"I have a proposal!"
Meng Hao stepped forward and bowed toward the platform. "I think the rewards the two of us have offered are still somewhat insufficient. Why not have the participating senior brothers put up their own pills and spirit stones as wagers?"
"The winner receives the loser's pills and spirit stones. The competition will be divided into preliminaries, first rounds, and finals. Preliminary winners enter the first rounds, and first-round winners enter the finals."
"Fellow disciples, two Arid Spirit Elixirs, along with countless pills and spirit stones, are waiting for you!"
The moment Meng Hao said this, everyone in the square lit up with excitement.
Winning meant obtaining other people's spirit stones and pills, and it would not even be a melee. It was safe and profitable—simply too convenient and fitting!
"Approved!"
Elder Shangguan was enjoying the thrill of arranging others' fates and controlling their lives and deaths. He was also quite interested in Meng Hao's novel idea, so he immediately agreed.
"Come, come, come! Fellow disciples, this is how the competition will work..."
Li Yu and Meng Hao instantly went from newly recruited disciples to the organizers of the "Outer Disciple Competition."
They divided the grounds according to cultivation level and organized everyone into one-on-one matches.
"This is the competition area for those below the third level of Qi Gathering."
"This is the competition area for those at the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Gathering."
They marked out the areas and drew lots to determine the match order. Then the two troublemakers became referees as well.
"Kill..."
Match after match proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Before long, the first preliminary round was over. More than a hundred outer disciples had been reduced by half. Half returned laden with spoils, while the other half were battered and