Six hundred people were now competing for one hundred slots.
"The format of the competition has changed. The third round will determine the top hundred. As for the rankings, only the top ten will be decided. Geniuses who enter the top hundred may choose to participate in the ranking matches, and the top ten will all receive generous rewards," the host announced.
The rules of the competition differed from those of previous years.
However, no matter how the rules changed, powerful geniuses would always hold the advantage.
"Everyone, come draw lots. Those who draw the same number will be assigned to the same arena. However, each arena will have six people, and this is an individual battle. Only the final victor of each arena may enter the top hundred. But to make things fairer, we will prioritize assigning those with the highest cultivation rankings to separate arenas, so that they avoid clashing with one another as much as possible. The rest will be assigned at random," the host said.
"We will first assign the hundred people ranked highest in cultivation to the hundred arenas. The remaining five hundred geniuses will be randomly assigned. As for who among you can emerge victorious, that will depend on your own abilities," the host continued.
This decision caused an uproar among many people.
Six people on the same arena—this was no small challenge.
If the others joined forces and targeted the person with the highest cultivation first, then even that strongest person would face no small challenge.
Thus, even having the advantage in cultivation did not necessarily mean one could win.
It was perfectly normal for the weak to band together.
There was some logic behind such an arrangement.
Only those with true strength could become victors.
Jiang Chen's cultivation was low, so he