Chapter 107: Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Royale!
Half a month later, at the Spirit Lake atop the peak.
Lu Qingyang toyed with the pill covered in dense inscriptions.
He looked at the disciples bustling in chaos below the mountain, stretched lazily, and stood up.
"Phew… this pill really isn't simple. Half a month and I still haven't fully comprehended it."
"But being able to strengthen the soul has given me a new line of thought…"
"Never mind. The Grand Sect Competition is about to begin. Let me see how many disciples of outstanding aptitude the Chaotian Sect has now."
Lu Qingyang murmured a few words, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he instantly floated in the air.
"Disciples, hear my command."
"The Chaotian Sect's First Grand Sect Competition is about to begin. Are you all prepared?"
His voice rumbled across the four directions.
"We disciples shall spare no effort to fight for first place!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of disciples cried out at the top of their lungs.
"Good!"
Lu Qingyang let out a light shout, then waved his sleeve.
A satellite-shaped object was released!
"Jiangxin, take over the Simulation Star, synchronize the Illusory World Mirror, and release the competition environment."
"Received, Master!"
As Jiangxin's slightly emotional voice fell.
That satellite-shaped object suspended in the void instantly erupted with brilliant radiance.
Enveloping Lu Qingyang and the tens of thousands of disciples within it.
In that instant, the scene transformed.
Three secret realm light clusters suddenly appeared in the sky!
And this object called the Simulation Star was a special Dharma Artifact that Lu Qingyang had spent half a month refining.
Its effects were extraordinary.
It could adjust and produce a matching combat environment based on requirements, battle conditions, and other aspects!
At the same time, combined with the Illusory World Mirror, the simulated combat environment would also be extremely realistic!
And during the simulated battles, it would even manifest the disciples' names above their heads.
Just like a character ID.
Lu Qingyang even thought that after a few more competitions, he could get the participating disciples some titles or something.
Showing up with a title like Ten-Time Grand Competition Champion or Number One in Qi Refining—how cool would that be?
And most importantly, with the Illusory World Mirror's assistance, all disciples entering the combat would only experience illusions even if they died.
No real harm would be caused.
It could be said the safety factor was extremely high!
"The competition rules are as follows."
"The Grand Sect Competition is divided into three types. First, the Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Royale!"
"Those who enter the Battle Royale Secret Realm must find every way to survive to the end. Eliminating opponents also earns pill supplements. All who survive to the top ten receive rewards! And the higher the rank, the richer the rewards!"
"Second, Violent Rush!"
"Those who enter Violent Rush must not only use their escape speed to reach the finish line, but also guard against interference from fellow competitors. The first to reach the finish line wins first place. The top ten also receive rewards, and the higher the rank, the richer the rewards!"
"Third, Siege and Capture!"
"Those who enter Siege and Capture can each simulate control of one thousand puppets and each occupy an initial city. Then the one who occupies the most cities wins first place. Rewards as above!"
As Lu Qingyang spoke, all the disciples present held their breath, afraid of missing any detail.
And when everyone heard these three competition rules, they were even more amazed.
These competition rules were truly too thrilling, even giving them a feeling of surging adrenaline.
Because no one present had ever heard such detailed rules.
Even Jun Moyan, Chao San, and Yang Yu were all excited beyond measure.
But unfortunately, the Grand Sect Competition currently had no Nascent Soul bracket, so they could only watch.
"Qi Refining Group first place rewards: one Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, one second-tier Battle Puppet, one full set of second-tier Dharma Artifacts, and ten thousand spirit stones."
"Qi Refining Group second place rewards: one Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, one second-tier Battle Puppet, and five thousand spirit stones."
"Qi Refining Group third place rewards: one Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, and one second-tier Battle Puppet."
"After the top three, only spirit stone rewards decreasing in order."
"Foundation Establishment first place rewards: one Top-Grade Golden Core Supplement Pill, one third-tier Battle Puppet…"
…
As Lu Qingyang spoke, he took out various items from his storage ring and suspended them across the sky.
At the same time, a massive spell ranking screen hung within the Chaotian Sect's mountain gate.
It was divided into three columns: the Qi Refining Group, the Foundation Establishment Group, and the Golden Core Group.
And after Lu Qingyang finished announcing, every disciple present had burning eyes, eager to move.
They knew this Grand Sect Competition was precious, but they never imagined it would reach this degree!
The rewards could be said to be generous to the extreme.
If one could win first place, they would surely be invincible among their peers!
…
"Now, the Grand Sect Competition begins!"
As Lu Qingyang announced loudly.
In an instant, tens of thousands of disciples surged like a tide toward the secret realm light clusters of their choice.
The first wave to enter was the Qi Refining Group, also the group with the most people.
And the vast majority of disciples chose the Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Royale.
This one alone drew no fewer than forty thousand disciples, while the other two each drew over ten thousand.
Thus, the Chaotian Sect's First Grand Sect Competition fully raised its curtain!
…
Within the Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Royale.
A disciple surnamed Tang was lying in a patch of grass.
Before him, two late-stage Qi Refining disciples were frantically blasting each other with spells.
Seeing this, the Tang disciple's eyes flickered with a sharp light, and he silently approached behind one of the late-stage Qi Refining disciples.
"Boom!"
Suddenly!
The Tang disciple abruptly formed hand seals, and two vine roots erupted from the earth, coiling around one of the disciples like poisonous snakes.
The other late-stage Qi Refining disciple saw this, his eyes startled, and turned to throw a talisman.
Unexpectedly, the Tang disciple had been prepared.
The vines rolled and directly blocked the talisman, then dragged that late-stage Qi Refining disciple to his front.
"Junior Brother, you even resort to ambushes?"
That late-stage Qi Refining disciple smiled bitterly.
"Haha, apologies, Senior Brother!"
The Tang disciple chuckled, instantly finishing off this late-stage Qi Refining disciple.
And he too, in the next moment, transformed into a streak of white light and dissipated within the secret realm.
"Junior Brother, not very honorable, coming out to snatch the spoils."
The sole surviving late-stage Qi Refining disciple looked at this Tang disciple and shook his head with a sigh.
"Junior Brother, how about we part ways here?"
"Heh heh, Senior Brother jests."
The Tang disciple chuckled, said no more, then flicked his wrist.
A dagger instantly shot out.
With a "swoosh," the dagger eerily sliced through the air, actually difficult to track, reaching that person's neck in the blink of an eye.
"Uh…"
That person's pupils contracted sharply, his throat tightening, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.
"Bang!"
A moment later, he too transformed into dots of white light and dissipated.
"Phew… this competition is somewhat interesting. Not only must you be good at fighting, you must also be good at hiding."
The Tang disciple took a deep breath and once again lurked into the grass.
And outside the secret realm, Lu Qingyang, sitting by the Spirit Lake atop Chaotian Peak, saw this scene and frowned slightly.
But after a moment, he let it go.
"Never mind. My Chaotian Sect cannot accept only the soft-hearted. As long as they are loyal to the sect, changing their worldview a bit in the future is still worth cultivating."
Lu Qingyang murmured softly, then looked up toward another location in the Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Royale.
At this moment, within a canyon, a disciple surnamed Xiao was actually fighting three cultivators of the same rank alone!
"Oh ho, this one looks pretty good, but I wonder about his actual strength."
Looking at the disciple with the name Xiao Yan floating above his head, Lu Qingyang let out a soft sound of surprise…