The clamor between heaven and earth quietly died down. As they looked at that tall, powerful man, awe rose in everyone's hearts.
In the sky behind him, a thousand figures clad in fiery-red Battle Armor gripped long spears, radiating a mighty martial presence that made Mo Luo seem even more awe-inspiring.
Mo Luo stood atop a sea of fire, his crimson gaze slowly sweeping over those below. His dignified voice rang out between heaven and earth.
"Thank you all for coming to take part in the Championship Competition held by Flame God Hall. There are not many rules to this contest. The victor is king, and the final winner will become the owner of the Thunder Ancestral Symbol."
The instant his words fell, the city erupted into an uproar. The contestants' eyes burned hot, all of them impatient to display their edge, while the people in Flame City also revealed looks of anticipation.
"Heh, there's no need to continue with this boring little game, is there?"
Just then, a faint laugh suddenly sounded between heaven and earth, as though it had come from above the nine heavens. The laugh was not loud, yet it rang clearly beside everyone's ears.
Crack!
A shattering sound rang out. Across the azure sky, enormous cracks suddenly spread open, and a terrifying black qi surged out from within, blotting out heaven and earth.
That black qi was icy and terrifying, exuding an astonishing evil aura. Like dark clouds pressing down upon a city, it covered the entire sky in the blink of an eye.
As that evil aura spread out, everyone could sense that the Heaven and Earth Essence Power filling this region had begun to boil. From that restless Heaven and Earth Essence Power, they all felt a kind of resistance and rejection.
"What