Suddenly... BOOM!
Tao Qi of the Celestial Race slowly revealed the spiritual phantom and true qi aura around her.
Picking up where Liu Shun had left off, she said, "According to the Willow Race's invitation, anyone wishing to attend the Genius Banquet must withstand the power I release for ten breaths without falling."
"Of course, the age limit is under thirty."
The atmosphere across the venue froze. One young genius after another revealed eyes blazing with battle intent.
At the same time, Liu Shun raised his voice again. "Now, all Imperial Venerables and those who do not meet the age requirement for the banquet, withdraw ten li away."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Venerables and other powerhouses looked at one another.
They then naturally ordered their disciples, subordinates, and the rest to retreat ten li away.
Only the young disciples who met the age requirement remained...
Not a single Imperial Venerable from any faction dared violate the Willow Race's rules, because the person standing there was a genius of the Celestial Race.
At that same moment... BZZZ! BZZZ! BZZZ!
Above the Imperial Venerable Banquet palace, one powerful Imperial Venerable after another shot into the sky, their gazes fixed upon the entrance to the Genius Banquet.
They were precisely all the Imperial Venerables who had already entered the banquet, rising into the air together.
Among them, the central figure was naturally Elder Tian Tao of the Celestial Race.
As the mediator between the Spirit Race and the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, Elder Tian Tao remained the supreme host and witness—namely, the referee—of the three Extreme Prison battles between the Shadow Moon Demon Rat and the Spirit Race.
Naturally, he had also been the one pushing the Willow Race's two banquets from behind the scenes.
Other than Tian Tao, the Imperial Venerables