Chen Xu's new command made the already scorching-hot server room on the 44th floor even more sweltering.
Compiling a list of hot favorites to win might have seemed like a simple task, but in reality, there was a massive amount of work to be done.
Miracle had to instantly gather the past information of those contestants, especially the various news and rumors from their native civilizations.
It then had to evaluate the truth and reliability of these rumors to obtain a baseline of strength assessment data.
After that, it had to use this baseline data to observe the contestants' real-time performances and cross-verify them with one another.
All in all, it was a highly energy-consuming task.
“Ston! Increase the airflow! Blow faster!”
“Lord Miracle, we are already blowing with everything we've got!”
Ston, the Wind Element Monarch, was incredibly helpless. He never expected that he, a majestic Eternal Rank Wind Element Monarch, would be reduced to a living fan.
The heat generated by this server room was truly absurd. The wild winds he controlled had barely carried the heat upward to the Fire Element world on the floor above...
...before an enormous amount of new heat was generated in the next second. The sheer volume and intensity of the heat made even an Eternal Rank like him feel a bit scorched.
On top of that, the Lord of the Undead—well, also the Element Overlord—had just issued some new command, making the already sweltering server room even hotter.
Left with no choice, Ston could only increase his energy output again, making the gale-force winds blow even harder.
“Harder! Still not enough!”
Miracle urged once more.
Ston increased the wind speed again.
“Harder! Harder!”
Ston couldn't take it anymore. He pushed himself to the absolute limit and unleashed his full power.
“Aaaaaah! Gale Barrier!!!”
“Stop shouting, save your strength, and blow harder!”
“Lord Miracle, this is literally the last of my wind.”
The 45th floor, the new home of the Fire Elements.
At this moment, the Fire Elements were gathered together, crowding around the Fire Element Monarch with determined looks in their eyes.
“My Lord, give the order.”
“My Lord, give the order!” echoed the rest of them.
Looking at this crowd of Fire Elements, the Fire Element Monarch felt a headache coming on.
Who could have thought that there would come a day when even Fire Elements found it too hot to bear?
He had no idea what was happening in the world below, but the weather lately had been getting hotter by the day.
The temperature in the Fire Element Realm was rising by several hundred degrees on average every day, making it impossible for the low-tier Fire Elements to adapt.
But as for going to Chen Xu to complain, he didn't dare.
He hadn't forgotten how the previous Fire Element Monarch had died.
Yet, he couldn't just ignore his people's petitions either. If it got too hot, it would also affect the development of the Fire Elements.
Thus, the Fire Element Monarch could only steel himself and seek out Flideng.
“Lord Flideng, are you there?”
“Hmm? Oh, Little Fire, what do you need?”
“Uh, Lord Flideng, for some unknown reason, the Fire Element Realm has been getting hotter and hotter lately. The Fire Elements below are about to lose their minds from the heat.”
“Getting hotter? Oh, our Lord is hosting the First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds. Little brother Miracle is in charge of most of the tournament's operations, like the livestreams, registrations, and whatnot. Since the 44th floor is his dedicated server room, he's probably just venting a bit of heat.”
“V-Venting heat?”
An average daily increase of several hundred degrees was just from “venting heat”?
The Fire Element Monarch's head was filled with question marks. He would have believed it if someone told him there was a Unique-tier Fire Element living downstairs, but “venting heat”? What kind of nonsense was that?
Flideng suddenly realized something and slammed his hand on the table.
“Shoot! I forgot to register you elements!”
Because Flideng had absorbed both the lightning and fire elements to achieve eternity, Chen Xu had thrown the management of the elements over to him.
Previously, when Chen Xu said that all undead should also register for the tournament, Flideng had only focused on registering the ghosts and Blazing Souls, completely forgetting about the elements.
“I've got it!”
An idea formed in Flideng's mind.
Flideng immediately sent a message to Chen Xu.
“My Lord, your humble servant has something to report.”
“Flideng? What is it?”
Chen Xu was currently watching the tournament. One unlucky bastard had stumbled into the territory of a World Boss and was being chased down by a ridiculously exaggerated monster Chen Xu had created.
“My Lord, I have just received a petition from the Fire Element Monarch. They say the audience of the Grand Assembly of Transcendents is far too passionate, and they wish to return this passion to the viewers.”
“Passionate? Return?”
Chen Xu was utterly baffled, not understanding what Flideng was talking about.
With a single thought, he materialized next to Flideng in the next instant.
Chen Xu's sudden appearance startled the Fire Element Monarch.
“Great Element Overlord, Fenjin of the Fire Elements, sends his greetings.”
Chen Xu nodded and looked at Flideng.
Sensing Chen Xu's pressure, Flideng finally spilled the whole story.
After listening, Chen Xu thought it wasn't a bad idea.
Elements crashing the party sounded exciting, and it would speed up the pace of the matches. While there were plenty of tricks in the Transcendent Rank matches, true powerhouses rarely stayed at this level.
For instance, that girl from the Longwu Temple back then, and Blue Star's Destiny's Child, were already at the Epic Rank from birth.
The Epic and Legendary Ranks were where the real action was.
The Transcendent Rank was merely a warm-up. And since it was a warm-up, why not throw some fuel on the fire and make the tournament even hotter?
“Fenjin, is it? Have those Fire Elements who can't take the heat get ready. I will send them into the matches so the contestants and viewers can share in this scorching warmth.”
...
On the commentary platform, Tie Gelei was running the commentary.
Kunpeng and Li Hu were both quite bored, unable to muster any interest in battles of this level.
Thus, it fell upon Tie Gelei to select the battle feeds, provide commentary, and sneak in a bit of self-promotion from time to time.
“As we can see, this Sword Cultivator contestant did not choose to run when surrounded by five opponents. Instead, he chose the path of the brave, meeting them head-on as he gripped his longsword and charged forward!”
“A Sword from the West, its cold light... Ah, what a shame! The Sword Cultivator's strength and temperament were excellent, but if only his longsword had been a Transcendent Rank treasure sword from our Myriad Crucible, it wouldn't have snapped against his opponent's turtle shell!”
“Next, let's look at another match. Oh, Little Tie has spotted an interesting standoff! The contestant on the left is the hot favorite ranked 1024th, the Daoist of Clan Corpses, while on the right...”
Suddenly, Tie Gelei froze for a moment, as if he had just received some news.
“Dear viewers, we have just received a breaking update! The Fire Elements from the 45th floor of the new Land of the Undead have been deeply moved by the intense passion of our contestants and viewers.”
“Consequently, the Fire Elements have petitioned to join the tournament!”
“Touched by the sincere hearts of the Fire Elements, the great Lord of the Undead, Master Chen Xu, has granted them a temporary special permit to introduce a brand-new event!”
“Ten thousand dedicated tournament worlds will welcome the fiery arrival of the Fire Elements!”
“During the event, every time a contestant slays a Fire Element, they will receive a massive amount of points and a temporary buff: Blaze of the Fire Element!”
“At the same time, we will be drawing a lucky viewer in this livestream room to receive a Fire Element Core of the exact same rank as the slain Fire Element!”
“Let us together feel...”
Just as Tie Gelei was about to wrap up, he received another message. This one wasn't from Chen Xu, but from his own master—the Lord of the Crafts Sect.
“Dear viewers! Dear viewers! The event has been upgraded once again!”
“During the event, every time a Fire Element slays a contestant, I will draw a lucky viewer in this livestream to send out an equipment blind box provided by the Myriad Crucible!”
“Let us together experience the warmth of the Fire Elements!”
Cube Creator: We can actually get free stuff just by watching? How generous!
Black Iron Native: Equipment from the Myriad Crucible? Big Brother Tie, my last name is Tie too! Since we're family, can you just rig the draw for me?!
The moment the Fire Element event was announced, it instantly set the entire crowd on fire. To think that watching a livestream could grant them a chance to win a lucky draw for Element Cores and equipment from the Myriad Crucible!
On the 44th floor, Miracle had just caught its breath.
As the tournament progressed and more contestants were eliminated, the camera feeds it had set up began to decrease accordingly.
Fewer camera feeds meant lower energy consumption and less work to manage.
Yet, before Miracle could even finish exhaling, a massive influx of new viewers suddenly flooded into the livestreams for some unknown reason in the next second.
The consumption that had just dropped was instantly pulled back up, even surpassing the previous peak and reaching a brand-new high.
Miracle: “!!!???”
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