"Beep, the number of remaining participants has fallen to 8,000,000!"
"Star Radiance Betting Rules are beginning!"
"The Top 100 Competition is expected to begin in seventy-two hours!"
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Entirely different from the chaos of the Creator Alliance, in a vast and magnificent virtual space, tens of thousands of advanced level civilization representatives leisurely watched the ranking list, gathering in small groups and chatting with one another.
As the Star Radiance broadcast rang out overhead, countless powerhouses, all at least Planet Destroyer Level, immediately perked up and looked toward the rapidly shifting Star Glory Ranking above the space.
"It's starting! It's starting! Hahaha, it's time for my favorite betting segment again!"
"Tsk, tsk, it's only the fifth day, and so many people have already died? Looks like this round is going to be exciting~"
Near the bottom of the ranking pillar, a Planet Destroyer Level Fifth Order Peak who resembled an upright beetle let out a strange laugh.
They came from various civilizations, and had gathered here to select the victor of the Star Radiance Battle.
Betting was an entertainment activity held before the rankings were finalized. However, under the deliberate or inadvertent guidance of the Star Radiance Alliance, after countless editions of the Star Radiance Battle, this game had long since become a massive gamble capable of making a civilization "perish."
Betting early on a favored Seed could yield a huge number of points.
Once they bet correctly, they could even recruit those geniuses without spending any cultivation resources. They only needed to take a portion directly from the winnings.
Using other civilizations' money to nurture their own people while earning an additional profit—what civilization would refuse such a good deal?
Of course, if they bet incorrectly and continued adding to their wagers out of unwillingness to accept the loss,