EBE Chapter 550 Rules
Chapter 550 Rules
"This is the Water Moon Map needed for this competition. The markings on it indicate the locations that the teleportation array within the Water Moon Stone can take you. Each person only has one copy. If you lose it, you'll have to find a way to recover it yourself. This map will automatically dissolve after the competition, so you don't need to worry about it."
Water Moon Map?
Jiang Liqian took the map that had fallen to her and looked at it carefully. She found that it was not a topographical map of a single state or province, but rather a map showing the distribution of all the mountains and towns in the five major provinces. Although many of the locations were only approximate and there were many blurry blank areas, it was still possible to see the enormous amount of mental effort, manpower, and financial resources required to create it.
This is definitely not something that Taikunzong could have created on his own.
Is this grand competition going to be held on the five continents?
Master Baiyin said that the spatial teleportation array in the Water Moon Stone can teleport people to locations already marked on the Water Moon Map, but how come she saw three different marks?
Green, red, gray... what does this mean?
Before Jiang Liqian could think it through, Master Baiyin on the high platform had already explained it to her and everyone present: "Due to time and ability limitations, all locations marked on the Water Moon Map are divided into three categories: dangerous, near-death, and unknown, corresponding to green, red, and gray respectively. When choosing a teleportation location, you must carefully assess your own abilities to avoid needlessly throwing your lives away."
These words immediately caused a stir among the people below the stage, who began to whisper among themselves about the danger of the competition. Since they knew it was so dangerous, how could they let the younger generation that the sects and families had worked so hard to raise take such a big risk?
Clearly, they still haven't grasped the true cruelty of this sect competition.
Meanwhile, Jiang Liqian, standing in the crowd, had her eyes fixed on a spot marked on the Water Moon map, her knuckles turning bluish-white from clenching them so tightly.
Xu Youan was the first to notice that something was wrong with his senior sister. He wanted to go forward and say something, but just as his fingers were about to touch the hem of her clothes, he suddenly pulled them back, his eyes filled with a mixture of pain and fear.
In that brief moment of distraction, Luo Qing'an noticed that Jiang Liqian was out of sorts, so he turned to her and asked in a low voice, "Junior Sister, what's wrong?"
Jiang Liqian forced herself to take a deep breath and squeezed her eyes shut. Her fingertips trembled as they landed on a tiny green dot.
"Bei Yao, it's right here..." She couldn't finish her sentence.
The destroyed underground palace, a scene of devastation and ruins, fragments of magic crystals buried deep underground, and a final farewell that couldn't be said in time...
Why isn't she by his and Lianlian's side?
If she were here, this wouldn't have happened!
If she were here, if she were here...
"Senior Sister!" Seeing her distress only intensified Xu You'an's pain. He could no longer disregard his fear and gripped her hand tightly, trying to offer her support. "Senior Sister, none of this is your fault. Since the Demon Clan was going to make a move, you would have only been another one to sacrifice back then! Now that we have the ability, we can avenge them. That's what we should do, isn't it?"
Jiang Liqian pressed her lips tightly together, her eyes gradually regaining their clarity.
Yes, Junior Brother is right. What she should do now is to avenge them and annihilate these bloodthirsty and brutal demons!
She had no other choice.
There is no chance to regret it.
Moreover, since this map marks this place, it seems that this competition—
On the high platform, Bai Yin's voice could be heard.
"I have given you everything I could. Now I will explain the rules of this competition to you."
"After passing through this water gate, you will first enter an underwater area. This area is connected to our sect's secret mountain and sea realm. Apart from the Autumn Water Leaf that grows in this water, which allows you to breathe freely if you put it in your mouth, all other methods of avoiding water will be ineffective. The place where the Autumn Water Leaf grows is not hard to find, but its effect only lasts for ten minutes. If you cannot leave the underwater area on your own after ten minutes, you will be bounced out by the water gate. In that case, you will be considered to have forfeited this competition and will not be qualified to participate in the following competitions."
As he spoke, Bai Yin flicked his finger again, and the mist instantly dispersed around him, gradually revealing the shape of a plant—three leaves, deep blue in color, with a purplish pearl fruit at the top, and the surface of the vermilion fruit covered with a layer of fuzzy golden velvet.
"Having successfully exited the underwater waters, this competition officially begins. You can act alone, in teams, or as an entire clan or tribe, with no limit on the number of people. Simply select the location marked on the Water Moon Map and activate the Water Moon Stone to teleport."
Bai Yin paused here, his voice deepened, and his expression became extremely serious.
He began, "I solemnly remind you all that these marked areas may contain demonic beasts, demons, or both. It all depends on your choices. Slaying demons or monsters will earn you points based on their rank and cultivation level. The demon cores, demon meat, pelts, spirit stones, and magical artifacts you obtain are yours to keep and do not need to be tallied or reported."
"The final winners will be ranked according to their scores. As long as you can get points, you can use any means necessary. Remember, any means necessary."
"The first place winner of this competition will receive three Tribulation-Crossing Pills, a top-grade spiritual weapon, and additional spirit stones from the three sects. The rankings will decrease accordingly."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a clamor, even more intense than before, erupted from the crowd, like cold water being poured onto boiling oil, splashing everywhere.
First, the mention of the word "Demon Race" caught everyone off guard, and then the mention of the "Tribulation-Crossing Pill" shocked everyone even more.
You see, although most of the people attending this competition had heard rumors of the demon race's reappearance, none of them had actually seen it, and those who had wouldn't tell them. It would be a lie to say they weren't terrified, but without firsthand experience, it inevitably seemed unrealistic. Now, Master Baiyin had publicly declared his intention to slay the demons—how could anyone not find it hard to accept?
Of those present, probably none of them have ever actually fought against demons. Who knows their habits, combat strength, or level of danger?
As for the Tribulation-Crossing Pill, it's something I've only heard of, never seen. Legend has it that a single Tribulation-Crossing Pill can save cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage from heavenly tribulation, and allow cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage to withstand a portion of the heavenly lightning.
Don't underestimate this partial heavenly lightning. Cultivators at the Transformation stage and above possess the power to move mountains and fill seas, influencing the causal cycle of the world. They are connected to the Heavenly Dao, yet mutually restraining. The power of the heavenly lightning they unleash is thus evident.
The higher one's cultivation level, the more powerful the heavenly lightning becomes. Countless cultivators have perished under the increasingly fierce heavenly lightning. Being able to neutralize some of the heavenly lightning is equivalent to fighting against the Heavenly Dao for a sliver of heavenly secrets and creations upon oneself.
In today's world, those cultivators who can refine such miraculous pills that rival the creation of heaven and earth have probably already ascended to immortality and are no longer found.
This time, the competition gave out three Tribulation-Crossing Pills in one go; they really went all out.