In a certain room in Isabella's palace, Yi Qiu was sitting cross-legged on the floor.
There is still some time before the start of the game and he has already finished his rest.
This is due to his increasingly profound meditation skills, which allows him to maintain strong vitality in a shorter period of time.
Moreover, the acquisition of an immortal body seems to have made his need for sleep even rarer.
Yi Qiu stretched out his right hand. Under the golden gaze of the Heavenly Eye, there was a thin circle of silver thread on his wrist:
This is a variant of the "Alliance Pledge", which is not much different from the Alliance Contract in terms of function.
However, there is a very big difference in its binding power.
Conventional alliance oaths use some powerful gods or some great beings of the same nature as the witness of the oath, but this contract is controlled by the will of both parties.
Generally speaking, this kind of oath does not have much binding force.
For Yi Qiu, the contractual restraints he needs to endure come from Isabella's will to abide by the contract.
If she always abides by the contract, then the oath can guarantee its binding power.
But if she tries to violate it, her contractual bond with Yi Qiu will be weakened and then completely destroyed.
However, this will not cause the oath on her body to disappear. She needs to bear the full backlash from the power of the oath she has received.
The content of the oath signed by Yi Qiu and Isabella was not complicated. It simply stipulated that both parties' camps should be at least neutral.
The contract will be terminated after one party commits hostile acts against the other party.
In addition to this, its greatest value may be that allies can be summoned every other natural day.
In a sense, Yi Qiu felt that this contract was somewhat similar to a dragon covenant.
However, Yi Qiu does not need jewelry or gold, and there are no relevant restrictions in the contract.
In other words, Yi Qiu can choose to respond to the call or refuse.
Isabella said that if she needed it, she would reward Yi Qiu with his extraordinary knowledge.
As a royal descendant of an empire, she has sufficient resources in this regard.
She knew that what Yi Qiu needed was not the magic equipment or other information, but what he cared more about were the more profound and powerful skills.
Yi Qiu touched his bald head, although there was a subtle sense of immediacy.
However, his insight into fate gave him some premonitions, so he finally agreed.
Of course, Isabella's final proposal was for the entire Extraordinary Empire, and it was obviously directly rejected by Yi Qiu.
He does not deny that a powerful empire can indeed bring him certain benefits, but it will obviously bring more troubles.
In fact, as his spiritual world becomes deeper and deeper, he has no interest in such forces, organizations or kingdoms at all.
What he cares more about is his own will and strength.
And sometimes, after these things are mixed with power, they begin to become turbid.
Maybe it will become more shining, but for Yi Qiu, it is still not worth the loss.
Forming a kingdom that combines one's own will seems indeed great and interesting.
But for Yi Qiu, that is not his path, nor is it what he likes.
Just like encountering a half-cut log on the road, people walking independently can go straight through, and people riding bicycles can easily go around it, but people driving cars need to make more efforts.
This is just a simple and not very accurate metaphor, but it can already reflect the inevitable contradiction to a certain extent.
Interests and risks, authority and responsibility, have always gone hand in hand.
When they appear independently and separately, there are often scarlet eyes staring at everything in the dark place behind them...
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"Welcome to the Grand Finals of the Canyon Contest Extraordinary Division. I am the host Anna!"
In an oval demi-plane, the human woman located in the center of the plane: Anna Guillam, the singer of the starry sky, is looking ahead with a charming smile.
With the help of magical power, her face and voice are perfectly transmitted to any audience who stares at her.
As a grand event in the multiverse, although there are certain restrictions on the qualifications for participation in the final audience seats.
But at this moment, the entire demiplane was still filled with densely packed spectators.
There are even more viewers who are observing remotely through various channels on the comprehensive network.
The audience is located in the outer circle of the oval demiplane. At the core of the entire demiplane, there is a huge area shrouded in a golden light curtain.
There is the battlefield where the final contestants will duel!
Star Singer Anna Guillam is located on a suspended platform above the battlefield.
In addition to her as the host, there were several referees wearing robes on the entire platform.
They are all sent by the Church of the Final Scythe, and one of them is the Chief Judge who has reached the legendary level.
The Final Scythe is a neutral church whose main doctrines are judgment and judgment.
There were rumors that they had some relationship with the goddess of wealth, but it was later confirmed to be rumors.
And this ultimately led to the current status of the Final Scythe. Of course, this is naturally inseparable from the pantheon that holds the Rift Contest.
After all, the god that the Final Scythe worships belongs to one of them.
"Today, eight teams will decide the final winner here..."
Following the voice of Anna Guillam, the singer of the starry sky, the images of all the teams were projected on the canopy of the demiplane.
When the audience focuses on the image of any team, they will get the team's game record and current hero information.
At this time, all contestants have entered the completely enclosed waiting area.
In order to prevent some people with special abilities from causing some unforeseen impacts, the Grand Finals of the Canyon Championship did not have the agenda for players to speak.
After all competitions are over, the final winner will get the opportunity to talk to all the audience.
This is an unprecedented opportunity for some players who can gain power through fame and recognition.
However, so far, it is very rare for players in this field to be able to stand out in the finals of the Rift Contest and win the final victory.
The format of the Grand Finals of the Rift Contest is not subtle. All teams will choose the final winner through up to three games.
It is said that the God of Judgment was dissatisfied with this. He believed that this rough method could not guarantee complete fairness.
However, after considering that luck is also a powerful force and negotiating with the relevant gods in several pantheons, this crude competition system was ultimately continued.
And as everyone cheered throughout the plane, the finals of the Canyon Championship began...