In the 49th World Area, all participants could fly only about nine thousand meters above the ground. Any higher, and an invisible barrier would stop them.
Above the barrier, one spaceship after another drifted slowly by.
Anyone who wanted to watch the preliminary battles had to come to this World Area and board a spaceship to observe from above.
Only through the virtual outer-scene projection could they see the bloody clashes unfolding across the islands below.
They could also adjust the magnification freely, allowing them to clearly see the participants' faces. Of course, if someone hid inside a building, deep in a forest, or beneath the sea, they wouldn't be able to see him.
Inside one of the smaller spaceships, an elderly green-skinned man watched the battles below through the virtual outer-scene projection.
When he saw a white figure flash across the rooftop of a high-rise, a smile appeared on his aged face.
But when he glanced at the rankings on a nearby screen, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
"Ranked 360,000?"
"Why is he climbing so slowly? Is he really planning to hide his strength?"
The green-skinned elder murmured.
But the next moment, the ranking of the selected participant shot up by a large margin. Only then did the old man set aside his concerns.
"That's more like it. Kill. The road to becoming one of the headquarters' prodigies must be paved with the bones of others."
The preliminaries were being held simultaneously in 100 World Areas. With no broadcasts available, countless people across the Ganwu Universe Kingdom—from the upper echelons to ordinary citizens—
spent money to board spaceships and watch the battles from above these 100 World Areas.
High above the 61st World Zone, aboard a luxurious spaceship, a group of young men and women drank