At that moment, the battle-embryo prodigies all around were sizing one another up. When they sensed each other's auras, solemn looks appeared on every face.
In their respective immortal domains, they were all the most exceptional prodigies. With battle embryos to boot, they could practically sweep aside anyone in the same realm with ease.
Now, everyone present possessed a battle embryo, and each person had extremely deep foundations.
Even those who prided themselves on being monstrous talents did not dare lower their guard in the slightest when facing anyone here.
Before long, the time it took an incense stick to burn had passed.
Within the void, a white-robed figure condensed into existence. His expression was icy as he swept his gaze across the more than one thousand people present.
In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.
"The Third Heaven Talent War will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will be a qualifying contest for the top one hundred!"
"The qualifying contest will last for one thousand years!"
The old man's booming voice rang out from the entire square.
Upon hearing this, everyone's bodies trembled violently. None of them had expected the first stage to last so long.
"It's actually going to last a thousand years? What is Immortal Dao Palace thinking?"
"Exactly. I thought it would last at most a hundred years. Who would have thought it would be a thousand? Doesn't that mean our entry into the Transcendence Realm will be delayed by several hundred years?"
Many prodigies were filled with puzzlement.
The white-robed elder said, "These thousand years are meant to let you improve continuously and fight continuously, strengthening your foundations. Once the thousand years have passed, regardless of whether you make it into the top one hundred, the improvement you gain during this time