The Days I Missed Ling'er

"Heaven Branch disciples, this arrogant?" Li Tianming rubbed his nose and asked.

"Among the hundreds of thousands in the Ancient Theocracy, there are only five hundred Heaven Branch disciples. Everyone is roughly the same age, yet their talent and brilliance place them at the peak of the Ancient Divine Domain. Sooner or later, they'll become rulers standing above hundreds of millions. Some are arrogant, some are steady—it's normal," Fang Xingying said somewhat enviously.

"How many Heaven Branch disciples are taking part in the 'Battle of Stars'?"

"Once they pass thirty, they have to leave the theocracy and decide their future path. Most Heaven Branch disciples are between twenty and thirty. There are around a hundred under twenty. They'll basically occupy the top hundred places in the 'Battle of Stars,'" Fang Xingying said.

"The Stellar Battlefield is in the Abyssal Battlefield, right?" Li Tianming asked.

Legend had it that the Abyssal Battlefield was the reverse side of the Yanhuang Continent. Even the Nine Divine Realms could pass through bottomless holes to reach the Abyssal Battlefield, further proving that this was true.

"That's right. The theocracy uses the 'Stellar Barrier' to seal off a designated area within the Abyssal Battlefield. That is the Stellar Battlefield," Fang Xingying said.

"There are vicious beasts in the Abyssal Battlefield?"

"There are. The trials of vicious beasts are also part of the Battle of Stars. If you're defeated by a vicious beast, you'll be eliminated as well."

"Then how are the rankings decided?" Li Tianming got to the heart of the matter.

"Before entering the battlefield, the seniors of the 'Azure Star Hall' implant a 'Stellar Source Barrier' into each disciple's body. Once a disciple suffers an attack that endangers their life, the Stellar Source Barrier will be triggered and transform into a 'guardian state,' protecting