At this moment, the originally chaotic scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to the viewing platform in front.
At this moment, there are five joint elders sitting on the stage. The first one is from Tianwu Prefecture and is Hua Sijin, the great elder of the Huajian Sect.
This guy has the appearance of a middle-aged man, just like his disciples. He looks extremely charming, with his face covered in makeup, but his aura is extremely powerful. No one dares to look down on him because of his appearance.
The second ranked elder is Jue Ran, the great elder of Jueqing Valley in Tianmang Prefecture. This old woman still looks like a master of Jue. She sits there with no expression at all and her body does not move, just like a wax figure.
The third one looks much more normal. He is a slightly obese middle-aged man, the elder brother of the current emperor and the first prince of the Shenglonghuang clan, Baili Xingkong.
Behind him is Li Miaozhen, the great elder of Hanjian Immortal Sect, and the last one is Ximen Feng.
The person who just spoke was Baili Xingkong. As the host, he will preside over today's competition.
He is able to sit in the position of the first prince of the Holy Dragon Empire not only because of his connections, but also because of his extremely strong cultivation, which is the pinnacle of Mahayana.
Because of this, with the support of powerful true energy, he didn't need a microphone at all. Every word he said could be clearly transmitted to every corner of the place, allowing everyone to hear clearly.
"Welcome everyone to our Heavenly Holy State, to our Holy Dragon Empire, to participate in this battle of geniuses and monsters. First of all, I will announce the prizes of this competition."
When he said this, everyone's expressions immediately became nervous, because this competition was kept secret before, and no one knew what the prize was.
Ye Bufan prayed secretly in his heart, full of hope. Don't make any mistakes, it must be the best spiritual stone.
Baili Xingkong continued: "The first place will be rewarded with five top-grade spiritual stones, the second place will be rewarded with three top-grade spiritual stones, and the third place will be rewarded with one top-grade spiritual stone..."
After he said these words, the crowd instantly became excited.
"Oh my god, did I hear it right? The prize is actually a top-quality spiritual stone. This competition is really a big deal..."
"The best spiritual stone, that is the best spiritual stone, a good thing that even money can't buy. I have to fight for this prize..."
"I'll work hard, even if I don't get first place, I still want to get a top-quality spiritual stone..."
The disciples in the audience were all extremely excited, as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.
"quiet!"
Baili Xingkong had a smile on his face, as if he was extremely satisfied with everyone's reaction.
When the audience calmed down, he continued: "Second item, I announce the rules of this competition.
The genius monster battle has always highlighted strength and cultivation, so our rules have no restrictions.
You can use poison, you can use hidden weapons, you can use secret magic and forbidden techniques, as long as you have the means to defeat the opponent, you can use them all!
In addition, in a battle, try not to hurt the opponent's life as much as possible, but since it is a battle, accidents will happen, and death and injury are inevitable. If you are afraid, you can withdraw now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the stadium was in an uproar again.
Once this last rule comes out, it will be no different from fighting the enemy. You don't have to hold anything back and you can completely let go. This has never been done before.
In other words, the rules of this battle between geniuses and monsters have been changed and become more brutal and bloody than before.
Baili Xingkong raised his hands and pressed down into the void, and the scene became quiet again.
"Let me talk about the format of this competition again. There are a total of one hundred people participating. There is no need to divide into groups. They will draw lots and compete against each other. The winner will advance to the next round."
After the rules were announced, everyone in the arena was in chaos again. It was obvious that this was completely different from the previous group draw competition method.
"Oh my god, why did it change to this form? Doesn't that mean whether you can advance depends on luck?"
"Yeah, if I draw the Cold Sword Fairy in the first round, will I let anyone live?"
"Not just Fairy Hanjian, there are people from the Jueqing Valley and people from the Huajian Sect, who are not strong..."
As if he knew what everyone was thinking, Baili Xingkong said again: "Don't complain, luck is also a part of strength. Our competition is absolutely fair, and no one knows who the opponent will be."
After hearing what he said, everyone became quiet. After all, the rules are fair to everyone.
Baili Xingkong added: "That's all I have to say about the rules of the competition. Now let's discuss the allocation of quotas for the tenth-level Babel Tower.
Our Holy Dragon Empire has come up with a distribution plan, and the elders will discuss whether it is acceptable or not.
Based on the results of this competition, the number of places available to each state will be allocated.
The first place can get forty places, the second place can get thirty places, the third place can get twenty places, the fourth place can get nine places, and the fifth place can get one place."
There was a treacherous smile on Baili Xingkong's face. It was obvious that he used his authority as the host to tamper with the plan.
Tianwu Prefecture and Tianmang Prefecture were powerful. He did not touch the cakes of these two prefectures, but squeezed out Tianluo Prefecture and Tianqiong Prefecture, which were ranked behind.
Before this, everyone could have guessed that Tianluo Prefecture would definitely be in last place. There were still five places left in this competition, but as a result, there was only one place left to enter the tenth-level Babel Tower.
Although Tianluo Prefecture had not received many quotas in the past, it was definitely not this few. It was obvious that Baili Xingkong wanted to kill them all.
After the plan was announced, the school grounds were noisy again, but this time most people were gloating over the misfortune, and not many people opposed it.
There were only a few monks from Tianluo Prefecture who came to watch the battle, and their faces were full of grief and anger. They were not only robbed of the cake, but also extremely humiliated.
Ximen Feng's expression darkened. She didn't know about this plan before. It was obviously Baili Xingkong who came up with it temporarily.
"Your Majesty, isn't this appropriate? Isn't it too little to only give one place to the last one?"
"It's already quite a lot!"
Baili Xingkong shook his head, with a faint smile still on his face.
"Everyone knows that we cultivators have always valued strength. Since we don't have that strength, why should we take so many quotas? Isn't it a waste of resources? If we can't do it ourselves, we should give up resources like Babel Tower to others.
If Tianshengzhou is ranked at the bottom this time, then I have no complaints and we will accept that spot willingly."
Li Miaozhen continued: "I also think it is fair to announce this rule before the competition. If you feel that there are few places, then strive for the best results. There are forty places for the first place."
After speaking, she glanced towards Tianluozhou, her eyes touched Ye Bufan, her eyes full of ridicule.
Ye Bufan's expression remained calm, but he was secretly amused. By coming up with such a distribution plan, Tianshengzhou might have shot himself in the foot this time.
"I also think this plan is feasible!"
Hua Sijin's voice was sharp and she made a statement on behalf of Tianwu Prefecture. They could take away forty places anyway, so why not do it as a favor.
Later, Jue Ran also expressed his support for this plan. Among the five elders on the stage, only Ximen Feng was opposed.
Baili Xingkong smiled proudly: "The minority obeys the majority. Since the four elders agree, then this plan is passed."
Although Ximen Feng was extremely angry, she had no choice but to suppress the anger in her heart and asked: "Then how will the ranking of this big state be determined?"
