The moment the words fell, spiritual light descended from the heavens, forming barrier after barrier across the plaza before them.
The rules were simple. Competitions like this were much the same everywhere; the only difference was that even those eliminated in the first round would receive a consolation prize.
Inner court students received five hundred thousand spirit energy.
The few representatives from the outer court received one hundred and fifty thousand spirit energy.
The top ten would receive additional rewards—the balls of light atop those stone pillars.
A ray of light fell into Li Daoyi's hand. He examined it, then tossed it to Ye Yu. "Go. A-three."
The opponents for every round had been arranged by the inner court in advance. There was no such thing as random drawing.
Holding his number token, Ye Yu quickly found the A-three barrier and stepped inside.
Upon entering the A-three barrier, Ye Yu met his first opponent. The other party was an inner court disciple from the Demon Race, whose true form was a three-colored savage bull.
The moment it saw Ye Yu, it sneered. "Looks like the inner court really values me. They actually arranged an outer court disciple for me. Are they trying to send me straight into the second round?"
The inner court's recruitment method differed from that of the outer court.
The outer court allowed people to register for trials on their own. That was how Ye Yu had entered.
Most inner court newcomers, meanwhile, were admitted through invitations. For example, Feng Hen, the Moon-Inviting Demon Wolf in Fengzhou—if he had accepted the inner court's invitation back then, he would have appeared here as well.
He had merely declined it.
As for why Ye Chengjun and the people from Jade Pool had entered through the outer court selection, it