Ye Yun looked towards the highest point of the spectator stands, sensing that the Heavenly Wave Star Lord had noticed him.
"These old guys clearly have ill intentions. They must be discussing me killing eighty unranked Heavenly Gods, but it's strange that they haven't attacked the Heavenly Domain directly."
His brow furrowed slightly, a nagging feeling that the Heavenly Wave Star Lord and the others were plotting something sinister.
Of course, if they didn't make a move, Ye Yun wouldn't seek trouble. This was Heavenly Wave City, after all. His previous actions were already considered extremely "arrogant," something even powerful beings from a Level Seven Great World wouldn't dare to do.
But he had done it!
"Everyone, please be quiet."
At this moment, a hundred-ranked Heavenly God appeared on the platform, greeting the crowd.
"A hundred-ranked Heavenly God! My heavens, the host is actually a white-ranked Heavenly God! Heavenly Wave Domain truly lives up to its name as a Level Eight Great World, with so many powerhouses!"
"With the Heavenly Wave Star Lord personally overseeing this, the Myriad Realms Grand Selection is truly unprecedented."
"This is our best opportunity. We must secure a top spot!"
Many powerhouses from various star domains were full of ambition and confidence for the upcoming battles.
On the Heavenly Domain team, Ye Yun activated his Heavenly God's Eye to scan the other Great World teams around him. He found that the strongest contestants were only Star God level cultivators of Rank Nine to Rank Ten. While their cultivation was not low, their innate talent was still far from that of exceptional individuals like Xiao Ai and Xiao Meng, so Ye Yun didn't care.
However, when he looked towards the Heavenly Wave Star Lord's position, a hint of amusement touched his lips.
"I didn't expect there to be such a genius in this Heavenly Wave Star Domain. Very well, you shall become Xiao Ai's classroom for breaking through her limitations."
What Ye Yun saw was Tian Feng, the eldest son of the Heavenly Wave Star Lord.
This person's Great Myriad Destiny Value had reached Rank Seven, which was already terrifying among ordinary prodigies. He was indeed a prodigy of a Level Eight Great World.
The Heavenly Wave Star Lord seemed to sense an unusual power observing them.
"What is this? What power is this? It seems to be coming from the direction of the Heavenly Domain. Could it be that the Heavenly Domain still has experts?"
As a Supreme Principal God, the Heavenly Wave Star Lord's senses were quite powerful, but against Ye Yun's system-upgraded Heavenly God's Eye, he was still lacking.
Unless it was a Creation God, no one could discern this secret of Ye Yun.
On the platform, the hundred-ranked Heavenly God continued his announcement.
"Today marks the opening of the Myriad Realms Grand Selection. However, due to the overwhelming number of participants, to improve efficiency and select the strongest, today's competition will be designated as – the preliminary round!"
The hundred-ranked Heavenly God smiled as he looked at everyone, seemingly gauging their reactions.
"Preliminary round? What does that mean? How does it work?"
"Hahaha, the preliminary round is quite necessary. So many trash should be eliminated!"
"What did you say? Is a Level Seven Great World that amazing!"
"Damn it, we Level Seven Great Worlds are awesome, so what if you don't like it?"
Unexpectedly, a commotion erupted from the crowd below. Prodigies from some Level Four and Level Five Great Worlds looked indignantly at those from Level Seven Great Worlds. They didn't want to be regarded as garbage or trash.
Yet, they knew deep down that in the hearts of those Level Seven Great World prodigies, they were not even considered human.
"Master, these people are causing a scene first. This is so much fun."
"It's best if they tear each other apart, and we can just watch."
"I'm just a bit curious about how this preliminary round will proceed."
Lin Xueyan, Xiao Ai, and the other women looked at Ye Yun with curiosity, seemingly expecting him to provide an answer.
Ye Yun's face fell. The rules for this event were set by Heavenly Wave City; how could he possibly know?
"You all should just settle down. If you want to watch, sit and watch. Why are you all standing? Does it make you look shorter?"
He looked at the women, a playful smile on his face.
"Hmph, Master, who are you implying is short? Sisters, let's sit down. We can still see clearly."
Fang Zhiwei pulled the other women as they all sat down.
"Silence, silence!"
Seeing that the participants from the Great Worlds below were about to clash before the competition even began, the hundred-ranked Heavenly God channeled his divine power, his aura resonating throughout the entire venue. Those geniuses who were about to act immediately quieted down.
"Don't forget, this is Heavenly Wave City, and the Star Lord is presiding. How can you be so reckless and lose all decorum!"
The last four words, "lose all decorum," carried a powerful divine power fluctuation, causing the geniuses to look terrified and return to their seats.
"Alright, now let me explain the rules for this preliminary round."
The hundred-ranked Heavenly God waved his hand, and a scroll appeared in the air, with words shimmering on it.
As long as everyone glanced at it, the content of the text would automatically enter their minds. The efficiency was extremely high.
"I believe you are all Spirit Gods or Star Gods with strong spiritual power, and you can grasp the rules with just a glance. Indeed, this preliminary round will be conducted using a no-rules combat format. Although it appears brutal, only the strong can survive. Kneeling in surrender or death counts as failure. Failures will lose their eligibility to participate in the main competition. Hahaha, let's begin."
The hundred-ranked Heavenly God wore a smug smile. It was clear that such rules highly favored the Heavenly Wave Star Domain, a Level Eight Great World, as their participating teams had the strongest average strength, and with someone like Tian Feng, who was close to the Heavenly God realm, victory was all but assured.
"Isn't this combat method too unfair for participants from lower-ranked Great Worlds?"
"Exactly. No-rules combat is a free-for-all. Everyone enters that scroll simultaneously. Members of the same team will surely team up. Isn't this a test of their Great World's foundation?"
"Sigh, what bad luck. We're not participating!"
After the rules were announced, many teams from Level Two, Level Three, and even Level Four Great Worlds withdrew. They knew very well that participating would result in either death or surrender, and both outcomes were unbearable for them.
"Hahaha, what a bunch of cowards!"
At this moment, a prodigy from the Xuanshan Star Domain, a Level Seven Great World, laughed loudly.
"What did you say? Are you gloating?"
"Are you looking down on us?"
"Who do you think you are, daring to mock us!"
The geniuses from those lower-ranked Great Worlds showed anger, looking at that person.
"Trash, still dare to talk back!"
The prodigy looked at the person with cold eyes, then manifested his divine power, a mighty palm print, covering the sky and earth, like Mount Tai crushing down towards the geniuses of the lower worlds.
"Rumble!"
A thunderous explosion, the ground trembled, and the geniuses who had dared to "talk back" were instantly crushed, blood splashing.
"You!"
The leading powerhouses from those Great Worlds showed anger, looking at that prodigy with murderous intent!