Li Xingkong's words clearly made those who were being escorted over feel somewhat apprehensive.
They dared to cause trouble in Divine Land because they were confident that their actions would at worst result in a few years in prison. Although the laws of Divine Land had been revised, the regulations for punishing cultivators were not yet perfect and had many loopholes to exploit.
Even if you do something wrong, you'll only get a few years in prison.
Imprisonment is usually considered a severe punishment, but for cultivators whose lifespans have been greatly extended, serving more than ten years in prison doesn't seem like such a serious punishment.
They only started to panic when they were brought here and heard the rules Li Xingkong mentioned.
They only feel fear when their lives are threatened.
Unfortunately, Li Xingkong didn't give them a chance to think. After randomly dividing the prisoners present into two groups, he used his Divine Sense to further separate them into two groups based on the different markings on their bodies.
Then, without Li Xingkong any move, the two groups flew out in different directions and landed in two corners of the Attack and Defense Zone One.
The terrain of the Attack and Defense Zone One is very interesting. Li Xingkong referenced classic battles from World War II and recreated a very similar terrain around Normandy.
The battle is named " Attack and Defense Zone One," and its main objective is quite clear: the attacking side needs to occupy the entire coastline, while the defending side needs to occupy various strategic locations to resist the attackers.
Aside from the venue, Li Xingkong did not provide them with any extra weapons, such as guns or bullets, since the prisoners were all cultivators and firearms were of limited power to them.
The battle between the two sides will mainly depend on their respective cultivation levels.
Li Xingkong used his Divine Sense to transport the two groups of people to their designated areas in the sky. Then, he released his control over the Divine Sense, and the two groups of people fell from the sky like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
This height is nothing to cultivators. Those who react quickly used magic to stay in the air, while those who react slowly just tumbled on the ground and quickly got up, covered in dust.
Li Xingkong was referring to combat, but these people weren't stupid. Having landed in such a place, their first instinct was naturally to observe their surroundings.
The surrounding environment was similar to that on Earth Star, but there was something strange about it, as if the environment had been deliberately created and seemed somewhat unnatural.
Someone jumped a few times and quickly noticed the difference.
"The gravity here is lower than on Earth Star; we might have been dumped on some other planet."
Besides those who remained in place to observe, others began to fly in all directions. They planned to scatter and find a secluded place to hide, since the planet looked so large that it was impossible for the entire planet to be watched by everyone.
But soon, before they had flown very far, they found themselves unable to fly any further.
The entire area seemed to be surrounded by an invisible wall. Although nothing could be seen, there was some unseen force that made them only able to spin in place no matter how much they struggled or moved when they approached the edge. They could only continue moving forward when they turned back.
Well, it seems the person who locked them up had clearly considered this; they're like they're trapped in a transparent box, unable to go anywhere.
Some people were unwilling to give up. Since they couldn't get through in the air, they decided to go underground. They started performing a ritual of Turn Earth into Mud free, and then the group of people burrowed directly underground.
However, they soon crawled out through a hole at the edge of the area.
No matter what I tried, I couldn't get out.
In the current situation, they seem to have become like crickets locked in a cage, for outsiders to observe.
This is the oppressive power that high-level cultivators exert over low-level cultivators; they have absolutely no ability to resist.
Some people have already started cursing, while others have begun complaining about the world and denouncing injustice.
Little did they know, their figures had already appeared before the eyes of all the Earth Star People.
After they were deployed to the corresponding areas, the related live streams were started simultaneously.
Although there is a slight time difference, the impact is not significant.
At first, everyone was somewhat terrified by this brutal and unprecedented live stream, since such a self-destructive format would likely result in the deaths of many people.
To kill for no reason, just for amusement, is, in the civilized worldview of Divine Land, the height of evil.
However, after the contestants appeared and saw the list of crimes and related links above each person's head, they felt that the competition rules were a bit too lenient.
In the end, half of them survived? That's incredibly merciful.
To them, the best outcome would be for everyone to die.
For these criminals, death may be the best way out.
Seeing them cursing and displaying their malice and despair actually brought a sense of satisfaction to the people watching on Earth Star, and also served as a warning to some who were preparing to commit crimes.
No matter how much they made a fuss, Li Xingkong ignored them completely.
The two sides remained on their respective positions, neither engaging in combat according to the rules given by Li Xingkong, seemingly intending to simply wear each other down.
Li Xingkong naturally wouldn't let them waste their energy like this.
A countdown of one and a half hours appeared in the sky above the region.
"If no winner is determined before the countdown ends, everyone present will be eliminated."
Li Xingkong's words resounded throughout the region, triggering another wave of unrest.
"Damn it, this guy isn't giving us a way out!"
A burly man spat out a mouthful of saliva and viciously kicked a short man next to him away.
"There's no other way but to start killing."
Not far from him, another young man who looked very refined stretched out his hand. On his fingers, Magic Power conjured a scissor-like hand that looked exceptionally sharp.
"Don't let me find out who did this. Once I've mastered my cultivation, I'll throw him in here and kill him hundreds of times over!"
Given the current situation, they had no other choice but to explore forward along the only possible route.
They had only taken a few steps forward when they stopped.
Nothing more. The opposing side had also advanced to this point, and the two groups, about ten meters apart, stopped at the same time.
If we don't fight, we'll all die when the countdown ends.
At least if you fight, you'll have a chance to survive.
The choice is now before them; neither side has any other way out.
As for joining forces to resist Li Xingkong, that would undoubtedly be the most idiotic thing to do.
They couldn't even figure out what separated the area from them, so how could they dare to have any thoughts of resistance?
In other words, the person who could imprison them in this fighting cage was clearly much stronger than them, and to resist would undoubtedly be suicide.
"Go to hell!"
After exchanging a brief glance, the burly man who had been so ferocious just moments before shouted, his fists instantly engulfed in flames, and with a leap, he soared into the air and crashed into the crowd opposite him like a meteorite.
As soon as he made that move, everyone else started to move as well.
In an instant, a massive amount of fireballs, ice blades, and various ranged attacks, all made of Magic Power, rained down on the enemy like fireworks.
Within the crowd, various colorful orbs of Magic Power lit up, and many people began casting life-saving spells on themselves before scattering in all directions.
In an instant, the entire battlefield descended into chaos.