Without warning, the entire Celestia Universe began trembling violently.
Countless stars, galaxies, and planes disintegrated simultaneously amid the upheaval, silently turning to ash before vanishing from existence.
The surviving High Gods watched in shock as an entire universe marched toward destruction before their very eyes.
It was an incomparably magnificent—and terrifying—sight.
The laws collapsed alongside the cosmic order.
All divine power within the universe dissipated completely, returning to waves of pure Origin energy.
The following day, the voice of the will of the universe sounded once again.
Every remaining participant heard the announcement.
[The elimination stage of the Myriad Worlds Tournament officially begins today.]
[All participants must first listen carefully to the rules of the elimination stage.]
[The rules are as follows:]
[Rule One: All participants will be randomly divided into thirty groups, with one hundred participants in each group.]
