The moment that sound rang out, the once bustling square fell silent.
Lin An looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man with his arms crossed and a provocative look in his eyes.
Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit cold, Zhou Ping immediately said, "Brother Lin, this is Han Qi from the Han Clan. That's just how he is, very foul-mouthed, even towards us."
"Who are you calling foul? It's one thing for you to talk about me behind my back, but to insult me to my face is even worse," Han Qi sneered.
Zhou Ping gave Lin An a helpless look, as if to say, "See? See? He really is that kind of person."
Lin An simply smiled and remained silent.
He is a kind-hearted person.
I'm not the kind of person who, after a few words of argument, assumes the other person is courting death.
Of course, if they met in the Spirit Realm and the other party took the initiative to provoke him, he wouldn't mind experiencing the blade's edge.
This minor incident was quickly forgotten, and with Zhou Ping acting as a peacemaker, no major conflict erupted between the two sides.
Although Lin An had refused to join the other team, Zhou Ping was quite enthusiastic and continued to chat with him.
Along the way, several other family members also came forward to greet them, essentially getting to know each other.
Another fifteen minutes later.
Buzz...
A spatial rift appeared, and Wu Qi, the city lord of Guangwu City, emerged from it with more than ten people.
We pay our respects to the city lord.
Everyone present bowed in unison.
"Please, everyone, don't be so polite."
Wu Qi smiled and said, "Today is the triennial Competition Ceremony. The competition is about to begin. All those who wish to participate, please proceed to the teleportation plaza."
As soon as Wu Qi speaking, some young women who had been hiding in the crowd came to the square.
Lin An looked around and saw that there were about a thousand people, the lowest level being Gold Fifth Grade, and dozens of people being Gold Ninth Grade.
"Now that everyone is almost here, I declare this year's Competition Ceremony open."
Wu Qi his hand, and tokens flew out and scattered in front of everyone.
"This is the Competition Token. It has only two effects: one is to record the points earned, which can be obtained after slaying Sin Beast."
"The second effect is for survival. If you encounter danger, you can activate the token to leave the Spirit Realm early. However, those who leave early will have their points halved, and the token needs to be activated for ten seconds. Please make the most of it."
" The Spirit Realm will exist for ten days. After ten days, everyone in the Spirit Realm will be automatically teleported out. At that time, token points will be tallied and ranked accordingly."
"The top ten will be allowed to travel to the royal city."
Wu Qi briefly explained the rules, then waved to the dozen or so people behind him.
These dozen or so people were all Diamond Tier powerhouses, and they were all assigned to the area around the teleportation plaza.
"Activate the Teleportation Formation and connect to the Spirit Realm," Wu Qi said.
Splash...
In the next instant, more than ten Diamond Tier experts made their moves simultaneously, and the entire teleportation plaza lit up instantly, with runes flowing and spatial power emerging.
"As expected of the Upper City, it can actually draw in the Spirit Realm and connect with the Teleportation Formation, allowing direct teleportation inside," Lin An thought to himself.
This was knowledge he had seen at the Ten Thousand Books Tower a few days ago.
Although Spirit Realm appear randomly, if there is a method to guide them, it can prevent Spirit Realm from leaving their original location after they are closed.
The Spirit Realm of Guangwu City was fixed in the void surrounding Guangwu City using a traction technique.
Then connect it to the teleportation array, and when the Spirit Realm opens, you can teleport directly inside.
However, this method is not something that ordinary people can use; at least Epic Tier powerhouse can do it, since Epic Tier powerhouses already possess the power to tear space and have some mastery of the Dao of Space.
Just then, Lin An felt a spatial force land on him and connect with the token in his hand. Then, everything went black and his figure disappeared.
It wasn't just Lin An; as the teleportation array was activated, thousands of people in the square also vanished.
"Ladies and Competition Ceremony has begun, and the results will be known in ten days."
Wu Qi looked at the crowd below and said, "I am no longer as young as you all, so I will not wait here any longer."
"Farewell to the city lord."
The group bowed again.
Wu Qi nodded, then stepped into the spatial rift and disappeared.
Those Diamond Tier experts didn't linger either, and all left.
"It's a pity we can't see what's happening inside the Spirit Realm. Shall we just wait here like this?"
"Just wait and see. I don't have any juniors participating in this ceremony. We'll see the results in ten days."
"You guys go ahead, my son's gone inside. I'll feel more at ease waiting here."
"..."
The people who had come to watch the ceremony gradually left, leaving only the relatives of some of the participants waiting there.
Lin Xiao didn't stay there any longer. After all, he wasn't that worried. He might as well go back to cultivate and break through to the Platinum Third Grade as soon as possible.
That's right, he broke through his cultivation level a few days ago, reaching the Platinum Second Grade.
In the Spirit Realm.
When Lin An regained his sight, he found himself in a mountain forest.
"Random teleportation?"
Lin An looked around but didn't see anyone else.
He then took out a compass, and as spiritual energy flowed into it, a light screen resembling a game map appeared.
This was delivered to him by the Wu Clan yesterday.
This Spirit Realm has existed in Guangwu City for nearly a hundred years, and this is not the first time it has been opened. The Wu Clan has already explored it extensively.
It wasn't just the Wu Clan; others also had some map information, but none were as comprehensive as his.
"Although the teleportation is random, it only sends you to the outermost edge of the Spirit Realm."
Lin An looked at the map on the light screen, which had a small blue dot representing him. He was currently located in the southwest of the entire Spirit Realm.
"The treasures of the Spirit Realm are in the central area. At my current speed, I should be able to get there in about five days."
"However, rare treasures are secondary; the most important thing is to hunt down the most Sin Beast."
Thinking it over, Lin An put away the compass.
He planned to move closer to the central area. Having had an experience in the Spirit Realm before, he knew that the closer he got to the central area, the more Sin Beast there would be.
As for rare treasures, it would be best to obtain them, but it doesn't matter if we don't.
"Let's approach slowly, and hunt some Sin Beast along the way."
Thinking about it, Lin An took out a jade pendant.
This is also Sin-Luring Crystal, but its grade is much higher than that of Shenglin City.
The Sin-Luring Crystal in Shenglin City can only attract Sin Beast within a radius of one kilometer, while this one can attract Sin Beast within a radius of ten thousand meters.
Buzz...
The next instant, Lin An activated the jade pendant, and a peculiar energy fluctuation spread outwards, quickly reaching a range of ten thousand meters.
The Sin Beast within this area raised their heads and charged towards Lin An's location.
Lin An did not stay where he was, but instead sped towards the central area.
Fifteen minutes later, Lin An had to stop because he found himself surrounded by Sin Beast from all sides.
At a glance, there were at least two or three thousand Sin Beast, and more Sin Beast were rushing towards them from afar.
Seeing this, Lin An showed no fear, but rather excitement.
The Condemnation appeared in his hand.
The hunt begins!