As they spoke, all the Li Imperial Clan participants swiftly finished assembling.
At this moment, more than fifty young geniuses stood in neat ranks at the center of the plaza.
They were the most exceptionally gifted batch selected from the Li Imperial Clan. Clan members with more ordinary talent might not even have the chance to come and bring glory to the Heavenly Emperor Sect.
Even Li Ganyang, who could suppress every outer sect disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect apart from Li Tianming, could only be said to have barely met the threshold for participation.
Yet after coming all the way from the distant Heavenly Emperor Sect, he had failed to reach the battlefield.
All of this could only be called reaping what he had sown.
Had he not still tried to stir up trouble at such a critical juncture, Li Tianming originally could not have been bothered with him anymore. After all, he had to give Li Dixiao some face.
At this moment.
Three powerful figures stood atop the platform.
Li Dixiao, gentle, handsome, and refined; Li Xuanyin, white-haired yet standing ramrod straight; and Li Zhaotang, a middle-aged beauty with an icy aura.
All three faced the crowd.
At that moment, Li Xuanyin stepped forward. His expression was solemn as his clear, resounding voice rang out:
"My clan's young talents, with battle fast approaching, let me remind you one last time: this is not a sparring match within the sect, where one stops at the point of contact. This is a battlefield with frontier sects as units. To fight for rank and earn rewards, everyone from every corner of the outer territories is risking their lives. If you are not ruthless enough in battle, your casualty rate will instead rise sharply. Therefore, when facing the enemy, do not