The Eighth Divine General looked at the surging crowd below, a trace of satisfaction flashing through his eyes.
This was the grandeur he deserved!
This was the momentum a tournament hosted by him ought to have!
For now, he suppressed the humiliation dealt to him by the Human Realm.
He would use this grand event to reestablish his authority!
"In past Heaven's Pride Tournaments, all that was tested was combat on the arena, sparring that stopped at the proper point."
The Eighth Divine General's voice continued to resound between heaven and earth.
"But today, since this is a contest among the greatest prodigies of all ages, it naturally cannot be the same as before!"
"This tournament will consist of three rounds!"
"The first round!"
With a sweep of his hand, the enormous arena floating in the center of the void, forged entirely from Chaos Divine Stone, suddenly changed!
The ancient and profound Dao patterns upon the arena all lit up at that moment.
Countless Dao patterns intertwined, transforming into pillars of light that shot into the heavens.
Those pillars of light traced out a passage through the void leading to some mysterious world.
From the entrance to the passage, one could see a corner of that world!
Within it were mountains of blades and seas of fire, a thunderbolt Purgatory, the Eternal Icefield, Chaos Storms, shattered ruins...
"This is a corner of the Eternal Battlefield!"
The Eighth Divine General's voice exploded like thunder.
"The Eternal Battlefield contains both supreme opportunities and Wujin peril!"
"There are Inheritances left behind by prehistoric experts after their deaths, innate divine objects born at the beginning of Chaos, and Dao Origins condensed when Greater Realms were annihilated!"
"Of course, there are also vicious souls who died in great wars, ferocious beasts sealed deep within time,