After the storm came a deathly silence.
Blood River was gone. Qin Heng was gone as well.
The star lords of the Void Ash God Kingdom watching the competition, numbering in the trillions, quadrillions, quintillions, and sextillions, did not dare make a sound. They stared fixedly at the battle feed, trying to catch sight of Qin Heng or Blood River.
Yet there was nothing.
A full five seconds passed, and neither Qin Heng nor Blood River appeared.
The referee system did not announce who had won the battle either.
After some more time, just as the spectators were growing restless, a voice rang out.
"The Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition has now concluded!"
Everyone immediately grew anxious.
"What? How is it over already?"
"Who the hell won?"
"Did Qin Heng win, or Blood River? Or did they both die, leaving no victor?"
"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't right! This is seriously wrong! Is the referee system playing dirty?"
"We came to watch the competition, not listen to the settlement of rewards! The competition is what matters most!"
"Protest! Protest! We want the result! We want the result!"
In an instant, countless star lords throughout the Void Ash God Kingdom voiced their dissatisfaction.
But the referee system went its own way, paying no attention whatsoever to the opinions of the star lords.
Rankings for the 31,100th Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition
First place: Qin Heng of Purple Snow Star
Second place: Mysterious Sparrow of Tianhe Province
Third place: Meng Xing of the Supreme God Temple
Fourth place: Dong Huaiyue of Purple Snow Star
Fifth place: Feng Qianxue of the Immortal Race
Sixth place: Thunderclap of the Dragon Race
Seventh place: Qionghai Jingyuan
Eighth place: Han Ren of the Netherworld
Ninth place: Yan Feng of Purple Snow Star
Tenth place: