Not only had the Vice Dean of Three Masters Martial Academy arrived, but the Vice Deans of Vajra Martial Academy, Five Elements Martial Academy, and Celestial Phenomenon Martial Academy had also come in person, presiding outside the martial arena.
The four Vice Deans were all elders over a hundred years old. Some had youthful faces and crane-white hair; some looked only forty or fifty; others had disheveled hair and shabby clothes, bearing not the slightest resemblance to Vice Deans.
The Top Ten talented prodigies of this session stood below in a row. Powerful Martial Dao Profound Qi spilled from every one of them. Though still so young, they already carried the bearing of those who pointed at mountains and rivers and looked down upon all heroes.
An academy attendant walked before the ten favored geniuses, sweeping his gaze over them. "Those who have entered this session's Top Ten will all receive a prize bestowed by the academy. Of course, it will also depend on your performance from here on. The higher your ranking, the more generous your reward. The first-place champion will not only receive lavish rewards, but will also qualify to cultivate in the Celestial Palace for seven days."
The Celestial Palace was known as the Yulan Empire's foremost Cultivation Holy Land. Cultivating within it for one day was comparable to cultivating outside for a year.
One day in heaven, one year on earth.
It was a place every martial artist dreamed of. Even cultivating there for just one day would leave one's opponents a year behind.
Becoming this session's champion meant cultivating in the Celestial Palace for seven days. That was equivalent to leaving martial artists of the same age seven years behind.
This was an enormous temptation, more alluring than any treasure!
Not only did the ten