As Jiang Dali headed to the Tang State imperial palace, the Number One Martial Arts Tournament Under Heaven, spearheaded by Black Wind Stronghold, was also launched during the Qingming season. Under the personal organization of players such as Ning Su, Iron Bull, and A Lifetime of Arrogance, its half-month registration period began at Black Wind Stronghold branch outposts across Yuan, Song, Ming, Mongolia, Dali, Han State, Divine Martial, Qin State, Persia, India, and many other regions.
The reason registration alone lasted half a month was also due to the inconvenience of travel between different regions. The journey itself simply took far too long.
Even though Black Wind Stronghold now had so many branch outposts that its reach extended all the way to the distant independent autonomous states beneath Vassal States such as Persia and India in the Western Regions, virtually covering every territory within the Vassal States, many sects were simply too remote. Reaching even the nearest tournament registration point could take seven or eight days.
Therefore, after careful consideration and in accordance with the Stronghold Master's suggested "appropriate time," Ning Su and the others arranged a rather lengthy registration period for the tournament.
This grand event, which had nearly swept through the martial world of every major and minor nation apart from the Sacred Dynasty, became the focal point of all Comprehensive Martial World players from the very moment it was launched.
Even many wandering martial artists who cared only about making money and disliked empty fame were drawn in. They flocked to nearby Black Wind Stronghold branch outposts to register. Whether their blood had been stirred, whether the tournament's generous rewards had tempted them, or whether they were simply attracted by this grand event personally organized by "players," no one knew.
For this world-renowned event, Jiang Dali had