in response. ”Youʼve become too used to playing under the Jhiod Sectʼs hands. Your mentality is already one that simply accepts anything.” Roan continued, ”Tell me. If Jhiod Sect simply accepts everyone, how many geniuses or very good cultivators will end up in their continent every year? Remember, theyʼre all people and demon beasts from outside.”

After that, Lrist understood. ”I see... if too many outsiders join, the Jhiod Sect will start losing its grip on the situation. They are strong and numerous, but definitely not as numerous as several continents together. Thatʼs why they can only take a few every time.”

Roan nodded in response. ”You arenʼt completely useless, it seems.”