Translator: CinderTL
Time passed.
One by one, the participants arrived.
During this time, Jiang Ye spotted several familiar faces, including Chen Jue from the Chen Clan, Li Zihuang from the Li Clan, and Chu Jingye from the Chu Clan.
An hour later, tens of thousands of participants had gathered in the staging area, each radiating a formidable aura, clearly all extremely powerful experts.
Boom!
A pillar of light shot skyward, tearing through the heavens and piercing through nine layers of clouds.
Immediately afterward, a massive purple vortex materialized, rotating slowly and emitting an ancient, primordial aura that permeated the surroundings.
"I hereby announce!"
"The Great Stellar War has now begun!" The black-clad host soared into the sky, his voice booming across the arena. "All participants, please enter the civilization ruins battlefield immediately to commence the Great Stellar War!"
There was no opening ceremony.
The words "Great Stellar War" themselves served as the ultimate introduction, requiring no further explanation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Tens of thousands of participants soared into the sky, transforming into streaks of flowing light as they surged toward the massive vortex.
"Charge!"
"Fight!"
"For your glory, give it your all and battle!" the host roared. "The Great Stellar War shines because of you! Blue Star gains glory through you!"
Rumble~ The colossal vortex trembled, swallowing all the tens of thousands of participants.
Immediately afterward,
Whoosh!
Enormous holographic projections materialized, displaying real-time footage from the perspectives of the tens of thousands of participants.
In addition to the live feeds, massive subtitles appeared, detailing the rules of this year's Great Stellar War.
The Great Stellar War is divided into two stages. The first stage is the free-for-all phase, where participants must compete to seize as much civilization fire as possible. The top 1,000 will advance to the inner region of the civilization ruins for the top 100 competition.
In the second stage, the top 100 participants with the most civilization fire will enter the core region of the civilization ruins to compete for the championship against the Transcendent Aptitude.
With this, the Great Stellar War officially commenced.
The audience erupted into a frenzy.
Meanwhile, the livestream's viewership skyrocketed.
One billion viewers.
Two billion!
Three billion!
Five billion!
"It's starting! Finally, it's starting!"
"The Great Stellar War! I've been waiting so long for this!"
"This year's All-Stars is divided into two tiers? Competing for the civilization fire?"
"No wonder Jiang Ye dared to participate. With these rules, he won't even encounter Zhou Xingkong in the first tier."
"I want to see what Jiang Ye is really capable of. It'll be hilarious if he gets eliminated in the first tier."
"Shut up, you losers! You don't even qualify for the Great Stellar War. What right do you have to mock Jiang Ye?"
"You bastard! Do you qualify?"
"I don't, but my brother does."
"My apologies. I'll shut up now." Countless viewers continued to discuss and watch intently.
At Penglai University, in a villa, Zhao Qingli watched the livestream.
She hoped that both Jiang Ye and Zhao Jingxue would stand out in this Great Stellar War.
It wasn't just Zhao Qingli. Jiang Ye's former friends, like Liu Wanxiao, Yun Qing'er, Tang Wuji, and Shi Ting, were also watching the livestream.
And of course, Jiang Ye's family was watching even more closely.
In a villa in Penglai University's Heaven-Tier Zone,
"Jiang Ye."
"Xiao Ye," Jiang Dahai, Li Anping, and their family sat around the television, watching intently.
"Brother, you're going to win!" Jiang Ting clenched her small fists, her confidence in Jiang Ye unwavering.
The clamor of the outside world meant nothing to Jiang Ye.
After entering the vortex, he found himself in an utterly dark tunnel. Within this passage, not only were his five senses completely blocked, but even his psychic power couldn't detect anything around him.
Jiang Ye moved slowly through the tunnel, unaware of how much time had passed.
Whoosh~
Ahead, the darkness suddenly gave way to light.
A vast, open hall emerged, its walls glowing with a deep purple light that radiated an ancient aura.
"Trial-taker, the strength assessment is about to begin," an aged voice echoed in Jiang Ye's ears. "Prepare yourself."
"Strength assessment?" Jiang Ye turned his head, only to find that Chen Zilu and the other participants had vanished.
He was alone in the hall.
Jiang Ye wasn't surprised. He had learned from the rules that a 'strength assessment' would be conducted before entering the civilization ruins.
Based on their strength, participants would be teleported to different zones.
As Jiang Ye was lost in thought,
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Powerful figures suddenly materialized within the grand hall, their auras unfathomable. These mid-stage fifth breakthrough experts immediately lunged at Jiang Ye.
"Mid-stage fifth breakthrough?" A silver-black long spear materialized in Jiang Ye's hand.
Without hesitation,
Whoosh! A dazzling spear beam erupted, its terrifying power cleaving through the air as it hurtled toward the figures.
Thwack!
Thwack!
Thwack! The figures surrounding Jiang Ye were instantly pierced through by the spear, leaving them no chance to retaliate.
Jiang Ye's speed was simply too overwhelming!
After achieving the fifth breakthrough, the True Divine Manual's power began to manifest. Jiang Ye's stellar energy burst far surpassed that of his peers.
This explosive power meant he could unleash far greater strength in an instant, like an ultimate move.
While an ordinary fifth breakthrough expert might need one or two seconds to execute such a technique, Jiang Ye required only half a second.
That fraction of a second could determine the outcome of a battle.
In less than a second, Jiang Ye had annihilated all the figures.
Whoosh!
A flood of cultivation insights surged into Jiang Ye's mind.
"Hmm?"
"What's this?" A flicker of astonishment crossed Jiang Ye's eyes. Cultivation insights?
Had he actually triggered the 'Kill to Plunder' ability?
It was well-known that Kill to Plunder only activated upon slaying a true lord.
"Could it be?" Jiang Ye's gaze turned incredulous. "Were those figures just now... truly alive?"
That shouldn't be possible.
This civilization ruins was a fortuitous secret realm obtained by the Blue Star Civilization.
Logically, it shouldn't contain any genuine life forms, especially humanoid ones.
Before Jiang Ye could dwell further on this,
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several more figures materialized, far stronger than the previous batch, all nearing the late stage of the fifth breakthrough.
"Kill!" Jiang Ye abandoned his thoughts, gripping his long spear and charging forward.
For him, completing the strength assessment took priority.
Though these figures were significantly stronger than the first group, they still proved utterly vulnerable against Jiang Ye.
"All Dao Bone Aptitude? Too weak." Jiang Ye glanced at his status panel, shaking his head inwardly.
Even with an invincible dao bone, opponents of the same rank stood no chance against him.
In a single exchange, Jiang Ye annihilated the second wave of shadowy figures.
But soon, a third wave emerged, slightly stronger than the second.
And so, Jiang Ye continued his relentless slaughter within the grand hall.
Third wave, fourth wave, fifth wave...
The enemies grew progressively stronger.
By the seventh wave, even peak fifth-tier dao bone prodigies appeared.
Yet with his overwhelming power, Jiang Ye effortlessly annihilated them all with a single ultimate move.
Finally, the ancient voice echoed once more: "You have passed all trials. Strength assessment commencing."
Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally cleared the trials.
Had a sixth-tier expert appeared, even with just Dao Bone Aptitude, victory would have been far from assured.
(End of the Chapter)
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