The entire venue fell silent, not a crow or sparrow to be heard.
At some point, even the prodigies competing atop the battle platforms had begun exchanging bewildered looks, frozen where they stood.
There were several hundred prodigies appearing one after another—at a rough count.
Nearly fifty of them were even among the top hundred of the Three Rankings!
Coupled with their incomparably noble backgrounds, each of them was fully capable of founding a force of their own, just as Su Changge had done!
Yet today, for some unknown reason, they had all appeared together, seeking to join Su Changge's Eternal Heavenly Court!
"If I remember correctly, the forces behind these prodigies are all ancient powers of our Immortal Domain, and they do not have much connection to the Taboo Su Family and the other major forces, do they?"
"There are even more than a dozen forces among them that belong to the Seventy-Two Supreme Heavens or the Thirty-Six Unparalleled Immortal Sects."
"The heirs of such ancient powers have always been proud and arrogant. Why have they all appeared together today?"
"Could it be that they, too, have taken a fancy to the terrifying future potential of the Eternal Heavenly Court?"
"..."
However, the heirs of these many ancient powers paid no heed to the discussions around them.
After all, they had appeared together this time to fulfill an agreement.
Their sect ancestors had personally instructed them beforehand that they had to join the force established by Su Changge. Naturally, they did not dare disobey.
"Oh? Before joining my Eternal Heavenly Court, you all wish to spar with Su first?" Su Changge raised his brow slightly in surprise.
He had never dealt with these ancient forces before, so their current declaration had naturally caught him off guard.
Still, these prodigies