When the Lord of the Universe gathered Ling Tian and the others in the virtual space, they knew he was about to announce the start of the next Inter-Realm Struggle. With the interval between struggles growing shorter, Po Qiong had deduced something important: the Lord of the Universe's condition was deteriorating.
For Ling Tian and the others, this was good news. The worse the Lord of the Universe's condition became, the easier it would be for them to take that final step and break free of their shackles. Thinking of this, they felt a thrill of excitement.
Knowing that the Lord of the Universe's coming announcement was important, Ling Tian forcibly suppressed his excitement and continued listening.
"The limit for this Inter-Realm Struggle is ten thousand and fifteen participants." The solemn, majestic voice rang out once more. "Of these, ten thousand must be no stronger than Immortals of the Firmament. The remaining fifteen will be leaders. Five of the fifteen leaders must be Near-Gods, and under one hundred thousand years old. The other ten must be below the Near-God level and under eighty thousand years old."
"One special restriction: from now until the start of the Inter-Realm Struggle, cultivators are forbidden to give away or lend treasures of the Order Divine Artifact level." The Lord of the Universe's voice rang out again, even more imposing than before.
"The specific rules will be announced after everyone is transported to the target realm ten thousand years from now." After announcing this, the Lord of the Universe fell silent. Clearly, his announcement was over, but the virtual space remained.
Only after a long while, when they were sure the Lord of the Universe had left, did everyone dare to speak. They began discussing the announcement.
"They're giving us ten thousand years to prepare.