In the palace, the qualifying battles had finished. The participants were among the top five hundred talents on the Talent Roll. Fifteen talents won the battle, so they were qualified to enter the Void Battlefield. Finally, fifteen qualified talents, twenty-one recommended talents, and fourteen superior talents were summoned in front of the Void Battlefield.
All the other participants stared at Darren with disdain. Even Tom Yi, the superior talent of Skywalker Alliance, began to question his decision about allowing Darren to take Betty's place. He thought that he should have refused Boyce's appeal in the first place. He was worried about whether the elder would censure him or not if Darren failed.
Meanwhile, a lot of people discussed that since fourteen superior talents entered the battlefield, the other people would not have advantages in the test. The fourteen superior talents ranked relatively high on the Talent Roll. The lowest-ranked talent was number ninety-two, while the highest-ranked one was number eighty-one.
In the quiet courtyard, the masters prepared for the start of the proceedings.
"It is time to do the speech." One of them used his spiritual sense to explore the Grand Void Manor.
"Hmm. You know, I think we should send our shadows to do it. There is no need to go there in person. It's not such an important event," another man replied with a faint smile on his face.
"Are you being too arrogant about it? Well, it sounds reasonable either way. Ha-ha. Brian, how about you go there?"
These people were none other than the Grand Realm warriors who the elder had mentioned before.
A deep furrow appeared between Brian's brows. In a split second, a horrifying shadow emerged from his body and flew towards the Void Battlefield.
The intense aura suddenly emitted from the sky up above frightened the young talents. They gazed at the shadow that appeared in the sky with utter awe, their mouths agape in horror.
"Sir..." They murmured, not knowing how to address him.
"It is nice to see you young talents here." His commanding presence and authoritative voice caught everyone's full attention. Everyone was silent, waiting for his next words. Brian continued, "The Ancient Void Battlefield has opened. It happened so fast that there is not much time left for you guys to prepare. But you must try your best to make it through.
I only have one request for you. When you reach the eleventh round, bring out as many Primitive Stones as you possibly can."
Hearing what Brian said, everyone felt giddy with excitement. It was the first time that most of the talents had ever heard a grand warrior talk to them. It was truly inspiring! When they heard the word "request", their faces grew solemn and resolute. They were determined to try their best to accomplish the mission.
"If you find a Primitive Stone, please bring it back to your respective alliance. Remember! For every Primitive Stone you bring back, we will give you a great reward and celebrate your triumph. As for the fifteen qualified talents who won the battle just now, if you guys can enter the eleventh round and get the Primitive Stones, please present them to the grand warriors. Right now, you can choose to whom you want to present the Primitive Stones."
As Brian raised his hand, several names of grand warriors appeared in front of the fifteen talents. There were six other grand warriors, and each grand warrior was chosen by two talents. Since Brian had appeared in person, there were three talents who chose him.
Brian wore a weird smile on his face as he laid his eyes on Darren.
"Young man, you don't belong to Skywalker Alliance, do you? You can also choose one grand warrior right now. After you make your choice, whether you can enter the eleventh round or not, the grand warrior you chose will still give you a reward."
These talents who entered the Ancient Void Battlefield were working for the grand warriors. Whether they could pass the test or not, it was reasonable to reward them for their efforts. Any talent who chose to exert his efforts for a grand warrior would be richly rewarded. Those who accomplished the mission had even more extravagant incentives awaiting them.
Before Darren could reply to his question, in the quiet yard, several grand warriors lost their temper.
"Brian, you bastard. Darren already belongs to Chad. Why are you letting him choose a grand warrior? Are you doing this on purpose to spite him?"
"Ha-ha. You guys should remember that he might even choose me. We all have the same likelihood of being chosen." Brian wore a slight smile on his face.
"Humph. Is that young man really that bad? Since you guys don't want to take him, he's mine. I can certainly afford a few rewards. Shame on you guys," Chad said sulkily.
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