The Great Battle Is About to Begin

He had not expected that entering the tournament required payment—ten thousand per person. What a rip-off.

"That's right, all participants have to pay a registration fee!"

The middle-aged steward said with a smile.

Xiao Chen no longer had any spirit stones on him. In the end, Qian Wandai paid twenty thousand, while Ye Jin paid ten thousand.

Xiao Chen's and Ye Jin's payments were registration fees, while Qian Wandai's cultivation was below the required level, preventing him from competing. His ten thousand spirit stones were purely the price of admission.

"Scammers! Damn scammers! One ticket costs ten thousand spirit stones!" Qian Wandai ground his teeth in fury.

He finally understood—the wool came from the sheep's back!

Several thousand heavenly prodigies had entered this Heaven's Pride Battle King Tournament. Black Ember City had collected tens of millions from registration fees alone.

However, most heavenly prodigies who came to compete were not here for money, but to make a name for themselves.

After entering the martial arena, Xiao Chen and Ye Jin headed toward the competitors' area, while Qian Wandai went up to the spectator stands.

The rules for this tournament were rather novel, adopting a challenge-and-defend arena system.

Successfully defending or challenging an arena counted as one victory, while failure counted as one defeat. Accumulating five defeats meant elimination.

Whoever was the first to achieve one hundred victories would be the final champion and could take away five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Beneath the circular battlefield stood countless figures with towering auras.

They were the competitors in this Heaven's Pride Battle King Tournament. Every one of them was a Grandmaster Realm expert, capable of climbing clouds and treading the heavens—figures akin to gods in the eyes of mortals.

Today, more than two thousand Grandmasters had gathered here, all for the title