Chapter 884: The First Round of the Genius Convention
All the contestants held tokens as they entered the venue. There were actually more than twenty thousand of them, and almost all were cultivators at the Martial Saint Realm or above.
Very few were at the Martial Venerable Realm. It could be said that those who dared to participate in this Genius Convention with Martial Venerable Realm cultivation were incredibly courageous. Perhaps some wanted to temper themselves and cross hands with the strong, deepening their insights into the martial path.
Jiang Chen was among them, and his cultivation ranked near the top among the geniuses. There were still relatively few geniuses above the fifth level of the Martial Saint Realm.
"Very well, the Genius Convention officially begins. Since there are too many participants, only one thousand will be selected in the first round. I will release one thousand jade tokens. Whoever manages to seize one will advance through the first round." A powerhouse at the Martial Sovereign Realm, Third Level, addressed the contestants below.
"Wow." The crowd erupted the moment they heard this. They had thought there would be arena matches followed by eliminations, but they had never expected them to fight over jade tokens, with only one thousand spots available.
"If you fail to seize a jade token, then it has nothing to do with your personal strength. You simply don't need to participate in the later matches," the host said.
"Pay attention, everyone. In a moment, I'll scatter one thousand jade tokens. All of you will compete for them. Once you seize a token, see that elevated platform over there? Go straight to the arena. Once you reach the arena, no one else may compete for the jade token in your possession," the host announced the rules.
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