"Brother He, when will this competition begin?" After a round of casual chat, Li Xuan glanced at the palace entrance, seeing that no one else was entering, and asked.
This He Yi was a disciple of the He family in the Northern Region. To be precise, he had no background. The He family only owned a small city in the Northern Region, and it was already extremely difficult to cultivate to the early stage of the Divine Transformation realm.
Moreover, if He Yi had not been diligent since childhood and shown extraordinary potential, the He family would not have invested so much energy in him. The opening of the Human Ranking this time was undoubtedly the best opportunity for He Yi to repay his family.
As long as he could make it onto the list, even being at the bottom would be enough to change the He family's status in the Northern Region.
He Yi lowered his voice and said, "It should be soon. After all, there are so many people. However, I don't know why the Human Ranking suddenly opened this time. My grandfather told me that the last time the Human Ranking opened was a hundred years ago."
"A hundred years ago... That means none of the previous list members can participate in this Human Ranking?" Li Xuan's heart stirred as he spoke.
He Yi nodded and said, "Naturally, it is so, as there are threshold restrictions. Otherwise, how can the younger generation rise? Compared to the previous list members, I am more curious about which power will be presiding over the Human Ranking this time."
"Isn't it being opened by the Nine Great Peak Powers together?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.
He Yi smiled and said, "While that is true, it's impossible for each of the Nine Great Peak Powers to arrange a host, right? Brother Li, the host last time seemed to be the Domain Lord of the Central Region. This time, it should be one of the Four Great Peak Powers."
He Yi paused and continued with some reverence, "Speaking of the Ultimate Continent, the Five Regions are like locals. Although the Four Great Peak Powers are now part of the Ultimate Continent, they all came from other continents. And each of them is a figure who surpasses all past and present."
"If I can reach their height in the future, I will have no regrets in this life."
Li Xuan did not speak, but he agreed with He Yi's words.
The life of Emperor Yan Xiao Yan, from a genius to a cripple, and from a cripple to a counterattack. His current status was also achieved through his perseverance and belief. The saying, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man into poverty," made countless people's blood boil.
Martial Ancestor Lin Dong, like Emperor Yan Xiao Yan, was from a small aristocratic family. To avenge his father, he embarked on an extremely tortuous and legendary journey. With his indomitable spirit and hard work, he achieved tremendous personal breakthroughs. Finally, he slew the Alien Demon Emperor and saved the entire Sky Profound Continent.
Lord Mu Mu Chen's rise was also tortuous and winding. Being able to reach the height of Emperor Yan and Martial Ancestor was enough to explain everything.
Desolate Heaven Emperor Shi Hao was a truly earth-shattering existence. After listening to the Heavenly Dao Tablet's introduction, Li Xuan could only describe him with the word "awesome."
Any one of these four was the lifelong goal of many spirit masters.
Buzz!
Just then, a buzzing sound echoed. In the next moment, everyone's gaze turned collectively towards the source of the sound.
Two figures appeared above the palace, looking down at everyone in the palace.
"Xiao Qin, Lin Feng!"
Upon seeing the arrivals, He Yi cried out in disbelief.
Li Xuan could clearly feel that He Yi's breathing was somewhat rapid. However, judging by his surname, Li Xuan could guess a little.
"I didn't expect the hosts for our C-grade palace to be Emperor Yan's disciple Xiao Qin and Martial Ancestor's disciple Lin Feng! These two are both the eldest disciples of their respective masters." Before Li Xuan could ask, He Yi took the initiative to reveal their identities.
Li Xuan's face also showed surprise. With their status, why would they come to host the Human Ranking competition?
"For this Human Ranking competition, the participants from your C-grade palace will be jointly hosted by Brother Lin and myself. The other three palaces will also have eldest disciples from other powers as hosts. We hope that all of you can perform at your best and showcase your strength," Xiao Qin said to the crowd.
"We greet Brother Xiao, Brother Lin!" Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and shouted.
"There's no need for such formality, everyone. Although you have met the threshold requirements for the Human Ranking, as you know, the number of participants is huge, so there must be a layer-by-layer selection. According to different grades, the number of participants from each palace will also vary."
Lin Feng paused and continued, "For the C-grade palace, thirty thousand participants will be able to enter the复赛 (resurrection match)."
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
Even Li Xuan secretly gasped. Thirty thousand out of three hundred thousand, that's a one in ten selection rate. And this is just the preliminary selection. The elimination rate of this Human Ranking is truly too high.
However, Li Xuan had no objections to this. All competitions have their own rules. Moreover, with such a large number of participants, it's impossible to satisfy everyone.
After all, in this world, the strong are respected.
"May I ask Brother Lin and Brother Xiao, what is the content of this preliminary selection?" A man in the middle stage of the Divine Transformation realm cupped his hands and asked.
Everyone also looked at Lin Feng and Xiao Qin, clearly very interested in the content of the preliminary selection.
Lin Feng and Xiao Qin exchanged glances, then smiled slightly and looked at the crowd.
"Those who can withstand our combined pressure for ten breaths can pass the preliminary selection."