Primordial Star Scripture

Boom!

When Sovereign Xuechen announced the start of the divine institutes' grand selection, the tens of millions of true gods about to participate were all instantly invigorated!

"It's started!"

"The grand selection of the nine divine institutes is finally beginning!"

"Whether we can join the nine divine institutes or not will all come down to this!"

Initially, because Sovereign Xuechen and the Northern Territory King had briefly laid their gazes on everyone, it just happened to linger on Ye Chen for a few breaths, which made many people take notice of Ye Chen once again.

But after Sovereign Xuechen declared the start of the selection, everyone had no energy left to pay attention to Ye Chen—they were fully preoccupied with the forthcoming trials of the nine divine institutes' grand selection!

Following Sovereign Xuechen's announcement, a six-star sovereign who was responsible for recruiting new disciples for this event flew out from the group of nine divine institutes.

This six-star sovereign first bowed towards Sovereign Xuechen and the Northern Territory King, and after seeing them nod in his direction, he then turned to address everyone else.

"I will be overseeing this grand selection of the nine divine institutes," said the six-star sovereign.

Upon hearing his voice, everyone in the venue knew that this six-star sovereign was about to announce the specific details on how the selection would proceed.

At this moment, Ye Chen, the Little Provincial Princess, the true gods from various powers, the lower-ranking gods present for the selection, loner juniors like Mo Yuan and Tianyu Beiling, along with the multitude of martial artists who had come to send them off or watch the grand selection, all turned their attention to the six-star sovereign, eager to learn about the rules of the selection he would announce.

This six-star sovereign didn't keep them in suspense, stating directly, "The overall number of rounds in this grand selection of the nine divine institutes for recruiting new disciples remains the same as in previous times, though there have been slight changes in the specific methods."

"The selection will still be conducted in four rounds!"

"The first round will be a 'Battle Royale'!"

"I won't disclose how the following three rounds will be conducted for now; the details will be announced after the first round is over."

"Now, let me explain the rules of this 'Battle Royale'!"

Battle Royale?!

Upon hearing these four words spoken by the six-star sovereign, everyone except for a very few individuals from the nine divine institutes, who knew the specifics of the selection, were baffled.

However, the tens of millions of true gods like Ye Chen, who were about to participate in the selection, could tell from merely these four words that the first round would likely eliminate a significant number of gods.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a battle royale!

As everyone speculated, the six-star sovereign continued, "Due to the sheer number of participants in the nine divine institutes' grand selection, there are a total of fifty-six million, seven thousand seven hundred and forty-nine true gods taking part!"

"However, all nine divine institutes combined will only select nine thousand disciples this time."

"Therefore, in the first round 'Battle Royale,' a vast majority will be eliminated to facilitate the following selection process."

"The rule is simple: all participating true gods will be randomly teleported to various locations within the 'First Ancient Battlefield,' a shattered remnant of the ancient battlefield used for the selection."

"The fifty-six million participating true gods will spend seven days within the First Ancient Battlefield."

"Each participant will possess one 'Protective Talisman'."

"During these seven days, you may engage in battle and eliminate each other. As soon as you unleash a life-and-death move powerful enough to kill your opponent, the Protective Talisman will activate, defending the contender from a fatal blow for once, while simultaneously, the defeated will be teleported out and eliminated from the selection!"

"Besides battling each other, every day, a great number of monstrous beasts and ancient creatures will emerge within the First Ancient Battlefield to hunt the participants. As the seven days progress, the creatures that appear will become increasingly formidable."

"Should you be attacked by one of these mythical beasts or ancient creatures and lack the strength to defend, finding yourself in a deathly crisis, the Protective Talisman will also fend off a fatal attack once and you will be eliminated!"

"In summary, these seven days will essentially be a great culling among the contenders."

"Those who manage to survive until the end of the seven days without being eliminated will progress to the next round of the selection!"
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"Of course, this battle royale has an additional rule, which is that if any participant succeeds in eliminating a hundred others in combat, they will immediately pass the first round. They won't need to last for seven days but will be directly teleported out of the First Ancient Battlefield to the staging area for the second round—the Second Ancient Battlefield!"

"Therefore, during the battle royale, you have to either survive seven days without being eliminated by others or by the monstrous beasts and ancient creatures, waiting for time to pass and proceed through the selection. Or, you can directly eliminate a hundred opponents and pass through the selection immediately."

"Also, participants, I must remind you. Once you enter the selection area, all items of external aid will become ineffective. You can rely only on your own combat strength and the Life-bound Magic Treasure that you have personally cultivated. So, don't even think about relying on talismans or other objects from your elders to pass the selection. The only thing you can count on is yourselves!"

"The above are the rules for the first round 'Battle Royale'!"

Boom!

After the six-star sovereign finished announcing the rules for the first round, the crowd immediately erupted into a chorus of voices!

Obviously, the chances of being eliminated in this battle royale were huge.

The participants could directly engage in combat to eliminate one another, and if anyone managed to eliminate a hundred opponents, they would advance to the second round.

This would inevitably lead to the stronger participants hunting down the weaker true gods in a frenzy to quickly move on to the second round.

In such circumstances, even with tens of millions of true gods participating in the selection, it's likely that several million or even tens of millions could be eliminated in an instant!

With the relentless attacks of monsters and ancient beasts getting stronger, I fear that after the first round of the grand elimination match, those who can advance to the second round will be significantly reduced!

"Grand elimination match!"

At this moment, upon hearing the rules of this first round of assessment, the leader of Divine Dragon Mountain, Qin Yuntian's eyes shone brightly, "As expected, although this first round of assessment is different from past methods, the essence is the same, it's about eliminating a large number of people first!"

"The assessors can directly engage in lethal combat, huh, this time, there are several hundred true gods from Divine Dragon Mountain participating in the assessment. I want to see how Ye Chen can escape the encirclement and fight against our true gods!"

Thinking of this, Qin Yuntian immediately transmitted instructions to the true gods of Divine Dragon Mountain about to participate in the assessment, arranging their strategy against Ye Chen.

While Qin Yuntian was arranging his plans, other Divine Venerable Sovereigns also started to instruct their juniors.

Some Divine Venerable Sovereigns directly told their juniors to be cautious, to stealthily hide and not exert too much strength, with the main goal being to safely get through the seven days of the assessment.

Others asked their juniors to quickly eliminate one hundred opponents to advance to the second round as soon as possible!

For true gods like Mo Yuan and Tianyu Beiling, who were hot favorites to win the championship, hearing the rules of the first round of the grand elimination match didn't worry them in the least.

Their goal was to join the nine great divine institutes and to take the most prestigious first place. With a total of four rounds of assessments, this was just the first one—they of course had no worries at all!

"Heh heh, eliminate a hundred opponents to advance to the next round?"

"Isn't that as easy as reaching out and taking it?"

"Let's see who's unlucky enough to be near me then."

Mo Yuan chuckled lightly, clenching his fist, muttering to himself.

Tianyu Beiling's gaze flashed, thinking to himself, "It's a pity, once someone has eliminated a hundred opponents, they will be transported to the next round area. A hundred is just too few."

"If there was no limit to the number of eliminations, I would have eliminated tens of thousands in this first round alone!"

Tianyu Beiling was indeed full of bluster.

As he pondered, Tianyu Beiling's gaze once again turned towards Ye Chen, "Ye Chen keeps saying that he wants to take first place in the assessment of the nine great divine institutes?"

"Hmph, once we enter the grand elimination match, I might not be in a hurry to eliminate the others. It could be quite interesting to seek out Ye Chen. If I eliminate him in the first round, that would be very amusing…"

At the end of his thoughts, Tianyu Beiling couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

In the area where Ye Chen was located.

"Young friend Ye Chen, with unrestricted lethal combat in this grand elimination match, Qin Yuntian will probably arrange for the true gods of Divine Dragon Mountain to target you for assassination," said the East Territory King.

"One-on-one I'm not worried, but I fear it would be dangerous if they banded together against you."

"How about, once we enter the assessment area, the true gods from my East Territory King's mansion will look for you immediately? That way, you can act together."

The East Territory King suggested to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head, "Elder East Territory King, there's no need for such trouble."

Having said that, Ye Chen's gaze directly fell on the Divine Dragon Mountain area, "Those people from Divine Dragon Mountain daring to besiege me is pretty good too—let them come without return!"

Ye Chen's assertive words made the East Territory King's eyes light up.

Clearly, the East Territory King saw that Ye Chen had a lot of confidence.

"It appears that young friend Ye Chen has already given it thought, that's good." The East Territory King laughed, "It's also good for you to act alone. Your actions this time will definitely draw intense attention from Sovereign Xuechen and the Northern Territory King. If you rely on others from the first round, I'm afraid you'll be seen as having fallen short in front of the two Sovereigns."

"I believe young friend Ye Chen will surely make it through this first round!"

Ye Chen himself was not worried about making it through the first round.

If he couldn't even pass the first round, then all the hard training from the past days would have been in vain, not to mention competing for the first place in the nine great divine institutes' assessment!

Ye Chen dared to speak of taking first place because he had absolute confidence!

This was his absolute self-confidence after countless years of hard cultivation and turning innumerable opportunities into battle power!

He wasn't worried about himself, but Ye Chen was somewhat concerned about the Little Provincial Princess.

After all, the Little Provincial Princess was still very young, only fourteen years old, and was just a Three Tribulations true god.

Even having witnessed the Little Provincial Princess's talent and combat power in Minor Pole Sky, Ye Chen couldn't help but worry.

Ye Chen looked towards the Little Provincial Princess and asked, "Luo'er, you won't have any problems with the first round of the grand elimination match, will you?"

The Little Provincial Princess Fang Luo, seeing Ye Chen's worried expression, giggled, "Brother Ye Chen, you don't need to worry about me. Although I can't use my father's talismans during the assessment, my own combat strength is not weak at all."

"I'm still looking forward to making it to the final round with Brother Ye Chen!"