Muzan Really Is a Coward!

June 1st, 1500 (Haiyuan Calendar)

This is destined to be another day that will be remembered by future generations, because today is the opening day of the preliminary rounds of the 'First Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament' hosted by the World Government.

On this day, the people living in the various Affiliated Nation and islands large and small throughout the Sea Star Homeworld had already turned on their Visual Den Den Mushi).

They either waited leisurely indoors with their families, eating fruit, or brought out small stools to gather in open spaces in town to enjoy a larger-screen viewing experience.

Even the officers and generals of the Marine Headquarters, Army Headquarters, and Air Force Headquarters temporarily put aside their training in Haki and Life Return, as well as their biology books.

After all, curiosity is a natural human trait.

At the same time.

In the Kabane World of Hinomoto, in various countries of the Demon Slayer World, and on Paradis Island of the Giant World, dense crowds gathered to watch the enormous virtual screen floating in the air.

Sea Star, in their minds, are like the legendary Divine Realm, already full of attraction, not to mention that people from their own world are also participating.

Not only that.

It is said that once the auditions begin, the footage they watch will be shown from the perspective of their own contestants.

This moment.

The attention received by Yasnaya Island in the East Blue, Amisiti Island in the South Blue, Royeia Island in the West Blue, and Galsas Island in the North Blue can no longer be described as widespread, but rather as immense.

At this moment, the four islands that had been converted into preliminary competition venues were surrounded by twelve medium-sized warships from the Marine Headquarters and dozens of small warships from the Four Seas Branch.

Meanwhile, rows of hospital ships with white sails adorned with red crosses stood ready.

However, the most numerous were the transport ships carrying the contestants.

Because around ten thousand people registered for each sea area, the World Government, considering issues of order and security, stipulated that one hundred contestants would board one ship.

In this way, there were as many as one hundred transport ships.

Two enormous airships hovered in the air, casting a vast shadow over the area; they also carried some of the contestants.

According to the competition rules.

Each round of the selection process involves a thousand participants and lasts for a maximum of three days, totaling about thirty days. This large-scale preliminary round will then conclude, followed by the official 'Top 100 Tournament' on July 1st on an undisclosed island in the first half of the Grand Line.

The Giant World.

Imu was with Historia, Stussy, Enel, and others on a lawn somewhere on the fourth level of Noah, watching a large virtual screen with twelve images combined together.

This place is lush and green, with fresh air, making it a perfect environment for relaxing and watching movies.

Of the twelve images, apart from the four islands which were viewed from above, the other eight were fixed on the contestants he was more interested in.

That is, people like Muzan Kibutsuji Biba Amatori.

"Muzan is truly the epitome of cowardice."

Imu was speechless as he watched Muzan Kibutsuji maintain his standard smile and stand harmlessly among the contestants on the screen.

Despite his already considerable abilities and strength, he still requested a powerful figure to protect him in secret.

Given Muzan's current status and value, even if he didn't bring it up himself, the World Government would have people watching him.

However, with his height of just over 1.7 meters, his slender figure, and his gentlemanly fair complexion, he does give the impression of being easy to bully at first glance.

He glanced at the burly men nearby, each wielding various weapons, who would occasionally cast mocking glances at Muzan.

It is worth mentioning.

Muzan Kibutsuji participated in the North Blue tournament, while Biba Amatori participated in the West Blue tournament.

[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]

At 10:00 AM, a large number of fireworks rose simultaneously above the islands of the four preliminary competition venues, briefly forming the words "Myriad Worlds Combat Power Tournament Qualifiers" in colorful characters in the sky.

"Dear viewers watching the live stream, the first preliminary round of the inaugural Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament has finally begun! I am your old friend, and also the host of this competition, Stella!"

At the same time, a melodious female voice, familiar to many, was broadcast as narration to people from all walks of life and all over the world, which elicited cheers from many.

Stella's popularity in Sea Star Homeworld is now no less than Tesoro and Brook's, mainly because her looks and voice are so outstanding that she appeals to both men and women.

"We can see that each venue has ten transport ships, carrying a total of a thousand contestants approaching the island from different directions."

"According to the rules, they are not allowed to attack each other for two hours after landing on the island. During this period, they can find a place to hide, and then the fighting will start promptly at noon until only one hundred players remain after three days."

"If there are more than 100 participants on the island Empress, the top 100 will be selected based on the number of times each participant has defeated opponents."

Stella's gaze then swept to the top of the large screen.

"I'm sure everyone has already seen those two airships in the sky, right?"

"That's because some of the contestants landed on the island by airdrop, but the World Government won't provide any assistance other than airships; they have to rely on their own abilities to land!"

After finishing this section, Stella noticed that the transport ships were still some distance from the island, so she picked up a document in front of her and began to describe the island's situation.

"Next, I'll give you a brief introduction to the preliminary rounds."

"According to data provided by the World Government, these four islands in the Four Seas, after extensive modifications, each have an area of approximately 50,000 square kilometers."

"The area above features vast jungles, deserts, rivers, swamps, towns, and a floating Sky Island in the center, offering a very diverse range of environments."

"Furthermore, the island is home to some dangerous creatures, such as giant insects, carnivorous plants, ferocious large beasts, and even 'Man-Eating Demon' from the Demon Slayer World, 'Kabane' from the Kabane World, and 'Pure Titan' from the Giant World."

"So the challenges they face are not only from the other contestants, but also from threats emanating from the island itself!"

After hearing such a long narration, many people in the Sea Star Homeworld and the other three worlds gasped in shock.

This moment.

They finally had a slight understanding of what the top 100 combatants meant.

Just then, in the live broadcast, the eight airships had already arrived above the four islands, and then contestants began to jump down from them one after another.

Some of them transformed directly into some kind of animal or insect with the ability to fly, some carried small hang gliders, and some even free-falled straight down.

Most of them chose to dive towards the floating Sky Island.

That makes sense.

Fewer than a hundred participants chose to parachute in, and most of them lacked the ability to fly. Once they gained a foothold on the floating Sky Island, things would become much easier.

However, the floating Sky Island are smaller, at most the size of a small city, so the initial competition will definitely be more intense.

"Um?"

At that moment, Imu saw Muzan Kibutsuji jump into the sea without waiting for the transport ship to approach the beach, right under the astonished gazes of many on board, and then disappear into the splashing water.

"This works?"