Hero Arena, another passage entrance.
A 'New Lord' who had been in the Eternal World for two years and seven months stared at the announcement drifting above the light gate and secretly marveled. "As expected of a top-tier second-generation lord. It hasn't even been that long, and he's already entered the Intent Realm."
"Heh, he only received special training from childhood. If I had his resources, I could do it too."
Another lord, who had likewise been in the Eternal World for over two years, wore an envious expression. After a pause, he continued, "Now even the new lords are studying intent. We can't let ourselves fall behind. Don't forget, the two of us were also prodigies who made it onto the Gold Rankings back then!"
It was just that the Gold Rankings back then had far less prestige than this year's.
The Lord Trial was held every six months, while the Heroic Festival was held once every three years. In other words, among the 'New Lords' entering the secret realm to participate in the festival, the oldest had already been in the Eternal World for over two years.
Their foundations were naturally stronger.
Even though the festival's recruitment wasn't a contest of combat strength, would a hero choose a territory with complete facilities, or one still in the pioneering stage, where even the latrine hadn't been built...? The answer was obvious.
The same applied to a lord's personal charisma and ability, which carried considerable weight.
There were also plenty of heroes like Flowing Cloud Sword Master who admired 'superb technique' and 'exceptional combat strength.'
That was precisely why the Bamboo Sword Territory Lord and the Hegemon Stone Territory Lord were willing to pay a huge price for time in the Hero Arena.
Otherwise, even if they were 'frontline-charging lords,'