"Those little figures that died in the Sand Table just now..."
"They were too greedy and didn't withdraw in time. Once they died, they were truly dead." Wei Qiu said it nonchalantly.
Dead!
The children looked at the bloodstains remaining on the Sand Table and shuddered.
"But you don't need to worry too much. Although the Ascension Road is dangerous, it isn't impossible to withdraw halfway through. As long as you retreat in time, you'll basically gain something. Many of the participants here aren't taking part for the first time. The more experienced ones have even participated five times or more."
Wei Qiu smiled. "If you're lucky enough, you might even make it all the way to the end without a single battle. Of course, that's an extremely rare occurrence. I've only heard of it happening once, three hundred years ago."
"But withdrawing from the Ascension Road without fighting at all is still quite common. As long as you're a little luckier, you might even get some rewards, such as tokens, mastery books, spirit jade, and the like."
A heavy snort came from the side. The young man maintaining his long saber sheathed it with a clang of metal. Wei Qiu looked over and said calmly, "Gu Zheng, is there anything you'd like to add? They're the Ascension Road candidates arranged by Thousand Mechanisms True Person and personally selected by Sky-Beast True Person. I'd be very pleased if you, an old senior, could offer them a few pointers."
The long-saber wielder's companion patted him on the shoulder and shook his head slightly. The young man with the long saber fell silent for a moment before saying gruffly, "Pick some weapons for them."
"As long as they can lift them." Wei Qiu said, "The next round of the Ascension Road is