Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 234

"What on earth could be going on? Why are there so many superior talents here? Are they planning on taking the examination, too?"

Everyone was greatly puzzled.

"I never expected that the Ancient Void Battlefield would suddenly open. Surely, a few among you will be lucky to have the opportunity to enter it," the old man standing in the middle of the hall proclaimed at last.

"But what is the Ancient Void Battlefield?" Almost everyone was still confused, most of them never having heard of this before.

The elder from the Grand Void Manor explained its history in detail, and they finally understood it all. Once they found out about it, some of them grew quite excited, while others felt rather worried.

The Void Battlefield, according to the elder, was a broken space that had remained active since ancient times. It contained many treasures.

However, it was difficult to obtain these treasures, unless one could pass the grueling tests that arose as they challenged every step of the way.

In its very essence, the Void Battlefield was an assessment space.

For the longest time, it had opened every few months and allowed several geniuses to enter. Even so, the many talents who had attempted to reach its depths had gone no deeper than the periphery and were only able to compete with each other there for the treasures. The most important and vital part of the Void Battlefield was the Ancient Void Battlefield.

It opened every one hundred and eighty years. Legend said that its heritage was truly beyond shocking. It had been thousands of years since the Grand Void Manor was established and from the time of its birth, tremendously gifted talents had already ventured there, but not one of them acquired the real, great heritage.

If all went according to plan, the Ancient Void Battlefield was expected to open twenty years later. That was why its surprisingly early appearance startled many grand warriors.

The Void Battlefield opened only for one day. Only fifty warriors under the age of twenty-five would be permitted to enter. The moment they heard the news, a few grand warriors immediately gathered the superior talents under their command, fourteen in total.

Since it was a rare opportunity, the rest of the thirty-six places would be selected from the geniuses that happened to take the examination on ordinary martial skills today. Since there were hundreds of talents here, a quick selection must be carried out in order to guarantee the efficiency of the process. It was a disappointing blow to some of them. Here was a great opportunity right before their very eyes, but the chances of qualifying were slim for the more inferior ones. They felt really upset at missing this rare chance to try and prove themselves.

"Elder, what is the distribution of the rest thirty-six places? Are the winners decided on the arena?" a genius asked, confident in his strength.

The elder of Grand Void Manor just shook his head and replied, "Since time is limited, I have discussed with the lords present to draw up the selection mechanism."

The elder paused, and then added, "Twenty-one of the rest of the places will be recommended by the superior talents from the seven biggest alliances, and the other fifteen places will be selected from the twenty talents ranking among the top five hundred on the Talent Roll."

"That's unfair! How about us?"

some cultivators from the other alliances complained about the unfairness of the process.

"Silence!" the elder from Grand Void Manor shouted. The loud din hushed. No one dared utter a sound against his wishes. Then he continued, "Save your complaints! It is the lords, not you or I, that are responsible for the selection mechanism.

Superior talents, you can start to recommend the geniuses in your alliances."

Each alliance had two representatives among the fourteen superior talents. Since they had already had a framework of the geniuses in their alliances, the list of recommendations was accomplished quite efficiently.

"Next, the twenty geniuses among the top five hundred on the Talent Roll will compete in the arena. The winner will be decided within one round. The five weakest geniuses will be eliminated. If anyone wants to drop out of the competition now, please do as you like. I won't oblige you to stay here," the elder from the Grand Void Manor said, looking around at them. The Ancient Void Battlefield opened only for one day, and half a day had already elapsed. Everyone looked around at each other, and started to get worried. Time was running out!

After the elder's declaration, no one quit the qualifying battle. All of the twenty geniuses including Darren yearned for a chance to enter the Ancient Void Battlefield.

"Darren, I have faith in you," Boyce smiled at him warmly.

"I will try my best," Darren said with a confident nod. The truth was, he was also convinced that with his power, he wouldn't be among the five eliminated geniuses. His strength alone was able to deflect any strike, so no one could knock him down in a single round.

"Well then, follow me to the arena!" the elder from Grand Void Manor commanded.

Darren began to walk forward, but was stopped by the elder's hand pushing firmly on his shoulder.

"You must be Darren. You don't have to go through with the competition," the elder said quietly.