With the day's matches over, the noisy Arena soon fell quiet again.
In a secluded hall, the First Elder and the others had gathered. The elders who had participated in the Formation earlier were also inside the Secret Chamber.
"How did it look?"
The First Elder spoke first, questioning those elders.
An elder in a gray robe, his hands covered in wrinkles, stepped forward. He frowned, then shook his head. "Apart from the few who remained standing earlier, the others would probably have little chance of lasting through it, even if they won."
"Indeed. Even for those few, I estimate the chances of success are extremely low."
Another elder with a ruddy complexion sighed at those words before saying helplessly, "The Heavenly Flames inside the tower erupted too suddenly this time. Compared to before, the Heart Fire on the bottom level is much more effective, but it is also far more dangerous."
"My suggestion is to replace the reward for the top ten in this year's Strong Ranking Tournament. Even allowing them another visit to the Dou Technique Pavilion would be much better than heart fire tempering."
The First Elder sighed at this. "How could I not know that this year's heart fire tempering is much more dangerous because of the Heavenly Flames' eruption?"
"But even in previous years, heart fire tempering never had a guaranteed success rate. Besides, which student capable of reaching the top ten doesn't have some good cultivation methods and combat skills? Although the Dou Technique Pavilion holds some appeal for them, it probably cannot compare to a gateway to becoming a Dou Wang."
Who could have imagined that the sudden proposal to use a Formation to determine the top twenty today had merely been because the Heavenly Flames' eruption forced the First Elder and the