I sucked in a cold breath. The entire ore star was covered in countless crystal-like things that looked incredibly hard. As expected of the Directorate of Artifacts' competition—there wasn't a single simple round!
At that moment, after the contestants had prepared their respective Dao Artifacts, the host introduced the ore star and announced the rules. Then, at his command, every contestant charged toward the ore star as if possessed!
The rules were simple. The 121 contestants who had passed the previous round had to take their own Dao Artifacts to the ore star and mine ore. A certain amount had been stipulated, and whoever mined the required amount first would advance!
There were only thirty spots, too. Anyone who missed the deadline would naturally be considered eliminated!
Of course, even after qualifying, they could continue mining if they wanted. After all, the stipulated amount had to be handed over to the Divine Court, but anything extra belonged to them! It was no wonder the contestants went wild!
The officials below the third rank and the guardians watching from outside were equally excited. They cheered for their companions and brothers, while the contestants sharpened their blades and began opening up the ore star with their respective Dao Artifacts!
Everyone knew the price of third-grade ore. It had not been easy for them to reach this point, so they were determined to fight for every scrap. The ore was like gold placed before ordinary people—not only would they forge hoes to chip some out, they wanted to bite off a piece with their front teeth even without hoes!
"This looks like top-tier third-grade ore—Azure Gold Entwined Jade!" Naturally, there were plenty of people who recognized it.
"Hurry and dig! I'll buy whatever you mine at a high price! I'm the owner of