Thus, under Chen Xu's command, the Epic Division competition came to a hasty end.
At the same time, a hotfix was released: transcendents of the Divine Dao system were no longer allowed to cast descent divine techniques without consuming faith.
This move by Chen Xu naturally drew protests from many contestants as well as many spectators.
Chen Xu had no intention of paying any mind to these protests.
He simply held ten consecutive rounds of wild giveaways in the livestream, and the complaints instantly vanished.
After another ten rounds of giveaways, nothing but praise and adulation remained in the chat.
Following that, the Legendary Rank competition began.
The Legendary Rank was the end of the lower three tiers and the prelude to the Mythic Rank.
Most transcendents at this stage had developed complete combat systems of their own, possessed incredibly rich battle experience, and had their deeds spoken of in their respective worlds or even neighboring ones.
In other words, there was already more than enough data to accurately evaluate the strength of these Legendary Rank contestants.
Unless a contestant managed to achieve a sudden breakthrough in the heat of battle and ascend to the Mythic Rank, their actual performance would not deviate much from the rankings listed by Miracle.
When data became sufficiently abundant, speculation ceased to be mere guesswork and became a conclusion calculated through rigorous formulas.
Therefore, the three Dao Lords—Chen Xu, the Lord of the Crafts Sect, and Li Taiji—did not hold particularly high expectations for the Legendary Rank matches.
However, since no one had won the bet on the Epic Division, the three of them simply chose another contestant each to continue their wager.
The Lord of the Crafts Sect once again chose an artifact smith from his own Myriad Crucible—a senior Legendary Rank artifact smith named Tang Tiejun.
As a Legendary Rank expert and senior artifact smith, Tang Tiejun had utilized his years of accumulated experience to forge a full set of equipment for himself, as well as a unique army of iron golems.
He was ranked ninety-ninth on Miracle's list of favorites to win, which was a very respectable position.
Li Taiji also chose a disciple from his own lineage, though this outer sect disciple of the Universe Daoist Academy was not ranked very high.
In fact, none of the Martial Artists from the Dao Lord factions were ranked particularly high in either the Legendary or Mythic Ranks.
As for the reason, it was an open secret.
Although the corruption had been extracted by Chen Xu, the prolonged seal combined with the erosion of the corruption on their physical bodies had caused the strength of the Martial Artists in these two ranks to regress by nearly forty percent.
Originally, Li Taiji had wanted to choose a contestant from another faction, but since the Lord of the Crafts Sect had chosen his own disciple first, he felt put on the spot and had no choice but to select a Martial Artist from his own academy.
Chen Xu, however, did not share their concerns. Choosing to trust Miracle, he directly selected the number one favorite to win.
This move immediately drew the collective disdain of both the Lord of the Crafts Sect and Li Taiji.
Chen Xu merely smiled, completely unfazed.
The competition proceeded normally, with uneventful qualifiers, uneventful eliminations, and an uneventful final arena match.
The ultimate champion was indeed the one Miracle had predicted.
Beaming with satisfaction, Chen Xu presented the award to the champion.
Then, the competition moved on to the highly anticipated Mythic Rank division.
The word “Mythic” alone was enough to convey the immense power wielded by transcendents of this realm.
Once an individual reached this stage, they could be considered a pillar of strength in any world or organization.
In smaller worlds where transcendent development was not particularly flourishing, a Mythic Rank expert was practically a deity.
The ascension of their essence granted them immortal vitality, along with a ticket to access the Dao principles.
Under normal circumstances, transcendents of this caliber were extremely rare to behold.
Thus, even before the matches began, the spectators in the livestream chat were already buzzing with excitement.
“Hello, everyone! I am the host for the Mythic Rank division of the First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds, Huang Tianchen from the Immortal Realm.”
“And I am today's guest, Da Wu from the Rocket Chamber of Commerce.”
“I am also today's guest, Qian Youcai from the Myriad Crucible.”
“Fellow Daoist Da Wu, Fellow Daoist Qian, this is my first time hosting, so please bear with me if there are any shortcomings.”
“Fellow Daoist Huang, you are far too polite.”
Qian Youcai cupped his hands toward Huang Tianchen with great courtesy.
“Fellow Daoist Huang, Fellow Daoist Da Wu, as is customary, while the Lord of the Undead is teleporting the contestants, we can discuss the participants of this division. I wonder if either of you has a personal favorite?”
“Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Qian, when it comes to the contestants in this Mythic Rank tournament, it is truly a gathering of stars. With the cautionary tale of those two from the Yokai Realm, who in the Myriad Worlds would dare not show respect to that Eminence? If I am not mistaken, starting from the Mythic Rank, every reputable faction in the Myriad Worlds has sent their disciples to participate.”
“Indeed. In our Myriad Crucible, many senior brothers and sisters who entered the sect early on and became so absorbed in forging that they neglected the Dao were personally dragged away from their furnaces by our master and forced to compete.”
“Our Rocket Chamber of Commerce is much the same. Many of our top sales champions, who usually only focus on trade, were summoned by the president to compete. The president even declared that their performance in this tournament will be factored into their annual performance reviews. It has caused quite a headache for many, and I've been busy giving them crash courses these past few days.”
“Hahaha, the more the merrier! A large crowd makes things lively.”
Huang Tianchen conjured a white feather fan out of nowhere, looking elegant as he chuckled heartily.
“These youngsters in the Mythic Rank are brimming with energy, and they usually don't have such a grand stage to let it all out. With this tournament, we can enjoy a bit of peace and quiet ourselves.”
“But Fellow Daoist Huang, you still haven't answered my question. With so many geniuses, which one do you favor? Is it that Innate Dao Child of your Immortal Realm? Or perhaps the Bane of Yokai, who made quite a name for himself in the Immortal-Yokai Minor Realm? Or maybe the personal disciple the Qingming Dao Lord took in a few years ago?”
“Haha, I did not expect Fellow Daoist Qian to be so well-informed about the talents of our Immortal Realm.”
“You flatter me. The geniuses of the Immortal Realm today are the valued clients of our Myriad Crucible tomorrow. As the current manager of the Myriad Crucible, it is only natural for me to keep myself well-informed.”
“Just as you said, Fellow Daoist Qian, the one I favor is indeed that Innate Dao Child. This person was born close to the Dao. By watching the snow in the mountains, listening to the wind in the forests, and sensing heaven and earth from the ocean, he spent one year reaching the Transcendent Rank, one year reaching the Epic Rank, and another year reaching the Mythic Rank. He is an unprecedented monster.”
“Indeed, that Innate Dao Child is truly remarkable. I met him once when making a delivery. Tsk, tsk, his future is boundless. Fellow Daoist Da Wu, who do you favor?”
Da Wu scratched his head and uttered a name.
“Hehe, I think I'll root for Chen Xing.”
At those words, both Huang Tianchen and Qian Youcai turned to look at him in surprise.
“Chen Xing? Do you mean the one known as the Young Lord of the Undead?”
Da Wu nodded, the memory of a recent event resurfacing in his mind.
After the Rocket Chamber of Commerce officially secured the sponsorship for the First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds, Chen Xing, the Young Lord of the Undead, had visited their headquarters. He bought a large number of tamed beasts that leaned toward the undead type or possessed the Yin attribute.
On top of that, he had even engaged in a friendly match with them.
Good heavens, the number of undead he summoned on his own exceeded all the tamed beasts held by the entire staff of one of their branch offices.
Although it was widely said that the higher the tier, the less effective a Necromancer's swarm tactics became, the opponent was no ordinary Necromancer—he was the Young Lord of the Undead.
There was not a single weak undead under his command. He had a whopping eleven Mythic Rank Undead Bone Dragons alone, to say nothing of his other high-tier undead.
“The Young Lord of the Undead... So he is that Eminence's offspring. Fellow Daoist Qian, who do you favor then?”
Qian Youcai chuckled and offered a name.
“The Third Young Lord of the Undead, Chen Yan.”
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