After excluding the "Chosen Ones" from the contestants, things had become even more interesting.
Hermes had deliberately conveyed this news through Principal Arte precisely to stir up a wave.
One could easily imagine the kind of uproar this news would cause both within and beyond the continent once it spread.
After all, there was no predetermined strength threshold for becoming a "Chosen One."
A single year was enough for a "Chosen One" to rise from a Magic Guidance instructor just beginning to grasp the basics to one of the strongest few.
With Quintina's example before them, it was hard not to stir up greed in people's hearts. Those who wanted to become "Chosen Ones" would likely soon gather and head for Mount of Gods.
Even though Mount of Gods was far from safe.
That was probably the most direct method ordinary people could imagine for making the Twelve Heavenly Gods "see" them.
"Then what about the World Cup? Will the World Cup still be held?" Amid the countless discussions, someone suddenly asked.
Everyone's gazes immediately focused on Principal Arte. If worshipping at Mount of Gods was the most direct way even ordinary people could use to make the Twelve Heavenly Gods "see" them—
Then the World Cup was an even better stage, open only to Magic Guidance instructors, where they could publicly display themselves.
Moreover, in this World Cup, no fewer than nine contestants had received the direct favor of the Heavenly Gods!
Although only Quintina among those nine had currently become a "Chosen One," the others might not be unable to fill the gap.
What was more, the effects of the "Gift of God" were so remarkable. No one could resist an opportunity laid out so plainly before them.
Those Magic Guidance instructors who had skipped the first tournament