Lin Yun took Xia Houxuan and Qing Yi into the preparation field.
A large number of General Alliance disciples, as well as the core disciples of the Eighty-fourth Alliance Martial House, have gathered here.
Several of them cast hostile glances at Lin Yun. They were the bald boy who had a conflict with Qing Yi in the restaurant yesterday, as well as his two senior brothers who were at the sixth level of the Martial Emperor.
"Hahaha, this guy really looks like a pig's head." Qing Yi also glanced at the bald boy and found that the bald boy had a gauze wrapped around his face, and his whole face was swollen like a pig's head.
A moment later, the examiner of this knockout competition also appeared on the high platform.
The examiner was a man who seemed to be in his fifties, and his aura of realm was not hidden at all, and he had reached the level of a first-level martial saint.
The clothes on his body are luxurious, his air is majestic, his appearance is quite mighty, and his whole body exudes a terrifying aura.
The examiner coughed slightly, and all the disciples present fell silent.
His eyes swept across everyone, and after confirming that all participating disciples were present, he raised his voice and said, "Next, I will explain to everyone the rules of this knockout competition."
Having said this, the examiner turned around and pointed behind him at the sacred tower shrouded in a barrier.
"The divine tower in front of you is a teleportation array, and your real knockout venue is in another secret realm, the Giant's Palace."
"The Giant's Palace has a total of one hundred and sixty-eight entrances, with a diameter of sixty miles, and the internal roads are intricate."
"This time, there are 252 core disciples from the Martial House of the Eighty-fourth Alliance participating in the knockout round."
"There are two hundred and fifty-two inner disciples and outer disciples from the General Alliance."
"Three people form a team, a total of one hundred and sixty-eight teams. They will be evenly distributed to each entrance of the giant palace through the teleportation of the tower."
The examiner paused, and then continued, "The rules are very simple. In the center of the giant's palace, there is a hall with a closed door. Each entrance is thirty miles away from the hall."
"Your mission is to enter the giant palace, compete for mission items with each other, and then reach the main hall before you can pass."
Having said this, the examiner took out two items from his body.
One is a key, the other is a lock.
Then, the examiner raised the key and lock high above his head and showed it to everyone.
"Before the game starts, each team will randomly receive a mission item, which may be a key or a lock."
"The conditions for passing are also very simple. Just defeat the other teams, collect the keys and locks at the same time, and go to the main hall in the center of the Giant's Palace."
"If all three members of the team are alive and enter the hall, they have passed the test."
"The number of participants is 504 in total, which means there are 168 teams."
"Among them, eighty-four teams will get the keys, and eighty-four teams will get the locks."
"And those who fail to pass the customs in the end will be disqualified from participating in the General League Conference this time!"
After hearing what the examiner said, everyone understood the rules of the elimination round.
Qing Yi frowned and whispered, "Does this mean that half of the people will be eliminated?"
Lin Yun shook his head and said, "No, the number of people in the knockout round will definitely be more than half."
Qing Yi and Xia Houxuan both looked puzzled and looked at Lin Yun with doubts on their faces.
Lin Yun explained, "Everyone only knows that what they have in their hands is a key or a lock, but they don't know what the enemy got."
"It's very simple. If we get a key in our hands, but after defeating a team, we find that the other team has the same key as us."
"In this case, we need to continue fighting with the other teams until we get the lock."
"Such things will happen very frequently, so when there are no keys and locks, the number of people who will be eliminated will definitely be more than half."
"Furthermore, since the realms are very different, it is not ruled out that some people want to take advantage of this opportunity to seek revenge."
After hearing what Lin Yun said, Qing Yi couldn't help but shudder and looked at the bald boy and the farmhouse in another place.
At the same time, the examiner also explained the remaining rules clearly.
"The competition time is twelve hours."
"If after twelve hours, the team has not collected all the keys, or if the three of them have not entered the hall together, it will be considered a failure."
"In addition, fighting each other is allowed in the knockout rounds."
"Once the game starts, there is no way to quit midway."
"The Giant's Palace is covered by a barrier and is also a secret realm. No transmission talismans can be used. It is impossible to escape based on your ability alone."
"I believe you have also heard that the mortality rate in the Giant Palace is over 50%."
"So, those who are greedy for life and afraid of death and want to quit, it's still too late."
After listening to the examiner's words, everyone looked heavy, and the whole world exuded a depressing atmosphere.
But even so, no disciple has any intention of quitting.
After all, they are all geniuses who have been carefully screened.
They are arrogant and arrogant. Even if they are afraid, they will not give up easily for the sake of their own self-esteem.
What's more, they went through a lot of hardships to get a place to participate in the General Alliance Martial Arts Conference.
They had come all the way from all over the Western Holy Region to come here, and they couldn't give up on the General Alliance Conference that could change their lives just because of the examiner's words.
"It seems that you, the proud men of heaven, are well prepared, let's start, young man, fight to your heart's content for the future of the Sanctuary Alliance!"
After a period of time, each team also received their own mission items under the leadership of the examiner, and then came to their own entrance.
Lin Yun and the other three were assigned to entrance No. 4 of the sacred tower, and then the examiner left.
"Damn it...this number is too unlucky!" Qing Yi frowned, feeling a little scared in his heart.
Xia Houxuan smiled, took out the key, looked at Lin Yun and Qing Yi, and asked, "We got the key, who will keep it?"
Lin Yun didn't change his expression and directly stretched out his hand. It was most appropriate for him to keep the key. Qing Yi and Xia Houxuan didn't have any objections.
After taking the key, the storage ring on Lin Yun's finger flashed slightly, and then the key disappeared.
At this time, the divine tower also emitted light, shrouding them in it.